Those speculations led to competition. However, a Volkswagen meetup scheduled for the same weekend folded after confirmation the annual car show would go on as usual. That year, social media users speculated there may not be a car show at all following the 2010 event. In 2011, an article in The Daily Times shows H2Oi relocated from the Berlin casino to a nearby property owned by Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic School.
2011: Car show relocates from Ocean Downs Each year, the event grew "exponentially," he said, with 1,300 registered cars and 6,000 attendees at its 2010 iteration. Promoter Jay Shoup said in the 2011 article that the car show started out as a barbecue at his home with a small showing of about 200 vehicles. More on H2O: Fines, arrests, tons of police, yet Ocean City has yet to shake H2Oi.
In its third year, the event moved to Ocean Downs in Berlin, putting its Worcester County debut around 2000. Circa 2000: H2Oi car show begins its tenure on Eastern ShoreĪn article published in an August 2011 edition of The Daily Times said the official car show actually started in Connecticut. Here's a look back at how H2Oi got its start in Worcester County and the evolution that spawned an independent gathering of thousands of car enthusiasts who continue to come back even after the formal event's relocation. Although these visitors may be filling hotel rooms and patronizing local restaurants and bars as the resort season begins to wind down, they've also earned the ire of locals and town leaders who have described their behavior over the years as disruptive, disappointing, dangerous and appalling.