Sport Compact Nights
Held during the August long weekend, bad weather was actually
helpful for attendance at the Sport Compact Nights show as it
was held indoors at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. On July
31, 2004, in its sophomore appearance, the lights-out show featured
approximately 200 vehicles and attracted more than 7,000 spectators.
While Winnipeg was the third stop in a six-city Canadian tour
for the show, it was the best. "Winnipeg has been the most
consistent and successful stop on the tour," Patrick Alcancia,
director of operations for host Team Sport Compact, said. "It
has been the best show to date."
Alcancia credited several factors with the success but said
the item that contributed most was unity. "In a lot of
cities you'll get a lot of crews that won't work together,"
he said. "In Winnipeg, they're all working on their own
but they also all work together. We didn't have to babysit as
much as we usually have to."
Winners from Sport Compact Nights held July 31, 2004,
at the Winnipeg Convention Centre.
BEST OF SHOW WINNERS:
1st Place Dustin Lariuk
2nd Place Omar Kiani
3rd Place Anthony & Chris Guzman
CRAZY 8 WINNERS:
Paint/Airbrush Corey Jonassen
Body Adam Cote
JDM Kevin Wong
Performance Ed Tetreault
Display Jim & Dave (LLC)
Team Zucru
ICE Keith Mckay
Engine Chris Enns
CLASS:
Best Civic HB 88-95 Brian Rudolf
Best Civic HB 96-Up Sheldon Root
Best Civic Coupe Keith Mckay
Best Civic 4-dr/Acura EL Chi Vee Tran
Best Del Sol/CRX Dustin Lariuk
Best Honda Other Phil Man
Best Integra/RSX Richard from Toysport
Best Prelude Howard Gin
Best Toyota Anthony/Chris Guzman
Best Mazda Paul Reyes
Best Nissan Omar Kiani
Best Mitsubishi/Eagle Chad Shirtuff
Best Subaru Shane Noble
Best Korean Anthony Smith
Best J-Body Micheal Rivet
Best Domestic Other Chris Toffen
Best VW Golf/Protégé David Novv
Best VW Other Phuc Quoc Mai
Best Focus Carmelo Palumbo
Best Euro Cam Fulton
Best Luxury Brent Mills
Best SUV/Full Size Rick Klym
Best Mini Truck Donny Teg
Best Lowrider/Ford Dave Dean Berhart
For more information, log onto www.sportcompact.ca
Cruz in Downtown
While the sun didn't make an appearance
for Cruz in Downtown, rain didn't either. The fifth installment,
held on Aug. 7, 2004, closed seven downtown streets to traffic
and packed them full of autos, auto enthusiasts and auto events.
Organizer John Dyck reported 550 vehicles participated in
the daylong event with more than 300 involved in the opening
parade. Downtown Winnipeg Biz estimated public attendance
to be 40,000. The vehicles and spectators combined to raise
a $6,500 donation to the Sara Riel Foundation, which operates
an apartment block for patients recovering from mental illness.
With the donation, the five-year total donated from the Cruz
in Downtown event to the foundation topped $33,000.
Winners from Cruz in Downtown held August 7, 2004, in downtown
Winnipeg.
People's Choice Awards:
Best GM Randy Myers' 1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS
Best Ford Richard Petrowski's 1969 Mustang Shelby GT 500
Best Dodge/Chrysler Norma Hiebert's 1970 Dodge Challenger
R/T
Best Import Steven Vickars' 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse
Best Truck Milt Schellenberg's 1959 GMC Fleetside
Best Special Interest Maurice Lavergne's 1967 John Ex Shelby
Cobra 427
Piston Pete's Peoples Choice
Eph Bergman's 1954 Packard Carribean
Burnout contest:
First Mike Landry's 1982 Camaro z28
Second Darren Kerr's 1972 Chevrolet Nova
Third Colin Smith's 1985 Harley Motorcycle
For more information, log onto www.cruz-in-downtown.com
Flashback weekend
While the sun didn't make an appearance for the Fabulous 50's
Ford Club of Manitoba's Flashback Weekend car show, rain did.
Luckily, the showers ended in the early morning and didn't
damper the attendance or participation in the city's largest
free car show.
