Once again, BPCDubs has put forth the funds and effort to become a WaterWerks German Auto Show sponsor this year. We feel it’s paramount to ensure the continuity of our local shows by supporting them as much as we can in any way possible. BPCDubs sponsored WaterWerks last year as well and collectively won a respectable number of trophies so here’s to another good show!

Some of our members will be showing their cars in their respective classes, while others will simply have our vehicles on display in our designated club area. Feel free to stop by and say hello! I can speak for everyone here at BPCDubs when I say we’re very much looking forward to this event.

We carried out our Second Annual Chuckanut Cruise for the Benefit of Northwest Harvest this past May 8th and we couldn’t have asked for a better outcome.

We counted around 50 cars at the Lynnwood Park & Ride at 10:30 a.m., right before we were set to depart towards Bellingham via I-5 through Chuckanut Drive. We had already collected around 250lbs of food at that point.

The cruise was held in a very organized manner and departing the location was done in an orderly fashion with no delays. We are also happy to report that we did not see any instances of speeding or other inappropriate driving and the convoy made it to Bellingham without incident. We really want to commend everyone on their good behavior on the road.

Once there, we stormed the Weblocker for some badly needed refreshments and food. Thanks again to the staff at the Weblocker for being so accommodating and friendly to us. Their service is bar none and they were able to pump out delicious food for our massive group of drivers without delay and with a friendly smile.

Weather-wise, we couldn’t have been more pleased. It was sunny and in the 70s all day long, which allowed us to really make a day out of it and hit the beach at Larrabee State Park for some mingling with our attendees and a bit of R&R before hitting the road back towards the Seattle Metro area. Many of our attendees took the time to snap some photos throughout the day as well, feel free to check out this thread on VWVortex for some nice examples of what the day was like.

Overall, we consider this cruise a great success. Everyone had a great time and we were able to collect a very respectable amount of food donations for Northwest Harvest, which was the ultimate goal of the cruise. Everyone involved should be pleased knowing that not only was it an amazing drive through gorgeous weather and scenic roads with good friends, but it was all for a great cause – which in the end is what BPC is all about.

Thanks to everyone for coming along for the ride and keep an eye on our events section for our next charity drive coming soon!

While stationed in Hawaii serving our US Navy, BPC Member Brandon Van Baggen makes time to help out with the local European car community as well as represent BPC Dubs in the upcoming 4th Annual Euro Show & Shine put on by local car club Team Foreign Objects.

In addition to event participation and volunteering to help, Brandon got the members of BPC Dubs together to put in towards a donation for the Hawaiian Food Bank as well as Gift Cards that will be presented to raffle winners throughout the day’s event.  Wish we could be there with you, B!

Where: Cruise to Bellingham from Lynnwood via Chuckanut Drive
When: May 8, 2010 at 10:00 am
Why: To enjoy a cruise with fellow European car enthusiasts and to support Northwest Harvest.
Who: All European car enthusiasts

This is the 2nd Annual Chuckanut Cruise brought to you by BPCDubs and sponsoring Northwest Harvest. If you’ve never made this drive before, it is absolutely fantastic. Forests and trees on one side of the road, and the sound on the other side. It’s a very scenic drive with amazing photo opportunities through twisties.

In 2009, the first year of this cruise we had over 55 cars in attendance and collected almost 400 pounds of food for Northwest Harvest.

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Our very own Mike Gilbert and his fantastic photo art have recently earned him a feature as the newest exclusive photographer for Canibeat.com and Stanceworks.com!  With examples like the below stunning image, it’s no surprise Mike’s skills will continue to bring him excellent opportunities to further his hobby.  Congrats, Mike!

We hear Mike is soon going to be launching his own website through which you’ll be able to hire him for shoots. He has also been granted full control over the Media section of BPCDubs.com so stay tuned for more of Mike’s amazing photography!

Dion (phattydre) and his wife Jamie wrote this excellent piece for eurotuner last summer which got published on the February edition. They covered the show while actually working for Achtun!ng in their booth… an impressive feat of time management skills!

Here’s the article:

2009 WaterWërks NW – Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington

We Return To The Northwest For One Of The Region’s Finest Up-And-Coming VW/Audi Shows
February, 2010
By Dion Spina
Photography by Jamie Spina, Joel Parker

In its second year, the ‘09 WaterWërks NW event brought together European car enthusiasts for a car show, autocross, food and plenty of activities. The organizers pulled out all the stops to ensure participants and spectators had plenty to do throughout the weekend.

A free BBQ on Friday night was hosted by Auburn Volkswagen to kick off the activities, and they spared no expense feeding at least 400 people with an amazing spread.

The main event was held at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, WA where a span of the parking lot had been provided on Saturday to Audi, BMW, Porsche and VW enthusiasts for a 1:25sec autocross. This was followed by a VIP-style dinner hosted on the stadium’s party deck.

On Sunday, the autocross course was scaled down to make room for the main event;a car show featuring old- to new-school European models, along with several crowd-involving activities.

An all-wheel dyno, car teeter-totter, raffle prizes and can-crushing contest for bagged rides were just a few of the activities. There was also a humorous dunk tank where friends and family could soak local enthusiasts. All proceeds from the activity supported the American Diabetes Association.

Vendor row had lots of eye-candy for enthusiasts, from shiny go-fast parts to cool project cars. As title sponsor, Fine Tuning came out strong with its imported Mk2 VW Golf GTD on display. Its “Demon Rally” Mk2 project car also stood front and center for all to see.

Achtuning/Hartmann Wheels rolled out an ensemble of cars, including its S3-converted Audi A3. A Golf Rallye from europeanplates.com, plus examples of the Mk6 GTI and TDI from VWoA were all reasons to keep people drooling. And to top it all, VWoA brought the Performance CC SEMA project car as a last-minute surprise (et 2/09).

With a successful ‘09 under their belts,the ‘10 event promises to be another unique car show experience for everybody to enjoy. To find out how you can attend or participate, check out waterwerksnw.com.

Congratulations on the coverage guys!

Source: Link.

Last year several of our members made the trek up to Vancouver, Canada for Great Canadian. If you’ve never been up there for it, it’s basically the coolest VW/Audi event up there and is definitely worth the trip.

Just now, we spotted some coverage on Performance VW’s website that we wanted to share since Mike and Jesse got mentioned on the article which states,

“The show brought countless top-notch air- and water-cooled cars, and some especially close competition in the Corrado and Mk3 Jetta classes. StageAwesome members, Tyler Lawerence and Mark Montgomery, won their classes respectively with Lawerence’s beautiful black SLC on 17” TH Lines and Montgomery’s Mk3 Jetta with a 1.8T swap on Carlines. Also taking home awards in their classes were: Ben Meyer with his Mk4 Jetta on chrome Bentley wheels, Ryan Love with his shaved Mk3 GTI, Jesse Van Nostrand and his ’04 R32 on colour-matched Raderwerks splits, and Daniel Nastalski with his freshly resprayed Mk2 Jetta GTX on widened Corrado steelies. Catching everyone’s eye though was Mike Gilbert and his Audi A6 which, thanks to an RS6 front bumper, Bagyards and 20” MMRs, was awarded Best of Show by DubAllstars Club at the end of the day.”

Congratulations to Jesse and Mike on the trophies! Way to represent BPC abroad fellas! :thumbup:

Source: Link

For more information on Great Canadian, please visit the their website.

Brandon made eurotuner’s Ride of the Month with his amazing MkIV GTI as seen below:

Congratulations on the feature Brandon! And yes, we do think your car is hellaflush!