Buses Of The Corn 2004

BOTC 2004 took place on August 6th-8th, 2004 in Whitby Ontario

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When you see this sign you're almost there! The first buses to arrive at BOTC were Rob Laffoon and Terry Wolfe from Nebraska Rob and Terry attended BOTC as part of their Great White North Tour 2004 Tour.
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Bob, Fiona and James Weber were the first Canadians to arrive. "The American Pavilion" at BOTC Mike and Heather Schmitz were the second Canadians to arrive.
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Ted Finesman showed up in Goldie. Frank Biffath was awake before I was on Friday morning. Frank Biffath's HapyBus
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Chuck Robinson's EV from Kentucky HapyBus loves tie-dye. The Auch's cool tent trailer
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The Hawaiian Hi-Top! Vanagon Alley The other Potts' bus.
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Gerry Edge and the Silver Arrow The buskatiers brought a cool fire pit kokopelli detail on the fire pit
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Greeting the new arrivals Tilley Haldane Jamie Rivers and the remains of his drivers side rear tire.
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Ted Finesman and I try out "The Canadian Cocktail"
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Adam starts screening shirts SDC in action one shirt coming up
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The First BOTC2004 T-shirt completed The main pavilion Moonlit westy
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Sportsmobile! Moonlight over a sportsmobile Adam and his craft
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Stik Girl and her Thing Burritos in progress
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The Burrito line Tilly Haldane goes swinging Jamie scrambles up some eggs for breakfast
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Fiona works on the sausages Lots of people helping with breakfast More eggs getting scrambled
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Multi-national coffee The serving table Breakfast time
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The Watermelon Ron & Becky Maxon's awesome paisely splitwindow camper
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Adam irons a HUGE stack of shirts The Tie-Dye workshop begins Wrapped up and ready to dip
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Nice clothesline Tie-Dye Everywhere!
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sweet! Fried eggs?
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Time for a swap meet. Skinny sets out his wares Tim brought a ton of stuff
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Hans and his toys for sale Hemp jewellry Type2 Parts!!!
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Tom and Larry check over a subaru engine Jugs. Lots of jugs. The GermanSupply.com Passat.
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GermanSupply.com had lots of new parts on hand Scott Lyons, Purchasing Manager at GermanSupply.com Petra was selling magnets for buses & beetles
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It's rare to see a bradley completed. Yellow. I like yellow. mmmmmmm.
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The Thing returns It's full of corn!!! Adam explains the driving contest rules
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Manana on the course Chris copilots for Michelle I measure the distance from the "dime"
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I radio in the results John Steinkamp used his own 73 bus.
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Not very close. Better.
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Dopey is very close. Brent takes his son David as co-pilot. The starting line
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A lot of people laid a strip while leaving. Martin and Aaron The Parallel parking challenge
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Driving challenge was popular with spectators.
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Terry used his own bus on the course. It didn't leave a stripe when he launched it. Terry reversing through the slalom.
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Terry parking the splitty Grandma Potts at the wheel I was a passenger on this run.
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Cory's "Grinch" has a very trick CIS conversion Custom plumbing on the air intake More PVC pipe work
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Rabbit Airflow meter. Custom K&N filter Cory grills the corn
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Dinner time! sweet corn! Yummy!
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Frisbee Golf A sweet 23 window Time for awards and Door Prizes
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Adam presents the driving award And the winner is.... Chris pimps EveryBus
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Becky Maxon extolls the virtue of Westies in the Woods
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Frank Condelli wins a bear
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Campfire
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Chris gets his groove on Jim Ellis on Harmonica
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Gord Haldane on Fender Socks on the line. Matthew's pet dragon
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Jamie's new trailer art Corn Husk Action Figures

60 buses came out for one of the best campout's I've ever had the pleasure of attending.