Motor Club Magazine - 10-Year Anniversary Double Issue by Monticello Motor Club

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“KEEP LOOKING WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.”

1. MMC Chairman and Principal Partner Paul Queally with his son, Brian; MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus with his daughter, Aurora 2. Brian Queally and Aurora Straus 2

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DRIVER’S SEAT ARI

STRAUS

CEO & MANAGING PARTNER, MONTICELLO MOTOR CLUB

In 2006, a regional magazine published an article about developers Michael Kaplan and Henry Zabata’s plan to build a private race track, the “Drive & Race Club,” on the 667-acre site of the old Monticello Airport. I was intrigued, particularly since I was regularly driving many hours from my home in Cold Spring, N.Y. to various public tracks, while Monticello was only one hour away. On one such jaunt — this one to Watkins Glen, N.Y. — I stopped in Monticello for a tour of the airport property. The project seemed unlikely to be realized, as neither developer had ever been on a race track. Nevertheless, I joined after learning from an early member that co-founders Paul Queally and John Barker had secured the participation of legendary racer Brian Redman and track engineer Bruce Hawkins to design the circuit. I joined two dozen other “Founding members” for drinks one evening. We agreed we’d probably have better odds winning at roulette than ever celebrating our investment’s grand opening. Still, we shared an unbridled enthusiasm for driving high-performance cars that trumped any pessimism about the sheer outlandishness of the project. The next year, fellow member Bill McMichael and I upped the ante of our optimism by becoming owners, buying out Michael and Henry. While I continued to run my healthcare firm, Bill took over as managing partner. We celebrated the grand opening of the renamed “Monticello Motor Club” on July 27, 2008 (see pages 94-95). Launching a luxury brand on the cusp of an economic collapse was inauspicious. Still, we were confident that the economy would eventually rebound, and followed the mantra of professional driving instructors: “Keep looking where you want to go.” In late 2008, as high-end golf clubs lowered prices, we announced price increases.

By late 2009, as golf clubs shuttered, we began construction of private garages. In 2010, as a large public race track in New Jersey began bankruptcy proceedings, we poured the foundation for our new member clubhouse. Over the next few years, we consolidated ownership. Paul Queally became chairman and principal partner, and I sold my healthcare company and took over as managing partner. During these startup years, our culture leaned toward driving enthusiasts who were looking for an escape from the pressures of work and family. Of our first 100 members, only two were female. We envisioned a different ethos, one where MMC would become a worldclass destination for driving enthusiasts to escape with family, co-workers, and friends. It’s been an honor to be a part of translating that ethos into the warm community that our members now enjoy. On any given day at MMC, you might see young children on the karting track with friends and parents, teens as young as 13 competing in our race school and driving alongside our adult members, dozens of couples turning laps, learning, and racing together, and members entertaining groups of their own clients in a unique corporate outing. MMC isn’t just about track driving and intensity, although it’s still a big part of who we are. We have expanded our offerings beyond the race track, first with a full-service karting facility, and later with a 300-acre off-road course. Most recently, we opened the Collector Car Gallery for displaying members’ most treasured automotive rarities. And we continue to add more member garages, more track cars in our rental fleet, more service and support, and more high-adrenaline experiences.

In this 10-year anniversary Motor Club Magazine, we celebrate this evolution through the stories of our members and our common bond: a commitment to live life to the fullest. Over the last decade, MMC has hosted 162 member races (including parent-child endurance relay races), 240 member corporate outings, and many other diverse events that have drawn our MMC family closer together. Members have celebrated special occasions at MMC, from birthdays and bat mitzvahs to bachelor parties and weddings — including a member’s bride ushered to the trackside ceremony in a pristine white 1976 Cadillac El Dorado convertible. Just as we’ve grown, so have the Sullivan County Catskills. Recently, we celebrated the opening of the Resorts World Catskills’ $1.5 billion casino-resort located just five minutes from MMC. The casino-resort will soon expand to include the Kartrite Hotel and Indoor Waterpark, and a Rees Jones-redesigned golf course, both opening next year. (See story starting on page 30.) With a growing MMC family of 540+ members, and activities that go well beyond the race track — from offroading, karting, winter ice driving, and a few other surprises in the near future — MMC is now recognized worldwide, among the handful of private race tracks, as the gold standard. We’ve evolved beyond our original vision of being North America’s premier automotive country club and private race track. Instead... Welcome to Monticello Motor Club, the World’s Premier Automotive Playground.

More. That’s what we do.

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2018 SEASON

BMW M2 RACING SCHOOLS AT MMC AVAILABLE IN 1-DAY INTRO, 2-DAY ADVANCED, OR 3-DAY ALL-INCLUSIVE FORMATS Mon., June 18 – Wed., June 20 Tues., August 28 – Thurs., August 30 Mon., September 17 – Wed., September 19

QUEALLY MAZDA CLASSIC

Mon., November 5 – Wed., November 7

OPEN TO ALL GENERATIONS OF MIATAS & MX-5 CARS

#1: Fri., April 20

#8: Sun., August 12

#2: Sun., May 6 #3: Fri., May 25

#9: Sun., August 26 (Pro-Am)

#4: Sun., June 3

#10: Fri., September 7

#5: Fri., June 22

#11: Sun., September 23

#6: Fri., July 6

#12: Fri., October 26

#7: Sun., July 22

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INVITATIONAL ENDURANCE RACES

TWO GROUPS: SPORTS CARS (CLASSES BASED ON HP/WEIGHT RATIO) & LITES (RADICALS, OPENCOCKPIT CARS, OPEN-WHEEL CARS, ETC.) POINTS AWARDED TOWARD YEAR-END CHAMPIONSHIP TWO SPRINT RACES PER DAY (ONE RACE PER GROUP)

ENDURANCE FORMAT WITH TWO OR MORE DRIVERS PER CAR MINIMUM OF ONE MMC MEMBER PER CAR RACING GUESTS WELCOME

#1: Sat., May 12

#4: Sat., July 28

#2: Sat., June 9

#5: Sat., September 15 (Family Fun Day; Awards Ceremony)

#3: Sat., June 30 Spring: Sat., June 16

Fall: Sat., October 6

MONTICELLO MOTOR CLUB 67 Cantrell Road Monticello, New York 12701 855.MMC.CLUB (855.662.2582) info@monticellomotorclub.com www.monticellomotorclub.com Welcome to Motor Club Magazine, the publication created for members of Monticello Motor Club. Our team of designers, writers, photographers, and editors deliver content tailored to an audience of motorsports enthusiasts. The content of Motor Club Magazine is the intellectual property of Monticello Motor Club and/or the respective advertising entities, and is protected by copyright laws. No content may be reproduced, republished, distributed, transmitted, displayed, or otherwise exploited in any manner without the prior expressed or written permission of the copyright owner.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL RACE Thurs., July 12 (Test & Tune Day) Fri., July 13 – Sun., July 15 (National Porsche Race & Porsche GT4 Cup Championship Race)

BMW M TRACK DAYS Thurs., August 16 – Thurs., August 23

TEEN SLEEP-AWAY RACE CAMP AT MMC AVAILABLE IN 4-DAY ADVANCED OR 6-DAY ALL-INCLUSIVE FORMATS OPEN TO TEENS AGES 14-19 NO DRIVER’S LICENSE OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

FAMILY FUN DAY

Mon., August 6 – Sat., August 11 Sat., September 15

ART IN MOTION FALL FESTIVAL HALLOWEEN FUN RACE

FEATURING THE SEASON FINALE OF THE BATTERY TENDER GLOBAL MAZDA MX-5 CUP SERIES PRESENTED BY BFGOODRICH

Sat., October 27

Fri., September 28 – Sat., September 29

PUBLISHED BY Media Solstice, LLC 845.202.9199 www.mediasolstice.com Monticello Motor Club 855.MMC.CLUB www.monticellomotorclub.com

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS Jessica Gardner Holly Covart Suzanne Forni

CONTRIBUTORS Kim Barnes Nick Chin Holly Covart Vittoria DiBella Jessica Gardner Mary Jo Gardner Gineane Haberlin Jason Harper Caitlin Huebner Molly McCoy Matthew Peckham Ari Straus Lawrence Ulrich

PHOTOGRAPHERS Alison (Al) Arena Michael Bloom Michael DiPleco Roger Garbow Hidehiko Ishiura Dom Miliano Trevor Neil Chris Szczypala

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A LOOK BACK: CARVING A NEW PATH

BETHEL WOODS: PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

RESORTS WORLD CATSKILLS: BRINGING THE LIGHT

GLICKENHAUS: COLLECTOR OF STORIES & IDEAS

SKOLNICK: COLLECTOR OF RARE & BEAUTIFUL THINGS

GOLDEN YEARS: ON THE ASPHALT

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THE FESTIVAL SCENE

TIETJEN FAMILY: COUPLES OUTING TO FAMILY AFFAIR

A. LANGE & SÃ&#x2013;HNE: SUPERIOR COMPLEXITY. SUBTLE SOPHISTICATION.

MERRIMAN: COMPUTER GEEK. SPEED FREAK.

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BMW M5: ALTER-EGO MASTERS MMC

GALLAGHER: MMC PRO SETS HIS OWN COURSE

FATHER/SON: INSTINCTS GUIDE PATH TO PRO

POLAR EXTREMES: OFF-ROAD JOY IN THE POLARIS RZR

A LOOK BACK: START YOUR ENGINES

TIFFANY: HIGH JEWELRY SPARKLES

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COLLECTOR CAR GALLERY: AUTOMOTIVE GREATS ON DISPLAY

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MX-5 CUP CHAMPIONSHIP: FINALE AT MMC

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MMC PROS & MEMBERS: TRAIL TO GLORY

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MMC TEAM CHALLENGE: CORPORATE PLAYGROUND

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ARSCOTT: CHURCHILL CLASSIC CARS

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LOCAL FLAVOR

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A LOOK BACK: POLISH & PERFORMANCE

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ART IN MOTION: COMMUNITY TAKES THE WIN

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A LOOK BACK

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Monticello Motor Club Carves Its Own Path

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Spring 2006

1. 1970s: N37, later to be known as the Monticello Airport, was established in 1971 as a 700-acre, public-use airport featuring two asphalt runways, one 2,595 feet by 40 feet and the other 2,072 feet by 24 feet. The former airport hangar has found new life as MMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Service Center and vehicle storage facility. 2. Spring 2006: Monticello Motor Club fully approved for development off Cantrell Road outside Monticello, N.Y. 3. Fall 2006: (from left) MMC CEO

and Managing Partner Ari Straus

Fall 2006

and co-owner Bill McMichael look over the site as Vice President of Motorsports Nick Longhi designs the switchback.

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A LOOK BACK

Winter 2006

Spring 2007

Did You Know? The world-class Monticello Motor Club circuit was designed by the team of Brian Redman, a former British Formula One racing driver, Bruce Hawkins, noted racecourse designer, and Nick Longhi, Grand-Am/ IMSA champion and MMC's vice president of Motorsports.

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4. Winter 2006-2007: Site preparation begins. 5. Spring 2007: The airport's second and third hangars are removed to make way for MMC's skidpad and private garages. 6. Summer 2007: One year before Monticello Motor Club celebrated its grand opening. 7. Fall 2007: Layout of the track is complete. 8. Winter 2007-2008: The first coat of track binder is installed. 9. Spring 2008: The second coat of track binder is installed and runoff prepared.

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June 2008

July 2008

10. June 2008: The track surface and runoff are complete. 11. July 2008: The track is tested prior to the grand opening, while surrounding site work continues.

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Just 20 minutes from Monticello Motor Club

JULY-DECEMBER 2018 PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE JULY AUGUST 11 VOODOO THREAUXDOWN FEATURING TROMBONE SHORTY & ORLEANS AVENUE with Galactic, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Breed Brass Band & special guests Cyril Neville, Kermit Ruffins & Walter Wolfman Washington

JULY 13 JASON ALDEAN with special guests Luke Combs & Lauren Alaina HIGH NOON NEON TOUR 2018

JULY 14 STEELY DAN & THE DOOBIE BROTHERS The Summer Of Living Dangerously

AUGUST 14 TOAD THE WET SPROCKET with special guest Megan Slankard

JULY 15 KEVIN HART The Irresponsible Tour

JULY 21 LYNYRD SKYNYRD with special guests 38 Special, The Marshall Tucker Band & Wild Adriatic LAST OF THE STREET SEPTEMBER SURVIVORS FAREWELL TOUR

SEPTEMBER 1 STEVE MARTIN & MARTIN SHORT with The Steep Canyon Rangers and Jeff Babko AN EVENING YOU WILL FORGET FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE TOUR

JULY 26 LADY ANTEBELLUM & DARIUS RUCKER with special guest Russell Dickerson 2018 SUMMER PLAYS ON TOUR

SEPTEMBER 2 DEEP PURPLE & JUDAS PRIEST With special guest The Temperance Movement

AUGUST AUGUST 3 DIERKS BENTLEY with special guests Brothers Osborne & Lanco 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR

AUGUST 5 THE BEACH BOYS with special guest The Righteous Brothers

AUGUST 24 311 & THE OFFSPRING with special guest Gym Class Heroes NEVER-ENDING SUMMER TOUR 2018

OCTOBER OCTOBER 5 AN EVENING WITH PETER YARROW (of Peter, Paul & Mary)

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Festivals

Catskill International Film Festival | September 7-9

CRAFT: Beer, Spirits & Food Festival | October 13

catskillinternationalfilmfestival.com

bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/2018craftbeerfest

Callicoon, N.Y. The Catskill International Film Festival celebrates an interactive and contemporary experience, which will inspire, challenge, and enlighten viewers and participants alike. Filmmakers submit shorts, pilots, features, music videos, animations, and much more.

