<VV> [fastvair] Some facts.

[Dave Keillor]

Brian,

I have found this tempest-in-a-teapot interesting and amusing.  As a trophy
event, the car display is fundamentally flawed.  By using a "peoples
choice" selection process, it contains a fairly high degree of "popularity
contest".  While I have no objection to the idea of a peoples choice car
display, I don't think it deserves any fancy-dancy trophies.  The awards
that were given seem to me to be quite appropriate for the type of event it
was.

I do prefer a "Top 25" format better because it tends to level out some of
the popularity contest noise, but whatever the convention organizers choose
to do with the event is fine with me.

Dave Keillor

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Brian <bmoneill at juno.com> wrote:

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> **A few items for your information regarding the 2012 Convention car
> Display.**
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> The car display was scheduled on Saturday for more than two years.  At
> the very first briefing to the CORSA Board at the Iowa convention, the
> schedule reflected this.   The existence of car display procedures was
> unknown at that time. the rules were provided to me on March 12, 2012. In
> reviewing these rules it was obvious that he requirement to make trophies
> with winners names ready in just a couple of hours would have been and is
> now viewed as unrealistic.  The car display procedures were provided long
> after the schedule was set and the awards decision made.
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> The CORSA BY-Laws does not require any type of car show so the rules for
> it, valve cover races and model car concours must be considered as advisory
> not mandatory. The event at the 2012 convention was billed as a car display
> not a judged show.
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> Opinions have been put forward regaring the quality of the awards from our
> car display.  They are simply that--opinions.  Some are positive and some
> are not. That's the way it is in life.
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> As has been mention in many posts, our goal was a fun event.  We
> accomplished that.  Time to move forward.****
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