A life well spent around sports cars started in childhood, clicking stopwatches at Vintage Auto Racing Association (VARA) events. An Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider was my yowling first car, followed by a metal-dash MGB, nicknamed Humbert. In my twenties, I took over a foundering sports car magazine, building an international network of writers, photographers and fine artists. Ford Special Vehicle Team recruited me to bolster management of creative efforts, but the engineers soon had me along for clay reviews, and engineering development drives. I drafted white papers that ultimately led to several highly collectible performance cars. After a study team project in Hiroshima to validate a relaunch of Mazdaspeed, Scion and Toyota engaged me to develop website content, balancing between marketing, product planning and legal review. And now home to exceptional cars and gran turismo travel. For relaxation, I love to shoulder a fine shotgun and cultivate our rose garden.