RACINE - After Nick Fisher asked his date to prom this year, she told him he was responsible for one thing - the car.

On Saturday night, Fisher and his date arrived in style to the 2009 Rotary Post Prom in a BMW Z3 convertible that belongs to his mother's boss.

They were in one of hundreds of vehicles driven Saturday to Festival Hall, 5 Fifth St., where a red carpet and festivities awaited. The rides included an ice cream truck, a Saturn Sky convertible, Chevy Cameros, Mercedeses, Lexuses, a fleet of limos, SUVs, a fire truck, motorized tricycle, school bus and much more.

As they drove in, hundreds of people packed the stands outside the hall to watch.

Fisher and his date, Megan Tingwald, both seniors at Racine Lutheran High School, drove to the hall with the top down and all smiles.

The owner of the car, Glenn Miller, the vice president of college relations at Carthage College, was happy he could help out, he said.

"My theory about things is that they are just that, things," said Miller, who was in Pennsylvania for the weekend.

He's only worked with Fisher's mother for about nine months, but he didn't think anything of sharing it, he said.

But the parents had a little apprehension.

Jokingly, Nick's mother, Mardell Fisher, said she asked her boss if she would be fired if he crashed it. He told her that is what insurance is for.

Still, her husband took every precaution, going for a test drive and doing a thorough inspection of the car before Nick drove away on his on.

They found a little sliver in the front bumper, but figured it must have been there before they got it.

Mardell had wanted to ask Miller for a while to borrow the car, but she didn't think she knew him well enough to ask to borrow the car. Another co-worker finally asked for her, and he said yes.

Once the couple finally arrived at Festival Hall, Nick's father, Rob, ran over to get the keys.

"It's good. All went well … I know he is happy," Rob said as he drove towards their home in Caledonia to put the car safely back in garage until they return it.

He wasn't the only parent there picking up a car. Right behind Rob, Paula and Randy Kressig ran past the gated area to pick up the 2008 Saturn Sky, which their son drove to the event.

"I told him if he scratched it, don't come home. Drive to Mexico." Randy said.

They let their son drive the car Saturday, but Randy said there is no way he would trust any other high schooler drive his car.