A4  TIM PENTECOST MEMORIAL NOSTALGIA DRAG

Entries must be 1974 and earlier competition drag cars or trucks.  Includes Dragsters, Funny cars, Gassers, Altereds, Roadsters, and Doored cars.

A22 JON WOLFE MEMORIAL HEAVY COMMERCIAL  

Entries must be commercial vehicles of any configuration, larger than one-ton rating, except competition vehicles, and must carry equipment or markings to be clearly identified as primarily for commercial use.  Includes all semis, all big rigs, and fire apparatus greater than two-ton rating.  Entries must be street legal.*

A24  SMALL SCALE

Entries must be any automotive model under 1/25th scale.

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A26  MOTORCYCLE

Entries must be one-, two-, or three-wheeled motorcycles of any style, type, or scale.


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A30  HEAVY EMERGENCY VEHICLE

Entries must be law enforcement, public safety, fire service, medical response, hazmat, or rescue vehicles, weighing two tons or more, including tractor-trailer combinations, of federal, state, county, or municipal agencies employed for emergency responses.  Does not include wreckers or hearses.  Entries must be street legal* and as defined by the state of resident operation.*

NEW CATEGORY FOR 2021!

Y1  YOUTH (Ages 16 and Younger)

Any type or style of automotive or motorcycle model built, painted, and finished solely by the Entrant, any age 16 years or younger.

CCM4   Host Club Best Paint & Finish - Club Member Category & Award (Determined by Attendee Popular Vote) 

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A13  FACTORY STOCK

Entries must depict a street legal* vehicle produced by a manufacturer anywhere in the world for sale to the general public. The model must maintain the stock body panels as produced by the factory.  All parts on the model must be parts that were made for that car by that manufacturer. Aftermarket parts and parts from other kits are permitted so long as they were produced for that make of car. Dealer-added options or accessories are permitted.  The Entry must have a factory-correct paint job.  The Entry may be built to depict any phase of the car’s life – new, old, still running, distressed, or junker.  Paint may be faded, chipped, or worn to the primer or bare metal as long as some factory paint is present on the Entry.  In the case of a junker, the Entry may have missing parts, hub caps, chrome trim, engine, or seat,  as long as some factory paint still exists on the model.

A27 JIM WOOD MEMORIAL MODIFIED DIECAST

Entries may be any die-cast vehicle representation that has been modified in some way.


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A5  ANDY KALLEN MEMORIAL

COMPETITION DRAG - DOOR CAR

Entries must be 1975 and later full-bodied drag cars or trucks.  Includes Stock, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, or Funny Cars.

A9  REPLICA

Entries must depict a specific car, truck or specialty vehicle. Entries must be displayed with documentation of the subject vehicle, such as Books, Photos, Brochures, Magazines, etc.  Principal judging criteria for this class will be fidelity of the Entry to the subject vehicle.

A20  PICKUPS

Entries must be any non-commercial pickup truck or pickup-based vehicle, one-ton or less, including El Caminos, Rancheros, utes, etc., whether stock or modified in configuration, except competition vehicles.  Entries must be street legal.*

A3  LOWRIDER

Entries may be any make or year car, truck or van with suspension made to ride low or built in low-rider style.

Club Member Categories & Awards (Determined by Attendee Popular Vote) 

A15  CHUCK GRANGER MEMORIAL STREET RODS

Entries must be modified automobiles of American manufacture from 1905 to 1948 body style.  Body styling/configuration must be retained as it came from the manufacturer.  Slight customizing to the body is permitted.  The engine, interior, chassis, tires, wheels & paint are open to the builder.  Entries must be street legal.*

A12  BOX STOCK

Entries must be built “OUT OF THE BOX” in this class. Entries must be displayed with the complete instruction sheet for the model entered.  Any type of paint, chrome foil, or decals are permitted.  No kitbashing or parts swapping from other kits is permitted.  No aftermarket detail parts may be used.

A8  NON-COMPETITION 4X4

Entries must be any four wheel drive non-commercial vehicle of one-ton or less rating, excluding competition vehicles.​

A16  COMBINATIONS

Entries shall consist of a hauler and trailer combination with any load such as another car, vehicle, boat, motorcycle, or cargo of any nature. The hauler may not represent a vehicle rated at more than 1-ton. Large trucks and semis are not allowed.  Hauler and trailer must be street legal.

