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Local artist Jody Wilson shows his mad skills with another cool build. It’s Go Time is a 1955 Chevy Gasser that is over the top awesome.Cam Hutchins Everything is coming up threes this long weekend. There are three great car shows in the Lower Mainland, three on the Island and three in the Interior . Toss in some racing and even a tractor pull, and it truly is a carnuts full pull holiday weekend.That, of course, is a term that comes from tractor pulling, and after 15 years away the Campbell family is bringing it back to Agrifair Saturday through Monday. Come by at noon each day to meet the driver, and dont forget to bring some really good ear protection along too!Ill be there one of those days, and I also plan to log some good kilometres checking out the Old Time drags, WestCoasters Daze, the Shelby show at Hallmark Ford, and if I can squeeze it in, the Sun Festival in Tsawwassen. So many shows, so little time. Bill and Joan Ronald’s 1967 Camaro RS SS 350 that was sold new in Georgia. Cam Hutchins Last Saturday I spent the day at Mission Raceway Park track for a very fun day of action celebrating a quarter-century of road racing at the Rivers Edge circuit. One of the highlights was the Formula Ford action, with more than a dozen beautiful Van Diemen open-wheel racecars going head to head.On Sunday I was at the car show at Tsawwassen Mills that saw more than 500 cars on display. So many cool cars to see, chief among them Bill and Joan Ronalds stellar Mountain Green 1967 Camaro that was sold new in Georgia. Talented local artist Jody Wilson was showing off his 1955 Chevy Gasser dubbed Its Go Time, featuring a straight axle, flip hood dual quads and tons of attitude. This beast makes it debut on the track this weekend at the Langley Loafers Old Time drags. And then there was Mike Learys 1934 Ford Roadster, a car that won best hot rod at the show and one that Ive been watching come together online.So no matter where you are this weekend have fun and remember long weekends allow you to go to more car shows with a kid.SHOWSAUG. 3-4What: The Van Isle Shriners Show ShineWhere: ParksvilleWhen: Saturday Cruise starts a 5 p.m. from Wembley Mall. Sunday show from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Community Park. Shriner pancake breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m.Admission: Free. Parking by Donation in The Shriners LotInfo: 250-756-4952 or rrayner@gulfview.caWebsite: vanisleshrinersshowandshine.comAUG. 3What: Blast From The Past Car ShowWhere: Coombs Fairgrounds, CoombsWhen: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Admission: By donationRegistration: $20Info: 250-586-2250 or kathleen.smith@shaw.caWebsite: oceanidlers.orgWhat: Riverboat Days Car ShowWhere: Terrace Sportsplex, TerraceWhen: 10 a.m. to 3 pm.Admission: FreeRegistration: Friday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. $10Info: 250-635-4727 or skeenavalleycruizers@gmail.com info@riverboatdays.caWebsite: riverboatdays.caWhat: Rotary Wheels Car ShowWhere: Rotary Park, Penticton.When: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Admission: $2. Children under 12 freeRegistration: 7 a.m. $20 and open to all vehiclesInfo: 250-497-6679 or rotarywheelscarshow@gmail.comWebsite: pentictonrotarywheelscarshow.ca Cam is among the many who have been following the build of Mike Leary’s 1934 Ford Roadster online. Cam Hutchins AUG. 4What: WestCoasters Daze Show ShineWhere: Semiahmoo Park, White RockWhen: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Admission: FreeRegistration: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. $10 and open to all vehiclesInfo: 604-306-4208, therodgod@shaw.ca or harleystop@hotmail.comWebsite: therodgod.comWhat: Kars Under the K Show ShineWhere: Main Street, KeremeosWhen: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Admission: FreeRegistration: 8 a.m. $15 and open to all vehiclesInfo: 250-499-2634 or karsunderthek@outlook.comWebsite: karsunderthek.wix.com/karsunderthekAUG. 5What: Shelby Mustang ShowWhere: Hallmark Ford, 10085 152nd St., SurreyWhen: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Admission: FreeRegistration: 9 a.m. $20 and open to all Ford vehiclesInfo: 604-805-4749 or ptekatch@gmail.comWhat: Tsawwassen Sun Festival Show ShineWhere: Winskill Park, TsawwassenWhen: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Admission: FreeRegistration: $20 and open to all collector, modified, and historic cars and trucksInfo: 604-943-0354, slwhitelaw@telus.net or gregfahlman@hotmail.comWebsite: sunfestival.caWhat: Comox Valley Vintage Wheels Nautical Days Car ShowWhere: Marina Park, ComoxWhen: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Admission: FreeRegistration: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. $10 and open to all vehiclesInfo: 250-339-2386 or pamac@shaw.ca Michael Webb pilots his 2008 V Diemen DP-08-2 Formula Ford during the 25th anniversary of road racing at Mission Raceway Park last weekend. Cam Hutchins COMPETITIONAUG. 2-4What: Langley Loafers Old Time DragsWhere: Mission Raceway Park, 32670 Dyke Rd., MissionWhen: Gates open at 8 a.m.Info: 604-826-6315, info@missionraceway.com, 604-534-2698 or info@langleyloafers.comWebsite: langleyloafers.comWhat: Campbell Motorsport Truck and Tractor PullWhere: Abbotsford Exhibition Park, 32470 Haida Dr., AbbotsfordWhen: 2 p.m.
Origin: B.C. long weekend means lots of car shows

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the board of management Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars addresses the media before the automaker unveils the new C-Class car during a preview night for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.Carlos Osorio Retirement means harvesting the fruits of lifelong labor, trying out new things, and not giving a damn what others think. For Daimler Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche, who stepped down on Wednesday, that spells out as a three-letter word: BMW. In a clip distributed on BMW’s Twitter feed, a camera follows a Zetsche lookalike – complete with signature walrus mustache and rimless spectacles – around on his last day at work. There’s Zetsche handing in his work badge at the front desk, bidding farewell to employees in the lobby with a few selfies, before being whisked back home by a chauffeured black Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan. After the car drops him off and leaves, Zetsche sneaks into the double garage, only to emerge at the wheel of a flaming-orange open-top BMW i8 sports car to roar off his compound. The caption: Free at Last. The clip ends with a note of gratitude, saying “Thank you, Dieter Zetsche, for so many years of inspiring competition,” followed by the BMW emblem and the carmaker’s slogan: Sheer Driving Pleasure. The lighthearted display of humor on the part of Daimler’s fiercest rival highlights how the two carmakers have embraced a more cooperative approach of late, culminating in a joint car-sharing business and a pledge to work on autonomous cars. Both companies, like much of the industry, are bound together by the same challenges: the emergence of self-driving and electric rivals, new competitors like Tesla, a simmering trade war with the U.S. and changing consumer tastes on owning cars in favor of sharing them. Zetsche is stepped down at the company’s annual general meeting May 23, and will be succeeded by Ola
Origin: For Daimler CEO Zetsche, retirement means embracing a forbidden love for BMWs