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jonmandude wrote:Why do we have so many classes any how?
Because many people choose which shows to go to by their best chance to get a trophy. So in order to draw more spectators, we have added classes to give out more trophies. But in the process haven’t we cheapened the whole idea? We have all seen cars that received trophies just because they were in a class of 3 and they were the 3rd best car.
Then the shows try to do year restrictions to cut back. But that hurts the hobby.
So we are back to adding classes so more people receive trophies and leave happy, so they’ll come back next year. But then we bitch and moan because the trophy presentation takes too long and the day is too long because it takes too long to judge 40 classes of cars.
How about instead of dash plaques we just give each person a “best of class” trophy upon entering and call it a day? Then everyone can feel good about themselves. Is that where we are headed?
We can’t let the Mustangs compete with the muscle cars. We can’t let the corvettes compete with the Camaros. We can’t let the small blocks compete with the big blocks…in the same damn cars. It is ridiculous.
A couple of comments…
First, of all your CAR is your trophy. Whether you receive a plastic trophy at at a local car show “judged” by amateur volunteers or not is meaningless. If you want to truly “compete,” go to a show specifically for your marque and get judged by people who really know something about your specific car.
Many local car shows are fundraising events for the show’s sponsors or communities, etc. The idea of giving away a lot of plastic trophies show people attend and support the cause that the event sponsor is trying to support. These are not really “competitions.” It is an opinion of generally unqualified people who are volunteers.
The best part of the car hobby is a shared passion for cars and the opportunity to meet people that you would never probably have a chance to meet if it wasn’t for this common interest. Don’t waste your time worrying about classes and trophies etc. I’ve had much more enjoyment from talking with people about my car and hearing stories about the one that they had some experience with that was similar to mine than I will ever get from a plastic trophy… Just my $.02.
I used to enjoy visting this forum because of the car related content. I rarely visit the site any more because of threads like this. Not sure what any of this has to do with Wisconsin Collector Cars… Just my $0.02.
PT50Man wrote:Looks good, do you get royalties?Looks good Ryan. I was thinking the same thing as PT50… they should have at least sent you a gift certificate or something.
Could not disagree more. Obey should be the poster-child for why term limits are long overdue. Career politicians (on both sides of the aisle) are a huge part of what is broken in our government. If Politico, The Washington Post, and The New York Times are all singing his praises, then that tells me the guy is a left-wing partisan. I am thrilled to see him go…
GTO Man wrote:
Quote:After screwing the American people employees of Wall Street firms…How about bashing unions for their part in screwing the American auto industry which also led to the American people getting “screwed?” At least Wall Street firms have/ or will pay back American taxpayers.
GTO Man wrote:
Quote:Danica is a very welcome addition to the Nascar scene.You really mean NASCAR “scenery” don’t you?
moparkid25 wrote:
Quote:-go make fun of Team Mustang,Here we go again… best just to let that one go unsaid guys…
GTO Man wrote:
Quote:The economy will still be weak in 2016.I forgot to mention… If you really think the economy will still be in trouble in 2016 GTO Man, sell all your assets and buy gold.
I disagree. Hosting the Olympics is beneficial to the host city’s economy. Are there expenses up front for all of the additional infrastructure needed? Sure. But nobody would want the games if they were an economic liability.
I would have been happy to rent my house for $2k per week to someone visting Mt. Horeb for the biking events…
