Rules and Judging Criteria for Club Muscle Car Shows
Participation
HSV Owners Club Muscle Car Shows are open to all financial Club members who are encouraged to represent their club whether the car is driven every day or left in the garage and brought out for those special occasions. Your car doesn’t have to be covered in chrome or be heavily modified; it can be stock as it came from the showroom floor. There is a class for all members. Enter and make yourself and your Club proud!
General Rules
The car is to be clean and tidy and well presented. It should be displayed to the best of your ability and reflect the quality of the car, the Club and the Show’s sponsors. Vehicles judged in the classes listed herein must be currently listed in the Club’s Membership Register as being an eligible vehicle.
Classes based on kilometers travelled will be based on the vehicle’s odometer reading at the time of event entry.
As the event is open to the public, safety is paramount. Any vehicles that have been jacked up must be safely resting on stands and there must be no trip hazards such as electrical cords that are in areas where the public has access.
All Entrants MUST wear the EVENT SHIRT of the Show on the day or they will be disqualified.
No Refunds of entry fees.
Organisers have the right to invite other vehicles to display in order to add interest to the event, but these vehicles will not be eligible for judging, however they may receive other recognition such as a “Car of the Day” award at the sole discretion of the Special Events Director.
Entrants must enter only one of the following 6 Categories that their car qualifies for:
• Elite
• Classic
• Show n Shine
• Daily Driven
• Modified
• Motorsport
Elite
Cars that have travelled an average of less than 5,000 km per annum from their build date to the current show date.
Elite cars will be judged on an additional 4 areas of the vehicle’s chassis – underside, front suspension, rear suspension and underneath the motor and transmission for an extra 50 class points.
Elite Awards:
Best Elite HDT/HSV First place
Best Elite HDT/HSV Second place
Best Elite HDT/HSV Third place
There must be at least 4 cars to qualify for all 3 awards.
Classic
HDT or HSV Cars that have a build plate dated before 2000 regardless of kilometres.
Classic Awards:
Best Classic First place
Best Classic Second place
Best Classic Third place
There must be at least 4 cars to qualify for all 3 awards. No differentiation due to the kilometres travelled.
Show N Shine
Cars that have travelled an average of between 5,000 km and 10,000 km per annum from their build date to the current show date.
Show N Shine Awards:
Best Show N Shine HDT/HSV First place
Best Show N Shine HDT/HSV Second place
Best Show N Shine HDT/HSV Third place
There must be at least 4 cars to qualify for all 3 awards.
Daily Driven
Cars that have travelled an average in excess of 10,000 km per annum from their build date to the current show date.
Daily Driven Awards:
Best Daily Driven HDT/HSV First place
Best Daily Driven HDT/HSV Second place
Best Daily Driven HDT/HSV Third place
There must be at least 4 cars to qualify for all 3 awards.
Motorsport
Cars entering this class must have entered in at least 2 of our club Motorsport events during the previous and current show year. Cars in this class will be judged against other motorsport cars only, and are not required to be eligible vehicles (eg a plated HDT or HSV).
Motorsport Awards:
Best Motorsport First place,
Best Motorsport Second place
Best Motorsport Third place
There must be at least 4 cars to qualify for all 3 awards. No differentiation due to the kilometres travelled.
Modified
This class is for Cars with higher levels of modifications including added forced induction systems. Cars entering this class must tick the box on the entry form. Cars in this class will be judged against other modified cars ONLY regardless of their kilometres.
Modified cars will be judged on an additional 2 areas – degree and quality of engineering and visual impact for an extra 30 class points.
Modified Awards:
Best Modified HDT/HSV First place
Best Modified HDT/HSV Second place
Best Modified HDT/HSV Third place
There must be at least 4 cars to qualify for awards. No differentiation due to the kilometres travelled.
Rookie
This Award is for New Members for their first year ONLY. Entrants that complete the entry form as a First Time Entrant will be included in the judging for this Award. Organisers will be checking entries in this class against the last couple of years of entrant data.
Other Awards
Best Car in Show
Awarded for the highest points overall in all categories from all entries on the day. This will be out of a maximum of 295 points and excludes the 50 Elite and 30 Modified Class points.
No separate Best HDT, HSV or Chevrolet award.
