The Popular Vote Car Show at the GTOAA Meet has traditionally been for GTO, Tempest, and LeMans owners who do not want to enter their vehicle in the points-judged Concours categories. Starting in 2012, Popular Vote is open to all Pontiacs, regardless of year, model, or body style. To enter a GTO, Tempest, or LeMans, owners must be GTOAA members. Owners of other Pontiac models are not required to be GTOAA members, but are still required to be registered for the convention and pay the appropriate entry fees.
What Will Change
Additional classes will be added to the Popular Vote Show to accommodate various other Pontiac models.
What Won't Change
GTOs will still compete only against GTOs, Tempests and LeMans vehicles will only compete with each other, stock vehicles will compete with stock vehicles, and modified vehicle will compete with modified vehicles.
ClassesIn past years, we have specified Popular Vote classes prior to the Meet, using data from previous years to determine an approximate representation of years and models. This has not always been successful because with the convention moving around the country, different Meets have had substantially different mixes of years, body styles, and levels of modification. Some classes end up very large, some very small, and some completely empty.
This is the first year where ALL Pontiacs are welcome in Popular Vote, so we don't know what to expect for entries, especially in the non-GTO classes. For 2012, we will set up the classes based on actual registrations received. Once we know how many of each year and body style we have, we can assign classes based on reliable information. This will allow us to form reasonably sized, competitive groupings of cars. We may have 15 classes, or 18 classes, or 22 classes, or whatever amount best fits the entries this year.
Modified cars will be classed separately from stock vehicles. Years, models, and body styles may be combined or separated depending on the number of entries. There will still be GTO-only classes based on years, stock cars will be separate from modified cars, and other Pontiacs may be classed by model or year groupings, depending on actual entries.
Our goal is an even distribution of cars per class so that we don't have 3 cars in one group and 27 cars in another, or some classes with no entries at all.
See the Popular Vote Classification Chart to determine if you should enter as Stock or Modified. Please make sure you enter the proper category for your vehicle. If your car has to be placed in a different class upon arrival because the information you provided is incorrect, there may not be sufficient parking space in the proper class.
This would also apply if you bring a different car from the one originally registered. Every effort will be made to accommodate such situations, but if you show up with flames on a car entered as Stock, there may not be a space for you in the Modified category. Likewise, if you register a '64 GTO convertible but arrive with a '68 Tempest hardtop, there may not be space for you in the class where you need to park.
Note: All 2011 first place cars must enter as Winners' Circle.
VIN Info For GTOs and Judges
In order to authenticate GTOs and Judge models, all 1964-65 and 1972-74 GTOs and all Judges in Popular Vote must be documented. Unverified GTOs will be classed as Modified A-body and unverified Judges will be classed as Modified GTO. You must supply your VIN when registering a GTO or Judge. PHS will verify that the car is a real GTO or a real Judge. The authenticity of 1966-1971 GTOs will be verified by VIN. VIN info is not required for other Pontiac models.
Entry Deadline
Entry deadlines will be enforced to insure a proper parking layout that can accommodate cars in their respective Popular Vote classes. All cars will have an assigned parking spot for the duration of the event.
Popular Vote registrations MUST be received by June 15, 2012. Popular Vote registrations received after June 15 will be entered as "2 Late 2 Class" which will be a catch-all group for ALL late entries. This class will not be separated by model, body style, level of modification, or year. If you want to be in the class where your vehicle belongs, you must get your entry in before June 15.
Popular Vote Show Questions:
Tom Szymczyk 856-524-2588
E-mail: goatguytom@aol.com
Bob Alexander 970-221-0754
E-mail: bob06gto@lpbroadband.net |
