2017
Great Cars and a Good Crowd
enjoy the 27th Sockeye Run
The 27th annual Sockeye Run Car Show was another big success, hosted by The Richmond Lions Club in Steveston Park in Richmond. 272 special interest cars were on hand for the huge crowd to enjoy.
"Best In Show" was a fresh 1932 Ford Roadster, painted black. It is owned by Gord Gray and built by B & N Hot Rods.
"Farthest Distance" went to Harry Robertson of Vernon, Harry was a longtime Richmond resident and former Lions member, who was recently featured in Richmond News on Friday June 9th.
"Electric Avenue" was the name bestowed on the second annual Electric Vehicle Showcase. Nine car dealers were on hand to answer questions and promote this latest technology. There were also solar powered toy cars for children to play with and B.C.'s first electric Hot Rod built by Chris Carlson of Slocan Valley, B.C. Volunteer John Rolson worked hard to put this display together.
A major attraction at the show was two racing vehicles restored by Mo Davidson of Surrey B.C. The "Miss British Columbia" drag boat and the former "Pete Kaiser top fuel, front engine dragster. The boat had at one time held the national record for speed at 192 mph, while the dragster has recorded 243 mph in 6.22 seconds. Mo fired up the dragster to the delight of the crowd.
Two hundred and fifty children raced cars on the exclusive Hot Wheels race track and received new Hot Wheels Cars and Pirate Pack coupons courtesy of White Spot. Twenty other children attended a model building work shop where they were taught the hobby of building models by volunteers, Rick McEwan, Steve Holloway and Rob Danzel.
The Richmond Lions Club would like to thank all the volunteers, car owners and sponsors. White Spot, Save-On-Foods Group and River Rock Casino went out of their way to assist in the car show presentation.
News
27TH ANNUAL SOCKEYE RUN - 1 WEEK TO GO
CAR OWNERS CAN REGISTER NOW
Pre-registration is available now for the 3rd year. Car owners can save 50% off the registration fee. 1/3 of the entries pre-registered last year and this saved these car owners time when they got to the park. Plus the window show card was already printed and waiting for them to arrive. Pre-registered cars will now have 5 bonuses available to them:
Read more: 2017 Sockeye Run Update - 1 week
MO DAVIDSON/PETE KAISER TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
Mo Davidson, of Surrey, B.C., is currently restoring the former Kaiser top fuel dragster. His aim is to debut it at the Richmond Sockeye Run Car Show on June 11th. Mo restored the Miss British Columbia drag boat last year and it was a big hit with the public, that came to the Steveston Sockeye Run Car Show.
The Kaiser car was originally built for the Ramcharger Racing Team by Woody Gilmore, in 1968. The red and white striped car won a great many races in the top fuel category. The Kaiser family bought the car in 1986, Pete Kaiser maintaining the engine and tuning. Young Fritz Kaiser, then 16 years old, doing the driving.
Read more: Top Fuel Dragster
B.C.’s FIRST ELECTRIC HOT ROD
The Richmond Lions Club was delighted to hear that Chris Carlson is bringing his electric hot rod to the Sockeye Run Car Show. The 1937 Chev Coupe is powered by recycled lap top batteries. The car has six regular automotive batteries and they provide the electrical power for the lights, radio, etc. It is the lap top batteries that power the car and they are in the frame. Its range is about 160 km, which is similar to a Tesla, or other electric cars. This is the first hot rod with an electric motor that is known in B.C.
The car will be brought to Richmond by a very unique car hauler. The truck is a 2005 GMC truck chassis, with a Duramax diesel engine and an Allison automatic transmission. What makes the truck unique is that it has an older 1969 Dodge truck body added to the front. It also has clear windows built into the sides of the truck, so you can see whatever car is being transported inside.
Read more: BCs First Electric Hotrod
Adesa Supports
Canada’s ill and injured Canadian armed forces members, veterans, first responders and their families.
Adesa Auctions is a big supporter of the Richmond Lions Sockeye Run. This year Adesa will once again be hosting a mini-auction during the Sockeye Run. They will also be displaying a 1965 Factory Five Shelby Cobra SCON Roadster with 8000 miles that will be auctioned at their upcoming Luxury & Supercar Auction on September 9th. All proceeds of thie auction will be going to Wounded Warriors of Canada. http://www.ww-cat.com
The car was originally gifted by Pat Beck of Dewar Western to his brother in law Eugene Ostrowercha from Edmonton Alberta. Eugene was only able to use the car for about a year and half before succumbing to cancer and passed away on September 8, 2015. This year’s auction is dedicated to Eugene and his family, wife Patsy and daughters Dayna, Lacey and Tara.
Read more: 2017 Adesa
HARRY ROBERTSON
BRINGING A TURNPIKE CRUISER TO THE SOCKEYE RUN
Harry Robertson is bringing one of his rare 1957 Mercury Turnpike Cruisers to the Sockeye Run Car Show, Sunday June 11th. Harry was a longtime Richmond resident, who retired to Vernon eight years ago. While in Richmond, he was a member of the Lions Club. Dave and Anne Boyce are credited with starting Richmond’s oldest and biggest car show, and chaired it for the first three years. Harry Robertson was the chairperson for the years four and five. Randy Scherk took over after that and is still chairperson for this year, the 27th annual event.
Harry Robertson and his Big M Mercury’s
Harry Robertson is fascinated with the big Mercury’s of the 1950’s, especially the 1957 Mercury and Monarch series called the “Big M”, when the Ford Motor Co. sponsored the popular Ed Sullivan Show on TV.
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Richmond Photo Club
Yet another reason to pre-register for the 2017 Richmond Lions Sockeye Run.
The first 100 pre-registrations will receive a free digital photo of their car.
Here's the deal. The Richmond Photo Club has agreed to photograph the Sockeye Run this year. Participants who are pre-registered will be assigned a photographer who will come around during the show and photograph your car. After the show your photographer will analyze and select the best photo of your car and after the appropriate touch-ups will e-mail that photo to you.
Members of the Richmond Photo Club will be present at the Sockeye Run on June 11th, to take photographs. The photo club has a membership of sixty six photographers, and approximately ten to fifteen members will be involved in this new Special Photo Project.
Read more: Richmond Photo Club 2017
Electric Avenue
Get a glimpse of the future at this year's Sockeye Run Show and Shine. Electric Avenue features a variety of different electric vehicles, along with both owners and dealers available to share their we alth of information and experience with you. Given the increasing interest in electric vehicles, many drivers want to know if their particular needs and driving style would suit an electric vehicl...
Read more: Electric Avenue 2017