Best Car in Show
Best Car in Show – Runner up
Sponsors Display Award
The entrant that best presents their car on the day. This may include promotional articles, billboards, Holden or HSV products etc. The winners are selected by the sponsors.
Best HDT/HSV Entrant’s Choice
The entrants that enter the Muscle Car Show will be given a voting slip to pick a car that they like on the day. Must be returned by 12 noon on the day.
One point will be given to the vehicle for every vote that it receives, the vehicle with the greatest number of points will be the winner. In the event of a tie, the Special Events team will select the winner from the tied vehicles.
Individual Models
All cars in all classes will be scored to compete in the individual Model Trophy category.
The undercarriage score in Elite Class and the modification score in the Modified Class will not be included in the Individual Model Competition so that the scoring against all vehicles is out of a maximum of 295 points.
Individual Models HDT Holden:
Best HDT VC
Best HDT VH
Best HDT VK
Best HDT VL
Individual Models HSV Holden:
Best HSV VL
Best HSV VN
Best HSV VP
Best HSV VR
Best HSV VS
Best HSV VT/VU
Best HSV VX
Best HSV VY
Best HSV VZ
Best HSV VE Series 1
Best HSV VE Series 2
Best HSV VE Series 3
Best Gen F 1
Best Gen F 2
Best HSV ClubSport
Best HSV Maloo (Incl. GTS Maloo, GTSR Maloo)
Best HSV Coupe
Best HSV GTS/GTSR (Incl. W1)
Best HSV SV (V8’s incl. VN Group A)
Best HSV Senator
Best HSV Grange
Best HDT
Best HDT/HSV 4/6 Cylinder (Incl. VXR, Jackaroo, Lada, SV6, SV3800)
Best Chevrolet (Incl. Camaro, Silverado, Corvette)
Best Specialty HSV (Incl. Avalanche, Colorado, Manta, Tourer, W427)
Notes:
1. Only VE & VF models will be split up into series as above.
2. There are no trophies for Best Exterior, Best Engine Bay or Best Interior. These areas will still be judged and the points will go towards the vehicle’s overall points score.
Category Points Allocation:
Points are awarded to the following judging categories, the maximum points per area are noted below for each category>
Exterior
• Paint Work (Gloss, peel etc) – 50 pts
• Glass and lights – 20 pts
• Bodywork and Panel Fit – 15 pts
• Body Trim (i.e. door handles, badges, decals etc) – 15 pts
• Overall Display Presentation – 10 pts
• Total 110 points
Wheels, Tyres & Brakes
• General Cleanliness, Scratches, Dents, Blemishes etc – 20 pts
• Removal of wheels & presentation – 10 pts
• Total 30 points
Engine Bay
• Underside of Bonnet, Firewall, engine bay panels (including build plates, decals etc) – 25 pts
• Motor – 30 pts
• Ancillaries, Air conditioning, Power Steering, belts, hoses, leads etc – 20 pts
• Total 75 points
Interior
• Dashboard, Steering Wheel, Console, Pedals etc – 10 pts
• Carpets and Floor Coverings – 15 pts
• Headlining – 5 pts
• Seats and Seatbelts – 20 pts
• Door Panels – 10 pts
• Door Hinges and Door Rubbers – 10 pts
• Boot Area, Spare Tyre, Boot Carpet – 10 pts
• Total 80 points.
Elite Class Chassis
These points are only allocated to the Elite class.
• Underside of Floor Plan, Fuel Tank, Inside Mudguards – 20 pts
• Front Suspension – 10 pts
• Rear Suspension – 10 pts
• Underside Engine, Sump – 10 pts
• Total 50 points.
Modified Class
At least 3 significant modifications are required for this class. Examples include forced induction system, wheels, sound system, custom paint, modified motor, modified suspension, modified interior and so forth.
• Degree and quality of engineering and modifications – 20 pts
• Overall impact of the total package (the “Wow!” factor). – 10 pts
• Total 30 points
Annual Muscle Car Show Championship Awards
Each year overall Muscle Car Show winners are presented with their Trophies at the Club’s Gala Presentation Dinner, usually held in November.
The annual Club Muscle Car Show Champions are determined by combining the points scores of the first three place getters in each category of each Club Muscle Car Show Round held that year. The vehicles with the highest combined points scores become that year’s Club Muscle Car Show Championship winners in each respective category.
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