Chanterria McGilbra is the first African American women to purchase a Ferrari in Northern California. After she purchased the car, she became aware that with such a special car, comes attention. McGilbra is a private person and became embarrassed at all the attention the Ferrari brought the biotech industry female. Until one day, when she [...]
In the United States, the Superbowl is the culmination of a year of team rivalry in football. An entire year of contentiousness culminates in that one game that is watched by millions. Even people who don't watch football, watch the Superbowl. Some of them watch it for the commercials. Millions and millions of dollars are [...]
When I told a girlfriend I was going out on a Shell oil rig she scrunched up her face and quizzically asked why. If you ask people where they buy their gasoline, they will rattle off the name of their local gasoline station. Most people don't think about where petroleum comes from that they are [...]
When you think of race car drivers, you think of a person going fast in a really fast car, pedal to the metal. A person that knows how the car functions and turns. The more they run the track, the faster they go, the more they drive that one car and get used to the [...]
The 87th Geneva International Motor Show is in full swing. As is usual, Geneva brings out the beautiful supercars and the most lavish parties. Behind all the glitz and glamor are car companies with world premieres designed to intrigue and attract new customers for 2017. I asked Ian Beavis, Chief Strategy Officer for Foote, Cone, [...]
The night before the NOrth American International auto show the MGM grand had a party full of exotic vehicles. Everything from Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Rolls-Royce, Corvettes and Lexus were in regal attire. Music and cars. Enjoy
Drivingthenation.com was at Infineon raceway for the Ferrari 458 customer appreciation day. Mattiacci talked to Lou Ann Hammond, CEO, www.drivingthenation.com about the race day and the Ferrari customers. Marco Mattiacci, president and CEO of Ferrari North America was named 2012 Automotive Executive of the Year Award, partly because he understands his customer base and his loyal [...]
The old adage, Race on Sunday, buy on Monday has just taken on a new meaning for one owner of a Ferrari red 458. And actually, it was a Saturday. It started out beautifully. A long line of Ferrari 458s snorted out of the Ferrari Corral onto Infineon Speedway in Sonoma, CA. The sun was [...]
The Ultra-luxury concept and production vehicle unveils at the 64th IAA - Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung - in Frankfurt Germany. Beautiful never goes out of style, nor does desire World premiere concepts such as the BMW i8 and the Jaguar C-X16 are referred to as Research Studies in Europe. Rightfully so, as some part of [...]
80th International Motor Show, 2010 Geneva, Switzerland- Stroll with me on the floor of the 2010 Geneva autoshow. In the next four videos you will see: Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept by Pininfarina Alfa Romeo Pandion concept by Bertone Alfa Romeo Giulietta Aston Martin Cygnet pre-production concept 2011 Audi A1 Audi A1 E-Tron concept 2011 Audi [...]