With the show celebrating its 10th year, the club registered
926 vehicles. Betty Lannoo, treasurer for the Fabulous 50's
Ford Club of Manitoba, said there were some vehicles in attendance
that hadn't officially registered and estimated the total
number to be closer to 950. A headcounter from Garden City
Shopping Mall, which opened up an additional parking lot more
than last year's event, estimated the crowd at 12,000.
Lannoo said while she was obviously concerned with the early
morning precipitation the lingering cloud cover did have its
benefits. "I think we lucked out with the weather,"
she concluded. "It would have been a very hot and sticky
day had the sun come out."
The event raised $5,890 for donation to the Rehabilitation
Centre for Children Foundation, with $3,965 raised by silent
auction and $1,925 through a 50/50 draw that was won by Candice
Blair. The foundation supports children with special needs
in Manitoba and surrounding areas.
Winners from the Fabulous 50's Ford Club of Manitoba's
Flashback Weekend.
AMC sponsored by Piston Ring R. & K. Carruthers' 1970
Javelin SST
Oldsmobile sponsored by Piston Ring H. Wasnie's 1968 Cutlass
Chrysler sponsored by Piston Ring O. Szalai's 1961 Chrysler
Buick sponsored by Piston Ring C. Kaiseer's 1964 Skylark
Custom Pick-up sponsored by Canadian Super Shop Tim &
Amanda's 1952 Ford F-1
Packard & Nash sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln I. Piniuta's
1955 Packard
Corvette sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol M. Shkolny's
1967 Corvette
Custom sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln D. Fletcher's 1955
Dodge
Plymouth sponsored by Canadian Super Shop Ron's 1970 `Cuda
Cadillac sponsored by Canadian Super Shop J. Harris's 11947
Cadilla
T-Bird sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln S. Kaiser's 1962 Thunderbird
Pontiac sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol G. Gaudes'
1969 GTO
Mustang sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln G. Recksieder's 1966
Mustang
5-6-7 Chev sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol D. Jackson's
1955 Bel Air
Studebaker sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln K. MacKenzie's
1953 Studebaker
Chevrolet sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol C. Buness'
1969 Camaro
20's & 30's Ford's sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol
E. Klohn's 1930 Ford
40's Ford sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol B. Sterner's
1949 Ford
50's Ford/Meteor/Mercury sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln
J. Martens' 1957 Mercury
60's Ford/Meteor/Mercury sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln
L. & M. Parker's 1964 Fairlane
Stock Pick-up sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln B. Woloshen's
1946 Chev 1/2 Ton
Dodge sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol D. Klassen's
1968 Hemi Dart
Antique sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln B. Spakowski's 1928
Ford
Metropolitan sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol R. Lewer's
1958 Metropolitan
Street Rod sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol D. Hovey's
1933 Ford
Special Interest sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln B. Wellard's
2003 PT Cruiser
Best Import sponsored by Winnipeg Free Press D. Labiuk's 1991
Honda CRX
Sport Compact(Import) sponsored by Piston Ring C. Gonzalez's
2002 Honda Civic
Sport Compact(Domestic) Piston Ring D. Braun's 1998 Cavalier
Z-24
Lowrider sponsored by Piston Ring D. Bernhardt's 1965 Dodge
Best of Show sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln G. Hnatuk 1964
Thunderbird
Long Distance sponsored by Piston Ring D. Weir's 1972 Malibu
(Victoria B.C.)
Fab 50's 1st Place sponsored by Canadian Super Shop/Castrol
J. & W. Corneillie's 1956 Fairlane
Fab 50's 2nd Place sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln A. Sawatzky's
1957 Skyliner
Fab 50's 3rd Place sponsored by Landau Ford Lincoln R. Derksen's
1956 Victoria
Fab 50's Modified sponsored by Piston Ring K & J. Sandy's
1947 Mercury
Fab 50's Truck sponsored by Piston Ring J. & G. Marcheen's
1952 Ford 1/2 Ton
Ford of Canada's Centennial Award "Best Ford in Show"
sponsored by Ford of Canada W. Schettler's 1965 Ford GT 40
For more information, log onto www.fabulous50sford.com
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