Car Show or Enthusiast gathering...was: Extra prizes will be awarded at West Coast Scirocco Meet on the weekend of ND

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

Doug and Brian make very good points.

My View:
Mars does not have show quality paint but it is original, and she was
rear-ended a couple years ago which I have tried to fix.
Sometimes the trans grinds when shifting into second and the sunshades sag,
but she is a joy to drive.
It took a long time to get her paint to where it is now and is very hard to
maintain compared to a 2000 Jetta.
I have used a lot of enginuity to get her to where she is. I have also
invested a lot of my own manual labor to make her what she is and will
continue to grow to be.
Will she win anything at the ND Car show? Of course not and I don't expect
her too, she's gettin' to be an older lady now.
Should I enter her knowing she is not perfect.......hmmmm......?
Will she draw looks and questions from other A1 enthusiasts because of
her1847cc heart transplant, and all the other improvements I've done that
aren't "off the shelf bolt ons"? I expect there will be a few.
Will the "trailer queen" A3/A4 people be-grudge me for entering her in the
show? Probably but I understand their ignorance.
I just enjoy being around other motor-heads whether they be Mopar, Honda,
Ducati, John Deer, etc.. enthusiasts.
I especially enjoy the company of those that find joy in bringing back to
life a mis-understood and underestimated car....the Scirocco.

Ok, so what is my point?

Is this just simply a car show, or a gathering of VW enthusiasts?
If it is the former, I promise not to come. If it is the latter, I can't
wait to be there.

Oh yeah, Cosmos will be there too....

:^)

Randy
81 (Mars) Scirocco S - Techtonics Tuning 1847cc 8V
81 (Cosmos) Scirocco S - my stock time capsule for now


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Collins" <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>; "Doug Teulie"
<doug_teulie@qscaudio.com>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 10:03 PM
Subject: Extra prizes will be awarded at West Coast Scirocco Meet on the
weekend of ND


> From Doug Teulie, who currently has no list access...
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Extra prizes will be awarded at West Coast Scirocco Meet on the
> weekend of ND.
> Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 13:43:29 -0700
> From: Doug Teulie <doug_teulie@qscaudio.com>
> To: "'Kevin Collins'" <kcollins1@socal.rr.com>,Doug
> Teulie<doug_teulie@qscaudio.com>
>
> Extra prizes will be awarded at West Coast Scirocco Meet on the weekend of
> ND.
>
> I have two points that I want to share with the list. The first point is
> that everyone who can possible get to the West Coast meet at New
Dimensions
> this year should because you will enjoy yourself. The second is if you are
> not comfortable showing your car in the ND show you just may wish you did
at
> the end of the weekend.  Please do not forget that this is not just a car
> show for displaying polished cars it is a weekend of fun for Scirocco
> enthusiasts.
>
> As you all know  Scirocco.org's West Coast gathering is scheduled at the
> same time as the New Dimensions show. We schedule our meet at the same
time
> and location because we need a big venue to house all the cars and Tim
locks
> the date so we don't have to worry about that. The ND show is not the main
> event of the weekend for the A1 drivers. The drive up from Southern
> California and the drive down from Washington is just as important as the
ND
> show. The big event is Saturday. Saturday is when we all get the
opportunity
> to see the list members in person and just talk about our interests.
> Saturday is a party, a reunion, and a chance to test drive a project car.
It
> is an educational experience, and a chance to just have fun. This is the
> "SHOW" for several others including me.  This year I am offering Scirocco
> list T shirts for the best first time attendee to our Saturday meet. I
will
> award a shirt to the best MK1 and MK2 that has never attended the weekend
> events. Paint will not be a category that is judged.
>
> In years past we did not put our cars in the Sundays ND show because
parking
> was limited and we did not want to take up a space that someone with a
> polished showpiece should have taken. This is why we took over the outside
> parking lot in 1999 and did not take over the show floor. Tim realized
that
> the show could grow and participation would grow expediently if he just
> increased the show parking. In 2000 we took the opportunity use the larger
> space that Tim provided and Scirocco.org had the largest turnout of pre
> registered cars at the show. This is a grand accomplishment for a virtual
> club. Many of the traditional style clubs were upset about the condition
of
> the Sciroccos that were shown. Some of our cars were rusty and other were
> just nice daily drivers. My car is no polished show car but it still is
nice
> to see it on display and I am amazed when someone takes a second look at
it.
> The rusty cars have potential to be great cars some day. Many of us
remember
> back when our project car started out as a total piece of junk. It is
great
> to look back and see how far some of the cars have come. This is why is
cool
> to just show your ride. This year I am offering Scirocco list T shirts for
> the best representative of a daily driver car that is entered in the
Sunday
> show. I will award a shirt to the best DD MK1 and MK2. Paint will not be a
> category that is judged.
>
> Come out and let us see what you have and you just may go home with some
new
> clothes.
>
> Doug
> 87 81
>
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