The YRHS Custom Car Show and Shine has been going since 1980, showcasing the best cars of the student body, whether they’re old or new, a work in progress or a complete project.
One of the winners was Amy Huang, who took home two awards for her 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4, Best Engine and Teachers Choice. Huang says she saw the car advertised online, saw it was a fast car, and after a test drive decided she had to take it home. While she sold it for a time, and tried some other models, she jumped on the chance to buy the car back when the person she sold it to wanted to sell, because she realized that there wasn’t anything she liked more than the Neon SRT-4.
Huang says her goal with the car is to improve it a bit every year, making modifications to make it a bit faster. There is a long list of modifications made already, with the latest being BC racing coilovers.
“It’s never really done, each year I will try to step it up a bit.”
She also drag races it, taking it to the local Kambusters meet, where she set her personal record with a time of 8.86 seconds.
“That’s pretty fast for a little four cylinder car!”
Huang expects to continue racing the car into the future, including taking it to SIR in Saskatoon.
While not expecting to take home two trophies, partially because of the sheer variety of cars and engines on display, Huang feels honored to have her work noticed. She’s particularly happy to have teachers pick her hard work for recognition.
“Teachers, you know they actually took a look at your car, they went in detail and looked it over... It feels good that they took the time to take interest in your car that you put a lot of work into.”
Full winners:
Best Body, Cassidy Banga, 2002 Ford Mustang.
Best Engine, Amy Huang, 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4.
Best Stock, Scott Cornelius, 1948 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe.
Best Motorcycle, Christian Hansen, 1981 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Classic.
Teachers Choice, Amy Huang, 2004 Dodge Neon SRT-4.
Best Interior, Kelby and Taylor Brinley, 1968 Ford Mustang.
Best Custom, Brandon Hack, 1986 BMW 325 ES.
Best Truck, Logan Dixon, 2001 GMC 2500HD.
Best Showmanship, Jessica Sorsdahl, 2002 Chevrolet Corvette, 2011 Dodge Charger.
People’s Choice, Wyatt Strutynski, 1997 Lincoln Town Car.
Best Shine, Talon Miller, 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche.
Best Stereo, Jordan Ford, 2006 Ford F150 XLT.
