<VV> Concours-

[Kent Sullivan]

Hi everyone,

As you know, I own a factory-stock restored Corvair. Took a lot of time and
money to do that. I also own a highly-modified coupe. I love them both for
different reasons.

Words do matter. Words can hurt. I am perhaps not as put off as Bill and
Mark are by the class wording change, and I in some ways gave up my right to
complain when I bowed out of the concours committee some months ago. So
rather than complain, I will offer the four definitions of "improved" from
www.websters.com and an observation:

1. to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins
to improve his health. 
2. to make (land) more useful, profitable, or valuable by enclosure,
cultivation, etc. 
3. to increase the value of (real property) by betterments, as the
construction of buildings and sewers. 
4. to make good use of; turn to account: He improved the stopover by seeing
a client with offices there.

I do think it's worth considering what these definitions are saying. It
appears to me that a comparison is built into the use of the word
"improved", and if two things are compared, one is going to be judged
superior. That leaves the other camp not feeling great.

--Kent
-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Mark Corbin
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:41 PM
To: Virtual Vairs
Subject: Re: <VV> Concours-

All,

The problem stems from the fact that the ORIGINAL class designation was
"Modified" and it was changed to "Improved". Semantics is everything to a
number of concours people. It had been "Modified" for probably 35 years,
with no problems. And YES the name "Improved" was kicked around way back
then (as I have previously posted).

The BIG question is WHY was it changed at last year's convention? Why,
after some 35 years of successfully using "Modified" was it changed? Why
mess with such success? Answer those questions, and you'll probably stumble
over the REAL motivations of those who pushed the change.

Pretty suspecious, I'd say. All in all, it stinks to high heaven, IMHO.

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: BBRT <chsadek at comcast.net>
> To: <whubbell at umich.edu>; Paul Chapman <corvairjunkie at hotmail.com>;
<virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org>; Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 5/4/2010 6:44:15 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Concours-
>
> There is an important point here about the power of words.  "Improved".
What 
> else could be used? Why not?
>
> [Original Message]
> From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
> To: Vairtec Corporation <Vairtec at optonline.net>; Virtual Vairs
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Date: 5/4/2010 7:43:26 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Concours-
>
> How about STOCK and NON-STOCK.  Would that make everyone happy?  Oh, I
KNOW
> better than that.
> Later, JR
>


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