It seems like every weekend there is event happening for the tuner enthusiast crowd. With an abundance of tracks in Quebec, it’s never been easier to put on a car event of some sort if you have a decent online presence.
I’ve been asked the question “do you think there are too many shows” many times before and my answer is this: no there isn’t and here are my reasons.
First, we are lucky to have access to so many facilities around the province where we can all enjoy our hobby which is cars. Back in the day, people took the streets more often than not in order to race. The illegality of street racing gave it a thrill hard to reproduce for both racers AND spectators because everybody was guilty in some way. I won’t pretend to exclude myself from having enjoyed that thrill.
Looking back, I realize just how dangerous those outings were and I consider myself fortunate not to have witnessed any accidents because there were numerous close calls. The more car events there are, the less street racing there will be.
Second, competition is good for the public. It’s doubtful that we’d be seeing $10 prices to race your vehicle without an abundance of weekly race events. The tracks are trying hard to attract people and we all benefit.
Third, the more events there are, the more people will be exposed to car tuning and the more money they will spend on their rides. People spending money on their rides is good for the industry and creates jobs. The more tuner shops that there are, the more competition we’ll see which, in turn, results in better prices for parts.
Fourth, dilution of the scene is a myth in my opinion. The events that are thrown together without much planning are evident and attendance usually corresponds to the quality of the event. No matter how many smaller shows there are over the course of the year, people will still flock to the Car Fevers, the Eurokracies, the JDM Fests and the rest because they know the production effort is there.
Let’s enjoy that fact that the Quebec scene is thriving in 2015 and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Happy tuning.
Discussion: http://www.montrealracing.com/forums/showthread.php?889355-Are-There-Too-Many-Car-Shows-Meets
