Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Car show trophies,fair or not?

[<eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi folks, many of these mixed make car shows are not for originality, they 
are for show only. Fun, not competitive. I've been involved in many of these 
thru the years, and most judges either just LIKE  a vehicle or someone has 
really purdee paint. Sometimes the 'best of show' if given to a old timer 
who might not have much time left on this old earth.

If you ever get into the photo galleries of my website, there are dozens of 
cars I used to show at different meets, and many at the Astrodome AutoRama 
which is a 5 star ISCA show. Not cheap to do, but standards are different 
than AMO judging. In other words, standards vary from meet to meet. One meet 
you will win a first, next meet you won't place, and next meet win a second 
place. Don't read too much into it.

Some of the judges can't even spell AMC. At the Muscle Car Nationals here, 
the judges were going to deduct 10 points off every 68-70 AMX 'because the 
owners had removed the rear seat'. At the Astrodome, my 70 r/w/b Donohue was 
judged mistakenly twice, while the poor bastard who had paid $56 to show his 
stunning 72 Javelin, which was parked next to mine in the club display, got 
passed over. In other words, they forgot to judge his, and judged mine 
twice. He was pissed as he should be. I took a first, but was 'full closed' 
for the show, that means as the car would be seen on the street, closed 
doors, hood, trunk, which are automatically -30 points for each. however I 
was only one in the class, so won a big 5 foot trophy which with dozens of 
other trophies, as shoved in a forgotten corner of warehouse covered with 
dust and parts.

Bart basically said it in one sentence "maybe this was the wow factor". 
Again, don't take it personally, there will be times you win first and 
didn't expect to even place! It all evens out, just don't forget the fun 
aspect of being there. And from my own personal experience in showing over 
150 AMCs from the 1980s-on, if one goes to a meet expecting to win something 
they will be disappointed. Go to have fun and if it happens, it happens, 
just enjoy the meet and the folks there.

Now let's see some photos of your Gremlin, post a link please.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steph" <fastchevelleg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Car show trophies,fair or not?


> Hi everyone! We went to a car show the other day. There was 100 top
> trophies and then there was 10 trophies for best amc, mopar, chevy, ect.
> Anyway we got # 14 in the top 100. Then there was 2 amc's up for the
> Best amc trophy, one was our 74 Gremlin and then a 69 Javlin. The
> Javlin got the Best AMC award. My husband and I went to look at the
> Javlin that won. It had a chevy motor, so how could it be the BEST
> AMC?????????????    Check out my pic
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