DRIVER AWARD

To encourage members to drive their Studebakers, our chapter awards a trophy (sometimes trophies) at year end to a Driver of the Year. A member can earn points in the following ways:

Local meet mileage is a record of the miles traveled in a Studebaker to and from the BC Southern Interior Chapter meetings. We continue to count miles rather than kilometers because our Studebakers are of that era.

Related SDC mileage is a record of the miles traveled in a Studebaker to and from any car meets that your Studebaker attends OTHER THAN our local chapter’s monthly meets.

Mileage points are a total of the points awarded for the total miles traveled to local and related SDC meets. 1 point for every 20 miles is the criterion. Example: 1000 total miles = 50 points.

Attendance points are awarded for attending BC Southern Interior Chapter monthly meetings – 5 points for attending or 10 points for hosting. Total points is the addition of mileage and attendance points.

A large traveling trophy is awarded to the person with the most total points. They also receive a keeper trophy since the traveling trophy has to be returned at year end. A second keeper trophy is awarded to the person who has accumulated the most miles in a Studebaker traveling to and from just chapter monthly meetings. Some years, one person is the winner in both categories (the high number in local meet mileage and the high number in total points).

Note: Points are awarded to the driver of the Studebaker, not necessarily the owner. So, all you have to do is show up, even if you have to borrow a Studebaker to drive.

2025 Studebaker Driver of the Year Awards

B.C. SOUTHERN INTERIOR CHAPTER OF SDC
DECEMBER 1, 2024 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2025

In 2025, our chapter members drove a total of 7,634 milesto our chapter meetings, and a total of 8,928 miles to related events, for a total of 16,562miles driven. In 2025, we had a total of 20 vehicles driven to monthly meetings by members, and we had a total of 37 of our members attend monthly meetings over the course of the year.  Also this year, we had a total of 9 vehicles driven to related events by members.

Driver of the Year:    This year, it has been interesting to see the results unfold, and it was a very close ‘race’ to the finish line.  The Driver of the Year award for 2025 goes to Corrie and Colleen vanDyk for the most recorded miles of 4,322.  Mileage points of 215 and 52 points for attending chapter meetings, for a total of 267 points.  

Meeting Miles Trophy:  For 2025, this award goes to Craig and Marlene Beddie, who drove 1,085 miles to our chapter meetings.  Mileage points were 54, and meeting points were 35, for a total of 89 points.

A Massive THANK YOU all for participating in Drivers Points for 2025! Click here to view the 2025 stats!

Past Years’ Stats

Thanks to Graydon Ratzlaff for coordinating this for our chapter.