The Island

Fortunately for those intrepid fools who ventured out early this morning for Mackworth Island, the weatherman was 100% wrong, and we were not fools, after all. The weather could not have been more accommodating.

Having not been there before, I was impressed by the beauty of the area - the woodland walks, the shore - just grand! Thank you for sharing, folks!

While the show was rather small, it far exceeded my expectations. Fairly well organized. Pleasant and relaxing setting. Fine hosts. Good music. We had a good time.

The only thing that really raised an eyebrow is how a kit car (and there was a class for kits) was registered in another class, and (not surprisingly) took first place - as I have often stated, kits have a very distinct and huge advantage over the real thing, and should not be in the same class as the real thing. And while it was not surprising that it won, what raised the eyebrow was the fact that the judges were either unable to tell it was a kit, or did not care. In either case, it was a mistake to allow a kit to get away with a move like that. If a kit wants to play imposter in the wrong class, fine. But for judges to give it the nod is just wrong.

Otherwise, a near-perfect show. Thank you to the hosts!

P.S. Don't forget - the last scheduled balloting for the Super Cruise trophies (6 of 'em) will be held at Sonny's Convenience Store in Lyman tomorrow (Monday) evening, weather permitting. There is yet to be one "mystery" ballot location before the awards are presented at the Kiwanis Show in Standish on August 10th, but I will give you a hint - we plan to hold it this week sometime! Good luck to you all!