Judging Seminar

By Ken Bounds

May 5 was an incredible day.  After a very late beginning to spring with cold temperatures and record rain, the weather gods were smiling down on a group of Early V-8s.  Seemingly out of nowhere, we had a sunny day in the mid-80s for our judging seminar at J.T.’s Porch in Lombard.  13 NIRG members turned out to participate in the festivities.  We were thrilled that our newest member, Mike Gallichio, joined us and brought his gorgeous ’40 Coupe.  It was nice meeting you, Mike.  Also bringing Early V-8s were Tom Buscaglia – ’51 Tudor, Jay Hinshaw – ’40 Tudor, Frank Koeder – ’39 Coupe, Tom O’Donnell – ’53 Lincoln, Dan Pudelek – ’50 Crestliner, and host Ken Bounds – ’50 Crestliner.  Arriving in modern vehicles were Pat Maroney, Gary Osborne, Jeff Trilling, John & Este Scheve, and George & Dawn Zulas.

We started the event with a delicious lunch served by our attentive server Kelly.  After lunch, we went out onto the sunny patio and spent about an hour going over judging forms, judging standards, and the judging process.  There was an emphasis on standard deductions, the correct point deductions, and proper documentation of the judging sheets.

After the classroom portion of the seminar, we proceeded with clipboards, pencils, and judging sheets in hand to put our skills to the test judging Ken’s Crestliner and Jay’s Sedan.  The students took their job seriously did a very nice job judging the vehicles.  We hope that everyone had a good time and that the seminar will lead to a more rewarding experience at the Grand National Meet in Dearborn.  Thanks to everyone who participated and who brought vehicles.