The cloudy weather didn’t stop thousands of people from coming out to enjoy the Rocklin Chamber of Commerce’s 14th annual Hot Chili and Cool Cars. Nearly 200 classic cars and more than 20 chili cooks competed for prizes at the event in Rocklin on Saturday.
Seventeen persons cruised away with prizes for their classic cars. Richard Fripp, of Reno, NV, took home the “Best in Show” award for his
1938 Chevy pickup. Jim and Collette Stewart, of Auburn, were the
runners-up with their 1939 Mercury pickup.
Other winners included Larry Dorset of Rocklin’s 1936 Ford Sedan for
Best Paint; Steven Pope’s 1968 Chevy Camaro for Best Engine; Mack Tiner
of Loomis’ 1949 Chevy 2-door sedan for Best Interior; Peter Curd of
Roseville’s 1969 AMC AMX for Best Muscle Car; Joe Galiata of Lincoln’s
1934 Ford pickup for Best Truck; James Heinz of Rocklin’s 1930 Ford
Model A for Best Classic Car; Lane Allen of Reno’s 1929 Ford Coupe for
Best Hot Rod and Pete Ramirez of Auburn’s 1953 Ford coupe for Most
Unique.
Rocklin is home to the winners in all seven chili categories. This
year’s “Best Chili” prize went to California Transmission. Gene Layne
received a $300 cash prize. Rick Goucher of Rick’s Carpet Care was the
runner up in that category. Layne’s recipe also won the “People’s
Choice Award” – which is voted on by the event attendees. The City of
Rocklin/Station Extreme spiced things up with the “Hottest Chili”
award. Judi Whitley of Salon Image won the award for “Most Unusual
Chili.” The “Fire Award” went to Kirk Ellingson and Wave Broadband,
while the Associated Students of Sierra College won the “Police Award.”
Sponsors for the event included Five Star Auto Care, RC Willey,
PG&E, City of Rocklin, Clover Valley Partners, SolarCity, Thunder
Valley Casino, Wave Broadband, Placer County Water Agency, Safeway,
Care West Insurance Company, Scott Yuill Insurance & Financial
Services, Custom Word, Daley Visual Development, Donahue Schriber,
Granite Community Bank, Halldin Public Relations, KT Communities,
Mechanics Bank, Placer Ranch, Ridgecrest Estates, Right Angle
Productions, Sierra College, Whitney Ranch, Wells Fargo Bank,
Photography by Tiffany and Valley Yellow Pages.
Organizers also gave special recognition to Amber Tillery, Tillery
Family Insurance; Alice Carmody, Community Volunteer; Christine
Chrisman, Advantage Identification Services; Kent Foster, City of
Rocklin; Jerrod Cheney and Steve Hanson, RC Willey; Todd Lowell, Lowell
Development; Susanne McCabe, Placer County; Ellie Ramsey, Blossoms and
Treasures; Colleen Nihen, Right Angle Productions; Anthony & Julie
Luna, Town Planner Community Calendar; Ernest Brown, KidzArt; David
Nelson, Roundtrip Dry Cleaning; Sondra Nunez, Community Volunteer, and
Jennifer Sweeney, Halldin Public Relations.
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