Great Lakes Chapter People's Choice Process

Purposes:  For meets other than Constantine, which has a unique awards program

·        To make meets for interesting

·        To give people incentives to bring display motors

Award Categories:

·        Best Original Antique Outboard Motor

·        Best Restored Antique Outboard Motor

·        Concours d'Elegance Antique Outboard Motor

·        Most Unusual Antique Outboard Motor

·        Best Original Classic Outboard Motor

·        Best Restored Classic Outboard Motor

·        Concours d'Elegance Classic Outboard Motor

·        Most Unusual Classic Outboard Motor

Definitions:    

·        Antique means 1950 or older

·        Classic means at least 30 years old but not made before 1951

·        Original means not repainted and no new decals

·        Restored means brought back to original show-room shape (clear-coating over decals only is permissible)

·        Concours d'Elegance means over-restored (clear-coated paint, highly-buffed surfaces which were originally painted or buffed to a lesser degree, smoother than original surfaces, plated surfaces which were originally painted, etc.)

·        Unusual is intended to denote rarity in some sense (e.g., few made, few survived, rare accessories, etc.)

Awards:

·        1st-Place: 2” high, 5mm thick AOMCI Logo medallion in antique brass finish with smooth back suitable for engraving particulars for the award

·        2nd & 3rd-Places: Red and White ribbons (respectively) with Chapter name and Waterman motor from AOMCI logo and card on back for writing particulars for the award

Award Process:

·        Ballots will be given to each registered attendee to vote for his or her favorite motors in 8 categories.

·        Motors competing for the awards must be identified by model and serial numbers during the meet registration process and identified with numbered and color-coded paper plates so voters can easily identify the competing candidates in each category.

·        Only Chapter members are eligible to compete for awards.

·        No more than two motors can be registered for any given meet.

·        Ballots should be filled out completely and returned to the designated ballot box before NOON.

·        A winning (1st-Place) motor is not eligible again to win the same award for 4 years hence.

·        No member can win more than three 1st-Place awards per year.

·        The Meet Operations Chairperson will tally up the votes to determine the winners for a meet.

·        Winners will be announced in the afternoon of the meet but awards will NOT be given out to enable engraving medallions and filling out cards on backs of ribbons.

·        Awards will be presented at the next meet or mailed to the recipient if he or she is not in attendance at the next meet.