Demonos Monthly Rag October 2010

Demonos Monthly Rag
October 2010
August 28th, Rat Bastards Car Show at XXX in Issaquah. What
a great turn out for the Demonos. We all met at McDonalds in Puyallup
and headed up SR167 to Highway 18. At Covington we picked up Tony
Holdren and continued to Issaquah. The Rat Bastards had a section
already for us as well pulled in. Thanks to all the guys and wife’s who
attended this event. The weather was off and on all day, but it didn’t
rain. Those in attendance were; Joe Shanks, Paul Kuchenmeister, Bob
MacConnell, Bill Wolfe, Stan Thompson, Len Morrison, Ken Thompson,
Jerry Hasard, Dave Starcher, Bary Crites, Ken Call and Tony Holdren.
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Two of the Roadmen were lucky recipients of awards at this years
event. Congrats to both of you.
The Pinup Angels were on hand for photo ops and handing out awards.
Some of us took advantage of these handsome ladies to have them pose
around our cars. To see more of these ladies, go to the web page on
page 2. You can also go to www.flickr.com and search for rat bastards
2010 and there are tons of pics to look at.
The best one of the day was our own Bary Crites who took home the
“Land Shark” Award (not to be confused with “Land Yacht”) for his
dorsal fin on top of the carburetor. Super Congrats.
There were several clubs in attendance this year.
Beggars, Steeds, Rat Bastards, Camwinders, Dam Slicks,
Roadmen, and of course the Demonos.
Northwest History
Puyallup Raceway, circa 1961.
Shelton Race Track, circa July 1957.
Can you guess who this team is?
Ron Mc Dowell attended the Arlington Nostalgia Drags on September
12th and took these pics for our enjoyment.
A member of the Rat Bastards was in attendance
to run his T-Bird.
Jim Green’s “stock” car.
Jerry Ruth’s Dragster.
And others.
Check out the next page.
Also in September was the Run to the End of the World in Long Beach
Washington. Paul, Len, Stan, Fred and Gary were hanging around the
car show and lined the streets to watch all the posers cruise.
I don't know if any of you guys know Larry Foss
from the Harbor but this is his car and he and his
wife were hit at the "END OF THE WORLD RUN "
Larry is still in the hospital with a broken pelvis in
two places, broken ribs. His wife was treated and
released. Take a look at his car and I say he's
lucky to be alive, drive safe fellows. Rick Nelsen.
A car crash on the Astoria Bridge Sunday afternoon left three
people injured and closed the bridge to all traffic for more than an
hour.
At about 2:40 p.m., Astoria police, Oregon State Police and the
Astoria Fire Department responded to a two-car crash on the Astoria
Bridge.
Harry Anderson, 50, of Rainier, was driving a white Ford
Expedition south across the bridge toward Astoria when he crossed
the center line and hit a northbound black Ford coupe partially
head-on.
Anderson said he went into oncoming traffic because he saw
"black tape" on his windshield and temporarily couldn't see,
according to the OSP report.
Larry Michael Foss, 61, of Montesano, Wash., was driving the Ford
coupe. He and his passenger, Janice Irene Foss, 68, also of
Montesano, and Anderson's passenger, Jaime L. Sumpter, 30, of
Rainier, were transported by Medix Ambulance to Columbia
Memorial Hospital in Astoria with injuries.
As of Monday morning, the hospital reported that Sumpter and
Janice Foss had both been released. Larry Foss was transferred to
the intensive care unit, but was in stable condition.
OSP cited Anderson, who had no injuries, for failure to drive within
his lane.
The bridge was closed to all traffic from 2:40 until about 4:20
Sunday, according to Astoria police. OSP handled the case and were
assisted by Astoria police.
OCEAN PARK - Tame weather, nearly 800 classic cars and star-studded musical
appearances had the Peninsula hopping with visitors from far and wide who
made the trek to Ocean Park for the Beach Barons' 27th annual Rod Run to the
End of the World.
Rod Run Show Chairman Dennis Farmer says this year's event brought in
around 750 participants, which is a little less than years prior.
"We figured it was the economy, but they missed a beautiful day Saturday,"
Farmer explains. "It was a very, very successful show. We had more spectators
Saturday than ever before, we probably had about 8,000 people. Everybody
loved Buddy Holly, Elvis, Merle Haggard and John Denver. They just had the
crowd. Usually by 3 p.m. on Saturday, everyone's leaving the field. But there
were 1,000 to 1,500 sticking around to watch the entertainment.”
The Army also attended the show to award military medals to the family of
Delmar King, a veteran who was killed in action near New Guinea during WWII.
"It was just a well run event, it went real well," says Farmer. "We gave out 130
trophies, we had 200 cars in the poker run, T-shirt sales did tremendous, the
salmon dinner went well, great door prizes, it just went real well this year with
no problems. We would like to thank everyone in the community that helped,
Camp Victory, and Sarah Taylor and the cross country team, who helped with
cleanup and serving. The sheriff's department was more than happy about
how Rod Run went and the poker run went, Sheriff Didion was extremely
helpful.“
Sheriff John Didion said, "I'd like to congratulate the Beach Barons Car Club not
only for a super show, but also for taking the time to work with us in pre-event
planning. The thousands of people who attended had a great time and I'm sure
will be back next year. Over the years, the Rod Run has helped fill our hotels,
motels, restaurants and businesses. The funds used to help us safely staff the
event are generated from hotel/motel taxes. They allow us to reinforce our
local officers with trained law enforcement from surrounding counties. It's
been a great partnership working with the Beach Barons, the Ocean Park
Chamber of Commerce, the city of Long Beach, Long Beach Police Chief Flint
Wright, the board of Pacific County Commissioners, the Washington State
Patrol and Washington State Fish and Wildlife, and all the other agencies
involved."
Harvest swap meet – Jim and Paul went to the swap meet , but really didn’t
find anything that interesting. Dave Starcher also showed up looking for parts
for his Ford. Getting his engine changed this week, so should be on the road
soon.
Sprinker car show – heard from a couple of people that they had about 340
cars this year. Ron McDowell walked the grounds and said there was a lot of
good looking cars and trucks, also some dragsters were on display.
Last cruise night Sunrise Village Saturday night – quite a few cars showed up
for the last night of cruising at Sunrise Village. A lot of raffle prices were given
out along with a BBQ and floor jack. Paul and I were there and afterwards
went to Sonic Burger to chow down on some food.
Next Club Meeting
November 4th , 2010 – 6:00 pm
9712 Waller Road East
Tacoma, WA 98446
Spanaway
Come join club members for breakfast at the Wagon Wheel on Pacific
Avenue, Saturday mornings at 8:30 am, have fun, drink coffee, eat
breakfast if you wish and when you can.
Speaking of breakfast, I found a
quaint place in Tacoma at 56th and
South Tacoma Way called Patty’s
Burgers, 5614 South Tacoma Way.
They are open for breakfast all and
have a great breakfast and lunch
menu. See breakfast menu. Plenty
of parking and windows. Open at
7 am on Saturdays.
For those who really love a challenge
they have a “Cake Burger” 7 meat
patties, home made bread, cheese,
diced onions, bacon bits, lettuce,
tomatoes, pickles, mayo, ketchup,
mustard & Patty’s Special Sauce and
french fries. $21.99
Upcoming Events:
Swap Meets:
October 9th-10th, Monroe Swap Meet
November 6th-7th, OVAC Swap Meet Bremerton
10/17/2008
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