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What is a Concours?
A Concours (pronounced: "Con-Kor") is a competitive
car show to see which entry is the cleanest and most original.
These types of events, originally called Concours d'Elegance,
started in the 1800's when French noblemen would gather socially
and compare their horse-drawn carriages. Today, there is a wide
range of competition that goes from a simple "wash and show"
to national events where every nut and bolt has been polished
on the undercarriage.
Usually, the cars are brought to the judging area with only final
preparation remaining before they are judged. The judges will
then have approximately 5-8 minutes to judge specific areas of
the car. They will be looking for cleanliness, quality of preparation,
lack of damage, and originality. Below is a brief description
of the various events and awards:
Wash and Show: This event involves the judging of the exterior
only and is usually based on "eye appeal".
Top-Side Only: This event judges the quality of preparation of
the exterior, interior, and storage areas of the car. Usually,
originality is not considered.
Street Class: Judging of this class includes all areas
with the exception of wheel well and full undercarriage areas.
Interior, exterior, storage, and engine topside are judged with
originality being optional. This class was added to the Porsche
Parade (the Porsche Club of America national event) in 1989.
Full Concours: This judging takes into consideration ALL aspects
of the car including the undercarriage and originality. At the
Porsche Parade, a perfect car can score a total of 300 points.
Please keep in mind that a new car straight off of the showroom
floor would only score around 150 points!
People's Choice Award: This award goes to the car that is chosen
favorite by the people attending the concours.
Judge's Award: This award is given to the car chosen by the concours
judges as their choice.
Best of Show: This award goes to the car that scores the highest
point total of all the cars in the competition.
If you are interest in more information on Concours, please contact
Concours Chairperson.
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