Motor Trend Design Contest Winners Announced
10 November 2000
Motor Trend Design Contest Winners Announced
Contest Goes International With Winners From Venezuela, Brazil, Italy,
Egypt and USA
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 10 Winners of the Motor Trend
Automobiles for the New Millennium: Design Contest 2000 were officially
announced on Wednesday, November 8, 2000, during Press Day at the 2001-Model
California International Auto Show. This contest challenged amateur, student
and professional designers from around the world to redesign a current
2000- or 2001-model car, truck, minivan or SUV into a vehicle for the year
2025.
The top-five Design Student Finalists and top-five Design Professional
Finalists received a free trip to the California International Auto Show to
present their designs in person to a panel of judges. The prestigious judging
panel included: Dave Morris, studio manager of the Brand Imaging Group,
Ford Motor Company, Dan Ellis, president of Form Design and former chief
designer of Subaru's California Design Center, Franz VonHolzmhausen, chief
designer of GM's California Design Studio, Dave Cole, director of Industrial
Design, Academy of Art College, Frank Saucedo, director of General Motors 5350
Industrial Concepts, Daniel Sims, Mitsubishi design director and Motor Trend
Senior Editor Matt Stone.
The overall winner of the contest was Omar Pirela of Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Pirela, a 28-year-old design student, presented his design of a year-2025
Ferrari, titled "Hydrarossa Spyder," with the aide of a Spanish interpreter.
Pirela received the "Best of Show" award, as well as the first place award in
the Design Student category, winning a $1,000 scholarship.
Other top winners included Manuel Alexandre Ferreira of Belo Horizonte,
Brazil, who received a $1,000 cash prize as the first-place winner in the
Design Professional Category. Mohamed Fouad Al-Gammal of Alexandria, Egypt,
the first place winner of the Amateur: 18 and Older Category, will receive a
complimentary trip to San Francisco, California to visit the Academy of Art
College Spring Art Show. As the first place winner of the Amateur: 17 and
Younger Category, Justin Yeun of West Hartford, Conneticut, will receive his
choice of a summer study grant scholarship to the Academy of Art College or a
scholarship to the Academy's Summer Art Experience.
Design Student Category
1st Place: Omar Pirela / Maracaibo, Venezuela / "Hydrarossa Spyder"
2nd Place: Mario Cisneros / Turin, Italy / "Renault Clio"
3rd Place: Sebastian Peter, Jr. / Brooklyn, New York / "Dodge Neon"
Finalists: In-Yeok Chung / Detroit, Michigan / "Mazda Miata"
Marion Bobo/ Hickory, North Carolina / "Chevrolet Corvette:
Design Professional Category
1st Place: Manuel Alexandre Ferreira / Minas Gerais, Brazil / "New
Cherokee"
2nd Place: Tom Alfaro / Oak Harbor, Washington / "Subaru Outback"
3rd Place: Kirk Evan Fromm / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / "Porsche 911"
Finalists: Randy Childs / Madison, Wisconsin / "Cadillac Eldorado"
Boris Rubanovich / Las Vegas, Nevada / "Nissan Frontier Crew
Cab"
Amateur: 18 Years of Age and Older
1st Place: Mohamed Fouad Al-Gammal / Alexandria, Egypt / "VW Go!"
2nd Place: David Borkowski / Middlebury, Conneticut / "Audi S4"
3rd Place: James Buyayo / Oceanside, California / "Audi VV2"
Amateur: 17 Years of Age and Younger
1st Place: Justin Yeun / West Hartford, Conneticut / "Dodge Viper"
2nd Place: David Villani Torres / Bayonne, New Jersey / "BMW X5"
3rd Place: James Buyayo / Oceanside, California / "Toyota Celica"
From June 1 through September 15, over 2,100 car enthusiasts and
designers, representing over 45 countries registered for the contest. All
contestants were required to provide three visual perspectives plus a detailed
synopsis of how the vehicle design was conceptualized.
"No other design contest offers finalists the opportunity to have their
designs analyzed by the top design professionals in the automotive industry,"
said Matt Stone, senior editor of Motor Trend.