Pro Mod

Winner: Eric Calabresse car #1 from Simi Valley , CA 57 Bug E.T. 9.155 M.PH. 158.16

Runner-up: Eric Madson car #5304 from Grand Junction , CO 64 Ghia E.T. 16.62 M.P.H. 49.47

Super Street

Winner: David Stark car # 7645 from Corona , CA 57 Bug E.T. 10.45 M.P.H. 127.29

Runner-up: Rodger Crawford car #7044 from Fullerton , CA (red light)

Super Comp

Winner: Robert Hemphill car # 758 from Victorville, CA 69 Bug E.T. 11.40 M.P.H. 117.92

Runner-up: Chris Brown car # 1100 from Antelope, CA 58 Ghia (red light)

Super Gas

Winner: Rich Grise car # 951 from Lake Elsinore , CA 65 Bug E.T. 13.19 M.P.H. 70.16

Runner-up: Steve Atkinson car # 113 from Santa Ana , CA (red light)

Pro Eliminator (7.50-12.99)

Winner: Jimmy Bowes car # 144 from Auburn , CA 67 Ghia E.T. 12.63 M.P.H. 101.50

Runner-up: Wayne Axford car # 9018 from Carmichael , CA (broke out)

Sportsman Eliminator (13.00- and slower)

Winner: Chad Axford car # 7648 from Carmichael, CA 68 Ghia E.T. 19.12 M.P.H. 63.23

Runner-up: Stephanie Bracy car # 131 from Sacramento , CA 64 Bug E.T. 14.64 M.P.H. 91.01

Water cooled trophy

Winner: Kris Eshonour car # 140 from Beale AFB, CA 82 Scirocco E.T. 13.87 M.P.H. 93.94

Runner-up: Zagovic Nedzad car # 460 from San Jose , CA 04 Golf (red light)

Air cooled trophy

Winner: Paul Martinez car # 175 from Hayward , CA 66 Bug E.T. 14.99 M.P.H. 89.84

Runner-up: German Engineering car # 116 from Oakland , CA E.T. 19.95 M.P.H. 84.08

Low E.T.

Kris Lauffer with the “NAIL” E.T. 7.15 M.P.H. 188 ?

BUGORAMA #59 Official Results

Special Awards

Promoter’s Choice, Air-Cooled: 

Kris Machado, 1962 Beetle, Salinas , CA

Promoter’s Choice, Water-Cooled: 

Joe Ninobla, 2000 New Beetle, Vallejo , CA

Host Club’s Choice: 

Joey Ceppaglia, 1967 Buggy, Fresno , CA

Most Original Car: 

Larry Elkins, 1954 Euro Beetle, Peoria , AZ

Best Engineered Car: 

Chris Paul, 1963 Beetle, San Mateo , CA

Best Use of Color: 

Dan Stote, Chopped Oval Beetle, Boise , ID

Ground Scraping: 

Shane Whitcomb, 1964 Beetle, Antelope, CA

Outstanding Engine, Air-Cooled:

Mike Petersen, 1967 Karmann Ghia, Selma , CA

Outstanding Engine, Water-Cooled:

Joe Ninobla, 2000 New Beetle, Vallejo , CA

Stock Air-Cooled Classes

Bug, Split and Oval

1 st Place – Larry Elkins, 1954 Oval, Peoria , AZ

2 nd Place – Dan Poderzay, 1956 Oval, Rocklin , CA

3 rd Place – NA

Bug 58-67

1 st Place – Jack Cooper, 1966 Beetle, Redding , CA

2 nd Place – Lance Carson, 1964 Beetle, Camino , CA

3 rd Place – Don Ward, 1964 Beetle, Orangevale , CA

Bug 68-79

1 st Place – Jim Coustier, 1971 Super Beetle, Suisun City , CA

2 nd Place – Mel Souza, 1970 Beetle, Newman , CA

3 rd Place – Steve Bingen, 1971 Super Beetle, Sacramento , CA

Award of Excellence – Bianca Mancuso, 1970 Beetle, Tracy , CA

Convertible Bug 49-67

1 st Place – NA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Convertible Bug 68-79

1 st Place – Joyce Butler, 1978 Super Beetle, Sacramento , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Karmann Ghia, All Years

