Pittsburgh Convention Center Floor Collapse!

[camarojoe]

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This is exactly where we loaded/unloaded 2 weeks ago for the World of Wheels show... Makes me glad to have my car home in one piece!

[Xplantdad]

Wow...that's crazy

[bkhpah]

Yeah, to be honest, just one more reason to never attend the Pittsburgh WOW show again. This last edition was awful and you can count on the SCW and the sYc never attending again at least not with me planning it. They are not interested in musclecars. NOT ONE PERSON from the staff even thanked the group of seven cars for coming and when we had a problem, the responce was "write a letter" thats right, a letter. I'll save the time and money next time and they can fill the space with air. Filthy bathrooms, $2.50 candy bars, and a staff that was more interested in their snack and rest area than the cars on the floor, screw that..BKH

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

I would have to agree with BKH, it was a long pull in 20 degree weather - then when we pulled into the unload area, we got bitched at by some guy in a golf cart for pulling into this area! I asked him where we were supposed to unload, he pointed somewhere, so I asked him why there wasn't a signal man there to enlighten us - heck, there were 4 other rigs in front of ours, what a screwed up mess.

These WoW shows should be well-oiled machines by now, but you could tell that their attendance was down - plenty of spectators, but poor car attendance. There was a brand new tri-axle dump truck in there - huh? Plenty of empty space, junk vendors, etc...

The best part was a prior owner of Glen's T-Z walked by - the only reason to go to this show!

Nice floor!

[ORIGLS6]

WOW....... (and I don't mean THAT WoW!)

Sorry to hear you guys had to endure that kind of treatment, but I'm happy this didn't happen while you were there.

[KENNY_PASCOE]

I CAN AGREE WITH BKH AND YDR 100%. IT JUST CONFIRMS WHY I GENERALLY HAVE SUCH A NEGATIVE ATTITUDE FOR CAR SHOWS, AND MAKES ME EVEN MORE SELECTIVE WHERE I WILL DISPLAY ONE OF MY CARS. I CAN TELL YOU IT WONT BE AT ANY WOW EVENTS ANY TIME SOON. ITS ALL ABOUT THE GUYS THAT RUN THE WOW SHOW CAR TOUR, NOT THE GUYS THAT COME 5-8 HOURS TO DISPLAY CARS ON THEIR OWN DIME. JUST MY .02 CENTS.... KP

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

We made the best of it though! BKH put together a stellar group of no less than 7 cars for the event, that's 7 rigs in a row gettin bitched at - so I told the guy that we would unload outside to help unclog the jamb. We did just that, he got happier - till another 10 rigs came into that area who wanted to unload inside! If that floor had given way while me and Tommy were unloading side by side, we'd have 'deuce junk'

[farone]

THE WHOLE PLACE COULD FALL IN AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED.... AFTER THE WORLD OF WHEELS SHOW A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I DON'T CARE IF I EVER GO BACK THERE AGAIN.... IT'S NOT WORTH THE EFFORT OF GETTING A CAR THERE IN THE WINTER WEATHER, JUST TO WATCH THE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL WITH THE WOW CIRCUIT, TAKE ALL OF THE BIG AWARDS.... THE PROMOTERS OF THE SHOW, SIT THERE AT THE AWARDS, BEGGING FOR SUGGESTIONS OF HOW TO GET LOCAL PARTICIPATION, AND SAY TO LET THEM KNOW IN PERSON, OR BY PHONE, ANY SUGGESTIONS, OR COMMENTS... WHEN YOU APPROACH THEM, THEY TELL YOU TO WRITE A LETTER !!! WE HAD SEVEN CARS IN OUR DISPLAY, AND ONLY ONE JUDGED, BUT IT WASN'T A CAR THAT TRAVELED WITH WOW, SO IT GOT KICKED ASIDE TO KEEP THE TRAVELLERS HAPPY. THEY WANT THE LOCAL'S SUPPORT WITHOUT HAVING TO RECOGNIZE THEM. I HONESTLY THINK THAT'S WHY THERE IS LESS AND LESS LOCAL SUPPORT. THEY JUST DON'T CARE TO SEE THE KIND OF WORK THAT WE DO.... IF WE WERE SLICKING FIREWALLS, CUSTOMIZING INTERIORS, CHROMING ENGINES, INSTALLING AIR RIDE, AND 24" WHEELS, MAYBE THEY MAY GIVE A SECOND LOOK. MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST DESTROY SOME OF THESE RARE CARS WITH SOME OF THIS NONSENSE. JUST MY OPINION

[SmallHurst]

Another reason I won't show in our local (KC) WoW show. When I first moved to KC, the show was in the American Royal building complex. Poor lights, and very dusty (You can never clean up all of the hay and litter from the American Royal and the B&B circus!) For the past few years, it has been at Bartel Hall (where we have our 'Auto Show') but it is moving back to the pit of the American Royal this year. I was nervous when I had to leave my car open over night. Now, it just won't happen.

[ORIGLS6]

I tend to agree Frank but unfortunately cars that we care for don't draw the big gate crowds that these promoters look for. That's what makes shows like VetteFest and our own SCR so special to us. I quit attending shows like WoW quite a few years back. Although I respect the variety of vehicles these shows attract..... they just aren't my kind of stuff.

Just another humble midwest opinion; "The Pro-Street, Pro-Touring, Bling-Bling, Whatever-comes-next movement all have their days, but a correctly restored car will always be in demand somewhere!"