was talking to the presadednt and vice pres the other day and brought up the topic of a rat & rod class at the shootout
they said it was a good idea if the rat and rod crowd would support it
so give Murray a email to pass on your thoughts
oval57@bigpond.net.au
"reds17"@aapt.net.au

good luck it's up to us now to let it go or make it work
some ideas of mine
worst paint
worst interior
most accessories
lowest
peoples choice and judging to be done by a rat rod owner and a flat four member

[ Edited on 14-4-2007 by greedy53 ]

wow, I like all those classes, wish we had stuff out here like that instead of "who wasted the most money on their VW , only to still look boring and cooke cutter like the rest of them"

it'd be good to have a seperate ratrod classes for beetle and buses. there are enough of each now that it's quite feasible. Let's face it, Indian's Limo is gonna win every time if you don't and that just make's it boring for all the guys like sam who haven't done major custom jobs on their cars.

p.s. the other thing to do is have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in class.

[ Edited on 14-4-07 by pete wood ]

yeah rat rod bug air cooled1954-1967
rat rod bug air cooled 1968-1976
rat rod kombi 1954-1967 splitty
rat rod kombi 1969-1976 low light
rat rod kombi 1976-2007
rat rod water cooled 19hm ?-2007
something like that then more have a chance for a trophy

now we are talking keep the pressure on the president and vice you can also let the flatfour.org know what we want
don't forget email's are good proof i was told if there was enough interest it will be so

[ Edited on 15-4-2007 by greedy53 ]

but you have to enter ,not stay in the carpark after requesting to have these classes:thumb

amen!

very true ya gotta be in it to win it think of it as self support

Maybe a trophy for "Entrant" might keep everyone happy! charge more for entrants and everyone can have one Easy

and the point of all getting a prize would be ?????

I personally have'nt entered, but why not have like an entrants pack? Where you might get a t-shirt with print on it, and a sticker saying you entered?

light or dark blue don't want you complaning also a sharp or mild dent

Atleast 1st 2nd and 3rd tropies should be on offer, unlike the Nationals.

I'm sure the judging will open up another can of worms.

I'll be there and so will my ride.

i know that they want 1 rat & rod member to do the judging with a flat four member and they can't enter a car
send ya ideas and feed back to Murrey at flat four
oval57@bigpond.net.au
or flat four .org.au
if we want it discuss it let those know who can make it happen

As much as I would love a limo split, I dont see why one thats been half done, should 'win every time' just because the welds havent been ground back and painted. I still dont get the idea of having a trophy for best shitbox, let alone a 1st 2nd and 3rd. Personally if there arent at least 3 cars in a class I dont think ANY trophies should be awarded. Then again, how proud would you be to win 3rd best shitbox out of 6 shitboxes.... or would that just mean you had a mediocre shitbox???

But then I've never been the sheep that tries to keep up with trends, none of my gym clothes have huge logos and I still wear my cap facing forward.

the whole idea of a show of any kind is to 1 raise money for the club involved there is very little income for clubs
well tuff i hear you sayi don't belong to one thats, ok it's your right but for some people it's there only means of seeing other peoples ideas and to talk with others who have a similar hobby also it helps suppliers display new or old stock for the odd build that is being built
if the cars were being built to show standards for the great monet on offer there would be no show cars built they are there along with the not so beautiful
these people do the show scene yes for a trophy but mainly to support the club and the movement in general I myself have entered 9 years of shows with no chanch of winning but i supportthe club in a way that helps by giving the displaying club another vehicle to display and so the public can see more of the vw family just emagin a show with only the 10 best cars where ever you went yes you do see maney of these cars over and over again although a few of these cars are rested and brought back to show quality
i have spent maney happy hour just looking at your every day joe's car that has been entered so that blokes like me can chat about the odd changes we have done
at maney showes the car park is a more interesting wander than the show and that is a TRUE SHAME isn it the measley $30.. entry fee that makes them no enter and usually it's these very people who are heard to say that there is never any changes to the line up of cars
just remember no shows means no public no public means no one getting stimulated to build and eventually no suppliers it's a case of need builds bemand whitch means someonemakes the parts
so next time pay the entry fee and enjoy the thought that you just helped the vw scean survive another year
we are the only ONE MAKE SHOW IN THE WORLD THAT can surrive on there own with no other brands needed YET

[ Edited on 19-4-2007 by greedy53 ]

well ya could havebet on the out come of this idea
not one email to the pres so the arguement that there are a great maney rat and roders out there is a fabel
or is it someone else will do it
bloody hell

[ Edited on 19-4-2007 by greedy53 ]

Judging should be done by a Aus member of hoodride, Flat four and VWMA editor.

Thats my 2 cents.

Rat and Rod are two words very open to Interpretation.