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David Ray is the founder and group leader at Hooked on Driving. It is a community of enthusiasts who share a passion for driving and they operate in 7 key regions of the U.S. Their focus is providing high performance driver training in the controlled environment of a race course – with NO competition or training for competition. It is all about providing drivers with coaching so they are better an...

Emme is a driver, racer, reviewer, and rabble-rouser. She is the principle driver and trophy winner for the Mega Monkey Motorsports 2 seat 1600 desert racecar, where she has podium finished in class 5U, class 11, and ultra-4. She is one of fewer than 20 American women to participate in the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles, a 9-day, all female off road rally in Morocco where they use no GPS. Emme reviews...

Mackena Bell is the first female owner/driver team in NASCAR history. She runs out of Thomasville, North Carolina and started racing when she was 11 years old in an Outlaw kart. In 2014 she drove the Rick Ware Racing number 23 Chevrolet Camaro. Last year Mackena made her debut in one of NASCAR’s premier touring series at Phoenix International Raceway and she is one of only a few women to compete i...

Chris Sneed owns and operates Sneed Speed Shop in Pfafftown, North Carolina and Sneed 4 Speed, an on line performance parts store. At his shop he and his team focus on helping clients win championships in their racecars. The shop’s services include a body shop, mechanical support, dyno tuning, and parts manufacturing. One of their specialties is the Mini Cooper and they race their own Mini. Chris...

Stephen Hackett is a Porsche Sales and Leasing Consultant at Bellevue Porsche in Bellevue, Washington. Last year he was awarded one of the top 100 sales people worldwide at Porsche and he got to enjoy a week in Cannes France where he met the Porsche factory driver Walter Rohr. Stephen spent and drive Porsches. Stephen is one of those unique sales people who’s passion for what he sells is as impres...

Bob Hatch is the owner of Hatch & Sons in Hudson Massachusetts. He’s been buying, selling, restoring, and trading fine motorcars since 1970. After selling his company in 2005 he grew restless and he purchased the original building he started his company in, refurbished it and started anew with his son Jimmy and grandson Chris. Today they buy and sell the finest European automobiles in the world wh...

Lisa Smith is the Managing Partner of Suixtil-USA, an international brand of stylish menswear with a vintage look and feel built on the 1950s car racing heritage. The Suixtil logo was seen on many of the great drivers including Juan Manuel Fangio, Jose Froilan Gonzales, Jean Behra, Jo Bonnier and Sir Stirling Moss. Lisa has been an automotive enthusiast, especially vintage cars, her entire life an...

Michael Allen earned his Ph. D. in Psychology in 1986. But the title Michael is most proud of is “Car Nut.” He has been an automotive enthusiast his entire life. After purchasing a Porsche Boxster he attended his first track day and was hooked. Through the years Michael found himself frustrated with the lack of non-competitive High Performance Drivers Education content in car magazines. In Decembe...

Nathan Adlen is the Co-Host and Senior Editor for The Fast Lane Car and The Fast Lane Truck. Born into a wrecking yard family in Los Angeles, Nathan has been connected to the automotive industry throughout his life. Nathan evaluates and reviews vehicles from the cheapest to the most prestigious with equal enthusiasm.

Chris Erickson founded the Secret Car Club in Rancho Santa Fe California, just north of San Diego. This is a private car club that was created with the intent to remove all of the less attractive aspects of a traditional club. There are no meetings, no elections, no dues, nor the drudgery and politics prevalent in most organizations. So, do you need to know the secret handshake or password to get...

Glenn Vaugn has been in the automotive restoration business for decades. He’s worked with thousands of clients on a wide variety of automobiles and much of his work has been displayed on concours lawns around the world. You’ll recognize his name from the famous Hill & Vaugn restoration business and a partnership and friendship his father Ken had with Phil Hill. Yes, that Phil Hill, the F1 Champion...

Rich Fowler operates the website MotorSportRetro.com. It is a celebration of Motorsport from the 1950s to the recent past. His content entertains and informs with a unique collection of stories, videos, and images covering Formula One to Motocross. Rich lives in Sydney, Australia and has been a motor racing fan forever. He races in vintage motocross and enjoys track days in his Porsche 911 and vin...

Jimbo Balaam is the owner and operator of Jimbo’s Auto Detailing in Southern California. Over the past 7 years he has successfully built his business by providing his clients with exacting care and attention for their special vehicles. When he started his business he found plenty of on line information about detailing but very little about how to run a proper detailing business. Those skills he le...

