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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 9, 2007 8:13:56 GMT -5
How much do you guys usually spend at a show/cruise on 50/50 tickets?
I'm cheap.......I believe that all it takes to win is 1 ticket so why buy multiple arms lengths. ;D
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Post by swi66 on Jul 9, 2007 9:03:45 GMT -5
If I buy, I spend $5.
generally it goes to help pay for the cruise..........
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 9:18:43 GMT -5
$5 Worth, if wife goes she gets $5 worth also
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Post by benny on Jul 9, 2007 10:06:08 GMT -5
5 bucks IF I buy...much better deal...plus it helps towards getting an award........lol.....just kidding
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 10:13:45 GMT -5
thats a good one tom, wasn`t their a show that they picked the car show winners from the 50/50 tickets? I think it was a Moonon show, I guess thats one way to do it, we all seen worse
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 9, 2007 11:31:08 GMT -5
That's what I was getting at.......it's those 50/50 sales that the clubs pay attention to, not so much the quality of the cars. Tom may be right. ;D
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Post by benny on Jul 9, 2007 14:31:00 GMT -5
'if you go to a show....fun and meeting people is great and a trophy is just extra".....isn't that what ALOT of people have said over the years...or somthing to that effect??
Think about this.....EVERYONE likes to think their car is a winner.....you spend hours before a show prepping/cleaning to show the car..(not including years of labor restoring)...you tie up a day at a non credible judged or participant show and either carp about how bad it was or how nice the day was because you won somthing.....like an awesome thing,....it's a crap shoot...accept it...or don't participate...
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 9, 2007 14:58:03 GMT -5
Yeah.......and then SOME ^ <--- (that's supposed to be an arrow pointing upwards) people leave early for whatever reason and rely on their buddies to get their trophy for them...........  |
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 15:08:33 GMT -5
'if you go to a show....fun and meeting people is great and a trophy is just extra".....isn't that what ALOT of people have said over the years...or somthing to that effect?? Think about this.....EVERYONE likes to think their car is a winner.....you spend hours before a show prepping/cleaning to show the car..(not including years of labor restoring)...you tie up a day at a non credible judged or participant show and either carp about how bad it was or how nice the day was because you won somthing.....like an awesome thing,....it's a crap shoot...accept it...or don't participate... at shows or cruises, I go car to car saying hi and try to talk and visit everyone who wants to talk to me, I don`t give a rats azz who votes for picks my car, thats why I was driving the Pinto for most the year so far, its fun and I don`t care what anyone else thinks of it, most don`t even know what a early Barracuda is |
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 9, 2007 15:33:39 GMT -5
When you pay the same money everybody else does to show your car, then you deserve an equal chance as everybody else gets to win. $15 for admission is worth the same whether or not you spend more money on extra things, and adding or removing people from an awards list for that reason is bullsnot. It's no wonder I'm so sick of trophy hunting......I can cruise for free and have more fun. Think about it.......for 15 bucks, I can buy an arms length of 50/50's at a cruise night, and still have 10 bucks left over to buy food with. And the spectators at a cruise night always get in for free.......and also spend money if they choose to. You don't have to be a car owner to win a 50/50. And I'd take money over another trophy any day. And I don't have to sit there in the hot sun for 8 hours either. I heard clutch artists were charging $15 a car to show it at their show, and then an additional $7 for each passenger........even if your wife came with you. And also charged spectator admission! That's just a rip off.  |
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 16:22:07 GMT -5
When you pay the same money everybody else does to show your car, then you deserve an equal chance as everybody else gets to win. $15 for admission is worth the same whether or not you spend more money on extra things, and adding or removing people from an awards list for that reason is bullsnot. It's no wonder I'm so sick of trophy hunting......I can cruise for free and have more fun. Think about it.......for 15 bucks, I can buy an arms length of 50/50's at a cruise night, and still have 10 bucks left over to buy food with. And the spectators at a cruise night always get in for free.......and also spend money if they choose to. You don't have to be a car owner to win a 50/50. And I'd take money over another trophy any day. And I don't have to sit there in the hot sun for 8 hours either. I heard clutch artists were charging $15 a car to show it at their show, and then an additional $7 for each passenger........even if your wife came with you. And also charged spectator admission! That's just a rip off. I can`t complain sunday was my 3nd show with the Barracuda this year, I got something at the first two, the pinto was in three shows this year, thats if you want to count Shawnee as a show, and the pinto also got 2 awards this year, so I`m done for the rest of the year. The first year my car was restored I was getting something from almost every show, maybe they just found out who the owner is, or some just get sick of it lol |
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Post by cookin85ss on Jul 9, 2007 19:30:29 GMT -5
I usually buy $5 worth.
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 9, 2007 20:14:01 GMT -5
maybe they just found out who the owner is No way.......you talk like you're some kind of outlaw. FGFT shows each have their own reasons for doing things the way they do. Whatever brings in the money is all that matters. I must give credit to Shawnee in one dept.......at least they will give you a reason if you ask. "it was dirty" ....." what, my air filter?" "no, your gas tank" uhhhh..............................................OK Another one is the "good 'ol boys show in the southern tier. Great show.......but they take points off for rust pitting under your hood and trunk lid. But they WON'T take off for dirt. Go figure. I'm starting to learn that anything goes at these car shows, and around here there are just too many "cliques" and car clubs putting on shows. |
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 20:25:34 GMT -5
your right, the Shawnee show is really a good show they keep the same show format to retain the ones who do show.
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 20:29:25 GMT -5
and i`m really begining to be a Moonon fan
maybe his way ain`t so bad after all.
anyone have his email address, maybe we could invite him to the forum, we are on a roll now with some new blood
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 9, 2007 21:04:48 GMT -5
I wonder if Ricky Lincoln does forums? You might have to repeat your post a few times though.......I wonder if he wears a hearing aid?  |
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 21:07:01 GMT -5
that was funny HEY RICKY, RICKY RICKY!!!!!!
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Post by 65cuda on Jul 9, 2007 21:08:53 GMT -5
I wanted to ask him how Moonon was but he seemed in a hurry
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Post by benny on Jul 10, 2007 5:58:37 GMT -5
as I said YEARS ago...Return to the shows You like...DUMP the others.....simple..
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Post by oldschoolcruiser on Jul 10, 2007 10:00:23 GMT -5
That's basically what I've done.......unfortunately many the ones I really like the most are far away. Like that one they have in Bradford PA, that's a good one. It's coming up in September.  |
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