Bowtie Question

[John A.]

To qualify for a Bowtie award does the car have to be top flighted at a regional event in the same year as the national convention?

[Gary C.]

Re: Bowtie Question

John, the respective Team Leader at a Regional Judging meet has to review and perform an evaluation of the car for a Bowtie sign off. Car is required to be registered for Flight Judging and would prefer to have it Flight Judged. Detailed Bowtie prerequisite requirement information is in the Judging Reference Manual. Gary....

[Michael W.]

Re: Bowtie Question

I believe a car does not have to achieve a Top Flight award to be otherwise eligible for Star/Bowtie judging. Many potential candidates would not do well from a Condition point of view.

[Reba W.]

Re: Bowtie Question

The car must have been judged at a regional meet and signed off for Bowtie by the respective team leader since the last national convention. A sign-off is only good for the next convention.

[John A.]

Re: Bowtie Question

Thanks for all the great information.

[Kenneth B.]

Re: Bowtie Question

To qualify for a Bowtie award does the car have to be top flighted at a regional event in the same year as the national convention?

BOWTIE
It has nothing to do with judging. Bowtie is for original cars that are worth preserving to see what real original factory Corvettes look like. I think that the car must be original in 70% of all areas & not be deteriorated to the point that they are of no use as a example of how they left the factory.

KEN

[Kevin G.]

Re: Bowtie Question

To qualify for a Bowtie award does the car have to be top flighted at a regional event in the same year as the national convention?

John,
The answer to your question is no, the car does not have to top flight. However you must have the car judged within the last three years in your name. The JG does state that you can enter the car as display for sign off but the judging at a regional must be done first, score is not important. You can have the condition portion of the flight judging waived and judged for originality only (but why not have the entire car reviewed). After the four teams have gone over the car they will inform the team leader of there findings and if they feel it is worthy of the sign off in each of the four sections. If you receive all four sign off's, then you can enter the car for Bowtie judging at the next National convention (the sign off is good only until the next National meet). There is a four car limit per class and you cannot submit the registration before the date posted on the National registration form, (which was Feb. 1, 2010). A very important piece of advise is not to disturb anything (repaint, refurbish, replace). Remember that just because you have the four sign off's, it does not guarantee that you will receive the Bowtie or all four stars. Each section has an originality threshold, 80% for mech. and chassis, 85% for exterior and interior in the 70/72 class, (I can't answer the percentages for other years). At the National convention is where the car will really be judged, you will have a quick review of the findings but will not receive a copy of the judging sheets. After the four teams have judged the car, there will be a meeting at the "round table". At that time, the four teams and the team leader will discuss their opinions. If they feel the car is an educational tool for future restorers to learn from, you will earn a star in each particular section, of course each section must meet the percentages first. All four sections will be needed in order ot earn the Bowtie Award. As Gary has posted above you can find all of this information in the guide for your class. This award is one of the most difficult to earn but if your car is worthy, the membership will really enjoy seeing it!

Hope this helps,

Kevin

[Mike M.]

Re: Bowtie Question

From the JRM:
"In order for a car to pass the scoring in a judged area, the following percentages must be attained (no rounding up) after the age factor is added to the score
Interior: 85%
Mechanical: 80%
Exterior: 85%
Chassis: 80%"
HaND

[Kevin G.]

Re: Bowtie Question

From the JRM:
"In order for a car to pass the scoring in a judged area, the following percentages must be attained (no rounding up) after the age factor is added to the score
Interior: 85%
Mechanical: 80%
Exterior: 85%
Chassis: 80%"
HaND

Mike,

Thanks for the addition on the age factor I did over look it. That now has a maximum of 3.6% I believe without going back to the manual. Also, I believe that the percentages are somewhat different for the C4 cars?

Kevin

[Dick W.]

Re: Bowtie Question

Car MUST be judged at a Regional. It is up to the owner if he wants the score recorded, or just kept for his reference.