G13 gathering
yep.....the nicest cars there last year (which were mostly trailored cars) did NOT show in the correct trailor queen class that they were required by rule ot show in. trailored cars are just too hard and time consuming to compete with, especially if it rains. regadless tho...its the best fbody event ive ever been to, and i hope it gets better each year
But I did enjoy looking at everybody elses bad *** rides. It feels good to be surrounded by all that muscle and showmanship and have no shame in your own game
As long as it improves I may show up. I want racing to be a part of it though. Without racing its just lacking. I believe Vengeance was a sponsor and APF was a sponsor as well last year. I am sure they will be this year also.I will talk to Travis tommorrow and find out about the track event. If it isok with the G13 orinizer's I will contact the owner of the track, for pricing and availability.
im sure sponsoring the event is a big deal, but even better would be to have them actually attend the event with some of their bad rides, the ones we see on the net but enver get to see in person.
I just got your message, I'll call ya today. 
yea the car show pissed me off. I payed for it, registration was NOT held at the right time, there was confusion on when they would hold it, they forced me into the wrong class (reunion and it was my first time there)and I was basically in the same class as the majority, I felt cheated...
people with lesser cars got trophies and stuff like that. I have been in a lot of car shows and almost all of them have something that doesn't go right.
Once I was in a show in chattanooga and I was there at 9am with one of the cleanest cars on the lot. At the last 30min of the show these guys pulled up with the old schools, with the $200 paint jobs, 24"s, 12s and 15s in the trunk, and collaroid interiors and took the trophies. None of them really participated in the show(only being there for 30min) none of them were clean. Basically, I feel I deserved something and folks who deserved nothing got everything. If they'd been there since at least half the time and had been clean I would not feel the same way. Sometimes I believe people get trophies because of who they know instead of what they've got. I don't really care for car shows anymore.
people with lesser cars got trophies and stuff like that. I have been in a lot of car shows and almost all of them have something that doesn't go right.
Once I was in a show in chattanooga and I was there at 9am with one of the cleanest cars on the lot. At the last 30min of the show these guys pulled up with the old schools, with the $200 paint jobs, 24"s, 12s and 15s in the trunk, and collaroid interiors and took the trophies. None of them really participated in the show(only being there for 30min) none of them were clean. Basically, I feel I deserved something and folks who deserved nothing got everything. If they'd been there since at least half the time and had been clean I would not feel the same way. Sometimes I believe people get trophies because of who they know instead of what they've got. I don't really care for car shows anymore.
Don't let the small stuff detract from your experience of the event. I could care less about a silly trophy, plaque, or anything else. Hell, at G11 I didn't even WASH my car. It's about fun with friends who share a passion. (Not like Hunter's passion for fornication with farm animals) Just come out and be a part of recurring history.
this is true, im more about the fun than the trophies, but it would be nice if the rules were abided to as far as classes go in the show. some people work extremely hard to put together somethin that can be competitive, and to be competing with cars that are out of our league and suppose to be in another class is kinda unfair. keep the trailor queens together, keep the drivers together, its simple.
HURRRRY UP MAYYYY!!!!!!
HURRRRY UP MAYYYY!!!!!!
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I'll run it by Andy and Chad today, but if you want to organize a Track GTG offsite, I see no reason why you couldn't. I'd be down to go hand you your ***, in the 1/8 you're gonna need a telescope mounted to your dashboard, anyway. I just got your message, I'll call ya today.
Don't let the small stuff detract from your experience of the event. I could care less about a silly trophy, plaque, or anything else. Hell, at G11 I didn't even WASH my car. It's about fun with friends who share a passion. (Not like Hunter's passion for fornication with farm animals) Just come out and be a part of recurring history.
I just got your message, I'll call ya today. Don't let the small stuff detract from your experience of the event. I could care less about a silly trophy, plaque, or anything else. Hell, at G11 I didn't even WASH my car. It's about fun with friends who share a passion. (Not like Hunter's passion for fornication with farm animals) Just come out and be a part of recurring history.
yep.....the nicest cars there last year (which were mostly trailored cars) did NOT show in the correct trailor queen class that they were required by rule ot show in. trailored cars are just too hard and time consuming to compete with, especially if it rains. regadless tho...its the best fbody event ive ever been to, and i hope it gets better each year
Now I trailer my car I drive it to events I still keep it in trailer class WHY well in my book the car arrived in my mobile garage and she should stand in this class.
Now for several years Jim and I have done classification for the cars since the G7. We rely on owners to be honest we do not watch people drive in and see if they on a trailer or not. We do not look at a person’s car and see what they do or do not have installed.
I can tell you it happens all of the time people walk up to the classification table we ask them what year, make and model of car we ask them do you have any modifications to the car. The response is No it's pretty much stock, we ask ok do you have different wheels they say YES, do you have exhaust done, they say Yes, we ask do you have any suspension work YES, so you have a different hood or spoiler they say YES, do you have any engine work No just air lid, cam, headers, LS6 intake, ect.. Ok so that would be YES, what about interior mods no just a stereo, gauge pod, ECT.. So YES.
We do the best that we can with what we have to work with and I can tell you the above reading is what 70% of the responses we get.
Sean
yea the car show pissed me off. I payed for it, registration was NOT held at the right time, there was confusion on when they would hold it, they forced me into the wrong class (reunion and it was my first time there)and I was basically in the same class as the majority, I felt cheated...
people with lesser cars got trophies and stuff like that. I have been in a lot of car shows and almost all of them have something that doesn't go right.
