2006 Highlights from Ga Tech Auto Show

Best of Show

2006 Show Summary

With two big successes, the organization team was growing and becoming bolder.   It was decided that Franco Cimatti would be invited to fly from Italy and be the guest speaker for the show.   Franco had been an undergraduate mechanical engineering student at Georgia Tech in the late 1970’s, and had caught the car-enthusiast bug while reading a book about Austin Healey’s that he checked out from the Georgia Tech library.  He was currently the engineering concept manager at Ferrari in Italy, so it was a stretch for the show to invite someone of such responsibility for leading our passion.   He accepted, and the enthusiasm for the 2006 reached something like euphoria.

The trophies were selected to be an 1:18 scale model of a Ferrari decorated with unique decals designating it to be a trophy for the Georgia Tech show.

General Motors and Ford Motor Company raised their level of support.   Lexus brought a self-parking car.   A student brought a go-kart with a pulse jet engine, etc.

The poster was designed by Alfredo Alponte.   The mystery dashboard that was used for the graphic is from a 1960’s Aston Martin.

The t-shirt was designed by Alexis Godschalk (tan with challenger)

Winners of the 2006 Georgia Tech Auto Show

Modified, Front Wheel Drive

1st Place Hector Rivera Honda Civic Not GT

2nd Place Ashwin Rao Honda Accord AE student

Modified Rear Wheel Drive and All Wheel Drive

1st Place Chas Cone 1998 Corvette IM 1961

2nd Place Brian Trembly Subaru WRX don’t know

3rd Place Josh Schwab Cobra Chassis ID 2005

Un-modified Pre-1975

1st Place Phildon Collier 1963 Corvette IE 1987

2nd Place Chris Rocket 1954 Corvette MSE 2005

3rd Place Casey Crain 1951 Coronet ID student

Un-modified 1975 to Present

1st Place Lauren Arnett Lotus Elise Mgt 96, 2001

2nd Place Chris Anderson Datsun 280z Mgt 1997

3rd Place Todd Groshans Ford GT ME grad stud

Trucks, S.U.V.s, Jeeps

1st Place Jim Knight Land Rover S2 IE 1968

2nd Place Charistian Shin Land Rover Defender don’t know

Motorcycles

1st Place John Gerber Modified Yamaha ME student

Competition and Experimental

1st Place Jim Downing Mazda RX-792P IM 1966?

2nd Place Mark Sisk Monte Carlo Drag Car ME 1999

Student “Beaters”

1st Place Tie Evan Moon VW Baja Bug Mgt student
Robin Fernandez BMW 2002 ME student

Alternative Fuel

1st Place Dale Atkins Corbin Sparrow AE staff

Engineering Award Charlie Mote Bio-diesel display GT Bookstore

Design Award Mark Zoller DeTomaso Mangusta ME student

Angel Award Paul Allen ME 1987