Cars Yeah

Wendy Cappola is the President of She Racing, a company created to help more women get involved and be successful in the automotive sport. She provides a platform for female motorsports drivers and enthusiasts to promote and support females in the sport of high performance driving where women racers can collectively have a voice and start changing the industry. 

Carl Bomstead is a Contributing Editor to Sports Car Market and their automobilia specialist. He has judged at numerous events including Amelia Island, Keels and Wheels, Boca Raton, and Audrain. He has been a judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance for the past 24 years. Carl is also a Classic Car Club of America Master Judge and served on the CCCA National Board for five years. 

Jean Pierre Kathoefer, or JP as his friends call him, is the Founder of Johnnypuetz Productions. He's a thirty-something German, living in New York City, who has an obsession with motorcycles and film making. His latest creation is a short documentary titled The Distinguished Gentleman that was selected by several Film Festivals and is now available on Amazon.  He and fellow Cars Yeah guest Lou Ba...

Lou Barletta is a filmmaker whose been a Porsche car enthusiast since the early 80's. Film has inspired his love for cars.  Movies including the Graduate with Al Pacino inspired him to purchase a 1986 Red Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate as his very first car. He created Ghost Ride with Big Apple Outlaws creator, J.P., which is a soon to be released music video style passion project showcasing Lou's 197...

Spencer Pumpelly is an American race car driver currently racing with The Racers Group known as TRG. He also runs in the Michelin Pilot Challenge Series in a GS Audi R8 driving with Rob Ferriol for Hardpoint Motorsports as well as contesting the NAEC in IMSA Weathertech in a Grasser Magnus Lamborghini in GTD. He's competed at the top levels of sports car for over two decades.

Brian Bossone is the producer of All Out live, a live show that takes parts of his involvement on the TV shows Pinks All Out and Pass Time and has allowed him to create the first interactive Live drag racing TV show. His show is going into their third season and it currently airs on MAVTV, Rev'n TV, and Amazon. 

Elizabeth Puckett is the Editor-in-Chief for Motorious.com, an online publication that caters to the collector and enthusiast crowd with a focus on American Muscle cars.  She transitioned to online publications focusing on news and features as an editor. Her father was a big influence on her path toward automotive obsession as he drove top fuel funny cars. She has drag races herself and done some...

John Draneas is a true car guy.  He collects, he races, and he cleans them and tries a little maintenance every now and then. His law practice focuses on business and tax planning, primarily for closely-held businesses and their owners with an emphasis in all areas of income taxation, estate planning, tax controversies, and he represents car collectors as an important part of his practice. Automot...

Rob Krider is a National Champion racing driver competing in the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) Honda Challenge Series. Rob has raced numerous forms of motorsports including drag racing, autocross, hill climbs, rally cross and even demolition derby. He's also a champion endurance racing driver. He is a contributing editor for SpeedNews magazine and writes the Toolshed Engineer column that...

Peter Macalpine joined 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. Peter works towards unco...

John Esposito is the Founder of Espo Restoration, a company that has been caring for Porsches since 2009. Motivated by his dedication to perfection and the desire to provide people with cars they can drive and be proud of owning he and his Team cover a wide variety of services. Under their 32,000 square foot facility they feature a frame room complete with a Porsche Certified Celette Bench, body w...

Sean Pour is the Co-Founder of SellMax, a nationwide car buying service. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science from San Diego State University and earned his degree while running the company. Sean got his start in entrepreneurship at the age of 14 during the 2008 economic crisis however that didn't deter him and he hasn't looked back since. It hasn't always been easy, but he ha...

Don Taylor is the Director of the Stand 21 Safety Foundation, which educates racers on keeping themselves safer, He also serves as the UK Motorsport Industry Association's Development Director for US West Coast and Southeast Regions. Don also continues to be a consultant in the racing industry. 

Jon Shirley is long time and enthusiastic classic car collector. He was an active vintage racer for 20 years, has driven in rallies around the world, and has won a multitude of concours awards in both the USA and Europe including Best of Show at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Jon worked with Tandy Corporation for 25 years and left to join Microsoft Corporation in 1983 where he became President,...

Brett Sloan owns and operates Sloan Motors, a place where he lives his lifelong passion for Porsche. It is a company that his late father, Richard, founded and developed one of the most recognized Porsche specialty dealers in the world selling approximately 5,000 Porsches over the span of almost four decades. Brett learned from his father how to manage and operate a premier specialty dealership an...

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...

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. 

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 m...

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...

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 Clubspo...

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...

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. 

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...

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 Heacoc...

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 leade...