Proceeds Benefit
Ronald McDonald House
Charities of Greater Chattanooga
The Scenic City Volks Folks would like to thank our sponsors, vendors, participants, Penguin, and our charity, the Ronald McDonald House of Chattanooga for helping make Bug-a-Palüza 11 a success! We raised over $9500 for the Ronald McDonald House, which will help provide 174 nights for families staying at the house.
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Congratulations to all of our winners.
| 1. Beetle Early - Stock 1949-1957 | ||
| 1st Place | Donna Letterman | 1954 Silver Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Stephen McLean | 1957 Tan Beetle |
| 2. Beetle Early - Custom 1949-1957 | ||
| 1st Place | Jeff Spearn | 1957 Gold Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Herrell Bug Parts | 1952 Blue Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Lilly Dodd | 1957 White/Teal Beetle |
| 3. Beetle Mid - Stock 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Tammy Richterjones | 1965 Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Fred Massengale | 1964 Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Barbara Johnson | 1967 Beetle |
| 4. Beetle Mid - Custom 1958-1967 | ||
| 1st Place | Bert Sumner | 1964 Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Jason Brooks | 1964 Metallic Blue Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Justin Flowers | 1961 Orange Beetle |
| 5. Beetle Late Stock 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Walter Peterson | 1973 Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Peter Duffy | 1971 Yellow Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Mary Ruth Brown | 1972 Red Beetle |
| 6. Beetle Late Custom - 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Paul Tarp | 1974 Pink Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Ed Kenney | 1972 Blue Choptop |
| 3rd Place | Larry Nolley | 1978 Copper Beetle |
| 7. Super Beetle - Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Paul Palmer | 1973 Orange Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Christine Spurgeon | 1972 Red Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Lee Willis | 1973 Black and Red Beetle |
| 8. Super Beetle - Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Scott Wilson | 1974 Teal Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Michael Terry | 1974 John Deere Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Eric Knotts | 1971 Yellow Beetle |
| 9. Beetle and Super Beetle Cabriolet - Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Leonard Thurman | 1967 Yellow Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Becky Wall | 1979 Super Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Libby Hall | 1974 Yellow Super Beetle |
| 10. Beetle and Super Beetle Cabriolet - Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Mike Price | 1978 Super Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Tom Wilson | 1971 Cabriolet |
| 3rd Place | Darrel Adkins | 1969 Red Beetle |
| 11. Type 2 Campers - All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Carolyn Scheller | 1971 Tan Westfalia |
| 2nd Place | Jon Dawson | 1976 Green Westfalia |
| 3rd Place | Kevin Danforth | 1978 White Westfalia |
| 12. Type 2 Transporter and Truck - Stock 1967 and Older | ||
| 1st Place | Ken Hippensteel | 1958 Single Cab |
| 2nd Place | Dirk Mooth | 1967 Red and White Bus |
| 3rd Place | John Moore | 1966 Blue and White Bus |
| 13. Type 2 Transporter and Truck - Stock 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Jeffery Ammons | 1978 Orange/Tan Transporter |
