I am glad that SOMEONE is as passionate about All Holden Day (NSW) as I am, regardless of opinions about various "Activities" at AHD, there is very little passion. In the 12 months since the website (
http://www.ahd.oldholden.com) went live, there has been more than 6000 hits. Yet this is the FIRST TIME anyone has provided real feedback. DONT STOP NOW!!!
I like Ken's comments about presentation. Presentation is probably the single most important element in my limited experience, and I cite a very good example of this. There is an Annual Street Machine show near Rouse Hill in NSW. At the show there are many varients of Street machines, from Rice burners, to Muscle cars, 9 second drag cars and low riders - IE. most elements of the sport were represented. In one corner of the show sat an early model Corolla coupe. It was freshly painted and had mags on it. It was in a position that people could think that it MAY not be an exhibition vehicle. You get the idea. I approached the vehicle to find one of the most HIGHLY DETAILED vehicles that I have seen for a long time. Great trim, An even coat of paint (Or two!) and simple chrome wheels, lots of detail in the engine bay, even bolts were cleaned and detailed. The brakes were standard looking, but once again clean and tidy. This was probably the car of the show for my money: Simple yet you could see the TIME and EFFORT that had been invested in the car. No Huge 22" mags, Brembo brakes, switch paint or $15,000 stereos here. LOTS of elbow and dedication and a decent bit of planning and focus.
I thought not much more about the car after the show, until I bumped into a friend that was an entrant at the show in his (With all due repect) ruff and tuff drag car. We were chatting about the show and things and he commented that the corolla had won a trophy; "Have you seen it?'... "No, But corolla's shouldn't win trophies (Blah Blah Blah!)"
It beat some of the Summernats winners PURELY for it's detail, and in my opinion, deservedly so.
The moral is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. SOMEONE has to establish some clear and simple judging AND scrutineering guidelines to establish a base for ALL shows.
Personally I dislike "Sponsor Trophies" as the ONLY method of judging, however, given the lack of support from the Holden Community in the running of the NSW AHD, there will not (I assume) any change in the future.
PLEASE COMMENT!!!!
Steve
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