Bethel, N.Y. The CRAFT: Beer, Spirits & Food Festival at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts features a variety of beer, spirits, cider, and mead brought to you from craft beverage makers across the region, all while you enjoy festival food vendors and artisans.

Riverfest | July 22 delawarevalleyartsalliance.org/programs/riverfest

Narrowsburg, N.Y. Music, art, and the environment take center stage at the 28th Annual Riverfest, held on Main Street in Narrowsburg, overlooking the Delaware River.

Big Eddy Film Festival September 14-16 bigeddyfilmfest.com

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer Festâ&#x20AC;? | July 28

Narrowsburg, N.Y. The Big Eddy Film Festival provides a thoughtful and entertaining viewing experience for the Catskills, Delaware and Hudson River Valleys, and beyond.

roscoebeercompany.com/events

Roscoe, N.Y. The Summer Fest will include plenty of craft beer to sample, live music, local cuisine, and dozens of local vendors selling their handmade goods, ranging from soaps to jewelry to hand-painted glasses.

Oktoberfest | September 29 roscoebeercompany.com/events

In the MKNG Festival | Sept. 29-30 inthemkng.com

Bethel, N.Y. The In the MKNG Festival is a hands-on, family-friendly experience celebrating creativity, imagination, and inspiration. The event includes exciting live demonstrations, interactive activities, charity involvement, craft vendors, food, and music. Artisan booths include handcrafts and fine art in a variety of mediums.

Roscoe, N.Y. Oktoberfest offers traditional German food and craft beer, pumpkin-picking, pumpkin-painting, carriage hay rides, and live music.

Yasgur Road Reunion | August 10-12 yasgurroadreunion.com

Bethel, N.Y. The Yasgur Road Reunion is held on Yasgur's Farm, the birthplace of the world renowned 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. The 2018 lineup features Kung Fu, Kat Wright, Broccoli Samurai, Bearly Dead, After Funk, and more.

Bethel Woods Harvest Festival Thru September 2018 bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/2018harvest1

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Holiday Market | December 1-2 bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/holidaymarket

Wine Festival | October 6 bethelwoodscenter.org/events/detail/2018winefest

Bethel, N.Y. The 7th Annual Wine Festival at Bethel Woods highlights the finest wines from the Hudson Valley and Finger Lake regions while also offering live music, a paint & sip session, fun games, and a food court to satisfy all cravings.

Bethel, N.Y. Artists, crafters, and specialty food vendors gather in the Market Sheds at Bethel Woods for a Holiday Market, providing guests the opportunity to shop a wide selection of unique holiday gift options.

MMC FOUNDING MEMBERS: MARY & RON TIETJEN

COUPLES OUTING TO

FAMILY AFFAIR

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hen Mary and Ron Tietjen signed on as two of Monticello Motor Club’s first members (Founding members numbers 3 and 4, to be exact), there was no track in sight. There was no clubhouse, no racecars, no asphalt. There were only big piles of dirt dwarfed by even bigger plans to create the world’s premier automotive playground. “Of course, we worried that the track might not open, or stay open,” Mary says. “It’s a real concern with any new business, and lots of tracks weren’t making it at the time.” But both were tired of scrounging for track time at public tracks, and of transporting their racecars miles away for just a couple of hours behind the wheel. Worse, Mary hated either being sweltering hot or freezing cold, and waiting outside for hours between races. The unconventional idea of a country club that could offer nearly unlimited access to a private 4.1-mile race track was too tempting to pass up – even if it was a long shot. “There weren’t a lot of us then; sometimes it would be just me and Ron out on the track,” Mary says. “It’s grown so much, thank goodness. It’s been wonderful and we’ve met a lot of nice people.” ________________

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MMC FOUNDING MEMBERS: MARY & RON TIETJEN

There were only 39 factory-built Rothmans Turbo Cup 944s ever built for North America, and the Tietjens own nine of them. In fact, they’ve got the largest collection in the world, and Ron has just finished writing a book about the history of the 1988-89 Canadian Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup series. “We’ve collected so much of the history; we have all of the races on CDs and we even have a couple of trophies,” Mary says.

It’s a family thing, this need for speed. Three generations of Tietjens have been bitten by the racing bug, and it’s drawn them together over and over again. It started long before MMC dropped the green flag 10 years ago. In fact, for Ron, an orthopedic surgeon, it started when he was just a teenager. He got his first Porsche when he was 18, and joined Porsche Club of America as soon as his schedule — and his bank account — would allow it. Once he and Mary wed, Mary would join him at the track, often sitting on the sidelines. “I’d watch him go around and around and around. One day I thought, 'I can do that too',” she recalls. “I loved it; it was definitely better than sitting and watching.” Mary wasn’t really interested in competition at first. Instead, she focused on building her own skills, steadily moving to more advanced run groups. Within a few years, she joined Ron as an instructor, teaching others how to safely maneuver on the track. In fact, Mary was one of the first instructors to coach MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus on track.

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Ron with eldest son, Derek Tietjen

At the time, it was incredibly rare to see a woman on the track, so Mary was an important role model for other women. “I loved teaching female drivers; they listen and they’re smart and they drive with their brains,” Mary says. “There still weren’t many women on the track then and I think I was able to make them more comfortable.” Eventually Mary became chief instructor for the Connecticut Valley Region PCA, while Ron took over classroom instruction. “It was a lot of work, but we made a great team,” she says. Track days were definitely a family affair for the Tietjens and their four sons: Derek, Garrett, Travis, and Justin. Most weekends, the boys would load their bikes into the trailer and hang out in the pits while their parents were on track. When each of the boys turned 16, Mary and Ron enrolled them in a safe driving school so they could learn the basics. Of course, by then they had already spent years tearing up the family’s 40-acre property in their Honda Odyssey buggies (all-terrain vehicles produced by Honda from 1977 to 1989; not to be confused with the Odyssey minivan). They’d set up different courses and regularly tracked their time. “We rolled the Odysseys a few times and then just got right back on,” Derek, the oldest, recalls. “With four of us boys, we were a little rough and tumble.” But they survived, and on their 18th birthdays they each got to take a 3-day racing school to learn the art of racecraft. Then it was on to PCA to compete in many of the same races as their parents. 18

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Derek, in particular, had a real passion for racing, and advanced through the run groups very quickly. At 18, he became the youngest instructor in Connecticut Valley Region PCA’s history. ________________ Over the last 10 years, the Tietjens’ relationship with Monticello Motor Club has evolved, just as MMC itself has. A decade ago, it was just Ron and Mary at the track. This year, the couple upgraded to a Family membership so that Derek and his son, Chance, could join them on track more often.

MMC FOUNDING MEMBERS: MARY & RON TIETJEN

He’s only received a handful of private lessons thus far, but is already making incredible headway with the help of MMC’s pro instructors. His grandparents bought him his own Miata on which to learn, and he was just cleared for solo driving well in advance of everyone’s expectations.

Chance Tietjen, Derek's son, recently became a third-generation member of MMC. High-performance driving seems to be in the Tietjen blood, flowing from Ron and Mary to Derek, and now on to Chance. At only 14, Chance has already shown the same drive, the same need to push his own limits, as both his father and grandparents. In fact, he competes in both motocross and snocross races across the country, and took to the track at MMC for the first time this year.

“I just can’t believe it. When I see him in the car I think, ‘oh my goodness, what is this?’,” Mary says. “The instructors here are so good, and they’re young. I think he can really relate to them. We were so proud of Chance and he’s doing so well.” With Derek and Chance among their ranks, Mary and Ron get to enjoy a whole new experience at MMC. And the best part? “For me, it’s seeing Derek and Chance so enthusiastic about coming with us,” Mary says. “It reinvigorates us, and we love that we can share this with both of them.”

A few years ago, Mary Tietjen joined other MMC members to form an all-female race team – the Monticello Cheetah Girls – to compete in the 24 Hours of LeMons (not to be confused with Le Mans), an endurance race for $500 cars – because “racing shouldn’t just be for rich idiots. Racing should be for all idiots.” The women – all wearing matching cheetah-print jumpers – competed in the series for two or three years at various tracks, first in a pink spotted 1979 Buick Regal and then in a Mazda Miata.

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OFFICIAL TIMEPIECE PARTNER OF MONTICELLO MOTOR CLUB

A. LANGE & SÖHNE SUPERIOR COMPLEXITY & SUBTLE SOPHISTICATION FOR THE TIMEPIECE CONNOISSEUR

Lange & Söhne North American Brand President Sylvia Juarez-Henry is not only the brand's senior executive; in many ways, she is the human embodiment of A. Lange & Söhne. She isn’t flashy or loud, and doesn’t have to work to draw attention when she enters the room. Instead, the warmth of her personality and the sincerity and authority with which she speaks draws in those around her.

She believes in heritage, family, and quality, which are also core values of A. Lange & Söhne, one of the world’s most respected and prestigious luxury timepiece brands. ________________ Each A. Lange & Söhne timepiece is created and hand-finished for those who understand and appreciate the brand’s challenging complications and classic design lines. “It’s impossible to put all of our collectors in the same box,” Sylvia says. “What you collect is emotional; there’s envy and passion. Your preferences tell a story. In the end, what our collectors share is a love of what A. Lange & Söhne stands for: quality, innovation, and elegance.”

With 62 manufacture calibres developed since 1994, A. Lange & Söhne is in the category of Haute Horlogerie — watchmaking in its highest form. This year, A. Lange & Söhne’s Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Mérite” timepiece was recognized with the “Golden Balance” award at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, in the top category of “watches priced over 25,000 euros.” The fifth masterpiece in A. Lange & Söhne’s “Pour le Mérite” series, the watch combines a fusée-and-chain transmission with a tourbillon, a chronograph, a rattrapante function, and a perpetual calendar. Timepieces by A. Lange & Söhne, like the Lange 1, Double Split, Zeitwerk, and Saxonia Annual Calendar, have regularly been firstplace award winners. “A. Lange & Söhne speaks to true collectors and connoisseurs, those who appreciate Lange’s unapologetic obsession with each detail of manufacturing,” Sylvia says. A. Lange & Söhne crafts only a few thousand wristwatches per year, each one made entirely by hand in the town of Glashütte in Saxony, Germany, using only proprietary movements and precious metals. Even the simplest hand-finished watch contains dozens or even hundreds of hours of skilled handwork.

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1815 CHRONOGRAPH in pink gold

TOURBOGRAPH "Pour le Mérite“

1815 RATTRAPANTE PERPETUAL CALENDAR HANDWERKSKUNST

Because of the complexity of each Lange watch, there are few watchmakers sufficiently skilled to work on these exquisite timepieces. In fact, some A. Lange & Söhne models — like the Zeitwerk — can only be crafted by one particular watchmaker. With such limited supply, every piece is special.

Sylvia herself welcomes several calls a week from clients who have questions or special requests, and is very careful when considering potential partnerships for A. Lange & Söhne. Each connection must provide the same level of personalization, exclusivity, and intimacy on which A. Lange & Söhne prides itself.

A. Lange & Söhne, now the Official Timepiece Partner of Monticello Motor Club, enjoys the opportunity to engage with MMC’s members in the smaller, more intimate group settings MMC helps provide. Several MMC members are already Lange clients.

“Uniqueness is more than a brand experience; it’s a journey,” Sylvia says. “It’s about discovering what people like. Lange’s clients know they’re all part of an intimate family, and they value that.”

Sylvia found just what she was looking for when she visited Monticello Motor Club in the Sullivan County Catskills late last year.

________________ A. Lange & Söhne has never taken a commercial approach to marketing, whether through celebrity endorsements, slick advertisements, or even online sales. Personal engagement is the company's focus, and it’s what helps A. Lange & Söhne maintain its impressive 70 percent client return rate.

