Monday morning we were up early for a judges meeting. I was judging 1968 to 1972 operations. We had 1968, L88 convertible, a 1969, 427 coupe, a 1970 small block and a 1972 small block convertibles to judge. All went well and judging was completed before lunch. After lunch owners underwent Performance Verifications. A Chevron gas refinery tour was the tour of the day. Monday night was the members meeting. This is where all deserving members received all their achievement awards for the year. Black hats, red hats, black jackets and shirts for all the Master Judges. Founders awards and plaques and much more.
I finally received my Black Hat after years of judging .
Tuesday was a day off the judging field for me, so I spent the day doing tech seminars in one of the meeting rooms. Bow Tie etc, Judging continued in the main hall. Following my seminar I had time to catch up with a lot of friends, that you only seem to meet up with at these events. I also had time to check out all the cars. The race cars were a treat and the Flight cars were exceptional representation as you would expect. All in all a fun day. The folks along with 100 others spent the day on San Francisco bus tour. The fun thing about this event, was that there was something for everyone to do, all the time, if you wanted to do it, or just relax between sessions.
Wednesday was a day off for me. I left the hustle and bustle of the show and took the folks site seeing. We went to the Winchester mystery house and the Egyptian museum. I also managed to check some of the local cars for sale ( I couldn't resist).
Thursday was my big judging day, so up early and to the judges meeting. The folks took the train tour through the mountains to Santa Cruz. My judging assignment was 1965 mechanical. Not easy and the most controversial section for judging in my opinion. It's never fun telling an owner he has a restamped engine or a clone. We had 4 cars to judge. A 365hp coupe, a 396 convertible, a 375hp convertible and a 365 big tank coupe. Fortunately all went well and we were done by 1pm. This was my first National Judging event judging. I finally made it. All these cars received their Top Flight awards.
That evening was the banquet. Fantastic. The food was exceptional and most people were ecstatic with there judging results.
A great show. Congratulations to the event organizers, participants and sponsors for a job well done.
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- Down Under
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
- GM Down Under is a licensed, bonded dealership, located in Costa Mesa, Southern California. We have been in business for 11 years. In those 11 years, we have been exporting European and American made vehicles of all types, all over the world. Most were purchased from us sight unseen. Because of this honesty & integrity, we have been very successful in our business. These days, we are mainly specializing in Corvettes and some special interest classics. We are also a member of the National Corvette Restoration Society "NCRS". Our membership number is 33762. Qualified Master NCRS Judges on staff.