[Ducati] Judging Criteria

[Ronald Betts]

Thank you Miss Vicki for the help and encouragement. I got the call at the last min and I am now rushing aroun trying to think of ways to make everyone happy. This is the first time for this event so we'll just wing it and see what happens. Like you said, we can always change things later. Wish us luck. Sorry there isn't a Ducati tent at fontana this year I really enjoyed working with you guys last year. Oh well, maybe next year.
 
 
Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SPI've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!> From: Veloce916 at aol.com> To: ducati at ducati.net> Subject: Re: [Ducati] Judging Criteria> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:03:11 -0400> > Hi Ron,> Lets see if I can be any help here, it's an interesting topic because there > are so many ways to do it, so:> > This varies depending on:> who attends the event now> who you want to attend in the future> what sort of event it is> > The bottom line is you want people to have fun and feel appreciated so that > really becomes the top line where you want to start. Look for the long term > best result, be prepared to make changes where you see the possibility to do > the job better. For example, one of the events I have been involved in, the > Ducati Superbike Concorso, started with one set of rules (as the Monster > Challenge), morphed into the Superbike Concorso with expended bikes that > could enter (vintage and modern) and professional judges for continuity and > this year grew again to include many more prizes - 5 trips to the factory, > one every round and lots of Ducati Performance swag. (Even the online round > will send somebody to Italy for submitting 6 photos (something I hope will > prove to be pretty popular) :-) . The point is, you start with what you > think makes sense and don't be afraid to change it if you see something that > looks better, if it's possible. A few years back, I added Ducati powered > bikes to DDD, a pretty traditional bike show up till then, (and took a > beating for it from all my traditional Ducati purest friends) but hey, it's > Daytona,. It attracted some really interesting entries (even Ducati choppers > but not all bikes like that) and one, a Ferrari themed bike from Miami, to > my surprise, won the show overall. It also got the show national attention > and as a result attracted a super original 750SS and a couple of other rare > and special bikes that just a glimpse of would make some people's trip..> I personally think you want the most people to get involved - we all love to > show off our bikes don't we? So only a Custom class and a favorite daily > rider class might not be enough. Be creative - what I did this year at DDD > because there was also a Superbike Concorso there and it was confusing - I > took away all the traditional classes and instead made it a shoot out - 6 > Grand Prizes and 1 Best in Show and asked the judges to pick the 6 bikes > they liked best overall and the one they thought was the most outstanding > overall. (This is a good way to go if you don't know how many bikes will > enter also) Turned out the results, because I was working with professional > judges, were really balanced and very fair. You know you did OK when they > call the winners and the other entrants are nodding "yes" because they > agree.> But mainly, these deals are all about the losers having a great time - it's > as important to me as who the winner is. Get people to stay with their bikes > and chat with the crowd. Give them something for entering of there is a > budget. After an SBC round if you want to see me smile watch what happens > when somebody who goes home without a main prize tells me they were so glad > they entered, it was a blast. So the moral is, when you are thinking this > all over, get as many people as possible involved and don't worry about the > winners. Trophies (or a trip to the factory as the case may be) keeps those > people happy. It's the other guys that need to be considered. If they get > something out of it and go home happy them came, that's what makes the day > worth your trouble. So the classes are actually not that important unless > you are at, say, Pebble Beach.> Hope that helps,> Vicki> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ronald Betts" <ronaldebettsasalc0015 at hotmail.com>> To: "Ducati net" <ducati at ducati.net>> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:14 PM> Subject: [Ducati] Judging Criteria> > > > Miss Vicki, here in San Bernardino CA we have a yearly event called The > Route 66 Rendezvous and it's three days of cruising ,contests, music and > food. Well this year were doing the same thing with motorcycles. For two > days we close downtown streets and have special motorcycle parking on the > streets, a poker run, vendors, Custom bike show and contest and I have been > elected to put together the Sport Bike end of this First Inaugural event. It > was originally conceived for Cruisers and customs but I opened my mouth and > asked about the sport bikes and they sucked me in. I have arranged for a > stunt bike team to come out and some sport bike vendors. I am now in charge > of the Judging for the sport bike shine and show. My question is, do you > have any suggestions or a list of criteria for judging such an event. I > suggested we start off with only two classes this year and will be judging a > class for Custom Sport Bikes and Peoples Favorite Daily rider. I really want > this event to take off as we have a large biking population and no events > other than unofficial bike nites at selected spots. Any help would be really > appreciated. And of course if anyone wants to go and are in the area it's > the 2nd and 3rd of May. Its officially called the Berdoo Bikes & Blues > Rendezvous and a lot of bands are scheduled for the two days. My son and I > will be representing the Ducati contingent so we need more Ducs. Thanks in > advance.> Ron"Desmohead"Betts> > > > > > Peace...Ron'Desmohead'Betts 95 900 SPI've learned that I don't suffer from > insanity, I enjoy it!> _________________________________________________________________> More immediate than e-mail? Get instant access with Windows Live Messenger.> http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_instantaccess_042008 > *****> > Ducati.net is sponsored by Oncycles.com, who has the largest selection and> lowest prices, on the finest motorcycle products anywhere, all served with> world-class customer service. Check them out!> _______________________________________________> Ducati mailing list> Ducati at ducati.net> http://list.ducati.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ducati> Mailto: veloce916 at gmail.com> > > *****> > Ducati.net is sponsored by Oncycles.com, who has the largest selection and> lowest prices, on the finest motorcycle products anywhere, all served with> world-class customer service. 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