John Starkey is a self-confessed racing fanatic, works as a consultant, researcher, author, and has written over twenty four books including his new book titled Lola GT: The DNA Of The Ford GT40, published by Veloce.  His love for cars led him to write his first book on sports and racing cars.

This is a very special Mile-Marker show because today I celebrate 9 years of producing and hosting the Cars Yeah podcast. I am honored to have brought you 2,325 shows and shared the stories of so many Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts™. I thank you for riding along with me and giving me your time by listening. One of my past Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts, Gregg Blue, after appearing here on Cars Yeah, asked if he could interview me. So today I am in Maui with a friend by the name of Gregg Blue who’s going to be flipping the mic and giving me what he calls a Hawaiin “Gregg’s Grilling”. So buckle up and perhaps you’ll learn a thing or two about me, the story behind Cars Yeah, and my life-long passion for cars and people’s stories. Like an un-chartered road trip, who knows where this will go…

Andy Chatham is the Founder and Co-CEO of DIMO. DIMO = Digital Infrastructure for Moving Objects. DIMO helps you get more from driving, saves you money, and teaches you how to better take care of your vehicles. You’ll contribute to a future where driving apps work for vehicle owners, not the companies that build them—simply by sharing your data. 

Stefan Johansson spent most of his life racing cars, with a 10-year career in Formula 1, driving for Ferrari and McLaren Formula 1. He won the prestigious Le Mans 24 hour race for Porsche, spent 5 years racing Indy cars, raced sports cars and all told spent over 30 years racing at the highest levels of Motorsport. In parallel he has always had a strong interest in art and design and in 1986 when his close friend and driving colleague Elio De Angelis was killed in a racing accident, Stefan decided to pick up a canvas and a brush and paint something in his honor. Thirty-four years later his art and life have evolved into a new reality and today he spends the same time and focus on perfecting the craft of being an artist that he did when he was professionally racing.

Lt. Col Jordan Smith is the Director of Operations, 89^th Attack Squadron, in the United States Air Force. He leads MQ-9 pilots, sensor operators, and intelligence professionals in worldwide combat operations. His active-duty assignments include three operational tours with the 432d Wing and Training Tour with the 12^th Flying Freedom, Enduring Freedom, Freedom’s Sentinel, Inherent Resolve, and Resolute Support. Jordan has more than 5,500 hours flying and has piloted MQ-9A, MQ-1B, T-1, and T-6 aircraft. Did I mention he is also a die-hard automotive enthusiast and a photographer for Linkage magazine? Jordan’s call-sign is ‘Joker’.

Michael Milne is an automotive writer, author, and nomad. In 2011 he and his wife Larissa quit their jobs, sold their house, gave away their possessions, and took off from their hometown of Philadelphia to travel around the world. After twelve years, they are still on the road as full-time global adventurers, sharing their journey on their website, Changes In Longitude. 

James Muirhead is Head of Sales for Automotive at Bridge of Weir Leather. He has been working there for over 17 years however his relationship with the brand goes back generations. James is the great-great-grandson of Arthur Muirhead who founded their Family-Owned Scottish leather-making company in 1905. 

Kenny Youngblood is one of the most prolific automotive artists in the field and its most significant pioneer. He started drawing “slingshot” fuel dragsters in 1960 and if you’re into motor sports, no doubt you’ll know his art. In his early twenties he built and drove fuel dragsters of his own. His clients were the who’s who of racing and his talents were put on many of the great funny cars of the seventies including the Snake & Mongoose, the Blue Max, Black Magic, and dozens more. 

Nolan Browning is the Marketing Director for Motul USA, a French manufacturer of high-performance engine oils and lubricants. Nolan started his career as an independent automotive blogger and journalist, writing for outlets including DigitalTrends, and his own site, TheignitionBlog.com. He spent seven years running the automotive content team and forum communities at Internet Brands Automotive Group, known for sites like CorvetteForum, HondaTech, LS1Tech, and Ford-Trucks.com.

Vernon Estes is an automotive enthusiast stricken with a severe addiction to all things related to the cars produced by Carroll Shelby's band of Southern California hotrodders- Shelby American Inc. Vernon operates Vernon Estes Classics out of the Kansas City area. The company specializes in the buying and selling of some of the rarest and highest quality Shelby Mustangs, Cobras, and other performance Fords which exist in the world today. He’s working with Mecum Auctions offering  over 450 Carroll Shelby artifacts at No Reserve through May 23 and 30, 2023.

Will Sellenraad is the Founder of Collector Chassis, a community for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors to showcase, spectate, buy, and sell vintage, classic and special interest vehicles. Will is an entrepreneur in the IT services industry. He has held a variety of executive management positions including CRO, Co-Founder, and President. His experience includes growing startup companies to over $25 million in revenue. His car addiction began at a very young age building model cars and from that it grew into fixing up real cars, auto crossing, attending car events, and buying enthusiast cars.

