Toque

Nice... . When he gets home he will see the tire shine all sprayed down the side of his door/rear end

Toque

0Double D Mods

i think this is why the kid is crying, must have been windy and some of that over spray blew in his eyes

road pilot

My biggest "HUH" is folks that have bought a brand new vette
wash it, then show it expecting to win a trophy. I just don't
get it.

Dads C5

Where do you display these items during a show? Items# 1,2,and 5.

93v

Also the stuffed animals all over the interior

riarms

my tip would be to clean inside the gas cap and inside exhaust tips. they always go there for tie breakers. make sure your gas break and clutch pedals are clean. a big spot missed a lot is door hinges. It takes me 45 min to clean all four of mine.

NEVERL8C5

Car show judging seems so unfair sometimes but on a lighter note I enter my car at each event I attend just to park closer. I place my signature sign in the window that says this is what a corvette looks like when you drive the snot out of it everyday with a smile every mile.
I know some people really love to win at these events but I would much rather make a friend than carry home a dust collector.
PS my car is really nice and I do take very good care of it so I will not offend any of the really pristine cars.
To all of you who really try hard to win I hope your dreams come true sometime and the judges recognize all your hard work.

chrisj

Not only kids. I let a grandpa sit in mine at an open car show this summer, you should have seen his face! Priceless. Even more appreciative than the kids.

Now if you are a hot chick I'll let you crank it up and rev the snot out of it.....

While I enjoy picking up a trophy, I really enjoy people looking over the car and then seeing my display sign with the mileage on it - over 100k. They rarely believe the mileage. That's my biggest compliment.

chris

Rickman

I love my Corvettes and I love viewing other Corvettes at car shows. But, I admit, I rarely enter my cars in shows. I just don't get it!

I am supposed to pay an entry fee, spend 4 hours detailing the car, then spend another 4 hours or so sitting in the hot sun to win a $7 trophy??

Rickman

LaMagred02

RoadReady

Magnolia Car Club in Corinth, Miss. has a great format. Everyone that enters gets a nice wood plaque with a photo of their car shot as you drive in. They simply judge each car on cleanliness, condition and overall appearance, and award Gold, Silver, Bronze plaques. (Plus a few awards for the really outstanding cars.) No pressure, no hurt feelings, just a nice met & greet show & shine gathering for car guys (and gals) to pass a good time.


At the show & shine in little Iuka, Miss., they divide the registration proceeds and draw for cash prizes. $500 beats a $7 trophy any day, especially if you ain't gonna get a trophy.

damilleniumboy

I used to fight for the martial arts school that i taught for here in town, and I gave it my all up to the point of really hurting other fighters, and all for a $3.95 plastic trophy that said I won 1st place:o. Then when I turned 24, I had an argument with the studio owner because i didn't want to fight in a local exhibition, and i stopped teaching there. I went to a few car shows with my Mustang, and the car had to be spotless to the finest detail and i never ever won anything, so i just like to go watch now. The vette won't be in any local car shows or no shows anytime soon or at all actually. Then you get people sitting in your car to take pics or snooping inside and what not.

c5biscuit

I love these car show tips. Go to have fun and show your car. The joy of the show is people meeting other car enthusiasts. As for the trunk, glove box and console the rule of thumb is ... if if wasn't in there from the factory, take it out. I have been to shows all over the southeast and local shows and have never heard of the trunk being to plain (nothing in it). Ya win some and you loose some, but in everyone you have a good time and meet new friends.

z_corvette

I have found it is much MUCH more fun to DRIVE it

I went to a "show and shine".
Rule #1: pick all stones out of your tires
You're kiddin'.....Right????

The guy next to me went over his car with a whole bag
of Q-tips for an hour.

I would hope any of you guys, that polish that much, that
seriously, have another 'vette that you actually drive.
Life is too short to spend looking at a clean car.
They were made to be driven.........

My '04 Z16 has 40,000 miles of smiles

(Lucy)

#1 and # 5 are in the back cargo area and #2 is mounted with a Krause mount( hope I spelled/said it right) to the Passenger seat ..Here's a pic.

Dads C5

Thanks for the info.

C3Pat-0

Super late to the conversation - but if someone else finds it, thought I would ad this guide I found recently. I'd spent the last month reading over people's car show tips on the web and this was one of the better articles I found.

Disclaimer: I don't know much about car shows yet besides the little, poorly planned out events for classic car owners to show up in front of some retro dinner and show off rides to patrons for free burgers. I'm working up to taking my car to a legit state car show soon.

http://vamoswheels.com/blog/get-prep...next-car-show/

Bimmervet

I prefer a NCCC or NCRS Concourse to any car show. There they only judge the car. Not a stupid doll, signs, etc.
1st part of their judging is a tech where they make sure everything is working on your car. Doesn't work they take off points. Every one starts with 100
Car is judged with hood down, doors closed. They check for fit 1st then you open hood doors to judge interior and engine.
You will be asked to remove floor matts to check on carpet so don't put them in.
There are different classes Wash and Show don't check under hood, Concourse and Concourse Prepared , and Race Prepared.
If you have a chance enter your car in a Concourse, the judges will help you chose the class. It is a good way to see where your car can use some improvement. Judging is always fair.

rrwirsi

Me to. I own to drive, not to show.

CyberGray

That's it brother.....

And if you see a little kid really eyeballing your Vette ask him if he'd like to sit behind the wheel......

When you see the look on that face you'll get the best feeling in the world, I guarantee.......

And maybe create a future Vette owner.........[/QUOTE]

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