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Everything You Need To Know
About The HEAT NC's
     Bragging Rights Challenge


The JUNE 25TH Bragging Rights Challenge Category is "Best Engine / Engine Bay". Click the poster at right for more details.

Please Explain: What Is The Bragging Rights Challenge?

The HEAT NC’s Bragging Rights Challenge
* is a totally unconventional, lighthearted and fun monthly competition for everyone.
* is held at each Holly Hill Mall Cruise-In.
* is like a “mini-Car Show” with a single category.
* has a different category at each cruise-in, advertised weeks ahead so you can plan.
* may have cars, trucks, jeeps, SUVs, foreign & domestics brands all in the same category.
* is judged by randomly selected cruise-in guests (even YOU might be selected as a judge).
* awards a “Bragging Rights” trophy.
* also awards a cash prize if twelve or more cars enter.


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RULES

1- The HEAT NC Bragging Rights Challenge is a lighthearted, fun competition to be held at each regular monthly club cruise-in during the year. In the event of a weather cancellation of a monthly cruise-in, that month's Challenge will be carried over and held at the next monthly cruise-in along side the Challenge scheduled for the current month (2 Challenges).

2- Contest categories will be created and assigned by The HEAT NC club members, and announced ahead of time on the club web site and Facebook page. Possible categories may include, but are not limited to, such as these examples:
- Coolest Convertible (conventional ragtop/motorized hardtop/ removable hardtop)
- Classiest Open Top (open top Jeeps, rails, T-buckets, modified race cars, etc.)
- Most Beautiful Interior
- Best Engine/Engine Bay
- Most Likely To Turn Heads or Most Likely To Attract A Date (has that first glance Wow factor)
- Classiest Four-door Hardtop (includes 4-door trucks, SUVs, Jeeps, etc.)
- Most Appealing Two-door Coupe
- Classiest Paint & Trim Scheme (two-tone, flames, pinstripes, airbrushing, etc.)

3- Entrants: There is a $5 cash entry fee. The HEAT NC Club members may enter any Challenge, but in that event there may be NO club member serving as a judge. For a valid contest there must be a minimum of four entrants. If a category has too few entrants, entry fees are refunded and the category will carry over to the next month and be held along with that month's category (2 categories).

4- Judging: Judges will be randomly selected by club members from cruise-in attendees at the cruise-in (either 5, 7 or 9 judges, depending on number of contest entries). No more than one club member (and no officers) may be among the nine selected judges. If any HEAT NC Club member is entered into the Challenge, there may be NO club members serving as a judge. No one entered into a Challenge, nor an entrant's family member, may be a judge for that Challenge.

5- Judges' Votes: Each judge will select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice on a written ballot. A 1st choice vote gets 3 points, 2nd choice vote gets 2 points, 3rd choice vote gets one point. Points will be tallied by a club officer. Most points wins. In the event of a tie, judges will revote on the tied entries only, with one vote per judge for 1st choice.

6- Winner: The winner will receive a trophy. If there were twelve or more entrants, then the winner will also receive a $25 cash award along with the trophy. All winners will be announced and posted to the club's Facebook page and club web site.


These rules are subject to change at any time in order to ensure a fair and equitable contest.