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“Many of A. Lange & Söhne’s collectors are also passionate about cars, so considering Monticello Motor Club just made sense for Lange,” she says. “I admit that I was surprised by the warmth I felt when I visited; I wasn’t expecting that. The staff members at MMC connect with you and make you comfortable to try anything.” Sylvia continues: “You could see that it was a family environment, a place where members could be themselves.”

“We have a wonderful family of A. Lange & Söhne collectors, enthusiasts, and fans in America, and we’re committed to nurturing those connections,” Sylvia says. “We want to carefully expand our base of loyalists so that the love of Lange continues for generations to come. We’re confident that our relationship with MMC will help us do that.”

A. Lange & Söhne was established in the town of Glashütte in Saxony, Germany by Ferdinand A. Lange in 1845. For the next hundred years, A. Lange & Söhne pocket watches were among the most soughtafter timepieces in the world. The brand collapsed in 1948 during World War II, but was re-established in 1990 by the great grandchild of Adolph Lange, Walter Lange. Ten years later, A. Lange & Söhne became part of the Richemont Group, with Walter Lange as its most enthusiastic ambassador until his death last year at the age of 92.

“Mr. Lange made everyone feel special, from clients to employees,” Sylvia says.

making it the most expensive Lange watch ever sold at auction.

To honor his memory, A. Lange & Söhne created the 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” timepiece, which has a stoppable jumping seconds hand that dates back to a 150-yearold invention conceived by Ferdinand Adolph Lange. The jumping seconds was one of Mr. Lange’s favorite complications because it embodies the puristic notion of precision watchmaking, while at the same time being a piece of family history. It does not divide the second into a number of steps depending on the balance frequency, but instead treats it as a coherent unit of time.

Proceeds from the sale were donated to the Swiss-based Children Action Foundation for its surgical programs, which have enabled 12,482 operations for needy children and young people all over the world. “For us it was about keeping with the intentions of Walter Lange,” Lange CEO Wilhelm Schmid was quoted as saying. “Throughout his life, the well-being of disadvantaged young people was a matter especially close to his heart.”

A one-of-a-kind 1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” with a black enamel dial and a steel case was recently auctioned off by Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo in Geneva. The sale price was an impressive $852,525,

1815 “Homage to Walter Lange” Movement: Lange manufacture caliber L192.4; manually wound, crafted to the most exacting Lange quality standards, and decorated and assembled by hand; precision-adjusted in five positions; plates and bridges made of untreated German silver; balance cock engraved by hand Movement parts: 253 Jewels: 36 Screwed gold chatons: 3 Escapement: Lever Oscillation system: Shock-resistant screw balance, balance spring manufactured in house with a frequency of 21,600 semi-oscillations per hour; precision beat-adjustment system with lateral setscrew and whiplash spring Power reserve: 60 hours when fully wound Functions: Time in hours and minutes, subsidiary seconds with stop seconds; jumping sweep seconds with start/stop function Operating elements: Crown for winding the watch and setting the time; button for starting and stopping the jumping seconds Case dimensions: Diameter: 40.5 millimeters Height: 10.7 millimeters Movement dimensions: Diameter: 31.6 millimeters Height: 6.1 millimeters Glass & case back: Sapphire crystal (Mohs hardness 9) Hands: Blued steel LIMITED EDITIONS: White gold case: 145 (the number of years from when Ferdinand Adolph Lange originally established the company in 1845 and when his grandson, Walter Lange, registered Lange Uhren GmbH) Pink gold case: 90 (Derived from 1990, the year Walter Lange registered Lange Uhren GmbH) Yellow gold case: 27 (Derived from the number of years that passed between when Walter Lange registered Lange Uhren GmbH and when the new model that paid tribute to Walter Lange was unveiled) V O L UM E 8 | M O TO R CL U B MAGAZINE

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MMC MEMBER:

DWIGHT MERRIMAN Computer geek. Speed freak.

Circuit of the Americas, Austin, TX March 24, 2018 Dwight Merriman has his racing suit zipped up, his helmet snugly in place, and his five-point harness tightly secured. Just minutes from the start of the race, he’s already pulled his Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR racecar into position on the grid. He’s ready to go. The green flag drops and Dwight hits the gas, joining dozens of other racers to the finish line in the first round of the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge. It’s his first go at racing at the professional level, so he isn’t worried about winning. He’s just focused on managing the traffic out there. The brain behind DoubleClick, Business Insider, Gilt Groupe, and MongoDB is now the commander of a racecar. Dwight Merriman: Serial entrepreneur. Programming genius. Racecar driver? You better believe it.

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Considered by some to be one of the top programming minds of our generation, Dwight Merriman has co-founded several successful businesses, including MongoDB, which has grown into the world’s most popular NoSQL database system. It employs almost 1,000 people in 15 countries, and was recently valued at $1.6 billion. Dwight architected the DoubleClick ad-serving infrastructure, DART, which serves tens of billions of ads per day. DoubleClick was sold to a private equity firm for $1.1 billion, and later acquired by Google for over $3 billion. So how does a tech genius wind up as a professional racecar driver? Like most young men, Dwight Merriman had a passing interest in cars that was waylaid by his income. Then later, once he established himself in the professional world, Dwight simply didn’t have the time. “For the last 25 years, I had a very busy work schedule. Once you’ve started a company, you have to be all in; you have investors who rely on you,” he says. Living in Manhattan with two kids, Dwight had one car — a family vehicle. Sports cars simply weren’t part of the picture.

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Then Dwight heard about Monticello Motor Club a few years ago. It was just a passing comment, really, made by MMC member Nigel Faulkner during a business meeting. Dwight hadn’t met Nigel before, but he was intrigued enough by the idea of an automotive country club to do some research on his own. Convenience: that’s what he saw in MMC at first. He didn’t have to visit all the time, or transport a bunch of stuff. He didn’t need to know how to drive already, or commit to some crazy training program. He could start out casually, using a rental car from MMC’s fleet without buying a racecar of his own. He could just see what happened. “The model was very appealing: you can keep a car there or you can rent a car there,” he says. “You can just show up and drive. That full-service convenience was very important to me.” The fact that Dwight could sign on under a Family membership made the prospect of joining even more appealing. What better way for his two daughters — 10 and 12 at the time — to learn invaluable driving skills than under the guidance of one of MMC’s driving instructors? Dwight was sold! ________________

Since becoming a member of MMC five years ago, Dwight’s interest in motorsports has blossomed into a real passion. At first, Dwight enjoyed a weekend day here and there at MMC, with private instruction in one of MMC’s cars. Then he started coming more often, and got his own car. Then another. And another. Now the man who didn’t have a single sports car when he joined MMC owns six of them. Most recently, Dwight bought a Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR car, which he’s racing in the Pirelli World Challenge. After joining other members in MMC’s Queally Mazda Classic race series for the past few seasons, Dwight felt ready to take the leap into pro racing this season. “I didn’t have any expectations at that first pro race; I was more concerned about the traffic than anything else,” he says. “But the more seat time you have, the faster you get, and then you start thinking about it differently.

Where am I fast? Where am I losing time? What am I not doing correctly?” It’s a challenge to keep it all straight while barreling down the track, but that’s one of the reasons Dwight loves it so much. “When you’re driving, you aren’t worrying about other things; you are completely in the moment and focusing on what you’re doing,” Dwight says. “You turn off all of the background noise in your brain.” ________________ Right now Dwight is functioning more as an advisor for his ventures than an active player, so he’s got more time to spend at MMC than he normally would. He’s at the Club nearly every non-Pirelli weekend, investing hour after hour in honing his racecraft. He often brings his girls along.

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Dwight Merriman helping his daughter, 15-year-old Ada, get secured into her racecar during MMC's Fall Invitational Enduro

Fifteen-year-old Ada, who still isn’t old enough to get her driver’s license in New York, loves tearing up the track at MMC. She completed an MMC race school when she was just 13 years old, and has competed several times in the Queally Mazda Classic. She even raced with her father in a recent MMC Invitational Enduro. Correction: she was supposed to race with her dad, but was so focused when she was behind the wheel that she forgot to hand off the car to Dwight mid-race. “I told her, ‘whenever you get tired, come in and I’ll finish it,’ but she never came in,” Dwight laughs. “She drove the whole 90 minutes on her own.” When Dwight visits MMC, he stays at the house he built right next to the track in Motor Club Estates. It’s much more convenient, he says, than packing up his gear and driving up the night before a race to stay in a local hotel.

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“Now I can come up whenever I want and all my gear is there; I don’t need to bring anything with me,” he says. “I keep my cars and my tools there. It’s nice to have your own tools, even when you don’t work on your cars all that often.” Computer geek and speed freak. Both coexist peacefully in Dwight Merriman.

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RESORTS WORLD CATSKILLS BRINGS LIGHT TO THE SULLIVAN COUNTY CATSKILLS

esorts World Catskills, New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest and closest integrated casino-resort destination, officially opened its doors to the public earlier this year, offering luxury options for gaming, overnight accommodations, dining, and entertainment. The gleaming 18-story all-suite hotel is a welcome sight on the horizon, standing as irrefutable proof that the Sullivan County Catskills is well on its way to reclaiming its former reputation as a premier destination.

Gamblers will find a luxury gaming experience rivaled only by Las Vegas itself. Resorts World Catskills features a striking glass facade exterior, bringing the natural light and beauty of the Catskills to guests on the 100,000-square-foot casino floor. The casino-resortâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Poker Room boasts 19 tables, 171 seats, and 80 dealers. Higher betting limits can be found in the third-floor VIP gaming area. Designed for top-tier players, this exclusive area features a private lounge, customizable gaming salons, and a private VIP check-in area. For those interested in staying the night in the Catskills, Resorts World Catskills offers 332 hotel suites, featuring spacious bathrooms, sitdown vanities, a dressing area, and toiletries by Molton Brown.

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OFFICIAL RESORT PARTNER OF MONTICELLO MOTOR CLUB

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Premium accommodation options for guests seeking an extravagant stay include garden suites, penthouse suites, and two-story villas. Want some extra pampering? Crystal Life Spa, developed by Crystal Cruise Line and the first of its kind on land, offers body massages, hair and nail salon care, facials, beauty and makeup, a relaxation lounge, and full-body treatments. And of course, Resorts World Catskills has top-notch dining options, from Cellaio, the casino’s high-end Italian-inspired steakhouse created by celebrity chef Scott Conant, and Lotus, which offers authentic Chinese delicacies in a fine dining atmosphere, to sports bars, pool bars, and even a 24/7 diner. The RW Epicenter, the resort’s 27,000-square-foot event space, celebrated its grand opening with a sold-out performance by legendary comedian Jerry Seinfeld, a Founding member of Monticello Motor Club. Additional entertainment is available at the casino-resort’s three bar stages, which offer live music.

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RESORTS WORLD CATSKILLS:

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A GAMBLING ENTHUSIAST’S PLAYGROUND ON THE GROUND FLOOR The casino floor features 2,150 cutting-edge slot machines, including 3D and 4D interactive play. There are also 150 live table games, offering players options such as Baccarat, Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Pai Gow, Poker, and more. HIGH LIMIT IN HIGH STYLE Resorts World Catskills’ exclusive Palace High-Limit VIP gaming area is designed for top-tier players and includes 38 live tables, dedicated cocktail waitresses, a private lounge, and private gaming salons. PRIVATE, PERSONALIZED GAMING SALONS Private gaming salons offer players the luxury of “custom gaming by appointment,” which includes a personal butler, a private balcony, and a private bathroom. Rooms are customized to meet each client’s requests, to include the client’s choice of game, beverages, and more. PASSION FOR POKER For those with a passion for poker, Resorts World Catskills’ Poker Room is open 24 hours a day and features 19 tables of Texas Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, and Omaha. Players are afforded built-in USB charging ports, cup holders with warming and cooling settings, an in-room cashier, and food and beverage service.

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A MEAL FIT FOR AN IRON CHEF Celebrity chef Scott Conant is the mastermind behind Cellaio, the casino’s high-end Italian-inspired steakhouse. Well-known for his appearances on Top Chef, The Today Show, The Chew, and 24-Hour Restaurant Battle, Conant serves as a regular judge on Chopped, one of the Food Network's highest-rated shows. The sophisticated restaurant promises an experience to remember. An open kitchen concept means patrons enjoy an unobstructed view of Cellaio’s inner workings, including hanging dry-aged meats and pasta being made by hand. The menu features a raw bar, and all meat is USDA 100%-Certified Black Angus beef, rivaling the offerings of a New York City steakhouse.

LOTUS Combines elegance with a truly inspired menu of authentic Chinese delicacies, in a fine dining atmosphere; offers full tea service

COMING SOON! ENTERTAINMENT VILLAGE ADDING EVEN MORE In December 2018, Resorts World Catskills plans to open its Entertainment Village, which will include an additional 105-room hotel, restaurants, and retail space.

