Curly wrote:
Non-structural rust doesn't seem to be an issue, nor does presentation.
Quite frankly, I was very disappointed and embarrassed by some of the vehicles competing at the Australian Motorkhana Championship held at Somerton in Melbourne last year.
This was meant to be the pinnacle of a great sport and it needed to be presented to the public in a more professional manner by those involved, if they wished to attract new participants.
A number of the cars I saw, would have been sent home if had it been a State level hillclimb or circuit event, but the organisers chose to turn a blind eye.
There were of course some very neatly presented vehicles as well.
I have great difficulty accepting this point of view. Presentation should in no way matter in motorkhana or many other motorsports. As long as the car is safe and conforms to all requirements it should not be in any way looked down upon due to presentation.
As for being presented in the publics eye, surely you would prefer to have people think "Hey, I've got an old car in the backyard maybe I should give this a go" instead of "Geez, this looks a bit expensive and upmarket for me"
Now I am not trying to disrespect the people who have great looking cars, it is a credit to them but I don't think a car with some scratches in the paintwork should be disadvantaged. Remember this is a great cheap form of motorsport, why try to make it more expensive?
Sorry for the Hijack, my rant is over
Cheers
Steve
PS extra paint will just add weight and slow you down
