groundlevelbert finally here...

VOLKSWAGENUT wrote:Your a total jerk!

I expected the term "asshole"!

People won't like to be reminded of the facts associated with the costs of those 5 dollar trophies...

Cars are for driving.. Drive one 300 miles to a show, have fun getting there, being there and driving home..
But thats just the opinion of a self confessed asshole with a wall full of trophies that are about as worthless as tits on a boar hog.

Where do you get these $5 trophies?....ours cost $12....LOL
How bout we give "Participation" ones like in Little League...so everyone's a winner...lol
I agree with Jake on the $$ invested...the only way all that's an investment,is if the car is your "calling card" for your biz.
Go to any Hot Rod show and all the booths have a "company car" on display.

Yeah... Just wait till the "Everybody gets a trophy" generation begins taking positions to lead business and politics in this country... You think its screwed now, just wait till people who have never been told that they sucked start being disappointed! Hell they'll be crying on TV..

Failure and disappointment are part of life, if people don't learn that early on they'll never be able to handle it later.

Anyway, some people go after the trophy.. When I have my show in June 2011 there will be no trophies and it'll be something similar to a top 25, hopefully everyone that comes will be coming for the right reasons.

As far as having a "company car" on display, when we take Beth's car to shows there is no signage on it that says "Aircooled Technology" at all, just one decal on the engine. We go to the shows to hang out and be part of the scene, even though I own a business in the industry its not flaunted, or even mentioned on the vehicle interior or exterior... I've been getting a return on the investment it took to build that car for the past 3 years of driving it, over 3K miles in the last two months alone cruising in 98F heat with the A/C rolling is so damn nice while the Dells bark in the engine bay to a tune thats directed by a roller cam and lifters :-)
Its now a driver, it probably won't ever see a show again.

um...wow...what can i say?

how about i went to birmingham bug blast yesterday and i can attest to the fact that the
'best of show' award is probably closer to $18--because i brought it home with me...

groundlevelbert wrote:um...wow...what can i say?

how about i went to birmingham bug blast yesterday and i can attest to the fact that the
'best of show' award is probably closer to $18--because i brought it home with me...

Congrats man.


I look forward to jakes show , cause its a very cool ride over the mountain from my house. I have gotten a few trophies in my day and its cool , but I sold that car to get me a driver and that is what im doing at this point in time. . have not drove anything but Herb all weekend.

I guess to each his own . thats what make the world go round.

it's all good...i guess i would just rather people say 'that's not my thing' instead of going on a rant
about someone else's preference while trying to defend their own opposite viewpoint...for the most part,
people are fairly opinionated about 'show' or 'go' and your rant isn't going to change anyone's viewpoint--
it's just going to make you look like an ass...

that being said, i do drive my car occassionally, but i have put a great deal of effort into it and i have
a great deal of pride in the quality of workmanship and i do enjoy the acknowledgement of a job well
done...

thanks for having me on the forum...such a warm welcome...

If your idea of having fun is going for the trophy, well thats fine because its your car and your money..
Just don't take the fun out of it for everyone else if you don't win..

Don't consider my rant a welcome from the BK, it was just a random message from someone who enjoys using a VW in the way it was intended.

i'm a bit confused...

in what way am i taking the fun out of it for YOU if i don't win? i made one BRIEF comment regarding the fact
that i'm not interested in the travel and expense involved in participating in a top 75 show...in the mid 80s, i
drove a nice '67 type 1 that was my only mode of transportation--hot or cold, wet or dry, in scorching heat or
through a foot of snow--and sometimes it totally sucked...now, i make really good money, built the car
that i wanted to 25 years ago, and don't have to drive it everyday...i have a really nice truck and a really
nice trailer to haul it around in when the need arises--and i'm pretty sure there are a few BK guys that do the same...

but since you refuse to drop it, i will go ahead and say that, personally, i think top 20 or top 75 shows are LAME...
they encourage the attendance of mediocre to average cars...if i'm going to pay a $20 entry fee, i want the organizer to make an EFFORT to JUDGE my car and MY efforts in presenting it--and not just take a quick glance as they walk past, which is the case at CYW and most other top 20 or whatever shows...i can stay home and get that same experience at a local cruise-in for FREE...

and by the way, i am using my VW in the way that it was intended--i'm ENJOYING it...so try not to be a hater, jake...

Wow...fresh meat is tender around here

groundlevelbert wrote:um...wow...what can i say?

how about i went to birmingham bug blast yesterday and i can attest to the fact that the
'best of show' award is probably closer to $18--because i brought it home with me...

I'm happy for you man about 400 more best of shows and that car is paid for

TURBO wrote:

groundlevelbert wrote:um...wow...what can i say?

how about i went to birmingham bug blast yesterday and i can attest to the fact that the
'best of show' award is probably closer to $18--because i brought it home with me...

I'm happy for you man about 400 more best of shows and that car is paid for

probably closer to 2222 best of shows and 1/4 which would be the equivalent of maybe a second
in class...

massIVe 79 vert wrote:Wow...fresh meat is tender around here

i'm not tender...jake is just being a dick.

groundlevelbert wrote:

i'm not tender...jake is just being a dick.

Just saying that slamming a top 75 show that ALOT of people in the BK seem to enjoy is kind of b.s., just because you're trophy chasing and you didn't win what you wanted there. The CYW promoter is a good friend and the reason he went to the top 75 format was all the whining from trophy chasers. It hasn't stopped all of us from going and having a great time. Not lame, just good old VW fun.

p.s. That "dick" is my husband.....Asshole. No one else was making this that personal until you started the name calling. Grow up.

While your car is very nice and I hope you enjoy the fruits of your labor, most cars that I have seen at shows all fall into the rat rod or original class.
But then again, who am I to say anything about early bugs......I drive a bay window bus and have a stuper vert.