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....c'mon guys!!

I'm with you on Recoil

Are you serious? First year I have not been in the last six years, and even I can tell from the pics I have seen that something is not right. I am not taking away from the ones that got picked, but imo it should have been DSE, Cal Auto, Big Oak, RS Chevelle, and RB Chevelle. Heavy hitters not even getting a nod seems like a snub to me. I know it was a large field this year, but come on, I smell BS here.

Mike Goldman who also built the 2016 GG Giveaway car.

As with everything else in this world, when things seem to start getting too big of a show, event, class, etc....MONEY and POLITICS will surely sneak in and takeover. It doesn't matter how honest things will try to be at first, but with the success of anything and they growth of that thing comes value. MONEY is that value, money has value, money equates to value. And wherever there's money....surely there's POLITICS.

2 out of 5 were deserved from my option,those Chargers were as nice as possible.

This year was interesting all the way around. The change to keep the SMOY and SROY contenders in the building was different, and kind of nice. When they chose the Top 5 in each category, and then tried to talk over the engines and DJ, coordinate, and manage bringing the 10 vehicles to the front, interview the owners and builders, and then - finally - get to the awards - it showed the idea wasn't fully fleshed out before being initiated.

It was definitely nice to have them all in the building at the end, but not very well executed. I was more than fidgety in my seat by the time the winners were announced - and then they still wanted people to sit tight for the giveaway unveiling - no way.

The biggest issue: I had no incentive to return today. The weather seems (from my home) to have held up, but I really saw all I wanted to see yesterday... I used to go back on Sundays for the All-American show, and to cap the event off with the Big 10 in the building and (hopefully) some good ol rock and roll.

I don't mean to sound negative - just an opinion on the new order of events. Overall, I loved the show this year. I was in 7th Heaven. I did the after party Friday, slept three hours, the show all day Saturday, then after parties at both host hotels Saturday, before my adrenaline finally wore down enough to get a full night's sleep.

I love this show. :thumbsup:

I think Ring Bros had "technical difficulties" that may of took them out of contention.

I'm surprised DSE would of left over sour grapes. They won a best product award with their 3rd gen stuff. Sunday allows those cars, so I would think they'd be more concerned with promoting parts then SMOY.

"You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" it's all part of the industry...I'd be willing to bet if some of the shops here decided to be politically incorrect people would see how things work. It all works out for everyone, unless it doesn't.
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