Thanks for your support guys Chris will finalise the names of those going and post it in the master list which closes tomorrow night
Here is some more info
here is all the information you are looking for the club stand competion at the NBO 10
There is quite a lot of changes for NBO 10 in the ten year < vison >
this will be the 8th year we have held the club competion and after getting to such incredible levels in the last few years with the new kids on the block taking 1-2-3 lately we will be continuing with this very important part of the show.
similar format, the Trophies have been ordered, and suppied kindley by Total impreza and we have done what we wanted to do many years ago increase subaru awareness and link people to the growing club scene that we have created In the last ten years .
Its interesting to see that in just over 300 cars expected we have had over 270 linked to clubs and because of that and the numbers you have supplied us with we are again relaying the field with more emphasis on club space and smaller lines in the middle for independents and of course the new special attraction for NBO 10
it was great to see the independents being targeted by the clubs to increase membership to their clubs .
Last year the field was planned to perfection by the team and club space was increased which made the displays stand out even better.
If we see people not visiting other clubs stands and hanging around their own club stands only then it wont work ,but we dont want to go back 8 years to just lines of cars so NBO 10 will work if people actually visit other clubs to see each others cars and displays
Its a 2 way process
club stands MUST be inviting and people are not shy and walk to other clubs to see their cars and meet fellow owners
most stand managers have reported lots of visitors to their stands ,prehaps other clubs dont want rival clubs looking at their displays I dont know ? but I want to see everyone on the field moving from display to display ,been wellcomed by other clubs so to increase movement around the field
We have made a major change ######
The Club stand judges are YOURSELVES
Well one representative from each club ( although you can fetch a friend or two)
This is a MAJOR CHANGE to the competiton this year
ONE CLUB == ONE VOTE
We have 13 clubs who will each vote on the TOP FIVE only
It's EASY
You will walk around the various club stands and look at the stands and select the top five
You will then vote your best display on the marking sheets which you will be given
Number one
Then
Number two
Then
Number three
Then
Number four
Then
Number five
The rest on your sheets will be the runners up
It's so easy I've done it for years !!
At NBO 10 we then collate all the numbers of 1-2-3-4-5 and that will be the running order
As you all know ALL clubs get a Trophey for entering as part of our thanks for making the show special with a great display and to increase competiton to make an attractive display for the show
So why change it from previous years ?
We must change and try new things
We struggle to get judges
Lordys getting older now !!
We have always used 5 judges led by myself all professional with different opinions and ideas of what makes an attractive display but this year we want to take the pressure of these judges so we can redeploy them in other areas of the NBO to make the show better and to take away any critisism that we have our favourites with our displays
It's your show and we want each club to wander around and pick your top five
Its EASY and of course I've included a list of things to look at ,which is what the judges last year looked for when marking the club stands
I will also be on hand to walk around with a few of you and gave a talk at the start And hand out the judges sheets to the thirteen clubs
I'm looking at starting the NBO self judgeing at around about 1130 as it normally takes an hour and we need the full results back in by 1pm so we can have the official count up of the top five so we can work out the running order for the NBO club stand of the day
Things to look for are Help you make your decision are
Banners /signage
Bunting/ flags
Use of colour/equipment
Space uses wisely
position of vehicles
impact of display
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CARS
clean and tidy
Variety of modles
Boards and specs on cars
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CLUB HEADQUARTERS
Quality of tents/ equipments
club info/leaflets etc
Catering/hospitalility
SWAG and kid friendly ( Subaru wives and children )
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Club members /Activities
Roles of members
Details of club activities
Club uniforms and regalia
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WOW FACTOR !!!
Desire to win
The X Factor
Club Theme
IMPACT ON THE DAY
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notes on the above to help the YOU the new club stand managers
Is it wellcoming to outsiders ?
Is everyone treated like a judge ?
does your entry look good from a distance ?
are you advertsing your club ?
If it was a shop would you go in and buy something ?
would you buy into the club/subaru concept
did you plan it out beforehand ?
Cars is there lines of scoobies crushed in together or have you put some thought into the layout in colour ,age ,modle,variety and possibly a centre piece ?
Remember we have the show Arena for the entries for the car of the day !!!
are all cars on show looking their best with spec sheets
as there is more to a club display then just cars !!!
(lordys pet hate is someone polishing the car wearing umbro/addias or looking bored or scared when the judges are wandering around)
Is your Club HQ looking fantastic ,this is your headquarters ,your conference room and rest area Does it look the part ?
Do you have club documentation ,leaflets ,buisness cards, photos etc?
Have you refreshments for your troops and guests?
A well fed club is a happy club ""Very imortant part of club structure this !!
Have you developed the SWAG section (Subaru wives and girlfriends ) and activies for any Subaru children as we have become more mainstream /family orintated rather then just men dressed in jeans and T-Shirts looking down at engine bays what we started ten years ago !!
Club members make the group ############
Are they Buzzing and passionate and as excited as Lordy
or are they standing around bored and thinking of the dump valves and the price of fuel ?
Are they advertsing their club and scoobies or addias and umbro or chav style clothing ?
Is the club well organised with structure and meetings ?
does the appointed stand manager shine and is he committed ?
##Can he sell the benefits of the club ###
Is he/her the ultimate salesman /spokesman and purist ""
the club stand manager and his team ,their excitement and manner has won many tropheys !!
The X Factor !!!
Has the complete stand and staff got it?
Does the judges walk away thinking that was fantastic and wishing they were part of that club ?
and we are repeating again this year !!!
A Theme ####
We would like every club to come up with a theme for the day ,it can be 'anything' scooby OR non scooby
It could be dressing up ,collections ,a charity, a new display, some thing different ?
---Its your choice ----
that is your club theme for the day and you will get 10 points for that and that tied up with the X factor could make you a winner ,
good luck for the gold !!
Some clubs are richer then other newer clubs ,thats why we have developed different criteria that doesnt need hugh amounts spent ,passion is sometimes as important to give every club a chance for the gold
So it's simple your appointed member from each club will walk around and judge the rest !!
we have the final list of 13clubs now for the NBO
Cumbrian Scoobs
TTS
NESF.
UK Scoobies
LADS
YPCO
NWC.
Porsche independent owners club
UK legacies
CADS
B-SPOC
Midlands Scoobies
EVOS
stand Managers
##PLEASE CAN YOU ENSURE THAT EVERYONE FROM YOUR CLUB WHO IS GOING IS ON THE NBO LIST AS INSURANCE IS GETTING BOOKED ON THE 19th June #
and the field has been planned and we can,t change it for late comers
NOT ON LIST YOU CAN'T COME IN !!!!
This year YOU will be starting the judging at 1130 am Sharp #
And are determined to complete it by 1245 for scoring ,YOU now know what you are looking for so please check the above and go for the GOLD !!
see you all soon
Lordy
Who is looking forward to a rest after nine years of judgeing