| 2nd Place | JC Ludwig | 1974 Tan and White Bus |
| 3rd Place | Emily Winton | 1978 Orange/Tan Bus |
| 14. Type 2 Transporters and Trucks - Custom All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Smitty | 1967 Yellow/White |
| 2nd Place | Darryl Allen | 1966 Teal/White |
| 3rd Place | Gary Green | 1967 Type 2 |
| 15. Type 3 and 4 - Stock and Custom All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Charles Sims | 1967 Orange Squareback |
| 2nd Place | Jody McClure | 1965 White Squareback |
| 3rd Place | Christy McCombs | 1965 Blue Notchback |
| 16. Thing - Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Ron Domeck | 1974 Blue/White Acapulco |
| 2nd Place | Charles Ivey | 1974 Yellow |
| 3rd Place | Bruce Favaloro | 1974 Thing |
| 17. Thing - Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Tee and Evelyn Watkins | 1973 Orange |
| 2nd Place | Alcedo Hodge | Wild Thing |
| 3rd Place | Troy Donaldson | 1973 Yellow |
| 18. Karmann Ghia - Stock All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Earl Ashby | 1974 Orange Karmann Ghia |
| 2nd Place | Ron Brandon | 1970 Blue Karmann Ghia |
| 18. Karmann Ghia Cabriolet - Stock All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Jack Denton | 1968 White Ghia |
| 20. Karmann Ghia Coupe and Cabriolet - Custom All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Charles Arthur | 1972 Red Cabriolet |
| 2nd Place | Susan Minton | 1972 Blue |
| 3rd Place | Billy Gibson | 1970 Yellow |
| 21. Air-Cooled Daily Driver - 1967 and Older | ||
| 1st Place | Carla Roth | 1966 Gray Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Irvin Brown | 1966 Blue Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Dana Watkins | Maroon/Black Beetle |
| 22. Air-Cooled Daily Driver - 1968-1979 | ||
| 1st Place | Chris Crocker | Yellow Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Nigel Poland | 1973 Yellow Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Todd Carlson | 1972 Red Beetle |
| 23. Rail Buggy - Street | ||
| 1st Place | Shane Thompson | 1969 Purple |
| 2nd Place | Chad Golden | 1969 Orange |
| 3rd Place | Kirk Anderson | 1971 Gold/Red |
| 24. Rail Buggy - Off Road | ||
| 1st Place | Shane Stephens | 1969 Orange w/ Flame |
| 2nd Place | Gary McBurnette | 1969 Red |
| 3rd Place | Thom Ledford | 1989 Blue |
| 25. Baja and Off-Road (Except Rails) | ||
| 1st Place | Robert Thomson | 1974 Yellow Baja |
| 2nd Place | Terry Takersly | 1969 White Baja |
| 3rd Place | Ian Soderbom | 1967 Baja |
| 26. Dune Buggy | ||
| 1st Place | Will Adams | 2007 Yellow Surfer |
| 2nd Place | David Rich | 1971 Kyote 1 |
| 3rd Place | Spook | 1951 Purple |
| 27. Kit Cars and Trikes | ||
| 1st Place | Logan Birdsong | 1930 Red Jaguar SS100 |
| 2nd Place | Ron Renfroe | 1980 White Sebring |
| 3rd Place | Trey Longshore | 1965 Blue Trike |
| 28. Anti-Show | ||
| 1st Place | Jeremy Broome | 1968 Beetle Truck |
| 2nd Place | Andrew Schlick | 1966 Beetle |
| 3rd Place | David Leaming | Black/Red Beetle |
| 29. Special Interest | ||
| 1st Place | Slick James | 1973 Lime Green Beetle Cabriolet |
| 2nd Place | Doug Karnes | 1964 Blue Beetle |
| 3rd Place | Daniel Womac | 1963 Red Drag Beetle |
| 30. International | ||
| 1st Place | J. Hartline | 1998 Red Mexican Beetle |
| 2nd Place | Rebecca Tyler | 1998 Silver Mexican Beetle |
| 31. New Beetle - Stock | ||
| 1st Place | Rhonda and Wayne Meeks | 2002 Orange |
| 2nd Place | Glen Alsabrook | 2003 Green |
| 3rd Place | Mark Denney | 2004 Red |
