<VV> Re: Car Show Judging

henry kaczmarek kaczmarek at charter.net
Tue Sep 26 07:54:00 EDT 2006


Folks
After reading Gary's post, I was flabbergasted.  Of course I believe him, 
but I guess this makes me happy that I collect the types of cars I do.

If I know any "hardware junkies", they aren't too loud about it.

I know there are very competitive types in CORSA---in Concours, in 
Autocross, and there's nothing wrong with a healthy competitive spirit.  If 
I had to guess, what makes our folks compete is for self satisfaction, and 
maybe a little extension of ego--. Inside all of us there's a little bit of 
our cars being an extension of each owners personality.

But anyone who spends thousands of dollars and hours to restore a car to 
collect trophies needs to corral that ego some IMO.  If you win, great! If 
you don't, be a good sport!  Nearly all of the members and events that I 
have been to as a CORSA member have just that spirit.

In CORSA there's lots of good natured ribbing --especially between some of 
the autocross guys.  And its given and taken in that way.

The day I see some sore loser spin up dirt and rocks because he didn't 
win/get a trophy,  I hope the cops get to him first.  I can understand the 
urge to do something to the guy, but the story that Gary related made me 
ill.  To me, that's just the worst case scenario.

ARMO hands out pins and tags that says "Bring a kid to a Car Show". 
Competitors in some shows need to be reminded that there ARE kids---young 
ones---at car shows, and what they see of how older people act can influence 
them. If a kid at a car show saw THAT display, he'd probably take up stamp 
collecting instead of cars.

Hank



as both a participant and promotor I have seen the bad
> in people. I have seen ballot boxes stuffed, I have seen the vote for your 
> buddy system, I also once watched a guy smash his second place award on 
> the ground because he was PO'd he didn't get first. I have seen a guy spin 
> his tires in the grass throwing up mud and stones as he tried to leave 
> because he was upset he didn't win. I next watched that guy dragged from 
> his car and beaten.......fairly well while his girfriend screamed and 
> cried. Yeah, it can get ugly.
> I know people, who are trophy hunters and will nit-pick a car show to 
> pieces on the internet, failing to realize that most people running small 
> shows do not have a clue and are running them and learning as they 
> go............



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