Pete and Fran Thelander are MG enthusiasts. It all started when Pete bought his first MG, while serving in the Army in Germany, a 1954 MG TF. It’s a vehicle he and Fran have restored and still own today. He and Fran are part of the group of enthusiasts who founded the Vintage MG Club of Southern California in 1971 and the annual MG Gathering of the Faithful West in 1973. This October 16 through the 20^th they will celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the marque with a huge gathering. You can learn more at GOFsest.org.

Gary Digva is the Founder of Road Angel. Their award-winning, ground-breaking design, and technology supports a broad range from dash camera to speed awareness to integrated car stereos, all designed to help support motorists, keeping you stay safe on the road. 

Sean Mathis founded Miles Through Time Automotive Museum in 2017 with only one car, his Pop's 1959 Cadillac. Now his award-winning museum displays over 100 years of automotive history with over 70 vehicles and 5,000 model cars. Sean is also the owner of Vintage Garage Antiques and the creator of the Automotive Museum Guide. 

Tiffanie Hartenstein is the CEO and co-founder of Oracle Lighting who directly manages the day-to-day operations. Since 1999 Oracle Lighting has developed custom lighting solutions for a wide variety of vehicles and applications. Tiffanie and her talented team have grown Oracle Lighting both in size and revenue for over 15 years. They have helped ORACLE Lighting make 9 consecutive appearances on the Inc Magazine Inc.500/5000 list, which highlights the nation's fastest growing small businesses. In 2021, Oracle Lighting received SEMA’s Manufacturer of the Year Award as well as being recognized as the #1 Fastest Growing company in the Greater New Orleans Metro Area.

Patrick McKay is the Founder of Asphalt-Assault magazine, a publication designed to allow automotive enthusiasts to share their passions with each other. It's an attempt at a cross-culture intermixing of enthusiasts, and a broadening of enthusiast's perspective of the automotive hobby. 

Gary Duncan is the Founder and Owner of Duncan Imports. He has imported over 4,000 RHD drive vehicles since 2016 and has 2 locations, one in Christiansburg, Virginia and the other in Smyrna, Tennessee near Nashville. Many recognize Gary as the King of the Japanese Domestic Market, known as the JDM marketplace. 

Colin Mullan is a racer and the 2020 GT4 American SprintX Champion, co-driving with Jarett Andretti in the Silver class. He was nominated as a GT4 driver of the year in 2021 by Sportscar365. Colin is experienced in a variety of disciplines of racing, achieving success in touring car, open-wheel, GT, and prototype categories. He earned the 2018 Team USA Scholarship, joining an alumni list featuring numerous Indycar and IMSA Champions and he was one of the youngest winners in history in the  IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge. Off track Colin is a mechanical engineering student at Ohio State University and set to graduate in 2024. He is also the Parkinson’s Research ambassador with the Danville d’Elegance Foundation.

Jurgis Plikaitis is the Founder and CEO of EpicVin, a leading provider of vehicle history reports based on their own blockchain technology. He is a seasoned expert in online US vehicle auctions and a pioneer in the development of innovative vehicle data tools. With a track record of success as a serial entrepreneur, Jurgis has built multiple companies at the forefront of the automotive industry. His unparalleled experience and passion for revolutionizing the way people buy and sell vehicles have earned him a reputation as a thought leader and trusted advisor in the field.

Ray Shaffer is a Car Specialist and Ambassador for Broad Arrow and Hagerty Marketplace. He is a Porsche personality and expert on the marque with over 32 years of experience in the automotive and motorsports profession. Before joining Broad Arrow Group Ray spent 7 years at Porsche Cars North America at their Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta where he served as a manager for Porsche Classic Market Development and aa their Heritage Gallery Curator. He is a racer who started driving in Sprint Karts and today races a RAD-era, factory built Porsche 944 Turbo Cup car.

Mariusz Bekas is the Design Manager for the Polish EV startup brand Izera. Currently he is responsible for their design operations in exterior, interior, and HMI development.  Izera is part of a new global partnership between parent company ElectroMobility Poland, Geely Automotive, and world renown design house Pininfarina. 

Peter Coleman is the EU Marketing Manager at Ecobat Solutions, a world leader in the production of lead, lead alloys, and the recycling of lead batteries. Peter began his career in motorsports working for a track day company organizing events around the UK at venues including Silverstone and Donington Park. He was a brand manager at Bridgestone North Europe as well. Since 2017 Peter has served on the Editorial Board of the British Racing Drivers’ Club Bulletin, based at Silverstone.