BUTTERFLY BEACH POOL BAR Craft cocktails and a menu of health-conscious treats, fresh like sushi, ceviche and tartare; hip and upscale

WORLD-FAMOUS MONSTER GOLF COURSE AWAITS

EMPIRE LOUNGE Sleek and vibrant lounge, with handcrafted Prohibition-style cocktails; drinks only

In the summer of 2019, Resorts World Catskills will reopen the famous Monster golf course, rated by Golf Digest as one of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. Originally designed in 1963 by Joe Finger, the 18-hole, 72-par course is being reimagined under the careful direction of “The US Open Doctor,” Rees Jones, who has transformed seven U.S. Open venues and eight PGA Championship courses.

DOUBLETOP BAR & GRILL Classic American gastropub with modern flair; live bands, big screen TVs, broad selection of local beers

BAR 360 Sleek, modern bar in the center of the gaming floor; live entertainment and bottle service available

24/7 DINER Contemporary American with comfort food classics and cocktails

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INDOOR WATERPARK BRINGING FAMILY FUN FOR ALL The Kartrite Hotel & Indoor Waterpark is already under construction on the casino-resort’s campus, with plans to open its doors to guests in 2019. The Kartrite will feature two acres of exhilarating 4-season indoor waterpark space and a luxury hotel with 324 exquisitely designed guest suites. Once complete, the Kartrite will be the United States’ most modern, state-of-the-art indoor waterpark experience. Amenities will include luxury cabanas, multiple dining options, a spa, ropes course, and an arcade.

MMC FOUNDING MEMBER:

JIM GLICKENHAUS COLLEC TOR OF STORIE S & IDE AS

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im Glickenhaus has been tagged with all sorts of labels throughout his life:

Sculptor. Stock exchange magnate. Financier. Filmmaker. Actor. Producer. And — more recently — boutique auto manufacturer. And, of course, a collector of some of the world's rarest vehicles.

But when you look across all these labels, you see that in reality, he is a collector of stories. Sometimes they are his own stories. Sometimes they are stories told by the vehicles he collects and creates. ________________

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is the name of the Glickenhaus-led group developing a line of new highperformance cars. Its Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. headquarters building doubles as a home for a number of important vehicles from Jim Glickenhaus’s own collection. Join him on a tour of the building and you'll begin to understand the mind of a genius who doesn't believe in limiting himself. Parked among a row of shiny cars in the garage is the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina, the only one ever made.

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Glickenhaus invested $4 million to have the bespoke one-of-a-kind supercar developed by Andrea Pininfarina in 2005. Glickenhaus loved the idea of a modern interpretation of the P3/4 (a series of beautiful Ferrari race cars from the 1960s), and engaged Pininfarina to bring this dream to fruition. Glickenhaus then adapted the design to create a racing version of the car: the P4/5C (“Competizione”), which is parked next to the P4/5 in the SCG garage. This racecar was the first car Glickenahus developed to wear the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG) marque. A few cars down is the yellow 1967 Ford Mark IV that took fourth place in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. Another Mark IV took the checkered flag, marking the first time the race was won by an American manufacturer, with an American-built car, driven by American drivers. Glickenhaus actually owns three cars that ran in that 1967 Le Mans race. He also owns a 1967 Ferrari 412P (chassis 0854), one of only two cars originally built as 412Ps, and a 1967 Ferrari P3/4 that won the 24 Hours of Daytona that year. “1967 was the magic year for me,” he says. “It was the last year cars had to be road-legal at Le Mans.”

He kept the aesthetics of the 1960s in mind when designing the SCG003C (“Competizione”) — a supercar made to compete in the highest levels of international sports car racing — in 2013. The car’s sensuous but aggressive body shape takes aerodynamics to a whole new level by allowing air to pass through the car, instead of over it. “We're trying to make things pretty, but efficient,” Glickenhaus says. A second variant of the SCG003, the 003S (“Stradale”), is also displayed. Introduced to the public in March 2017 at the Geneva International Motor Show, the 003S is the more luxurious, street-legal version of the supercar. It landed on U.S. soil earlier this year. A third variant, the 003CS, adapts the 003C just enough to make it streetlegal, maintaining the feel of the racecar.

The course includes the combined Nürburgring Grand Prix Circuit and Nordschleife (North loop), which collectively measures 15.7 miles, winds around three villages, and has almost no shoulder. Often called “The Green Hell,” the Nordschleife is used as a standard for automotive manufacturers and media to evaluate lap times of production vehicles. The SCG003C has competed in the 24 Hours of Nürburgring for the past four years, placing as high as 19th overall. In 2017, the 003C had the fastest time during qualifying, the first time an American has taken the pole at Nürburgring in the race’s 45-year history. (Only one other non-German has ever accomplished this feat.) ________________

SCG was recently certified as a Low Volume Manufacturer by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, and the 003 will be the first vehicle SCG produces in any numbers. Each car will be sold for roughly $2 million. Next up is the SCG004, which, at a $400,000 price point, is SCG's first effort to produce a more entry-level sports car. Glickenhaus says he's sold all of the 003s he plans to produce in 2018; same goes for the 004s in 2019 (including three 004CS prototypes). That's all without any traditional advertising. Instead, Glickenhaus himself posts updates, photos, and renderings on his social media accounts. He has quite a following, and is a popular figure in the pits at races worldwide. “We at SCG are very approachable,” he says. “We can give you something that very few people on the planet will ever get to experience. We sell adventures, really.” Like the 003, the SCG004 will be available in three variants: C, S, and CS. The 004C will meet GT3, GT4, and GTE/GTLM specifications. Glickenhaus plans to race the 004 at the 24 Hours of Nürburgring within the next few years. He admits that he’s very focused, borderline obsessed, with winning at Nürburgring, which would be the ultimate validation of his fierce supercar's prowess. The race is one of the few that allows one-off “experimental” cars like Glickenhaus’s P4/5C, 003C, and 004C.

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A large, framed movie poster for The Exterminator hangs on one of the shop’s enormous support columns. Seemingly out of place in an automotive shop, the poster actually represents another significant incarnation of Renaissance man Jim Glickenhaus: he wrote, produced, and directed the gritty vigilante film. Often considered one of top grindhouse movies of all time, The Exterminator grossed $5 million domestically upon its release in 1980, and provided the foundation on which Glickenhaus says he grew his personal fortune. Glickenhaus made quite a few grindhouse films throughout the 1980s and 1990s (see sidebars). Many — like The Exterminator — are considered cult classics today. Fan favorites include The Astrologer, where a scientist battles a suicidal devil cult; The Soldier, where a special anti-terrorist unit tries to stop the detonation of a plutonium bomb in a Saudi Arabian oil field; and Frankenhooker, where a medical student tries to recreate his fiancée by building her a new body made of Manhattan street prostitutes. Timemaster featured both Glickenhaus’s daughter, Veronica, and his son, Jesse. “The 1980s represented a magical time for the industry,” Glickenhaus says. “You didn’t have all of these huge movie studios dominating everything; you could write a great script, produce the movie, and take it to film festivals.” Warming to one of his favorite subjects, Glickenhaus launches into a series of anecdotes from those days, many simply too outrageous not to be true. Like the time when he was shooting McBain in the Philippines, and he got a call from a surprisingly considerate rebel army leader, letting him know that his things had been moved to a new hotel. “He said, ‘We’re bombing your hotel, but we moved your stuff first’,” Glickenhaus recounts. Another time, Glickenhaus accidentally let a mob hitman watch his young son while he was filming in New York City. Glickenhaus became aware of this fact only when his son spotted his “babysitter” being perp-walked by police on the front page of the paper one morning. “I like the stories,” he says. “Those are what stick.” The same statement can be applied to his famed car collection. He’s careful about what he collects, and each piece in his garage has its own history that Glickenhaus knows backward and forward. Most often, it’s the history that attracted him to a particular car in the first place.

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SCG003C at the 2018 24 Hours of Nürburgring, where it finished 19th overall

“SO MANY PEOPLE SAY, 'I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL…' BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TIME IN BETWEEN THOSE MOMENTS? I DON’T WANT ANYTHING I CAN’T ENJOY.”

JIM GLICKENHAUS

See that 1932 Duesenberg Model J over there? That was once owned by the Queen of Yugoslavia. It cost $4,000 at the time, and had real gemstones in the indicators.

“So many people say, ‘I can’t wait until…’,” he says. “But what about all the time in between those moments? I don’t want anything I can’t enjoy.”

“Wages back then were $20 a week,” he says.

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And that one over there? “That’s a 1932 Stutz DV-32 Boattail Convertible,” he says. “To me, it's a time machine. It's Bogey and Bacall; it’s The Great Gatsby.” He has no idea what his collection is worth, and he really doesn’t care. The cars aren’t investments to Glickenhaus; he simply bought what he loved and has no plans to ever sell any of them. Even more, he’s made sure each one is street-legal and properly registered for road driving. He believes that you have to drive cars to properly enjoy them.

Jim Glickenhaus loves Steve McQueen, who he calls “a real racer.” There are pictures of McQueen on the walls, and memorabilia from his racing days in the glass cases that line Glickenhaus’s shop. “See that purse? Steve McQueen was married to Ali MacGraw and used her purse as a tool kit for his Boot,” he explains. “We found it in the back of the buggy a few years ago.” “Want to see it?”

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Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins in the legendary 450 HP Chevy Baja Boot

And just like that, Glickenhaus has turned a corner — both literally and figuratively — to face “the buggy”: McQueen’s 1967 Hurst Baja Boot, an aggressive off-road vehicle that seems completely out of line with every other vehicle in Glickenhaus’s stable. Glickenhaus bought McQueen’s Boot at auction for $220,000 in 2010, and has since used it as inspiration for his latest big idea (not to be confused with his other big idea, the 004, or his other other big idea, the 003). The idea: a Boot reboot. Develop a modern, road-legal remake of McQueen’s Boot race buggy (the Boot Expedition) that will set a world altitude driving record by making it up the Ojos del Salado volcano in Atacama, Chile. With an elevation of 6,893 meters (22,615 feet), the Ojos del Salado is the highest volcano on the planet. Glickenhaus’s Boot vehicle isn’t in production yet and the trip to Chile isn’t even planned until December 2019, but Glickenhaus isn’t letting those details dampen his enthusiasm. He rattles off some of the difficulties involved with heading up an enormous volcano — temperatures that range from 95 to -25 degrees, breathing that becomes lung-crushingly difficult at higher elevations, 15 days to acclimate your body before the climb — with almost giddy excitement.

It’s not his age that would be the issue (he’s 67 years old). He just isn’t sure his schedule will allow him to carve out the time. But he’ll definitely be on board for the adventure he has planned for the year after that: Drive a Boot Expedition from New York to Paris, west through North America, amphibiously across the Bering Sea, down the Road of Bones in eastern Russia, across the Trans-Siberian Highway through Beijing, Moscow, and St. Petersburg, and across Eastern Europe to arrive in France. He isn’t planning to go it alone. He’s extended a formal invitation (via Facebook) to Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Land Rover, Volvo, Jaguar, Ford, GM, Dodge, Audi, Porsche, Alfa, Maserati, Jeep, Mercedes, and any and all other manufacturers of SUVs to join him with their own offerings. Dinner’s on Glickenhaus upon arrival in Paris, of course. “We plan to leave Times Square summer 2020...” he wrote on Facebook. A grandiose idea, certainly, but coming from him, it seems possible. It is Jim Glickenhaus, after all.

Still, he admits that he might not actually be able to make the trip, tentatively scheduled for Christmas 2019. Instead, his son, Jesse, may take lead.

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The GLICKENHAUS COLLECTION 1970 Ferrari 512S Modulo by Pininfarina Glickenhaus bought the Ferrari 512S Modulo in 2014 from Pininfarina, who designed the concept car for the 1970 Geneva Motor Show. The spaceship-like design earned the car 22 international design awards. In 2018 Glickenhaus restored it to fully operating condition for the first time. Modulo will debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August.

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1932 Model J Duesenberg J446 The 1932 Duesenberg Model J J446 was displayed at the 1931 Paris Salon, then purchased by Her Majesty Queen Marie of Yugoslavia. The Model J was one of the most popular luxury cars, as well as a status symbol for the rich and famous in the United States and Europe. Duesenberg advertised it as “The World’s Finest Motor Car,” and included the simple tagline, “He drives a Duesenberg.”

1967 ex-Donohue/Penske Lola T70 Can-Am The 1967 ex-Donohue/Penske Lola T70 Can-Am won seven major races before Glickenhaus purchased it in 1971. His first foray into building/ modifying cars, Glickenhaus converted it from a racecar to a road car, and has put more than 60,000 miles on it since then.

1967 Ferrari 412P (chassis 0854) The 1967 Ferrari 412P, a “customer version” of the 330 P3 race car, was built by Ferrari for Maranello Concessionaires. It is one of only two cars originally built as 412Ps.

