I should of explained myself more clearly, the other (read American Car)
car shows that I have been to required you to register and be judged as
trailer or drive-in and are judged in different classes accordingly. This
prevents a perfect restoration from always sweeping the field. That
perfect restore has to either compete against other perfect restores or be
driven and slowly become not so perfect where it can compete against us joes.
Patrick
At 09:00 AM 11/9/98 -0800, Laura G. wrote:
>Well, it depends.
>
>I was at 4 different (Triumph/British) shows this year and none of them
>judged trailer queens aside from the others. The only rule that seemedin
>effect was that trailered cars had to be driven into the show area.
>
>Laura G. and (he gets driven everyday!) Nigel
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>
>To: Smith, Brian <brian_s@deq.state.la.us>; fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>;
>triumphs@Autox.Team.Net <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
>Cc: spitfires@Autox.Team.Net <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>
>Date: Monday, November 09, 1998 5:49 AM
>Subject: RE: trailers
>
>
>>>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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Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
Jacksonville FL
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