[daveagogo1]

I have been doing car shows for 20+ yrs and have always owned Muscle , Sport or Hot Rods. One thing is for certain. Never ever have i seen such hatred and disdain for a vehicle in the show circuit as the 5th gen.

Part of it is utter dislike from many in the community. The other is the 5th gen attracted a TON of first time owners that have no understanding of the heritage and the sense of community that goes with it.

Half of the 5th gen crowd distance themselves while the other half get shunned because it's too heavy or it isn't REALLY an Fbody or whatever other excuse.

Also when it comes to shows the Camaro has DOMINATED over the last 3 yrs and in many cases for no good reason. I'm sorry i love Camaros but, that does not mean that every Camaro that shows up with a painted engine cover and nothing else deserves to WIN.. The ZL1 is a bad machine but i almost threw up 2 weeks ago when i saw a BONE STOCK just off the showroom floor ZL1 win a trophy up against cars with 30k in mods on them.

Sorry but, no modern stock car deserves to win at a classic , hotrod & muscle car show.

This is a huge reason people hate the 5th gen crowd and in turn they hate back.