DRAFT Keith Porter Award Criteria

(Approved: March, 2013)

Ehrhart-Calvert Revision DRAFT

20 August, 2023

Objective

To recognize a United attendee who drives completes with in a competitive driving event  the Autocross runs with enthusiasm, goodwill, team spirit and a top percentile finish in class.  The award is presented to both an Alpine owner/driver and a Tiger owner/driver.

Criteria

1. Individual should exhibit ability to drive the vehicle to its limits.
2. Individual shall exhibit genuine sportsman conduct that sets examples for others to emulate.
3.  Individual should display a genuine excitement at accomplishments.
4. Individual’s conduct is professional.
5.  Individual finishes in the top 20 percent of class scores.
6. Eligible Alpines and Tigers must have a naturally aspirated engine of the type installed in the car when new.  Alpines shall be powered by a Sunbeam “1600” or “1700”cc series engine, Tigers shall be powered by a “small block” Ford engine. 
7. Eligible drivers must drive their own car.
8.  Award shall be determined by a majority vote of Autocross chairperson and workers.
9.  If an Autocross  competitive driving event is not held at a United, then no award will be made for that year.
10. There will be a perpetual trophy and a personal trophy given to the winner. There will be one perpetual trophy that has a plaque containing all previous winners’ names and will pass from winner-to-winner at each United. The personal trophy will remain with the winner.

Award Background

The award is to honor the legacy of Keith Porter.  Keith nurtured the newly founded Tigers East/Alpines East club.  He was responsible for initiating and assuring the success of the first TE/AE United’s. His spirit, professional conduct and enthusiasm was an inspiration to all around him. Keith was more interested in “go” than in “show”.  He drove his Tiger everywhere and enjoyed autocrossing regardless of how he finished.