-----Original Message-----
From: Rocky Entriken <rocky@tri.net>
To: washburn <washburn@dwave.net>
Date: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: Trophies - conclusion
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: washburn <washburn@dwave.net>
>To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
>Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2000 8:22 PM
>Subject: Trophies - conclusion
>
>>My own personal suggestion for the banquet, which is how we recognize
>>each other's accomplishments, is to:
>>
>>a) Award a small but tastefull participation plaque to *all*
>>compititors who complete two days of competition at Nationals. This is
>>a valued momento that can displayed with pride for attending no matter
>>what the results are.
>
>Oh, dash plaques! These used to be standard. Haven't had one in several
>years. Rallye Productions up in Milwaukee still is in business making them.
>
>>b) Read off the names of the final place trophy winner through the
>>fourth place trophy winner in that class, and let them be recognized as
>>a group. They can collect their trophies at the banquet, or they can be
>>mailed.
>>c) Present trophies to the top three finishers in the normal fashion.
>>
>>Would this make the process more tolerable without losing anything?
>>Again, just thinkin'.
>>
>>Pat
>>
>
>I'd still like to get up on the stage if ever I should be so fortunate. BUT
>... instead of assembling them all "in grid" how about assembling them all
>on the stage. They can get their hardware as they come up, line up, and
then
>step forward as their name is mentioned. THEN, make a little more hoorah
>about the top three.
>
>AND. The announcer could cease with all the extra blather -- "And in 14th,
>Fred Schlabotnik from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, NeOhio Region and Central
>Division, driving a Belchfire Blizzard GTX-Si sponsored by Mama Rosa's Soda
>Shop, PeePee Shocks, Bill's Parts Store and his wife, running on Maypop
>Tires and using Valvoline...." Save that for the top dogs. Just get them
>lined up and: "14th, Fred Schlabotnik .... 13th, Joe Mope .... 12th, Armand
>Kalabash ... etc."
>
>The individuals would actually be on stage longer, but we'd spend lots less
>time on each one.
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