Show and shine results

[spookypt]

Tenrocca, its great to see someone put in wrting what I had been thinking also. However unlike any form of timed racing event, the S & S is subjective. For me, the Nationals was very satisfying from a personal point of view as I have never raced my car ever before and it was so good learning how to drive fast and have fun at the same time. I had more spins than I care to mention but geez I loved the sprints.....

My own car certainly is not to everyones, maybe even most peoples taste, and I wonder whether that is part of what had me knowhere near the pointy end of the S & S result?

I'm not sure how you overcome the "debate" as to who should have been placed where when its such a subjective and personal view??????

I'm already preparing for next year. For me my goal is trying to beat that 1.15sprint time......and not go off in that bloody dust bowl again! Still cleaning!

SpookyPT

[Cameron Parsons]

And then there are those who chose to race all day on Friday and just cleaned the windscreen, and still posted a score 'just outside' the trophies (that would be me ).

It's a black art gentlemen...

But I did love the racing on Friday

Cameron

[spookypt]

Not true Cam.... you showered.....and shaved to from memory...and had a good nights sleep away from the human trombone (Sorry Scotty). So frankly mate, you had better preparation for bling than I did....and I spent all Friday polishing the sucker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The car boys the car!

Matt

[PCC]

Show and shines have always been and always will be subjective.

Here is a classic example......

At an All Ford Day at Nerang last weekend and clearly the best car there was Dru's Daytona - better than any tickford, boss ford etc etc and guess what his car didn't win anything

Maybe Ford fans have no idea what a Daytona is

The car of the show was a ghetto blasting, plasma in the boot falcon (nice, but not that nice!!!).

And to take the judging further, one of the judges was a Car Mag Editor who wants my car to appear in his mag no less!!! Yet did my car appear in the trophy line up - did it squat!

Now I couldn't give a damn, but it does make you wonder on what basis a car is judged.

Maybe I should install a Plasma in the boot and an expresso machine under the bonnet!

Who knows - who cares!

[Philm]

I think that if you are going to do something then do it the best you can.


It would be good to have 2 categories for show and shine, get rid of the show and street class rubbish.

Class I: authentic replicas.
Class 2: Hot rodded tributes.

The entrant will nominate what class they would like to be judged in. This will allow a very clear instruction to the judges on what points should be awarded.

I am now going to upgrade my interior, pull it all out and put the Hyundai seats back in.

I am not bent and twisted, just frustrated that things could be better with minimal change.

Phil

[spookypt]

Phil, I reckon if you want to really "compete" in the Authentic Replica Class you should put your Cobra seats in a Hyundai? He he :-)

To be honest I am really unkeen on competing in anything that is subjective...... Although on a hot QLD day down the beach most of, if not all the girls look bloody great! Subjective or not I think you'd all agree!

Perhaps, forget about having the "expert judges" and maybe lets all vote. 100 competitors = 100 votes.. Its truly then a representation of our peers who all at least respect what everyone is tryng to do in their own way. Yep, its still subjective I know but at least your being judged by people who know Cobras...

I dunno, no real answers there I suppose.. I'm not worried but... I just the love the fact I own one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SpookyPT