I have attended car shows since 1986. It took me a while to figure out how
they work. I have judged,I have won a few,and I have lost a lot more! I have
shown Triumphs, Chrysler letter cars, and Stags.I have enjoyed car shows.
Judging any car show is tough if you do it fairly, and you have to go out
of your way to be fair.
Some of my pet peeves as an attendee:
1. Listening to people at car shows who complain about their scores.
2. Listening to people at car shows who claim their car is better than some
other car that won.
3. Listening to people at car shows who complain that its unfair for amateur
restorations to compete with professional restorations-or trailered etc.
I once drove my 63 300H to Victoria BC from LA.. I spent Friday night
cleaning it up for a national competition. I lost Best of Class by several
points
although I thought clearly I had the best car. I did not complain or protest.
I requested and later got copies of all my judging sheets. They had failed
to judge my engine compartmen! I wrote the sponsoring national club a nice
letter suggesting that perhaps they ought to have a step on the process to
verify all judging had been done. I volunteered to do that at the next show.
I also lost once to a car just like mine. The owner had complained that it
was necessary to make a lot of mods to keep his car reliable.He didn't drive
his-I drove mine (dead stock) a lot. Inside, I really resented that he won ,
but my wife suggested that I should be the very first to congratulate
him-which I did and I found myself assuring him that his was truly the best
car
there. I think it made his day, and that made me very happy.
I have noticed in the past 22 years of participating, that usually nice
people who are good to be around tend to win more. People who chronically
complain about something usually don't come back or find another hobby.
I long ago concluded that the shows are not about the cars, but about the
people. Some of the nicest people I meet are at the Pebble Beach Concours
where
I work every year. You would think they were real snobs, but not so.
Best, Mike Moore
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