Elana Scherr didn’t grow up in a car family, but she has made up for lost time. She was a staff editor at HOT ROD Magazine, Editor in Chief of Roadkill Magazine, and currently reviews new cars for Edmunds and Car and Driver while also covering classics and car culture for American Car Collector, Sports Car Market, and other enthusiast titles. Elana and her husband Tom share their collection on the Challengeher YouTube channel.
Jun 05, 2020•53 min•Ep. 1569
Niels van Roij runs an award-winning automotive design studio. He and his team provide automotive design and research projects for a variety of automotive customers. Niels and his team work on coach built, fully handmade, high-end vehicles. Niels also writes articles for trade press and publishes on strategic automotive design and is recognized as an inspiring and motivating speaker.
Jun 04, 2020•48 min•Ep. 1568
Henry Atwell May is the author of the book First Black Autos, a story of passion, perseverance, and achievement. It is a non-fiction story that some of the most knowledgeable automotive enthusiasts know nothing about. The story is about the Charles Richard “C.R.” Patterson & Sons Company, an African-American Automobile manufacturer. Patterson-Greenfield buggies, Motor Cars, Buses and Trucks were manufactured from early 1900s to 1937.
Jun 03, 2020•51 min•Ep. 1567
McKeel Hagerty is the CEO and driving force behind Hagerty, the world’s largest membership, insurance and media organization for enthusiast vehicle owners. He is an in-demand speaker on leadership and business success, and a trusted automotive voice for major print and broadcast media. McKeel is the former Board Chairman for YPO, a global leadership community of 28,000 chief executives around the world who are driven by the belief that the world needs better leaders and that business can be a fo...
Jun 02, 2020•36 min•Ep. 18
Ryan Carignan is the Business Manager for the Porsche Club of America (PCA) Racing Program. In his role he is responsible for the relationships with all of their corporate partners, as well as the logistical requirements of the series. He works directly with the Club Race Chair, West Dillard, to manage the operations of Club Racing including their championships within the series, and their Clubsport Series sponsored by Pirelli. They have over 1,800 licensed racers and run 25 to 30 races annually...
Jun 02, 2020•43 min•Ep. 1566
Dan Karr is Founder and CEO of ValChoice. After being struck by a car while riding his bicycle, Dan, a former Silicon Valley executive, was hit with nearly $100,000 in medical bills that neither his auto nor health insurance companies would pay. The experience left Dan determined to change the way consumers buy their auto insurance so that no one else would have to go through the same ordeal. That’s when Dan founded Valchoice, an online service that provides consumers, agents and advisors with i...
Jun 01, 2020•42 min•Ep. 1565
Stacey Mack is the President and CEO of Advantage Lifts, a company he has owned for five years. Based in Hanover, PA, the company is a direct-to-consumer sales and marketing company that sells, services, and installs branded private labeled lifts. They offer car lifts from the biggest names in auto lift manufacturing including: Advantage, BendPak, Challenger, Launch, Nussbaum, Rotary and More.
May 29, 2020•37 min•Ep. 1564
Greg Prince owns and operates Prestige Collector Car Appraisal, located in Green Banks, Washington. He grew up around cars, raced his Chevelle SS in his wilder youth days and attended numerous Indy 500 races with his father in the late 60s and 70s. Greg has restored countless cars, been a national marque judge, written a nationally acclaimed authenticity manual for the Studebaker Avanti, and today helps owners appraise their collector cars, provides collection assistance, and helps find and sour...
May 28, 2020•47 min•Ep. 1563
Pete Doriguzzi was born and raised just outside of Denver Colorado where riding motocross and working on cars and trucks was an integral part of his early life. Just over 10 years ago, Pete moved to Florida to work with Heacock Classic Collector Car insurance and has served as underwriting manager, risk advisor, value guru, and experiential marketing ambassador. He’s worked alongside Ford Heacock and the Lake Mirror Classic concours, is a member of the Shelby American Automobile Club, and when h...
May 27, 2020•46 min•Ep. 1562
Max Girardo is the founder of Girardo & Co where he and his talented team offer the most up-to-date and accurate market knowledge relating to the sourcing, selling and valuation of classic cars. Working one-on-one with a growing list of loyal clients, they help automotive enthusiasts and collectors source and sell vehicles, always matching the right car with the right enthusiast. As a market leader, Girardo & Co offers a unique insight into the collector car industry and into an array of...
