It’s that time of year again out in Oregon. The Deuces Wild Poker and Show N’ Shine has been going on for the past few years now. I personally, have never had the chance to make it out (it’s on the list) to one of their events due to my schedule; however, they are typically very well attended (currently 60 confirmed on their event listing). You can expect to see some highly modified cars if you plan to head out to Cobb Surgeline Tuning in Tigard, Oregon this Sunday August 14th. You can find a Facebook Event listing here with the full details of where to go and when. The great thing about this event is that all the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

The second day of the Global RallyCross: Twin Peaks event sponsored by BestBuy was wet, the clouds squeezed out their last drop before mid-day as the weather turned for the better. The track was wet and muddy for the heats to start running as spectators filled the stands and lined the fences of the entire facility. The fans proved the Northwest has a passion for motorsports no matter the weather or venue. The stands had over 1000 fans not including however many were walking around the pits or inside the Old Mill watching cars fly through the only dry part of the track.

You can see the starting conditions of the corner out of the Old Mill on Day 2 at Twin Peaks.

The Dirt Fish guys took their car for a fun run on the track with the media, they took a couple of laps before more practice commenced.

Dave Mirra signs some posters for young fans.

Tanner Foust signs some posters at the autograph session in the Cooper Tires trailer.

Inside view of the Old Mill, they told us this building was close to or over 100 years old.

Stephan Verdier washes the dirt off of his Subaru.

We had the chance to catch Dave Mirra skipping out on the autograph session and walked the corner out of the Old Mill with him. He was worried that it was extremely slick because of the weather but after closer inspection felt that he could really take the corner sideways and take off out of the corner, which later that day left him with another damaged car as he had to be towed back to the pits.

While walking the track with Mirra he had some comments on Foust’s words after he overshot the jump the previous day while jumping over the blue Ford Fiesta, from Mirra’s own experience he says that you never blame the builder of the jump if you take the jump too fast and launch your own car 120 feet instead of 70 feet, the problem isn’t with the jump he said. Mirra felt very confident on the part of the course that we walked with him.

Richard Burton takes the joker with a car approaching underneath him.

Michael Jernberg takes the corner hard in his Skoda Fabia in “The Link” as 2 cars trail him.

Andi Mancin loses boost as he attempts to go over the joker and flips his car.

Andi Mancin appears from the rubble unharmed and waves to the crowd as they cheer him on.

Ultimately, Tanner Foust came away with the first place win on Day 2. We hope to see this event continue to come back to the Northwest for years to come and we have a feeling this track will be a hit with the folks in the Pacific Northwest. Until next time.

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It started out as a cold and extremely foggy Washington morning. We were expecting about 15 or so people and their cars to be meeting at Black Pearl teriyaki, noodle, and bubble tea, in Bellingham. Eddi and I ended up getting there late, as expected. We pulled up to be surprised to see around 25 to 30 people had taken to the parking lot of Black Pearl. For this area, it was a great turnout. Even Mark, in his project BMW all the way from Tacoma made it out.

We all introduced ourselves, took a peek at eachothers’ cars, and made a group decision that we were STARVING.

So the group flooded Black Pearl, and we occupied ALL of their tables and seats. It was most likely a first for them.

We stuffed our faces with Vietnamese cuisine and headed out, set for Chuckanut. But as we walked out, the weather couldn’t have been better. SUN was showing, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Perfect conditions, save for the cold.

Mark your calendars for Saturday,February 8th. EAT Motorsports is having their grand opening in Kirkland, WA. Lets help make this as “Grand” of an opening as possible and show a warm welcome to a unique motorsports shop.

More about EAT Motorsports:
EAT serves the Pacific Northwest offering high-performance automotive parts and on-site installation services to enthusiasts and racing professionals, as well as general automotive repair and maintenance for the daily driver. Our online store offers a wide range of exciting options, including after-sales service and technical support via phone and Email.

We at Eastside Automotive Technologies take great pride in our work. We take our time to make sure it is done right the first time along with only selling parts we believe in, insuring safety, quality, and longevity for our customer’s cars. We specialize in Japanese import cars, but are not limited to them, as we offer a range of options for our European and domestic car customers as well.