Joey Todd is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Texas World Speedway where he is also a driving instructor for their HPDE, Teen Driving School, and Ride and Drive experience programs. In 2014 he launched World Racing League to fill the gap in the endurance racing market between the Crapcan series and pro endurance racing including WEC. He spent time helping to start and grow the Chumpcar series that caters to entry-level and low budget racers. Joey takes racing back to what it should be – fr...
Jan 19, 2017•38 min
Nelson Calle is the CEO at Classic Motors and The FJ Company where they specialize in restoring and selling the iconic Toyota FJ Land Cruisers. They dedicate themselves to performing full, frame-off restorations of the classic Japanese Toyota FJ20, FJ40, and FJ60 series land Cruisers creating moferd versions for today’s enthusiasts. Their vehicles are brought back to original condition or customized to whatever you want. Nelson is a life-long automotive enthusiast who raced for 15 years in karts...
Jan 18, 2017•45 min
Dave Kindig is the owner and designer at Kindig-it Design in Salt Lake City, Utah. Since 1999 Dave and his wife Charity have built Kindig-it in to a one-stop, complete custom shop where automobiles and transformed in to spectacular works of rolling art. With his engineering degree in Hot Wheels and Legos, Dave and design go hand in hand. He and his talented team turn out some of the most Bitchin’ Rides on the planet and he’s received . You can watch them in action on Velocity’s Bitchin’Rides TV ...
Jan 17, 2017•42 min
Chris Harrell is an avid classic car enthusiast and the visionary for RetroGrade Classics. Prior to founding RetroGrade Classics Chris had over two decades of business leadership and experience creating and growing consumer brands. He spent 12 years at design-centric tech/lifestyle brand Incase. At RetroGrade he works with automotive photographer and past Cars Yeah guest Michael Alan Ross and Jason R. Zahler. Chris is also the COO at 000 Magazine, a new publication with a focus on the Porsche ma...
Jan 16, 2017•44 min
Jason Patison has been part of the Luca Oil family since he was a freshman in high school. He worked for the company on his summer breaks and has had numerous roles in the business over the years. In 2011 Lucas Oil acquired MAVTV shortly after Jason transitioned to the network and it’s proven to be a perfect fit. Hason is the Programming Director and enjoys the challenge of rebranding the network to help make it THE motorsports destination by combining his years behind the wheel of various race ...
Jan 13, 2017•28 min
Mitch Williams is the President and CEO at APR in Opelika, Alabama. APR is an automotive engineering firm founded in 1997 with a corporate philosophy of innovation, integrity, and excellence. Their mission is to provide the highest quality and most highly engineered aftermarket performance products available for Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen vehicles. Mitch has worked in the automotive industry for decades and has lead companies including Hella where he was the youngest president in their histor...
Jan 12, 2017•35 min
Julian White has been an automotive enthusiast since he was a little boy, carrying around his briefcases of Hot Wheels, and then graduating to building model cars. After a career in the movie industry, he founded the marketing company Web Video Vision in 1998. Julian’s profession as a Video Producer / Director and passion as a car enthusiast has been combined in to a lucrative career that allows him to travel the world working on Automotive projects. He currently is the Producer/Director of a we...
Jan 11, 2017•40 min
Matt Torres is the founder of Southwestern Musclecar Nationals in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s a show solely dedicated to original and restored muscle cars. He then developed the Supernationals show and for the last 26 years that show has been one of the largest indoor auto events in the southwest. Along with his business partner Reggie Tibbetts and his wife Margret, the Supernationals continues to delight visitors from around the country. Over the years Carroll Shelby, Don Garlits, Cindy Willi...
Jan 10, 2017•42 min
Kyle Lauman owns and operates Night Shift Kustoms in St. George, Utah. For over ten years he’s designed and built custom hot rods for clients and himself. For two seasons you saw him on Discovery channel’s Vegas Rat Rods where he built some very cool rides. Kyle was raised in the small town of Parachute, Colorado where his love for fuel and spark was fostered by his father’s passion for motorcycles. Kyle’s love for 60s style Kustoms continues to drive his passion to build very cool custom cars....
Jan 09, 2017•36 min
Richard Klein is the President and CEO at Advanced Battery Systems in Culver City, California. ABS is a leader in the automotive, high performance and industrial markets. With over 30 years of experience providing UPS systems, generators, industrial power backup systems, batteries, and accessories Richard and his talented team offer a wealth of experience. They are Southern California’s largest battery supplier and distributor and their line of products is extensive. Their services include desig...