Tom Seward is the Account Director on the Ecobat team supporting the Automotive space. Ecobat is a world’s biggest battery recycler meeting essential energy storage needs by making the business of batteries safter and more sustainable for a circular energy economy. 

Ray Iddings got his start in automotive entertainment in 2005 when he developed, produced and hosted a Internet Radio Show. This lead to Ray becoming a Producer and eventually a Show Runner, having produced and developed unscripted series for 16 years. Ray Joined Brian Bassone a year ago to launch Speedtube TV, a streaming automotive channel that just changed it's name to PowerTube TV.

Richard Parks was born during WWII and raised in Orange County, California. Richard is a writer and has penned over 200 biographies including the history of his father Wally Parks who was the Founder, President, and Chairman of the National Hot Rod Association, better known as the NHRA. Wally was instrumental in establishing drag racing as a legitimate amateur and profession motorsport.

Cord Kisthardt is a racer who has been involved in the automotive world throughout his life. His racing career spans many types of motorsports including quarter midgets, micro sprints, sprint cars, and sports cars. Today he’s racing Corvettes in the SCCA Hoosier Tire Super Tour, SVRA, HSR, and VRG. Cord grew up around vintage cars, particularly Ferraris, and continues to be involved in automotive related activities.

Steve Bortolotti is the General Manager at Pfaff Motorsports, one of the most successful sports car racing programs in North America. The team's long history includes Championships in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge, the Pirelli World Challenge, and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. This year’s drivers include Klause Bachler, Laurens Vanthroor, and Patrick Pilet. Long time listeners will remember Laurance Yap, Pfaff’s Marketing Director, is a past guest on Cars Yeah.

Joey Geurts is the Collector Car Community Specialist for the NSM Insurance Group. NSM owns several collector car insurance companies including American Collectors Insurance, JC Taylor, Heacock Classic and others. Joey is a lifelong automotive and motorcycle enthusiast with a passion for the culture and people in our car hobby above all else. 

Max Monahan is one of the Pros at Classic.com as well as their Business Development Specialist, helping dealers list their inventory on Classic.com’s powerful search engine. As a Pro, Max is passionate about helping private sellers get the best price possible for their classic trucks through the platform. 

Betty Lou Parrish is a Tennessee High School student who is passionate about vehicle restoration and is paving the way for young women in the restoration industry. She is part of the RPM Foundation’s network and worked with mentor Kayleigh Andrews from LaVine Restorations where she has been offered a summer internship and full time employment upon graduation.  Fresh off a Spring Break trip with her grandfather, who helps her learn automotive restoration, where they visited restoration shops and museum. She and her grandfather have more trips planned this summer.

Gordon Maltby was introduced to Porsches in 1973 when he bought a 1969 911S. He was the editor and publisher of Porsche 356 Registry magazine for years. Twenty-six years later he retired, having developed the magazine into the premier publication on old Porsches. During that time his company RPM Auto Books also published several Porsche titles about the 356, 911 and 912. Today Gordon shares his new book, commissioned by Motorbooks, “Porsche 356, 75th Anniversary” celebrating the first Porsche model and the company’s early history.

Laurel McFarlane is the CEO of McFarlane Promotions, an award-winning Southern California’s premier events and promotions company specializing in virtual, hybrid, and live events. With a flawless reputation for executing the most popular and prestigious events, she and her team offer creativity, contacts, and the most professional attention to detail for unique experiences across industries and the Country. They promote the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance and Broad Arrow Group on their annual calendar of auctions Nationwide as well as on Hagerty’s Motorlux as part of Monterey Car Week.

Scott Teeters is an automotive artist and writer whose work includes a collection of muscle car art, hot rod nostalgia posters, exotic sports car lithographs, Shelby Mustang, Shelby Cobra artwork, and more. Scott helps manage the Lake Country Cruisers Cars Show in Lake Placid, Florida and is the webmaster for their events and the Communications Director.

Aloisa Ruf is a petrol head, an artist, a designer, and working on her bachelor degree in brand and communication design. She is also part of RUF Automobile in their public relations, marketing, and occasionally on the production line as a mechanic. Aloisa is also the daughter of Alois and Estonia Ruf, both are past guests here on Cars Yeah. For 84 years, RUF Automobile has worked in pursuit of the perfect driving experience. 

Brad Rosen is the Co-Founder and COO of NODAR, the leading provider of camera-based 3D vision technology. Their product is a crucial component in the development of ADAS and autonomous vehicles, bringing safety, advanced performance, and cost-effectiveness to the automotive market. NODAR's award-winning 3D vision platform, called Hammerhead, delivers reliable, ultra-precise, and real-time 3D sensing at an ultra-long-range (up to 1000 meters), providing better-than-LiDAR 3D data at the price point of camera technology. 

