CORSA 2012: More report

[Ken Schifftner]

Bob:

The tentative plan for the Sturbridge Concours is (if you have a map of the hotel it helps)is to use the Gazebo as the corner of two "avenues" of Concours vehicles with the lake as a back drop.  The announcer will be in the Gazebo given that it permits views both East and West and North and South. The tabulating room is just a few feet from the Gazebo. The tentative plan for People's Choice is that it will be nearby but in another area.  This has to be discussed in detail at one of the meetings.  I discussed this "plan" briefly with Jim Allen and Don Wagner and promised to send them pictures of the proposed Concours area so they could become familiar with it and offer suggestions. Our final plan needs to be well thought out. 

In Denver, announcer Richard Jenkins had to ask the spectators (Corsa and perhaps otherwise) to stay clear of the judges while they Judge.  I did undercarriage and those requests were particularly welcome.  I saw it first hand.

For Sturbridge, the judging needs to be thorough, fair, and timely. If I, as the Concours Chair, have final say, I'll require that only the vehicles and owners be present during the Concours judging.  After that, it is up to the various contributing clubs to decide who can view the vehicles thereafter.

For Denver, I understand the Denver Post had a nice article about the Convention so some local publicity was achieved.

The Denver folks gave us the set of signs, tag holders, and other support info which is being sent back to Brian for possible use.


Ken Schifftner

-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Jul 29, 2011 6:44 PM
>To: conv-2012 at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: CORSA 2012: More report
>
>Jason wrote:
>
>> I would like to clarify one comment that Ken just made however. CORSA does not want
>> to keep the public away.
>
>I respond:
>
>Intentions may be one thing, but in practice CORSA has been highly 
>resistant to making events and activities more "open."  For example:
>
>
>Jason continued:
>> That being said we DO want to keep the public away from CONCOURS cars. It would be very easy to have someone wander in and become so enthralled with these prestigious cars that he or she could touch one and leave fingerprints on the car.
>
>And I continue:
>
>That statement is exactly what I mean by "highly resistant."  Someone 
>might touch a car!  The horror!  The general public is not a bunch of 
>savages.  These are cars, not sacred artifacts.  Instead of thinking 
>about ways by which we can mitigate any perceived problems and show off 
>our best of the best, we think about ways to "keep the public away from 
>concours cars."
>
>Why not consider such things as
>
>- placing numerous "please do not touch" signs
>
>- Making p.a. announcements reminding people to be respectful of the cars
>
>- instructing the judges to ignore fresh fingerprints
>
>I am perfectly willing to consider such things as putting the concours 
>car behind ropes, as in a museum, so that the public can still get close 
>enough to see and appreciate them, while being beyond fingerprint 
>range.  But sequestering the entire concours field from public access?  
>No way.  The object should be to stop hiding the concours cars and to 
>include them as part of a big, big public car show.
>
>--Bob
>
>
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