Jane:
Well and tactfully put!!!
If there's concours, great. If there's autocross, great. If there's
Lord Rootes Trophy, great. For me that's all just icing on the cake.
For me the best part is getting together with a bunch of other Sunbeam
owners all at once (and knowing I'm not alone in my obsession) and
getting to look at a bunch of really neat cars! I love the ones that are
bone stock that someone spent untold hours getting everything "just
perfect" on and I love the ones that someone has spent just as many
untold hours customizing.
For myself, I don't care who wins what trophy--probably because I don't
expect to win anything. I just wanna see the cars! Lotsa cars!
Did I mention cars?
Regards to all
David Sosna
65 S4 GT V6 (for sale)
66 Tiguar (STILL not running)
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> I must respectfully disagree...all people who have Tigers have gone to
> considerable time, expense and work to keep them running. Many have done
>minor
> to major customization while retaining the spirit and integrity of a Tiger.
>These
> cars deserve to be judged if the owner so choses. (I honestly do not say this
> because of our modified Tiger). We have discussed in the past about limiting
>the
> cars judged to save time. What has evolved and seems most fair is that owners
> have the option of asking that their car not be judged and several actually do
> this.
>
> As I mentioned in last night's email, a large focus of Tigers United is the
> awarding of the Lord Rootes trophy which is the culmination of the best
>overall
> score of 5 events. Although the weighting of the points system is heavier for
>the
> concours, it is not awarded to just the best stock Tiger. I think the point
>of
> Lord Rootes is that your Tiger and the owner(s) are overall well versed in
> driving and enjoying the car and it's history.
>
> There are many concours events throughout the year all over the country where
>one
> can compete with a Tiger. And it has been my experience that most of the
>time at
> those events they generally favor stock cars of any make.
>
> As us Tiger owners like to say "we are not the Ferrari club". I mean this
> humorously and am not being sarcastic. We just want to have fun with each
>other
> and our cars.
>
> Those who have concrete and well thought out suggestions for major changes in
>the
> way a Tigers United is held could submit them to both CAT and STOA and maybe a
> committee could discuss it. But it is a considerable undertaking and there is
> probably not enough time for next year's event to put it in place. Let us not
> make it any more difficult for the people putting on the event than it already
> is. Just a suggestion.
>
> Regards,
> Jane Sage
>
> PMUSS@aol.com wrote:
>
> > David your opinion is welcome. please this is a touchy issue but it needs to
> > be addressed. Many have concerns on the way the judging should be done. All
> > ideas should be welcome so everyone has an input. I feel that changes should
> > be made to make Tiger events more appealing such as the ideas listed from
> > DJoh797014 recommending that we consider the SAAC method of gold, silver,
>and
> > bronze based on total points scored. There can be more that one trophy
> > awarded. Also I that only stock cars should be concurs judged. All other
> > classes should be popular
> > vote. This would reduce the work load of the judges.
> >
> > Maybe some of this could be discussed before the next United??
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