Anand Nandakumar is the CEO and Founder of Halo.Car, the leading provider of remote delivered electric vehicles. Halo's mission is to rapidly accelerate the global transition to electric vehicles without the need of private car ownership. Prior to founding Halo he led the perception team at Uber’s self-driving division where he oversaw the deep learning imaging research teams. 

John Pampu, a self-described Auto Maven, has been insuring and inspiring car enthusiasts for over 25 years. His passion for the classic car industry is legendary. He was VP of Marketing and Sales at Hagerty Insurance, the CEO at Big John Sports, he’s an athletic coach and today an independent insurance agent. John combines his love of people with his love of cars as an automotive coach, consultant, and guide. 

Mike Pedrick, a cybersecurity, privacy, and risk management executive consultant by trade, has been an automotive enthusiast since he purchased his first car. He is active with Rally North America, that has made a tremendous impact for multiple charities, hundreds of participants, and is the source of great memories for Mike with his late son Caleb.

Bruce Junor is a docent at this year’s La Jolla Concours. He and the docent team offer informed tours for special guests at concours. His career as an engineer includes time with Ford Aerospace, he worked with Carroll Shelby at Shelby-American in the mid 60s and was the Programs Manager, responsible for sales, manufacturing, and logistics at All American Racers working with Dan Gurney, manufacturing and selling the EAGLE race cars and spare parts. 

Bob Kerner is the Co-Chairman of the La Jolla Concours d’ Elegance and Chair of the Concours Car Selection Committee. He is the Senior Vice President of Risk Strategies Insurance Brokers.  His passion for the collector car hobby and the La Jolla Concours d’ Elegance began back in 2013. Bob is also a Docent at the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. You’ll find him at numerous automotive events across the country.

Wayne Craig is the Chief Docent and on the Car Sourcing Committee at the La Jolla Concours d’Elegance, Docent Chair at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Chief Docent at the Hillsborough Concours and Hagerty Junior Judges Leader, the Race Car Chair and Board Member at the Ironstone Concours, a Black Hawk Museum Docent, and photojournalist for various publications and concours programs.

Nigel Matthews is the Chief Judge and on the Selection Committee at this year's La Jolla Concours d'Elegance. He is a Chief Judge at numerous concours events throughout the world. In 2015 Nigel was one of the founding members of ICJAG (International Chief Judge Advisory Group) and took over from Ed Gilbertson, as the Chairman in 2020. Since 2005 Nigel has judged most of the major concours events around the globe and he has written classic car columns in the Canadian press and numerous automotive magazines. 

Germany Greer has embraced a deep abiding love for classic cars since his childhood. He has restored over 35 automobiles ranging from a 1954 Crown Victoria to a 1972 BMW Bavaria. He's a photographer, writer for several publications including Automobilia, the S.L. Market Letter, the Mercedes-Benz Star, and Hemmings Classic Car, and traveler. 

Kelly Crandall has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013. She  joined RACER.com as chief NASCAR writer in 2017 and her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. She’s also the host of Racing Writers Podcast where she interviews and shares stories from drivers and personalities in NASCAR, NHRA, and others. Her first book is titled NASCAR 75 years which she co-authored with Al Pearce, Mike Hembree and Jimmy Creed. It is an illustrated story of NASCAR stock racing in America, a decade-by-decade history of celebrations, photography, and legendary drivers and teams. The book is published by Motorbooks.

Randy Nonnenberg is the Co-founder of Bring a Trailer, the premier online auction marketplace for collectible vehicles, parts, and more. In March of this year they hit 100,000 auctions by selling their company-owned 1973 Datsun 240Z with proceeds going to The Piston Foundation. Your daily dose of BaT is like having your own personal assistant who scouts out all the cool cars, trucks, and motorcycles for sale. But be careful… this site is addictive!

Jeremy Berger is a film producer and director from Brooklyn who founded HooptieFilms. His feature debut, 'Hoopties', will be released on April 4th, 2023. Hoopties tells the tale of three teams, of automotive enthusiasts, who are desperately trying to win the 24 Hours of Lemons, an endurance car race for vehicles purchased for under $500.

Chris Jacobs is a host and television personality with a well-known passion for automobiles. You’ve seen him on the TV shows Overhaulin’ and Long Lost Family as well as hosting Mecum auctions, SEMA Live on Motor Trend, The Insider, Entertainment Tonight, SpeedFreaks and the popular Dream Collections with Chris Jacobs. Chris is also a spokesperson for numerous brands including Finale Speed, a company that builds carbon-fiber bodied 1970 Dodge Charger, ’69 Camaros and more.

