<VV> Car Display

Ron ronh at owt.com
Mon Aug 7 17:44:49 EDT 2006


The unfortunate backlash is that there's no point of anyone entering the 
concours any more if you want to place as there are maybe three cars 
trailered to the meets, each of which has had over 100 grand or so invested 
in their restoration.  Competing against them out of anything more than 
curosity is a waste of time and energy.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Wildman" <k-wildman at onu.edu>
To: "Dave Keillor" <dkeillor at tconcepts.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Car Display


> At 01:43 PM 8/7/2006, Dave Keillor wrote:
>>If there were only one change I could make to the Corsa convention, it
>>would be to turn the car display into a full-fledged car show with
>>multiple classes that is held separate from the concours (e.g.,
>>Saturday).  Make it a judged show (to avoid the buddy-voting bias), but
>>to lower standards than the concours.  Get media coverage for the show
>>in the local media to increase the visibility of the Corvair.
>>
>>
>>
>>A real car show would add a big reason for me to attend the national.
>>Between my wife and I, we have several very nice (or soon to be very
>>nice) Corvairs, but have no interest in participating in the concours,
>>mostly because of the extraordinary amount of work needed to get a car
>>to a senior level and then keeping it there.  We drive our cars and
>>don't want to spend hours under the car at the convention getting it
>>ready for concours.  I suppose we could enter as-is, but where is the
>>fun of competing if there is no chance of winning (or at least doing
>>well)?  My impression of the concours is that some of the participants
>>seem to think it's Pebble Beach - I don't want Pebble Beach, just a fun
>>car show.
>>
>>
>>
>>Dave Keillor
>
> Dave:
>
> If its judged it becomes a Concours, or a Concours-lite.  What's the 
> point?  The car display is just a place for everyone to "display" their 
> cars - trophys and prizes are just incidental, and only have value for 
> comic bragging rights.
>
> You want a "car show" enter Concours and compete.  You want to display 
> without hours of preparation then display.
>
> Works for me.   :)
>
> Ken
>
>
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