And the SMOY goes to.....

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted by DBasher

"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.

Maybe, but DSE is one of the biggest players in the game and they didn't get a "back scratching."

[JB400]

I can see why the Vette won. Clean and simple. All the others were loaded with custom touches, that it overwhelmed the cars.

[wiedemab]

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

........DSE pulled out saturday night and left the event with there display, To bad, It use to be a honor to win or even get in Top 5

Not sure where that came from......I was there earlier today and they were still there with the truck and trailer/display etc.

I was surprised by the picks. There were some awesome cars there this year for sure.

Who are the judges? - -just curious as to what their background and qualifications are. It may shed some light as to what they are looking for/at.... Who knows? As the saying goes...opinions are like a certain part of the anatomy!

Hard to ignore the connection between the give away car and the winner though.

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by DBasher

"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.

Originally Posted by MarkM66

Maybe, but DSE is one of the biggest players in the game and they didn't get a "back scratching."

Those are the POLITICS of it. I mean, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about, but probably DSE didn't play their game or scratch any backs. Not saying that they have to either, but all in all, it is what it is...

[DBasher]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

Maybe, but DSE is one of the biggest players in the game and they didn't get a "back scratching."

I think with some companies, you need to scratch first.

The entire field of contenders was clearly over the top this year, just from the pictures it looked to be tough competition. Goldman built a very nice Corvette and put it up against some of the best in the country, kudos to them.

[hifi875]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Ya don't say..... LOL

That was the best car. Maybe because it has been around since last years sema show it seemed too familiar. There were more nice cars that didn't make it than did.

[Matt@BOS]

Originally Posted by DBasher

"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.

I think that's just the nature of the beast in the hot rodding community, where it's relatively tight knit and small, and everyone has connections of some kind.

The builds these days have become so impressive I will definitely remember the standouts for their details and design, an almost assuredly forget about who won what.

[2L8IWON]

Yeah, I climbed all over all the contestants, and to me the G3 Camaro was by far the best!

[2L8IWON]

Originally Posted by MarkM66

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

Yeah, when all the contestants were in line to do their second iteration on the Auto-Cross, Recoil wouldn't start. Even the RS guys were trying to help the Ring guys get it started.

I don't think he made the second trip around the track.

[FaBrycation]

It was a great field of cars this year. All very quality. Older debuts didn't seam to fair well. But the finalist were all very deserving as well and I would say see the cars in person before passing too much negativity. Just my irrelevant two cents

Also I do know that there was and is a well qualified group of judges that consists of goodguys and builders.