Daniel Curtis is an American automotive enthusiast who founded Classic Auto Appraiser, an appraising and inspecting business. Daniel is also a Classic.com Pro. As a Pro he helps people sell their cars while advising them on the more technical points, including the current market valuation, and where the vehicle falls into the market according to condition, options and equipment. 

David Glessner is the Founder and Owner of David Glessner Works; a media production company. He and his team specialize in the marketing automotive and lifestyle content, as well as consumer products. David’s goal is to strive to adapt their own twist and style in their media productions that leaves long and lasting impressions on the consumer and success with his client goals.

Doug Evans has been in the specialty automotive aftermarket business for over 40 years. He is currently a Senior Advisor, focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions, for Radial Equity Partners where they focus on investments in vehicle aftermarket companies. He has volunteered for SEMA for over 20 years in various positions and has been recognized with several industry awards, including the SEMA Person of the Year Award, ARMO Hall of Fame, SBN Athena Award and he is a member of the prestigious SEMA Hall of Fame. Doug is also a recipient of the Lee Iacocca Lifetime Achievement Award.

Richard Rawlings is the automotive enthusiast and entrepreneur behind Dallas Texas’s Gas Monkey Garage and the Discovery channel’s Fast N’ Loud TV, Garage Rehab, Demolition Theater, and Misfit Garage shows. Gas Monkey Garage is introducing their Giveaway #5 and will be giving away a 2023 Dodge Challenger Jailbreak allocation with the ultimate customization experience. This Challenger is an 800+ horsepower ride and one of the last V-8 models Dodge will make as they move toward EV vehicles. With Richard’s connections he’s giving his allocation Challenger to one lucky fan and it includes the ultimate personalized muscle car experience a trip to the Gas Monkey Garage where Richard will help the winner spec out his new ride. Contest ends April 20, 2023 so enter today.

Myles Kornblatt has a lifelong passion for automobiles and that has led him to hit the road searching for interesting cars. He's a journalist and his new book is titeld Max Hoffman: Million Dollar Middleman that charts the career of Hoffman, a U.S. dealer who represented Jaguar, Porsche, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Fit, Lancia, BMW, and many other European car brands during the decades following WWII. Sometimes the hero, sometimes the villain, Max Hoffman was the unseen puppet master behind many of today’s best classics.

Colin Comer is the Founder of Colin’s Classic Automobiles. His extensive range of automotive knowledge, and over 35 years of experience, has made him one of the foremost experts in the collector car hobby. As an author Colin’s written numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning books, his most recent is titled Shelby American 60 Years of High Performance, published by Motorbooks and co-written by Richard J. Kopec. 

Mike Spagnola is the CEO of the Specialty Equipment Market Association known as SEMA. In addition to running the SEMA Garage - Product Development Center in Diamond Bar, CA, Mike manages the SEMA Garage near Detroit, Michigan, where advanced testing for advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) and emissions take place. Mike has also served for 6 years on the SEMA Board of Directors.

Simon Fisher grew up in Surrey, England, not far from Tilburstow Hill, scene of some of S.F. Edge’s early competition success. His passion and ownership of elderly cars in England including two Napiers while his Alvis Firefly spent many years with him in Nairobi. Today Simon will share his book S.F. Edge: Maker of Motoring History published by our friends at EVRO Publishing. It’s a fascinating story about an even more fascinating man, Selwyn Francis Edge.

Pandora Paúl is the Curator at America’s Automotive Trust and LeMay America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Pandora was part of the team at the San Diego Automotive Museum, creating award-winning exhibits. She served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Automobile Museums. 

Bobbie DuMelle is the Executive Vice President of CTEK and has over 25 years in the automotive and battery industry. CTEK is the global leader in battery maintenance products for cars, trucks, power sports, and more. 

Bill Crawley is the founder and CEO of Lithium Auto Elixirs, a company that makes uniquely formulated detailing products. He took what he learned about 'formulating chemicals and starting brands' and proceeded to ruin every saucepan in his house, perfecting the products that would become Lithium Auto Elixirs. 

Fireball Tim is a true legend in the car design world, having designed vehicles, set, props, weapons, costumes, and more for over 400 of Hollywood’s biggest films including Batman, Knight Rider, Jurassic Park, and Monster Garage. 

Joey Pomerenke is the Director of Consignments at CLASSIC.COM. He spent his early career in marketing leadership roles at venture-backed technology startups. Joey founded an agency that worked directly with over 100 technology startups on growth initiatives and after selling his last company, he combined his expertise in marketing and PR with his passion for automobiles -- founding a successful automotive marketing company that landed on the Inc 500 list of fastest growing private companies in the US in 2021. He’s an avid collector with an eclectic selection of cars in his stable. Joey joined CLASSIC.COM in October 2022 to launch their new CLASSIC.COM Pro initiative.

