Bremerton BOP Drags & Show Saturday Sept. 25

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Hey everyone, just a reminder that the annual BOP Drags & show is this Saturday at Bremerton Raceway. This is a great event with lots of cool cars on display as well as many Legends ripping it up at the track. I've talked with many who are planning on coming: Royal Botkin and the Gold Tiger will be there to hopefully dip further into the 9's. Dan Willms is making the trip from Canada also with the Class of '66 GTO which has been running in the low to mid 9's. Bruce Morrison, ReedRacing, Pig, Kennedy, Stefan, and more are regulars at this event and make for some exciting action. Things get underway around 9 AM and run till about 4 PM or so. After the drags/show there is the annual Beistline's/ NW Legends Chili & Burrito feed. Chuck & Annie Beistline have hosted this bash for a number of years and always a great time, a perfect way to cap off the day.

I will attach directions to Bremerton Raceway as well as to the Beistline's afterward for those making the trip over. Chuck & Anne's place is about 5 minutes from the Bremerton ferry also for those wanting to ferry back to the eastside. If you are planning on attending, we usually ask people to bring beverage of choice as well as a side dish, dessert, etc. The rest is covered.

From I-5 take the Hwy 16 exit which takes you across the Narrows Bridge and onto the Kitsap peninsula.

FROM TACOMA
Travel Highway 16 toward Bremerton. Take the Tremont exit in Port Orchard and go left on Old Clifton Road. Go Left on Sunnyslope Road. Immediate right on Clifton road to end.

To get to the Beistline's : 3505 Rasmussen Lane, Bremerton, WA (360) 479-1520

1. Start at SW CLIFTON RD, PORT ORCHARD on SW CLIFTON RD/SW OLD CLIFTON RD - go 0.9 mi
2. Turn on SUNNYSLOPE RD SW - go 1.3 mi
3. Turn on WA-3 - go 0.5 mi
4. WA-3 becomes WA-3/WA-3 W - go 1.2 mi
5. Continue towards WA-3 EAST/BREMERTON - go 0.5 mi
6. Continue on WA-3 NORTH - go 1.6 mi
7. Take the WA-304 EAST exit towards BREMERTON - go 0.4 mi
8. Continue on WA-304 - go 2.4 mi
9. Turn on WARREN AVE - go 0.8 mi
10. WARREN AVE becomes WARREN AVE BRG - go 0.4 mi
11. WARREN AVE BRG becomes WA-303 - go 0.9 mi
12. Turn on SYLVAN WAY - go 0.4 mi
13. Turn on GILLETTE AVE - go 0.1 mi
14. Turn on RASMUSSEN LN - go 0.1 mi
15. Arrive at 3505 RASMUSSEN LN, BREMERTON


Hope to see many of you there!!!

[theJUDGE]

Thanks Brad for the 1st class reminder :!:

This indeed is the grand finale of the summer.

All indications this evening from the Full Throttle Saloon indicate a high barometric pressure keeping the onset of nice weather in the area for the duration of the week & into the weekend. The green light is flickering greatly into the night as Legends prepare for the all out assault on the peninsula pavement Saturday.

Great to hear Chuck & Ann have committed to yet another year of GTO's & mayhem disrupting what normally would be a quiet neighborhood.

Ahhh, it will be a memorable event indeed. At this time let us reflect on last year's joyous occasion:

Below~ Glennie the Idaho Spud posing for the cover of NHRA Today.

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Brandon Warren off the line in his SD Performance 66.

Red :!:

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Eric "Grindzini" invests in McCreary rubber stock

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Not to be outdone we have Royal Botkin in his 11 second street sweeper.

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The 12 second suprize attack comes in outta the Linguini Racing camp.

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Mr. Personality in the flesh: Pontiacshack preparing for another 10 second launch. On his cell phone: "I'll be home for dinner honey, honest."

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The Shack gets a hand from Shleprock Racing.
"you advance the distributor & I'll run the light, now how do these damn digital things work?"

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Back at the Beistlines, a normal neighborhood gets invaded by thirsty Pontiac gearheads.

Here Royal Bob Botkin takes advantage of a hungryman size portion of Chuck's Chili & Burritos. Bob figures if he runs outta gas on the drive home, he can manufacture his own.

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The Judge always carries a quenching trunk.

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Here Pig & Big Jim display the correct form for the "Legends Handshake"

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So with that said it should be a great day.

Let's get it on :!:

[theJUDGE]

I almost forgot. :shock:
Come one come all, to see this cat bust out with his game face on & run his Barrier blue bomber on it's yearly excursion in daylight.
It's like preparing to watch a comet in the sky at night. You gotta get a glimpse of it, because if you miss it, it's gone for another year or so.

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Special thanks to THE REV....Mark D. and his synopsis of last year's great event. You nailed it Bro, right down to the ReedRacing sighting!!!!

See you guys there!

[THOR]

Awesome pics and great captions too, very good.
Gee, Royal Bob kinda looks like a rumdog in that photo, doesn’t he?

Could we have a good set of directions to the track for the Seattle folk that don’t know the Bremerton area too well?
It’s been 2 years since I was over there

Let’s pray to the gods and to the spirit of Chief Pontiac himself for dry weather and for permission to consume sustenance in the form of Oldsmobile kabobs :wink:

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Reedster Comet!

[theJUDGE]

The rain needs to stop NOW :!: :x