A suprisingly not-so-soggy Show and Shine at Seafest Saturday
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:46
Hundreds of fans swarmed the cars, trucks and bikes lined up along third avenue
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By Ed Evans
Prince Rupert Daily News
Seafest 2010 was a mixed bag, with a torrential down pore during the parade. Rupert stood up proud though, with not a bad word uttered as everybody wore a big smile.
As the parade ended and the Auto club set up for the Show & Shine, the sucker holes opened up and the day turned sunny. A great show was held, with over thirty entries.
Hundreds of fans swarmed the cars, trucks and bikes lined up along third avenue. The weather did effect the out of town car count, as most looked at the weather and took a pass on coming down. Rick De Medeiros from Terrace said that the weather was so bad he almost turned back on the way down. Good thing he stuck it out, as his Mitsubishi Eclipse was the most popular entry in ‘Peoples Choice’.
Former Prince Rupert resident Rik Stephens made even a longer trip as he rode his 2006 Kawasaki Vulcan in all the way from Peachland. Riding in through the down pore he was soaking wet. Rik was smiling as he took home the ‘Long Distance Award’.
Other Show & Shine Winners:
Best Truck – Erik Van Tankeren
Best Of Competition – Kham Shantz
Long Distance – Rik Stephens (Peachland)
Peoples Choice – Rick De Medeiros
Best Of Show – Ron Miller
Presidents Choice – Ryan Stace-Smith
Best Body and paint – Bev Boutilier
Best Original – Erwin Porcher
Best Engine – Jeff Desautels
Best Import – Javy Toor
Best Bike – Robert Selig
Best Ongoing project – Charles Skinner
The other parts of The Prince Rupert Auto Club’s ‘Seafest Saturday were a mixed bag. The much anticipated ‘Judged Sound-off’ was canceled due to a lack of contestants.
The ‘Burnout Contest’ however, was a huge success with entrants doing burnouts before a large crowd in the amphitheater like site on second avenue.
Burnout Champion – Jake Stava
2nd Place Burnout – Tommaso Ponzini
3rd Place Burnout – Jeff Desautels
Next Up:
There are two big events in Terrace this weekend, with the Annual Skeena Valley Cruizers ‘Fathers day Show & Shine’ on Sunday at the Terrace Canadian Tire.
There is also Drag racing at the Terrace Regional Airport Saturday and Sunday. Gates will open at 8am and time trials begin at 9am daily.
For more information check out the websites www.prautoclub.com, www.terracedrags.ca or www.skeenavalleycruizers.com
Jake Stava lights up the tires on his way to becoming ‘Burnout Champion for 2010
Ed Evans Photo