As most car shows go, it’ not always the best car that wins. Not only does your car have to compete, you end up trying to find the right class to enter. In the Hell Cat’s case they don’t have a right class. If it’s a small town show, you usually have to compete with what I call the “friends of the family”. So with about 200 shows under the Hell Cat’s wings, I look for a good show that will be done right, with attention to detail. It doesn’t take long to figure out what it will take to win or the integrity of the people running the show. Having said that, one car show on a very nice town square with lots of friends of someone elses family was to take me on my first unexpected journey. I was sitting at the back of my car chewing on my cigar and trying to enjoy the day. The “friends”, were busy exchanging car show entry numbers and, as usual, the Hell Cat was drawing a crowd. Just then, a woman ran out in front of the machine gun area at the front of the car. She said, “I get it, I know what you’re doing.” I was in shock…speechless. I had no idea what she meant or why tears were running down her face. My awestruck look must have been what made her finish the exchange. It seems she had two sons that had just entered into service (this was post 9-11). She thanked me for the tribute and support for our troops. As I wiped my eyes ,I thanked her and she left as quickly as she came. The “flight plan” was to win a trophy, unfortunately, I didn’t. It did open up a whole new vector which I hadn’t seen before. The goal from that day on, was to seek the people who “get it”. If they look at my car, instead of the $200,000 car next to it, they hopefully understand. It’s not about how much money goes into it, but how much of your heart you’ve invested for something you believe in. Now that you have heard just one story do you GET IT?
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