Von Hot Rod Valdez is a lifelong hotrodder who has become a legend in pinstriping. You’ll find him at car shows throughout the country, and the world, sharing his story, his passion, and his art with the automotive and motorsports industry. Born into an automotive family his father Ben was known as “The Rod Father” and Hot Rod eventually created his own hotrod shop in California, a business he built over 20 years before selling it to focus solely on pinstriping and taking this cool art form to the mainstream public. He is a speaker, a teacher, a mentor and is known as “The Master of the Fine Line.” He has appeared on numerous television shows around the world and been the honored guest at many domestic and international car shows.

Marikay Satryano is the Executive Director of the Malcolm Pray Achievement Center a role she has enjoyed since 2014. The Pray Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, continues the work of Malcolm Pray through the Malcolm Pray Achievement Center. Malcolm Pray’s passion for automobiles and his journey as an entrepreneur continues to inspire young people, families, and youth groups through innovative programs. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Cum Laude and University Honors with Distinction from The School of International Service, American University, Washington, DC, a Certificate of Graduate Studies from the University of Florence, Italy, a Masters in Teaching, Fordham University and an Associates of Applied Science in Nursing.  

Karl Troy owns European Road and Racing in North Charleston, South Carolina. He opened his business in 1990. Way back in 1985, Karl worked for BRUN Motorsport preparing a Porsche 962 for the IMSA series. In 1986, he and his team became World Champions. Today, he and his European Road and Racing Team are luxury car service experts caring for a wide variety of vehicles including all manufacturer services, inspections, diagnostics, engine repair and replacement, suspension, transmissions, parts, and much more. They perform complete performance builds and upgrades plus they offer driver’s coaching for DE and Road racing events.

Simon Kidston is known around the world as a multilingual classic car commentator and columnist, consultant and entrepreneur. Above all, he is recognized as a deeply knowledgeable adviser on the purchase and sale of rare classics. The company Simon founded in 2006, Kidston SA, has been responsible for the sale of some of the world’s highest-value motor cars. Simon developed this knowledge through his early working life in the auction world, co-founding Geneva-based Brooks Europe, lately Bonhams, and staging some of the most glamourous classic car sales ever experienced. More recently, Simon devised and launched K500, an online resource that gives honest opinions and unbiased insights into the automotive collector car market. 

Richard Farler is the General Sales Manager at O’Gara Group, an award-winning factory-authorized dealer for Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, McLaren, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars serving Southern California in San Diego and La Jolla. Richard is originally from the UK and has lived in the USA for 30+ years. He was a professional soccer player and served in the British Army as part of the Royal Military Police. He started a car business in Germany and has been in the automotive industry for close to 41 years. He has been a GM for dealers, operated a consulting business identifying best practices for dealers and loves riding motorcycles and travel when he’s not volunteering and attending charity events or spending time with his six grandchildren.

Mark Wilson grew up in a car family with a father who is an automotive journalist and a mother who loves motorsports. He worked with Stewart Paterson in his race prep shop and was gifted a Formula Ford which he promptly started racing. Mark’s career started as a test driver for marketing claims and progressed into high-performance driver coaching and marketing events. He travels the country to work with OEMs, he coaches private clients, and he even trains special forces. In 2016, he set his sights higher and embarked on a flying journey with a goal to be a commercial pilot allowing him to fulfill his ultimate dream of flying and driving fast.

Jake Raby is the Founder and President of Raby Enterprises, a company he established in 1998. Think of him as an owner, inventor, and a developer. He started working with Porsche engines at the age of 13 and he founded Raby’s Aircooled Technology, a company specializing in high-performance air-cooled engines for Porsche and VW applications. He holds 5 U.S. patents and recently completed his second step-by-step engine rebuilding video titled ‘A Focus on M9X Engine Assembly’. Jake worked with Tony Callas of Callas Rennsport, a past Cars Yeah guest, as his co-instructor. Today he’s teamed up with his 8-year-old daughter, Ava, to form a training program aimed at helping children to help them with mechanical things, learning components, disassembling and reassembling things in a series of multi-media resources including a step-by-step video.

Once upon a time, there was a rebellious, button-pushing, tattooed-pizza-bagel loving Italian-Jewish woman from North Jersey. Rebecca Schindler chose the road less traveled and with her kids in-tow, pushed life’s boundaries and sought some adventure. Rebecca is a “SheCanic" at a woman-owned and run automotive repair shop in the Philadelphia area titled Girls Auto Clinic. She likes to fly by the seat of her pants yet has some bold plans for her own automotive business in the future. Rebecca is the niece of past Cars Yeah Guest, Francis Abates.

Jeff Broadus has been involved in the automotive industry throughout his professional career. He began with a pioneering lifestyle magazine, The Robb Report. Then he joined Car Collector magazine as the Marketing Director and in 1992, became publisher/owner of that publication. In 2010, he sold the publishing company and all its assets. Over the next nine years, he managed a national marketing campaign for both Heacock Classic and Grundy Insurance groups before retiring from the insurance business. Today in his new venture, Jeff has joined the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union as VP/Executive Director of Special Projects. Among his many responsibilities, is one of his favorite tasks to manage the growth and success of the MIDFLORIDA Auto Show and Lake Mirror Concours. The event takes place in Lakeland, Florida, and this year will celebrate its 21^st year, October 16 – 18, 2020.

Donnie Gould has been a car specialist and partner at RM Sotheby’s since 2002. He has had more than two decades in the vintage automobile auction and restoration industry and his vast knowledge of classic cars stems from his learning first-hand from his father, Tiny Gould, one of the first full-time antique automobile dealers in the country. Donnie played an integral role in developing RM’s Florida auction presence and was a natural choice for president when RM established its subsidiary company, Auctions America, in 2010. He was a Vintage Winston Cup racer and has a strong familiarity with a wide variety of vintage marques. Donnie is a long-time member of the CCCA, the SAAC, the Austin-Healey Vintage Racing Club, and he’s a lifetime member of the AACA.