Tricked Ponies Car Show (Goodyear)

[HIKER]

I thought the judging method was good. I'm not a big fan of participant voted car shows.
I would change the fact that judges can not enter their cars. If someone asked me to judge a show, I would pull my car in a heartbeat. Just seems odd and doesn't look right to others.


..and get rid of the bucket system.....lol

[Blown66]

Hmmm...I don't know if I agree with that...does Copperstate do it? Not that they are the end all, just guessing they have ran across this once or twice. lol Seems to me at their show, their judges cars were entered but not judged by the car owner.

Regardless, this is trophies we are talking about and not massive amounts of money or valueables. If you can't trust people, or you (generic "you" not Hiker) are going to lose sleep over a trophy in a car show, then you have your priorities messed up.

I vouch for my guys enough to say that not one member won that cannot be justified. Now to say that (cheating) wouldn't happen in the future making your point valid. . .but I think if you are having judges judge not their category, then that should be fine. IMO

I don't know if I would judge (I mean I guess I would,almost did) without being able to show my car competitively. But I wouldn't expect others with less vested interest in the show to judge and keep their car out. Maybe I am short changing them. . .

So...you wanna judge next year? I am guessing if that is a criteria...I'll need to start looking now. lol Can I count you in?

BTW the count for the charity is up to $7,400 now and the show WILL have all fords next year. Although it will be a limited amount (40-50) of cars.. .probably Roadsters, Street Rods, cobras and special interest. (pre-72)

[Rev'n Kevin]

BTW the count for the charity is up to $7,400 now and the show WILL have all fords next year. Although it will be a limited amount (40-50) of cars.. .probably Roadsters, Street Rods, cobras and special interest. (pre-72)

There are tons of all makes car shows and ford shows here in Az., but only a handful of mustang only shows. The name of the show is Tricked Ponies, to turn into an all ford show, in my opinion would be terrible mistake. Being a mustang only show is what makes this show so special. I had no problem with the 3 cobras and 1 ford gt being there, as they were there as display only, now if there had been 10 cobras and 5 gts, then I would have had a problem with it, as I would have felt that they were taking away from it being a "mustang" show.

Every show supports some kind of charity, and to me this is the icing on the cake. But when I attend a show my 1st priority is what kind of show is it, i.e.: mustang only, all ford, or all makes. If all three of those kind of shows were going on at the same time, I would be at the mustang show.

This was my first car show of this year and my first all mustang show, I heard about it nearly 3 months ago, and had been looking forward to it. I fully planned to attend next year, but if it WILL be an all ford show, then I more than likely WILL NOT be there, as it WILL be just another all ford show.

[HIKER]

Keep it to Mustangs and maybe special interest Fords only...

One thing that I did find humerous at the show was the guy selling Hot Wheels out of his trunk. Now that was some funny stuff. The way they were hiden deep down inside his trunk...it felt like a drug deal going on... and yes I did buy one...LOL

I'd keep the show just the way it was. It might be hard to find non-particating judges.

..just get rid of the buckets.....LOL

Although I did win out of one bucket...... go figure..

[AZSonicSnake]

blown66- you do know that show in glendale that the CMC put on was particpants choice right? i think it was done quite well honestly. though i understand your reasoning for not likin them, as i agree with you, there was one time where i think it was quite sucessful.

[crazy ray]

I have been to a all Ford show, and they broke it down in to different years for mustangs, thunderbirds, trucks, modified cars, something for everyone, long as it was Ford. This was at Sanderson Ford Car Show.If Pioneer Ford goes this route, they are going to have to give up more of the car lot.

[crazy ray]

I would like to put my two cents worth about winning or losing. I got my car, to go to car shows. To meet good people, who love thier cars as much as I do, and I have done that. The biggest thing, thrill, or what ever you want to call it, is that someone comes over, looks at my car and says " very nice, I love your car" or just ask questions about it. That and spending the day at a show, with friends and to make some new ones is to me what it is all about. The money went to a good cause. All the shows that I have entered, I have came home with something: New friendship, pictures of beautiful cars and Ideas to do things to my car. Like someone said, getting a trophy is icing on the cake. Like I said, its just my two cent worth.

[Blown66]

KEVIN I know what you are saying (and a couple of others) BUT...keeping the theme...it's not about us. If the goal is to raise money, should you sacrafice that just to make mustang people happy?

Personally I love the old fords and would like to see them, as was said yesterday, you can see only so many mustangs in a day. Variety...the spice of life. :)

Tony yeah I had forgotten it was people (actually wasn't it partiicpant?) choice? Either way...I may have won (class), didn't like it. Just my opinion though...

[Blown66]

OH. . .and I forwarded your concerns about the buckets. . .that won't be a problem next year. lol

[AZSonicSnake]

Tony yeah I had forgotten it was people (actually wasn't it partiicpant?) choice? Either way...I may have won (class), didn't like it. Just my opinion though...

participants picked the winners of the classes, and the people that walked in to view the show voted on "best engine", "best paint" stuff like that. i think it was a good blend. i still know your concerns, and agree, but just wanted to point that out.

ray- and i toally agree, my biggest beef was just being told one thing and then something else happened. but its all good, on forth and forward.