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Drop Zone 2002 was presented by Magical Minis, the show was located at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem Oregon on June 28th - 30th.After an impressive showing last year with their first attempt at a 3-day show, the crew from Magical Minis came back for yet another taste of a wild weekend. Would this end up being a wise decision, only the weekend could tell. With our bags packed and the gas tanks filled up it was time to head out to the West side of Oregon and a chance yet again to hang out with the crew from Magical before their weekend would begin. If you've never had a chance to kick it with these guys and gals you've gotta take a few minutes out of your day to chat with them, these are some cool individuals and a club that will be putting out some phat rides for years to come. After a few rear bumper getting ripped off pulling out of entrance problems, we were well on our way and arrived bright and early (5am) at Donnie and Shelly's house to take a few short hour's of sleep before heading to the show grounds.As we entered the show grounds Friday, cars where already beginning to line up at the gates to get in and others had already marked off their territory for them and fellow club members arriving later in the day. Once clubs headed to the camping area to begin setting up camp, most were found ready for the night's festivities. Myself not having the taste for cold and sometimes wet Oregon nights, we headed off to the hotel room to change and get ready for what the night had in store.As the nighttime arose so did the number of entries into the show grounds. By this time it was reminding me more of a southern run more then anything except the girls where getting completely naked instead of the usual hooter displays. The more people had to drink the crazier the night became. Instead of a cruise, it was turned into a drag strip, the only rides out and about where the ones laying body for all to see the paint lit up by the sparks from down under. As the night became late the morning show goers took to their tents for a quick nap before sunrise, so we decided to hit the hotel and do the same.
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As we returned to the show grounds Saturday morning, to my surprise even more rides had shown up after I had left and even more where at the gates when we came through. We quickly gathered our camera gear together so one of us could shoot the show and the other could collect features before the day's games begun. With covering rides from all over the Northwest and Canada, we decided to break our ventures in to 2 halves. With the morning gone, there was no time to rest our feet; there were features to be gathered. For those that weren't to interested in the club challenges, Donnie's sister had set up a Tattoo and Piercing shop indoors where they stayed "very busy" all day long. As I sat and watched, I don't think I've seen so many pairs of nipples get pierced in my life. This one guy got 3 Prince Albert's! The dude came back over and over again. Umm.. so I hear anyway. With our job mostly over, a gang of us went to see about getting tattoos to help pass some time and take advantage of what the show had to offer. The night's first agenda, the bikini contest. With Junior from Tailgate we properly positioned ourselves in front of the stage, we were sure to enjoy the contest while snapping a few photos. As we watched a few beautiful girls show all, the winner made sure to strut her stuff and there was even a guest appearance from last years winner who wasn't shy about the sayin' "skin to win!". With the bikini contest over it was time for the low contest which was ran by who was willing to drag the body panels of there rides the furthest. After hanging out and meeting with old friends and new, it was time for lights out for the night to get ready to head home the next morning. The crew from Magical did an awesome job with the show and everything ran smoother then just about any 3-day event I've ever been to. The quality of rides was phenomenal! Street Source Magazine will definitely be back next year and hope to see as many of you there as possible to enjoy what they had to offer.By SSM Staff
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