show and spend a long weekend. Whereas in California there are so many other things to do. People are going to come but they’re not going to spend the entire weekend there. It’s a different mentality. So a big event like Bloomington or Carlisle hasn’t established itself in California.
That being said, the most likely place for a Corvette 50^th Anniversary on the west coast is the Monterey Historics, because for Chevrolet’s 75^th Anniversary in 1987, there was a lot of support from Chevrolet and all the enthusiasts and cars. I assume this will be a big deal for the Corvette’s 50^th Anniversary in 2002. At first, my vision was larger, with the whole place being turned over to Corvette activities. I don’t think, in talking to Monterey’s Steve Earle, that that’s going to happen.
My assumption is that Chevrolet will want to put as much into the 50^th Anniversary as possible. I don’t think they will wait to the end of the anniversary season - they want to get the most thrust