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2500: Collin Hungate Jul 11, 2024

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Collin Hungate started Sport Driving Motors in 2023. He rents Porsches for drivers to use at HPDE events and for recreational lapping programs. Collin, his father, and brother have enjoyed driving at race tracks for years, in all kinds of different Porsche models including base 911s to GT3s and everything in between. Today, Collin has a fleet of 5 Porsches to rent at his home track, Pacific Raceways, in the Pacific Northwest. He has his sights set on expanding to other tracks starting next year. Growing up in the Tacoma, Washington area, volunteering in the community and supporting local businesses are important and he plans to stay put here and focus on family, faith, and growing his business.

2499: Neil Smith Jul 04, 2024

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Neil Smith, like many kids, got his love of motorsport from his father. His passion for the sport was fueled by weekends spectating at English race tracks and watching the Formula 1 on the TV. But it was sports car racing that really caught his imagination, initially with Group C and later, after a move to the USA, with IMSA. Trips to the Le Mans 24 Hours added to the experience, and in the 2000s his hobby of writing a blog about racing turned into actual reporting on the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am for the predecessor of SportsCar365.com. After building a career in the tech industry, Neil returned to writing in 2018, beginning work on his debut book titled On The Prowl: The Definitive History of the Walkinshaw Jaguar Sports Car Team uncovering the fascinating stories, anecdotes, and intrigue from those who were there. His book is published by our friends at David Bull Publishing.

2498: Hartmut Feyhl Jun 27, 2024

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Hartmut Feyhl is the Founder of RENNtech that is the premier Mercedes-Benz specialist and leading tuning authority for luxury European vehicles including Porsche, Audi, Bentley, Aston Martin and others. With a background of 12 plus years at AMG Germany, followed by serving as the Technical Director of AMG North America, Hartmut is regarding as the foremost authority on Mercedes Tuning in the USA. RENNTech's principle is "Performance without Compromise", a philosophy evident in their extensive line of high-performance products and customizations that include tuning solutions for AMG vehicles. Their comprehensive approach to tuning solutions with in-house design, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities their state-of-the-art engineering and equipment allows for proprietary tuning products of the highest standards.

2497: Chanterria McGilbra Jun 20, 2024

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Chanterria McGilbra is the Executive Director of the Prancing Ponies Foundation whose mission is 'Creating Women Leaders One Girl at a Time'. This premier women's car show was established in 2017 and is the only show that exclusively focuses on women and their automobiles. The show is a fundraiser to fund opportunities for low-income women to attend leadership conferences to advance their careers and better their family's lives. The women's car show theme is Rhinestone Cowgirls and will honor Women in Automotive. This premier experience takes place during Car Week, with the Prancing Ponies Mixer on Wednesday, Aug 14th at Carmel Plaza and the car show on Thursday, August 15 on Ocean Avenue in Carmel by the Sea.

2496: Mike Dale Jun 13, 2024

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Michael Dale was the President of Jaguar North America from 1990 until 2000. He was responsible for British Leyland's and Jaguar North America's racing activities, which involved joining forces with Group 44 to achieve numerous SCCA National Championships and bringing Jaguar back to its racing roots at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mike will be part of a panel on this year's Philadelphia Concours d'Elegance event discussing the racing and production history of Jaguar, the featured marque, on Sunday June 23 at the concours. The concours and discussion will take place at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia.

2495: Torsten Gross Jun 06, 2024

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Torsten Gross is a maverick in every sense of the word. Not happy with the status quo, mixed with his entrepreneurial drive, he enjoys the challenge of the word "no." As a C6 Quadriplegic since the age of 15, he has heard that word often, yet still finds his way to "yes." This drive has led him to become the world's only Quadriplegic who is a Rescue Scuba Diver, completing 12 marathons in 12 months and into his latest adventure as a race car driver. In 2023, Torsten competed in the International GT, HSR and World Racing League races in his hand-controlled Porsche 981 Cayman. Alongside his adrenaline-seeking events, Torsten has had a successful marketing career as a strategist. He currently works as the Chief Marketing Officer of MateriaMX. He is also the co-founder of Just Hands Foundation, a charity that helps hand-control drivers enter the world of performance driving.

2494: Sani Ronen May 30, 2024

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Sani Ronen is the Director of Product Marketing at Arbe, where they are driving a zero-road-fatality reality by enabling truly safe driver-assist systems while paving the way to full autonomous driving. Sani's defined and executed hardware and software roadmaps in a comprehensive 3-5 year plan for Arbe. As the automotive industry moves towards hands free driving, the sensors in the sensor suite become more and more critical since they are responsible for the safety of the vehicle. To meet the expectations of the hands-free driving experience, radar must offer diversity and redundancy to the other sensors (cameras and lidar) and provide perception at a long range and at all speeds.

2493: Ron Carlsten May 23, 2024

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Hot Rod Ron Carlsten is a long-time fixture in the traditional hot rod world who promoted some of the first nostalgia hot rod shows in Southern Arizona. His Checkered Strip Productions in Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly in Tucson, Arizona, are well known. He is a custom car builder and hot rod culture broker who has been building cars since 1984 and has built multiple vehicles that have been featured in numerous magazines, ranging from Volkswagen to Hot Rods. Ron's an experienced car appraiser who has worked for numerous commercial and community stations, managed bands, worked as a booking agent, content creator and as a moderator for online communities. He has curated art shows at major galleries featuring hot rod art and hosted major annual car shows.

2492: Ed Fallon May 16, 2024

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Ed Fallon has been immersed in the world of collector cars for over four decades and lives on his own private island off the state of Minnesota. Operating Cave Creek Classics, a high-end boutique dealership from Arizona, his transactions with buyers and sellers are of the highest caliber, sourcing and selling French marques such as Voisin, Hispano Suiza, and Delahaye, as well as great American classics including Duesenberg that appeal to blue chip collectors and connoisseurs.

2491: David Lichter May 09, 2024

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David Lichter is the Founder and Owner of Lock Horns, whose locking system patent is the foundation of their first product to market, Wheel Locks… that Actually Lock!™ While standard wheel 'locks' don't actually lock, the Lock Horns brand employs a double-lock technology for enhanced layers of protection, including a personalized coded lock and key needed for installation and removal. In 2009 David woke up to his new car on cinder blocks, wheels nearly stolen. After searching the market unsuccessfully for a higher quality wheel locking system, he finally decided to 'reinvent the wheel' lock, and created his brand to help millions of car owners protect themselves and their families. David's goal is to 'lock horns' with thieves and provide a superior wheel theft deterrent for customers!

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