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Originally Posted by Peter
I would concider my self pretty savvy when it comes to car shows. I go to probably over 20 a year and I am seeing a divide when it comes to shows and how they are ran. With my car I have added it up always entering a modified class. I have taken 22 first place trophies, 1 best of show, 2 best interior, 1 most modified and this is out of a total 26 total shows. I have never taken a 2nd or 3rd place. You know what is in common with the 4 shows that I did not place in... They where all hosted by a car club, they where also the only 4 shows I went to that where hosted by car clubs.
Seem that car club car shows are the good old boys type of car show. If it don't have a big motor small rims with wide tires and a lot of chrome it is crap. Modified means a custom motor and tubbed, with trac bars and a roll cage. Ha fiberglass custom body kit audio that just adds weight and is worthless mentality.
I have started noticing a trend, my car his highly modified interior and exterior and you would think that a modified class would judge on thinking outside the box with modifying your car. Every show I would get 0 points since my car had a wrap or at best half points. Why it is an exterior of the car? I also would not get many points for the interior even though I have everything modified. You know the winners of the show in the modified class would be someone with rims lip kit and motor work. Interior and paint would stock but they would win... How is that a modified car.
Also why is it a lot of shows that will not give you or let you see the score sheet. I think that score sheets should be available for everyone to see before the show. Also how can you use a the same score sheet for stock cars as for modified cars. Should there not be points for your modifications and the quality of the modification.
I wi post more later I'm in the car. I would like to know your all input on car shows.
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Easy. The judges are idiots.
I have entered a car that is not a correct restoration in shows. I very purposefully changed some things from stock.. I actively pursued putting it in the 'custom' class. The judges- and this was at a huge regional show- the BSAAC show at Endicott Estate, Dedham MA- told me "no, restored"
OK fine. I got points here, points there- I shouldn't have gotten them. The judges that looked at it didn't know that the F they were looking at or what they were doing. I could show you in 2 minutes flat how to recognize that my car was built as a 350 model but it is now the 455 model, just by glancing at the VIN for god's sake.
The next time at that show, I put the roof down, as there is a rule that no convertible will be judged if the roof is down. I didn't want to take up judging time on a car that isn't winning anyway. I feel that the
clubs' judges at that show- and I could be wrong- knew what they were doing and the clubs like the Oakland owner's club for example, had very expertly judged cars. But I think that they have their own judges at the show. But the judges provided by the show itself were just guys that liked cars.
I feel that show-car judges at many shows have in general become inexpert and they are simply looking for 'popular choice'.