Just a reminder that the PNSCA Annual Meeting, to set the schedule and discuss other business is coming up on Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00pm.  Our generous hosts again will be Greg and Darla Pessemier.

The Pessemier’s home and shop is at 4905 – 128th Street E., Tacoma, WA 98446.  A Mapquest map is here.  You can get complete directions from your house by entering your address in the “address” box near the top of the Mapquest page, and clicking “get directions”.

All PNSCA members are welcome to attend, please make plans to be there.  Look forward to seeing you then.

The PNSCA will be at the Northwest Drag Racing Association’s 34th annual hi-performance swap meet at the end of January. John Young, our VP, will be there to encourage more racers to join us at the track, to sell t-shirts, and to generally promote the PNSCA.

The event is on Sunday, January 31st at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield.

John would love to have a few other PNSCA racers to help him at this event. If you can spare a few hours to help to promote the PNSCA, please email John.  He’d love to hear from you.

The Banquet was a great conclusion to a successful season. The event was expertly hosted and catered by Sam & Connie Bacon, Jeff and Hollie Yoder, and Brandon Yoder. The great meal was highlighted by Jeff and Hollie’s barbequing expertise of steak and chicken along with a potluck mountain of sides and deserts!! Sam and Connie’s motor home garage (completed only the weekend before) was the perfect room for all of the festivities.

We had nearly 50 people in attendance, with all of the top 9 finishers in the association.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Thanks for all the people that solicited or contributed to the annual banquet giveaways.

• Sherry Larson – Dr. Injector (2 Custom Coats) Delta Cams (Cam and lifter regrind, 4 T-shirts) Carquest of Federal Way (2 Fender covers, creeper, wrench set) Honest Performance ( $25 gift certificate, coffee cup, can holders)
• Steve Iverson – Security Race Products (Wool & Leather Jacket, 3 polo shirts, 1 sweat shirt) Baxter Auto Parts (2 T-shirts, 2 sweat shirts)
• Bob Woodruff and Connie – Castrol and Kendal (shirts and hats)
• Greg and Darla – Pessemier’s Complete AUTOMOTIVE (2 poinsettias)
• Chris and Emily Williams – EMDUB Racing ( Automotive buffer, Battery tender)
• Ed Hauter and Tami – Hauter Racing (case of Amsoil Synthetic, Brake cleaner)
• Paul Nero – Hoosier Northwest ( Buy one, get one free tire gift certificate)

Jeff and Brandon Yoder designed and created all the event winner and runner up trophies for the 2009 season. For the year end finishers, they went over the top with HUGE first thru third place (Bob, Rick, and John) masterpieces!!! These works of automotive art included internal lighting to highlight the incredible laser cutouts.

 
 

We had a special award that Chuck Linne put together for “2009 Rookie of the Year“. It was a hard fought battle, but EMDUB’s Emily Williams walked away with the honors after finishing in the eighth spot in points. Emily would also thank her crew chief/Dad/team owner/truck driver/pit crew, and our own webmaster, Chris Williams for her success. Plus her mom, Deb, for all her support.

 
 
 
 
Lastly, we reelected the same officers that did a wonderful job in 2009 for the up coming 2010 racing season.  Be sure to put the 2010 Meeting on your calendars (see below).

The PNSCA Annual Meeting, to set the schedule and discuss other business has been slated for Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00pm.  Our generous hosts again will be Greg and Darla Pessemier.

The Pessemier’s home and shop is at 4905 – 128th Street E., Tacoma, WA 98446.  A mapquest map is here.  You can get complete directions from your house by entering your address in the “address” box near the top of this page, and clicking “get directions”.

All PNSCA members are welcome to attend, please make plans to be there.  Look forward to seeing you then.

The RSVPs for the year end banquet are slow in coming in, and we want everyone to come!  Please make room in your busy holiday calendar for this great event.  Details are below, and RSVPs are still welcome.  See you there!

Remember to RSVP for the year end banquet on November 21.  Details are of the event are here.

Please RSVP by November 1st:

By Phone: Connie Bacon at 503.663.3282
By Email: Brandon Yoder at BuildersDesign@gmail.com

And be sure to specify if you want Steak or Barbecued Chicken.

Look forward to seeing you there!

The PNSCA year end banquet and annual meeting will be held November 21st, 2009.  Our generous hosts will be the Bacon family at their home in Boring, Oregon.

The evening will begin with the annual meeting at 4:00pm.  The banquet will begin with refreshments at 6:00.  Dinner will be served at 7:30 with awards to follow.

