Ted Gushue is the Editorial Director at Petrolicious where he and his talented team create beautiful and original videos and articles for classic car enthusiasts. They celebrate the inventions, the personalities, and the aesthetics that ignite our collective lust for great machines. At Petrolicious you are invited to take a ride, entertain your passion and drive tastefully. Before Petrolicious Ted was a reporter for The New York Observer, he launched a publication for a hotel chain, and started ...
Apr 12, 2017•41 min
Adam Hosey is a professional motorsports photographer from Bonney Lake, Washington. He discovered his passion for the camera in high school when a friend’s father offered the use of his dark room. Back then he shot aircraft at Paine field, the Unlimited Hydroplane Races, and then he discovered the ProFormance Racing School at Pacific Raceway where past Cars Yeah guest Don Kitch runs an on-track school. Since then Adam has traveled with Team Seattle to the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona to photograph ...
Apr 11, 2017•29 min
Bill Pack is an automotive photographer in Atlanta, Georgia who studied at the iconic Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. His photography is influences by art and the strong graphic lines of automobiles with a focus on lighting, texture, and design. His move to shooting mostly classic cars started about a decade ago after years of shooting a wide range of subjects commercially. He approaches his subjects with a belief that every car has a story and in every story there ...
Apr 10, 2017•36 min
Randy Fisher is the Vice President of Marketing at Prestone. He has over 20 years of industry experience and oversees the brand’s marketing strategy as Prestone plans for its 90th anniversary this year. Responsible for the ever-growing brand awareness, channel marketing, and consumer engagement initiatives he manages strategic partnerships, public relations, digital content and more. Since 1927, Prestone has protected drivers and their vehicles with cutting-edge products and their iconic yellow ...
Apr 07, 2017•41 min
Claude Dagenais is the CEO and Founder of Auto-Chem in Montreal, Québec Canada. They offer a full line of surface care products that are designed for use on automobiles, watercraft, and aircraft. They develop and manufacture their cleaning, polishing, and waxing solutions for both interior and exterior surfaces and they provide consulting plus research, development, and manufacture for private branding as well. Claude has 28+ years in the automotive chemicals business and founded Auto-Chem when ...
Apr 06, 2017•33 min
Mark Smith is the Founder of Smyth Performance, his third automotive company since starting Factory Five Racing back in 1992. Factory Five Racing became the largest component car company in the world. Before selling the company to his brother Dave his signature “aluminum under glass” Cobra and Daytona Coupe race car designs sold over 10,000 unites. In 2007 he teamed with Jay Rogers to create Local Motors that has a worldwide network of vehicle micro-factories where they produce vehicles as outra...
Apr 05, 2017•40 min
Judy Stropus is the Owner of JVS Enterprises Public Relations in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Author and scriptwriter Brock Yates once described Judy as a “racing personality” since her career in motorsports has covered a gamut of disciplines. She is a driver, racer, author, professional timer/scorer, and award winning public relations expert. She’s worked with top teams including Penske Racing, Brumos Racing, Bud Moore Racing, and Al Holbert’s Porsche IndyCar Team just to name a few. She has served...
Apr 04, 2017•30 min
Michael DiPleco is an automotive photographer who attended his first motorsports event in 1971 at Watkins Glenn. Francois Cevert won his first GP race that day by passing Jackie Stewart in the closing laps. Since then Michael has been capturing moments with his camera in all areas but after 30 years as a professional photographer chose to focus on motorsports exclusively. He’s chased the American LeMans Series and IndyCar and has settled nicely in to the world do fine motorcars, and vintage raci...
Apr 03, 2017•31 min
Caractacus Pott was a failed widower and eccentric inventor whose ideas were ahead of his time. He was down on his luck and unable to afford a family car. His efforts to invent a candy he called "Toot Sweets" that can be played like a flute, end in disaster. His children, who are often truant from school, uncovered a crashed Grand Prix racer in the local junk yard and convinced their father to buy her and restore the car. In a truly bizarre accident he meet the daughter of a local factory owner ...
Apr 01, 2017•6 min
Titan Gilroy is the CEO of Titan America manufacturing, an elite aerospace CNC machine shop in Northern California. You’ll recognize him as the Executive Producer and Star of the television series, Titans of CNC. The show is a platform to engage a new generation of machinists, inventors, and builders. Titan pioneered the largest free CNC educational platform, dedicated to training and inspiring students, educators, and shop owners from around the world. Titan’s background is one of challenge and...
