Gene Langmesser is the President and CEO of N2A Motors in Orange County California. N2A Motors is an auto manufacturer with a mission of reviving the art of American coach building. The N2A moniker is an abbreviation of “No Two Alike” which profiles the company vision. He and his talented team take everything you love about automobiles, classics, retro, and modern sports car and they build them in to new vehicles with state-of-the-art performance, safety, and reliability. Gene’s extensive years ...
Jun 23, 2016•37 min
Kim Wolfkill is the editor-in-chief of Road & Track. This role marks a return to Road & Track as he spent more than six years at the brand rising to editor from 2003 to 2006. Kim was most recently the senior business and partner manager for Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios where he supported partnerships for the Forza Motorsport game franchise on Xbox. He also held the role as executive editor at MSN Carpoint. Kim has taught auto racing professionally and competed in the Grand-Am Cup, SPEED W...
Jun 22, 2016•36 min
Jeff Trask is the President of the Porsche 356 Club of Southern California. He’s also a salesman at European Collectibles in Newport Beach, California. At European Collectibles they sell the finest in collector quality European sports cars with a focus on the Porsche marque. They offer consignments, parts, show quality restorations, financing, and two locations, one in Costa Mesa and the other in Newport Beach. Jeff’s had businesses in the boating industry, he’s raced cars, and is very active in...
Jun 21, 2016•33 min
Laurance Yap is the Director of Marketing at Pfaff Automotive Partners, a multiple marque dealers in Ontario, Canada. Pfaff Motors sells Mclaren, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW, Pagani, Singer Vehicle Design, and Toyota along with specialty tuning and autoworks services. Laurance has written freelance for newspapers and worked for six years at Porsche as a public relations manger and director of marketing. He also worked at RM Auctions as their Director of Marketing.
Jun 20, 2016•41 min
David Benardo is the CEO, Director of R&D, and RetroFuturist of Zelectric Motors based in San Diego, California. There they take classic VW's and insert electric motors wrapping the future in the past. The timeless character of a vintage VW Bug or Van can now be enjoyed in a new way using today’s future-forward technology. You can bring David and his talented team your own Bug, van, Porsche or Ghia and they will zelectrify your air-cooled classic in to a modern form of transportation. Or Zel...
Jun 17, 2016•39 min
Tom Larson is the Founder and Executive Director at Motorcycle Relief Project in Evergreen, Colorado. Tom and his team take veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and other invisible injuries on five-day therapeutic motorcycle adventures designed to help them take steps toward recovery. His past ventures include writing and marketing consulting, he was the Director at Zambikes where they provided bicycles and motorcycle ambulances in Africa, and he was the Founder at Healing Wate...
Jun 16, 2016•40 min
David Donner is a 28 year racing veteran and former overall winner and current title-holder in Time Attack 2 at the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb. In fact he is a five-time winner at Pikes Peak. In 2015 he piloted a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S for a win. He raced at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Monterey Historic Races, driving a 1971 Ferrari 512M and he’s raced in the Panoz Pro Series and the American Le Mans Series. He’s raced internationally in New Zealand as well. David is an entrepreneur...
Jun 15, 2016•37 min
Tom Croteau serves as Deputy Commissioner, Global Commerce for the Georgia Department of Economic Development. His role is to lead Georgia’s Global Commerce team to increase jobs and investments through locating and expanding businesses. Tom joined the department in 1996 and has worked in a number of other capacities within the agency. He’s involved in number of organizations and associations and currently serves on the board of the Georgia Economic Developers Association and the Georgia Quick S...
Jun 14, 2016•43 min
Mitch Snow,a Colorado Springs native, is one of the youngest professional international motorsport promoters and event organizers in the world. He serves as the Director of Promotion & Legacy at The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Brought to you by Gran Turismo. Over 50 years ago his Grandfather Charlie served on the race’s technical committee, sponsored the event, and opened the doors of Snow Automotive to give out of town competitors a place to wrench on their race cars throu...
Jun 13, 2016•42 min
Jay Blake is the owner and crew chief at Follow A Dream, a non-profit organization established in 1999 with the mission of demonstrating the power of positive thinking, self determination, and teamwork through NHRA drag racing. Jay owns a professional motorsport team, he works on the cars, engines, and provides his team with enthusiasm and determination. Jay travels with Follow A Dream as a motivational speaker, helping people overcome adversity, challenge, and crisis by sharing his story and in...