Jim Ciardella  met Brian Burnett, owner of Ferrari of Los Gatos, and over the years learned about that iconic dealership via Brian’s Stories. This led to Jim authoring a book titled The Dealer, the untold story of how one California dealership fueled the rise of Ferrari cars in America, published by Prometheus Books. It takes us back to 1975 and the no-fear attitude of an endless passion for classic cars, and operating unlike any dealer before, making owning part of the Ferrari mystique possible.

Bill Reidy is the Vice President of Sales at Handwrytten, global leader in handwritten notes and creators of robotic writing machines that mimic actual handwriting helping auto dealerships to enhance customer experience through personalized notes for various occasions. 

Divya Sangameshwar is the insurance expert and spokesperson at ValuePenguin and has been sharing industry statistics about insurance since 2014. Today she’ll share her State of Auto Insurance Report and more about the automotive insurance industry in the new year that will affect you. Divya is passionate about helping Americans understand their insurance and its impact on their finances.

Aileen Santiago is a 17 years old, high school Junior at Design and Architecture Senior High in Miami, Florida. Aileen is the Grand Prize winner of the RPM Foundation’s Design Without Limits Competition sponsored by Prometheus. The competition took place at the Motorcar Cavalcade in Miami, where she presented her design to four established automotive design judges. The students were tasked to design a vehicle for the driving experience, focusing on styling and performance with no restrictions on fuel efficiency or aerodynamics.

David Voxlin is Director of Behavior Change and Sustainability at SKIM, a global decision behavior research consultancy. Skim recently conducted research into consumer attitudes, emotions, and knowledge as to what may be holding back mass EV-adoption. Their results identified the gaps in people’s understanding which are surprising to many in the industry. 

Crispian Besley is a first-time author with a lifelong interest in cars and passion for motor racing. He’s done some racing himself and more recently enjoys historic single seat race cars including a Cooper F1, as well as Brabham, and Surtees F2 cars. Crispian’s main focus has been racing Historic Formula Junior which he has raced all over Europe, in New Zealand and America in a variety of cars which include, Gemini, Lotus, Osca, Elva and Cooper. Today he’s here to share his first book, Driven To Crime: True stories of wrongdoing in motor racing, published by EVRO Publishing.

Shelby Edwards is the General Manager of Constellium’s Automotive Structures business in North America. Shelby became the Plant Manager for the Automotive Structures facility in Van Buren, Michigan, as a Tier 1 supplier of machined and assembled extrusion components to automotive OEMs. 

Devon Pastor-Guzman is TechForce Foundation’s Social Media Content Creator. He is a key contributor to TechForce’s online platform keeping us up to date on how the Foundation is supporting the automotive industry. At only 19 years of age, Devon has a life-long passion for the automotive world with a focus on motorsports. 

Julio Saiz is the Founder of The Motor Chain, a better way to manage, preserve, share, and transfer the history of your classic vehicles throughout their lifetimes. He’s conquered the documentation paradox: you own the car, but you don’t own her information. 

Bill Tybur is part of Attesa, a company that is developing a motorsports and entertainment destination, featuring residential, commercial, and industrial districts, plus a hotel and convention center, a private air strip and more. The keystone project for Attesa is the Podium Club, a private membership complex that opened Dec. 2021.  It features a road racing track surrounded by race shops, casitas, and garage mahals, a proving grounds and a high performance driving school.

Jon Saltinstall is an author who wrote the book "Niki Lauda: His Competition History," which was published by EVRO Publishing in 2019 and shortlisted for the RAC Motoring Book of the Year. Encouraged by the acclaim for his first book, he moved on to a similar project about another Ferrari star, Jacky Ickx, a driver with a truly eclectic and fascinating racing life. His new book titled Jacky Ickx: His Authorized Competition History is another winning book worth of your library. 

Gregg Blue is a collector with a passion for traveling, old cars, and finding more than unique automobiles to inspire his live. His  career has been one of discovering treasures from around the world.  He’s lived all around the world but today he lives at the bottom of Crater Road on Maui where he can enjoy driving his collection from the sea to 10,000 feet above sea level. The cars he has today are a result of buying and selling and trading for the last 50 years.

Gonen Barkan is the Chief Radar Officer at Arbe, a global leader in Perception Radar Solutions.  There he oversees the technological strategy and leads product specifications and R&D execution to drive Arbe’s innovative solution and the radar industry toward market success. 

