Bigger than Ever!

Just when you thought the Northwest Bug Run couldn’t get any bigger or sunnier – the bar is raised and records are broken.  The weather guessers predicted a single day of sunshine for Saturday a week before the show and yet again they got it wrong.  Three beautiful days of sunshine and the first 80+ degree weekend of the year brought out VW enthusiasts in droves.

There has not been a rush like the one experience this weekend on the Woodburn Dragstrip gates for a Bug Run in anyone’s recent memory.  There were four solid lanes backing out to Hwy 219 from the front gates and traffic was lining up down the highway for an hour or two in the morning.  In a Bug Run first – the track temporarily opened the back gate to handle the crowds.  To say that the turnout was at times overwhelming would be an understatement.

The relatively dry condition of the grassy area at the north end of the track property allowed a last minute shuffle in the layout of the show and swap areas this year.  Instead of having the show cars on the staging lane pavement like the past two years – the long coveted “dry” parking plan was implemented with the show cars in the grass and the swap meet surrounding the show.  The goal was to get the cars off the pavement and into the cooler grass, provide more room for show cars, and generate more traffic between the show and swap area.  With over 225 registered show cars (not including the cars that were parked in the show area, but not registered) it was a good thing we had the extra room as the show area was almost completely full by 11am!

The 50/50 raffle and Blow-Up Motor proceeds benefited the Union Gospel Mission.  The mission provided 4 volunteers that spent a good portion of the day selling spaces on the blow-up motor board.  How about that Blow-up motor?  Can you believe it lasted for 6 minutes and 39 seconds?  That motor lasted longer than the previous four blow-up motors combined!

Volkster Choice Award went to Jason Sample’s blue 63 Beetle with matching single-wheel trailer

The Rose City Volksters would like to thank our supporters that help make the Northwest Bug Run a success:  Avery’s Aircooled Parts, Discount Import Parts, Autosport Int’l, folksWerks, Chuck’s VolksWerks, House Of Ghia, Maaco of Vancouver, and the title sponsor – HM Motorsports.

Event Photos

Browse our gallery of show pictures in the 2011 Photo Album
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2011 Show & Shine Results

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2011 Race Results

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