Friendly competition always adds to the excitement of any event, and awards for doing well provide an added incentive to participate in the various GoF West activities. Here follows a list of the awards typically given at a GoF West, and the rules governing each of them:

First-Timer's Car Display
Open to all registrants who are attending their first GoF West. One award is given to the car voted best Pre-'56 MG in the display. All registrants have a vote.

Car Display
Cars are divided into Pre-War, TC, TD, TF, Variant and Modern classes. The number of awards given in each class depends on the number of cars entered. All registrants vote on the cars, basing their judgment on condition, presentation and miles driven to the event. All 1st place winners in each of the Pre-'56 classes will be entered in the Premier class at the next three GoF West events for which they register. After that, they can return to their regular class. There will be only a 1st place award for the Premier class. Winners of the Premier class shall show "For Display Only" in the Premier class at the next three GoF Wests for which they register, then return to their regular class after that.

Rally
Awards are given in Pre-1956 and Modern classes to both the driver and the navigator. The number given depends on the number of cars entered, but typically there will be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Pre-1956 class and 1st only in the Modern class. At the organizer's discretion, there may also be a "Dead Last But Finished" award.

Funkhana
Depending on the number of entries, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards are given to the driver and navigator in the TC & earlier (Cartsprung) class, and TD, TF & Variant (Coilsprung) class. Only a 1st place is awarded in the Modern class.

High Point Award
This prestigious perpetual award is given to the participant with a pre-1956 MG who accumulates the highest total point score in the Car Display, Rally and Funkhana as determined by the Awards Chairman. The winner receives a trophy and his/her name is inscribed on a Perpetual trophy. To be eligible for this award, participants must have entered and completed all three events, use the same car and registration number for each event, and have the same navigator in the Rally and Funkhana. If time permits more than one run at the Funkhana, only the time of the first run will count toward this award. Past High Point Award winners

Photo Display
All photos entered must be (1) MG related, (2) have been taken by the registrant or a member of his/her immediate family, (3) not have been a winner in any previous GoF West Photo Display. One or more awards may be given in the following categories: General Interest (Portrait, Scenic, etc.) or Humorous/Action.

Arts & Crafts Display
All arts and crafts entered must be (1) MG related, (2) have been made by the registrant or a member of his/her immediate family, (3) not have been a winner in any previous GoF West Arts & Crafts Display. One or more awards may be given in the following categories: Sewn Goods (Needlework, Apparel, Macrame, etc.) or Crafts (Painting, sketching, sculpture, carving, casting, jewelry, etc.)

Models Display
One or more awards may be given in each of the following categories: Best Single Model (MG model built or assembled by the registrant); Best MG Model Display (3 to 10 models entered as a group); Best Scene (MG diorama)

MG Collections
One or more awards may be given for MG related collections. The collections may be any collection of MG-related items that are not considered eligible for any other category. Examples include collections of sales literature or brochures, jacket patches, pins, cigarette cards, memorabilia, etc.

Wizard Mechanic Contest
One or more awards may be given depending on the number of entrants. Normally, there is a 1st and 2nd place award.

Club Awards
GoF West Registrants sign a log at registration to become eligible for the following awards:

     The Monterey Cup - a perpetual award given to the club with the largest total number of members in attendance.

     The San Diego Cup - a perpetual award given to the club with the greatest percentage of its current membership in attendance.

     The Santa Barbara Cup - a perpetual award given to the club with the highest cumulative mileage of pre-1956 MGs driven to the event.

Long Distance Award
An award presented to the participant who has driven a Pre-1956 MG the farthest distance within 5 days of the first day of the event from their residence to the event, determined by actual map mileage.

Sacajawea Award
An award presented to the lady driver who drove a Pre-1956 MG the farthest distance within 5 days of the first day of the event from her residence to the event, determined by actual map mileage.

1000 and 2000 Mile Awards
Awards given to each driver and navigator who drove or rode in a Pre-1956 MG at least 1,000 or 2,000 miles one-way to the event.