Re:1982 DMC is concours?

[tmasterlc@xxxx]

Although we have not yet participated in a concours, we did take our 
D to twenty-three car shows this year. We placed in twenty-one shows 
and more often than not we placed 1st. Although we put a lot of TLC 
and effort into our D, having the winning formula at these types of 
shows(non concours) can be difficult because there is no real 
structure or guide book to follow. We do it for fun and the love of 
our car. The D does the rest. We have competed in all types of 
classes with all types of cars and the D always seems to have the 
edge.

But all of these events didn't mean as much as coming to Cleveland 
and competing with our own kind. We placed second in our class but 
more importantly learned a lot about our car and met some great 
people! We are going to participate in the concours for the next 
couple of years and hope to learn more about our car and have fun in 
the process. The fact that we have a judging guideline for our D's 
is a plus in my book. Although there appears to be some grey areas 
and differences of opinion, the guidelines for the most part are 
set. 

We enjoy seeing the posts on concours competition as it helps us and 
others tune in on what they need to do to place.