NAS Events VW Action

SHOW & SHINE and
EDV COMPETITIONS

VW Action has always been at the forefront of Show & Shine/Concours events. For many years Action has been a leader, not a follower. A few years ago, the show broke with the tradition of a class based structure, for one simple reason. Too many great cars were leaving without a trophy, especially in the most hotly contested classes.

PRIZE MONEY
In 2010 we went a step further, introducing a PRIZE FUND OF £1500+ for show winners and this will continue for the 2012 show. The minimum prize fund to be shared between the Show & Shine and Concours winners (Sunday's event only), and the winner of Europe's Most Beautiful VW, currently stands at £1500 and we are hoping to raise more through contingency sponsorship (please watch this space.)

The format at Action has now been taken up by many other shows, as it is the means by which the greatest number of worthy cars are rewarded with a trophy. The scale of the VW Action show and shine however, means that there are separate 'top twenty' (ten stock, ten modified) prizewinners for Air Cooled and Water Cooled cars. The Show & Shine Concours takes place on Sunday, with Saturday being reserved for the 'EDV' (Every Day Vehicle), a trailer queen free zone, exclusively for cars which see regular use on the road.

None of the show car competitions at VW Action have an entry charge, so if your car attracts admiring glances, be sure to enter in the appropriate free Show & Shine competition. We will be inviting European cars over to VW Action on assisted passages, just like we did back in the late 80s, and these will include specially invited cars selected from attendees and winners of recent European shows, to contest an award which totally captured the imagination 20 years ago, and was re-introduced at VW Action in 2007, the 'Europe's Most Beautiful VW' competition.

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EVERYDAY VEHICLE CONCOURS
SATURDAY ONLY

Morning Assembly - 2.45pm for Trophy Presentation
The number of entrants has boomed since this competition replaced the Pride and Joy Concours in 1998. The number and quality of entrants has increased to the point that we had to increase the number of trophies to 20, offering 10 for WATER-COOLED vehicles and 10 for AIR-COOLED. These trophies are not divided into classes, and the criterion is pretty much the 20 cars the judges would most like to own.

Our judges have all built trophy traps, but recognise the different considerations involved in 'daily drivers'. If your vehicle is your everyday transport then it's not expected to be flawless, so don't be shy. In this competition especially, cars that are genuinely 'everyday transport' often win out over cars that are immaculate but questionably in 'frequent' use. We would not discourage anyone from taking part, but please, if you don't win anything try again on Sunday. Entry in this event is a MUST if you are proud of your VW.

EVERY DAY VEHICLE CONCOURS WINNERS 2011

TOP 10 WATERCOOLED
Daniel Harper, Nottingham (Yellow '88 Caddy)
Dean Blackwell, Brightlingsea (Blue '88 Golf GTI 16v)
Benny Schillemans, Belgium (Blue '81 Jetta)
Anna Nowakowski, Bicester (White '03 T4)
Audi Stu, Chelmsford (Blue '99 Golf GTI)
Daan Dolman, Holland (Orange '91 T3 Syncro)
Garry Baker, Crawley (Yellow '03 New Beetle)
Ivan Folkes, Great Yarmouth (White '83 Golf GTI)
Luc Van Looy, Belgium (Purple '88 Golf Cabrio)
Phil Barlow, Mansfield (Red '90 Golf GTI)

TOP 10 AIRCOOLED
Anneke Gys, Belgium (Blue '74 Bug)
Paul Irving, Askam-In-Furness (White '69 T2 Westfalia)
Jim Fuller, Newmarket (Blue '99 Mexi-Bug)
Andy Porter, Sheffield (White '65 T2 Camper)
Richard Tonkin, Kempston (Red '70 T2 Deluxe)
Matt McNulty, Swindon (Yellow '66 Karmann Ghia)
Max Edwards, Chesterfield (Silver '78 Last Edition Bug)
Grant Draper, Rowsley (Red/White '67 T2 Deluxe)
Stu Burrows (no relation) Mawsley (Blue '56 Oval Ragtop Bug)
Pieter Grabyn, Holland (Yellow '55 Split)

CLASSES IN SHOW & SHINE/CONCOURS
Sunday only
The concours display area will be divided into four sections:
Standard Air Cooled (5)
Standard Water Cooled (5)
Modified/Custom Air Cooled (10)
Modified/Custom Water Cooled(10)

Your car will fit one and only one of these descriptions. (Modification relates to the original vehicle, therefore an originally air cooled car fitted with a water cooled engine is a Modified Air Cooled) That is both the area of the concours arena in which you will display, and the cars against which you will be judged. Using this format, four or five very similar cars, with hundreds of hours work, which previously might have been trimmed to just one trophy winner, could all be in contention for a TOP TEN (or TOP FIVE) placing.

There are specific instructions issued to judges. These instructions/guidelines are available to anyone who wishes to see them, but basically deal with levelling the playing field in respect of older or rarer vehicles. (Levelling, not favouring, just giving due consideration to all factors.) The Judges for each of the four categories will be selecting ten vehicles. These forty vehicles will be considered by all judges, firstly to establish a 'Best of Show' for each of the four categories. Please be assured that this format has been arrived at over many hours' deliberation, by judges whose only concern is to see that the most 'worthy' vehicles are rewarded with a trophy. Enter on the day (Sunday) no pre-registration required. Just take your vehicle to the Show & Shine arena and the Marshals will instruct you what to do.

THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ENTRY INTO ANY OF OUR SHOW & SHINE/CONCOURS EVENTS.

EUROPE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL VW
Having been re-introduced in 2007, after many years absence, the 'Europe's Most Beautiful VW' Rose-bowl Trophy is to be contested again for 2012. The vehicles do not necessarily have to travel to the UK to win, because we will be sending the judges out to several European events, after which we will advise the top ten ranking cars from those events of their prominence in the 'Europe's Most Beautiful VW' contest. We will also offer those cars assisted passages to the UK for the Rose-bowl trophy competition, which will be a straight contest between the pre selected cars and the winners of each of the four categories in the VW Action Show & Shine.

VW ACTION 2011 RESULTS

CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE (SUNDAY) - STOCK/UNMODIFIED

TOP 5 WATERCOOLED - STOCK
Ray Partner, Bracknell (Tornado Red 1989 GTi 16v)
Gianni Ciarciaglini, Clapham ('97 Golf GTI)
Peter Crompto, Poole ('83 Golf GTI)
Scott Rush, Colchester ('88 Golf GTI)

BEST OF SHOW - WATERCOOLED STOCK - Dean Blackwell, Brightlingsea (Blue '88 Golf GTI 16v)

TOP 5 AIRCOOLED - STOCK
Mark Finch, Shrewsbury. (Ivory/Blue 1972 Bay)
Mike Dempster, Northampton ('65 Type 3)
Pieter Grabyn, Holland ('55 T2)
Gareth Roberts, Ormskirk ('59 Karmann Ghia)

BEST OF SHOW - AIRCOOLED STOCK - Roy Wilson, Saffron Walden ('66 Bug)

CUSTOM & CAL CONCOURS (SUNDAY) - CUSTOM/MODIFIED

TOP 10 WATERCOOLED CUSTOM
Luc Van Looy,Mechelen, Belgium (Purple '88 MK1 Golf Cabrio)
Daan Dolman, Holland (Orange '91 T3 Syncro)
Phil Barlow, Mansfield (Red '90 Golf GTI)
Benny Schillemans, Belgium (Blue '81 Jetta)
Anna Nowakowski, Bicester (White '03 T4)
Lee Ahern, Northampton ('75 Golf)
Sean Severn, Nottingham (T5
Adam Gratton, Witham (Yellow/White New Beetle)
Sean Howden, Stafford (Red Lupo)

BEST OF SHOW - WATERCOOLED CUSTOM - Wesley Ridsdale, St. Neots (Smooth '00 Black New Beetle)

TOP 10 AIRCOOLED CUSTOM
Pete Morley, East Sussex ('57 Karmann Ghia)
Gary, Debbie & Elisha, Portsmouth ('65 T2 Splittie)
Michael Spiessens, Begium ('73 German Look Bug)
Phil Jarvis, Wolverhampton ('64 Karmann Cabrio)
Marco De Waal, Holland ('67 Type 3 Notchback)
Jonathan Dixon, West Mersea ('63 Bug)
Paul Dean, Chelmsford ('67 Bay Pickup)
Steve Spruyt, Belgium ('74 Bug)
John Gatt, London ('69 Type 3 Fastback)

BEST OF SHOW - AIRCOOLED CUSTOM - Simon Fox, Tamworth ('63 Type 3 Squareback)

EUROPE'S MOST BEAUTIFUL VW
Simon Fox, Tamworth ('63 Type 3 Squareback)

ROB MILLER TROPHY (B289 Cars) - Guy Bowden (ex-Andy Parrot 'Trophy Trap')
RADDEST RESTOCAL - Justin Williams ('65 Bug)
BADDEST BUG - Heydon Mizon (Black '67 Bug)
COOLEST CAMPER - Pieter Grabyn, Holland ('55 Split)
TOP GHIA - Pete Morley ('57 Karmann Ghia)
GROOVIEST GOLF - Josh Mee (MK1 Golf)
NICEST NEWBIE - Mick Ashby (RSI New Beetle)

BEST CLUB DISPLAY
Lowlife VW Club

VW ACTION BIKE
SHOW & SHINE
FIRST PRIZE - A BRAND NEW 'BART SIMPSON' CRUISER BIKE
The Bike Show & Shine, is open to anyone wishing to display their pit bikes, lowrider bikes, beach cruisers, or choppers (including derivatives). Since a number of people use two wheels to cruise the event venue, we have decided that in recognition of the ingenuity and engineering skills on display, we'd like to assemble the best examples in one place. Two trophies will be contested (Runner-up and Best Of Show.)

There will be a 'preview' lineup of bikes on Saturday, during the Daily Driver Show & Shine (at which attendance is not compulsory). The lineup will be reassembling on Sunday morning for the VW Action Show & Shine/Concours. (Judging will only take place on Sunday.)

BIKE SHOW & SHINE WINNERS 2011
Winner - Max Edwards (Brown Grifter)
R/U - Nathan West (Pepsi Cola Lowrider)

Entry is 'on the day' although we would encourage everyone to EMAIL US in advance of their intention to take part.

Finally, don't forget the KIDS SHOW & SHINE, details HERE