<VV> Car Display

[Bryan Blackwell]

After reading all the various thoughts on the subject, maybe I can sum 
up.  It seems that a barrier to entering the Concours is the 
undercarriage judging.  Basically people want to try it, but don't want 
to deal with that much more detailing, and they also don't want to be 
reminded that it still needs doing.  Fair enough.

At the same time, there is the considerable issue of adding what 
amounts to another event, with additional judges, trophy costs, etc.

Maybe here is a middle ground (I'm sure somebody won't like it :-)

How about a check box on the Concours entry sheet that says "No 
Undercarriage"?  Although there's not the separate recognition, if a 
car really is good it will trophy anyway as Kent points out below.  It 
might be a nice entry level that's less work but gives a nice stepping 
stone, especially for a first event.  This would keep the event intact, 
and would save judging those cars that just haven't been prepared for 
that unit yet.

--Bryan

On Aug 8, 2006, at 3:05 AM, Kent Sullivan wrote:

> Something to keep in mind about undercarriage judging: Unless I am
> remembering incorrectly, it is 12% of the total concours score. If a 
> person
> entered the proposed Driver's Class and had not restored their
> undercarriage, they could easily lose 25% of the points for this 
> category,
> which translates to 3% of the total score. A totally unrestored
> undercarriage could easily lose 50% (6%). That would leave only 3% 
> (maximum)
> of the total they could lose elsewhere and still get a Gold Award 
> (since the
> cutoff for that is 94%).
>
> --Kent