Mar 31, 2017•49 min
Syd Mead is a designer, an artist and a futurist whose career spans five plus decades of creativity and vision. He started at the Ford Motor Company’s Advanced Design Studio and then traveled the world illustrating books, catalogues, and product design for a wide variety of corporate entities. He created architectural renderings for most of the best firms and then moved in to the motion picture industry where he designed and illustrated for iconic films. In 2016 the Visual Effects Society awarde...
Mar 30, 2017•45 min
Alexander Davidis is the CEO and Executive Producer at Davidis Film in Bedford Hills, New York. Unique in the industry, Davidis Film is the first company to offer specialized film production services exclusively to the automotive world. His career in the media arts and passion for automobiles has resulted in innovative and artistic concepts, earning him a reputation as a creative visionary. He tells stories about people and their cars that arouse, entertain, and sell. Alexander has produced prog...
Mar 29, 2017•44 min
Roger Garbow is an automotive journalist and marketing expert and the Founder of Full Throttle Marketing in Connecticut, a consulting firm that works with top automotive companies. His creative expertise took him in to a career as an illustrator and art director however he quickly realized he wanted to be out on the road instead of behind a desk. Roger worked as the Marketing Chief for a diverse range of clients from a custom limousine manufacturer to one of America’s leading Porsche racing team...
Mar 28, 2017•37 min
Carter Kelly Kramer is an automotive photographer and a manager at Collector’s Car Garage with locations in Chicago and New York. There he handles sales and marketing for the company. Collector’s Car Garage is a place where members store their cars in a state of the art facility designed for the preservation of special vehicles. They offer a concierge service, in-house detailing, events, sales, and mostly a country club environment for car people. Previously Carter was the marketing manager at M...
Mar 27, 2017•34 min
John Rogers is the Director of Club Operations at the Thermal Club in Thermal, California nestled in a valley between the Santa Rosa Mountains and Joshua Tree National Park. The Thermal Club is a private, Alan Wilson designed five-mile racetrack. It features dramatic changes in character, speed, and elevation and includes multiple circuit configurations plus autocross, karting tracks, and skid pads. There’s a clubhouse, mechanics and expert race technicians, and the Villas which are private home...
Mar 24, 2017•34 min
Richard Schickman is the Founder of the RSR Project in New York where he re-creates and builds high-quality Porsche RSR tribute cars. His lifelong passion for Porsches is the catalyst that pulls him from his day job in real estate, to the garage where he creates dream cars for clients. What started as a hobby is quickly growing in to a business. When Porsche released the 911 Carrera RS in 1973 it was a means of getting their RSR homologated for Group 4 racing. Today it’s become a cult classic fo...
Mar 23, 2017•31 min
Frederic Aasbo is a Formula Drift World Champion whose nickname fits his talent, The Norwegian Hammer. He hails from Ski, Norway and is known for his flat-out driving style. He’s earned over 100 podium finishes on three continents over the past decade with multiple championships including Asia and the United States. Frederic holds the series record for most wins scored by a driver in a single season and he was named “Fan Favorite of the Year” three years in a row. His competition car is the Nexe...
Mar 22, 2017•35 min
Tim Arfons is the Founder of Akron Turbine Group where they design and build track driers. Their units are unique in that they are easy to operate, self contained, and fit in the back of a pickup truck. Tim grew up in an automotive family and his father Art is a legendary three-time land speed record holder. Tim started racing in a front engine dragster powered by a General Electric T-58 turbine engine. He and his father then built the unique U.S.S. Enterprise tractor to compete in tractor pulli...
Mar 21, 2017•29 min
Jason Harding is the Director of Aftermarket Operations for Katech in the Clinton Township, Michigan. Katech provides their customers with innovative products and cutting edge technologies in the areas of engine design, prototyping, testing, R&D, manufacturing, and vehicle modifications. Jason focus is developing parts and vehicle packages for the latest GM V8 sports cars. He spends his weekends as a professional driving instructor at The Champion Motor Speedway at M1 Concourse. When he’s no...
Mar 20, 2017•30 min
Amy Leaner is an off road racer, driver and adventurer. After a career on Wall Street and as a stay-at-home mom, Amy competed in Morocco’s Rallye Aicha de Gazelles, an all-female international endurance rally in the Sahara Desert. She competed in the demanding Expert Class and also won the Eco-Driving Challenge. In 2013, she competed in the grueling 25000 km Australasian Safari Rally and won Overall Production Class and became the first woman to win the Dakar Challenge in her class. Recently Amy...