Jun 10, 2016•33 min
Jacques Flynn is an industrial designer, automotive designer, and leather goods innovator. He graduated with a degree in transportation design from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He is a Lead Exterior Designer working at Mazda’s Design Studio in Irvine, California where his latest project was the exterior designs for the 2016 MX-5 automobiles. In 2012 he founded JAQET after being frustrated and unable to find a leather wallet that met his standards. He learned about workin...
Jun 09, 2016•43 min
Rob Pitts is the owner of Pitts Truck Service in Greenville, South Carolina. This 40-year-old company has been providing truck and trailer repair from light service to full overhauls. Last year Rob started Hot Rods & Happy Hour, a monthly car event like the well-known cars and coffee events that take place across the country. His event has grown and will be expanding to other states. Along with getting like-minded enthusiasts together to enjoy their cars, trucks, and motorcycles, Hot Rods &a...
Jun 08, 2016•38 min
Pat McCue is the automotive technology teacher for the Northshore Automotive Technology program at Bothell High School in Bothell, WA. Before that he was an ASE and Ford Master Technician. In 2012 he and his students converted a 2003 BMW 330i to an all electric and presented the project at the WSU Imagine Tomorrow competition. This garnered the attention of an education research foundation titled Foundry 10 and a new project blossomed where they built an all electric dragster they named Shock &a...
Jun 07, 2016•34 min
Mark Lyon is the Managing Director at GTO Engineering based in Berkshire, in the United Kingdom. The company is one of the world’s leading specialists in classic Ferraris. Their team of skilled engineers restore, repair, and race prepare any Ferrari model from the 166 Inter to a 365 GTB/4 Daytona and beyond. GTO Engineering also provides the world’s biggest Classic Ferrari parts department – buying, manufacturing, and selling thousands of parts to their customers around the world. Mark has facil...
Jun 06, 2016•33 min
Daryle Redlin is the President and CEO of FIKSE Wheels in Langley, British Columbia. There they design and manufacture championship-winning race wheels for the track and street using lightweight components resulting in superior strength and stiffness. They supply teams in the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series, the Koni Challenge, American Le Mans, FIA Sports Car Series and many others around the world. Daryle’s raced in the Formula Ford Championship and also owns Kodiak Aerospace. FIKSE is ...
Jun 03, 2016•36 min
Bisi Ezerioha is the CEO and Chief Engineer at Bisimoto Engineering in Ontario, California. They are an engineering agency with a passion for design and developing beautiful creations. He works with some of the largest names in the automotive industry and has a reputation for always bringing innovation to the table with every project. Bisi is a professional motorsport driver, engine builder and engineer and he built and drove the fastest carbureted front wheel drive vehicle in the world. Bisimot...
Jun 02, 2016•37 min
Mel Mayuga is the Service Manager at McKenna Porsche in Norwalk, California. Mel has built one of the best and most guest-oriented service teams in the country. His favorite part of his role is providing world-class ownership experiences for all of his Porsche guests. He is a certified master technician and has completed the Porsche Service Manager training program. McKenna Porsche is a proud sponsor of the Steve McQueen Car Show that takes place on June 4 benefitting The Boys Republic in Chino ...
Jun 01, 2016•35 min
Bruce Schwartz is the President and owner of Stoddard Porsche Parts located in Highland Heights, Ohio and NLA Authentic Parts in Nevada. Stoddard Imported cars, was founded by Chuck Stoddard in 1957. The Dealership sold Porsche, Audi and Mercedes Benz automobiles and was made popular as a Full Service Porsche facility for new cars as well as the restoration and manufacturing/ distribution of parts for the early 356 and 911 cars. In 1983 the Porsche Family purchased Stoddard and in 2004, Bruce Sc...
May 31, 2016•37 min
Lauren Gusler is the Regional Territory Manager in Orange County California for Hagerty Insurance, a premier classic car and vintage boat insurance provider. They protect over 700,000 vehicles, 10,000 boats, and 25,000 motorcycles. Hagerty is involved in numerous charity and educational organizations and they give back by donating a percentage of their net revenue to programs and organizations devoted to preserving the car hobby. Lauren and Hagerty sponsor the Steve McQueen Car Show that takes p...
May 30, 2016•34 min
Mark Evans is the Founder and CEO at Auto Talk Communications. He is the coHost, contributing editor, producer and field reporter at Auto World Radio. Mark is an ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) Certified Master Technician and holds a patent on an automatic transmission cooler titled Transguard that sells worldwide. Mark started with Auto Talk in December of 1996, he was the radio/internet broadcast for Meguiar’s Broadcasting Network and he often appears on other radio, internet, podcasts, an...
