F4 Challenge is the brainchild of Andy Goodman, founder of the NCCA (National Custom Car Association,) with the help of an elite team of automotive experts possessing more than one hundred years of combined automotive experience. Goodman, was the director of the NCCA for the past seven years and for 2009 decided to part ways with that organization in efforts to create ultimate car show chase with the help of his team of experts. Some of the elite experts that will be part of the F4 Challenge staff include seasoned veterans such as David Reider, Brandon Kennedy, Allen Sell, Don Skidmore, Warren Shim-quee, Troy Szwoyer and Gene Tjin.

This is not your average staff of automotive experts, as the F4 Challenge team is comprised of certified techs, car designers, fabricators, builders, retired chase competitors, SEMA award recipients, magazine editors and contributors, automotive photographers, marketing directors and shop owners. The highly qualified team of F4 experts will be focusing on the four fundamentals of automotive customizing( form, fabrication, fitment and functionality) that each vehicle possess, to determine the stand out vehicles in both the amateur and experienced classes.

The F4 Challenge team of experts is here to lead the car show segment into a bright, new future. With an executive board of elite industry affiliates, which have been selected specifically for their expertise, the

F4 Challenge is about to set a new standard with its focus about the car builders who keep the automotive industry alive.

The F4 Challenge's slogan is "Do You and Your Ride Have What It Takes?" we think you do. We look forward to seeing you and your ride contend for the F4 Challenge Chase in 2009.

What is the F4 Challenge?

The F4 Challenge Chase is a yearly competition that will showcase exhibitors from across the country competing against one another with one common goal in mind, to make it to the F4 Challenge Finals. The F4 Challenge Chase will consist of the novice, amateur and experienced classes creating three levels of national competition for the seasoned or new builder.

What are the F4 Challenge Nationals?

The F4 Challenge Nationals will be equivalent to the Final Four, the Super Bowl, and Game 7 of the NBA Finals. This event will be the grand daddy of them all, where the best of the best will come to compete for the ultimate prize. The F4 Challenge Nationals will be the Mecca of all car show events, where the best will showcase their vehicles, where champions will be born, and where legends will be made.

At the F4 Challenge National Competition all the novice, amateur and experienced diamond award recipients and those who have qualified by acquiring seven chase awards in the same category will compete head to head for the F4 Challenge Championships. The experienced diamond award winners and qualifiers will compete for a spot in the Sensational Six competition. The amateur diamond award winners and qualifiers will compete for a spot in the Stunning Six, while the novice diamond award winners and qualifiers will compete for a spot in the Super Six competition.

Once the F4 Challenge team of experts has selected the Super Six, Stunning Six and Sensational Six finalists those cars will go head to head for the ultimate prizes one novice, one amateur and one experienced champion will be awarded for the 2009 season.

How do I qualify for the F4 Challenge Chase?

There will be two exciting ways for competitors to qualify for the F4 Challenge Chase. In the novice, amateur and experienced classes the F4 Challenge experts will be awarding diamond awards, which are equivalent to your golden ticket into the F4 Challenge Finals. If you are the recipient of a Diamond Award in either the experienced, novice or amateur class an invitation has automatically been extended to the national finals; though you will need to attend a total of 7 F4 Challenge Events during the regular season for your invitation to be validated. For those who don't win a Diamond Award throughout the season, don't worry, as there will be an alternative way to make it to the F4 Challenge Finals. Competitors that win seven chase awards in the same category will also earn an invitation to the F4 Challenge Finals and have a chance to compete for a spot in the Super Six Stunning Six or Sensational Six categories.

*Diamond Awards - You will only be able to win one Diamond Award during the season.

How can I stay competitive against highly modified vehicles?

The F4 Challenge will be broken down into four classes, the Amateur Class, Novice Class, Experience Class, and Team / Club Class. The way that the F4 Challenge classes and rules are laid out will even the playing field and give all competitors a fair shot at making it to the F4 Challenge Finals.

Gone are the days of over the top show cars, where quantity outweighed quality, and cars that were not built with functionality. No longer is it about how much money you spend on your car, but it is about how wisely your money is spent on planning, research and development. The F4 Challenge experts study the four fundamentals of customizing which are fabrication, fitment, form and function as the core criteria for analyzing any entry.

What separates the Amateur and Experienced classes?

The F4 Challenge team of experts will classify each vehicle for competition. If you have altered 9 or less of our defined 17 segments you will be placed in the F4 Challenge Novice Class. If you have altered 10 or more but less than 16 of our defined 17 segments you will be placed in the F4 Challenge Amateur Class and if you have modified 16 or more of our defined 17 segments you will be placed in the F4 Challenge Experienced Class.

What type of awards will there be in F4 Challenge?

The F4 Challenge will be presenting a completely new breakdown of awards consisting of the Novice Awards, Amateur Awards, Experienced Awards, Team / Club Awards, and Diamond Awards. There will be one chase award offered for every eight exhibiting vehicles on the show floor. There will also be one team/club award for every three teams/clubs that are in attendance.

And let's not forget the Diamond awards there will be one for each the Experienced Novice, Amateur and Team/Club classes per event.

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