Fox Lake 2013

[Anonymous]

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[D.Dawg]

Where do I begin?

This years show was nothing like the past 11 years shows at Fox Lake. The car count was way down from about 600 cars (normally) to about 300 cars this year. Weather could have been a factor (it was chilly and cloudy all day) or it could have been the change to not allow any new or newer cars in this show. Or, were there issues last year that have not been forgotten?

The awards, although early by about 30 minutes, was an absolute joke, just plain terrible. The announcer needs to go back to school and get some public speaking training. There were no introductions or explanations or lead-ins, just him and his flat, monotone, boring and disinterested voice calling out names and numbers. Then, the speakers were pointed away, so that it was hard to hear. There were gaps or quiet periods where it appeared the announcer was confused or simply forgot where he was or what he was doing.
My biggest criticism is giving multiple awards to vehicles and there were about 4 vehicles, or more, that received multiple awards. It is simply not right to give a Best In Class Award and Best Paint or Best Motor or Best Interior to the same vehicle. Other participants around me noticed this and expressed their displeasure.

I will pass on this show next year.

[circletrack]

Wow, nothing kills a show with stuff like this. I’m sure the weather had something to do with the low counts (it looked like rain almost all day in the Madison area until late afternoon), do they have someone new running the show? It’s been a great show in the past, hopefully they can take some constructive criticism and turn things around.

[moparkid25]

Sounds a lot like the judging from the Reedsburg show a few years ago. Some judges spent about 10 seconds on a car, then the next one they were picking it apart while opening and closing doors without permission.

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