Tiger Squadron Puts their Wheels to the Ground by John Perchulyn

Tiger Squadron Puts their Wheels to the Ground

by John Perchulyn

Recently the Tiger Squadron, the precision FORMATION FLYING TEAM and AIRCRAFT DISPLAY TEAM based in Southern California, hit the ground. The team not only likes to fly their planes but also enjoy an occasional car rally. 

The Labor Day weekend rally began with a meetup at Craig Ekberg’s hanger at Zamperini Field where the route is reviewed with all of the drivers. Craig is the lead pilot and whether it’s flying planes or driving cars, he clearly defines the “formation and route”. 

The cars range from an exotic 2020 Ford GT to a very rare 1948 Oldsmobile woody and everything in-between. Muscle cars, antique cars to foreign sports cars.

After a traditional group photo the team and fellow car buffs head down P.C.H. to Redondo Beach making a left turn at Knob Hill for a cruise down the Esplanade. The Esplanade walkers stop to watch the rally drive by.

For lunch and a cool drink the rally makes a stop at St Honore French Bakery & Cafe in Lunada Bay. There they stretch their legs and also talk with some of the locals that had questions about the cars.

Departing the bakery they head to Cabrillo beach for a stop to enjoy the ocean breeze and show off their cars to the locals. 

The Ford GT of course received the most attention with the Woody taking a close second.

For more information on the Tiger Squadron and hiring them for your event, visit www.tigersquadron.com, #tigersquadron

Bio

John Perchulyn has been a resident of Redondo Beach for 35 years.

Having a love for photography, John opened Riviera Imaging photo lab in 1994 in the Riviera Village. The lab quickly became very well established as the place to go for quality film developing and excellent customer service to the extent that John and his staff won the prestigious National Photofinisher of the Year award in 1996.

Operating the lab for almost 20 years, John elected to retire and sell off the business to Paul’s Photo camera store on Hawthorne Blvd.

While in business, John was very involved in community affairs. Serving two terms on the Redondo Beach Chamber board of directors as well as President of the Riviera Village merchants association.

Most of John’s work consists of “beach photography” capturing the sunsets and beach life in the South Bay. John has had the privilege of having his images grace the cover of the Redondo Beach Visitors Bureau magazine on 3 occassions.

Recently John has joined up with the Tiger Squadron as team photographer to spearhead Public Relations for the Team.