It was going to be the final 鈥淏urnouts In The Sky鈥� memorial fundraising show and shine to honour the memory of Brad McPherson.

But then, a record number of people showed up for the 10th annual show on Saturday, Aug. 6 at the George Preston rec centre in 91原创.

More than 300 cars and motorcycles took part.

Delighted organizer Susan Simning, Brad鈥檚 mom, has reconsidered.

鈥淭here鈥檚 been a lot of debate this year because this was our 10th anniversary, and we were actually going to make this our last show,鈥� Simning told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淏ut with the turnout today, and conversations with everybody here, they鈥檝e decided we鈥檙e not stopping,鈥� Simning enthused.

鈥淚鈥檓 pretty sure we鈥檙e going to be back next year.鈥�

One of the featured vehicles at the show was a 1978 Camaro Z28 that used to belong to McPherson when he was a teenager.

Simning explained that three years ago, the man who bought the car from Brad returned it to the family, who auctioned it off to help raise money for a scholarship fund in his memory.

New owner Emily Smith surprised Simning by showing up for the show with the Camaro, which is back in running order thanks to a brand new engine, the result of long hours of work by Smith, her boyfriend Michael Kidson, with parents and friends, to have the Z28 ready in time for the show.

It was proudly displayed next to 鈥淓mma,鈥� Brad鈥檚 prized 1980 GMC short-box truck, which he used to do burnouts with.

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Burnouts in the Sky keeps alive the memory of McPherson, who was shot and killed on Christmas Eve, 2011.

At a house party in Newton, the 28-year-old McPherson confronted a male guest who was harassing a female party-goer.

Not long after, McPherson was shot dead.

In 2018, a 26-year-old man was found guilty of second-degree murder and given a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 15 years for the crime.

Saturday鈥檚 event raised $7,620 toward the Bradley McPherson Memorial Scholarship Fund, which recognizes students who have ADD or ADHD like McPherson, have overcome their learning challenges, and have plans to pursue further studies.

This year, four graduating students, two at Walnut Grove Secondary School, one at R.E. Mountain Secondary, and one at Aldergrove Community Secondary School received McPherson scholarships.

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More pictures from the weekend show and shine can be viewed online at the.

Anyone interested in helping with future events can reach Siming by email at burnoutsinthesky@gmail.com or through .