1 st Place – Jackie Bittner, 1971 Karmann Ghia, Clovis , CA

2 nd Place – Thom Fitzpatrick, 1956 Karmann Ghia

3 rd Place – Mela Cruz, 1959 Karmann Ghia, Mountain View , CA

Early Bus -67

1 st Place – Chris Fischer, 1961 23-Window Deluxe Bus, Antelope, CA

2 nd Place – Jonathan Dattilio, 1964 21-Window Deluxe Bus, Lincoln, CA

3 rd Place – Brian Piercy, 1966 21-Window Deluxe Bus, Guerneville , CA

Late Bus 68-79

1 st Place – Joe Tauriac, 1970 Camper Bus, Modesto , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Type III, All Years

1 st Place – Blaine Campion, 1964 Notchback, Lodi , CA

2 nd Place – Troy Witzel, 1972 Squareback, Mountain View , CA

3 rd Place – David Herold, 1970 Fastback, Rohnert Park , CA

Award of Excellence – Alex Sundberg, 1971 Squareback, Rohnert Park , CA

Thing, All Years

1 st Place – Jack & Fran Gruen, 1973 Thing, Galt , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Special Interest

1 st Place – Rick Taylor, 1984 Vanagon Double Cab, Orangevale , CA

2 nd Place – Harry Gardner, 1956 Meyers Manx, Escalon , CA

3 rd Place – NA

Custom Air-Cooled Classes

Bug 49-57

1 st Place – Rob Lohman, 1952 Split , Oakley , CA

2 nd Place – Tom Cloud, 1956 Oval Rag-Top, Shingletown , CA

3 rd Place – Jeff Galasco, 1955 Oval, Modesto , CA

Bug 58-64

1 st Place – Peter Ramirez, 1961 Beetle, Wiemar , CA

2 nd Place – Shane Whitcomb, 1964 Beetle, Antelope, CA

3 rd Place – German Garcia, 1964 Beetle, Fairfield , CA

Award of Excellence – Eric Norris, 1963 Beetle, Santa Rosa , CA

Bug 65-67

1 st Place – Steven Golding, 1966 Beetle, Oakdale , CA

2 nd Place – Stefan Manaois, 1965 Beetle, Elk Grove , CA

3 rd Place – Larry Tholcke, 1966 Beetle, La Grange , CA

Award of Excellence – Mike Broker, 1966 Beetle, Sacramento , CA

Bug 68-77

1 st Place – Anthony Castro, 1971 Super Beetle, Santa Rosa , CA

2 nd Place – David Wickun, 1968 Beetle, Sacramento , CA

3 rd Place – Don Halverstadt, 1969 Beetle, Elk Grove , CA

Award of Excellence – Brian Thayer, 1971 Super Beetle, Manteca , CA

Convertible Bug, All Years

1 st Place – Art Soto, 1964 Convertible, Tracy , CA

2 nd Place – Dean Thayer, 1968 Convertible, Manteca , CA

3 rd Place – Brian Walima, 1964 Convertible, Carmichael , CA

Karmann Ghia, All Years

1 st Place – Tony Trevino, 1967 Karmann Ghia, Roseville , CA

2 nd Place – Mike Petersen, 1967 Karmann Ghia, Selma , CA

3 rd Place – Rudy Arguelles, 1965 Karmann Ghia, Elk Grove , CA

Award of Excellence – Patrick Thayer, 1969 Karmann Ghia, Manteca , CA

Bus, -67

1 st Place – Marc & Jennifer McGuire, 1962 Double-Cab, Patterson , CA

2 nd Place – Randall Ames, 1963 Double-Cab, Prineville , OR

3 rd Place – Jose Lopez, 1957 Panel Bus, Rancho Cordova , CA

Bus, 68-79

1 st Place – Stan Qualls, 1971 Westfalia, Caruthers , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Type III, All Years

1 st Place – Humberto Alarcon, 1964 Notchback, Newark , CA

2 nd Place – Brian Huft, 1964 Notchback, Sacramento , CA

3 rd Place – Quinn O’Rourke, 1966 Squareback, Chico , CA

Thing, All Years

1 st Place – Jen Breese, 1974 Thing, Sacramento , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Buggy & Kit Cars

1 st Place – Joey Ceppaglia, 1967 Buggy, Fresno , CA

2 nd Place – Todd Labar, 1971 Meyers Manx, Vacaville , CA

3 rd Place – Alan Sherman, 1956 Speedster, Folsom, CA

Baja, All Years

1 st Place – Justin Ewing, 1973 Baja , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Sandrail, All Years

