Best Engineered

Tom Goldman · 09-23-2013, 02:17 PM

Dead on Mark.... Dragsters are just easy to look at.
If you have a door car with a lot of tricks and innovations you have to first get the right people to look at it ,and spend the time to impress on them why it's special and not just shiney !
I've built several cars that were considered at National events and two have won Best Engineered and it took a whole lot of "show&tell to make an impression.

Dick Butler · 09-23-2013, 02:34 PM

John Stock Cobra Best engineered Sportsnationals.

Tom Goldman · 09-23-2013, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dick Butler

John Stock Cobra Best engineered Sportsnationals.

And well deserved, even tho the car itself was controversial for SS, the workmanship and detail on the car was outstanding ,regardless of the class.

Frank Castros · 09-23-2013, 05:22 PM

When in pre-race tech, do you need to ask to be considered for best engineered or appearing?

Peter Ash · 09-23-2013, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank Castros

When in pre-race tech, do you need to ask to be considered for best engineered or appearing?

No, but it certainly doesn't hurt to point out some of the ingenuity you used to accomplish your build.

Wade Mahaffey · 09-23-2013, 07:36 PM

I think that officials look for something that is a little different than what they usually see. Most of the time that is going to be found in the detail of the entry, and normally reflective in the cost. I think that very small percentage points are given for individual effort unless the effort produces something intriguing. I never understood why an entry owner would win an engineering award when he just wrote a check for the car. I think this is the case in 90% of the award winners. To me that's like winning a drivers award, when some else was driving.

Wade Mahaffey

Wade Mahaffey · 09-23-2013, 07:45 PM

Sorry

Wade Mahaffey · 09-23-2013, 09:08 PM

Sorry

Wade Mahaffey · 09-23-2013, 09:21 PM

Double post sorry

Wade Mahaffey · 09-23-2013, 09:38 PM

Help, I don't know why my post keeps growing. When I hover over the "Edit tab" it shows "Edit/Delete" and once I click on it I can only edit...can you delete these for me and provide instruction
thanks,

Wade Mahaffey

09-23-2013, 02:17 PM	#1
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,476 Likes: 889 Liked 882 Times in 236 Posts	Re: Best Engineered Dead on Mark.... Dragsters are just easy to look at. If you have a door car with a lot of tricks and innovations you have to first get the right people to look at it ,and spend the time to impress on them why it's special and not just shiney ! I've built several cars that were considered at National events and two have won Best Engineered and it took a whole lot of "show&tell to make an impression. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

09-23-2013, 02:34 PM	#2
Dick Butler VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Richmond Indiana Posts: 1,196 Likes: 5 Liked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Best Engineered John Stock Cobra Best engineered Sportsnationals.

09-23-2013, 05:22 PM	#4
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,975 Likes: 2,588 Liked 2,726 Times in 961 Posts	Re: Best Engineered When in pre-race tech, do you need to ask to be considered for best engineered or appearing?

09-23-2013, 07:36 PM	#6
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best Engineered I think that officials look for something that is a little different than what they usually see. Most of the time that is going to be found in the detail of the entry, and normally reflective in the cost. I think that very small percentage points are given for individual effort unless the effort produces something intriguing. I never understood why an entry owner would win an engineering award when he just wrote a check for the car. I think this is the case in 90% of the award winners. To me that's like winning a drivers award, when some else was driving. Wade Mahaffey

09-23-2013, 07:45 PM	#7
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best Engineered Sorry Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 09-23-2013 at 09:32 PM. Reason: delete

09-23-2013, 09:08 PM	#8
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best Engineered Sorry Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 09-23-2013 at 09:26 PM.

09-23-2013, 09:21 PM	#9
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best Engineered Double post sorry Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 09-23-2013 at 09:37 PM.

09-23-2013, 09:38 PM	#10
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Best Engineered Help, I don't know why my post keeps growing. When I hover over the "Edit tab" it shows "Edit/Delete" and once I click on it I can only edit...can you delete these for me and provide instruction thanks, Wade Mahaffey Last edited by Wade Mahaffey; 09-24-2013 at 08:02 AM.