Best of the Best

I got a call today from an individual who took a 1st place at a show, but we are not allowing anyone to cast votes for him.

So, for the benefit of all, I will explain.

He did not stick around to have his picture taken with his vehicle and provide us with his name & info. So, his pic could not be included in the "Best Of" line-up for that show. If his vehicle does not appear in the line-up, people cannot legitimately vote for his car.

I explained to him that this is not a personality contest, where people vote for the person. Instead, it is a contest of the VEHICLES - which ones are the best. People should be voting for the vehicles, and that is why it is essential to have your picture (with your vehicle) entered in the line-up.

If your vehicle does not appear in the line-up, and someone votes for you, anyway, they are not voting for the vehicle - they are voting for the person. And that is not what this is about.

I realize that there will always be those who vote the "buddy system", regardless (and I find that disturbing, since it is dishonest). That cannot be stopped. But we CAN reduce it as much as possible, and one way to do so is to disqualify any winner who does not stick around to get into the line-up.

So, as we have been saying at every show we have attended, if you are a 1st place winner and want to be eligible for the "Best of the Best" awards, stick around after the awards and get in the line-up for your pic to be taken. If you choose not to, that is fine, but you then become ineligible for votes (for that show).

Any questions - just ask.

Now, someone else asked if they could provide pix & info of 1st place winners at shows HotKarz does NOT attend, if they would be eligible. The answer to that is "YES", provided you provide the pix (winner & vehicle) and info (owner's name & make/model/year of vehicle) even if you are not among the winners, and provided you get the MC to let you advertise it, as you have seen me do, over the PA system. If you give every 1st place winner the opportunity to join the line-up, and provide the pix and info, I will post them and folks can vote. Just make absolutely certain that you provide the names & info in the SAME ORDER as the pictures you took, so the correct info can be posted with each vehicle.

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