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible Arguably the world’s most popular classic car, the 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible was considered the ultimate symbol of cool.

1967 Ferrari Dino Competizione The 1967 Ferrari 206 Dino Competizione Pininfarina is a prototype developed by Ferrari and Pininfarina as an experimental car. The car, which was never put into production, sat in the Pininfarina museum in Italy for years before Glickenhaus finally persuaded the design house to sell it to him in 2007, becoming the car's first owner. Glickenhaus has since put an estimated 20,000 miles (there’s no odometer) on the Dino. V O L UM E 8 | M O TO R C L U B MAGAZINE

1967 Ferrari P3/4 (chassis 0846) The 1967 Ferrari P3/4 is the only P3/4 built as a P3 by Ferrari. After the car was badly damaged in an accident at Le Mans, Ferrari scrapped the original chassis. Ferrari Enzo sold it to Tom Meade, who passed it on to David Piper. Piper, not realizing what it was, sold it to Glickenhaus. Glickenhaus restored 0846 (pictured at the 2016 24 Hours of Nürburgring), and Mauro Forghieri confirmed in writing that the chassis in the Glickenhaus P3/P4 is the original P3/4 Chassis of the car that won The 1967 24 Hours of Daytona.

1947 Ferrari 159S Spyder Corsa The Turin Grand Prix-winning 1947 159S Spyder Corsa is the only one in existence, and is thought to be the world's oldest surviving Ferrari. It is believed that the car started off as a 125S, then was converted into a 159S, and then again into a 166 Spyder Corsa. Glickenhaus converted it back into a 159S, and gave it a complete restoration.

1988 Ferrari 208 GTB Turbo The 1988 Ferrari 208 GTB Turbo, a rare curiosity, was designed by Pininfarina and built only for the Italian market. This example was given as a gift by Enzo Ferrari to racecar driver Nino Vaccarella, who passed it on to Glickenhaus. 1967 Baja Boot The 1967 Baja Boot racing buggy (pictured on Monticello Motor Club’s 300-acre off-road course) was built in under 30 days specifically to compete in the 849-mile Mexican 1000, later renamed the Baja 1000. It broke down mid-race and did not finish. The following year, the Baja Boot was sold to Bud Ekin and actor and avid off-road enthusiast Steve McQueen. Ekin entered the Boot into 1968’s Mint 400 Race outside of Las Vegas (the race that Hunter Thompson described in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), but the Boot broke again. The Boot finally won the next year in 1969’s Baja 500, and continued its off-road campaign into the 1970s.

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2006 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina The Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina, a 650-hp V-12 Ferrari Enzo that was reimagined by Pininfarina for Glickenhaus, was officially presented to the public in August 2006. The extreme sport racing car, which cost roughly $4 million to bring to life, was inspired by Glickenhaus’s 1967 Ferrari 330 P3/4, the car that won the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona. The Ferrari P4/5 has a top speed of 233 mph. Upon its completion, Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina (pictured here on Monticello Motor Club's private race track) was officially christened with the Ferrari marque by Luca d’Monteselmo in an agreement between Glickenhaus, Andrea Pininfarina, and Ferrari.

1967 Ford Mark IV J6 Described by the World Registry of Cobras & GT40s as “the only Mk IV to be caught in a snowstorm” (during Glickenhaus’ drive to Vermont), the 1967 Ford Mark IV J6 was driven by Bruce McLaren and Mark Donohue to a fourth-place finish at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. Glickenhaus has racked up over 50,000 miles on the Mark IV in street driving since he acquired the car in 1990.

1932 Stutz DV-32 Boattail Convertible One of only 120 made in 1932, the Stutz DV-32 Boattail Speedster convertible was among the world’s most coveted cars, an elegant possession reserved for the rich, the famous, the powerful. With a lightweight body, the DV-32 was swift, flexible, and capable of going 90 mph.

2008 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione Glickenhaus was the first of fewer than 100 Americans to receive the keys to a U.S.-spec Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupe in 2008. Although there were nearly 1,500 orders for the car, only 500 were ever delivered worldwide. V O L UM E 8 | M O TO R C L U B MAGAZINE

Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus (SCG)

HISTORY

SCG003S cruising the streets of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. SCG003 First announced as P33 in 2013, Glickenhaus launched the SCG003 in 2015 at the Geneva International Motor Show. The groundbreaking supercar was handbuilt in Italy by Manifattura Automobili Torino. Already heralded for its aerodynamic sophistication, the SCG003 will be produced in three variants, all of which share the same modular chassis to allow interchangeable parts. The starting price for the SCG003 is $2 million. The SCG003C (“Competizione”) has competed in the Nürburgring 24 Hours for the past four years, placing 35th in 2015, 26th in 2016, and 19th in both 2017 and 2018. In 2017, the 003C had the fastest time during qualifying, the only time in the race's 45-year history that an American has taken the pole at Nürburgring. The 003C is capable of a 6:33 lap at the famed Nordschleife. Glickenhaus, who thinks to the 003C has a real chance to win the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, is offering 003C buyers full worldwide race support, up to and including full entry into the N24 and its support races. SCG unveiled the fully street-legal SCG003S (“Stradale”), in March 2017 at the Geneva International Motor Show. The 003S, which offers a more luxurious, “livable” interior and street-friendly aerodynamic features, is purported to be the fastest cornering street-legal car in the world. It will be the first of Glickenhaus’ supercars to ever go into production in the United States, and will be followed closely by the 003CS. The SCG003CS, “Competizione Stradale,” is a Competizione with only the minimum number of allowances required to make it street-legal. 46

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P4/5 Competizione The P4/5 Competizione, developed from a Ferrari 430 Scuderia and a Ferrari 430 GT2, debuted in 2011 and was the first car to ever wear the Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus name. Glickenhaus conceived the race version of Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina specifically to take on the 24 Hours of Nürburgring, where it competed for the first time in 2011. During the race, the car was involved in two separate crashes and burst into flames because of a fuel spill, but still managed to finish 39th. The Nürburgring organizers awarded the P4/5C a Constructor’s Trophy for entering a new and significant car. The following year, P4/5 Competizione adopted a powertrain that combined a 4.0-liter V8 and a Formula 1-style KERS system, and was christened the P4/5 Competizione M (“Modificata,” i.e., modified) Hybrid. At the 2012 24 Hours of Nürburgring, the P4/5 Competizione M set a world record lap for a Ferrari-powered vehicle around the Nordschleife during qualifying, came in first in its class (EXP2 class – Experimental Car Group), and earned 12th place overall. In addition, the P4/5 Competizione M was awarded the FIA World Championship Cup for hybrid GT cars.

SCG004 The SCG004S, unveiled in November 2017 (but not fully assembled/functional at the time), has a $400,000 price tag and is Glickenhaus’s first effort at producing a more entry-level sports car. Glickenhaus expects the first 25 004S street-legal super cars to be available in 2019, with another 250 to follow in 2020 and 2021. Like the 003, the SCG004 will also be available as a 004C and a 004CS. The 004CS, for which Glickenhaus only just revealed renderings, will combine interior of the 004S with the race exterior of the 004C. The 004C will meet GT3 & GTE/GTLM specifications. Glickenhaus plans to race both versions at 24 Hours of Nürburgring within the next few years.

Baja Boot Earlier this year, SCG revealed plans to build a modern road-legal version of legendary actor Steve McQueen's famous Hurst Baja Boot race buggy. Only two Boots were ever made – one is in a museum; Glickenhaus bought the other one in 2010. Glickenhaus’s Boot remake will add interior amenities such as heat and air-conditioning. Glickenhaus recently confirmed production of the Steve/ Baja version, which will be fully street- and Baja race-legal. Glickenhaus is promising the first five buyers entry into the 2019 Baja 1000 in Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, the same race in which McQueen’s Boot first competed in 1967. The 2-door, 3-seat version will be available for $250,000. The larger 4-door, 5-seater adds $25,000. SCG is also planning to produce an Expedition version of the SCG Boot, with the ultimate goal of setting a world altitude driving record by making it to the top of the Ojos del Salado volcano in Atacama, Chile. With an elevation of 6,893 meters (22,615 feet), the Ojos del Salado is the highest volcano on the planet. Another goal is attempting to drive from New York to Paris, including amphibiously crossing the Bering Strait.

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BMW M5 4WD SUPER SEDAN’S ALTER-EGO MASTERS MMC By Lawrence Ulrich The BMW M5 is not a track car. The BMW M5 is not a track car. I’m repeating this line as I haul down the back straight at Monticello Motor Club in the 2018 M5, nipping 155 mph before it’s time to mash the brakes into the tricky uphill switchback. Yet if the M5 isn’t ideally suited to the rigors of MMC — it’s a 4,370-pound luxury sedan, after all — neither car nor driver seem concerned with categories: they’re having way too much fun. Good times continue when MMC Track Director Chris Duplessis jumps into the aggressively bolstered driver’s seat and promptly drifts the BMW through the Carousel, 5-alarm smoke pouring from the rear tires. Jaws drop all around. The upgraded 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8, with precisely 600 horses and 553 pound-feet of torque, makes the M5 faster than any of its rivals in the 600-hp club of super sedans, including the Mercedes-AMG E63, Cadillac CTS-V, and Audi RS7 Performance. Remarkably, this BMW will match an electric Tesla Model S P90D in a race to 60 mph, at a supercar-baiting 2.8 seconds. After that, the M5 will actually pass a Ludicrous-mode Tesla, dispatching a quarter mile in 10.9 seconds at 129 mph. Based on instrumented testing, Car and Driver magazine declared the M5 the fastest sedan it’s ever tested. Score the optional M Driver’s Package, and top speed rises to 187 mph, versus 155 mph for standard models. But here’s the thing: the BMW’s straight-line force, however thrilling, is well down the list of what makes the redesigned car so compelling. The previous-generation M5 was nearly as powerful, but it often felt robotic and cold to the touch, not

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quite the “driver’s car” that fans had come to expect since the first M5 came to America in 1988. This sixth-generation M5 solves that issue of driver engagement, as I’ve already learned on knotted public roads in Portugal’s Algarve region, and now in the picturesque Catskill Mountains. On paper, that newfound spirit doesn’t entirely add up: for the first time, the M5 sends power to all four wheels rather than just the rear tires. A paddle-shifted, torque-converter automatic transmission replaces the fancier dual-clutch gearbox. New, electrically assisted steering might also suggest a less-involving driving experience. Fortunately, we experience cars on pavement, not paper. The M xDrive AWD system adds 130 pounds of mass, yet it’s worth every ounce to get those 600 horses to said pavement. This BMW still weighs about 33 fewer pounds than the previous rear-drive M5, and 300 pounds fewer than its AWD Mercedes competitor. Weight-savers include an aluminum-intensive chassis, carbon-fiber roof panel, and lithium-ion battery. To reach that 600-hp plateau, M Division engineers nearly doubled the V-8’s fuel injection pressure, from 200 to 350 bar. Dual twin-scroll turbochargers, optimally positioned in the “hot-V” between cylinder banks, get larger compressors, with intercoolers that are 28 percent more efficient. Electric turbo wastegates replace pneumatic controls for zestier throttle response. Peer through the classic twin-kidney grille, and you’ll see a web of black tube braces that span the front radiator and underhood area, one of nine coolers for the engine, transmission, and turbos. Torque jumps by 10 percent versus the old model, peaks by 1,800 rpm, and stays dead-flat to 5,600 rpm. Redline chasers will appreciate the engine’s 400-rpm rise, to a lofty 7,200 rpm. A cool “pre-warning field” in the striking instrument cluster flashes concentric rings in the tach as you approach redline. I’ve cruised to MMC today from Brooklyn, and the M5 proves it can be a relaxing all-day partner. Those enveloping leatherwrapped seats, the sparkling Bowers & Wilkins audio system, and adaptive dampers make it easy to while away the miles. Road noise is hushed, even on aggressive Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires specifically tailored to the M5. Versus the previous model, BMW engineers actually reduced the rear tires’ section width by 10 mm (to 285/30/ZR20), a testament to the car’s improved four-corner grip and balance. Carbon-fiber plates mediate that power through an electronic limited-slip rear differential and center transfer case, the latter able to engage or disengage front wheels in milliseconds. It’s all controlled via BMW’s Central Intelligence Unit that analyzes

