Thanks a lot for the comments and support guys. I truly appreciate it! Seriously.
You get on with yourself you big freakin' stud! Yay!
I'm so happy for you Scott, you deserve it after all you did.
When will you be in the magazines? Try and tell me you won't be!!
How did Jeff do?
Thanks a lot, Dave. I don't know nothin' about no magazines.
But no, really. I have no idea on timing of anything. You'll know when I know!
I'm not sure if Jeff won an award of excellence or not, but his car was part of the
Vortech booth on Saturday, which was really cool.
Scott,
Congratulations! I fully expect these to be the first of MANY awards for you. The dedication, crafsmanship. attention to detail, and quality put into your car is above and beyong anything most of us have seen.
Thanks Mike. I don't go on the interwebs after every time I go to a show, but I will say I have been to 5 shows this year and have collected 8 trophies so far. It's been a good year!
can you post a picture of your "show board" or whatever its called? i think whats missing from your car at the show is how clean your car is underneath. A couple jack stands and mirrors on the ground would get you that little extra push to get to the top.
Congrats!
I'm not a huge fan of the cars sitting on the race ramps or jackstands at shows. They always look 'off' to me. Even though they are at proper ride height, being a foot in the air just doesn't look normal to me.
I did actually have a mirror under the back of the car as well as a photo album sitting in the hatch that has over 500 pictures detailing the build.
That $6 Wal-Mart mirror and wheel chucks got the job done!
From my recollection of that show they don't allow you the typical "props" that complete a car that's being shown. No jackstands, no mirrors, no signage.
You have to consider that in a sea of worthy competitors, all w/o the benefit of any special widgets detailing the special "behind the scenes" build mods,....the car itself was the only way a judge could come to a decision.
All goes to say that your car speaks for itself Scott. Those plaques are the first of many, only limited by how many times you put it on display somewhere else.
Congratulations.
P.S.......You haven't done the recap of the show thread yet.
Here,....a template for you to follow:
http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-for...s-im-the-owner-and-a-can-of-bars-leak.859524/
I appreciate it, Mike.
The judging for the show was definitely interesting. There was a small army of judging volunteers walking around Friday afternoon with their clipboards and microfiber towels. I was curious what the towels were for. I quickly learned when I saw a judge wipe the towel across the underside of a fender and then look and whatever dirt and grime made its way onto the towel. I even saw them pointing to some incredibly tiny paint chips on the core support of a nearby car. I was amazed about of thorough they all were with their judging processes. I felt like I had entered a Concours d'Elegance event.
Two judges looked at my car. The one asked if it was okay to open my car door, and he did so with a clean microfiber towel. This type of judging process causes a lot of gripes with people, and I can understand why. Two people are responsible for the success or failure of your car at the show. Are these people fox enthusiasts? Do they know what modifications makes a fox special? Hell, do they even know what they are looking at? Mike Clay even admitted the inherent flaws of the judging system, but hey, that's just how it goes. They all had 500 cars to look at and go over with a fine tooth comb. It can't be a perfect process. A people's choice award for each class would have been cool though.
My car spent the day on Saturday at the TMI booth. Their sales manager reached out to me and said he loved my car and wanted it in their booth. I declined for the day of the show because I wanted to be judged, but I was happy to be in the booth on Saturday. I also made him aware of my less than wonderful experience with my seats, and made things right with me, so TMI is cool in my book now.
The SEFB fox cruise was awesome. The police escort was great and it was cool to see over 150 foxes all in one place.
The whole week was a blur. It all flew by incredible fast. I also lost 8 pounds during the week. A combination of sweating like a maniac, not eating much at all during the day, and walking a few miles every day probably had something to do with that.
Last but not least, a few more pictures that Lue Creative took of the car during the week:
Next big show is American Muscle here in PA and then Foxtoberfest in NC later in October.