Todd Sommerville is the Vice President of OEM Relationships at Modal, a company that provides e-commerce to the world’s leading automotive dealers and brands. He is responsible for driving strategy, business development, partnership, and new-label sales efforts for OEM and Alliance relationships on behalf of the company’s leading automotive e-commerce platform. 

Chester Allen is a lifelong journalist and the executive editor of Linkage magazine and the linkagemag.com website. He spent more than 20 years in the newspaper business as a reporter, editor and columnist before transitioning to magazines when he joined Sports Car Market where he was their executive editor from 2010 to 2020. 

Donald Osborne is the Chief Executive Officer at Audrain in Newport, Rhode Island where he oversees the Audrain Automobile Museum, Audrain’s Newport Concours d’Elegance & Motor Week, and Linkage, a quarterly automotive publication and website. With their tagline “Geared for the Automotive Life” Linkage is all about the automotive marketplace, driving, restoration, collecting, events, and discovering the passion for vehicles. 

Tim Mathews is the Curator of Transportation, Motorsports, and Automobilia at Speedway Motors Museum of American Speed. 

Lee Klancher is the Founder and Publisher of Octane Press, an award-winning book publishing company that specializes in books about motorsports and machines. His career encompasses more than 30 years of publishing great stories. 

 In 2016, Danny Thompson drove his father Mickey Thompson's Challenger II to break the existing naturally aspirated streamliner record with a combined speed of 406.769mph. Then in 2018 he drove the restored 50-year-old vehicle to a blistering two-way AA/FS record of 448.757mph, a mark that stands to this day.

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Bud Brutsman is the CEO of Brentwood Communications International known as BCII TV. He is an entrepreneur, producer, military buff, off-road racer, and author.  He started producing television in 1992 and has produced over 60 TV shows and commercial projects.

Steve Sudler is the Director of Marketing and Motorsport for Foreign Cars Italia, the Official Ferrari Dealer for the Carolina’s. There he oversees advertising, client experiences, brand events, partnerships, and their Championship winning Ferrari Challenge Racing team with Riley Motorsports. 

Larry Dixon is a legend in the sport of drag racing and a three-time NHRA Camping World Series Top Fuel champion in 2002, 2003 and 2010. The second-generation Top Fuel racer is the second winningest Top Fuel driver in NHRA history with 62 wins and a Brand Ambassador for Stand 21 Race wear North America.

Carrol Jensen is Vice President of the Classic Car Club of America Museum. She is the immediate Past President of the Classic Car Club of America, known as the CCCA. She has shown cars at various concours event and she is a member of over a dozen automotive clubs and museums.

Carlos Perea is the CEO and Co-founder of Terra Vera, a newly launched agricultural technology company offering innovative solutions within the agriculture industry. He describes his company as the “Tesla of agriculture” and his passion for electric vehicles and sports cars is as strong as his enthusiasm for innovative solutions with the agriculture industry. 

Michelle Lackey Maynor is known as the Lady Track Boss and recently took over as President & Majority Owner of the NASCAR and NHRA sanctioned Alaska Raceway Park.  She spends her days making the most beautiful track in the world the best it can be for the racers, sponsors, fans, and her awesome co-workers. 

Paul Eisenstein is the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of TheDetroitBureau.com, the voice of the automotive world. He is an award-winning publisher, photographer, editor and one of the world’s most widely published automotive journalists. 

Zack Brown is the Chief Executive of McLaren Racing and has overall responsibility for the business, including strategic direction, operational performance, marketing and commercial development. He leads McLaren’s direction and involvement in professional motorsport, spearheaded by the McLaren Formula 1 team. 

Michael Harley is the Executive Vice President and Editor-in-Chief at CarExpert. He is a noted automotive industry expert who has held roles at Kelley Blue Book, J.D. Power and Associates, Autoblog, AutoWeb, Autotrader, and Autobytel to name a few.

Amanda Busick is an award-winning broadcast reporter for the NHRA on FOX Sports, a pit reporter for the FIA Formula E Championship on FOX, and a live-event host & moderator for Discovery, MotorTrend, NFL on Location and more.

Ed Petersen is the CEO at Wrench and Lemon Squad, a mobile used car, pre-purchase inspection service that helps you see into the future before you hand over your hard-earned money. First Wrench was born and now Lemon Squad are disrupting the industry in very good ways.

Simon Dabadie is the Founder of DAB Motors, a French motorcycle manufacturer based in Bayonne, France. Dab Motors was created to show the boldest minds that you can still push the boundaries in today’s world and create a new breed of motorcycle, straight out of our fantasies.