Kelly Collins is recognized at one of the most diverse and talented race care drivers on the track. He has won championships numerous times and driven for manufacturers including: Chevrolet, Pontiac, Porsche, Nissan, Honda, and BMW. He has participated in almost every kind of racing venue imaginable. He’s ridden in: Motocross, and driven in the Barber Dodge Pro Series, IMSA, the FIA GT Championshi...

Stefan Schleissing owns GTS Classics in Austin Texas. At GT Classics he and his team make the finest in seating for classic cars. His family history around cars is extensive as is his rich history in racing and rallying. Stefan has restored, raced, and rallied classics cars including the Porsche 356, 914-6, 911, Lotus, Devin, TVR’s , Sunbeam Tigers, and Mini Coopers. GTS Classics has an extensive...

Bruce Thomson feels compelled to paint. He attended the Ontario College of Art, graduating from the Industrial Design Program where his favorite subjects were automotive. It was at this time that Bruce saw a painting of an F1 car in a store window and thought; “I could do better than that”. And he did. Thus began his obsession with the visual archiving of automobilia through sketching, illustratio...

Michael Dorvillier is the Chairman of the La Jolla Concoursd’Elegance. This is a fantastic event that takes place overlooking the Pacific Ocean above the La Jolla Cove just north of San Diego. The event is one of the The La Jolla Historical Society’s major fundraising events. A Registered Principal and Financial Advisor with Symbio Financial Partners and LPL Financial, Michael is a passionate anti...

A.J. Gordon overseas the daily news stories, interviews, and articles for CarsStories.com at The Petersen Automotive Museum. It is their enthusiast portal which currently attracts over 50,000 unique visitors per month. Prior to joining the Petersen Automotive Museum, A.J. worked in radio at Los Angeles stations 955 KLOS, AMP Radio, Jack FM, and The World Famous KROQ K Rock. He produced interviews...

Bill Thomas has over 26 years in the automotive business and he is an ASE, Automotive Service Excellence, Certified Master Technician. His love of classic British sports cars moved him to open William Thomas Roadsters in Hunterdon County, New Jersey where he and his team restore and care for British cars. Bill also operates Performance Garage Club in Frenchtown, New Jersey where they created a won...

Michael Knab founded and operated an advertising agency in Chicago for over 30 years. Among his his many well known clients was Revell Monogram, the toy model company. His passion for automobiles lead to launching the Diecast Zone, one of the first online hobby community sites. The audience was geared toward collectors of precision scale model cars and trucks. Soon Michael created Legacy Motors, w...

Anyone who’s watched motorsports on television over the last 30 years will recognize the face and voice of today’s guest here on Cars Yeah. Bob Varsha’s career in automotive broadcasting goes back to 1980 when he was invited to cover the Peachtree 10K Road Race. He hosted MotorWeek Illustrated on CNN and covered Formula One racing on ESPN. He has been a television host on a multitude of sporting e...

Brian Ghidinelli owns and runs MotorsportReg.com, an online registration service and marketplace that makes it more fun to organize and attend motorsports events. He has helped more than 700 clubs, racetracks, and sanctioning bodies organize, promote, and manage over 3,500 events annually. He’s a racer, a championship winner and finisher of a 25-hour endurance race. Brian serves on the board of di...

Michael Culver is the Chief Executive Officer, Managing member and Chairman of the Board of Skip Barber Racing School. Headquartered in Braselton, Georgia, Skip Barber is the world’s largest racing and driving school, operating in more than 20 race tracks across the U.S. and Canada. Michael raced for 12 years after taking a 3-Day Racing School in 1990 and he has won several Skip Barber Formula Mas...

Dirk Layer is a guy who never really planned on a career in the automotive field, it was always about his love affair with cars and racing. But along the way he has found his life engrossed in collector cars, racing and much, much more. He’s driven at Le Mans, podiumed at the 24 Hours of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, was a race winning Pro, competed at numerous vintage races, autocrosses, driv...

Ingrid Steffensen discovered a passion for high-performance driving and a desire to write her first non-academic book about how a professor and dance mom found her inner speed demon at the racetrack.  Fast Girl: Don’t Brake until You See the Face of God and Other Good Advice from the Racetrack  is a funny, fast-paced, romp through the noise and stink of the male-dominated sport of amateur sports c...