<VV> Concours?

[Louis C. Armer, Jr.]

Hey Chappy, Whhewww, .................that was a LONG.... "get off it" 
.....!!! <GGG>

da Chuckster
Chuck Armer
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NO snippero here

At 08:39 AM 6/11/04 -0500, you wrote:
>Aren't we building and driving Corvairs because they are supposed to be 
>fun? Aren't we crazy enough for building and driving cars that caused many 
>years of controversy?
>
>My God, gentlemen... Get off of it...
>
>If you truly want to hang your behind out in the wind and let everyone see 
>what you are made of, forget CORSA... Go enter a Concours D'elegance and 
>compete against what shows up. Find out what you're really made of. Park 
>your beautiful 69 Corsa next to that museum maintained Porsche 550 with 6 
>original miles on it. See how you fare. Been there, done that. It sucks.
>
>Enjoy your cars. Be proud of the work that you have done. Be proud that 
>you have the inclination and the ability to maintain your cars to these 
>levels. Most of all guys, have fun and dont try to change the world where 
>you don't need to. We have enough going on around us that truly does need 
>to be changed.
>
>Having your car judged is a choice. You choose to participate under the 
>rules that are in place, or you don't. There is not a single person on 
>this list or elsewhere that is holding a gun to your head making you be 
>judged. You choose to do it. Every one of the folks on this list and at 
>Lexington will notice and appreciate a fine Corvair, whether its being 
>judged in Concours or not. You enter Concours to determine your vehicle's 
>"perfection" as compared to a pre-determined standard. You don't do it to 
>come home with a first, second, third, fifteenth place trophy!!! First, 
>second, third compared to what???
>
>Winning a gold or a chairman's award for having a 98.37 point car and 
>being recognized as the best compared to the recognized standard is a heck 
>of a lot more precious and special than a first place trophy! When 
>everyone can play by the same rules and be judged or compared against a 
>documented set of standards, then and only then do you have a valid 
>representation of perfection.
>
>Relax, enjoy your passion. Make your car exactly the way you want it. 
>Paint it like a cow, make a 67 Corsa Wagon, make a Stinger Vert, put 
>Mercedes badges on a vair, whatever. Have fun. Life is way too short and 
>special to be miserable because your car doesnt fit where you think it 
>should. Don't like the rules? Sell your vair and buy yourself a vintage 
>MB, Porsche, Corvette, Tucker, Auburn, Duesenberg, whatever. It is what it is.
>
>Sorry for the bandwidth usage, but I, for one, have had enough...
>
>Cheers.
>
>Mark Chapman
>66 Monza/140/4 vert.
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