Unpopular opinion. I'm so frustrated I hate car shows/cruises.
I go to cruise nights/shows and enjoy bull shitting with people about my car, and/or their car when they were young, or their current ride. Yep, I walk around to look at what's there, and then sit behind mine to converse with other human beings. Sometimes they're full of it, and have no idea what their talking about, sometimes they are very knowledgeable about cars, or life in general. I drive mine, with a few friends with their cars, to shows sometimes 40/50 miles away to do the same thing with new people. I like talking with strangers about some part of my life (cars) or their life (whatever). When I run into a relativity young guy with a classic I especially like to get into their heads to see how they got into the hobby. Each to his own I guess. Also, I couldn't care less about a trophy, I love my car, don't care who doesn't. :)