After many years of trying to get some friends and family able to coordinate with their own lives and family, I'm happy to finally get to go after trying for 10 years to make this happen. It's a bucket list thing for me that I may not be able to do in a few years.

Anyone else have been or has gone? Recommendations or suggestions? Must sees locally, restaurants, etc? We booked it all back in August so that's all set and really happy we did. I wanted to get a premium package but the other cheapskates didn't lol. Looks like it's really not worth it in all honesty.

Looked for some locations with pins and there's a few. The others would play but not going to drag them out of town unless there's a decent looking location.

Thanks everyone. All great stuff Chuck and generalgman. We're going to try and make a small trip up to the Grand Canyon as well since it's fairly close.

I've been going to Carlisle for over 25 years most all years. This sounds even better. Our hotel is a mile away which is good as it sounds like there's a lot to see and I'll be taking many breaks. No plans on bidding either but I can see that could change once there. Haven't had any toys myself since 2011 and don't have much interest in having another car but I can see that changing as well. Thanks everyone!

As this is drawing near, I wanted to ask about parking: any recommendations of which lot, how much to park, etc?

Also, having pre-purchased tickets, does that grant quicker access into the venue?

As much as I enjoy it, I agree with the putting to sleep thing. And it's annoying that the past few years (And I see this years as well) they move it around different channels. It would be nice to see it all on one channel. It gets confusing if you want to watch it.

Great; thank you!!!

Wow, that may be worth taking a look at; thank you!

Thanks! I'll send you a PM but no worries either. Thank you for the tip and the bidder information is good to know. Can you pass it to a friend? Not yours, but say you bought the bidder pass and gave him your badge for a free drink...

This place is the real deal and for the most part the cars are too. There's some shitboxes but they have to have some lower end cars for all budgets. The place is way bigger than I had imagined.

My buddy got a picture with Christy Lee.

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Not me. I did refrain from getting a bidder's pass which was a good thing. There were some good prices for good cars/trucks.

Chuck was kind enough to offer me a parking pass but we took advantage of our hotel's shuttle service. Parking was plentiful if needed.

It was an awesome trip and there truly is no way that you can see it all. We did our best to get everywhere but with 1700 cars, vendors, and manufacturers there, it's impossible.

We saw many people from shows like Wayne Carini, Chris Jacobs, Bogi (My uncle got a picture with her), and more. I hope to get back there while I still can in the next couple of years.

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