The alarm clock went off way too early on Sunday at my house, but as usual I sprang into action as a result.  Thanks to our honorable state ferry system my only realistic option, short of a much longer drive, was to catch a 7:10 sailing.  On the trip from my house to the dock I encountered a group of Mustangs from Mustangs Northwest that was attempting to catch the same boat.  The weather was sketchy at best so I decided to leave the Cougar in the garage in the interest of cleaning time after the trip, a decision I regretted most of the trip as it turned out.

            Despite the weather we had a great club turnout and a great Cougar turn out in general.  There were 13 Cougars, 11 of which were club members.  We also had club members show up with their street rods to round out the count of club cars to 13.  Awards for club members were as follows: 67-68 Cougar 1st Larry Decker, 69-70 Cougar 1st Jeff & Carol Bingaman, 2nd Bridgett Schoolfield, 3rd Dave Emmett, 69-70 Convertible 1st Tony Fisher, 71-73 Cougar 1st Rand Gilbert, 2nd Lonnie Sparhawk, 3rd Victor Higgins Specialty Cougar 1st Scott Ferguson and Heather Whitaker and last but not least Jim and Elaine Pinkerton placed 3rd in the custom class with their deuce coupe.  My two highlights were (1) Getting to finally see Jeff & Carol’s 70 sunroof car together.  It is a gorgeous car and is done to the level I have grown accustomed to for one of his cars, and (2) Getting to see Dave Emmett’s car.  I really look forward to seeing Dave’s car again in the sun.  He painted his car with a roller and Rustoleum, although it’s not easy to tell.  It came out great so make sure to watch for it at Prowl this year to see if you can tell.

            As in previous years I will close with a call for more participation at this event.  It’s a great event in a neat town that is well worth the drive out to Port Angeles.  This year the host club even did a pony trails cruise on Saturday that I did not get to attend.  Here’s hoping to see you at more events this year and back at Mustangs and Cougars at the Courthouse in 2011.

Jeff Bingaman's newly restored 1970 Cougar	Dave Emmett's 1969 Cougar
Jim Compton made the long trip with his '69 XR7 Cougar	A fine looking '68 Cougar at Port Angeles
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