Chuck,
This is the way to do it! If we don't voice our ideas to them, there won't
be any changes. Let them know!!!
Rich
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Robbins [mailto:intense99dak@home.com]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 11:10 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Carlisle classes & judging
Actually the classes ran something like:
- Premag
- '97 and up
- '97 and up stock
- '97 and up modified (including R/T's)
- stock R/T's
I think that's all of them.
It's too bad that they didn't split the classes up a bit differently such as
- Premag stock
- Premag modified
- Gen3 stock (no R/T's)
- Gen3 modified (no R/T's)
- R/T stock
- R/T modified
Granted the classes could be split up even more, but this way only adds
one more class total, but gives the premags two classes to run as well as
eliminates the R/T's from non R/T Gen3 Daks.
Something that I found "annoying" was that I didn't see one stock R/T
there that was entered. To me stock is unchanged from the factory. The only
R/T's I saw that fit this category were in the vendors area.
And while I'm at it, they split up the full size trucks into a sh!t load
of classes including a separate class for each year from '96 to '99 (if
memory serves me correctly). It wouldn't be bad if there were more than a
handful of trucks per class, but when you only have a maximum of 6 trucks to
choose from per year class, it gets to me when I stop and think how we
Dakota owners were clumped together into overfilled and uneven classes.
Yes, I have more frustrations with the classes, but I will save them for
the email I am writing to Carlisle.
While I am happy for the winners, I am also frustrated that the
spectator judges went more for a few bolt-ons rather than for a Dakota that
someone obviously spent a lot of time and effort customizing and detailing
by themselves. As for the competition class, I was not aware of a
competition class for Dakota's and/or full size trucks. I covered the
majority of the field and I only saw fun field registrations. Was there a
competition class for Dakota's?
-- Chuck Robbins '99 Dakota Sport www.intense99dak.com> Tom, > This has bothered me in the past too. The problem is the people "judging", > aren't really judges. They are just the attendees on the field. (At least > in Carlisle's case anyway.) If you really want to compete at Carlisle, you > need to register for the competition class. Unfortunately, you can have the > most detailed vehicle out there, but the guy sitting next to you with a half > dozen bolt-ons is going to get the votes. Don't forget either that at > Carlisle, you have a lot of different groups/clubs. Some of them won't vote > for anyone outside of their own group. Life isn't to pretty out there! Try > to take it with a grain of salt, and just enjoy associating with the people > you meet. > > I couldn't make it this year, but I have a question for you. I emailed them > last year after the show and suggested making class divisions between the > Gen-II's and Gen-III's, and one between stock and modified Daks. They > replied back they were going to try and do this. Did they institute the new > classes? Just wondering how sincere they were in their reply. > Rich - Ashburn, VA > '96 SLT CC > > -----Original Message----- > From: thomas Mize [mailto:dakotasport94@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 12:15 AM > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net > Subject: DML: Re: Back From Carlsile/turn out... > > > I am a little bit upset with the turnout for the Gen1 & 2...There were > more Gen 3 trucks there than the others.it could have been better!!! > I noticed that there were some people there that didnt take the time and > > effort in detailing there trucks as much as i did,I spent a lot of time to > get my truck to look like it did, now im not saying my truck was better then > > others...but come on!!! > Spectators were looking and voting on trucks that were not as clean as > mine and had all kinds of junk on them that just made them look cheap. > what does it take to get a truck to be a show truck?? what do the judges > look for in there decisions for the awards??? my truck is mostly stock. > > Does anyone know who won the show field for the gen1&2 class??? I know the > gentleman that came from Canada that had the 91 red sport 4X4 won a trophy > for something...is that gentleman on the list?? > > > 1994 Dodge Dakota Sport(1 of 2,986) > 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport(RIP) > 1995 Dodge Stratus ES(1 of 593) > 1989 Dodge Daytona (1 of 1,196) > 1988 Dodge Daytona Pacifica(1 of 457) > Elkton,Maryland USA > -------------------------------------- > http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/lancia/193 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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