Friday nite

2009 Langley 'Cruise-In'
Antique car parade left downtown Langley around 6pm. winding their way through the country past numerous annual tail-gate parties.
Road construction caused a change in parade route taking them right past McLeod's farm.
I was headed to McLeods' but ran into some other friends at the corner.
They had a perfect viewing spot and lots of parking at Bonetti Meats so I stopped there.
We had snacks and brew while watching the cars go by.
The parade lasted about 45 mins. Only complaint is that they went by our spot a little too fast. The 'muscle' cars gunned their engines and booted it past our corner. The parade ends at the Twilight drive-in theatre in Aldergrove where they watched the classic "Grease".

"The Langley Good Times Cruise-In started in 1997 with a small group of merchants and business folks from the City of Langley. The event has grown from 430 vehicles registered in 1997 to 1,532 registered vehicles in 2002. The “Cruise – In” has become one of the largest mixed car shows in Canada and one of the Top 10 in North America. This event is super fun to attend – Fraser Highway in downtown Langley is shut down to vehicle traffic, and thousands of people roam around enjoying the sparkly cars & good times. All net funds collected from this event are donated to local charities, another great reason to attend.

The 2009 Langley Good Times Cruise-In will take place on September 12th. It will include a bike show ‘n shine as well as custom, antique and vintage cars, trucks and military vehicles."

This was a busy busy weekend in the Fraser Valley; as well as the Cruise-In, there was the big "BBQ on the Bypass" contest on Sunday. More than 4000 spectators, 26 teams, a ton of really amazing sponsors and volunteers made the day truly phenomenal. Tons of free samples, entertainment and prizes. Here are the results;

Grand Champion - Sugar’s BBQ from Portland, Oregon

Reserve Champion - Left Hand Smoke Seattle, Washington

Chefs Challenge JD Farms Turkey - Lynn Valley Butts, North Vancouver

Team Spirit Award - Land Shark BBQ Surrey, BC

David Veljacic Memorial BC Cup - BBQ Bob & The Eh Team Whistler, BC