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YATC Classic - The Jim Moran Tradition Continues

Thank you for supporting The Jim Moran Classic!

See you next year!


“A life skill I have picked up at YATC is to have patience. Sometimes life can throw challenge at you one after another. Working on cars has definitely taught me to slow down, take my time on the task at hand and get the job done correctly the first time, which can be applied to anything in life, not just working on cars.”

Kyle Cagot, Class of 2024

Annual events

YATC Graduation

Congratulations to the Class of 2025! YATC Graduation is an annual highlight for us! Celebrating the determination of each graduate and their successes is what our program is all about.

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The Jim Moran Tradition Continues

Weekend highlights include the YATC Classic Golf Tournament, meeting YATC staff and students and our YATC Classic Appreciation Reception & Reunion.

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2026 Cool Wheels Car Show

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Join us January 18, 2026, for the 13th annual Cool Wheels Car Show! This incredible annual show features an awesome array of cars from every decade imaginable. Antique roadsters line up with dragsters, trucks and muscle cars in dozens of makes and models. Thousands of spectators come from near and far for this […]

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YATC’s 2025 Cool Wheels Car Show

The 12th annual Cool Wheels Car Show roared into town on January 12, 2025, with more than 1,000 show cars on display and thousands of spectators joining a fun day to raise awareness of the YATC program.

Congratulations to our 2025 Cool Wheels Show winners!

    • Best of Show First Place: Shannon Kelleher, 1965 Ford Mustang (pictured here with Executive Director Wade Stanfield)

    • Best of Show Second Place: Pete Rudanovich, 1930 Ford Model A

    • Best of Show Third Place: Pete Vasallo, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro

    • Peoples’ Choice:  Barry DeRose, 2015 Corvette Stingray

    • Student’s Choice:  Gizmo Burga, 1999 Porsche 911

Special thank you to Cool Wheels volunteer organizers Mona & Joe Aliseo and the many individuals who gave their time to help at this year’s show.