May 26, 2020•30 min•Ep. 17
Charles Freeborn is an automotive enthusiast who loves to work with his hands and discover how things work including a lot of wrenching on his automobiles. He is a master woodworker who builds fine furniture, guitars, and a number of automotive inspired wooden boxes. Charles is a Board member and Driving Instructor to the Cascade Sports Cars Club and HOD. He drives a 1974 911S Targa and a 914 Race Car in which he plans to compete at ICSCC and Vintage race groups.
May 26, 2020•39 min•Ep. 1561
Alex Grappo is the Founder at Drive Coffee. He and his team approach coffee like racing; the details matter and they take a relentless approach to improvement. Their focus is from the ground up, including the soil, to the plant, to the bean, the perfect roast, and into your cup. He is a lifelong car enthusiast who has traveled to over 40 countries and lived in 5 including Nicaragua, Portugal, Jordan, Oman and the USA. His career includes over a decade of experience working in tech, automotive pl...
May 25, 2020•43 min•Ep. 1560
Derek DeBoer is a race car driver who currently drives for The Racers Group (TRG) in a Porsche, Caymen GT4 Club Sport MR/Evo. Derek has won at the Le Mans Aston Martin Festival, has had a top 10 finish at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, run multiple times at the 25 hours at Thunderhill with 2 podiums there, and is now entering his 7th season with TRG having brought home 27 podium finishes along the way. The journey has all been documented by his wife Brooke and can be found via www.fastlife.tv wi...
May 22, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1559
Seneca Giese is Co-Founder of Current Automotive, the nation’s first online pre-owned electric vehicle retailer. Seneca spent nearly nine years at Tesla and was one of the first two hundred employees to join the company in 2009. He was the top sales representative in North America for 2010/2011 and went on to lead a team responsible for the first deliveries of the Model S sedan across 37 states. Current Automotive educates consumers on electric vehicle ownership and sells low mileage, late-model...
May 21, 2020•39 min•Ep. 1558
Wade Kawasaki is the President and CEO of Legendary Companies. In his role, Wade oversees the twelve Legendary Companies brands and six operating companies. He is based out of the Coker Group’s corporate headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2017 he was sworn in as Chairman of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, known as SEMA Board of Directors. In today's show Wade shares his thoughts about if the SEMA show will happen this year with the pandemic we are all facing.
May 20, 2020•44 min•Ep. 1557
Steve Ahlgrim has been buying and selling collectible automobiles for nearly 40 years. Along the way, he put his experience to good use judging several Concours a year. While his expertise is the Ferrari marque, his assignments have ranged from brass era Buicks to the most modern exotics. Steve is a board member of the IAC/PFA, a Ferrari judging council. He also has helped in the planning of several shows and serves as the Chief Judge of the Celebration Florida Exotic Car Festival. Motorcar Gall...
May 19, 2020•33 min•Ep. 16
George Patrick is a lifelong automotive enthusiast, whose company Automotive Performance Group (APG) is a custom vehicle manufacturer with years of expertise and experience. The APG flagship vehicle is the Ranger PRORUNNER conversion package that brings real off-road performance and styling to the Ford Ranger with a combination of aesthetic and performance upgrades. A true carbon fiber wide body made of 100% aerospace grade carbon fiber adds 10-inches of width to the truck and allows for fitment...
May 19, 2020•43 min•Ep. 1556
Brian Baker is the Information Technology Manager for Keith Martin’s Sports Car Market Magazine. He is a fourth-generation automotive enthusiast whose interest is heavily focused on Japanese cars from the 1970s through the 1990s and he has a deep interest for the Japanese subculture. Brian writes for the Rising Sun column in Sports Car Market magazine, a column about the Japanese car market and trends. His passion is wrenching on his project vehicles which include: a 1977 Datsun 280 Z, 1992 Hond...
May 15, 2020•37 min•Ep. 1554
Kevin Buckler is the founder and CEO of Adobe Road Winery and The Racers Group (TRG). He is a professional race car driver and team owner. Adobe Road has become one of the darling boutique producers coming out of Sonoma and Napa counties and has received over 30+ scores from the Wine Spectator and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. The Racing Series are 4 amazing California blend wines, from Napa and Sonoma that feature cutting-edge packaging technology and all around a motorsports theme. If you mis...
