Welcome to the News & Photo Page!!

The 'News & Photo Page' will be updated to display upcoming events and to keep the sponsors and show car enthusiast updated on the YNR Motorsports activities during the 2007 events!!

Welcome to the 2007-2008 Car Show Season Folks!

December 14, 2007 - The Mustang Enthusiast Magazine Photo Shoot - Lakeland, Florida

It was a cool morning at the Lakeland USA Speedway on the morning of the photo shoot! As the sun came up the dew stopped forming on the car...You could wipe forever and not make it go away! Mike Horne from Micaro Photography was a great guy to work with! You can see more of Mike's work at - micarophotography.com Here's just a few of the pictures taken that morning! Thanks again to Mustang Enthusiast Editor..Larry Jewett and Photographer..Mike Horne!

November 10, 2007 - The Wal-Mart Benefit Fall Car Show - Brooksville, Florida

What a beautiful day in Brooksville, FL! The Wal-Mart distribution center had a ton of specials with all the proceeds going to charity...The total money raised was $30,000+ for the day!

The car show attracted 150+ special interest cars from 1930 to present! The judges had a tough job today with the quality of cars in the show. The nail biting began about 3:00pm...Another great day for the YNR Motorsports girls! The 2003 GT took home a 'Best Of Show In Class' trophy and the 2005 Roush took the 'Overall Best Of Show In Class' award! Another great Saturday!

November 4th,2007 - YNR 2003 Mustang GT makes Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Magazine!

The YNR Motorsports 2003 Mustang GT Convertible made the December 2007 'Ladies Edition' of the Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords Magazine! We've worked hard to make 'Lucy' a competitive show car for the 2007-2008 season! Flipping through the MM&FF magazine to see one of your 'Kids' on the pages just makes you proud parents! I know....We're sick!

October 13th,2007 - The Shelby & Ford Powered Show at MOSI - Tampa, Florida

The Mustang Club of Tampa put on a great show folks! The 225+ Mustang and Ford powered vehicles that attended the event were awesome! The competition for the coveted 'Gold' awards were intense! My local Tampa RIMCO associates were on hand to let the Tampa folks know they were open and ready to beat any local competitors price! The judging of the YNR Motorsports cars went as expected....'GOLD Awards' for both girls! Always a great ending to a Saturday!

October 6th,2007 - The YNR Motorsports/Errol Estate C.C. Charity Car Show - Apopka, Florida

We hosted our 2nd YNR Motorsports Open Car Show at the beautiful Errol Estate Country Club in Apopka, Florida! The weather held out and everyone who attended had a great time! Thanks to DJ-Bob Yost for keeping the action going! The staff at Errol Estate CC catered the event with rave reviews on the food from the show attendees! Even with the weather scare we had 70+ cars attend to capture these incredible crystal trophies! Here's the YNR Motorsports winners:

Peoples Choice Awards

Marty Sutherlin - 2005 Dodge Magnum                         Ken Keel - 1979 International

Herb Grothe - 1938 Ford Convertible                            Ray Kleutgen - 1998 Corvette

Ken Kealbe - 2006 Dodge Ram 1500                              James Hansen - 1941 Willys

John & Diane Albee - 2006 Mustang/66 Retro Fit       John Egan - 1969 Pontiac Firebird

Barbara Karlsson - 1974 Corvette                                 Paris Messina - 2007 Roush Mustang 427R

Best Female Vehicle Award

Kathy Collier - 2002 35th Anniversary Chevy Camaro

September 29th ,2007 - North Central Florida Mustang Club Car Show - Inverness, Florida

The 150+ Mustangs that attended were all in contention to win their respective categories! The North Central Florida Club put on a great show at the Nick Nicholas Ford Dealer in Inverness, FL! It was another incredible day for the YNR Motorsports Mustangs! The 2003 GT Convertible took the 'Best In Show' for the 1999 - 2004 category and the Roush took the 'Best Roush In Show' category! Walking out with 2 'Best In Show' trophies....Priceless! The trophies are being mailed to each winner...They took pictures to laminate to a plague...We'll post as soon as they arrive!

