You could hear a collective sigh of relief as Mother Nature provided a break from the rain in time for the 25th Annual Northwest Bug Run. The week prior to the Bug Run is typically spent getting project cars finished up, swap parts loaded, and travel plans made. By Friday afternoon – it became obvious that the weather was going to give us a break. The Woodburn Dragstrip crew spent most of the day and night pumping inches of water out of the fields and track. The hard work paid off as almost every VW owner in Oregon and Washington had cabin fever and started lining up by 6am.
At 6:30, the gates were opened and a flood of a different sort resulted. Hundreds of swap meet sellers, show and shine participants, racers, and enthusiasts filled the facility. There were plenty of great deals to be obtained in the swap meet (one of the largest in the Northwest) and racing started shortly after opening. An outstanding assortment of VWs made their way to the show and shine area – from immaculate restorations to full-blown customs.
Volunteers from the Children’s Cancer Association provided valuable assistance with the show by manning the blow-up motor boards, assisting with registration, and parking cars. The CCA were the beneficiaries of the proceeds from the blow-up motor and the 50/50 raffle. In addition, the Rose City Volksters made a matching donation to this worthy cause.
This year the NW Bug Run had a burn-out contest. There were three cars that entered this year with “Ricky Racer” in his ’56 Beetle claiming the cash prize.
Event Photos
Browse our gallery of show pictures in the 2010 Photo Album
2010 Northwest Bug Run Show & Shine Results
| Model | Place | Owner Year/Model |
| Type 1 Split & Oval (’46 to ’57) | 1st 2nd |
Ashley Roscoe 1950 Beetle Andrew Baudino 1954 Beetle |
| Type 1 Early (’57 to ’67) | 1st 2nd |
Curt Kolar 1962 Beetle Alan Beckel 1967 Beetle |
| Type 1 Late (’68 and newer) | 1st 2nd |
Trevor Ritacco 1971 Beetle Kelley DeAmaral 1974 Beetle |
| Type 1 Convertible Early (pre ’70) | 1st 2nd |
Ryan Corno 1967 Beetle Convertible Danny Gogue 1969 Beetle Convertible |
| Type 1 Convertible Late (’70 – ’79) | 1st 2nd |
Wendy McElhose 1979 Beetle Convertible Tangee Holub 1977 Beetle Convertible |
| Type 2 Bus Early (pre ’67) | 1st | Jed Peters 1961 Bus (23 window) Shawn Madison 1963 Bus |
| Type 2 Bus Late (’68 & later) | 1st 2nd |
Gregg Hill 1968 Bus Chanielle Hohub 1978 Bus |
| Type 2 Single/Double Cab | 1st 2nd |
Mike Johnson 1967 Double Cab Larry Cook 1966 Double Cab |
| Type 3 | 1st 2nd |
Jason McKee1967 Squareback Sarah Medeiros 1968 Squareback |
| Ghia | 1st 2nd |
Jason Smith 1963 Ghia Scott Zographos 1969 Ghia |
| Thing | 1st 2nd |
Jeff & Dave Campbell 1974 Thing Joe & Stella Struad 1974 Thing |
| Off-road/Race | 1st 2nd |
Brain Watson 1975 Offroad Jerry Larkin 1969 Baja |
| Custom | 1st 2nd |
Mark Hollis 1967 Beetle Bruce Freddriksen 1958 Beetle Ragtop |
| Special Interest | 1st 2nd |
Trevin Kaiser 1964 Manx Delbert Svnsn 1971 “Chia” Bug |
| Rat Rod | 1st 2nd |
Brian & Sally Frank 1962 Rat Rod Scott Clark 1970 Rat Rod |
| A1 1974 to 1984 and Cabrio to ’93 (ex Scirocco) | 1st 2nd |
Graham Hall 1976 Rabbit Chris Sample 1984 GTI |
| A2 1985 to 1992 (ex Corrado) | 1st 2nd |
Colin Kopetski 1989 GTI Ben Foran1987 |
| A3 1993 to 1999 | 1st | Jacob Helms 1997 Jetta |
| A4 1999 to 2005 | 1st | Jennifer Salo 2004 R-32 |
| Scirocco & Corrado | 1st | JR Swan 1983 Scirocco |
| Passat & Audi | 1st 2nd |
Brien Bennet 1997 Audi Austin Staunton 2003 Audi A4 |
| Special Interest | 1st | Ryan Hogan 1999 Porsche 911 |
| Volkster’s Choice | Mark Hollis 1967 Beetle Pickup | |
| Joe Locicero | Allen Morgan 2001 Sandrail |
2010 Northwest Bug Run Race Results
VW Pro
W: Tim Schmidt, Portland, OR (‘63 VW Bug) .046, 13.108, 95.37 (12.90 dial).
R/U: Joey Felix, McMinnville, OR (‘84 Scirocco) -.015, 14.243, 85.48 (13.65 dial).
Semi’s: John Morris, Port Orchard, WA (‘57 Bug); Jesse Severson, Seattle, WA (’59 VW Buggy)
Sportsman “A”
W: Carissa Duhrkoop, Portland OR (’03 GTI) .122, 15.429, 87.77 (15.25 dial)
R/U: Mike Canon, Salem OR (’72 VW) .334, 14.872, 86.76 (14.80 dial)
Semi’s: Eldon Mossberger, Salem OR (’03 Jetta)
Sportsman “B”
W: Dave Bench, Woodburn OR (‘56 Beetle) .039, 14.784, 83.78 (14.65 dial).
R/U: Clint Heffernan, Tacoma WA (‘57 Beetle) .0167, 14.611, 88.34 (14.55 dial).
Semi’s: Matt Hogan, Kelso WA (‘66 Sand Flea)
