[razerwire]

If I see someone coming with a dog I get between them and my car. I also watch the crowd and read their mood as best as I can and will leave if I think its getting out of control, beer is a bad sign. I know at most shows I will have to stay by car but you know this going in. Just returned from Fontana and the show was almost all car guys, no problem at all to leave your car and look at rest of cars which was great. If my wife comes along it helps as we can take turns watching car. My experience has been different as to hood up or down. You worry about buckles, bags and kids with the hood up but with the hood down people want to lean against, sit on, put foot on quick jack, hang on to roll bar and so on to get picture. I keep going and I do have positive experiences along with bad. So far the good out weights the bad in my case.