Dinner is $10 and will include your choice of steak or barbecued chicken.  Please bring your favorite side dish, salad, or dessert to share.  And don’t forget to bring your favorite beverages.

We’re also looking for door prizes, so please consider either bringing a gift or soliciting your friends, customers, sponsors, or vendors for gifts for the affair.

Please RSVP by November 1st:

By Phone: Connie Bacon at 503.663.3282
By Email: Brandon Yoder at BuildersDesign@gmail.com

The Bacons’ home is east of Portland/Gresham at 33067 SE Bluff Rd, Boring, Oregon 97009-9711.  Here it is on MapQuest.  You can get directions from your house on that MapQuest page by entering your address in the “Location” box near the top and pressing “Add Location”.

The Bacons have plenty of room for motorhomes, so feel free to bring your rig.  Or there are a number of nearby hotels (here is a list from hotels.com).

Please make plans to join us for the celebration, and be sure to RSVP!

This weekend’s season ending double-header at Woodburn provided plenty of movement in the points, and a few surprise stars to wrap up the year.  While the championship wasn’t in doubt, only one other position in the top 10 was held by the same racer when the weekend was over.

Friday night’s move in and dinner were a real hot box, with heat in the mid-90s.  Saturday’s temps were just a little cooler topping out in the high 80s.  But the racing was still hot.  At the end of the day, Geoff Hughes took the win over Rick Dearinger.  But the final appearance was enough for Rick to move into second place in the points, edging past the recently scalding hot John Young who was unable to make the trip to Woodburn.

Sunday was much cooler, with a passing sprinkle or two, but the racing was still great.  The semis featured only one top 10 PNSCA racer, Tom Gresham.  Joining Tom in the semis were occasional PNSCA racers Greg Pessimer, Natalie Peck, and Saturday’s winner Geoff Hughes.  Natalie won her first S/C round win with a .019 light and an 8.908, tuning the car herself and taking down our President Ed Hauter. In the final, Tom edged Geoff for the trophy.  The win solidified Tom’s 5th place position in the points.  And Geoff’s final round appearance capped a 151 point weekend, almost tripling his season points.  Check out the full points standings to see the final tallies.

And of course the weekend capped a wonderful year for Bob Woodruff who literally walked away with the championship, his second in a row.  Bob had a new crew member over the weekend, his daughter Kimberley helping out and cheering him on to another PNSCA Championship.

Congrats to Bob Woodruff for the season title, the weekend’s winners Geoff Hughes and Tom Gresham, and the rest of the PNSCA top 10 for a wonderful season.  And stay tuned for details on the end of the year banquet.

A delicious dinner is being served, Friday, September 11 from 5 to 8 pm at Woodburn Dragstrip for all who will be arriving early for the Baxterr Auto Parts/Bi-Mart Fall Classic.  Karen’s Concessions invites everyone to join in a hearty serving of spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, and green salad for only $7.00.  The beer garden will be open as well for your “happy hour” refreshment.  Plan to meet all of your friends for dinner on Friday and then be ready for two exciting days of racing on Saturday and Sunday.  More info here.

Racing this past weekend at Bremerton featured lots of movement in the points chase.  While Bob Woodruff has a solid lead at the top, the battles for the balance of the top 10 spots were in flux all weekend.

The battle for second through fourth is a tight chase with John Young, Rick Dearinger, and Ed Hauter changing positions with every race.  Rick took advantage of a win on Saturday to move up in the points, only to be pushed back on Sunday by the white-hot John Young who won on Sunday.  When the weekend was over John held onto second by a single point.

The chase for fifth through seventh is another tight battle between Chuck Linne, Tom Gresham, and Emily Williams.  It was also a back-and-forth battle with Emily getting into the semis on Saturday to take over fifth, only to drop back to seventh on Sunday as Tom and Chuck went rounds.  Only 11 points separate the three of them.  And Jeff Yoder showed he was not to be taken lightly as he was the only racer to win round one both days, moving him to eighth place in the points.

And finally the race to finish in the top ten couldn’t be much closer.  Roger Harper is in ninth with over 50 points on the 10 place racer, Branden Yoder.  But Branden has a slim two point lead on the 11th place racer Dan Benham.

It is clear all of these races will come down to the final doubleheader at Woodburn on September 12-13.  With several contenders hitting their 8 race limit this weekend, while others still have races to go, it will surely be a nail-biter.  Please make plans to join us there!