Cars Yeah With Mark Greene

Charles Freeborn is an automotive enthusiast who loves to work with his hands and discover how things work including a lot of wrenching on his automobiles. He is a master woodworker who builds fine furniture, guitars, and a number of automotive inspired wooden boxes. Charles is a Board member and Driving Instructor to the Cascade Sports Cars Club and HOD. He drives a 1974 911S Targa and a 914 Race Car in which he plans to compete at ICSCC and Vintage race groups.

Alex Grappo is the Founder at Drive Coffee. He and his team approach coffee like racing; the details matter and they take a relentless approach to improvement. Their focus is from the ground up, including the soil, to the plant, to the bean, the perfect roast, and into your cup. He is a lifelong car enthusiast who has traveled to over 40 countries and lived in 5 including Nicaragua, Portugal, Jordan, Oman and the USA. His career includes over a decade of experience working in tech, automotive plus the food and beverage industries. At Drive Coffee their devotion is to perfecting the fuel for your drive.

Derek DeBoer is a race car driver who currently drives for The Racers Group (TRG) in a Porsche, Caymen GT4 Club Sport MR/Evo. Derek has won at the Le Mans Aston Martin Festival, has had a top 10 finish at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, run multiple times at the 25 hours at Thunderhill with 2 podiums there, and is now entering his 7th season with TRG having brought home 27 podium finishes along the way. The journey has all been documented by his wife Brooke and can be found via www.fastlife.tv with episodes streaming on AmazonPrime, TubiTV and the most current content on YouTube.

Seneca Giese is Co-Founder of Current Automotive, the nation’s first online pre-owned electric vehicle retailer. Seneca spent nearly nine years at Tesla and was one of the first two hundred employees to join the company in 2009. He was the top sales representative in North America for 2010/2011 and went on to lead a team responsible for the first deliveries of the Model S sedan across 37 states. Current Automotive educates consumers on electric vehicle ownership and sells low mileage, late-model pre-owned electric vehicles with a focus on Tesla.

Wade Kawasaki is the President and CEO of Legendary Companies. In his role, Wade oversees the twelve Legendary Companies brands and six operating companies. He is based out of the Coker Group’s corporate headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee. In 2017 he was sworn in as Chairman of the Specialty Equipment Market Association, known as SEMA Board of Directors. In today's show Wade shares his thoughts about if the SEMA show will happen this year with the pandemic we are all facing.

Steve Ahlgrim has been buying and selling collectible automobiles for nearly 40 years. Along the way, he put his experience to good use judging several Concours a year. While his expertise is the Ferrari marque, his assignments have ranged from brass era Buicks to the most modern exotics. Steve is a board member of the IAC/PFA, a Ferrari judging council. He also has helped in the planning of several shows and serves as the Chief Judge of the Celebration Florida Exotic Car Festival.  Motorcar Gallery is a company he works with today.  

George Patrick is a lifelong automotive enthusiast, whose company Automotive Performance Group (APG) is a custom vehicle manufacturer with years of expertise and experience. The APG flagship vehicle is the Ranger PRORUNNER conversion package that brings real off-road performance and styling to the Ford Ranger with a combination of aesthetic and performance upgrades. A true carbon fiber wide body made of 100% aerospace grade carbon fiber adds 10-inches of width to the truck and allows for fitment of up to 35-inch tires and up to 12.5-inches of suspension travel. 

Brian Baker is the Information Technology Manager for Keith Martin’s Sports Car Market Magazine. He is a fourth-generation automotive enthusiast whose interest is heavily focused on Japanese cars from the 1970s through the 1990s and he has a deep interest for the Japanese subculture. Brian writes for the Rising Sun column in Sports Car Market magazine, a column about the Japanese car market and trends. His passion is wrenching on his project vehicles which include:  a 1977 Datsun 280 Z, 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback, two Honda Aero 50s scooters and two 1987 Honda Elite 50s scooter.

Kevin Buckler is the founder and CEO of Adobe Road Winery and The Racers Group (TRG). He is a professional race car driver and team owner. Adobe Road has become one of the darling boutique producers coming out of Sonoma and Napa counties and has received over 30+ scores from the Wine Spectator and Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. The Racing Series are 4 amazing California blend wines, from Napa and Sonoma that feature cutting-edge packaging technology and all around a motorsports theme. If you missed my talk with Kevin yesterday be sure to listen and learn about his racing career. 

Kevin Buckler is the founder and CEO of The Racers Group (TRG) and Adobe Road Winery. He is a professional race car driver and team owner running the single winningest privateer team in North American sports car history with over 100 victories in multiple professional classes.  Today he has four victories and 13 podiums at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, GT class victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 7 series championships in IMSA, Grand-AM, and Pirelli World Challenge. TRG ran a multi-car effort at Daytona for 22 straight years and is the only team to have ever run a 5-car Porsche team successfully for 8 straight years.  This is part one of a two part show with Kevin. Be sure to listen to show #1553 as well.

