Friday, August 27, 2010

Raymond

Tomorrow we plan on going to the show in Raymond. However, I am not too entusiastic about some things.

The history of cars goes back roughly 120 years. The Raymond show is putting more than half of all cars ever manufactured into one class - Earliest through '50's. Therefore, antiques, street rods, '50's etc. will all be in one class, which is unheard of - and terribly unfair to those with vehicles pre-1960. Especially with only two awards per class.

Because of this, I suspect a lot of pre-'60 vehicles will not be showing up. I could be wrong, but history indicates many folks will not attend if there is virtually no chance for them to be competitive and have a chance to win.

Meanwhile, with the exception of '90-Present, all other classes only include one decade. While that sounds fair, consider that a stock vehicle will be competing with customs and muscle cars from the same decade.

Now, the reason I am writing this in advance is for the purpose of defusing the many complaints that might come from this classing system. You now know, up front, what to expect. If you find other things worthy of criticism, fine - let me know and I will publish it. But I have no desire to publish 100 complaints about the classing.

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2 comments:

cheryl page said...

I am writing to you to clarify this show so feelings of the people putting on this show wont get hurt . It is not about the DAMN TROPHY!!!! They decided to have ahow because the children of this schools principal cancelled all field trips for all kids . This show is about the kids not classes not trophys !!!!!!!

August 28, 2010 at 9:30 AM
ibiz1ibiz2 said...

We understand that, Cheryl. That is what THEY are doing it for. But there are two sides to everything, and that may not be why many folks would go. Many do not really care what the cause is - every show has a "good cause". That does not stop some folks from wanting to win trophies. The point is, if someone is going to have a show, no matter what the cause or reason, they should at least attempt to do it in such a way as to be fair to the people they are asking to give them money. If the organizer does not give any thought to the people who are paying, don't expect the people to pay. It's a two-way street. If you want money from a customer, you gotta give the customer something he wants. Otherwise you might just as well stand out front with a bucket collecting donations, and not even have a show. Try to understand basic economics - the more you offer the paying customers, the more money you will make for the kids. A lousy show will not attract cars, and therefore will not attract money. A good show attracts more cars, and therefore more money. If you really think that all the street rods, antiques and '50's folks will show up in spite of being treated most unfairly, then perhaps you need to re-evaluate. And if they don't show up, the show will make much less money. Get it? The object of a show to raise money is to ATTRACT THE CARS! You don't do that with a show that is unfair to almost everyone. Personally, I don't care about trophies, and usually don't even bother to register anymore. But I still expect the show to be FAIR to those who are paying the money, and for those who go specifically for the competition, which is a good thing. And don't even try to tell me most don't care about the trophies - I notice that most register to try and win, and many bitch when they don't. If they don't care, then let's see how many do not register at the shows anymore. Just pay your money and enjoy.

August 28, 2010 at 2:34 PM

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