<VV> Car Display Awards

[gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com]

Sorry to say I did not have a Corvair at the convention.

But just let me say......
I would have been honored to get one of those awards!
If I did, I would have proudly displayed it on my office wall instead of relegating it to the basement or attic where so many of the awards I've "won" over the years have disappeared into oblivion.

That has to be one of the cleverest, and fun awards I have ever seen!

Some people take these things way too seriously!

I may "borrow" that idea for one of the non-Corvair specific events I run.
Think about it, now that the idea is out there, it opens up a lot of possibilities to be really creative.

I applaud those who came up with this, and I really thank you for such a great convention.

Years ago, a good friend of mine had a bunch of imaginative awards given out at a show, examples:
Best Hay Hauler
Beater is Neater
Best Drive-In Ride
Low and Slow
Party Doll
Wagons Rule
Far Out Four Door
and dozens more.

Most everyone loved them.
But there were a few that won who thought they should have gotten a different one.

It was done in fun.


Lighten up folks!

Gary Swiatowy



> From: Vairtec Corporation <Vairtec at optonline.net>
> Subject: <VV> Car Display Awards
>> 
> J R Read wrote:
> 
> While [at the CCE meeting], I learned that the CORSA BoD will be 
> offering replacement trophies to those Car Display winners (victims?) 
> who wish to have less offensive ones. Since I was not in attendance at 
> the MA event and did not see the "offensive" awards, I have no further 
> comment on the matter.
> 
> I now comment:
> 
> JR (and everyone else), if you did not see the "offensive" awards you 
> can see them on the convention blog, http://corsa2012.blogspot.com.  And 
> I WILL comment further on the matter.  Speaking personally, as a member 
> of the group who created these awards the only thing I find offensive is 
> that the CORSA BoD would even give a moment's thought to second-guessing 
> the good-faith work of volunteers after the fact, and would disrespect 
> the sincere efforts of those volunteers by expending monies to offer 
> replacement trophies.
> 
> I am sorry if anyone whose car was voted one of the best by popular 
> choice felt that they were a "victim."  Of the nearly 200 cars entered 
> in the display I am sure that there were plenty of owners who would have 
> liked to be so victimized.
> 
> --Bob Marlow