Bow Tie

[Travis Williamson]

[Dick W.]

Re: Bow Tie

The best avenue is to bring it to a Regional, have it judged and have the National Team Leader for that class view it and if he deems it to have potential to be a Star/Bowtie candidate, he will sign off on it so that you may bring it to a National Convention for Star/Bowtie Judging.

[Jack H.]

Re: Bow Tie

The full text of 'mechanics' governing this award category (unrestored Corvette) is published in the NCRS Judging Reference Manual (the 'white' book) and you can buy a copy from the club's merchandise center in Cincinnati (STORE pulldown, this site).

When you read about the award, you'll find it's properly termed Star/Bowtie. Cars are judged for factory originality ONLY with condition having little significance. The 'Bowtie' award is a special result which most without familiarity use as an interchangeable term for the whole program....

Cars earn 'Star' awards for making the grade in four separate categories: Interior, Exterior, Mechanical, and Chassis. The unrestored car that's SO GOOD it achieves Star awards in all four categories is termed a 'Bowtie' award recepient.

So, YES, it's possible for a rather untouched car to be missing original components and not make the grade in a given category (in the case you outline, Mechanical) but still win and be recognized in other categories. Bottom line, you can have 1-Star, 2-Star, 3-Star or 4-Star/Bowtie award winners from the process.

[Steven S.]

Re: Bow Tie

I have judged Bowtie cars for the past few years at NCRS National meets. You must understand that each line item on the judging sheet carries the same weight. Another words the tires carry the same weight as the paint or the outside mirror when tallying the 80%. But hitting that number is only the first hurtle. Then the car must be demend a car that others can learn from. In that case I have seen cars that hit 90% and fail an area because a major item i.e. paint fails the line item. Major components must be the ones installed on the car at the factory in order to gain a star for that area.

Steve