Mike Wolfe has earned a reputation as one of the country’s foremost foragers of American history. The creator and star of History Channel’s American Pickers has made a life finding the beauty of forgotten objects and places—preserving them for the rest of us who love to collect. Mike’s here to share his passions along with As Found Collection that he’s consigned to the32nd  annual Mecum Las Vegas Motorcycles  auction taking place January 24 – 28. 

Johnny Böhmer is the Founder of JBR Proving Grounds, a company which provides guidelines, consulting, and testing in accordance with numerous testing facilities throughout the United States. Past Cars Yeah guest Richard Rawlings, of Gas Monkey garage fame, sponsored and partnered with Johnny on his “BADD GT’ project and they cemented its place as the Fastest Street Legal car in the world. They reached a stunning 310.8 MPH. 

Mercedes Thompson is a Junior at McPherson College and a recent recipient of the RPM Foundation Grant. She’s pursuing a degree in automotive restoration design with the goal to open her own business that will have a focus on automotive design and marketing. 

Jill Amadio is an author of both fiction and non-fiction books. As a journalist she has covered auto racing for Gannett Newspapers, National Speed Sports News, the Los Angeles Daily News, and other publications. As a reporter for the Bangkok Post the first race she covered was an F3 event in Macau, Hong Kong. Jill was Communications Director for Skoal Bandit Racing on several circuits including Indycars, NASCAR, Can-Am, sprint, and funny cars. She writes an award-winning mystery series and ghostwrites memoirs. She was the writer for Raoul ‘Sonny’ Balcean’s biography along working with Pete Lyons. It is an engaging memoir from one of American racing's unsung heroes.

Tom Nault’s passion for entrepreneurship, management, and turnarounds began when he was in college. Along with his fascination for companies that did great things, Tom also had a fascination with failures, how they happened and more importantly, and how they could be fixed.  Throughout his career he has created many businesses, sold them, some went on to greatness, some did not. He helped many distressed companies and learned a lot. He co-founded Exotics at Redmond Town Center that has become the largest weekly gathering of exotics and rare cars and a huge Pacific Northwest success. He joined the Board of  America’s Automotive Trust that has oversite for LeMay America’s Car Museum. When COVID struck Tom wrote a book titled How To Not F*ck Up Your Own Company: Lessons I Learned by Screwing Up.

Raoul ‘Sonny’ Balcaen grew up in Los Angeles at a time when it became the epicenter of American motor racing, nurturing a vast talent pool of people whose influence has echoed through to today. Sonny’s life is outlined in his autobiography, published by Evro, and includes co-authors Jill Amadio and past Cars Yeah guest Pete Lyons. This engaging memoir from one of American racing's unsung heroes is the very personal history of a momentous time and place in which we meet a who’s who of West Coast road-racing heroes. 

Sharon Spurlin is the owner of Classic Ads, a full-service sales and advertising agency. She is the publisher of AutoMobilia Resource magazine, a publication launched in 2018 that focuses on the collector world of automotive memorabilia. 

Brad Phillips is the Senior VP of Business Development at RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales. They conduct auctions around the world and this month they will return for their annual Arizona Auction takes place January 26th at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix where they realized over $43 million is sales in2022. 

Chuck Stanford is the Co-Founder and Selection Committee Chair of the Arizona Concours taking place on Sunday, January 22. This event starts off the New Year concours circuit and Arizona Auctions week. This concours recently announced its rebirth in Scottsdale for January 2023.  Chuck has also judged at the Hilton Head Concours d’Elegance and at the Cobble Beach Concours d’Elegance. 

Sperry Hutchinson is the Manager of Development at The Piston Foundation. The foundation builds scholarship and apprenticeship programs that serve the car community. Sperry has lived most of his life in Arizona, where he was born and raised. He has gone on to create several car rallies, serving as Chairman of the Copperstate 1000 and the world’s first vintage, off-road luxury rally, the Copperstate Overland. He also hosts AutoMoto podcast to be launched in the New Year.

Ed Winkler is the Co-Founder of the Arizona Concours taking place on Sunday, January 22. This event starts off the New Year concours circuit and Arizona Auctions week. 

Gord Duff is Global Head of Auctions for RM Sotheby’s, the world’s premier automotive auction house. He and his team conduct auctions around the world and this month they will return for their annual Arizona Auction takes place January 26th at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. 

Tony Whatley is an automotive enthusiast, a fanatic actually, an engineer, entrepreneur, mentor, and founder of 356 Driven Society and podcast. He’s a 20+ year serial entrepreneur, business coach, best-selling author and speaker. Today as we welcome in the New Year, I’ve asked Tony to share his thoughts on How To Win in the New Year, and actually, any time in your life, so that you have your best year yet in your wealth, health, mindset, and relationships. Let’s get to it!