Once I was in a show in chattanooga and I was there at 9am with one of the cleanest cars on the lot. At the last 30min of the show these guys pulled up with the old schools, with the $200 paint jobs, 24"s, 12s and 15s in the trunk, and collaroid interiors and took the trophies. None of them really participated in the show(only being there for 30min) none of them were clean. Basically, I feel I deserved something and folks who deserved nothing got everything. If they'd been there since at least half the time and had been clean I would not feel the same way. Sometimes I believe people get trophies because of who they know instead of what they've got. I don't really care for car shows anymore.
people with lesser cars got trophies and stuff like that. I have been in a lot of car shows and almost all of them have something that doesn't go right.
Once I was in a show in chattanooga and I was there at 9am with one of the cleanest cars on the lot. At the last 30min of the show these guys pulled up with the old schools, with the $200 paint jobs, 24"s, 12s and 15s in the trunk, and collaroid interiors and took the trophies. None of them really participated in the show(only being there for 30min) none of them were clean. Basically, I feel I deserved something and folks who deserved nothing got everything. If they'd been there since at least half the time and had been clean I would not feel the same way. Sometimes I believe people get trophies because of who they know instead of what they've got. I don't really care for car shows anymore.
I go to the event because I enjoy it I could car less if I win anything if people are coming to the event because they want a trophy I think Andy needs to add an option on the registration form an extra $25 and select your trophy so they can had it to the person at registration. Come on down to Atlanta and enjoy one hell of a weekend with your fellow Fbody brothers and sisters.
Sean
Just a FYI on the trailered car class. As it has been since I have been attending if you trailer your car but drive it to ANY event at the Gathering (GMMG, Varsity, ECT...) you can choose to put yourself in non-trailer class.
Now I trailer my car I drive it to events I still keep it in trailer class WHY well in my book the car arrived in my mobile garage and she should stand in this class.
Now for several years Jim and I have done classification for the cars since the G7. We rely on owners to be honest we do not watch people drive in and see if they on a trailer or not. We do not look at a person’s car and see what they do or do not have installed.
I can tell you it happens all of the time people walk up to the classification table we ask them what year, make and model of car we ask them do you have any modifications to the car. The response is No it's pretty much stock, we ask ok do you have different wheels they say YES, do you have exhaust done, they say Yes, we ask do you have any suspension work YES, so you have a different hood or spoiler they say YES, do you have any engine work No just air lid, cam, headers, LS6 intake, ect.. Ok so that would be YES, what about interior mods no just a stereo, gauge pod, ECT.. So YES.
We do the best that we can with what we have to work with and I can tell you the above reading is what 70% of the responses we get.
Sean
Now I trailer my car I drive it to events I still keep it in trailer class WHY well in my book the car arrived in my mobile garage and she should stand in this class.
Now for several years Jim and I have done classification for the cars since the G7. We rely on owners to be honest we do not watch people drive in and see if they on a trailer or not. We do not look at a person’s car and see what they do or do not have installed.
I can tell you it happens all of the time people walk up to the classification table we ask them what year, make and model of car we ask them do you have any modifications to the car. The response is No it's pretty much stock, we ask ok do you have different wheels they say YES, do you have exhaust done, they say Yes, we ask do you have any suspension work YES, so you have a different hood or spoiler they say YES, do you have any engine work No just air lid, cam, headers, LS6 intake, ect.. Ok so that would be YES, what about interior mods no just a stereo, gauge pod, ECT.. So YES.
We do the best that we can with what we have to work with and I can tell you the above reading is what 70% of the responses we get.
Sean
I dont think all the trailered cars should be made to stay in that class. We drove our car from Indiana to G12 last year and had a great time doing it. Our car has by no means low miles and is not a rare car. We were with the Z28.com group and when we went out to eat we all piled into a few trucks so we wouldnt have to take all the cars with us. We had 8 cars. This year it looks as if we will have as many as 15 cars, so we are planning on trailering ours with our 4 door tahoe so that a lot of people can ride with us to go out to eat. Does this mean we will have to be in the trailered class? Our car is far from mint. Oh and we had problems with our opti on the way home back to Indiana. That is the other reason for us trailering it. All the other shows that we go to within a one state radius it is driven to. It is basically a DD in the summer for my wife, weather permitting. Again, does that mean i should be made to stay in a trailered class.
I personally could care less if we win something. I am just trying to make a point.
I personally could care less if we win something. I am just trying to make a point.
Last edited by bowtiedad_z28; Feb 21, 2009 at 01:55 PM.
I dont think all the trailered cars should be made to stay in that class. We drove our car from Indiana to G12 last year and had a great time doing it. Our car has by no means low miles and is not a rare car. We were with the Z28.com group and when we went out to eat we all piled into a few trucks so we wouldnt have to take all the cars with us. We had 8 cars. This year it looks as if we will have as many as 15 cars, so we are planning on trailering ours with our 4 door tahoe so that a lot of people can ride with us to go out to eat. Does this mean we will have to be in the trailered class? Our car is far from mint. Oh and we had problems with our opti on the way home back to Indiana. That is the other reason for us trailering it. All the other shows that we go to within a one state radius it is driven to. It is basically a DD in the summer for my wife, weather permitting. Again, does that mean i should be made to stay in a trailered class.
I personally could care less if we win something. I am just trying to make a point.
I personally could care less if we win something. I am just trying to make a point.
