Home from Waterfest

[richdeede@scirocco20v.com (Rich Deede)]

Well I had another good time at Waterfest despite being sun burned 
and extremely tired. It was good to see the listers again and this 
time I actually had my own scirocco with me. It did seem though as 
there were fewer lister present than in years past. I hope this 
doesnt become an increasing trend. 

Now my biggest gripe about the show was something I saw coming. 
The judging of the scirocco modified class. This year was 
definitely the weakest/poorest judging I have seen to date. They 
awarded me 1st place and while I'm very grateful for winning the 
award, I'll be the first to tell you that I don't deserve it. 
There were far cleaner/nicer/better condition cars then mine that 
didn't receive any awards. 
I knew the results would turn out interesting when I started 
talking to the judges and they told me they just got in to VW's 
and were Honda guys up to a few months ago. They knew absolutely 
nothing about Sciroccos. I'd be surprised if they knew what a 
scirocco was at this time last year. 
They seemed impressed by my body kit,paint, and Audi engine. 
However they spent less than 3 minutes on the car which means they 
didn't pick up on all the imperfections in the paint and under the 
hood. And they never looked in my interior which is a wreck. I 
have a huge rip in my seat which I know that they didn't even see. 
I truly dont go to win and dont care where I finish in the 
judging, but I truly feel bad for those cars that were much more 
deserving of awards than mine is. 

I'll still go as I enjoy myself and hanging out with the listers 
each year. 


-Rich
1988 Scirocco 1.8t