BOB, 1st make sure you have a place to stay. My wife and I were 1st timers last year, and the best thing was meeting all the GREAT LOD members. Every morning you drive to the fairgrounds, get your car set up, hang out with the members, and check out all the cars. Check out the car coral, and all the vendors. Friday a lot of members go to a local place for dinner, and LOD has a dinner party on SAT. This show is HUGE. They rent electric scooters for $85 a day to get around, if your old like me. The best car show I've ever been to. I've been looking forward to it since last year, only a few more months.