I would recommend contacting the Chapter in your area (If you say what part of TX, I would be happy to refer you to the right place) Contact the Chairman and ask about meeting places and times. Chapter/Regional judging events are usually once a year, and most chapters meetings are quarterly, some bi-monthly.

You have to prepare for the judging events by training to be a judge, usually by discussing each others cars and helping each other to achieve what it takes to get a Top Flight. Again, as I stated earlier, it is generally more of a business/school setting than social setting.

To be honest, I would guess less than 25% of the people who attend will actually go for the Top Flight Judging, so most are there to learn and appreciate the level of commitment it takes.

Personally in my 40 years of membership, I have taken only one Corvette to Top Flight and achieved by first a Chapter 2nd, then Top Flight, after that a Bloomington Gold. It is a MAJOR commitment going for that, it was a challenging, learning and rewarding experience. But as of now (15+years later) I'm good with playing with driver quality cars from this point forward. To be fair, I also ran a 65 Roadster on the ISCA Circuit back in 86 and 87. Not until just recently have I even considered running another car on the Circuit. Maybe this next season, but we will see? (Not a Corvette)

I guess what I am really trying to say, is if you attend the smaller functions, you will see there is a gambit of people and level of interest all driven by the same appreciation of history.

 

You might want to direct some of that condescending judgement right back at yourself, pal. I don't care how many threads you've created or how many posts you've made. That doesn't give you any right to act like a judgmental jackass. You don't know anything about me, and I would love for you to tell me what exactly in my last post is untrue.

 

I call BS!!!! There is NO WAY anyone can believe what you just said, one person ruins an organization of 20,000 members for everyone.

Every organization I have ever belonged to, professionally or socially has people I like and those that rub me wrong. The same I am sure can be said about me by others. I will be the first to admit, I have no filter and am passionate about certain things. But to judge an entire organization on how I react or may be someone else is just BS. You NEED to go, mingle, see if YOU fit in, maybe its not them????

 

name calling will get you nowhere. and lets keep this thread on track. I would love to live in a world like you describe but I have yet to find it

 

The tread is about a member's not so great experience with the NCRS. It IS on track. I live in the same world as you, pal.

 

So you've never had a bad customer service experience and stopped patronizing that business, aye? I guess you got real lucky. We all have to deal with folks in an organization (our workplace) that we may not be crazy about, but we HAVE to since it's our job. That's NOT what we're talking about here. Please specifically POINT out ANYTHING in my post which is FACTUALLY dead wrong. Not just your opposing opinion...

 

I will agree that some may not understand the layout of a Judging event. I will also agree that there is some people that can and will make a situation uncomfortable. I will also state there is 100/1 ratio of people that are less wound than others about any situation (That is of course a number from the air) so bottom line, there is more good than bad. Remember this is a WORLD Wide organization broke down by chapters, regions etc...

Factually I will state: No person is important enough to ever be considered the sole spokesman for an organization. Period. There are those that will take the helm and try to steer it in their own ideas, but if it goes off track the following election can hopefully cure the problem. (YES, I know that also means outside of NCRS) In fact if it is bad enough there can be a special election.

I feel it is COMPLETELY unfair to judge an entire organization by the few, without first meeting people outside their circle. One needs an open mind and social skill themselves as well.

 

I think his comments about “how you were brought up” was a global observation about people, not an attack on you. I think that misunderstanding is why Im not giving out hostility sanctions yet.

Still, the pissing match is getting off the rails, as do all threads created to attack NCRS do. They have a shelf life, and this is that point.