| For Your Amusement: Recent Flight Judging Results |
Subject: For Your Amusement: Recent Flight Judging Results by j3studio on 2010/10/6 14:54:06 (so you can see how things are on my side of the fence) I got my score sheets back yesterday from the NCRS Columbus Regional at McDorman's in mid-September. The results were as such: Operations: perfect except 5 points for the driver's side low beam (the switch is dying and got steadily worse during the trip out). Got the 10 bonus points for fire extinguisher, battery disconnect, and NCRS sticker). So, 745 out of 740. Interior: did pretty well here - the worst deduction (4 points) was for the rear hatch support rods, which A) are service replacements and B) have faded bushings. 756 out of 774 possible points in this area or 97.7%. Exterior: worst deduction was 10 points for my non-original, incorrectly dated glass top. The judges also thought my paint was sketchy, which is correct. They liked my completely undriveable Gatorbacks (trucked out to Columbus by a friend of mine) and were merciful about the clearcoat separation on my wheels (time to send those back to Wheel Collision Center). 1147 out of 1179 points or 97.3%. Mechanical: I got killed on my service replacement battery - further research has revealed that I was attempting to copy the 1986 battery instead of the 1985  . 10 points lost there and an additional 5 each on the air filter housing and the valve covers. 1117 out of 1158 or 96.5%.Chassis: I took an expected 8 point hit on the mufflers and exhaust tips, which are correct but not original. The big surprise was the PCV valve, which was completely wrong (not even an AC Delco service replacement). 4 unnecessary points lost - ugh. 613 out of 649 or 94.5%. Total RAW score: 4378 or 97.2% - by the skin of my teeth the 97% necessary as a McClellan qualifier. Now, back to attempt a Performance Verification; probably some time next year. |
