Auburn Way Import Auto Show - August 25th, 2012 - Official Event Coverage

At the end of July, an opportunity to hold a car show in Auburn, WA came to our attention. With a little over a month to organize and promote the show, it was unknown how large it was going to be. Our main sponsor, Top Food and Drug on Auburn Way, was willing to let us use a good portion of their lot for most of the day which meant that 150 spots were available for car show participants.

By the Thursday before the show, all 150 spots were filled by online registrations.

Photos by Nick Poirier, Robert Bishop, & Ryan Cutuli. Article by Matt Haugness.

The Auburn Way Import Auto Show was held on August 25, 2012. Our primary goal for the show was to not only organize a great event but help raise money for a local charity in Auburn. All of the proceeds from the raffle we held during the event went to Childhaven which is a school for neglected and abused children. With the help of everyone at the show, we managed to raise $500 for the charity!

DJ Lil Shonn and DJ Nug kept the crowd entertained throughout the day with various competitions. They also set up an RC drift course in front of their tent.

In all, there were 18 first place awards and 13 second place awards. The winners of these awards were picked by everyone that entered in the show. All 150 competitors chose their favorite car in each category with a voting card. We also had a first and second place award for Best Team Representation which was based solely on pre-registrations.

The award winners were:

Best Team Representation:
1st Place: Stock Customs
2nd Place: TEAMInnovationsNW

Best Honda:

Dominick Costello – 1995 Honda Civic

Best Acura:

Gray Sterling – 1998 Acura Integra

Best Subaru:

Scott Petersen – 2005 Subaru WRX STi

Best Mitsubishi:

Eric Bullis – 2008 Mitsubishi Evolution

Best Mazda:

CJ Ramos – 2008 Mazda 3

Best Nissan:

Danielle Martin – 1997 Nissan 240SX

Best Japanese / Best Modern Import (1990+):

Nick Bagoshvili – 1991 Nissan Skyline

Best European:

Aaron Singh – 1994 BMW 325i

Best Interior:

Marco – 1999.5 Volkswagen Golf

Best Exterior Finish:

Amanda Plummer – 2006 Scion tC

Best Classic Import (<1990):

Bounsy Vongchanhsavang – 1970 Datsun 240Z

Best Stance:

Shonn Kidoguchi – 1999 Infiniti Q45t

Best Street Style:

Andrew Louangphakdy – 1996 Honda Civic

Best OEM:

John Santa Ana – 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG

Best of Show / Best Engine Bay / Best Race Style:

Jamarri Whiteside – 2006 Subaru WRX STi

2nd place Best Honda – Vladimir Cheshev – 1996 Honda Civic
2nd place Best Acura / Best Japanese – Tony Tran – 1999 Acura Integra
2nd place Best European – John Santa Ana – 2012 Mercedes C63 AMG
2nd place Best Modern Import – Danielle Martin – 1997 Nissan 240SX
2nd place Best Classic Import – Alfonso Nevos – 1986 Toyota Levin
2nd place Best Interior – Jamarri Whiteside – 2006 Subaru WRX STi
2nd place Best Exterior Finish – Geoffrey Goings – 2005 Subaru Impreza
2nd place Best Engine Bay – Dominick Costello – 1995 Honda Civic
2nd place Best Stance – Scott Petersen – 2005 Subaru WRX STi
2nd place Best Street Style – T.j. Phompanya – 2006 Mitsubishi Evolution
2nd place Best Race Style – Lindsey High – 2005 Dodge SRT4
2nd place Best OEM – Kyle Norton – 2008 Honda Civic

Special thanks to the following sponsors:

Top Food and Drug
NOS Energy Drink
Northwest Vinyls
Pivo Airbrushing

We would also like to thank the following businesses that (along with our sponsors) provided raffle prizes that helped us raise $500 for Childhaven:

Drift Office
NWMotiv.com
Auburn Way Urban Timber
Auburn Way Subway
Auburn Way North Les Schwab
Rairdon's Nissan of Auburn

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