People begin leaving earlier now than they did in prior years. The weather as usual was perfect, so that wasn't the consideration.
A lot of the Fiats were on a tour from Fiat America, so they needed to leave right after "lunch" so they could get to the hotel destination before it got too dark. I did not ask if they were successful.
I did catch up with them on Monday for lunch. Or, they caught up with me. They arrived after 3, and still had a long ways to go. Fortunately the restaurant that was arranged in Paso Robles was extremely patient, keeping crew on later than I am sure they had planned. They were ready for them, and was serving everyone very quickly when we left.
I was at the show helping a friend show his two cars. We got there late because of some unplanned non Fiat morning delays, and were almost the last cars on the show field. We left earlier than I would normally had left so we could get home by dark. As it was, we just barely made it, and unloaded as it was getting dark.
As this was my first year at this show as a participant, and not a vendor, it's difficult for me to say about the amount of folks there. My vending friends told me they thought the amount of folks at their booths was down, but I got to say I went shopping first thing, before I looked at cars. Normally we would have been very busy at that hour, but the folks just didn't seem to be there. As for the money flow, I was approached by a lot of folks who wanted to buy from me. Who knows if by the end of day if sales would have been normal, or depressed. Since the show is a long distance, and is expensive to attend as a vendor, 2023 will be a tough decision.
As Jeff has said, the whole climate for shows seems to have changed.