Bonny Eagle

While it is true the show has yet to start, I have looked over a few things on their website and it looks like maybe they still don't have it right after 28 years. I will wait until the show to make any certain determinations, but for the record, here are a few things that pop out at me:

• The most noticeable thing is that they have FOUR CLASSES for tuners. That's (12) trophies for a class that has a limited number of entrants at most shows. Looks like every tuner should get a trophy
• On the other hand, people with trucks might note that one class is "1967-present". That covers FORTY YEARS of trucks. Strikes me as a bit unfair for truck owners (Antique Trucks covers only 8 years, which shows a great deal of disparity). A couple years of Tuners get 12 trophies, while 40 years of trucks get 3
• There is a '50's Class. But there is also a special class for 50's Fords, and 55-57 Chevy's. So, there are 9 trophies for a 10 year span of cars. This may have some merit, since there are so many 55-57 Chevys - but should the sheer number of a particular year be a determining factor? I think not - either you have one of the best or you don't. It shouldn't matter if there are 3 cars or 30 cars in your class. It just seems like 55-57 Chevys are getting a lot of extra consideration
• There is no class for "2000-present". This excludes a lot of good cars (except tuners - but not every 2000 or newer is a tuner).

It just strikes me as wrong to have 21 trophies for two classes - Tuners and 50's. And three years of Chevys get three trophies, while 10 years of Fords get three trophies, and a whopping 40 years of trucks get three trophies. Again, a lot of disparity.

Worse still, I'm betting that a bunch of unfortunate folks will be stuck out at the Bus Barn with the Tuners, being driven away by the loud, bass music that rattles windows and dispenses migraines like crazy. That drove us and a few others away at Casco last year, and I have heard horror stories about it at last year's Bonny Eagle show. It's good that the Tuners are secluded out by the barn, so they can be as loud as they wish. It is not good to subject any other class to the same area.

And I'll bet also that our PT Woody will be one of those "unfortunates", since we have to register as Special Interest because they do not have an appropriate class for us (2000-Present).

Well, we'll see. But I think the folks who put on this show should make an effort to make things more fair for all - and to have classes that afford every vehicle a place.