The following has been posted on both the JCNA Concours and AGM forum sites. It is intended to provide the JCNA, JudgeÔÇÖs Concours Rules CommitteeÔÇÖs position on the trailering change approved at the 2008 AGM. All JCRC rule changes, proposed for 2009, will be posted for comment on these same JCNA forums well in advance of the 2009 AGM.
JCRC Position on Driven Division Trailering:
JCRC (JudgeÔÇÖs Concours Rules Committee) has confirmed that Driven Division was originally created to increase concours participation by Entrants whose cars were being driven regularly. JCRC believes that allowing trailering for Driven Division Entries is contrary to the spirit and intent of that division. Driven Division trailering prohibitions, that existed prior to the 2008 AGM, should be reinstated and the ÔÇ£drivenÔÇØ aspect of Driven Division be reemphasized.
JCRC Proposed Changes:
JCRC included the following preliminary rule changes in its Fall 2008 Report to the BoD: (Forum format does not allow showing strike-outs or emphasis underlining. YouÔÇÖll have to add your own emphasis.)
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b. Chapter II:
Page 1, Section 1 ÔÇô GENERAL, A. Entry Requirements and Eligibility, Item 6: Change to read:
6. Entries to be Driven to their Assigned Parking Positions / Trailering
Trailering to the Concours venue is allowed for Champion and Special Division Entries only. Trailering or towing to the Concours venue is NOT allowed for Entries in Driven Division. The Chief Judge or his designees must confirm that all Entries are driven, under their own power, to their assigned parking positions in the judging area ÔÇô the objective is to simply prove/observe that the Entry runs and is drivable, i.e. entries shall not be trailered directly to their assigned parking positions and off-loaded. Entries not meeting this rule are ineligible for the dayÔÇÖs Concours Competition and shall not be judged.
c. Chapter II
Page 3, Section 3 - DRIVEN DIVISION, A. Driven Division General Spirit: Change to read:
Section 3 - DRIVEN DIVISION
A. Driven Division General Spirit
Driven Division also challenges its Entrants to research, prepare, and present their Entries in their original, authentic, factory-delivered configuration and condition. However, Driven Division is for Jaguars that, regardless of age, are in regular and relatively unrestricted use. In consideration of this usage, Driven Division Entries do not have their engine compartments or boots judged and certain convenience and safety-related authenticity exceptions are allowed (See Ch. II, Sec. 3.A.). The exteriors and interiors of Driven Division Entries are judged to the same standard as Champion Division. Driven Division Entries must be driven under their own power from their normal place of garaging to the concours site; towing or trailering is not allowed.
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Discussion:
This change will not close out all possibilities of ever trailering a Driven Division Entry to distant Challenge Championship (CC) type events. However, the scores awarded, at any event that allows Driven Division trailering, cannot be mixed with the scores awarded at a different event that does not allow Driven trailering. When the rules are different, the scores are not comparable.
The CC and Regional events hold a unique social attraction for a large portion of the membership. If general trailering would significantly improve the overall attendance, consideration might be given to changing the rules so as to keep those events completely separate from the annual North American Championship competition. Such events could have their own sets of rules and be promoted as a less formal (model specific?) JCNA celebration rather than a standard concours contest.
Dick Cavicke
Chair, JCNA, JCRC