WELCOME TO THE VANCOUVER ISLAND MUSTANGS ASSOCIATION WEBSITE




​Welcome to our web site. Visit us often as our home page will have its content changed often with Mustang news and information about the club. Click the menu in the header and enjoy all the pages that show what we've been up to, and news and information on upcoming events.

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​We no longer have a dedicated phone line for our club.
​Please contact us via our Gmail account, thevima@gmail.com
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Club members can find contact information for the executive members in your monthly newsletter. 
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TOY RUN 2017

 Thank you to everyone that came out in support of the 2017 Toy Run. We managed to avoid the rain and had a fantastic day. Your generosity will go a long way in helping the Salvation Army assist families around Christmas time. Click here to see a photo album from this event.

SUMMER SPECTACULAR 2017

Click on the picture to see a photo album from this event
The Vancouver Island Mustang Association would like to thank all of the participants in this years Summer Spectacular Car Show. We would also like to thank all of our show sponsors for their ongoing support by donating draw prizes and sponsoring the awards for the show. 
  If you won an award, congratulations! Help show our appreciation by sending out the thank you card that was included with your award. If you would like a picture of your award presentation just email vimapublisher@gmail.com and we can get that out to you. 
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CANADIAN TIRE SHOW AND SHINE 2017

HELLO SUNSHINE!
 We had a fantastic day for the Canadian Tire Show and Shine held at the Admirals Road Canadian Tire Location. The weather was outstanding so the lot filled up fast with a great assortment of quality cars and trucks. The lot was overflowing. We were so busy there seemed at times to be a mini car show across the road in front of the Dairy Queen!  
 A big thank you to Scott Bastien and the owner of this Canadian Tire location for hosting such a great event.  As always, there were lots of free goodies from the show table, and an award for Best of Show and Peoples choice. Congratulations to the winners!
 Click on the picture to take you to our Event Photo Album Page and see our album of pictures from the show. 

  SPRING SPECTACULAR 2017

 
                        WHAT A FANTASTIC DAY FOR A CAR SHOW!
Thank you to the folks at Steve Marshall Ford/Lincoln for again hosting this annual event. Also, a big thank you to all of the participants and those fabulous cars and trucks that were on display. Congratulations to all those fortunate enough to have won an award. Well done. 
 We hope to see you again next year for the 25th anniversary of this event. Also be sure to check our show calendar for more upcoming events. 
  Click here to navigate to our photo page to see a selection of photos taken by Steve Cracknell. If you have a favorite picture from this show forward it along and we can post it in the photo album. Send pictures to vimapublisher@gmail.com​ 

WESTERN SPEEDWAY DRAG RACING

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 April 28th was a great day for drag racing
​ at Western Speedway. Club member Tyler Johnson was there with his highly modified 88 Mustang. 
 Be sure to try and make it out. It's a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. 
  Click on the Mustang to open a You Tube video with highlights of the days action. 

ARBUTUS RIDGE CRUISE PICTURES

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    On April 23rd we had our usual spring up island club cruise. This year it was to Arbutus Ridge for a fantastic lunch and some tire kicking. Click on the Twister Mustang to take you to the slide show of pictures on our photo page.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW PAGE!

The Webmaster has gone through his list of favorite sites and created a page highlighting some on the best. 
Click on the picture below to take you there. 

OGDEN POINT SUMMER CRUISE NIGHTS

May 6th will be the official kick off for the summer 2017 Cruise In Event at Ogden Point. The organizer of this event has been able to get the cooperation of the Victoria Harbour Authority to make this happen so let's not spoil a good thing. Drive carefully and save the burn outs for a more appropriate place. It's open to classic cars, hot rods, specialty cars, muscle cars, modified cars. Bring them down. Starts at 5pm. There is a lot of traffic from buses, horse drawn carriages, pedi-cabs and tourists, so please drive carefully. Bring your camera!
                                                                                                         
 I found a photo album on the Vancouver Island Hot Rods site that has pages of pictures from the Ogden Point Shows. High quality pictures that really show off all the great cars and trucks that attended.      Check them out here!  All photos by Dan Dertien

VIMA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER

On the evening of November 26th we held our annual Christmas Dinner at the Comfort Inn on Blanshard Street in Victoria. This is a fun annual event and a great opportunity to keep in touch before the busy holiday season begins. We had a tasty buffet dinner, many door prizes and a gift exchange that included gift stealing!  Here are a few pictures of the event.

