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I haven't been to a PCA Parade. I am considering attending the 2023 one in Palm Desert, but I am on the fence.

How do people feel about parade? The PCA magazine devotes an entire issue singing the praises, but that's one side of the story, I feel. I like looking at concours cars but my car is a driver and I am not up to the task of cleaning it to "concours level". Autocross might be interesting; I tried it once but my recent experiences skews more toward the track. Also, and I ACK that this could sound a little spicy but given that PCA's tagline is that "It's about the people", I candidly don't recognize myself as one of "those people" that are shown / featured in the PCA magazine. I definitely don't want to be / come across as a cynic and if I go I want it to be a great experience but I just don't get what's so special about Parade. I've been to Werks Reunion a couple of times and half a day seems about enough for me. I am not convinced that spending a significant portion of my annual vacation on Parade is the most fun I can have.

Chime in. I am willing to be proven wrong.

Cheers