Should Members of a Club Sponsoring a Car Show Be Eligible for Awards

I don't care if folks leave early, but what really pisses me off is someone starting up their car and leaving DURING the awards ceremony, making the folks doing the show and everybody else wait until the MC can be heard over their exhaust noise (and believe me, normally I love a loud exhaust).

One idea... If possible try to divert the exit route away from the MC and awards area for a larger buffer zone. Caution tape and stakes/cones. And try to setup the awards area away some from the exit gate.

On top of the noise, you've got a concentration of people/pedestrians vs. show cars driving. Letting people out before awards can help that traffic problem.

Separated entry and exit gates are great, but not always practicable or possible.