MA6 - Overall Best Interior Award 
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A1  PRO STREET

Entries may be of any automotive production model from 1949 to present. Body styling must remain as it came from the manufacturer. Minor customizing is permitted, including molding bumpers, opening wheel wells removing or adding chrome trim, altering the hood, engine, interior and/or chassis, and adding wings or wheelie bars.  Wheel tubs are permitted.  Entries must be street legal.*

A11  VOLKSWAGEN

Any Volkswagen or Volkswagen powered vehicle, (e.g Dune Buggy).

A7  COMPETITION CIRCUIT

Entries must be competition vehicles that compete on any closed circuit paved or unpaved course. Examples: NASCAR, INDY, TRANS-AM, IMSA, SCCA, Rolex Grand Am, Formula 1, Vintage, off-road, etc.

CCM5   Host Club Best Model - Club Member Category & Award (Determined by Attendee Popular Vote) 

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MA9 - Overall Best Paint & Finish Award

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MA8 - Overall Best Detail Award 

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A14  DEAN MORETTA MEMORIAL CUSTOMS

Entries must have significant body modifications to create a vehicle with a unique or personalized appearance.  Modifications typically include changes in the shape of the body and/or other visual aspects of the vehicle, such as channeling, sectioning, chopping, or reconfiguring.  Wheel/tire changes and/or custom paint alone are not sufficient to qualify for Customs class.  In addition to modified kits, the Customs class includes models of show rods and customs built with or without modifications of show rod or custom kits.

A21  LIGHT COMMERCIAL

Entries must be commercial vehicles of any configuration, one-ton or less, except competition vehicles, and must carry equipment or markings clearly identifying the vehicles as primarily for commercial use.  Entries must be street legal.*

A17  DALE BALLARD MEMORIAL STREET MACHINES

Entries must be modified automobiles from 1949 to current year.  Slight body modifications are allowed, such as front & rear spoilers, trim modifications, altered hoods, tires & wheels.  Engine modifications and swaps are allowed.  Entries must be street legal.*

MA10 - Overall Best of Show Award 

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A2 SPORT COMPACT

Entries may be any sport compact vehicle built and hot rodded for performance.  Entries must be street legal.*

A23 FIRST RESPONDERS  - REVISED IN 2020

Entries must be law enforcement, public safety, fire service, rescue, emergency medical, ambulance, and coroner/medical examiner recovery vehicles; less than two tons; federal, state, county, or municipal agencies employed for emergency responses.  Does not include wreckers or private hearses.  Entries must be street legal* and as defined by the state of resident operation.*

A18  SEDAN DELIVERIES, VANS, & SUVs

Entries must be any non-commercial sedan delivery, sport utility vehicle, or van, of one-ton or less rating, whether stock or modified in configuration, except competition vehicles.  Entries must be street legal.*

A29  DIORAMA

Entries must depict a scaled scene of real life, involving an automobile in some manner.

A6  COMPETITION DRAGSTER

Entries must be 1975 and later Top Fuel dragsters, Altereds, Roadsters, Comp dragsters, Sand dragsters, or Land speed cars.

MASTER Awards (Determined by the Judges) 

CCM2   Host Club Best Engine - Club Member Category & Award (Determined by Attendee Popular Vote) 

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   * PAST D.S.C. WINNING MODELS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN.
 ** See Contest Rules for the Definition of "Street Legal"
​*** See the Contest Rules for clarification on Emergency Vehicles



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A31 DISPLAY ONLY

Prior winners, projects, unfinished models, other models not eligible for judging or entry in competition.​

A25 LARGE SCALE

Entries must be any automotive model over 1/24th scale.


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A10  JERRY KEENE MEMORIAL CURBSIDE

Entries will be judged on exterior appearance only.  Entries will not be picked up, chassis and undercarriage will not be judged.  Windows may be blacked out or covered; interiors will not be judged.  Exposed engines or interiors (convertibles, roadsters) are not permitted.

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2021 Category Description

A19  RAT RODS

Entries may be any make or year up to 1969.  Most of the body will be in some sort of primer or depiction of bare metal, patina, and/or rust. Anything goes for customizing and engine combos.  Must depict a vehicle for which most modifications would be done at the home in the garage by the owner using used, swap meet, or junkyard parts.  Billet, custom paint, and “Trailer Queens are not permitted.  Entries must be street legal.*

A28  MISCELLANEOUS

Entries that do not fit in any other class, such vehicle/trailer combinations, cartoonish vehicles, boats, models of vehicle components, etc.

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2019 Winner

CCM3   Host Club PEEPLES MEMORIAL Best Detail - Club Member Category & Award (Determined by Attendee Popular Vote) 

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MA7 - Overall Best Engine Award 

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NEW CATEGORY FOR 2020!

CCM1  Host Club Best Interior - Club Member Category & Award (Determined by Attendee Popular Vote) 

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