REDLANDS - Thomas Belhacene of Redlands has been drawing cars for as long as he can remember.

"I moved here from France four years ago," he said. "My parents used to race cars, and every day I would be in the garage. That's what I love to draw."

The 18-year-old, who graduated from Redlands East Valley High School in June, won two contests recently, thanks to his passion: the Optimist Club Car Show and Chili Cook-Off logo contest and Road and Track magazine's sixth annual Kids' Automotive Art Contest.

"Cars are the only thing I draw," he said. "I really like to draw muscle cars, old classics."

For Road and Track, Belhacene was the grand prize winner for ninth through 12th grade, for his ...

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