August 2006- Beaches Cruise-In at PIR

[EScanlon]

Pictures from the 8-9-06 Beaches Cruise In at Portland International Raceway.

This is the view from the concession stand / snack-bar area.

The Cruise-In intends to raise $130,000 in funds this year alone for underpriviledged children in the Vancouver / Portland area.

Beaches is a restaurant located on the bank of the Columbia river which used to hold a Cruise-In on Wednesdays (all pre 73 cars) and Thursdays (Vettes, Vipers and other High-End Exotics). As the years went by it grew bigger and bigger. When it got too big for their parking lot, they moved it to Pearson Air Field (just east of Fort Vancouver). Then it got too big for that area, they moved it to PIR where it was held today.

Although the ruling is for pre-73 cars, you still find a lot of cars that for their uniqueness, interest value, or eye-appeal make it in.

Cost is a reasonable $5 per car, or $5 per person for those parking outside. It starts at 4:30pm and proceeds all summer long until close to nightfall.

E

[EScanlon]

This week the Porsche Club of America (?) was being featured since they were holding their National Porsche Parade in Portland this week.

This is the view of the "front row" as seen from the concession stand area.

E

[EScanlon]

And the first pic shows those that were facing the Band Stand.

The others are pics from what you could see behind the Band stand, and the view as you enter "Main Street", or the main road into the heart of this.

[EScanlon]

A quick sampling of the cars in that area behind the Band Stand.

[EScanlon]

More panoramic views

And the only other Z there, a 280 that snuck in (hehe ), but never found the owner to say hello or find out who it was. Anyone here?

[beandip]

I wish I could have been there !! NEXT WEEK ! E how many cars took part in the show this week ? It's hard to tell from the pictures . I think they were saying about 650 + is what there have been ,and up to 850 a night . So far this year. Were the drag racing going also tonight ? Gary PS . Great looking A roadster the chick is looking at .

[EScanlon]

A broader panoramic view from the return track to try to get the large part of the field in a few shots that could be cropped together into one wide shot.

[EScanlon]

Even the Police get involved....

[EScanlon]

This bad boy deserves his own post!

Check out the "Bumper" Sticker!

[EScanlon]

Then there are some that just make you smile!

[zbane]

Why didn't anyone want to park next to that Pacer?

Maybe it's in a class all by itself.

Looks like a great time was had by all, wish it was closer.

[EScanlon]

It may also have been that that row hadn't yet been filled up at the time I took the photo.

This isn't a static event, by the time you've gone from one end to the other, enough cars have arrived and some have left that you can almost start all over again.

As busy as this was, it's not the busiest I've seen it.

E