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RAVA 2003 - 2004 Events

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2005 (current) Events

2004 Hot Rods & Hogs Show (Cottonwood)
2004 Mt. Shasta Mall VW ONLY Car Show
2004 Memorial Day Bug-o-Rama
2004 (First Annual) Hot AutoRama
2004 RAVA Sponsored Show & Shine
2003 Christmas Light Show Parade
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RAVA Events & Show Pictures

We kicked off April with a RAVA sponsored Show & Shine at Gene's Drive Inn right in the basement of Downtown Redding. The event prooved to be quite large despite the weather. It literally stopped raining just as people started parking their cars. It was my first show I have ever put my bug in, but I was anxious to see other vw's that would come to show off their stuff. Thanks to Jack Cooper, we have these awesome photos to share with everyone. Some of the large files are loading at 13 seconds on 28k connections, but I assure you, those are the ones that are worth the wait. (Click on thumbnails for larger view)

2004 Gene's Drive-Inn Show & Shine:
Packed at Gene's 2004 Show & Shine
The weather broke just for us! 		Packed at Gene's 2004 Show & Shine
What's that? Hey... it was VW "powered"! 		Packed at Gene's 2004 Show & Shine
It got crowded- even the back lot filled up! 		Dave's Chopped Vert & Melissa's beautiful Ghia
Dave's Chopped Vert & Melissa's beautiful Ghia (club prez & wife)
Packed at Gene's 2004 Show & Shine
Best Resto: 56 Single Cab, Congrats to George @ Wolfgang! 		Wolfgang's alcohol fueled drag racer
Wolfgang brought out their alcohol fueled drag racer & started it up to remind us all why we use gasoline instead of alcohol... p-u! 		Wolfgang's alcohol fueled drag racer
Wolfgang hand built this awesome stink machine, but the speed is worth the smell (so I hear!) 		Gene's Choice, Completely Restored Split Window
This bus reminded me why I traded in being a Dead-Head for building websites. See what we can afford to do if we get real jobs? $$$=VW Parts
Someone's blue bug
Steve Ostendorf's nicely restored bug... 		Shiny green oval-window beetle
One that should have placed in the contest, what a pretty shiny, and very well restored beetle! 		My car sittin pretty on the corner!
Last but not least, my 68 beetle... Restored & customized to the core! 		My car sittin pretty on the corner!
Just like a well-trained hoe (the garden-tool), my car works the corners and looks great while doing it, huh?
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The first annual Hot Autorama Car Show was a lot of fun for those who are seriously burned out by all the out-of-towners & political disputes that have overcome and taken over Kool April Nites. I would have to say that for the amount of spectators, in addition to the people that entered their vehicles in the car show, Hot Autorama was a big hit! There were 300+ cars in the show, and the ratio of spectators to showers was at least 10 to 1. RAVA only had a few VWs in the show, mostly members, a two of which who received great recognition. The best thing (my opinion) about the Hot Autorama show was, if you entered your car in the show, you were automatically a judge for all the other classes! "People's Choice" awards, from people who are most into the classic car phenomena enough to enter their own cars into the contest! I love it! (Click on thumbnails for larger view)

2004 Hot Autorama Car Show (first annual show)

Jack Vandergraf's 63 & Janie Cooper's 67
Janie Cooper and Jack Vandagriff (both RAVA members) had the honor of parking their beautifully restored & modified Beetles inside the Lassen Hall behind velvet ropes! 		Janie's Beetle won BEST MODIFIED VW at the First Annual Hot Autorama Car Show!
Congratulations to Janie Cooper on the trophy for "Best Modified VW" in the First Annual Hot Autorama Car Show! 		Jack Cooper's green beetle, beautiful & all original!
Jack Cooper's (member) beautiful, all original '66 Beetle sittin' pretty at Hot Autorama next to the "Pill Bug" (delivery car for Cottonwood Drug Store)
Tom Dodson's 53?
Congratulations to Tom Dodson (member) for the trophy "Best Stock VW" at Hot Autorama! This bug is really something, I've never seen so many stock parts on a bug- Tom put it all together without over-crowding the accessories. 		The two trophy winners lined up to drive-in to get their trophies
Congratulations to Janie Cooper on the trophy for "Best Modified VW", and to Tom Dodson for "Best Stock VW" in the First Annual Hot Autorama Car Show! 		More Hot Autorama pictures are on the way...
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Bug-O-Rama time! The Memorial Day Weekend Bug-O-Rama at the Sacramento Speedway was another great one! A couple of our members had stuff out there to swap, others went to show, and THREE of our members all placed SECOND in their class!!! Congrats to our Vice President, Mark Hoppes on second place in the "Ratty Rod" class. He placed for his Volkswagen-Powered "P.O.S."!!! Also, our Club Advisor, Tom Dodson placed second in the Best Stock Split/Oval Window class. He deserves it, his bug is so awesome! And finally, as seen on the Member Rides page, (and below) Jack Cooper's georgeous stock '66 placed second in the Best '59 to '67 class! Congrats Members!