2016 TOY RUN
September 18th was the date for this years Toy Run in support of the Salvation Army Toy Drive.
           Here is a link to the Toy Run page. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see the pictures.
                                                                       
More pictures on our photo page

2016 SUMMER SPECTACULAR IS IN THE BOOKS. 

VIMA would like to thank all that entered todays show and congratulations to those who won awards. A photo album of pictures has been posted on the event photo page. Click on the picture above to take you there. If you won an award and would like a copy of your presentation picture just email,  vimapublisher@gmail.com and we can send you a copy. Again, thank you for your support of our event.
  See our show page for details on the 2017 show season.

SUMMER SPECTACULAR 2004

​Here is a video made up of pictures from the 2004 Summer Spectacular held at Gyro Park on the 20th anniversary year of the Vancouver Island Mustang Association. 
   Fast forward 12 years and we have now just completed the 32nd running of this event. 
   A big thank you to the members you see in this video for having the foresight to capture the history of this banner year and save it for us to see today. I will be posting more like this in the future as the video is nearly 30 minutes and covers all of the events of the 2004 show season. 
   
 
 
BACK TO BACK EVENTS FOR US IN JUNE.
 A few pictures from the KMS Show and Shine . The weather turned out to be a non issue and we even got some sun! The new store is fantastic.
The sixth annual Canadian Tire Show and Shine is a wrap. A great showing of fantastic cars, trucks and even some historic military vehicles. Surely something for everyone. Click on the Jeep to take you to our show page for more pictures.

Thanks to everyone for a spectacular day!

Spring Spectacular 2016
CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO SEE MORE SHOTS LOCATED ON THE PHOTO PAGE

Click on the picture to see the updated VIMA club meeting information located on the Meeting Page.
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 In case you didn't know, there is a web site that has loads of web cams that are located along the waterfront areas to show wind and sea conditions. The Ogden Point cam clearly shows the ships and weather conditions so you can check it our before you head down.  The picture refreshes every minute. Unfortunately it doesn't show the parking lot, so you can't see if your favorite spot is still open.

 Check it out by clicking the picture of the cruise ship and you will be taken to the Big Wave Dave site.


Here is a short video of the drag racing action at Western Speedway on Sunday. Check out VIMA's very own Turbo Johnson as he terrorizes the field in his four cylinder Mustang. The track is a bit short, but as a spectator you are able to see the start and finish lines easily from the stands, which isn't possible in a full 1/4 mile track.
 There were pro and street classes and even a few bikes.
 Go to  the Western Speedway web site for dates over the summer. Admission was only $5 and there is a food stand open on the infield. Make a day of it!   Bring ear plugs too.

WALKING THE LINE AT THE SHELBY AMERICAN FACILITY

A MUST DO IF YOU ARE EVER IN LAS VEGAS
 

VIMA member TJ was out racing again at Western Speedway on Sunday in the Spring Series 1 Auto Slalom, hosted by the Victoria Motor Sports Club. I attended this race and really enjoyed it.
 Click on the picture to take you to a video of one of TJ's heats from the race. This Mustang can really move!
As promised, here are a few pictures from the recent die cast car collection tour that we attended. The full report and a link to the entire 25 plus pictures are in your copy of the  March newsletter.
I got a heads up that there was an autocross event happening at Western Speedway Sunday so I went to check it out. Looks like lots of fun, and a great group of people too. The event seemed to be very well run, and when not driving the competitors all pitched in to help out.
Here is a video of TJ taking a lap during the Winter Series 3 Autoslalom. The only Mustang in the field of about 40 cars. How about some of us try this out some time soon.
 
The Webmaster has built a page for members to show off their Mustangs and other cool rides. How about you all shine up your cars and on the first sunny day take a few shots and submit to be published on our website. Don't forget to add a description of your car and any additional info that would be fun to read. We have the ability for high resolution pics so no excuse for crappy cell phone pictures.

 You can make your submissions to the new email account that is a dedicated contact for the website and newsletter at:
vimapublisher@gmail.com