Due the expected numbers of Commodore's this year, we would like to know your thoughts on a Nat's style judging system IE; Saturday pre event judging?
polish your Commodore up for judging on the Saturday (21-11-2009) afternoon proir to the event. Could do a cruise afterwards? This system would make it fair on entrants getting the same amount of time spent on their cars by the judges and would free up time on the Sunday to judge entrants displays and streamline the event so we are out of there at a reasonable hour.

We would like to know your thoughts, so have made it a poll to cast your votes

personaly i dont like the idea of haveing to clean my car on a friday night to be judged on saturday and then reclean saturday/sunday for the show. spend the whole weekend on this when ya got other stuff to be doing aswell. And if your like me your still working on the car into the night on saturday getting it ready for the show!

i like the idea here are thoughts
on a purley logistical theme
if we have the same 150 entries as last year and with the same amount of judges and each car taking 5 minutes to judge it will take them 12.5 hours and thats without breaks etc
if we get 200 cars it will take 16.5 hours

and hell the judges have a hard enough time doing it ( i wouldnt like to be a judge )
and one of the negatives from last year was the time it took to judge all the entries and finishing time

so unless we get more teams of judges or come up with a better way of judging we will be in the same postion as last year

or if we only judge the cars that might be able to win a trophy as has happened at another car show this year and thats is totaly unfair for any entrant and we want to improve and grow the show for future years

it is something worth looking at and perhaps we could put it to the cars clubs on their thoughts as well

and yes it will be tight to get cars clean by saturday i have 2 to do but it comes down to planning for me to get them done i usally start 2 weeks before the show

I like Scott's idea about getting the cars set up Saturday, But I would suppose that would cost more to have the Reserve for another day. But fantastic idea. Would make setting Sunday up a lot easiers as well. hmmm food for thought....

if cars are being set up the day before, ill be sleeping at the grounds with a shot gun.. if it was indoors i wouldnt have an issue but like hell im leaving my car parked on an ovel at night unwatched.

as for the judging what about doing as many cars as you can on the saturday but for the few people like me who wont be able to get there saturday they can still be done at the show..

Yes that is the idea Andy to get some done Saturday to make the Judging easier and quicker on the Sunday. makes life easier on the judges

i can see the practical side to saturday judging dont get me wrong, all im saying is that not everyone may be able to make it for saturday judging..

Hi Everyone,

This is my first time post so please be gentle!
If ACD 2009 becomes a 2 day deal (where i have to show up on Sat for judging) i unfortunately won't be entering this year (i've been in the 1st two) my car is a daily driver and i work a 5 1/2 days a week. I take my car off the road a week prior to all shows i enter and catch the bus to work just so i can prepare my car. If i have to turn up Sat then go home and clean my car again for Sun i don't think it's worth all the effort, especially as the location isn't particularly central ( i live in the North Eastern suburbs)
Will there be some sort of decision made on this soon? i was going to send off my entry this week but will wait on the outcome of this decision.
How do they get through all the judging at the SMASA Show n Shine, the OLd Skool New AGE show etc and get them finished at a reasonable hour?
I think you need more judges and just make it a single day event.

Just my thoughts and opinion.

Cheers.

And i did say in a previouse post to do as many as u can on saturday but still judge some at the show.. its just some cars wont be able to get there on the saturday.

The way i saw the 1st post it sounded to me that ALL cars MUST be done saturday.

Ok heres how it "WILL" happen

The critera for judging (things the judges will be looking at) will be posted up here shortly

Saturday (21-11-2009) offical judging will take place at City Dismantlers Gepps x in front of our sponsor SVE workshop from 2pm onwards your Commodore will be judged and a green sticker placed on the windscreen + receiving a goodie bag and entrants lanyard for Sunday. So no waiting at the gate Sunday morning, you will be fast tracked in (we hope at least 50% of entrants take up this offer) otherwise judging at the gate on Sunday morning may well be an option ?

Sunday (22-11-2009) offical judging will take place at Grange recreation reserve from 10am onwards for those without a green sticker (non pre judged) this judging is on a time limit obviously and judging will cease at 4pm Sunday 22-11-2009

Pre judged (Saturday 21-11-2009) and on the day judged (Sunday 22-11-2009) entrants will have there overall displays judged on the Sunday 22-11-2009 with pre judged entrants being done first as the car has already been done.

We hope this outcome is to everyones liking and cater's for all with all options covered ? Its up to you guys the entrants to understand the logistics of judging 200 cars and the judge's spending 5 min's at each car this will not be possible if the pre judging option is not patronised by entrants

Cheers

Steve