September 16th ,2007 - Cypress Gardens Open Car Show - Winterhaven, Florida

There were 200 + cars in attendance with everything from 1940's to 2007's at the show! The winning attitude continued today with a ton of sweat...Gosh it was HOT! The YNR girls took home a 'Best in Show' and a 'Overall Best of Show' in their respective categories! Keep your eye on the YNR cars this season Ladies & Gentleman!

September 15th ,2007 - Orange County Sheriff '9/11 Memorial Open Car Show' - Orlando, Florida

The 300 + cars that attended the show were absolutely gorgeous! There were many older Corvette's and muscle cars to compete with! The YNR girls stood their ground and 2 hours worth of early morning cleaning panned out in the end! The girls both took home a beautiful 'Top 100 In Show' trophies from the show! It's all about the 'Attitude!"

September 9th ,2007 - Mount Dora Open Car Show - Mount Dora, Florida

The first car show of the season is always a tune up and you get to see many of your upcoming competitors for the new season. There were many incredible cars and friendly people at the show! We have both girls competing from the YNR stable this year...The first show of 2007/2008 set the standard for the rest of the show season! Our 2003 GT Convertible took home a 'Top 25 Trophy' while the 2005 Roush captured the 'Best In Show Trophy'! The YNR girls are going to be a force to be reckoned with this season!

July 9th ,2007 - Pepsi 400 Weekend - Daytona International Speedway, Florida

With the show car season cutting back because of the summer heat...We had to find some other neat things to do that involved cars! What a crazy weekend in Daytona! The Friday night race was rained out and Saturday turned out to be a double header! We met up with the Orlando based radio show 'Monsters In The Morning' show host Russ Rollins and family, #99 Aaron's Dream Machine driver David Ruitimann and #55 NAPA driver and owner Michael Waltrip...Can't complain about a weekend like that!

June 9th ,2007 - Super Stangfest Car Show - Daytona International Speedway, Florida

What a HOT show in many ways! It was 90+ degrees on the track today during the show! The show attracted 300+ mustangs from around the country! There were Mustangs from all years and modifications that attended the event. Once again the baby showed her power and Roush pride...The baby took home 2 trophies this weekend...'Top 25 In Show' chosen by the Roush Rep and the 'Best Roush In Show' which was judged!

June 8th ,2007 - Super Stangfest FNSWEET Roush Party - Daytona Beach, Florida

What a great time! There's nothing like putting faces to the forum names you post with weekly! The comedy continued into the night and the most fun was had with a new friend from FNSWEET.Com(roush427) Glen! I just want everyone to ask Glen about his wheel wells...Your answers will be comical I'm sure! We also had Roush Performance representative Steve Ford in attendance! This many Roush Mustangs in one parking lot in front of the Roush Performance Rep is absolutely priceless! The baby made her mark!

May 20, 2007 - The Cypress Gardens Adventure Park Open Car Show - Winter Haven, Florida

The Cypress Garden Adventure Park show was packed! There were 240+ car from all generations of Ford, Chevy, Pontiac...etc. We entered both of the YNR Motorsports girls with great hopes for the Roush and a test for the 2003 GT. The girls were entered in the '2001 to Present' judged category. When you spend the amount of time preparing the girls for a show as we do...Your still at the mercy of the judges! The time and work paid off today! The Roush captured a 'Best In Show' trophy and the 2003 GT nudged out Ford GT's and other Roush contenders for a 'Best In Show' trophy also! Two trophy's coming home on Sunday...Priceless!

May 19, 2007 - The 4th Annual Apopka Car Show In The Park - Apopka, Florida

The Classic Camaro Club of Central Florida 4th Annual Open Car Show in the Park was an awesome show! There were 140+ car ranging from incredible 1955 Chevy's to eye catching 2007 models on display for the judges to grade! The main trophies were for the 'Top 40 in Show'...When the 'Top 40' were announced and your car isn't called...You pack it up to compete another day...Right? That's exactly what we thought until the City of Apopka Commissioner called 'The Baby' for the 'Best In Show Award'...YES! All the preparation and hard work does pay off!