Gordon McCall is the President and CEO of McCall Events and Director of Motorsports at Quail Lodge and Golf Club in Carmel Valley, California. He is the co-founder of The Quail- A Motorsports Gathering and Quail Motorcycle Gathering. His company produces exclusive VIP events, one of the best-known being “Gordon McCall’s Motorworks Revival” at the Monterey Jet Center, the “Kick-Off” party for the iconic August automotive week in Monterey, California, now in its 29th year. Gordon has served as a Class Judge at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and Field Coordinator for more than 25 years. Gordon will be hosting the upcoming TV series “The Road to Provenance”, airing on MotorTrend TV this year.

Louis Lee is the Producer and host of the Playing N Traffic show, a venture he started in 2016. He’s been in the automotive game for over 30 years and has owned and operated one of the top auto transport companies in the USA. He transports cars for some of the hottest entertainers and top car builders in the industry. He is an automotive enthusiast whose passion for cars lead him to create a unique website and mobile based magazine titled All Ends Magazine covering many aspects of the automotive industry. 

Andy Reid is a Certified sports car fanatic who travels the world to see what’s crossing the auction blocks. He is an automotive writer, analyst, auction expert, concours judge, and collector car specialist at Haydenwood Insurance. During this pandemic Andy has created something wonderful. The Facebook page titled: The Isolation Island Concours d’Elegance.

Noel Carroll is the Chief Executive Officer of Biofriendly Corporation. Their focus is on the environmental space and Noel has been part of the company since 2002. Their goal is to tackle issues to improve our planet by creating solutions that solve problems and make a real difference. Passionate about the environment, Noel is widening the company’s focus, from their flagship product, Green Plus, a fuel enhancer, to a broader reach that educates, invests in, and promotes a healthier planet.  

Brian Nash is the Founder and CEO of TunersCare.com. He has been the founder and leader of multiple car clubs, he’s an amateur car photographer (including shooting at the London, Sydney, & LA auto shows), has retailed and prototyped auto parts, and has been a SEMA member since 2014. Brian is determined to pass the legacy of car culture onto the next generation and publishes children’s books about motorsports. 

Bob Sellers is the Vice President and COO at Reliable Carriers. Reliable is a proud member of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Licensing and Insurance System where safety and care of your vehicles is their number one priority. Their fleet of over 403 trucks are piloted by a trained and talented team who take a personalized approach to caring for your special vehicles. Bob has been part of the Reliable Team for over 11 years and in the automotive transportation business for over 25 years.

Ian Falloon was born in New Zealand and studied engineering and music at Victoria University in Wellington. After a motorcycle accident brought an end to his career as a symphony orchestra oboist, he began writing articles about motorcycles for magazines. His first book, The Ducati Story, has run to several editions and has been published in three languages. That success lead to a series of Ducati books and histories of Honda, BMW, Moto Guzzi, MV Agusta, and numerous other motorcycle marques. Ian’s newest book is titled The Complete Book of BMW Motorcycles, Every Model Since 1923, published by The Quarto Group.

Tom Cotter has been a car-crazy guy his entire life. After selling his company in 2001 he bought himself a 289 Cobra and drove across the United States with his pal Peter Egan. Yes, that Peter Egan. He wrote his first book, Homan-Moody, The Legendary Team and then wrote a series of six books on barn finds including The Cobra in The Barn, The Hemi, The Vincent, The Corvette, The Harley in The Barn, and 50 Shades of Rust, Cuba’s Car Culture along with Bill Warner, and Motor City Barn Finds with Michael Alan Ross. His most recent book is titled Ford Model T Coast to Coast, A Slow Drive Across a Fast Country. He is the host of Hagerty’s Barn Find Hunter on YouTube and is currently restoring a Lotus Elan Series 1.  

Ted Wentz III is CEO of Quadratec, one of the largest and most well-known off-road parts and accessories retailers/distributors. Quadratec is a family owned business, started in 1990 by Ted’s father. They are celebrating their 30th Anniversary in 2020. 

Austin Paruch is the Owner of Paruch Automotive Craftsmanship in Appleton, Wisconsin. He and his team are specialists in automotive metal restoration and fabrication. Before starting his own company Austin honed his craft working on concours level restorations including some of the most beautiful collector cars in the world; Ferraris, Maseratis, Rolls Royces, and many others. His true passion lies in Italian marques that are coach build, specifically from the 50s. Today he is building a one-off vehicle inspired by the designs of that era, an alloy bodied Barchetta he has nicknamed “Strada Americana.”