1 st Place – NA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Full Custom Air, All Years

1 st Place – NA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Special Interest

1 st Place – Dale Bates, 2002 Speedster, Dixon , CA

2 nd Place – Rick & Karen Turgeon, 1969 Meyers Manx, Fresno , CA

3 rd Place – Jason Lang, 1963 Bus, Half Moon Bay , CA

Rat Rods

1 st Place – Rob Pane, 1972 Beetle, Roseville , CA

2 nd Place – Chris Honn, 1957, Sutters Creek , CA

3 rd Place – Stacey Wetnight, 1959 Panel Bus, Carmichael , CA

Award of Excellence – Justin Ewing, 1964, CA

Water-Cooled Classes

MK1/MK2

1 st Place – Jon Tufts, 1991 GTI, San Jose , CA

2 nd Place – Robert St. John, 1989 Jetta, Acampo , CA

3 rd Place – Stephan White, 1990 Vanagon, Sacramento , CA

MK3

1 st Place – Antonio Arenas Jr., 1996 GTI, San Jose , CA

2 nd Place – Ricky Sherman, 1997 GTI, Rancho Cordova , CA

3 rd Place – Randy Glaeser, 1995 Jetta, Roseville , CA

MK4

1 st Place – Henson Gawilu Jr., 2003 GTI, Daly City , CA

2 nd Place – Jeff Rogers, 2001 Jetta, Sacramento , CA

3 rd Place – Kevin Gay, 2004 Jetta, Morgan Hill , CA

Award of Excellence - Mike Suranyi, 2003 20 th Anniversary GTI, Citrus Heights , CA

MK5

1 st Place – Edgardo Mendoza, 2006 GTI, San Jose , CA

2 nd Place – Joseph Ng, 2006 GTI, Milpitas , CA

3 rd Place – John Vina, 2007 Rabbit, Sacramento , CA

Corrado / Scirocco

1 st Place – Cole Fisher, 1992 Corrado, Palo Alto , CA

2 nd Place – Cat Spediacci, 1993 Corrado, Richmond , CA

3 rd Place – NA

Passat, All Years

1 st Place – NA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

New Beetle, All Years

1 st Place –Judy McCarty, 2006 New Beetle Convertible, Elk Grove , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Judged Classes

Stock Air-Cooled

1 st Place – Grady & Carol Young, 1963 Beetle, Shingle Springs , CA

2 nd Place – Amy Raucher, Chico , CA

3 rd Place – Frank & Beverly Kimp, Burney , CA

Custom Air-Cooled Type I Beetle, -67

1 st Place – Kris Machado, 1962 Beetle, Salinas , CA

2 nd Place – Chris Paul, 1963 Beetle, San Mateo , CA

3 rd Place – Denny Vargas, 1957 Oval, Rodeo, CA

Award of Excellence – Charles Gewalt, 1954 Oval, Loomis , CA

Custom Air-Cooled Type I Beetle, 68-

1 st Place – Anthony Marino, 1968 Beetle, Lincoln , CA

2 nd Place – Mike & Darla Murphy, 1971 Beetle, Sacramento , CA

3 rd Place – Brian Wallentine, Beetle. Roseville , CA

Award of Excellence – Raeanne McCullough, 1972 Beetle, Salida , CA

Custom Air-Cooled Type II, All Years

1 st Place – Greg Bedford, 1962 Panel Bus, Mountain View , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Custom Air-Cooled Type III, All Years

1 st Place – Angus Andrew West, 1968 Fastback, San Francisco , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Custom Air-Cooled Karmann Ghia, All Years

1 st Place – Jarreth Solomon, 1960 Karmann Ghia, Mountain View , CA

2 nd Place – NA

3 rd Place – NA

Water-Cooled

1 st Place – Joe Ninobla, 2000 New Beetle, Vallejo , CA

2 nd Place – Jason Rictor, Vacaville , CA

3 rd Place – Ryan Harmon, 2001 Jetta, Elverta , CA

Special Interest

1 st Place – Dan Stote, Chopped Oval Beetle, Boise , ID

2 nd Place – Eric Kircher, 1968 Buggy, Petaluma , CA