Mar 17, 2017•28 min
Sam Cotter is the Founder of Car Match in Seattle, Washington. This new business venture is a service where Sam helps find you the best car for your needs and lifestyle. Sam is also the fleet manager for Cotter Racing where he helps his father Bill, a long time vintage racer in the Pacific Northwest, oversee his collection of vintage cars. Sam started racing as soon as he turned 18 and got his start at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. Sam’s raced a 1963 MGB, a 2001 Mustang G...
Mar 16, 2017•41 min
Sean Smith is an automotive photographer and journalist who has shot for numerous automotive magazines and auction houses. Just a few of the prestigious publications he has shot for include: Automobile Quarterly, Motorsport, Hagerty, Christies, Bonhams, Gooding & Company, RM Sothebys, and the Keno Brothers. He has written for: Excellence, Total 911, Forza, Cavallino, Jaguar World, Vintage Racecar, Petrolicious, and Road Scholars. Sean also accepts private commissions for photography. That's ...
Mar 15, 2017•26 min
Bill Hahn began specializing in collectible automotive restoration in 1978 and has never looked back. In 2001 Bill teamed up with Wes Woodward to form Hahn and Woodward Auto Restoration LLC. This firm later became Hahn-Vorbach & Associates LLC when Wes stepped down and Paul Vorbach became a full partner. Located in Harmony, Pennsylvania the shop performs ground up restorations on a variety of vehicles including Mercedes-Benz, Ferraris and Jaguars as well as American made classics. In 2016, B...
Mar 14, 2017•32 min
Paul Vorbach is the second Principal Partner at Hahn-Vorbach & Associates in Harmon, Pennsylvania. There they restore classic and vintage and classic cars including Mercedes Benz, Ferrari, Jaguar, and American made marques. Paul and his business partner Bill Hahn co-founded HV3Dworks, a high tech start-up that is bringing 3D scanning and printing technology to the automotive restoration and customization industry. An avid automotive enthusiast, Paul has built and restored hot rods and partic...
Mar 13, 2017•37 min
John Bothwell is the Director at Pur Sang in Parana, Argentina where he and his talented team manufacture historic sports cars. Pur Sang builds over 20 cars a year in over 25 different models including Alfa Romeo and Mercedes with most popular being the Bugatti Type 35 B racecar. Those cars won over 1,000 races back in their day. Pur Sang was founded decades ago by Leonidas Jorge Anadón. He is a master restorer with a fascination for Bugatti. He copied a real Type 35 while restoring one and bega...
Mar 10, 2017•41 min
Angela Reign is an award-wining singer in the rock, country, and pop genres. She is a headliner at major venues across the southeast and in addition to her concerts provides entertainment at major sporting events and benefits for children’s organizations. In 2013 fans at the GA Music Awards crowned Angela as the Best Female Country Artist of the Year. That same year Angela was named by CBS Atlanta as one of the 5 Best Local Rock Bands. She was nominated for Best Overall Female Artist of the Year...
Mar 09, 2017•40 min
Laura Klauser is the Program Manager for the Cadillac ATS-VR race program that runs in the Pirelli World Challenge GT. Born and raised near Baltimore, Maryland, Laura received her Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan. Laura started working for General Motors as a co-op student and then full time in 2008. She’s held various positions on different platforms including advanced design on t...
Mar 08, 2017•36 min
Mandy Turner is the host of the CarAdvisor Podcast in Australia. There she talks about new cars to the market and provides reviews and opinions on their performance, quality, and drive. She is a seasoned automotive advice correspondent, an avid automotive enthusiast, and a radio announcer. She has lived most of her life in Shepparton, Victoria and her parents owned a motorcycle shop when she was growing up. At 13 she purchased her first car, a Morris Minor that she paid $50 for and later sold fo...
Mar 07, 2017•43 min
Calvin Fish is the Founder of Speedmates Drivers Management where he moved from behind the wheel to behind the microphone. There he serves as a guide, mentor, and manager for some of the brightest young talents in motorsports. At Speedmates Calvin is leveraging his 40 years in the industry to establish an elite pool of professional drivers providing them with professional development advice, team and manufacturer negotiation plus marketing and public relations consulting. Calvin enjoyed 22 years...
Mar 06, 2017•51 min
Dan Panoz is the Owner at Panoz Engineering Services in Hoschton, Georgia. The company was founded in 1989 with the goal of creating a small volume manufacturer with the manta – Reliability Value Performance. The result was the Panoz Roadster, a class performer, 2-seat Ford powered sports car. In 1996 the second generation Roadster was created and in 2000 the third vehicle, the Panoz Esperante was born. The Esperante is both a sports car and a GTS spec racer. And in 2006 they won their class in ...
Mar 03, 2017•42 min
