http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/ http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/images/stories/wcc_logo.png http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/ 1269-73 http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/component/content/article/88888910-car-shows-2009/1269-Albany-Car-Show-2009.html Where do I really start?! I've went to this show for the last 5 years and the judging and classes both have always been ****** up. This year was especially bad since they had "original restored" and "original" classes. Now, wouldn't you think if you had a restored Chevelle you would go in the Original Restored class?! Instead the idiots (and I use this term loosely) that put this show on let restored cars in the Original (survivor) class!!! How is any survivor car supposed to compete against a restored car?! I went so far as to ask the clown at the driveway WTF and he said they let people park there cars in whatever class they choose, and when I questioned him about it he said "The judges will be able to tell..." The judges are my next issue. Not only do they not put cars in the correct classes, they don't know there ass from a hole in the ground! There heads were so far up, they would've needed a shoehorn and a flashlight to find there way out! I want to know how a stock Dodge Viper GTS ranks higher than a fully custom, 21 year old Ford Mustang? Seriously, did they let the kids from the Albany day care center judge today? Obama's Car Czars would've done better. Restored cars winning awards in the survivor classes, cars that deserved awards got bumped, classes (that yet again year after year the lions club has been told need to be split up more) haven't been re-organized, I'm having an anger management relapse just thinking about it! Another thing that ticked me off was a 2010 Camaro in the original/restored class 86-present. Congratulations, you won a $12 trophy for spending $40k. Cars like these should go in special interest or a modern muscle class, or worst case scenario the organizers should put a year cut-off on the show. Don't get me wrong, the new muscle cars are all cool, but an Iroc Camaro or an early 90s Caddy can't compete against something that just rolled off the showroom floor. And why does one person get 5 awards? Ok, they brought 4 cars...but it was also said they donated $100 to the lions club for putting this show on. So the lions club is going to flog them? Gimme a break... This show was a sham. The worst show I've been to since the Holiday in the Park show 2006. Hell will freeze over before I ever go back, I should've went to Oregon, I hear they know how to put on a car show. ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:03:07 +0000 1269-71 http://www.wiscollectorcar.com/component/content/article/88888910-car-shows-2009/1269-Albany-Car-Show-2009.html Oh man, where oh where do i start with this show. For the last 5 years i have been going to the Albany show. And year after year it has the same problems and it seems to be getting worse! First i would just like to say that these problems have been brought to their attention before by myself and others. Just seems to be falling on deaf ears. The class organization was to say the least a train wreck! You pulled in and some goofball told you what class you were going into. Not knowing what has been done to the car. My self and moparkid were put into factory original 64-95. Which is ok for both him and i. Him more so then me due to some touch ups to my paint and mods(that no one could really see anyways)but 90% of my car is original. Moparkids is 100% original. This was where it gets absurd. If you have a factory original and a factory restored class, you would put restored cars in one and original survivors in another right? Well seems that there were complete restored 60s muscle cars in our class. Now any idiot can see these cars are restored and do not belong competing against original cars. These are the cars, of course that won. That, and a local boy whos car was so paint chipped up that it looked like the milky way. We brought this to the attention of the judges before judging took place and they said that they would handle it. Of course me being me i turned and said, " they wont do s#@t about it." And i was right. Also one of the judges judging the special interest class had a F'in car in special interest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It gets better. Another problem i had brought to their attention in years past is their screwy classes. No street machine for 80 to present. Again ignored. 2010 vehicals that win at a 2009 car show. Come on Wally.... do i really need to explain that to everyone???? A dodge viper winning best mopar..... ah call me crazy but that is a slap in the face to anyone that brought mopar muscle there. I saw a couple cars deserving that award over a new viper. NEW CARS ARE NOT A BEST OFs PEOPLE! People getting multiple awards is my biggest pet peeve. I dont know haw many people walked away with 2 trophies. Even the ones that donated money!! Wierd huh???? Im calling BS on that one. Oh and this is coming from a guy that won two trophies several different times. Its not right. The judges screwed over a kid that should have gotten the longest distance award. I saw it all unfold after the show. They tried to hush up the kid and stall him. It summed up the entire judging. A good friend of ours had an award winning 88 mustang that he built up from scratch after his was totaled(not by his fault). I mean this car draws a crowd. 25K IN PAINT! CHROME CHROME CHROME! 600 HP! BEST ENGINE AWARDS! And gets beat out by a new stock viper and a new stock mustang 2008!!!Sorry but something is up here. Unreal. Well that just about wraps up that abortion of a show. I for one will never return after 5 years of attending. I would never recommend this show to anyone that does not want to be insulted by the amature hour that was presented this sunday. Waste of a day in my opine! Finding a different show to attend next year. ]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:21:33 +0000