And at the end of they day your driving home in the C3 Corvette, and hes driving home in the Honda

Miles

 

 

Car shows are gay

 

Very true... A C3 is what it is and ricer you have to work really and spend alot to make it cool and C3 you just have to restore and spend about the same amount and at the end of the day your C3 is worth 2-3 times the ricer. You do the math

 

Our local club "The Glass PACK" just hosted our first show this past weekend. It was Corvettes only and all balloting was by other registered participants. To keep the playing field level, we excluded our membership from the trophy hunt in all of the normal classes. Trophies went to the top three vote getters in each class (by generation) and then also the top 3 in a "modified class". Top spot "Best of Show" was also off limits for our members. We then set up on class called Best of the PACK for others to vote on our members cars with 3 cars getting a trophy. I normally flip my registration card upside down on the dash to exclude my cars from the voting.



As said by others, Vette shows are a social event and its great to just spend the day hanging with fellow enthusiasts. We have fun and those who are serious about awards get what they want too.

Pictures can be seen on The Glass PACK website.

 

For me it depends what mood I'm In!

I love to Detail Like A Mad Man. It's therapy! So guys are into their Lawns, for me it's Detailing my machine

But as far a shows go, I've tried "Classic Chevys" and they won't Let me in (so much for raising money for charity) Because even though an 82 can get Antique Plates its not OLD ENOUGH.

I've done a few Cruze Nights, Okay but honestly like the judged shows. No matter who is juding them. I have a teenager who can spot wax build up from five feet on any car! I have more fun "Snatching First" from another Vette Buddy. It's Fun. But If I take second (or nothin) so be it! Thats why I have a day job!

That's a different story than "Giving" a trophy to someone. Can't stand that. You guy have heard the story of the "Best Engine Bay" Trophy that was given out prior to the judges even getting to my car.

Oh well Pet peeve I guess.

Can't Change People, so I'm gona keep goin anyway!

 

 

I was the only one in my class...easy..no bickering...no hard feelings..

 

i'm a ricer...and i love my '80...i sold my 'ricer' to get it, but i miss my old car everyday of the week (awd, 280 awhp, 3200 lbs, 5 spd, unique, and kept 'sleeper' so all mods were for 'go' not show). I agree with half your post, especially cocnsidering what my dad would have done to me if i reached past the barriers when he took me to car shows as a kid. I also agree with much of the voting inconsistencies you posted.

I do NOT, however, agree with someone being disqualified because the car is too new, or the wrong brand, unless that was specified.

It seems a car should have one or two of the following to be in a show:

1. Performance
2. Old but still in awesome shape
3. Completely unique in a tasteful way, either performance mods, style mods, etc...
4. Rare...either because of customization, difficult to find when new, difficult to purchase (price, overseas, etc.), only a few left, etc...

I know plenty of 'ricers' from the late 90's, early 00's that fit as many of those as your chrome bumper C3's do...I agree with your problem statement, just not all of your assumption of the cause...If there were entry requirements, then sure, i'll follow the inclusion/exclusion. but if not, if it's just a 'car show'...then any car that's not 'run of the mill' should be okay. I just hope judges would have more common sense than you all say they do. again, i agree with the problem, just don't agree that you've identified the correct 'cause' of that problem.

 

amen ,thats my look at it also. just enjoy the day

 

You're not a ricer. A ricer doesn't do any mods on the engine, just tacky body mods.

 

You probably scared off the competition with that intimidating car.

 

I certainly agree that there are few biased judges at open car shows, and at many Corvette only shows. I've even had a judge come up to me after a show and apologize to me because the other two judges didn't vote for my Vette, even though it was obviously better than the only other Vette there in my class.

However, I figure a trophy is just a bonus for having a great day with other car folks who like to hang out. Don't get me wrong, I've got a trophy or two, and do enjoy getting the recognition, but at the end of the day I've gotten more enjoyment from talking to folks who appreciate my ride, and tell me what they are doing with theirs, ask for advice etc..

 

I enjoy driving my Vette. when I started working on my Vette I found that if you weren't in the click the only way I could win is to have it rain and a lot of cars would leave. I just came back a 3,300 mile cruise. Looking at my front end and you can see how much I enjoy driving my Vette.

 

 

i agree, im 23 years old with a 1978
i hate all this kids with these new cars that know nothing about them.
or even worse know about their car and nothing about classics.

so what...they can read a manual.

as peter griffin would say
"do you know what really grinds my gears? ...."

 

I ahve actually had pretty good luck at car shows. I would guess that I trophy about 95% of the shows that I attend. I don't know the sponsors either. I did get beat once by a 1970 rust bucket monte carlo. Never quite figured that one out. LOL

 

AND you car is going up in value every year, and no matter what what a ricer does, it really does nothing but go down in value

Miles

 

I agree with everyone but there's another side to car shows I've recently noticed and it turned me off. I apologize if I offend anyone.

I've been going out to the car shows over the past month and the Vet owners that I've tried talking to were absolute snobs or part of an elite group of retirees with no interest outside their Corvette click. They had no interest in conversation and just wanted to discuss how many cars they had and how much their car is worth. "Everything" IS original and on some it was noticeably not the case.

I go the shows to check out the cars, meet people, talk cars and mainly get ideas for my own Vet. I won't show my car because once I walk through I'm anxious to get in mine and take off.

I had a conversation the other day with a 76 owner. He just dropped a new engine in and was complaining about the "ORIGINAL Crossfire engine" The entire engine was topped off with chrome bowties and not the correct (chromed) replicas. Thanks, have a nice day.

I tried talking to another guy with a detailed engine, new paint, new interior and a dash cover He stated he bought the car for 9K and paid 20K in restoration. I asked a few question and it was clear he had NO clue. Thanks, have a nice day.

I guess the cool Vet owners were walking around enjoying themselves.

Side note: I was cruising the Jersey t.p. home tonight and hooked up with a red C4 for some spirited driving. If that was anybody here.

 

I'll only show if the car show is for "Classics" and correctly defines a classic in the entry form as 25 years or older. You'll find these shows to be attended by a more respectful crowd.