[bmalone]

I will try to help with some of your questions. I believe your car must be there on Saturday to be judged. And, you must come back on Sunday to receive a trophy. I seem to remember the gates opening around 8 a.m. I think they would let you in the show area with your car even if you came late. Your car will be in the open, so to speak. If you do decide to leave it, you may want to make arrangements to park it where it will be watched.

Lastly, you can call the registrar for the event and they are pretty accommodating--so I would ask them.