1st Annual Portland to Brighton run – Saturday, May 12, 2012

(see updates below) This inaugural Portland to Brighton run is the world’s first and only event that celebrates the fine but underappreciated motorcars of the 1980’s. You needn’t have a 1902 Curved Dash Oldsmobile or Mille Miglia bred Alfa to participate in this historic event. In fact, the only qualification is your ability to recognize a car from the 1980’s. All fine motorcars from Abarth to Zil are welcome on this tour, however those cars built as 1980’s vehicles will get special recognition and placement.

Our plan is to meet at 10am on Saturday morning, May 12, 2012, in the large parking lot across from MacTarnahan’s Brewing in Northwest Portland (2730 NW 31st Ave). At 10:30 we will head westwards towards Tillamook and then on to Brighton beach for a gathering and photo shoot. We will then have lunch before visiting the Tillamook Air Museum, followed by our journey home.

update: We will head westwards on hwy 26 to 6 to 101 for a pleasant drive of about 95 miles. Our destination is Kelly’s Brighton Marina. The parking lot is gravel, so you’ll need to pull in slowly. They sell live crab, so you may want to do a little shopping. Our lunch site is still uncertain, so if you know of a good place in Rockaway or Garibaldi or Tillamook, let me know. We will then proceed on to the Air Museum. At this time I do not know if we will have 2 cars or 200, so you are also encouraged to send an email to jarjuura@yahoo.com so that we may know how many cars to expect and so that we can provide you with the latest information directly.