| 33 Coupe Having Fun 9       
2/08/06
 
  
  
    
      | Here we are with no shade but we did
        have lawn chairs. Gary and Debbie had umbrellas that clamped onto there
        chairs which was better than nothing. Next show we should be sitting
        under some shade. After walking around looking at all the cars, I
        noticed that some of them had a little sticker on the windshield that
        said "Trophy Vehicle" but I didn't know exactly what that
        meant. Once we walked around and had seen most of the show, we made our
        way back to our cars and then some guy told me that I had won a trophy.
        I had no idea what he was talking about because it was hours away from
        handing out any awards. Then I asked him how did he know that I won
        something and he said that I had a sticker on my window. I went around
        to the front of my car and sure enough, I had one of those stickers on
        my window too, which was right next to my entry number, #87. I still
        didn't know what to think at this point except that maybe I placed in
        the top ten or something. At about 2:15, the awards were starting to be
        handed out. 
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      | Gary and Debbie were one of the first
        ones to have there name called and they get a well deserved
        "Congratulations" for winning a top 10 award.
        There 37 Ford sure is a nice car. Now where is Gary putting his hand?
        And why is Debbie smiling so much? It must be the excitement!!  Again,
        congrats go out to Gary and Debbie for winning a very nice trophy. As
        the awards were being announced, many had come and gone and I still
        didn't here my name. I started to wonder if I had really won anything or
        not. 
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      | As the trophy list got shorter and
        shorter, I started packing up the lawn chairs not expecting anything and
        thought the sticker on my window was on the wrong car. Then I heard the announcer
        say "and now for the last award to be given out for the day, it goes to
        Kevin Ball, car #87 for "Best Of Show". I could hardly believe
        my ears because I wasn't expecting this award at all. I
        really didn't think I was even in
        the same league as some of these cars. On the other hand, I was very
        proud to except it. After putting away all of our stuff (which goes
        behind the seats), my wife had to hold the trophy on her lap for the
        trip home because it was too big to put anywhere else. What a great day this
        turned out to be, lots of cool cars, hanging out with good friends and winning the
        top award of the day.
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      | Here is a close-up of what it says on
        the trophy which I've been trip'n on for a week now. 
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      | I guess all those countless hours and hard work over
        the past few years paid off but I still can't believe I won Best Of
        Show. :-) 
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