Really interesting reading guys! Personally I've only attended 3 events with a car club, all were at Silverstone and all were with the Ford Focus owners club (fordfair and 2 btcc rounds). Have to say their presentation of themselves and the cars was very good... flags, banners, a little gazebo to sell merchandise from... they were very visual about who they were.... the cars were laid out well too...they guided you into your space and told you exactly how they wanted the car parked... and if it wasn't right you did it again! It worked though and the stand looked good, all the mk1s together, all the mk2s together, all the mk3s together.
For the most part I think it was all took care of by one person with a couple of helpers.. so all of them did a great job.
I've only been on here a few months, so I'm quite surprised by what I'm reading re. recent events!