Built Not Bought Magazine Issue 7, June 2013 | Page 13

Photo by: H. Mckenney

If you talk to any Car Kulture enthusiast they will tell you the Pacific Northwest needs more cool events. The way this event has
grown, it reminds me of a certain line from a movie about baseball: “build it and they will come.” This is what KKF promoter
Chuck Mitchell did when he pulled out all the stops this year
and leaped to a bigger venue - with all the good stuff Kulture
people like: gambling, booze, music, and pretty ladies roaming
the venue.
The Silverdale beach hotel worked well for installments one
through four, but a larger party location was needed to make
this a true Northwest event. The choice to relocate the show to
the Clearwater Casino would prove to be a very smart choice,
and the move came off without a hitch. Judging by the smiles
all day long from the Casino staff and the participants, I would
say it was a raging success.
Throughout the day, thanks to the Booze fighters, bikes rolled
in and out of the place like clockwork to soak up the music and
great food with many of them commenting that they would be
back next year for sure. The official bike count was someplace
around 300, “more than double last year” according to Chuck.
Well over 3000 Kustom Kulture enthusiasts made it through the
gates and feasted on everything the event had to offer.
Events like this don’t just happen; Chuck has a core group of
volunteers and coordinators that help all year long to plan this
out and give Chuck a ton of love and support. “On the flip the
side the bigger thanks has to go to the guy’s and gal’s that flock
to this event from outside of Kitsap County and pay for the
rooms, show and car entry and support everything this event
is about”. According to Chuck, participants came from as far
away as Canada, all over Washington and several from Oregon.
I asked Chuck, “What was in store for next year?” He couldn’t
quite elaborate at the time of this interview, but did say “The
wheels are already turn’n” and he’s quite sure “we’ll be back.”
So like the movie Field of Dreams, Chuck did build it, and yes
they came! And they had a hell of a good time! - Gordy Lee

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