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Mike Fisher (Mikef)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 11:58 am: | |
Robb,
Go to: ferrariclubofamerica.org
click on events, then click on concours. Scroll all the way down the list of winners and you can click on FCA/IACPFA judging guidlines. I can mail you a copy if you want. Send me your address at [email protected] |
Mike Fisher (Mikef)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 9:38 am: | |
I've shown cars at numerous concours and they are great fun. They can also be frustrating. I guess it amounts to how deep you want to get into it. Most local shows amount to a beauty contest for the most part. Clean the car up as best you can and enjoy the day.
The bigger shows, especially marque club, put huge emphasis on originality and function. The ultimate is to have the car exactly as it left the factory with everything in working order and looking like brand new.
The question is: How far do you want to go and how much money are you willing to flush down the toilet? Are you going to drive and enjoy the car or are you going to buy a truck and enclosed trailer and never drive your car again? Are you going to tear out all your new hoses and clamps and replace them with old stock inferior quality, only to find out that they quit using these a month before your car was made? Do you want to spend $4,000 for that perfect/proper OE Nardi steering wheel, or continue to get a deduction because the one you have isn't.
Take your car and enter it in a show. Watch, listen, even eavesdrop on the judges. You can learn a lot very quickly this way.... More than you could ever read about. Ask the judge to meet with you after all his duties are completed and go over your car with you. Most will be very willing to do this. Ask to receive a copy of your scorecard and go over it with the judge. You can probably find out all kinds of things to improve by the next show and gain a few points. Some things are easily and cheaply done. Others may be much more complicated and expensive. You decide.
It's kinda like racing. Do you want to run some low key track days, or do you want to win Le Mans and the Indy 500 in 2003!!!!!!!!!!! |
DBP (Dilly)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 20, 2002 - 7:59 am: | |
I would suggest that you go to an event that you wish to show at and ask what is expected. Talk with people that are showing cars and ask questions. Most folks will be glad to take some time to chat if they are finished getting their car ready. Cavallino is a great place to see a top event. At FCA National events the judging will be the same as at Cavallino as they use the same set of guidelines. Like Solly said, regional events are lower key. This is due to a number of reasons,one being it is sometimes hard to get experienced judges. I started judging local events and then moved up to judge at the national level. Judging is an excellent way to learn how to get a car ready for a show. |
Steven J. Solomon (Solly)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 11:31 pm: | |
I've been in 3 concourses. Judging varies widely depending on how strict an event it is. Strict concours rules (such as Cavallino next weekend) deduct points for anything not original, including missing tools, manuals, wrong nuts and bolts, wrong emblems, etc. The theory is that it should look like it did when it left the showroom.
Local and regional events can be much more relaxed, and I have taken "best of class" twice without even owning a tools set or complete manual set, just had a car that looked terrific and was well detailed the day before.
The car should be clean, well kept (old but good paint is ok, but if you know your paint is chipped, faded, cracked don't bother showing it). The car has to appeal to the judges and the crowd.
I have always had fun at these events, and met some great people. Just go and have a good time. |
Robb Good (Robbgood)
| | Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 9:58 pm: | |
I have only owned my Ferrari for about six months and need a little help about a Concours event. Such as...What condition should a car be in to enter, How are the cars judged? etc.
I have not found any general information about these events on the internet. What I have read sounds like they are much fun, but nothing tells me about the nuts of bolts of it all. Any help would be appreciated. |
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