| 32. New Beetle Custom | ||
| 1st Place | Jai Johnston | 1998 Herbie |
| 2nd Place | Smeggy | 1998 Red |
| 3rd Place | Larry Goss | 2002 Silver |
| 34. Rabbit Early | ||
| 1st Place | Daniel Clarke | 1981 Red Rabbit Truck |
| 2nd Place | Alan Robertson | 1983 Rabbit |
| 3rd Place | Perry Freeman | 1981 Rabbit Sportruck |
| 35. Golf and Jetta - 1992 and Back | ||
| 1st Place | Derrick May | 1989 Yellow GTI |
| 2nd Place | Brian Stewart | 1992 Red Jetta |
| 3rd Place | Jason Wilson | 1987 Gold Golf |
| 36. Golf and Jetta - 1993 and Up | ||
| 1st Place | Emily Sailors | 2000 Silver Jetta |
| 2nd Place | Phillip Triplett | 2000 White Jetta |
| 3rd Place | Tyler Sowrey | 2004 Silver GLS |
| 37. GTI and GLI - Stock All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Mike Fortenberry | 2003 Black GTI |
| 2nd Place | Abdiel Ortiz | 2003 Jetta |
| 3rd Place | Scott Taylor | 1996 White GTI |
| 38. GTI and GLI - Custom All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Russell Fortenberry | 2003 Blue |
| 2nd Place | Michael Brink | 2003 Red GTI |
| 3rd Place | Daniel Bowling | 2004 Blue R32 |
| 39. Cabriolet and Cabriot - All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Dean Eidel | Yellow Cabriolet |
| 2nd Place | Brian O'Connell | 1993 Blue Cabrio |
| 3rd Place | Nicholas Gwozdz | 1992 Maroon Cabrio |
| 41. Scirocco - Stock and Custom All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Raymond Miller | 1981 Red |
| 2nd Place | Cristine Snyder | 1987 Black |
| 3rd Place | Steven Rummery | 1986 Black |
| 42. Corrado - Stock and Custom All Years | ||
| 1st Place | Adam Griffith | 1993 Black |
| 2nd Place | Aaron Eberhardt | 1993 Black |
| 3rd Place | Joe Gill | 1991 Green |
| 43. Early Water-Cooled 1992 and Back | ||
| 1st Place | James Tyler | 1985 White Westfalia |
| 2nd Place | Scott Easton | 1987 Gray Vanagon |
| 3rd Place | Anthony Bell | 1991 Maroon Vanagon |
| 44. Late Water-Cooled 1993 and Up | ||
| 1st Place | Matthew Bounds | 2000 Blue Eurovan |
| 45. Current Production | ||
| 1st Place | Frank Farkash | 2007 Black GTI |
| Oldest VW in Attendance | ||
| Lilly Dodd | 1951 Beetle | |
| Longest Distance Award | ||
| Wayne and Rhonda Meeks | 740 Miles from Deerfield Beach, FL | |
| "You Need Therapy" Award | ||
| Mike Colbris | Beetle with Race Track Inside | |
| "You Drove THAT From WHERE?" | ||
| Alcedo Hodge | Choptop Wild Thing with Tiny Windshield from Out of Town |
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| Engine Sound Off | ||
| Bill Chapman | ||
| Best Sound System | ||
| Jackie Jones | 1974 Super Beetle with Custom Airbrushed Paint | |
| Best Camp Site | ||
| Woody | Bar Scene | |
| Best Show Car Display | ||
| Ron Domeck | 1974 Blue and White Acapulco with Cut Away Wheel | |
| Survivor Award | ||
| Don Bindrim | 1960 Black Beetle | |
| Ladies' Choice | ||
| Alcedo Hodge | Choptop Wild Thing | |
| Roughest VW Running | ||
| David Wiley | 1970 Double Cab | |
| Air-Cooled Best Engine | ||
| Ron Domeck | 1974 Blue and White Acapulco Thing | |
| Water-Cooled Best Engine | ||
| Michael Brink | 2003 Red GTI | |
| Air-Cooled Best Interior | ||
| Charles Sims | 1967 Orange Squareback | |
| Water-Cooled Best Interior | ||
| Nicholas Gwozdz | 1992 Maroon Cabrio | |
| Air-Cooled Best Paint | ||
| Jason Brooks | 1964 Metallic Blue Beetle | |
| Water-Cooled Best Paint | ||
| Raymond Miller | 1981 Red Scirocco | |
| Air-Cooled Best Of Show | ||
| Jeff Spearn | 1957 Gold Oval | |
| Water-Cooled Best Of Show | ||
| Russell Fortenberry | 2003 Blue GTI | |
