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I used to judge at the Corvettes at Carlisle show when I was younger (13-14). I had been "helping" with that sort of thing since I was 5. I took the job seriously and did my best to judge everyone's cars equally. But, inevitably, there would be someone who's car did not live up to their ego. That person would immediately start ripping me apart due to my age...afterall, what do I know? I'm young (then). In the end, I never had a score sheet tossed out or changed. But, they did stop letting me judge just so the age complaints would stop.
Unfortunately, a lot of shows have nothing to do with the actual judging of the cars. It ends up being strictly about opinion and popularity. If you are going to a judged show to be judged and this is all you get, it really does make you feel a bit like you got ripped off. But, it is just a car show. If losing a car show to a "lesser car is the worst part of your day, then you should be very thankful.
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