NCRS judging

[dlrshort]

I had my '66 judged today by the NCRS. Very interesting to say the least. I entered the car at the last minute and had no time to see a judging manual and had no idea what to expect. I had the car checked by an NCRS guy when I bought it and he pointed areas with the car which were not correct. I addressed some things but not others. Much to my suprise I took a 2nd flight ribbon.

I would encourage anyone in the forum if you are cureous about the correctness of your car to go to a judging meet. It is at very least an intersting experience!!

Dave S.

 

[IH2LOSE]

Congradulations on the 2ND flight. I am glad to hear you enjoyed it. I want to go for flight judging but each time I think I am ready some one point out another problem.


Some Day

 

[RugHead]

I agree with your encouragement and I share your outlook on judging... Congratulations on reaching a Flight level! You must have a heckuva car!

 

[JL66REDCPE]

dlrshort -- congratulations on your 2nd flight and it is great to hear you enjoyed yourself. I was one of the three people that judged your chassis. You have a beautiful car - continue to enjoy it.

 

[studiog]

Congrats on the award. Must be a great car! Enjoy.

 

[Jim Hester]

Congrats.
I too went through flight judging for the first time this past weekend (the car has been judged on several occasions, but not with me as its owner). After watching the judges spend in excess of 3 hours on my car and findind a gazillion small problems, I received a top-flight ribbon. If I were to attempt to correct all the little things that are reasonably correctible, I'll be busy for the next two years. Come to think of it, I'd probably be busy anyway fiddling with the darn thing!

I had my '66 judged today by the NCRS. Very interesting to say the least. I entered the car at the last minute and had no time to see a judging manual and had no idea what to expect. I had the car checked by an NCRS guy when I bought it and he pointed areas with the car which were not correct. I addressed some things but not others. Much to my suprise I took a 2nd flight ribbon.

I would encourage anyone in the forum if you are cureous about the correctness of your car to go to a judging meet. It is at very least an intersting experience!!

Dave S.

 

[Eric]

Congradulations on the 2ND flight. I am glad to hear you enjoyed it. I want to go for flight judging but each time I think I am ready some one point out another problem.

Some Day

All the more reason to go ahead and bite the bullet. That way you have something to use as a sort of checklist. Do it at the chapter level to start, much more laid back.

 

[Vette66AirCoupe]

What gets removed during judging? Would I have to remove the Pertronix electronic ignition and put the points and condensor back in? Is a reproduction teakwood wheel a big negative?

 

[dlrshort]

Congratulations to the top flight winner.....

Regading removal of parts, we had to drop the spare tire, and remove ignition shielding to expose wires, distributor, and coil.

 

[JohnZ]

What gets removed during judging? Would I have to remove the Pertronix electronic ignition and put the points and condensor back in? Is a reproduction teakwood wheel a big negative?

It's unlikely that anyone (at least at the Chapter level) would lift the adjusting window and look for points inside, and if they did, it's only a one-point deduction anyway. Most of the good repro teak wheels (from Eric Freeman or Teak Freaks) look just as good as the originals, few people can tell the difference, and that's only a one-point deduction. There's no automatic deduction just because a part is a reproduction - any deduction is based only on the extent to which it deviates in appearance from an original part.

The only parts the owner needs to remove for judging are the upper distributor shield, the air cleaner, and drop the spare tire.

 

[Vette66AirCoupe]

One more question. Will a TarTopper pass muster? Pushing it, aren't I?

 

[I'mAVettehead]

MY battery topper got by the chapter level judges but was caught at the National level. It was worth a couple of laughs. :L

 

[JL66REDCPE]

My guess is that you would lose at least 9 points for the battery as it is not a "tar" top and probably not dated. Also, the correct length of the 'J" bolts will also be checked.

 

[tomtom72]

Hi dlrshort and congrats on your Flight award! I'm a noob & was watching some judging at AC event (kerbeck's show) I have sooo much more appreciation for the process after seeing what is involved. What a lot of work for judges & owners alike. If it wasn't for the process it seems to me no one would know what the first 3 generations are supposed to look like. Man that's some job to compile that amount of data!!

You must be very proud! Tom

 

[billbonn80]

Restamped Engine

I have a 65 Coupe that I want to try for a flight award one day from NCRS. One hesitation I have is that 327 engine has the correct casting number (3782870) and correct date (G214) for my car, however, the front pad is obviously a restamp even though it contains the corrct vin# and HP rating. I bought the car this way and it was represented to me as an original block. I have since become much more educated on Corvettes and now know that it is either not the original block or it was decked and the correct numbers reapplied with characters that are all the same. The front pad stamping is much to neat and uniform for a factory stamping. How would this affect points for the engine. Thank you in advance for any input.

Bill

 

[JohnZ]

The majority of points for the block are allocated to the casting number (350) and casting date (175) as being correct for the car; the pad only gets 88 points (25 for the engine plant stamp, 25 for the assembly plant VIN stamp, and 38 points for the pad appearance and surface). As long as the casting number and date are correct, an obvious restamp would get the same deduction as a blank decked pad - 88 points (out of 4500 for the whole car), and you can lose up to 270 and still Top Flight.