MX-5 Club of NSW Concours d' Elegance and Show & Shine

[Charlie Brown]

A few shots from the day:

[Garry]

Nice backdrop Your car is looking fabulous like always CB.

[Charlie Brown]

Nice backdrop Your car is looking fabulous like always CB.

awww, sucks (shuffles feet)
The amount of work I put into getting the NC up to scratch is stupid.

I learnt from the last few Concours’s that the most points are to be gained in areas other than the outside of the car. So I set out to clean it all up. High pressure cleaning the engine bay, door hinges, bonnet hinges and any crevasse that I could stick the gun & hose into.

Cleaning and polishing the outside took under an hour, under the bonnet and boot another hour, 15 minutes on the interior but the most time was spent on the under guards, brakes and suspension – 4 hours!!!!
I found all this orange dirt underneath on the passenger side and wondered where it came from until I remembered Wakefield last outing. The alloy suspension cleans up like chrome with a bit of steel wool. Only problem is that with a lowered car, once you drop it back down, you can’t see all the work that’s been done. And then the judges marked it down. What for I have no idea. You could have eaten your dinner of the underside it was so clean.

Well at least it’s clean from one end to the other, until the next shower of rain, when ever that will be.

Anyhow the results will be published after the Christmas Party presentation, which might just throw up some surprises.

[jules]

Who's Malibu. Looks highly modified?

Jules

[Charlie Brown]

The awards were presented today for the Concours d' Elegance and Show & Shine event, and the winners are:

 Show & Shine Trophies
Winner Louie Mazzarolo – 205.15 points
First Runner Up Ray & Pam Estreich – 195.45 points
Second Runner Up Ken & Maggie Liston – 185.84 points

 Show & Shine Certificate
Dave & Amy Perin – Best Customised NA

 Presentation of Concours d’ Elegance Awards

Best Standard NA - Colin & Elaine Caldwell
Best Modified NA - Mick & Vivian Consalvi
Best Standard NB8A - Mark & Hella Underwood
Modified NB8A - Jeff Swords
Best SP - Tanya Lazarou
Best SE - Dennis & Lola Dalzotto
Best Customised NB8B - Gavin Cross
Best Modified NB8B - Jen & Anthony Slater
Best Limited Edition NB8B - Paula & Stephen Sewell
Best Standard NC - Ian Miller
Best Limited Edition NC - Riko Rubin
Best Modified NC - Phil & Cheryl Ashton
Best Customised NC Coupe - Laurie & Janeen Tesoriero

 Concours d’ Elegance Trophies
Best NA - Mick & Vivian Consalvi 320.76 points (from Colin Caldwell on 315.07 points)
Best NB8A - Mark & Hella Underwood 312.54 points
(from Jeff Swords 309.58 points)
Best NB8B - Jen & Anthony Slater 312.96 points
(from Dennis & Lola Dalzotto 304.69 pts)
Best NC - Phil & Cheryl Ashton 314.67 points (from Riko Rubin 312.70 points)
Best NC Coupe - Laurie & Janeen Tesoriero 281.47 points
(from Jean Cook 274.05 points)

 People’s Choice Trophy
Steve Wood

 Concours d’ Elegance Overall Winner
Mick & Vivian Consalvi 320.76 points

I'll post some photos shortly.