Bowen, Patrick A. RP2 wrote:
>
> >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
I have never seen this happen, even though I think that is the way it
should be. Biggest problem is how many cars will be in the trailered
class ? Not many, but enough. Then what happens to the nice concerned
person who parks two blocks away and drives up for a entry into the
driving class.
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