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571: Doug Herbert is a nationally recognized top fuel drag racing champion who founded BRAKES, a teen driving school. Aug 09, 2016

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Doug Herbert is a nationally recognized top fuel drag racing champion. He is the first driver to run over 300 MPH during NHRA eliminations, and his career best speed tops 330 MPH. But in 2008 Doug put his racing career aside when he lost his two young sons, Jon and James, in a tragic car crash. After experiencing a tremendous amount of loss and grief, Doug decided to create a free driving program that teaches advanced safe driving techniques, and founded B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe), a non-profit 501(c)(3) Teen Pro-Active Defensive Driving Program. For over 8 years Doug and B.R.A.K.E.S. have been traveling to various US cities to help prevent injuries and save lives by training and educating teenage drivers and their parents.

570: Peter Larson is an automotive author, collector, restoaration expert and judge at Pebble Beach, Chantilly, and Schlloss Dyck. Aug 08, 2016

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Born in 1954, Peter Larsen has been a life long gearhead. He lives in Copenhagen and is currently writing on a book about Joseph Figoni. He serves as a Pebble Beach class judge and he also judges at the Concours d'Elegance at Chantilly outside Paris and at Schloss Dyck in Germany. Peter has a wide taste in cars, having owned automobiles as varied as a Bizzarrini, Facel-Vega, Duesenberg Model J and a number of Maseratis, including two Ghiblis and a 5000GT. His enduring fascination has been with French cars in general and Talbot-Lago in particular, including ownership of two T26 Grand Sports. He and Ben Erickson co-authored the book Talbot-Lago Grand Sport: The Car from Paris and Jacques Saoutchik – Maître Carrossier.

569: Wade Kawasaki is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Coker Group, Aug 05, 2016

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Wade Kawasaki is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Coker Group, overseeing twelve Coker Group brands and six operating companies. The Coker Group is a family of brands that includes The Coker Tire Company and many other companies offering products in the automotive marketplace. Wade is also the Founder and CEO of Exports International, an exports management company specializing in wholesale distribution of American made automotive specialty aftermarket products. He is also the Chair-Elect for SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association Board of Directors and will become their Chairman in 2017.

568: Sam Moses is an author, was a journalist with Sports Illustrated for 18 years and was races too. Aug 04, 2016

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Sam Moses is a journalist and author who began writing as a seaman apprentice on a Navy cruiser in the South China Sea. Two days after his discharge he was on the Isle of Man writing about motorcycles. He filed race reports from the Mojave Desert which landed him a job as Motorsports Writer for Sports Illustrated for 18 years. He began racing in 1965 at Watkins Glen on a motorcycles and today he runs in vintage events in his Oldsmobile Cutlass, the "Skoll Bandit", the same racecar in his book Fast Guys Rich Guys And Idiots , originally released in 1985, which he recently remastered for release. I caught up with Sam at the Pacific Northwest Historic races where I enjoyed watching him mix it up on the track.

567: Colin Crabbe Part Two - Colin Crabbe is an automotive archeologist and past Grand Prix entrant who spent his life in perpetual motion. Aug 03, 2016

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Colin Crabbe is an automotive archeologist and past Grand Prix entrant who spent his life in perpetual motion. He was a privateer and noted dealer in historic racing cars. He raced some wonderful cars including a Maserati 250F at Goodwood in June 1965, an Aston MartinDP214, and a Ford GT40 at Brands Hatch. Vic Elford and Ronnie Peterson drove for his F1 Team in 1969 and 1970 in a Cooper T86 and a McLaren M7B and a March 701. In the 1960s Colin ran a mail order business, The Complete Automobilist, that supplied hard-to-find parts. He was the last of the serious privateers in Formula One and has spent his life traveling the world, tracking down, restoring, and racings some the rarest, fastest cars ever made. His book, Colin Crabbe: Thrill of the Chase is an autobiography of his exciting life around racing and automobiles.

This is part two of a two part show.

566: Colin Crabbe Part One - Colin Crabbe is an automotive archeologist and past Grand Prix entrant who spent his life in perpetual motion. Aug 02, 2016

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This is part one of a two-part show with Colin Crabbe.

565: Paul Chenard is an automotive artists, journalist, and author with a passion for vintage racing. Aug 01, 2016

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Paul Chenard is an automotive artist and writer who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada with a passion for the history of automobile racing. His goal is to capture the "feeling" that enthusiasts have when watching a race. His art and writing has been featured in Classic & Sports Car, Classic Motorsport, Motor Sport, Octane, Sports Car Market, and many other publications. He has written, illustrated, designed, hand-assembled, and published a limited edition book "Silver Clouds: The 1934 Grand Prix Season which quickly sold out. Today he's working on two more automotive books and Paul travels as a roving artist at events including the Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance and historic racing venues.

564: Fueled with passion for cars, Marcus C. Morton, the founder of Pit Stop Auto Detailing and Vehicle Storage. Jul 29, 2016

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Fueled with passion for cars, Marcus C. Morton, the founder of Pit Stop Auto Detailing and Vehicle Storage, operates one of the country's finest facilities in sunny Scottsdale, Arizona. His vision started 8 years ago with just a mobile detail and car wash truck. His strong leadership has propelled the company to be one of the fastest growing companies operating a fleet of mobile trucks and a 10,000 square foot facility where his company maintains some of the world's most sought after cars. Under his care of luxury, exotic, and classic cars, Marcus has become a valuable resource for owners of these fine automobiles from all over the world.

563: David Wiener is the President of David Wiener Ventures; he's an artist, designer, entrepreneur, and photographer. Jul 28, 2016

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David Wiener is the President of David Wiener Ventures where he operates a variety of business ventures including M&M Activities where he consults corporate clients. David has launched numerous businesses, products, and brands since 1982 including SoundTube Entertainment, Landspeeder, and he's worked with major corporations including Ferrari, Nike, The Gap, Cannondale, MTV and many others. He is President and CEO of 7Tunnels, an encryption technology company and he spends a great deal of time creating fine art pieces, many with an automotive theme. His Respect The Music Foundation works with students, adults, musicians, recording engineers, scientists, doctors, journalists and others to develop effective programs and charitable services.

562: Dieter-Heinz Kijora owns HG Motorsports in San Diego, California. Jul 27, 2016

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Dieter-Heinz Kijora owns HG Motorsports in San Diego, California. There he and his team collaborate to deliver the best service in the industry. Fueled by passion they ensure unmatched service for every client they serve. HG Motorsports provides maintenance, service, functional high-performances installations, track prep, and fabrication for high performance automobiles. His legacy goes back to his grandfather Heinz who crewed for the legendary Augie Pabst Racing and later owned Heinz-Gietz Autohouse, a Mercedes Benz dealership in La Jolla, California. Dieter's mission is to transform a driver's passion in to a high-performance vehicles by striving for excellence.

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