Maybe so Fred, but you are speaking from your personal feelings and
cannot speak for what others were influenced by. Owning a Spit
yourself, it is easy to see how that may not apply to you. It just
seems like such a coincidence that the only time a Spit got BOS was
immediately following the blowup.
Not taking anything away from this year's award and the car's owner, but
this is not giving proper respect to other Spits that in the past were
indeed shunned. One in particular is that gorgeous Wedgwood blue Spit
previously owned by Bill McDevitt.
Regardless of how it came to pass, It is good to see that the Spits are
finally getting some respect. Only time will tell if it is an anomaly
or it continues.
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: fred thomas [mailto:frede.thomas2@verizon.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:50 AM
To: Joe Curry; TR250Driver@aol.com; Dave1massey@cs.com;
triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: VTR 2005
> Darrel,
> I wonder how much the recent uproar about the VTR and the lack of
> respect that has always been afforded to Spitfires contributed to that
> BOS award. Seems to me that it is very much of a coincidence that it
> happeded at the first VTR following that lengthy and heated exchange.
>
> Joe
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I really take a "BIG" exception to this statement Joe, "WE" memebrs of
VTR
judged these cars and not the Board of VTR, "WE" judged them fairly and
honestly, then meet as a team to total up the points, then made our
"OWN"
assessment as to what was BOS, then went back out and looked at "ALL"
recommened BOS, not just the Spit judges but the entire group and had a
2nd
meeting and then turned "OUR" recomendations into the full judging
committe,
they inturn rejudged the BOS cars a "THIRD" time and then another
meeting
and BOS was voted on for a third time, again this voting was by members
and
not the Board and lastly, it deserved BOS, no politics involved, that is
a
very bad statement to make by someone sitting at a P/C and has no idea
how
the process worked and the hard work involved coming to a fair/honest
conclusion. "FT"
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