Upcoming Windham Show

I was looking over the classes for this year's Windham show at the High School. It seems that, with certain specific exceptions, there are no classes for anything newer than an '89.

Now, I am just guessing, but I would bet that if a vehicle newer than '89 that does not fit in another class should show up at the gate, the organizers will take their money anyway, and stick them all in Special Interest. Of course, that would be the absolutely wrong thing to do. We'll wait and see...

I have said this often: if a show does not have a class that is a "good fit" for a vehicle, then the vehicle should not be allowed to enter. Period. Many times, our car has not been allowed to enter a show because the show was limited to antiques and classics. That's fine. No problem. But when a show limits classes - regardless of which ones they limit - any vehicle that cannot legitimately be in a class should be refused entry.

For example, if there is no class for stock trucks, then stock trucks should not be allowed to enter. They have not been "invited". Classes tell you who is, and who is not, invited. If not invited, don't go.

We'll be checking out the Windham show, if only to find out if they will be playing the "stick 'em in Special Interest" game. If they do not want to have a class for "90's - present", then they should not allow any, unless they happen to fit in another class - legitimately. The organizers choose the classes they invite. If they leave out one or more classes, they should honor and enforce their decision nonetheless.

Settler's Green is for antiques & classics. Our car is not allowed. The Cumberland CHOP show is for antiques and classics. We cannot buy tickets. The All Mustang show at Funspot does not allow anything but Mustangs. That's fine - it is what the organizers have chosen. But what's good for one class is good for all. If a show does not include a class for certain vehicles, those vehicles should be denied entry, just as we are. Anything less is tantamount to cheating.

Windham does not include a class for 90's or newer. Unless a 90's or newer vehicle can legitimately fit into another class (Corvette '68-present, for example), it should not be allowed to enter.

Special Interest is for vehicles that have a SPECIAL interest. It is not a class for "miscellaneous". If shows want a miscellaneous class, there is such a thing - it is called the "orphan class". That simply means it is a class for any vehicle that does not fit into any of the other classes in the show.