Big Bear Bash, June 27-28-29, 1997
The Big Bear trip of 1997 took us to Big Bear Lake where we camped
at the Presbyterian Campground at the edge of the lake. The campground is located
in the pine trees and includes excellent facilities. The weather was perfect
with warm and sunny skies.
The "show and shine" produced a line of about 40 cars that were judged by the club
members. The first day's trip took us through the mountains on the south side of Big Bear Lake.
We drove along the Osita Camp truck trail and were treated to a wonderful view of the valley. We then proceeded down Clark's Grade and along Front Line road to the Converse Forest Service station where we ere met by the Chuck Wagon. We had a great barbecue lunch and then proceeded up Radford Truck Trail. From there we made our way back over the mountain ridge and took Moonridge road back to the lake.
The next day, the winners of the previous days judging were announced, followed by
a raffle that included terrific items donated by the sponsors listed below ! Jim Guthrie won BEST MEYERS MANX and BEST OF SHOW with his beautifully restored
Manx Life Guard Buggy.
The run for the day took us
to the mountains on the north side of the lake to historic Holcolm Valley. We stopped at the Belleville cabin to stretch our legs and admire the beautiful valley. We made our way along Holcolm Valley Road to a spot where about half of the group took a challenging trail up the side of Gold Mountain. From the top of Gold Mountain there was a terrific view of Big Bear Lake and the San Bernadino Mountains. Our trip was concluded with a perfect lunch along the shore of the lake.
BIG BEAR BASH
SPONSERS
ANDY'S AUTOGLASS....................Vista CA
B & R BUGGIES..............................Oceanside CA
DUTCHER'S SPEED SHOP.............Bellflower CA
FIBER-TECH....................................Santee CA
GENE BERG ENTERPRISES..........Orange CA
GOLDMINE VW PARTS.................Whittier CA
HELLA LIGHTS INC........................Peach Tree City GA
INTERSTATE VW USED PARTS & CORE CO........Vista CA
JOHNNY'S SPEED & CHROME......Buena Park CA
JOHNSON'S BUG MACHINE..........Santee CA
KYMCO MOTORSPORT..................Costa Mesa CA
LATEST RAGE..................................Norwalk CA
OFF ROAD WAREHOUSE...............Escondido CA
THE OVW CO....................................Escondido CA
RACE READY....................................Chula Vista CA
RICHARDS KNIFE SHOP.................Valley Center CA
SHEARER'S MOTORSPORTS.........Riverside CA
steve's...................................................El Cajon CA
UNIQUE IMPORTS............................Mission Viejo CA
VEE DUB PARTS UNLIMITED........Huntington Beach CA
VIDA SALON.....................................Escondido CA
VW PARADISE..................................San Marcos CA
WEST COAST METRIC....................Harbor City CA
MANX DUNE BUGGY CLUB
"SHOW 'N SHINE"
WINNERS
BEST OVERALL...............................Jim Guthrie
BEST MEYERS MANX....................Jim Guthrie
BEST MEYERS MANX(Runner Up) ....Dave Helland
BEST MANX-TYPE..........................Tony Camello
BEST TOW'D.....................................Steve Reeder
BEST OFFROAD...............................Brian Searle
BEST STREET...................................Rudi Mueller
BEST UNCONVENTIONAL............Andy & Judi Felix
MOST IN NEED OF TLC..................Bruce Collin
"PHILIPPE" AWARD........................Steve Peterson
FARTHEST TO GET HERE..............
Rob Heykoop(Holland)
EARLIEST MEMBER PRESENT.....Rudi & Marlisse Mueller
NEWEST MEMBER PRESENT........Scott Hoyer
The group lines up for the "Show n Shine"
Barbecue lunch served with the help of Bob Jensen.
The club stopped along the trail above Big Bear Lake. Rob Heykoop's green water pumping buggy is in the foreground that came all the way from Holland.
The view of Big Bear Lake from the top of Gold Mountain
Rob Heykoop drove his buggy all the way from Holland to make this trip. He and another couple of friends shipped their buggies to Florida and drove across the US to California. We first met them at the VW Classic car show in Irvine and invited them to join us at Big Bear. Both of the buggies from Holland are water pumpers (Rob's is a VW Rabbit engine) and build for very heavy duty use.
