[bkhpah]

A few years ago we thought it would be a great time to go to SC Indy. We took along a fresh 69 Rally Green Yenko Camaro and a new 69 Daytona Yellow COPO to the event. We are not trophy hounds and do not really care about that side of the hobby, but if you bring a good car to one of these things you sometimes feel that it would be nice to be recognized. Anyway the Super Chevy staff never even came over to judge the cars Friday untill one of the owners had made a comment that we had been snubbed and asked an offical why his car had not been judged. He told us that we did not check off any of the sponsors products used during the restoration and that we were not elegible for any sponsor awards. Since the owners of these cars spent a ton of money to by authentic GM parts we were being ignored by the SC staffers. Amazing! The cars were without a doubt among the very best restored cars there and we were treated like we brought a Dodge. The only great thing about the weekend was the joy that the thousands af happy onlookers had in seeing up close these rare factory Camaro's. We never really had a shot at any awards so we just enjoyed the weekend and made an early exit Sunday before 11 AM. In closing the Roger Gustin era of SC events are among the worst we had ever attended. Bring a tubbed car or a Summit catalog built car and you will do just fine. And I have no argument over those cars as I am an enthusiast as much as the next guy, but my likes steer more toward the resto cars. We have attended and won some nice awards over the years, but the SC shows have made a great diservice to the resto boys. Instead of the show being the showcase for the rarest of the rare, most owners will not attend. I don't receive the mag anymore and do not even consider the dates for the show. I used to think it was great, but it is just a joke now. For years I worked on my firts Yenko to get it ready to show at an SC event and the judge never even looked under the car. He said we don't judge below the rockers Crazy or lazy, I'm not sure. Gustin also told us that he could not AFFORD to have qualified judges show up and judge the top end restored cars, Give me a break. It costs a big chunk of change to park your car on their field for a day. I have been to Maple Grove, Norwalk, Indy, Columbus, and Texas SC events in the past and they have all been the same. Gustin should be ashamed, go race your jet car, wooppee...... GO SUPER CAR REUNION!
BKH