>From what I am familiar with in other car shows. Trailered cars are judged
separately from drive-in cars, I think that keeps the playing field a
little more level.
Patrick Bowen
At 08:57 AM 11/6/98 -0600, Smith, Brian wrote:
>The British car club in Memphis TN. did something similar quite a few years
>ago. As far as I know..it has worked out very well.
>
>Brian H. Smith
>1959 TR3
>1972 Spitfire IV
>1977 TR7
>Lake Charles, LA
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fred thomas [SMTP:vafred@erols.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 1998 8:03 PM
>> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
>> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
>> Subject: trailers
>>
>> Listers,just my .02 FWIW dept., the hobby needs the trailered cars as
>> well as the drivers, as well as the under const., all are needed to keep
>> this very fine hobby to be able to continue it's growth the way it has
>> the past few years. Some tinkering now needs to be instituted into the
>> rules to keep a level show field for everyone involved. When a car is
>> judged in concours and wins his class in same, then he should be forever
>> entered in a veterans class with all past winners. The AACA does this in
>> three different stages always moving the car up until it is finally
>> retired from judging and then just shown. I would like to sight a recent
>> example of what I am refering too, and I quote, " this trailered car was
>> restored ten years ago and now has 100 miles on it. The car was, is, and
>> probably will be the most perfectly restored T/R for many more years to
>> come, but how many 1st. place & "Best of Show" has this car taken, does
>> it mean anything to the owner, I think not anymore, but here is this one
>> of kind being judged in concours and given it's umpteenth "BOS" and 495+
>> points awards, is this fair to rest of the show hobbiest,AACA does not
>> think so. When a car is trailered and one is driven then a point spread
>> needs to be established for both cars. When you work so long and so hard
>> to attain a level of showing a concours car, you do not need a car
>> entered that does the same thing ten times a year for ten years and still
>> gets the same awards. A retired veterans class needs to be establised
>> that encourages more and more people to enter their cars in all the shows
>> and still try harder to improve, but not against a long time veteran and
>> the very best in the country.
>
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL
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