Ed Gilbertson Award Criteria
8.1. Ferraris are Meant to be Driven Award
8.1.1. In recognition of over 25 years as Chief Concours Judge of the Ferrari Club of America the Pacific Region has established the “Ed Gilbertson – Ferrari’s are Meat To Be Driven Award” as a perpetual award to recognize those active club members who regularly drive their cars. The Award honors Ed and his philosophy that "Ferraris are Meant to be driven".
8.1.2. The award recipient will be selected at and the award will be provided to the recipient at each year’s FCA National Meet. To avoid those who might be tempted to roll forward their odometers or tell unsubstantiated stories about how they use their Ferraris, the nominees will have to be approved by a Regional Director. The idea being, that a Director will know which members are really active, how they drive their cars and therefore know which of the members would be truly worthy of this major award.
8.1.3. Criteria for a candidate:
8.1.3.1. The car must be driven regularly and used at Club, Track, Concours and (or) Ride and Drive Events
8.1.3.2. The Candidate must be an active Club member showing the Spirit of the Club and the car
8.1.3.3. The car & nominee must have participated in any FCA Vintage Concours in the 12 months prior to the National Meet, and must have earned at least 85 points at that concours.
8.1.3.4. This award may only be received once per serial number & owner combination.
8.1.4. Possible reasons why a car and owner might be nominated include:
8.1.4.1. A race car that was campaigned for years and is still driven in vintage racing
8.1.4.2. A car driven a great distance to the National Meet
8.1.4.3. A daily driver
8.1.5. For a candidate and car to be considered for selection, the process is as follows:
8.1.5.1. A member may present themselves to their Regional Director with a written explanation of why they qualify or anyone on the board of their region may represent their regional director.
8.1.5.2. Each region's Director may nominate up to two members, by sending a written explanation to Chris Current (FCA Chief Judge) and to the Pacific Region’s Director.
8.1.5.3. The deadline date for nominations is the same as that of the National Meet Concours.
8.1.5.4. A committee consisting of a designated representative from the Pacific Region who will attend the National Meet that year, along with the FCA Chief Concours Judge will select the most eligible candidates and rate them in order.
8.1.5.5. The winner will be the highest rated candidate with a Concours score of 85 or better.
8.1.6. The winning candidate will receive an award to keep. Also, their name, car model and serial number will be engraved on a plaque, which will be placed on the bottom of the “Ferraris are Meant to be Driven” perpetual award, which will reside in the FCA National Museum and Foundation.