VW Nationals 8th April All must attend

[static1800]

someone said PVW mag are sending someone down, is this at all true?

[gpk_gti]

each car is having 4 judges right? then getting an average from all the scores as the total?

you got it!! each judge judges on the same catagories .eg- interior&ice ,exterior inc bodykits wheels ,etc etc. so before one judge was for each catagory.the same judge for years judged BODY.obviously he thought that car was so hot for him.get it!! hehe
by having four judges the possibility of that car winning overall is not possible.

someone said PVW mag are sending someone down, is this at all true?

someone was telling me that at our wollongong cruise.I hope its true!!

[DubSteve]

And what don't we agree on???????

Read the last few pages.

[syncro]

Read the last few pages.

Your pages must be different

[gpk_gti]

how many cars u bringing syncro?

[syncro]

Only one. Got sick of multiples many years ago.
I only have two cars now so I take the Kombi one year and the TT the next.

It'll be good to see you guys succeed where we failed.

[fuzion]

showers predicted but can only hpe that wont happen in the end!

seems liek the judging will be a bit fairer this time around! hopefully wont be judged due to previous winners, owners etc.

[syncro]

showers predicted but can only hpe that wont happen in the end!

Get there early, and get undercover.

[gpk_gti]

It'll be good to see you guys succeed where we failed.

you guys didnt fail,just built the foundations for this attempt.

hopefully wont be judged due to previous winners, owners etc.

that deffinately wont be happening.4 judges,each independant!!! each catagory(4)has 25pts.so the total points is out of 400.

[DubSteve]

Your pages must be different

No the same as everyone elses.

This year will be more fairer than any other year. So if we get a good turnout and make a statement well then, we got a chance for next year.

[syncro]

No the same as everyone elses.

See me on Sunday, Steve.

[gpk_gti]

im going to smack both of you on sunday!! !!!

[blackgti1.8]

I've known this car for over twenty years and have never liked the styling through its various phases. But that's just my opinion.

Good grief Phil - you've been tracking this thing for 20 years
No wonder it's in prime condition - I'll bet he never drives it between Nats

Well, I guess if all you want to do is win shows....
(seeing that style is obviously not a criteria)

I admire guys that have the patience to build show cars, but personally, I like to enjoy my cars...
Still, I'll be there to support the cause

[syncro]

No wonder it's in prime condition - I'll bet he never drives it between Nats

Well, I guess if all you want to do is win shows....
(seeing that style is obviously not a criteria)

I admire guys that have the patience to build show cars, but personally, I like to enjoy my cars...
Still, I'll be there to support the cause

Until a couple of years ago, it was a daily driver. He used to drive it about 10km to and from work and left it in the outdoor carpark all day 6 days per week for over twenty years. It was in the same condition then as it is now. He has more patience than me. Have you seen his Vento?

It has undergone various styling changes over the years and none of them that I have really liked, but each to their own.

[Draco]

I'm not giving you an opinion here, I'm just telling you the way the points are given.



I agree 100%. That is my opinion.

The judging has been done at the Nationals for pretty much the whole time this way. I was a judge one year, and yes, personal taste was not something to be used as a yard stick, and I agree... The car that shall remain nameless that you're all talking about, while it may not be to everyones liking (Or pretty much, no ones liking here) you have to admit, it is in an immaculate condition, and THIS is what has won it so many trophies...

BUT there also has been (Up until this year) a "Daily Driver" class (Daily Driven up to 1960 All, Daily Driven 1961 to 1970 All, Daily Driven 1971 to 1980 All, Daily Driven 1981 to 1990 All, Daily Driven up to 1991to 2000 upwards All, Daily Driven 2001 Upwards All) to cater for those of us who don't just hide our cars in a glass box on the shelf and bring it out for the show days in an air conditioned, humidity controlled trailer... It's just that the watercooled fraternity may have seen this event as an air cooled only event and have stayed away, maybe because of the judging criterior but now we have the chance to change this, and to do this, we need a good showing. When Brian and I mentioned the turn out to the Woolongong run at the committee and general meetings, most of them were stunned! So let's stun them again... I'm bringing 2 water coolers again and brian will be bringing his.

Brian is the one here to ask about the judging as he was one of the ones that set it up and also taught it, but that was then and this is now.. And whilst the traditionalists may still want to be judged this way, it doesn't mean that the Water generation want it so, which is why the Loon (and others) have put so much work into the new catagories (We have had something similar to these catagories, but they were removed because only a small number of watercoolers show up or they're all in the car park) then of course the club isn't going to buy trophies that are going to go to waste. One year at the Penrith forum there were more people in the car park than inside the show as there were more cars and BETTER cars outside... Go figure...