Our 1937 Buick has been shown at a few National meets and has never taken better than a 2nd or 3rd in the Junior class. (Since it's a driver, we never really expected to win anything!) We're not really interested in having the car judged again. If we choose to go to another National meet with this car, would it be eligible for the Driver Participation classification?<P>Jan K.<BR>Wis Region

Jan,<P>The following is stated pertaining to the Driver Participation Class in the online AACA judging manual located at: <A HREF="http://www.aaca.org/judging/Section4.htm#G." TARGET=_blank>http://www.aaca.org/judging/Section4.htm#G.</A> DRIVER PARTICIPATION CLASS<P>"In an effort to promote the showing and driving of the antique vehicle the AACA Board of Directors in 2000 established the DP Class, This class is for non-modified vehicles 25 years or older that have not obtained a national first prize. This is a non-competitive class and will not be judged, but vehicles will be eligible to be certified as a driver. A driver tab will be issued at the awards ceremony to each vehicle upon certification, a participation award will be given out upon certification and each subsequent meet for attendance. When five participation awards are received the accompanying participation cards are to be completed and mailed to the Vice-President of Senior Car Awards. Upon confirmation of the five participation awards, a mounting board will be mailed from National Headquarters"<P>Since your Buick has not won a first prize, it would appear that your car should be eligable for the Driver Participation Class.