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Concours judging for preservation class |
22truckie |
Jul 25 2016, 11:33 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 23-June 16 From: Lake Stevens WA Member No.: 20,138 Region Association: None |
Ok. At the risk of offending I have a question. I plan on submitting my unrestored 914 in the preservation class for judging at the national Porsche Parade in Spokane WA next year ( live in the state). I was advised by a very helpful member of this site about how the judging goes. He stated in preservation class judging, if you have factory paint and there are some runs in it , from the factory, that I needed to wet sand those down or I would get deducted. I also noted to him that on my car there were areas where the person at the factory who applied the adhesive for the weather stripping was a little over jelious and got some brush strokes outside the weather stripping. He also stated those would probably need to be removed to prevent point deduction. He then stated he was a concours judge for 914's. Now I have entered major concours shows in preservation classes and placed and never heard anything along those lines. I guess my question is this : If you are not judging on how the car was made exactly from the factory with no alterations or modifications at all, including, and especially, factory imperfections. Then what exactly are you preserving? How the car was made at the factory or how you wish the car looked from the factory. I know I am a new member but I am a long term unrestored, untouched addict who works hard at having people understand how important these treasures really are. Hope this spurs some good posts. Again no offense was ment by this post. I very much appreciate the help the judge was trying to give me
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JeffBowlsby |
Sep 15 2016, 01:34 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses Group: Members Posts: 8,524 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None |
Concours. Beauty contests. Who needs' em? Beauty is subjective and cannot be judged. I have seen stunning cars 'lose' to mediocre cars because of political connections of their owners in these events. And technical goofs like backpad adhesive being mistaken for rust because the judge was not competent regarding 914s. Gives me a distaste for the whole concept of these events.
Cleanliness and technical things can be judged but those are merely rational evaluations which is what these events are really about. These events become so subjective and often times the car owners and participants know more and care more about their car than the judges do. Then there is the winners/losers issue - someone always 'wins' and someone 'loses'...anyone who cares enough to display their car 'wins' in my book - they are putting it all out there - to share what is important to them, with others. I wish all events like these were simply for display purposes only, for everyones enjoyment. No judging, no awards - they take the fun out of the event. |
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