| Awards Presentation presented by SupraSport.com | September 30 | 
For SILV06 all of the awards were handed out at the Awards Presentation. On Saturday evening more than 200 people gathered to find out the results.
We are sorry for the lack of updates during the event (both official and unofficial). There is just too much going on in Vegas and most people do not have time to keep everyone constantly updated on the daily activities. We do apologize for this inconvenience but you really should be here instead of just reading this online.
Dyno Challenge presented by Final Stage Racing
| 4/5/6 Naturally Aspirated | Dave Koos | 152.61 | 163.02 |
| Naturally Aspirated Unlimited | Eric Hamacher | 279.1 | 301.84 |
| 7M-GTE Mild Turbo | Brandon Merrick | 384.09 | |
| 2JZ-GTE Mild Turbo | Stu Hagen | 501.7 | 435.53 |
| 7M-GTE Wild Turbo | Tyler Conlin | 405.04 | |
| 2JZ-GTE Wild Turbo | Ryan Woon | 1264.61 | 892.47 |
| 7M-GTE Unlimited | Rey Cruz | 635.53 | |
| 1JZ-GTE Unlimited | Erasmo Pocasangre | 329.42 | |
| 2JZ-GTE Unlimited | Dana Westover | 1377.6 | 823.98 |
Poker Tournament
| 8th Place | Aaron Gallick | $70 |
| 7th Place | Ray Berlo | $105 |
| 6th Place | Clint Baird | $140 |
| 5th Place | Dennis Walsh | $175 |
| 4th Place | Jon Le | $210 |
| 3rd Place | Ziggy Dzikaras | $280 |
| 2nd Place | Ross Baird | $420 |
| Grand Champion | Kevin Lubitski | $700 |
Show-and-Shine presented by Champion Toyota / TOYOTAWORLD
| 3rd Place ICE | Dalet Nguyen |
| 2nd Place ICE | Noel Carandang |
| 1st Place ICE | Jose Alfaro |
| MkII Best Interior | Bob Sully |
| MkIII Best Interior | Noel Carandang |
| MkIV Best Interior | Ken Henderon |
| MkII Best Engine | John Nguyen |
| MkIII Best Engine | Nick Stonawski |
| MkIV Best Engine | Ken Henderson |
| MkII Best Exterior Stock | Don Faxon |
| MkIII Best Exterior Stock | Emily Phelan |
| MkIV Best Exterior Stock | Chip Schwartz |
| MkII Best Exterior Modified | Andrew Alvarez |
| MkIII Best Exterior Modified | Nick Stonawski |
| MkIV Best Exterior Modified | Ken Henderson |
Drag Showdown
| Naturally Aspirated | Eric Hamacher |
| Stock Twins | Marshall Hagen |
| Street Turbo | Ryan Gil |
| Unlimited/Pro Turbo | Brett Todd |
Thanks again to everyone that came out this year. Our numbers may have been down a bit from the past few years but overall the event was still very exciting! See you next time.
Credits
We could not have put this year's event together without the generous help of the following people.
Activity Coordinators
| Scenic Drive |
James Noyes |
1991 |
Colorado |
| Dyno Open |
Jim Coble |
1984 |
Nevada |
| MkIII Smackdown |
Bryan Trigilia |
1988 |
Connecticut |
| MkIV Invitational |
Eric Hansen |
1994 |
Utah |
| Poker Tournament |
Steve Michael |
1990 |
Arizona |
| Drag Showdown |
Michelle Smith |
1994 |
Washington |
| Photographer |
Chris Jensen |
1989 |
Washington |
| SILV Director |
Keith Hart |
1989 |
Oregon |
In addition to these people we had several volunteers helping out during the event.
Marking the Show lot
| Chris Jensen |
James Noyes |
Jim Coble |
Keith Hart |
Show-and-Shine Registration
| James Noyes |
Eric Hammacher and his entire family from Texas |
Show-and-Shine Parking
| Chris Jensen |
Steve Michael |
Dave Koos |
Setting Up for the Awards Presentation
| Steve Michael |
Chris Jensen |
Keith Hart |
Awards Presentation Announcing
Behind the Scenes
There were so many hours spent on this year's event behind the scenes making phone calls, hounding sponsors, getting venues, designing the information packet, working on the website, etc (the list is endless). We all owe a huge thanks to these guys for planning an event that hit nearly every time published this year.
| Keith Hart |
Chris Jensen |
James Noyes |
Steve Michael |
There are a lot of other names on this list as well that gave input on this year's event that I am missing. Thank you to everyone that helped out in any way this year.
Thank you to all of the property representatives
| Silver State Motorsports |
Mike, Mikey, and their crew have been a part of this annual event since the beginning. They have strapped down hundreds of Supras over the years and wached as the horsepower has grown from a max of 400 to now more than 1300. |
| Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Chris and his crew run one of the best dragstrips in the world. Even with this prestige they take the time out to invite our event back year after year. Without them we would not be able to have Supra vs. Supra drag racing in Vegas as the rental costs on that track are nearly $15,000 (and that's just for their track). |
| Luxor Hotel |
We have been working on our group rates with Kathy since 1999. Each year she has worked with our group to get us some of the best rates in town and has been instrumental in getting us a Show lot behind the Luxor. |
It is one thing to coordinate an event of this size when you live in the same location. The task becomes exponentially more difficult to manage from 1200 miles away. We could not put this event together without a LOT of help. We all owe a HUGE thanks to everyone that has touched this event in any way over the years.
Finally, we could not have gotten this far without you! We have had more than 130 Supras join us for the past eight years. While we have seen more than 200 Supras rolling around Las Vegas, we haven't yet seen 200 Supras in the Show lot we have proven that Supras Invade Las Vegas is "The Largest Supra Event on the Planet!" Thank you!
There is one person out there that puts almost as much time into this event as Keith does. Rebecca puts up with him pacing around the house on the phone, his stressed out freak-outs, countless nights of working until early in the morning, and a week and a half of his being away from home each year. She handles all of this with a smile on her face and even makes a cool custom shirt for him to wear in Vegas each year. Without her support Keith would have had to give this up years ago. Thank you Rebecca!
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