Today's show is a Memoriam to 10 past Cars Yeah guests who we've lost this year. It's a tribute to their lives and all the things they gave to the automotive world. And it is a reminder that each day is a precious gift. I'm wishing you all a restful and healthy holiday season. I hope you get to spend time with family and friends.

Tony Dow was a film producer, director, television actor, sculptor and a lifelong automotive enthusiast. You’ll remember him for his role in the television sitcom Leave It To Beaver that ran on primetime from 1957 to 1963. Tony of course played Wally Cleaver, the eldest son of June and Ward and the wise older brother of Theodore Beaver Cleaver. 

We lost Tony in July of 2022.

Vic Elford was one of the fastest drivers of the sixties and seventies and is a racing icon in Porsche’s history. He was arguably the most versatile all around driver of all time and he’s raced and won pretty much every motoring event in Europe and the U.S. He drove for Steve McQueen in the movie Le Mans and Vic’s authored books, narrated Michel Keyser’s film The Speed Merchants..

We lost Vic in March of 2022.

Fred Simeone was the founder and Executive Director of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 80,000 square foot building houses an incredible collection of over 65 racing sports cars that encompass the words of John Stuart Mill, “Competition is indispensable to progress.” You will enjoy marques including Alfa Romeo, Porsche, Ferrari, Aston Martin, and Delahaye to name just a few. Fred was a retired neurosurgeon who donated the cars to a charitable foundation that survives on events and philanthropy and continues today.

We lost Fred in June of 2022.

This is a special in memoriam show with Russel Fleury who was one of the most highly respected consultants in corporate education. He was the founder and CEO of Road-Scholars International, a performance improvement firm specializing in coaching automotive dealerships in management, customer retention and human resources.  His clients included:  Hyundai, Toyota, BMW, Mini, Ford, General Motors, Porsche, Mitsubishi, Ferrari, Maserati, Freightliner, Daimler, Harley-Davidson, Correct Craft, The Kinetic Group and more. He was one of the busiest guys I knew.  Enjoy this very personal and passionate interview. We lost Russell in January of 2022 to Covid

Hello Inspiring Automotive Enthusiasts and welcome to Cars Yeah.  Today something different. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Las Posadas, the Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, or Festivus, this is the season for love, peace, joy, and giving of our time and gifts. So grab a cup of coco, or eggnog, sit back, and enjoy this special Christmas eve share…

Mark Roberts is the Chief Creative Officer at Charge Cars, a company founded in 2016 in London. Their experienced team design and build vintage '67 Mustangs in a unique, bespoke, and electrically powered way. Three years ago, Mark brought his automotive passion and experience to the Charge Cars team as Chief Creative Officer, responsible for building the Brand, the Design team and creating a unique Customer Journey.

Nicholas Hutchison is the Founder of BookThinkers, a company dedicated to spreading the power of personal development books. Nicholas is focused on developing insightful content and interviewing the world’s top non-fiction authors for his podcast, BookThinkers: Life-Changing Books. As a digital nomad, Nicholas runs his business from a different country every month and gives all, of the credit for this lifestyle to some of the early books he has read and been inspired by. 

Taylor Keller is the Founder and CEO of Keller Motors, a venture that he describes as an analogue revolution. It’s a supercar company he’s just started and his first car, called the Seraph. 

Jaxon Bell is 19 years old with a thirst to go racing. Having a passion for racing since he was a toddler, he started his racing career in the Skip Barber Racing Series. In the first part of this past December, he ran his first race in a Formula 4 car at the Circuit of the Americas where he earned a podium finish in each of his two races. His father is past Indy racer Townsend Bell, a past Cars Yeah guest.

Eliot Wertheimer is the Founder and CEO at Lavoie, a new premium mobility brand born from McLaren Applied on a mission to redefine personal transport through luxury automotive and motorsport-inspired design, engineering, and electrification. 

Serge Vanbokryck started his career in the late 1980s as a journalist and photographer, reporting on endurance racing for European newspapers and magazines. Today Serge is here to share his book titled Works Porsche 962 – The Definitive History, a three volume set with over 1,400 pages and 1,800 images, purblished by Porter Press.

Mark Hawwa is the Founder of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. The events unite classic and vintage style motorcycle riders from all over the world to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues including prostate cancer research and awareness and men’s mental health issues and concerns. His motto and mission is: “Riding Dapper for a Cause”. He and his supporters have raised over $37.5 million for men’s health. He talks about his new book focused on DGR.

Ken Rusk is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, and blue-collar advocate showing that there’s no degree required for comfort, peace, and freedom. In his book Blue Collar Cash: Love Your Work, Secure your Future, and Find Happiness for Life he shares his beliefs and experiences. Plus, Ken is an automotive enthusiast.