Andrew - you are partly correct. At the last Starfest, and several
Tri-O-Rama events I've been to, the Concours is done first, with the track
events on succeeding days. However, cleaning up the car after driving to
the event itself is a multi-hour affair, usually with hoses and buckets
supplied by the event hotel.
At SF06, in some cases the cars were cleaned up after driving the 2 week
route 66 trip, rainy days and dry, and then the jaunt up to Las Vegas. Some
of us also got to wash and polish the cars in Chicago after driving from
North Jersey.
The SD garnered a second (1 point off first) at SF. But it got really muddy
on the way back East, while driving through snow and rain on dirt roads in
Colorado. It was cleaned up properly when we got back to NJ, after almost
7800 miles (out and back)!
Werner
'83SD 223k
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From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wash Your cars! was Re: RustyQ 2006 Pictures are up
At the national MBCA Star Fest event, cars compete in autocross and
then get cleaned up for the concours. Typically, this display of he
ultimate in auomotive anality is carried out in hotel parking lots
under the blazing sun. If memory serves, our very own Chuck L. was a
routine double award winner at these festivities. I can clean better
than drive so my participation was limited to the concours.
