BMW Car Club Concours and Show and Shine 28 August!

[Adi]

Join the BMW Car Club Gauteng on the Nelson Mandela Square on 28 August 2011 for the annual BMW Car Club Concours and Show and Shine competition. BMW Car Club members and enthusiasts will be displaying the cars that shaped BMW’s success in the past, as well as the cars that continue to build a loyal following in South Africa today. SONAX will also be on hand displaying the prowess of their car care products on BMWs.

Details:

Date: 28 August 2011
Venue: Nelson Mandela Square – Sandton City
Time: 09h00 – 10h00 : Competitors to park their cars on the Square
10h00 – 14h00 : Judging
14h00 – 14h30 : Prize giving
Cost: R150 per car entered (members only)
Spectators are FREE
Event Organiser: Colin van Son (0825613000 or [email protected]) and Reg Green (0834612572 or [email protected])
Registration: See Online Registration Below

Classes:

d’ETAT: All year model BMWs that are 100% original, including factory options at the time of manufacture
d’ELEGANCE: All year model BMWs that are not 100% original or with non factory approved options for that model
SHOW & SHINE: Casual competitors.
Show & Shine winners or vehicles from the previous 5 years must enter the applicable class above
d’HONNEUR: All members or vehicles that have won 1st Place in either the d’Etat or d’Elegance within the previous 5 years

Trophies:

Best d’HONNEUR
Best d’ETAT
Best d’ELEGANCE
Best SHOW & SHINE
Best CLASSIC
Best E30 / 325is

Judges:

We would like to request that knowledgeable Classic BMW owners and/or enthusiasts come forward and volunteer their services as Concours judges. Please help us make this competition as accurate and as fair as humanly possible. Email [email protected] should you be interested.

 

[MikeR]

:bravo:

 

[calypso]

Its nice that you want to get judges involved, but shouldnt you rather get someone thats really knowledgeable what it take to get a car looking perfect?

At another event I believe that an E36 M3 that stopped for a wash at the garage on the way ended up winning because of a weighting system on a cars age.

I would suggest getting Lambchop involved. Hes a BMW owner and knows his stuff. Carn is also around those parts.

 

[Sankekur]

If I am not mistaken cars here will also be given points based on age, something like half a point per year but no more than 20 years.

I would guess that they would at least interview people who volunteer, well it would make sense that they should.

But I agree it would be worthwhile to call in the expertise of people like carn and lambchop.

 

[TheKing!]

@ Sankekur - you are right - up to 20 years at half a point - so only 10 points out of the 100 points.

As for the judges on the Classic Cars - it is more to ensure that someone who enters d'Etat has a truly original car including the radio, steering wheel, mags etc (including those available as an option from BMW at the time) - but any volunteer would be screened and would accompany a BMW Car Club committee member.

There are also mileage points up to 100k km (1 pt per 10k km) so max of 10 points. The show 'n shine class is for less hard-core competitors who could take their car to the car wash as it is not as strict - but would still check condition and cleanliness of engine, interior, boot etc.

 

[Imran]

daaamn, i wish they would have something like this in cape town, if any fanatics are gonna be there, please take lots of photos and post for us perhaps?