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real-time driving parameters and assigns power to any of the four wheels according to five selectable driving modes. Disciples of rear-driven performance might be skeptical of all this complexity and digital oversight. But fear not. Carsten Wolf, the M5’s powertrain chief, says the development team was guided by one principle: keep stability interventions to the minimum, and elevate the human driver to the maximum. Even the default 4WD setting favors rear-driven power to boost handling and fuel economy. Dial up the 4WD M Dynamic program, and you’ll enjoy surprisingly generous drift angles before the electronic angels step in. Front wheels only come into play when the rears are absolutely incapable of transmitting more force. Whichever setup you choose, the redesigned BMW feels more responsive. The steering ratio is 25 percent quicker, with tuning that takes lessons from electric-assisted BMW’s like the M2, M3, and M4. The front axle track is 0.8 inches wider. Revised steering geometry and the stiffer, lighter platform shared by all 5- and 7-Series models all help to enliven the handling. Those myriad adjustable settings — including engine, throttle, suspension, steering, and stability controls — do result in a spray of console buttons that all seem to demand a driver’s attention. That includes an easy-to-miss transmission program switch atop the handsome-yet-fussy electronic shift lever. Fortunately, owners can program a pair of individualized performance options and recall them via crimson metal thumb switches (marked M1 and M2) on the steering wheel. Road or track, I find myself preferring the powertrain in its hardcore Sport Plus setting — hey, if you’re dropping $103,595 to start for this much performance, you might as well use it — and the suspension in midrange Sport, but the steering in Comfort. (“Sportier” steering modes seem to add needless heft without improving actual feel.) Optional carbon ceramic brakes (a roughly $8,000 option) trim about seven pounds of unsprung weight at each corner. Standard models make do, nicely, with M compound brakes with inner-vented rotors. The 8-speed transmission’s torque converter eliminates the clunky low-speed operation of the previous dual-clutch unit, but stays fully locked at any speed above roughly three mph. That transmission’s automated throttle blips on downshifts sound best with the optional M Performance exhaust system, which reduces backpressure and adds a titanium end muffler, with an available quartet of carbon-fiber exhaust tips. As for that all-important sound, the M5 can’t match the apocalyptic thunder of the Mercedes-AMG E63. But the sport

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exhaust coaxes a pleasing, big-money baritone from the BMW’s own 4.0-liter V-8. Like its predecessor, this M5 adds a soupçon of simulated engine frequencies through the audio system. But it takes a symphony conductor’s ear to detect those digital back-up singers over the natural engine induction and crackling exhaust. A few quibbles remain. Yes, the BMW’s tasteful, stealthy appearance has always been part of its appeal. But this redesigned exterior doesn’t exactly trumpet all the newness under that skin. Ripples on the aluminum hood are more pronounced. Front inlets are larger, with restyled headlamps and taillamps. The rear diffuser gets thicker fins, in a sinister pairing with those four fat exhaust outlets. This M5 looks Germanic and handsome, with a nice balance of sleekness and aggression, but barely different. Complaints recede when I hit the full MMC course, where I can feel front wheels spring into action to help the Bimmer explode out of corners. A squeeze of the throttle here, some countersteer there, and I’m performing ballet in a 2-ton+ luxury sedan. Departing MMC for a fast jaunt to the Hawk’s Nest, a scenic area along New York State Route 97 above the Delaware River, the M5 attacks the looping corners with delightful vigor.

all on the human pilot, no matter what. That includes former rally champion Duplessis, who toggles up rear-drive, tire-melting action before I can even buckle my seatbelt. (Show-off.) Most owners, I suspect, will rarely find a situation that demands reardrive mode, because the car frankly performs best with all four muscular oarsmen pulling their weight. M Division engineers admit as much, that the mode is largely about appeasing customers who view rear-drive purity as a core BMW value, even if many of them would never dream of pulling burnouts in their own M5. As I tear off a final run of my own before the two-hour drive home to Brooklyn, again I have to remind myself: this BMW is not a track car, per se. Yet this M5 would make an ideal warm-up for MMC members — with room for a spouse, the kids, and luggage — on their own drive to the track. And if an owner can’t resist the urge to sneak this 4-door assassin onto the track for a few hot laps, he or she will experience the guilty pleasure of blowing past Miatas and other smaller, modestly powered machines. Those 600 horses have a way of doing that.

“You can now go fast in any conditions,” BMW’s Wolf says. “It’s always predictable, and you don’t have to fight the car.” If you’d prefer more of a tussle, the M5 will oblige: a screenselectable 2WD mode decouples front wheels entirely. Traction and stability control are fully sidelined. From that moment, it’s

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THE EVOLUTION OF BMW’S M5 PUMPED-UP SEDAN

BMW has been muscling up sedans since the 1960s, but the M5 took things to a new level when it came to America in 1988, three years after its European debut. Since then, each M5 generation has topped the one before, but the car has never strayed from its original mission: delivering Autobahn-burning performance in an elegant, family-friendly package. Here’s a look at the evolution of the M5 in the U.S.

 First Generation, E28 Chassis: 1988 The first M5 looked nearly identical to a standard 5-Series, but a supercar engine lurked below its stealthy hood: the shrieking, 24-valve, 3,453-cc inline six from the legendary M1. European models made 282 hp, while American buyers settled for 256 hp — still enough to keep pace with a Porsche 928, and to nip 150 mph. Independent suspension, gas monotube shocks, and 4-piston caliper front brakes were all courtesy of the M Division. BMW sold just 2,241 copies around the world, but the blueprint for success was there.

Second Generation, E34  chassis: 1991-1993 Following a 2-year hiatus in America, a new M5 jumped to 310 hp with an enlarged, 3,535-cc version of the M1’s straight six. A stylish new body was somewhat marred by aluminum-magnesium wheels whose chunky rim flanges reminded people of whitewall tires. Eyebrows were also raised by a $56,600 base price, a relative fortune during the first Bush administration. Consolation included lusty throttle response, a 6.4-second romp to 60 mph, and a quartermile run in 15 seconds flat.

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Third Generation, E39  chassis: 2000-2003 Still the favorite of many BMW fanatics, the lovely E39 M5 kept competitors on the ropes with the model’s first V-8. The fourcam, 4.9-liter beauty poured out 394 hp and revved like mad to 7,000 rpm. Despite plopping nearly two tons at the curb, this Bimmer ran stoplight-to-60 mph in 5.0 seconds, and dispatched the quarter mile in 13.4 seconds. And you could still get a 6-speed manual transmission, putting the fun over the top.

 Fourth Generation, E60 chassis: 2006-2010 The next M5 was by far the most controversial. Its 5-Series body flaunted the “flame surfacing” of designer Chris Bangle, while the new iDrive infotainment controller and equally balky, single-clutch SMG automated gearbox had some fans crying foul. Ah, but that engine: a monstrous 5.0-liter V-10 lifted the BMW to 500 hp, and cut the 0-60 mph dash to 4.7 seconds. Following a chorus of complaints over the transmission, BMW eventually brought back an optional six-speed manual.

Fifth Generation, F10  chassis: 2012-2016 The fuel-slurping, Formula One-inspired V-10 was dropped in favor of the M5’s first forced-induction powerplant. At the car’s debut, the 4.4-liter, twin-turbo V-8 generated a crushing 560 hp and also 550 poundfeet of torque, versus a relatively scrawny 384 pound-feet for the peaky V-10. Add a versatile new dual-clutch DCT gearbox, and this M5 scooted to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds, and through a quarter mile in 12 seconds flat at 122 mph. To justify a roughly $92,000 base price, seemingly every component of the M5 was distinct from a regular-issue 5-Series: engine, suspension, variable-ratio steering, six-piston front brakes, chassis links, and more.

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PATRICK GALLAGHER MMC PRO INSTRUCTOR

SETS HIS OWN COURSE TO

GREATNESS

aking it big as a racecar driver isn’t a dream for Patrick Gallagher; it’s an inevitability. At 25 years old, he knows it with a wholehearted confidence that is (almost) devoid of arrogance. It’s just a feeling, something he’s always known about his future. And why not? He’s spent most of his life at race tracks around the country. His father raced with the Sports Car Club of America for most of Patrick’s young life, and put him in a quarter midget when he was just six years old. Patrick has been working his way up ever since, and making quite an impression along the way. Since transitioning to racecars nine years ago, his list of accolades is as impressive as the young man himself: Novice of the Year, then champion in SCCA National Runoffs: F500. Rookie of the Year, then champion in SCCA National Runoffs: Formula Enterprise.

Winner of the Mazda Club Racer Shootout scholarship. Rookie of the Year in the MX-5 Playboy Cup (his first season in a sports car). Second place overall in the Pirelli World Challenge Championship. And then last year’s double header: wins in both the Battery Tender Mazda Global MX-5 Cup Championship and the Global MX-5 Cup Challenge. Those two wins brought Patrick $275,000 toward his 2018 driving season. This year he made his debut in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge in the No. 8 Multimatic Motorsports ModSpace Ford Mustang GT4. His co-driver is 2015 Continental Tire Challenge ST class champion Chad McCumbee, who was also Gallagher’s championship-winning team owner in Global MX-5 Cup. When talking to Patrick, it doesn’t take long for his love and enthusiasm for racing to show through.

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Where did your interest in motorsports start?

have 21 first cousins. I really hit the family lottery.

I don’t remember it ever being a decision. It just happened.

My dad’s father was also into racing and owned a mechanics shop. His relatives all know how to work on cars, so that’s helped. A bunch of my dad’s friends have helped us too.

When I was six or so, my mom and dad brought home a quarter midget and entered me into a race. That was my first time behind the wheel — ever. No practice for me; that was just my dad’s way.

What was the transition to cars like for you?

I came in dead last. After that, I won my next four races. I guess I finally understood a lot of the direction my father had already given me. He raced as a hobby with the Sports Car Club of America. We spent a lot of time at tracks. Then I moved to karts and up to national competitions. We got our butts kicked. We didn’t win once. A friend of my father’s, (former sprint car driver and engineer) Dave Fisher, helped us out a lot, but mostly it was just me and my dad. We didn’t have the support of a big team, but that was ok for us; we were there to learn.

It sounds like your family is very supportive. My dad (a former accountant) has been retired since I started racing karts, so he was always there. So was my mother. If I think about it, I don’t think they’ve missed more than 20 races in my life. The whole family is always super involved. Five pairs of aunts and uncles were there when I went to Sebring (International Raceway) for my second IMSA race. When we race at Mid-Ohio (Sports Car Course), we have 200 people there supporting us – all friends and family. There are a lot of us, and most live within just a few minutes of each other in Ohio, in a town of about 900 people surrounded by farms. We sort of take over the area. I

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A lot of people get wrapped up in karting. I always wanted to be a professional racecar driver, not a pro kart driver. Karting was just a training ground for me. At the time, I wanted to be an IndyCar driver, so I started in F500, sort of the entry-level open wheel series. It was sexy to me because of the Indianapolis 500. That was the big race. The first time I was in the F500, I beat the track record. That year I took second place at the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. The next year, I won the championship, and nearly every race along the way. It felt inevitable. When I started to win that season, I didn’t want to win the championship; I expected to.

Then we hooked up with (JAY Motorsports Team Principal) Jay Green. That guy is the reason why I’m doing what I’m doing. He gave me a shot to get into Formula E, and helped keep me in a car. He and his family have helped me so much; they really aligned with our family and helped keep the dream alive.

Your record seems to show a pattern. Your first year in F500, you took Novice of the Year honors but just missed winning the championship. The same exact thing happened your first year in FE; you came in second in the championship, but earned the Rookie of the Year award. Yeah, it hasn’t always been the smoothest road but we seem to make good progress each season for the most part. And for both F500 and FE, I won the championship the year after I came in second.

Winning the National Championship RunOffs in FE was big for us. The win got me a ticket to compete in the Mazda Cup Racer Shootout. There were around 30 guys who earned their way in. To narrow it down, they had us each write a sponsorship proposal, and actually pitch the proposal to the judges. The shootout is more than just car control. It’s also about racecraft, PR, and media management. Mazda wants someone who can learn the business of racing, who is the best all-around racer. When I won the shootout, I got a $75,000 (MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development) scholarship to race in the 2013 Mazda MX-5 Playboy Cup. I got to pick my own team, so I reached out to CJ Wilson Racing.

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Of all the teams out there, why CJ Wilson? (MMC instructor) Stevan McAleer had won the MX-5 Cup Championship the year before with CJ Wilson, and I thought I’d get into his car and it would be good for me, too. I did pretty well over the next few years. My first year with MX-5 Cup, I got Rookie of the Year, but only came in fifth overall. I came in second in 2015. I hadn’t actually met Stevan until I started in MX-5, but I called him after I won the scholarship. I got to know him better during that first season with MX-5, and then through our association with Monticello Motor Club.

How did you get involved with Monticello Motor Club? I was already instructing in Ohio in 2013, but I really wanted to instruct at MMC. I hadn’t ever been there, but I knew that was the place to be if you want to work at a track. Just look at the quality of racers who are coming out of there.

