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581: RJ Valentine is a racer and owns new Jersey MOtorsports Park and Exotics Car Garage. Aug 23, 2016

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RJ Valentine discovered a way to combine his passion for automobiles and racing in to his business. He's raced for over 40 years with over 400 pro starts including the Trans Am Series. He's won the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, driven for PTG Motorsports, and competed in the Grand-Am GT series. A lifetime entrepreneur, he founded the MBA Group in 1969 and one of their many successes was the Jiffy Lube franchise and Lo-Jack Car Security Systems. In 2000 he opened F1 Boston, a European-style indoor kart racetrack and then an outdoor track in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. His Safety Systems created a new barrier system for racetracks and today he's opened New Jersey Motorsports Park and a trackside Exotics Car Garages.

580: Dann Williams owns Big D Mobile Detailing and is the Regional Manager for Optimum Polymer Technolligies. Aug 22, 2016

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Dann Williams owns Bid D Mobile Detailing in San Diego, California and he is the Regional Manager in the Western United States for Optimum Polymer Technologies. Their Opti-Coat Pro+ is a ceramic paint protection package that delivers maximum gloss plus increase anti water spotting and hydrophobic properties for long term protection. They have an extensive network of authorized dealers. Dan built a successful detailing business, became a distributor for Opti-Coat and that grew in to his current position. Dan also produces the Optimum Synergy Podcast that focuses on the business side of the detailing industry. For fun he drag races his '41 Chevy Special Deluxe Coupe with a 383 stroker.

579: Peter Framson is the CEO of GO, a new automotive marketplace disruptor. Aug 19, 2016

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Peter Framson is the CEO of GO. He is a thirty year real estate veteran with an extensive background in retail, anchor leasing, development, and commercial brokerage and he is an avid automotive enthusiast. His new company GO is comprised of a high octane crew that are creating a new space and marketplace that will disrupt and transform today's automotive enthusiast's retail and brand experience. The plan is to change how the world connects and interacts with automotive products and services. Think: an Apple Store for the automotive enthusiast maximizing hundreds of digital touch points throughout a phygital retail environment. GO is the intersection of all things automotive.

578: Filippo Perini is the Head of Design at Italdesign in Italy. Aug 18, 2016

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Filippo Perini is the Head of Design at Italdesign in Italy. Italdesign is a world leader in the provision of development services for the automotive industry. Born in 1965 Filippo worked as a freelance designer for Alfa Romeo, Fiat Auto, and Aprilia as a consultant for the Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations. In 1995 he joined the Alfa Romeo Centro Stile and in 2001 he was appointed Director of Exterior Design of Alfa Romeo. He worked on the Alfa 159, 147, and 8C Competizione concept car. He was the Senior Exterior Designer at Audi and at Lamborghini he was the Head of Exterior Design. From 2006 to 2015 Filippo managed many successful projects as Director of the Automobili Lamborghini Centro Stile before his current role at Italdesign.

577: Paolo Feraboli is the Founder and Director of Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory Aug 17, 2016

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Paolo Feraboli is the Founder and Director of Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL) in Seattle, Washington. He and his team are responsible for the development of new CFRP technologies and structure/chassis concepts for Lamborghini. Paolo is also the Founder and CEO of Gemini Composites, a design firm focused on product development, including design, analysis, testing, and manufacturing components for the automotive and numerous other industries. Since 2013 Dr. Feraboli is also a Research Professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan. He is the recipient of the 2010 Young Investigator Award for Composite Materials and the founding Chair of the CMH-17 Working Group on Crashworthiness.

576: Ken Okuyama is the CEO of Ken Okuyama Design and also worked at GM, Porsche, Paninfarina designing the Enzo Ferrari. Aug 16, 2016

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Ken Okuyama is the CEO of Ken Okuyama Design in Yamagata, Japan. Ken was the Chief Design Director for General Motors, a Senior Designer for Porsche AG, and the Design Director for Pinifarina. Among his many automotive designs are the Ferrari Enzo and Maserati Quattroporte. He's designed numerous projects including motorcycles, Furniture, robots, and architecture. In 2007 he founded his company where he and his team provide design consulting to companies around the globe in numerous industries. They also design and produce limited production automobiles, eyewear, and interior products under the Ken Okuyama brand. Ken is currently director of Yanmar Holdings Company Limited, he's authored many books and he is a visiting professor at several universities.

575: Renzo Porro had a 38 year career with Fiat and now owns three automotive engineering companies. Aug 15, 2016

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Renzo Porro lives in Italy and he is a mechanical engineer whose 38 year career at Fiat included testing, design, research, and sales. He was involved in many of their successful models including the Fiat 128, X19, 124, Uno, Ducato, Lancia Delta and Thema, and the Alfa Romeo 156. His last post at Fiat was as their deputy Vice President of Engineering and Vice President of After Sales Services. Upon retiring he's worked as a consultant for Sumitomo Electrics of Japan and TRW here in the United States. Renzo also founded three engineering companies that design automobile parts. One of his passions is sailing and he wrote a book on sailing techniques that is considered a must-read for those who love to sail.

Renzo's son Raffaello Porro has been a past guest on Cars Yeah.

574: Harry Krix is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the new Atlanta Concours d'Elegance taking place at the Chateau Elan Winery and Resort. Aug 12, 2016

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Harry Krix is the Co-Founder and Chairman of the new Atlanta Concours d'Elegance taking place at the Chateau Elan Winery and Resort on October 8 and 9th. This inaugural event is sure to become one of the countries premier concours where unique, rare, and valuable collections of vintage and classic automobiles will be displayed on the fairways of Chateau Elan. Don Panoz is the honoree and there will be numerous events and features during the two-day concours. Harry was the Operations Director at Amelia Island with Bill Warner. Harry is an active member of IMSA, SCCA, and BMW CCA. He's been involved in a number of high-level automobile restorations, race car prep, and served a crew chief on a number of sports car racing teams.

573: Bill Wallet is the Founder, Co-Chairman, and COO of the new Atlanta Concours d'Elegance. Aug 11, 2016

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Bill Wallet is the Founder, Co-Chairman, and COO of the new Atlanta Concours d'Elegance taking place at the Chateau Elan Winery and Resort on October 8 and 9th. This inaugural event is sure to become one of the countries premier concours where unique, rare, and valuable collections of vintage and classic automobiles will be displayed on the fairways of Chateau Elan. Don Panoz is the honoree and there will be numerous events and features during the two-day concours. Bill's professional career includes being the CEO and Founder of BlueBridge Group Consulting in Atlanta, Georgia where they focus on developing and implementing strategic Go-to-Market strategies based on accelerating market adoption and revenue.

572: Steve Natale is an automotive photographer, journalist, blogger, and author. Aug 10, 2016

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Steve Natale owns a successful marketing company with his wife Mary. He is an automotive photographer, blogger, and writer for multiple automotive magazines and he is a regular contributor to a variety of automotive website. Steve's been working in the automotive industry for over 35 years and his past business ventures include a used car rental company, a truck rental company, an automotive repair business, a restoration shop, vintage parts dealer, and an automotive dismantling business. Steve travels the world attending vintage car events, museums, and collections.

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