It sad that all good things come to this end. The first few years of any event tend to be the best, because the profiteers haven't learned to gouged the paying customers and the events still have that raw goodness that draws more and more people each year. Here in the thriving metropolis of Petaluma, we had a beer tasting and chili cookoff. First years it was 15 bucks and 5 more for beer rights. second year like 18 and 22, last years 30 plus and more for beer and parking. Beer tasting went to 4 4oz tastes at 10 extra bucks. Crazy! We went out to a brew pub, bought chili for lunch, and several beers, were walking distance to home, and had a good time, for a lot less! I hope the shopping center revolts against the new owner. Big events like this in Daytona, are the bread and butter for lots of buisnesses, and that hotel sucks for gouging you guys and making up BS policies. Similar thing happened on the redwood run here in Northern California.