May 27, 2016•34 min
Alex Manos is the President at Beverly Hills Car Club. He and his talented team buy and sell classic automobiles for collectors and investors worldwide. They also repair, maintain, and restore vehicles to ensure that the cars they offer their clients are the best they can be. At any given time there are over 100 automotive marques available from British, German, Italian, to American, and more. You’ll find modern super cars to unique classics.
May 26, 2016•29 min
Adrienna "AJ" Janic is the host of the new television series Competition Ready airing on the Velocity channel. She and past Cars Yeah guest Mike Phillips travel the country helping owners get their rides ready for shoes and events. Known as AJ in the automotive world you’ll recognize her from the hit automotive make-over series Overhaulin’ on Discovery Channel International and her appearances on the Speed Channel series, Hot Import Nights and Hot Rod TV. She’s also the host of the Z-Living netw...
May 25, 2016•46 min
Tamir Moscovici is a Toronto based filmmaker. Since 1995 he has directed documentaries, commercials, music videos, and films. Tamir has traveled around the world shooting many different subject matters but it’s his automotive shoots that brings him to Cars Yeah. Urban Outlaw is a portrait of past Cars Yeah guest Magnus Walker and his passion for Porsche. Tamir’s film about the man behind Gran Turismos, Kazunori Yamauchi uncovers the genius behind the game. The film Painting Coconuts documents sl...
May 24, 2016•43 min
John Campion’s remarkable path to success started on the backstage crews of rock-and-roll legends and quickly led to the boardroom of a billion-dollar company. Today, he is executive chairman of APR Energy in Jacksonville, Florida. Their specialty is in the rapid deployment of temporary power plants in parts of the world that have been affected by natural disasters or energy shortages. Having built numerous successful companies, listed on both the US Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange,...
May 23, 2016•59 min
Peter Yorke is the CEO and co-founder of Voyomotive, where he and his team are developing an advanced IOT systems for automobiles and trucks. Peter’s professional experience includes working as a scientist, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur. He has both domestic and international experience and has started companies and operations in the USA, Europe and the Middle East. A native of California, Peter currently resides in San Francisco, California.
May 20, 2016•39 min
Lauren Fix is The Car Coach. She is a nationally recognized automotive expert, media guest, journalist, author, keynote speaker, and television host. As a trusted automotive expert, Lauren provides an insider’s perspective on a wide range of automotive topics and safety issues for the auto industry and consumers. She is the president and founder of Automotive Aspects, a consulting firm with a wide range of multi-media services. She’s authored two books, she is an ASE certified technician, a race...
May 19, 2016•43 min
Ed Bolian is working on a technology start up business, Vinwiki aimed at changing the way we look at the history of our automobiles. In 2013, Ed and two friends took a drive from New York to Los Angeles and set a new world record, completing their journey in 28 hours and 50 minutes. They drove a Mercedes Benz CL55 AMG on that trip averaging 98 miles per hour. Ed’s been in the automobile business for years having sold his exotic car rental company and he was the Sales Director at a Lamborghini, M...
May 18, 2016•41 min
Dan Kruse is the owner of Dan Kruse Classics in San Antonio, Texas. Along with his daughter Tiffany and their team they conduct four collector car auctions per year: San Antonio, Austin, Midland, and Houston, Texas. In his past Dan was part of Kruse International that sold several billion dollars in collector cars. That business was sold to ITT, then eBay, and now Auctions America, a division of RM Auctions. Today, at Dan Kruse Classics he and his team have over 200 years of experience making dr...
May 17, 2016•49 min
Eric Danetz oversees U.S. print, digital sales, marketing, and live media at Fortune and Money at Time Inc.. Prior to his current role he was the Chief Revenue Officer at Defy Media where he was in charge of U.S. sales, marketing, and strategy. Fortune and Money often cover the enormous and important automotive markets in business and the collector car hobby. Eric is an enormous automotive and watch enthusiast who’s true passion is behind the wheel of a race car on the track with DeMan Motorspor...
May 16, 2016•38 min
Carl Reese is an American endurance driver who has set more transcontinental driving records than anyone else since Erwin “Cannonball” Baker. Carl and this team set six world records in 2015 over a seven month period with the most notable being a solo motorcycle “cannonball” traveling from Los Angeles to New York. Carl did that run in 38 hours and 49 minutes. He holds the Guinness World Record for the shortest charging time to cross the U.S.A. in an electric vehicle among his many records. One o...
May 13, 2016•42 min