May 14, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1553
Kevin Buckler is the founder and CEO of The Racers Group (TRG) and Adobe Road Winery. He is a professional race car driver and team owner running the single winningest privateer team in North American sports car history with over 100 victories in multiple professional classes. Today he has four victories and 13 podiums at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, GT class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 7 series championships in IMSA, Grand-AM, and Pirelli World Challenge. TRG ran a multi-car effort at Da...
May 13, 2020•39 min•Ep. 1552
Gordon McCall is the President and CEO of McCall Events and Director of Motorsports at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. He is the co-founder of The Quail- A Motorsports Gathering and Quail Motorcycle Gathering. His company produces exclusive VIP events, one of the best-known being “Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival” at the Monterey Jet Center, the “Kick-Off” party for the iconic August automotive week in Monterey, California, now in its 29th year. Gordon has served as a C...
May 12, 2020•36 min•Ep. 15
Louis Lee is the Producer and host of the Playing N Traffic show, a venture he started in 2016. He’s been in the automotive game for over 30 years and has owned and operated one of the top auto transport companies in the USA. He transports cars for some of the hottest entertainers and top car builders in the industry. He is an automotive enthusiast whose passion for cars lead him to create a unique website and mobile based magazine titled All Ends Magazine covering many aspects of the automotive...
May 12, 2020•36 min•Ep. 1551
Andy Reid is a Certified sports car fanatic who travels the world to see what’s crossing the auction blocks. He is an automotive writer, analyst, auction expert, concours judge, and collector car specialist at Haydenwood Insurance. During this pandemic Andy has created something wonderful. The Facebook page titled: The Isolation Island Concours d’Elegance.
May 11, 2020•35 min•Ep. 1550
Noel Carroll is the Chief Executive Officer of Biofriendly Corporation. Their focus is on the environmental space and Noel has been part of the company since 2002. Their goal is to tackle issues to improve our planet by creating solutions that solve problems and make a real difference. Passionate about the environment, Noel is widening the company’s focus, from their flagship product, Green Plus, a fuel enhancer, to a broader reach that educates, invests in, and promotes a healthier planet....
May 08, 2020•45 min•Ep. 1549
Brian Nash is the Founder and CEO of TunersCare.com. He has been the founder and leader of multiple car clubs, he’s an amateur car photographer (including shooting at the London, Sydney, & LA auto shows), has retailed and prototyped auto parts, and has been a SEMA member since 2014. Brian is determined to pass the legacy of car culture onto the next generation and publishes children’s books about motorsports.
May 08, 2020•38 min•Ep. 1555
Bob Sellers is the Vice President and COO at Reliable Carriers. Reliable is a proud member of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Licensing and Insurance System where safety and care of your vehicles is their number one priority. Their fleet of over 403 trucks are piloted by a trained and talented team who take a personalized approach to caring for your special vehicles. Bob has been part of the Reliable Team for over 11 years and in the automotive transportation business for over 25...
May 07, 2020•41 min•Ep. 1548
Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand and studied engineering and music at Victoria University in Wellington. After a motorcycle accident brought an end to his career as a symphony orchestra oboist, he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. That success lead to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, BMW, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, and numerous other motorcycle marques. Ia...
May 06, 2020•33 min•Ep. 1547
Tom Cotter has been a car-crazy guy his entire life. After selling his company in 2001 he bought himself a 289 Cobra and drove across the United States with his pal Peter Egan. Yes, that Peter Egan. He wrote his first book, Homan-Moody , The Legendary Team and then wrote a series of six books on barn finds including The Cobra in The Barn , The Hemi, The Vincent, The Corvette, The Harley in The Barn, and 50 Shades of Rust, Cuba’s Car Culture along with Bill Warner , and Motor City Barn Finds with...
May 05, 2020•32 min•Ep. 14
Ted Wentz III is CEO of Quadratec, one of the largest and most well-known off-road parts and accessories retailers/distributors. Quadratec is a family owned business, started in 1990 by Ted’s father. They are celebrating their 30th Anniversary in 2020.
May 05, 2020•42 min•Ep. 1546
Austin Paruch is the Owner of Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship in Appleton, Wisconsin. He and his team are specialists in automotive metal restoration and fabrication. Before starting his own company Austin honed his craft working on concours level restorations including some of the most beautiful collector cars in the world; Ferraris, Maseratis, Rolls Royces, and many others. His true passion lies in Italian marques that are coach build, specifically from the 50s. Today he is building a one-off ...
May 04, 2020•38 min•Ep. 1545
