1955 power pack exhaust tips - 10/13/13 07:49 PM
Going over my judging form from this year’s Northwest Meet and was very impressed with the thoroughness of the judging team. Should be an easy task to get ready for next year’s senior class.
There were a couple minor issues that caught my attention, like the 2 points deducted for not having a radio. During the field entrance check, one of the judging form boxes worth four points is whether, or not your radio/heater/AC/clock are functioning. I have no AC or radio (radio delete) and both heater and clock were working, but 2 points were deducted with a comment, NO RADIO. Maybe this was a miscommunication between the tabulator and the field entrance checker, but even if a radio was present and not working, wouldn’t that be one point out of the four? Also mentioned were incorrect exhaust extensions which I believe are correct for a power pack car. The accessories catalog show a script exhaust deflector as the only exhaust tip, but it is my understanding that the correct tips for the power pack cars were oval and shipped inside the trunk for the dealers to install. Can anyone verify this?
There were a couple minor issues that caught my attention, like the 2 points deducted for not having a radio. During the field entrance check, one of the judging form boxes worth four points is whether, or not your radio/heater/AC/clock are functioning. I have no AC or radio (radio delete) and both heater and clock were working, but 2 points were deducted with a comment, NO RADIO. Maybe this was a miscommunication between the tabulator and the field entrance checker, but even if a radio was present and not working, wouldn’t that be one point out of the four? Also mentioned were incorrect exhaust extensions which I believe are correct for a power pack car. The accessories catalog show a script exhaust deflector as the only exhaust tip, but it is my understanding that the correct tips for the power pack cars were oval and shipped inside the trunk for the dealers to install. Can anyone verify this?