Jan 06, 2017•30 min
Matt Moreman owns and operates Obsessed Garage and Obsessed Wealth Management. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering and in his early career designed and sold home theatre systems. He later worked as a wealth management advisor for Merrill Lynch. After being medically diagnosed as obsessive compulsive, his doctor suggested he get out of his own head and let others in. Matt created Obsessed Garage, started a YouTube channel, and produced the Dialed In podcast. He followed up with an Obsessed ...
Jan 05, 2017•35 min
Randy Nelson is the President of Swisstrax in Indio, California. Swisstrax designs and manufactures interlocking plastic floors for automotive enthusiasts who know the garage is the most important room in the house. Swisstrax serves customers in 26 countries and you’ll find their flooring in private garages, commercial facilities, on the floor of race team’s shops, celebrity’s homes, and automotive enthusiasts who require the best. Available in multiple colors they are easy and quick to install ...
Jan 04, 2017•30 min
Freddie Hernandez and his wife Sharlene are the owners of Vintage Sportscar Restorations in Phoenix, Oregon. There he crafts high quality restorations of vintage Porsches. His focus is to provide clients with accurate and high quality work, bringing their cars back to original condition and most of the time, better than original. He does tear down, bodywork, paint, interior, suspension, engine restoration, and then rebuilding of vintage Porsche 911s. Freddie’s customers come from around the worl...
Jan 03, 2017•38 min
Paul Brian is regarded as one of our nation’s best-known, respected and in-demand automotive industry experts. He is a 35-year-veteran in Chicago broadcaster and sought-after speaker. For 20 years you’ve heard him on Chicago’s “Drive Chicago” radio show on Saturday mornings. He served for nearly 20 years as Director of Communications and spokesman for the Chicago Automobile Trade Association. He’s the past president of the Midwest Automotive Media Association and recipient of two Midwest Emmy aw...
Jan 02, 2017•55 min
Shan Fannin is an automotive artist who lives in Austin, Texas. She’s a professional artist who spent her early career in marketing and teaching elementary school art through a private homeschooling academy. When her husband added a 1961 Ford Thunderbird to the family garage she took on the challenge of painting her first automobile. That was 2014 and since then Shan’s focus and goal is to become one of the finest automotive artists in the country. Her work can be described as 90% realistic with...
Dec 30, 2016•29 min
Tim Kawasaki is the Manager of Sales, Shipping, and New Product Development at Wheel Vintiques in City of Industry, California. The company is under the umbrella of the Coker Group of companies. Since 1986, Wheel Vintiques has been manufacturing steel wheels for restored classics, muscle cars, and hot rods. They design and manufacture their wheels in house right here in the USA. Their passion for detail and authentic O.E. fitment ensure clients precise sizing and accurate bolt pattern fit. Tim’s...
Dec 29, 2016•31 min
Dave DiMaria owns Vintage Car Works in Englewood, Colorado. There, he and his talented craftsmen have focused on the care and restoration of Porsche GT Carreras and Spyders. They have restored and race prepped vintage Porsche models including the: 904, 906, 550A, 718 LM, RS, Spyder, Carrera, and many others. Since the late 90s his shop has become internationally known for restoring these iconic and rare vintage race cars. His restorations have earned first place trophies at concours events inclu...
Dec 28, 2016•32 min
Donald Osborne is an automotive consultant, historian, and Accredited Senior Appraiser and a member of the American Society of Appraisers. He is the Principal of Donald W. Osborne LLC / Automotive Valuation Services where he advises on collection building, vehicle acquisition, and sales. You’ll find Donald on the CNBC Primetime TV Show, Jay Leno’s Garage, or walking the lawns of numerous concours events around the world, and as a contributing automotive journalist for the finest publications ava...
Dec 27, 2016•30 min
Tim Lingerfelt owns Carolina Coach Crafters in Mooresville, North Carolina. There, he and his talented craftsmen and fabricators work to eternalize the allure of the classic automobile through true craftsmanship. They do mechanical, metal shaping, paint, and paint correction along with special projects. While Tim has a passion for the Porsche marque, at Carolina Coach Crafters they work on numerous automotive marques. They strive to preserve the history of the automobile; where it was made, for ...
Dec 26, 2016•47 min
Leigh Diffey is a native of Brisbane, Australian who lives in the U.S. and is a Play-by-Play Announcer with NBC Sports. Leigh is the voice of Formula One television and IndyCar. He travels the world covering Formula One along with David Hobbs and Steve Matchett. He was SPEED’s announcer and host for the Grand-Am Rolex Sportscar Series, US rounds of the MotoGP, and he was a regular host on SPEED Center and The Speed Report. No doubt you've heard his voice on numerous other sports coverage shows a...
