Almost Funny

First, a bit of background - these are the two vehicles that were in Special Interest at Telstar to which I referred as having jumped class. Most folks looking at this picture will see what is apparently a Chevy SSR, and a '46 Street Rod.

The fellow who owns the SSR commented that he was "offended" that I said he was cheating because he says his vehicle is a Roadster, and the vehicle beside was a dragster, so they "belonged" in SI.

Wrong! The problem is - IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE! Neither is Special Interest. SI is not a roadster or dragster class. If they cannot comprehend the simple and clear definition of Special Interest, then they are beyond help. Makes no difference if his truck is a "roadster", or if the street rod is used for drag racing (most street rods used to be built specifically for dragging, in case anyone missed that - apparently this guy did).

But for his benefit, I will put it out there once more as to exactly why neither vehicle should EVER be in Special Interest:

1) Neither is uniquely distinguishable from others of its kind. In fact, at the show the fellow stated there were 1200 of them. That's a LONG way from being "uniquely distinguishable."

2) Neither one follows a specific and unusual theme - and if you do not know what a theme is, look it up, because I am tired of going over this in an attempt to educate people who simply find it easier to cheat than to get educated.

Since those are the ONLY two instances in which a vehicle qualifies for Special Interest, it is clear that neither should have been there. The other (4) vehicles did belong - 2 had themes, and the other two were kits, which were included in SI at this show.

So, either these gentlemen need to look up the definitions of UNIQUE and THEME, or they simply do not care and have no problem with cheating. But ignorance is no excuse - SI has been defined and analyzed, word-by-word, more often than the word "change" has passed President Obama's lips.

But now they know. Wanna bet they will STILL enter Special Interest when the opportunity arises?

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