May 5, 2007 - The Wal-Mart Benefit Spring Car Show - Brooksville, Florida

What a great day in Brooksville! The Wal-Mart distribution center had many specials for the early shoppers and the proceeds went to charity...The total money raised was $32,000+ for the day!

The car show was a great success with a vast variety of special interest cars of all makes. The judging finished and the nail biting began about 12:30pm...The day finished with "The Baby" taking a 'Top 20 Best in Show' trophy AND we beat the rain home! That's a great day!

April 21, 2007 - The Tropical Ford Mustang Show - Orlando, Florida

We drove the girls into the Tropical Ford show this morning looking forward to a great day visiting with the Mid Florida Mustang Club members. I was representing 'Aaron's Sales & Lease' at the show today with a field mixed with older classic Mustangs and many newer models. The day ended with Eleanor taking the 'Best In Show' trophy voted on by the Tropical Ford Staff!

April 14, 2007 - The Fantasy of Flight Ford Powered Show - Polk City, Florida

Unfortunately the show was pretty unorganized...they weren't ready for 400+ cars today and many people questioned the actual peoples choice ballots. On the positive side...The field was filled with many great cars and the Fantasy of Flight museum was a great way to spend your day! We took both girls today so we could get a family portrait with the awesome P-51 Mustang. We didn't take home any trophies at this show...I guess you can't win them all...We'll come back with a vengeance next week in Orlando!

April 8, 2007 - The Mount Dora Car & Cycle Show - Mount Dora, Florida

What a great way to spend Easter Sunday! The weather was beautiful and the cars were even better! Not quite the typical show we attend...The show was judged on modified rules and the class was 1982 to present Ford. It's tough to battle against restored 20+ year old vehicles! The Easter Bunny was on our side today! The girls (Eleanor & Lucy) both were awarded 'Top 25 In Show' awards! Another great day for the YNR MOTORSPORTS stable!

March 24, 2007 - The Classic Chevrolet Open Car Show - Altamonte Springs, Florida

WOW! When you enter a show sponsored by a Chevrolet dealer and a Corvette club...What chances can you possibly have with a Mustang? That's what we thought walking into the show on Saturday morning...The 'Baby' walked away with a 'Best of Show' award in the 1991-Present category and a new outlook on the Corvette folks! We had a great time talking with the dominant Chevy crowd and met a few more friends! Another great day for 'Eleanor' and another day of sunburn for me!

February 24, 2007 - The Mid-Florida "Mustang Round Up" Waterford Lakes - Orlando, Florida

What a great event! The event created a very special day for YNR MOTORSPORTS! My wife took her first car show 'Trophy' with her 2003 GT convertible(Lucy)! She's worked on her car with me to get her into show ready condition! There were 300+ Mustang and Ford powered vehicles that attended the event! Both YNR MOTORSPORTS vehicles went home with 'Top 50 In Show' engraved mugs and a lot of smiles!

Congratulations Yoly!

January 27, 2007 - The YNR Motorsports/Errol Estate C.C. Car Show - Apopka, Florida

We hosted our first YNR Motorsports Open Car Show at the beautiful Errol Estate Country Club in Apopka, Florida! What a great day and beautiful surroundings! The staff at Errol Estate CC catered the event with rave reviews from the show attendees! We had 70+ cars attend to get their hands on these incredible crystal trophies! Here's the list of YNR Motorsports winners:

Peoples Choice Awards

Pat Diantonio - 1956 Chevy Corvette                             Jim Bevak - 1962 Ford Thunderbird Roadster

Julie Haywood - Chevy Monte Carlo                               Cathy Chambers - Pontiac Trans Am

Jim Pierce - 1954 Ford Skyliner                                        Faren LeJeune - 1966 Shelby Cobra GT 350

Wolfman - 2003 Ford F150                                                Eileen Walsh - 1969 Chevy El Camino

Don & Marilyn Franks - 2004 Roush Mustang Stage 2

Best Female Vehicle Award

Ellen Hilland - 1972 Chevy Chevelle SS