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I met (MMC CEO and Managing Partner) Ari Straus through racing, and he said he’d give me a shot to coach. I was supposed to stay in Monticello for two weeks; I ended up staying for two months. It was just incredible. There’s nothing like MMC; it’s a first-class operation, and everyone has their act together. Everyone — the staff and the members — is super excited to be there, and they integrate real racing into their member offerings. That’s my favorite part: watching members who have never raced before really grow. I see them dicing it up out there on the pro circuit — even winning — and that’s really cool. I coached Max Faulkner through his first race at MMC, and now he’s running in IMSA, and leading in championship points after two races with co-driver (and MMC chief pro instructor) Jason Rabe. I coached another member, Chris Ohmacht, through his first competitive experience at MMC, and now he’s racing in Pirelli World Challenge.

We hear that you’ve stepped outside of racecar driving a time or two since making the transition. Probably my most interesting racing experience (not in a car) was in the School Bus Figure 8 Crash Race at the Columbus Motor Speedway in Ohio. It’s like a demolition derby, but with buses instead of cars. I drove an old beat-up pink GMC school bus that was sponsored by Moe’s Original Bar B Que, my sister’s restaurant in Granville. I started dead last, managed to make contact with every other bus on the track, and won the race!

How did you get involved with Stevan McAleer’s team, McCumbee McAleer Racing, last year? It was through (2015 Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge ST Champion and MMR co-owner) Chad McCumbee. I was heading to Daytona to look for a ride in IMSA and I saw Chad in the paddock. He said, “Hey man, how would you like to ride with us in the MX-5 Cup next year?” I knew it was a great opportunity. Winning the MX-5 Cup is an essential rung on the ladder — you need it — and it hadn’t worked out for me up to that point. I knew that 2017 was probably my last shot at it, and MMR was just such an outstanding team.

I ended up winning the championship and the $200,000 scholarship, and then winning the MX-5 Challenge for another $75,000. It was definitely a big year.

A winning racing season wasn’t your only accomplishment last year, was it? You graduated from Ohio State University in May, right? Yup. I wasn’t really interested in going to college, but I thought that if I was going to spend the time and money, I should do something difficult. I went part time for some of it so I could keep racing, so it took me six years. Now I have a degree in integrated systems engineering, but that is really just a plan B. I’m going to make it as a pro racer first.

So far this season, you and Chad are pretty far back in the standings after disappointing results. It’s been a bit rough, but we’ve got a long way to go. This year is all about proving that I deserve to be here so that I can secure a solid gig next year. I want to make IMSA my home while I figure out how to navigate my way into (the) WeatherTech (SportsCar Championship) someday. At the end of the day, that’s what it’s all about. We just want to keep racing.

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NAME: Patrick Gallagher DOB: 10/6/1992 HOMETOWN: Thornville, Ohio CURRENT: Chicago, Illinois

2017 BATTERY TENDER MAZDA GLOBAL MX-5 CUP CHAMPION BATTERY TENDER MAZDA GLOBAL MX-5 CUP CHALLENGE WINNER 2016 2ND PLACE OVERALL IN PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP (TC CLASS) 2015 2ND PLACE OVERALL IN BATTERY TENDER MAZDA GLOBAL MX-5 CUP (MX CLASS) 2013 MAZDA MX-5 PLAYBOY CUP ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 5TH PLACE OVERALL IN MAZDA MX-5 PLAYBOY CUP 2012 MAZDA CLUB RACER SHOOTOUT WINNER SCCA NATIONAL RUNOFFS CHAMPION (FE CLASS) 3RD PLACE IN SCCA GREAT LAKES DIVISION (FE CLASS) WEATHERTECH CHICAGO REGION SCCA JUNE SPRINTS WINNER (FE CLASS) 5TH PLACE OVERALL IN COOPER TIRES USF2000 POWERED BY MAZDA 2011 2ND PLACE IN SCCA NATIONAL RUNOFFS (FE CLASS) SCCA PRO FORMULA ENTERPRISES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2010 SCCA CHICAGO REGION TRIPLE CROWN AWARD WINNER (F500 CLASS) SCCA NATIONAL RUNOFFS CHAMPION (F500 CLASS) WEATHERTECH CHICAGO REGION SCCA JUNE SPRINTS WINNER (F500 CLASS) SCCA GREAT LAKES DIVISION CHAMPION (F500 CLASS) TEAM USA SCHOLARSHIP FINALIST 2009 SCCA OHIO VALLEY REGION NOVICE OF THE YEAR SCCA OHIO VALLEY REGION CHAMPIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CUP AWARD WINNER 2ND PLACE IN SCCA NATIONAL RUNOFFS (F500 CLASS) SCCA GREAT LAKES DIVISION CHAMPION (F500 CLASS) 2007 MID-STATE OHIO KARTING CLUB YAMAHA JUNIOR KARTING CHAMPION

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ehind every great [15-year-old professional racecar-driving robotics whiz kid] is a great [former health care executive father with no background in motorsports]. Not quite how the old saying goes, but it works for Yuven Sundaramoorthy and his father, Gopal. Together they are feeling their way down an unexpected path that they both hope will lead to a professional racing career for Yuven. Gopal has dedicated himself 100 percent to supporting his son’s racing potential, even leaving his executive-level job to commit more time to the effort. A few years ago, motorsports wasn’t on either Gopal’s or Yuven’s radars. Now it’s become the biggest thing in both of their lives. Gopal isn’t afraid to tell you that he has no idea what he’s doing. He has no background at all in motorsports. But he's figuring it out as he goes, guided by the joy he sees in his son, sage advice from his wife and Yuven’s mother, Sudha Maniam, a lot of intel from people in the know, and a healthy dose of instincts. So far, it’s working.

In fact, Yuven, at just 15, is currently competing for the second year in the F1600 Championship Series in an open-wheel racecar. By far the youngest competitor in the field, last year Yuven took home two wins, earned six podium finishes, and had two of the season’s fastest race laps.

“All I did was write a check; I didn’t know enough to do anything else,” Gopal recalls.

This year he’s got his eye on the series championship.

Gopal may not have motorsports experience and expertise, but he has become an expert at seeking out — and taking — advice from people who do.

________________ Idle curiosity and proximity: that’s what got this ball rolling seven years ago. The Sundaramoorthys decided to check out an F1 race at the Shanghai International Circuit in China, just a short distance from where they were living at the time. They didn’t know a thing about F1 but thought 8-year-old Yuven might get a kick out of it. A year later, Yuven was tearing up the track at Shanghai F1 Kart World nearly every day after school, under the watchful eye of a private coach. One afternoon, Gopal struck up a conversation with a group of more experienced karters. Their advice: if Yuven was going to excel in karting, he’d need his own kart and equipment. “I really don’t know why I did it — Karma, intuition... who knows,” Gopal says. “Yuven was having a lot of fun, and it was just one of those things. I saw something in him.” Decision made, Gopal went on the hunt for someone who knew more than he did about getting Yuven properly outfitted.

That same scenario has played out nearly a dozen times since. Advice. Recon. Decision. Repeat.

“At least this way you aren’t afraid to ask questions,” Gopal says. “It’s like, yesterday this wasn’t on the radar, but tomorrow we’re heading that way.” A year after Yuven started karting, the family was on its way back to the United States, this time to the Albany area of New York. Before choosing where to live, Gopal researched karting tracks where Yuven could start competing in Rotax karts. He found Oakland Valley Race Park in Cuddebackville, N.Y., and settled the family nearby. Yuven trained hard with his team, Team OVRP, over the next two seasons, and took home his first win in 2014 when he was 11. That same year, Gopal left his position as vice president of Global Marketing for Philips Healthcare. “A big part of the decision that my wife and I made was to support Yuven,” says Gopal. “We were blessed to have that option and none of us would ever go back.” When not managing his son’s budding racing career, Gopal offers consulting

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services through his two businesses, Cetas Healthcare and Grow Beyond, LLC. He is also an adjunct professor at Business/ Management Schools at the State University of New York at Albany and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The career change is what allowed Gopal the flexibility he needed to join Yuven in Florida for the 2015 Rotax Florida Winter Tour, one of the premier karting series in the world. “I will tell you without hesitation: we got our butts kicked,” Gopal says. “We were at the back of the pack; we had no idea what we were doing.” The experience, although ego-bruising, taught them that winning in a more aggressive racing environment is as much about strategy as it is about speed. When they returned to New York, Yuven focused all of his energies on learning racecraft, and won six of the next seven races he entered at Oakland Valley. The next year in Florida, Yuven was much more prepared to compete among the more mature and experienced drivers. Then, someone suggested that Gopal consider moving Yuven from his small team at Oakland Valley to a national team. It would be a dramatic move, particularly for someone who had limited experience. Gopal spoke to his son, and the two decided to do it anyway. At just 13, Yuven was now racing among the who’s who of the karting world as a member of powerhouse karting team PSL Karting — and excelling. In fact, he took the pole during qualifying at the US Open at Rio Las Vegas in his first year on a national stage. “That was really my first WOW moment, a real turning point for us,” Gopal recalls. “It’s when I realized that when Yuven is on a big stage, he can learn quickly and excel.” ________________

It was that winning drive that brought Yuven and Gopal to their big opportunity — in the form of international karting champion and coach Stevan McAleer. McAleer, a successful professional racecar driver, race team owner, and professional driving instructor at Monticello Motor Club, suggested the father-son duo consider real racecar driving. MMC offered a 3-day racing school that McAleer thought would be the perfect fit for Yuven. “We hadn’t really thought into the future since many racers stay with karting until they’re in their 20s,” Yuven says. “That’s what we were expecting to do.” There it was: another fork in the road. Go straight to stay on the kart path. Veer right to explore racecars. By then, Yuven was obsessed with all things racing. He watched all kinds of races — even getting up in the middle of the night to catch overseas action. He knew all the stats and talked about racing incessantly.

Racecars it would be. The Sundaramoorthys headed to Monticello Motor Club, where 13-year-old Yuven learned not only how to drive a car, but also how to race one on a challenging road course. Gopal signed Yuven up as a member of MMC the same day Yuven graduated from racing school. “At MMC, Yuven can test out different cars and really hone his skills on the track,” says Gopal. “There are a lot of options for professional racing out there, so it’s important that we educate ourselves.” Then Gopal learned about the Formula Race Promotions’ F1600 Championship Series, known for being a great training ground for career-minded drivers like Yuven. Participants race in non-winged, purpose-built, single-seat racecars on famous tracks all over the United States. It wasn’t long before Yuven was climbing into his own F1600 as a member of Kris Kaiser’s K-hill Motorsports’ racing team — and winning!

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“We were told he might be making a mistake by going that route so quickly, but I thought, ‘heck, we’ll take the shot’,” Gopal says. “I have zero racing background and there’s no manual. Sometimes I feel like we’re being guided by some unknown force.” ________________ Auto racing isn’t exactly a common pursuit among those of Indian descent. Despite her initial unfamiliarity with the sport, Yuven's mother, Sudha Maniam, has been on board from the beginning, and plays an active role in the decision-making process. It helps that Yuven is an excellent student, particularly in a family where education is a high priority. Despite missing 25 days of school to race last season, Yuven maintained an average of well over 90 percent in all of his classes, most of which were accelerated. Even more, he has participated in several summer residency and online programs at Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, where he had to take an SAT-type exam to gain admission. Yuven is also a lead member of his robotics team in the FIRST Robotics program, which his father says has actually helped the teen with his racecraft. “Because of the robotics experience, Yuven is able to understand the physics of racing and the internals of the car, and can also more easily decipher the intricate data analysis charts,” says Gopal.

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Of course, Yuven plans to go to college, most likely to pursue his interest in computer science. He and his family want to make sure he has a solid career once he’s done with racing. In the meantime, he is focused on improving his stamina and endurance under the supervision of Indy-based PitFit Training. He wants to be better prepared for the physical rigors of open-wheel racing so that he’s ready when the F1600 season starts. He and his dad have their eyes on winning the championship, making Yuven eligible to compete in the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout. The winner of the Shootout gets a scholarship to compete in the USF2000 National Championship, considered the first step on the ladder in Mazda's Road to Indy driver development program. Eventually, Yuven wants to race Formula 1, the most prestigious tier of auto racing in the world. Still, he and his father are realistic. They know that only a tiny handful of racers ever reach that level. But there’s always IndyCar, NASCAR, Touring, or Endurance racing… it all depends on the direction Gopal and Yuven take on the next turn, and the next, and the next.

“I REALLY DON’T KNOW WHY I DID IT — KARMA, INTUITION... WHO KNOWS. YUVEN WAS HAVING A LOT OF FUN, AND IT WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. I SAW SOMETHING IN HIM.”

GOPAL SUNDARAMOORTHY

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POLAR EXTREMES

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OFF-ROAD JOY IN THE POLARIS RZR By Jason H. Harper

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am racing off the edge of the known world. My plan is to fly away.