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Memorial Day Weekend 2004 Bug-O-Rama (Sacto Speedway):

Wow, what a shot! And this is only one section of the show!
What a great view! There were so many VWs there, and this shot is just of one section! 		Club Prez's wife, Melissa stayin' cool under the tent!
Ok, Ok, I admit it! I DID super-impose Melissa's Ghia into this picture!!! But, I just couldn't help myself! 		Our Club President, Dave Stoffel wheelin' & dealin' under his swap tent!
Our Club President, Dave Stoffel wheelin' & dealin' under his swap tent! Man, I never knew he had all that VW stuff!
Tom Dodson & Jack Cooper getting excited before the show!
Our Club Advisor, Tom Dodson and Senior Member, Jack Cooper showing their excitement for the camera at a stop on the way to Bug-O-Rama 2004. 		Jack Cooper, showing off his 2nd place trophy for 'Best Stock 59-67 VW'
Congratulations to Jack Cooper for Second Place in the "Best Stock '59 to '67 VW" for his beautiful, all original '66 Bug! 		Mark, Tom & Jack, 3 of our members all placed 2nd in their class!'
Mark, Tom & Jack with their trophies from 2004 Bugorama... standing in front of Mark's famous POS!
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This event was a lot of fun, from the tri-tip bbq that came with our entry ticket, to the mass quantities of Harley's parked down Front Street. Yeah, you heard right, they actually closed off Front Street in Cottonwood for this event. There were over 100 Harley Davidson motorcycles parked down the left-hand turn lane, and about 150 cars parked on each side of Front Street. A great time was had by all, the only complaints were about finding shade! We found our shade in front of the Old Town Eatery (and some ice cold water inside).

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2004 Hot Rods & Hogs Car Show
(a September 11th Memorial Event in Cottonwood):

Karen's awesome red Ghia (her name's Betty Boop ya know!)
Karen's awesome red Ghia (her name's Betty Boop ya know!) and Jack's Bug that won 1st place! 		A line up of the Bugs
Gary's, Joey's and Dannie's Bugs... 		Another shot of Gary's & Joey's Bugs
Another shot of Gary's & Joey's Bugs...
Rear Views of Gary's & Joey's Bugs
Rear Views of Gary's & Joey's Bugs... 		Congratulations to Jack Vandegriff (again) for First Place in the Imports Class
Congratulations to Jack Vandegriff for First Place in the Imports Class! 		A view of Karen's Ghia & Jack's Porsche engine...
A view of Karen's Ghia & Jack's Porsche engines...
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Back in July we did a VW's only car show INSIDE the Mt. Shasta Mall in Redding, CA. There's just nothing like driving your car into the mall... And, not to brag, but my bug was the only one that didn't get oil on the cookie sheet under the engine!!! Thanks Karen for loaning me that cookie sheet by the way! There were 2 cars that didn't get their pictures taken, Tom's beautiful brown Bug (that usually places best of stock at the shows) and the new 2004 Toureag loaned to the show from Chico VW (sorry guys).

2004 Mt. Shasta Mall VW Only Show:
Check out Mark's 54 over there!
Some people browsing the cars... and, oh, look at Mark's 54 over there! 		Dave's chopped and lowered bug
Dave's chopped and lowered bug... dang ain't in pretty??? 		Dave's interior (and speaker thingy)
Dave's interior (and speaker thingy)
The Mary Kay bug...
This bug belongs to a new member, the paint was custom mixed to match her favorite Mary Kay lipstick! 		One of our new members' Dune Buggy & another's bug
One of our new members' Dune Buggy, and another new members' bug (salmon pink?) 		One of our new members' Dune Buggy
One of our new members' Dune Buggy
George's Truck
George from Wolfgang was kind enough to bring his truck... 		George's truck again...
George really has put a lot of work into his truck! 		Jack Cooper's Bug
Jack Cooper's bug next to Mark Hoopes' Bug, and Melissa Stoffel's Ghia
Jack Vandegriff's bug w/a porsche engine
Mr. First Place at all the shows (no, I'm not jealous!), Jack Vandegriff's Bug with the Porsche conversion... 		Janie Cooper's Bug
Janie Cooper's bug... I love the way it looks under the mall lights! 		Melissa's Ghia
The very well restored Ghia owned by our own Melissa Stoffel!
Another shot of Melissa's Ghia
I just love this Ghia... 		Janie Cooper's Bug
Joey's bug... 		Another shot of Joey's bug
Last but not least, another shot of Joey's bug!
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