Re: Volkstoberfest in Review

[Jim Jarrett <jarrett@rpa.net>]

Quoting Steve H <16vrocco@del.net>:

> Hey all,
>   Well, just got in from Volkstoberfest...I believe that there were
> about
> 130-140 cars or so...

The registered count was actually 118.

> Mostly in the Mk 3-4 range.  Brett received his
> well
> deserved 1st in the Scirocco category, whilst I lost to modded cars with
> fishtanks for blinkers (Guess ya had to be there).  Jim's cabby is also
> a very nice piece, although it did not come home with any decorations. 

Grumble.  I lost out to two '96+ essentially stock Cabrios which bugged me a bit, 
and a very nicely done '84 convertible which deserved to win (strangely, I was 
parked right next to it yesterday, and at waterfest!  <http://www.scirocco.org/
list/wf2k/Media/hires/0007.jpg>). 

> The
> weather could have been better, but I believe that no one could have
> expected anything but cold weather in October.  Hope everyone got home
> safely !!
> -Steve H


At least it didn't snow.  

Steve, good to meet you in person.  Going to shows is a great way to put a face 
with an e-mail address.  You lame-o's ( :-) ) out there need to get out more.  
Let's make every show a repeat of ND2K - more Sciroccos than you could shake a 
stick at.

My observations of Volkstoberfest:

-A lot of people think a lot more of their cars than they should.  When I
pulled in as the 2nd or 3rd convertible, the guy next to me just shook his head, 
like, "Oh crap.  Now I'm not going to get anything."  Well, his car was lowered 
and had rims; that's about it.  It was an '84 or '85 with a "clipper kit", but it 
had been detrimmed and the side markers removed.  Not shaved.  All the holes were 
still there.

Also, the guy who got 2nd Scirocco hates to see Brett show up. He keeps losing to  
him. This guy's car had a Kamei grill and spoiler, and had been painted yellow.  
But pop the hood, and it was a mess under there.  Plus the corner markers were 
full of water (and from what I could tell, a dead guppy :-) )  And from what I 
was told, the interior was no treat.  Steve was right; his car was cleaner than 
this guys.

-Judging at Volkstoberfest bothers me a lot less than say, Waterfest, because 
it's all volunteer judging picked that day.  Volkstoberfest is essentially a big 
bunch of VW enthusiasts getting together.  Waterfest bills itself as a big-time 
show, where you'd expect a high level of....I dunno...."professional" judging?

-Anyways, Sue, the show organizer, has a site where she is gathering up info for 
all the shows in the country at <http://www.vwshows.com> so if you know of a
show or are putting one on....go to her site and send it in.  She's a very kewl 
person so let's try to help her site out.

OH, and on the way home, I think my headlight switch fritzed; in any event, my 
dash lights and taillights stopped working :-( Pennsylvania is becoming the 
Bermuda State.  Entering it makes parts of your car disappear or stop working.

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