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Re: Things owners say during Flight Judging....
I agree with Mike that honesty is the best policy, however sometimes as pointed out below the judge carries the attitude that they are the all-knowing and all-seeing. When I have a judge like that I will just sit back and let them hang themselves. Many times they miss many things because their arrogance shades their ability to properly judge the car.
However past experiences with judges show that the level of knowledge of the judges varies greatly. I honestly believe that no one should be allowed to judge until they have their own car judged. You get an entirely different opinion about how you approach judging, having had your own car judged first.
I have had judges who will give you the benefit of the doubt and I have judges whose only intent is to be as critical as possible. Case in point is from a judge at a regional who believed who knew more about my 58 than I did. He said the silver wheels I had were wrong and that they should be black. When I pointed in the judging manual that he was wrong, he said, "OK, but they are not glossy enough, therefore the point deduction will remain the same." Now that does not make a lot of sense. I went from the wrong color wheels to the correct color wheels, but they were not glossy enough for him, therefore the point deduction is the same. Go figure. Same judge claimed I left my paint chip in the sun to lighten the color to match the car. I lost points on the color. To add insult to injury, the next day after the car had been judged, he came to me and said even thought my car was the wrong color, he liked this color better. He should have kept his mouth shut.
This points out that there are judges that understand what it takes to restore a car. There are judges who will almost always give the owner the benefit of the doubt and others who won't, preferring to impress you with their knowledge.
I am a master judge and have been through this many times and have been on both ends of the judging process. Sorry this is a long winded method of saying I agree with the Reverand Mike.
Confessions are truly good for the soul, even when it comes to your car.
Gene
I agree with Mike that honesty is the best policy, however sometimes as pointed out below the judge carries the attitude that they are the all-knowing and all-seeing. When I have a judge like that I will just sit back and let them hang themselves. Many times they miss many things because their arrogance shades their ability to properly judge the car.
However past experiences with judges show that the level of knowledge of the judges varies greatly. I honestly believe that no one should be allowed to judge until they have their own car judged. You get an entirely different opinion about how you approach judging, having had your own car judged first.
I have had judges who will give you the benefit of the doubt and I have judges whose only intent is to be as critical as possible. Case in point is from a judge at a regional who believed who knew more about my 58 than I did. He said the silver wheels I had were wrong and that they should be black. When I pointed in the judging manual that he was wrong, he said, "OK, but they are not glossy enough, therefore the point deduction will remain the same." Now that does not make a lot of sense. I went from the wrong color wheels to the correct color wheels, but they were not glossy enough for him, therefore the point deduction is the same. Go figure. Same judge claimed I left my paint chip in the sun to lighten the color to match the car. I lost points on the color. To add insult to injury, the next day after the car had been judged, he came to me and said even thought my car was the wrong color, he liked this color better. He should have kept his mouth shut.
This points out that there are judges that understand what it takes to restore a car. There are judges who will almost always give the owner the benefit of the doubt and others who won't, preferring to impress you with their knowledge.
I am a master judge and have been through this many times and have been on both ends of the judging process. Sorry this is a long winded method of saying I agree with the Reverand Mike.
Confessions are truly good for the soul, even when it comes to your car.
Gene
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