Dec 23, 2016•33 min
Kellen Silverthorn is an automotive artist and stone sculpture who has been car obsessed since his earliest memories. He is a collector of automotive fine art who has channeled his obsessions in to stone sculpting. His is a painstaking, and physically laborious process where he creates automotive sculptures from a single block of the finest quality marbles available. Each piece of stone is hand selected for its virtual kaleidoscope of natural color and patter. Hours of intricate hand finishing a...
Dec 22, 2016•33 min
Deb Pollack is a luxury automotive consultant with a focus on promoting her clients, their products, and services to the automotive enthusiast. She has spent the better part of three decades representing quality companies with big names and big reputations including: Mitsubishi Motors, GM, Ferrari, Maserati, Singer Vehicle Design, plus numerous concours events around the country. A philanthropist at heart, Deb’s advocated the ability to team cars and camaraderie together bringing a support and f...
Dec 21, 2016•36 min
Francielena Mendez is an industrial engineer from Venezuela who has been based in Panama for the last two years. Before moving to Panama she was the technical trainer for the Automotive Aftermarket Division of 3M Venezuela. Today she is the Product and Training Specialist for Meguiar’s car care products in Latin America covering the territory from Mexico to Argentina. She trains Meguiar’s staff and customers to become more skilled in their detailing utilizing the extensive line of quality car ca...
Dec 20, 2016•33 min
Tony Zeal is the Global Training Manager at CTEK in Vikmanshyttan, Sweden. CTEK is a global company whose mantra, Maximizing Battery Performance, amply describes their goal. Formed in 1997, CTEK designs and builds a smarter battery charger and maintainer using a unique charge algorithm ensuring your battery stays charged and in proper working order saving you time and money. Tony was born in Cardiff, Wales and began his career as an apprentice with Vauxhall, General Motors. He worked for the Roy...
Dec 19, 2016•40 min
Josh Reaume can be described as unique, versatile, and experienced. Born in California to Canadian parents, Josh was raised in Africa and has raced cars around the globe. Today Josh lives in North Carolina. Often described as the “African Squirrel” he is a 2012 graduate of the University of Victoria with a Mechanical Engineering degree which he puts to good use engineering the car he races in the NASCAR XFinity Series for RSS Racing. Yes, Josh works as the team engineer during the week and drive...
Dec 16, 2016•33 min
Kurt Ernst is the Editor of the Hemmings Daily, the world’s leading classic Car News Source. At Hemmings dot com you’ll find classified ads, the latest stories relating to classic cars, all the Hemmings magazine publications, all the automotive events, a store filled with all kinds of cool things, and much, much more. A few years out of college Kurt spent some time club racing in the SCCA. He’s worked as a freelance automotive photographer and journalist and got to work on an Indy Car team. Toda...
Dec 15, 2016•37 min
Michael Pistello is a third generation racer who has spent a lifetime around racecars, hot rods, and motorcycles. He’s a certified tool and die maker who has perfected his craft for over 30 years. Michael has raced in the NHRA, IHRA, and NMCA in a number of classes for over 25 years. His machine shop specializes in vintage racing engines and mechanical restoration for vintage cars with a special provenance in history. He combines old-world metal working methods with the latest technology includi...
Dec 14, 2016•38 min
Jason Torchinsky is a writer and an artist who indulges is disturbingly deep obsession with automobiles, in his role as Associate Editor on the popular website, Jalopnik. Jason has written a book, opened for George Carlin as a stand-up comedian, written for the Onion, and he’s had art installations in several cities around the world. Jason’s raced cars, wrecked cars, and produced many car-related artworks, articles, and talks. Jason grew up in North Carolina, lived a long time in Los Angeles, an...
Dec 13, 2016•36 min
Bobby Rahal is the Co-Owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in Hillard, Ohio and Brownsburg, Indiana. He worked his way up through the racing ranks starting with SCCA’s feeder series in Formula Atlantic, then to European Formula Two. During an 18-year career spanning F1, Can-Am, Le Mans/IMSA, and CART, Bobby notched three CART championships, including a win at the 1986 Indy 500. He won at the 1981 24 Hours of Daytona and the 1987 12 Hours of Sebring. With 264 race starts for five teams he took...
Dec 12, 2016•41 min
Jim Cowan is the CEO at Diecasm / Automodello in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The company was founded based on a passion to bring overlooked marques and models to life through hand-built Resin Art™ replicas. Jim is a collector who has worked in the nonprofit sector his entire career. He decided to create a company that could bring collectors and nonprofit organizations together by bridging the gap between these two. At Diecasm you buy a model, choose a nonprofit or charitable organization from their...
Dec 09, 2016•34 min