This is not entirely metaphorical. I’m in a burly off-road buggy, and I’m rocketing toward the edge of a steep canyon in the woodlands of upstate New York. If all goes well, the vehicle will zing off the lip and send me airborne. If things go even better, I will come back to the earth at the bottom of the gorge safely. At this moment, though, I’m charging forward into the unknown. I haven’t even had a glimpse at my landing place. “Speed up!” shouts a voice in my head. The voice isn’t metaphorical. It comes from Monticello Motor Club’s track director and resident madman, Chris Duplessis, radioing into a speaker located inside my helmet. Duplessis is a master of all things off-road, and he knows the course extremely well. He’s made this jump countless times. I trust him — mostly. So I pin the accelerator and drive off the edge. Duplessis is showing me around MMC’s 300acre off-road course, one of the facility’s hidden delights. In a happy marriage of place and machine, each of us is piloting our own Polaris RZR utility vehicle. Last year, Polaris and MMC signed a partnership deal, resulting in the Club's receiving several RZR XP utility vehicles for use by members and guests. (Members also get significant discounts on purchasing the vehicles.) First up, a bit about the Polaris vehicles themselves. The RZR is one of the most extreme models of a new class of off-road vehicle known as Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs), or side-bysides (because the driver and passenger sit next to each other). UTVs have at least two seats and sometimes look like Mad Max desert buggies, with oversized tires designed for off-road use. They all have seat belts and roll bars to help protect occupants. But doors and roofs and even windscreens are optional.

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It’s little surprise that Monticello’s UTVs are fast. Really fast. The RZR XP Turbo gets 168 hp from its turbocharged four-stroke, twin-cylinder engine, and the acceleration is head-snapping. The tires are huge and nubby, which gives them traction in gravel, sand, and snow. And the beefy suspension can handle jumps and high-acceleration turns as well as crawling over boulders at slow speeds. (There’s also an optional “Dynamix” edition, which features a suspension that adjusts to changing conditions automatically, a very neat trick.) Suffice it to say that these are incredible toys for adults who love to play like kids. To get the best out of a vehicle like the RZR, you need a place to play. And MMC’s off-road course could not be better suited. Miles of skinny trails thread through the woodlands not far from MMC’s superlative asphalt road course. Duplessis led my blue RZR in his already-muddy black XP, and soon we were flitting through the trees at a brisk pace. Have you ever gone backcountry skiing, where you bomb down narrow trails through the trees? Imagine doing it with a turbocharged engine powering you. The sounds of our engines rise and fall gustily as we negotiate tight corners around leaning trees. It is mid-winter and the paths are a mix of snow, ice, and mud. The Polaris allows the driver to switch from rear-wheel drive to four-wheel drive with a quick push of a button. The former mode allows you to slide around with greater ease, while the latter is best for places where it gets tricky — like crossing icy streams. I send my Polaris into a bubbling brook and it plows through the water crossing easily. Cold water touches hot exhaust pipes and steam blows into the air. It is laughter-inducing madness. “Some people who do our Off-Road Adventure say this is the most fun they have all day,” yells Duplessis.

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As with any high-performance vehicle, it takes time to learn the intricacies of the RZR. At one point, I try to crawl up a slick rock face of jagged boulders so steep it looks impossible to climb. Too much gas and the wheels spin; not enough power and the Polaris bogs down. Momentarily stymied, I reverse back down. Then, using a judicious amount of gas, I climb steadily to the top. This machine is incredible. The off-road course has several wide-open fields, ideal locales for spinning around doing doughnuts, snow and mud spitting into the air. The MMC crew has outfitted their Polaris units with roofs, doors, and windscreens, so I don’t even end up all that dirty. But, finally, there’s that jump. I’m lined up on a dirt strip, engine idling, and Duplessis talks me through it. “Get up to 35 miles per hour before you launch. Too much faster and you’ll land wrong, and it will hurt. Keep your wheels straight so it lands straight. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine.”

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Then he guns his Polaris, spewing debris from the rear wheels, rockets down the dirt strip, and launches into the air. Then he disappears into the bowl. It is my turn. I keep one eye on the speedometer, trying to get to 35 mph but not over… and then my gaze lifts as I see the ground drop away below my wheels. Then I’m in the air, hovering — a glorious fourwheeled rocket ship — before the nose tips and the ground approaches and I land on a downward slope of ground. The landing is light. Duplessis gives me a thumbs up, and then turns around, and blasts back up the other side of the canyon so he can do the jump again. I follow. Because that’s my plan too: to jump again and again and again. After all, that’s what both a vehicle like Polaris and a place like MMC are all about: maximizing fun.

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MMC FOUNDING MEMBER:

BARRY SKOLNICK COLLEC TOR OF R ARE & BE AUTIFU L THINGS

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f it’s pretty, shiny, envy-inducing, and — most importantly — extremely rare, Barry Skolnick wants in.

This New Yorker-turned-Floridian spends his money on the pretty things he loves, and he loves to share his excitement and pride with the world. Even at 62, Skolnick dances through Instagram like a pro, keeping his followers up to date on his adventures with his fiancée, Missy Brody, and his many acquisitions. Watches, art, jewelry… And especially cars. Supercars, to be exact. In the last six months alone, Skolnick has made no fewer than seven six-figure (or more) supercar purchases. There was a Ferrari GTC4Lusso 70th Anniversary Tailor Made, a Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce Roadster, a Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster, a Porsche 911 Spyder (with the $63,000 Liquid Chrome option), a Ferrari F12tdf, a Ferrari Superamerica, and a Porsche GT3. He’s giving new meaning to #blessed, for sure. It’s not all about the horsepower and flash for Skolnick. Most of his supercars are part of a limited run, and have been carefully selected for their investment potential. It’s the age-old concept of supply and demand: if there are fewer cars produced than the number of people who want them, then the resale price at sell-out goes up. Take Skolnick’s Ferrari Enzo, for instance. Only 400 were ever produced (80 of those made it to the United States), each selling for an average price of $670,000. Recent sales show the current value of the Enzo to be in the $3 million range. How about the legendary Porsche 959? Only 292 were ever made, at a selling price of $225,000. Recent sale prices put the current value in the $1.4 million range. Skolnick owns three 259s. ________________

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Skolnick was raised in a blue-collar neighborhood in the Bay Park area of Long Island. His father, Allen, worked his way up the ladder in a private pharmaceutical company before going out on his own. By the 1960s, Allen was well on his way to revolutionizing the vitamin industry. Skolnick got involved in the family business in 1979, but never received any special treatment for being the owner’s kid. In fact, his paychecks were so small back then that he worked in a men’s clothing store on the weekends. “My father’s attitude was ‘I worked for it; you can work for it’,” Skolnick says. “He treated me like everyone else.” After several years with the company, Skolnick was finally able to buy his first sports car, an $18,000 gunmetal gray Corvette. He was living in a tiny loft in Manhattan at the time, so he stored the car at his parents’ house in Long Island. “I loved that car,” he says. “I bought it back in 1982, and I still have it.” In 1999, the Skolnicks sold Solgar Vitamin and Herb Company, and created the CAMBR Company. CAMBR (an acronym that includes the first initials of Allen, his wife, Connie, and their three sons, Mitchel, Barry, and Rand) invested in real estate, research, and philanthropy. By then, Barry Skolnick had already made a name for himself in real estate — investing, acquiring, and developing residential, commercial, and industrial properties. That allowed him to pursue his interest in car collecting more heavily, beginning in earnest when he was in his 30s. But it wasn’t just owning the cars that Skolnick loved; it was racing them, too. Once he got a taste for it, he enrolled in driving schools and hit open track days as often as he could. “It takes a lot of concentration,” he says of racing. “I love the feeling you get when you take a corner just right. It’s like a dance.” He heard about Monticello Motor Club before the Club opened, when someone approached him about investing. Skolnick was intrigued with the idea, but had too many commitments at the time to get involved. Still, he couldn’t resist signing on to become one of MMC’s Founding members. “It’s such a creative concept, and the members are great people,” Skolnick says. “It’s a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.” ________________ Barry Skolnick has roughly 80 supercars in his collection to date, and has orders in for seven more that have yet to be delivered. Those include four different Porsches, two McLarens, and one Apollo Intensa Emozione.

It’s the last one on the list that has Skolnick really “turned on,” as he’s fond of saying. Only 10 will be produced, and only three of those are coming to the United States. The Intensa Emozione is not just rare; it's also staggeringly beautiful. Skolnick is first in line for the $2.67 million supercar, which should be delivered to him early next year. But he doesn’t limit himself to just hard-to-get supercars; he’s also got a Rolls-Royce Dawn, a Bentley Mulsanne (what he considers his daily driver), a Maybach 62 S, a Hell Green Mercedes-AMG GT R, and a few dozen American muscle cars from the 1950s and 1960s, including a fully restored 1962 Chevrolet Corvette. Of course, these beauties must each have a place to live. Right now Skolnick has many of the classics hidden away at his home in Gilbertsville, N.Y., some at his place in Southampton, and dozens of others packed into a series of small garages in Miami. Each garage has no fewer than six cars inside, sometimes packed in so tightly that you can’t walk from the front of the garage to the back. He keeps six or seven cars in the garage below his building in Miami Beach, but he can’t get any more in there — even if he is vice president of his condo association. Skolnick has solved his storage issue by building a 40,000-square-foot garage just a few minutes from his place in Miami. But the structure won’t just be a place to house his collection; it will also house the offices for both BLS Asset Management and the Skolnick Family Charitable Trust. “My family established the trust 20 years ago, and we make regular contributions to it so that it continues to grow,” Skolnick, the trust’s sole trustee, says. “We give away no less than $5 million annually to help support education, research, and law enforcement.” Skolnick also plans to open a car dealership at the site, where he will sell super rare supercars. He’s animated as he outlines his plans for Ikonick Motors: white tile floors, wall-to-wall power supplies (most supercars need to be “plugged in” to maintain the charge in their batteries), and several detailing bays. He’s also building in a turntable, specialty lighting, enormous projection screens, and a bar, which will be perfect for the special events he plans to host there. Skolnick says he’ll offer 12 cars for sale at any given time. Still, he admits that parting with his own cars could be a challenge. In fact, he’s only ever sold one car — a 1935 LaSalle convertible — since he started collecting, and that was only to prove to his father that a car could be a viable investment. Although he sold it for more than twice what he paid for it, Skolnick still regrets letting that LaSalle go. ________________

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Barry Skolnick at MMC with his two 30-year-old sons, Matt and Ryan, his fiancĂŠe, Missy Brody, and her daughter, Candace

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Skolnick’s taste in cars is matched by his eclectic taste in art. Scan any room at his Miami Beach apartment — a 7,500-square-foot showplace that takes up the length of one side of the building, has two floors, and a glass-encased elevator — and you’ll be hit with a barrage of artistic flavors, ranging from classic impressionism to contemporary. Just like his personality, most of Skolnick's selections are bold, brash, and perfectly compelling. He owns several pieces by Chinese artist Liao Yibai, who specializes in giant silver stainless steel pop-art sculptures, and by French artist Philippe Pasqua, who is well-known for his series of skull and butterfly sculptures made in bronze and then dipped in chrome. Mixed in with the sculptures are several large, dramatic paintings; one depicts the weathered face of a bearded man, and another is of a woman’s naked torso. Nearby is a smaller work by French impressionist painter Jean Béraud. At the entrance to a first floor sitting area laying open on a mirrored table is a book of a-bit-beyond-risqué, blackand-white photographs by influential fashion photographer Helmut Newton, known as the “King of Kink.” Skolnick has committed nearly an entire wall to the works of Lino Tagliapietra, one of the greatest blown glass artists of all time. Each colorful piece sits in its own custom-made, open-faced glass case built into the wall, with specialty lighting to draw out the etched detail of each.

“I have to admit, sometimes I think, ‘what am I going to do with all of these things?’,” he says. Then he’ll see something else that revs his engine, and he’s at it again. Not long ago that “something” was a one-of-a-kind Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch nearly completely covered with diamond baguettes. It was made for the Sultan of Brunei — a fellow car fanatic, with some 7,000 in his collection — and has a value of $1.5 million. “I got it for half that,” he says smugly. In contrast to the rest of the pristine apartment, Skolnick’s glass-encased office is a riotous display of papers, files, and books. They’re stacked on the desk, the credenza, even the floor. On the glass shelves behind his desk, Skolnick has a row of model cars that match several of his own. Joining the cars is another model, this one a tiny version of Skolnick’s Benetti superyacht. The 125-foot yacht, regularly moored at the exclusive Fisher Island Club & Resort, is painted Ferrari-red and outfitted with marble floors and a swimming pool on the aft deck. Skolnick owns a second Ferrari-red Benetti boat, this one closer to 42 feet, that he keeps docked in the Biscayne Bay near his apartment in Miami Beach. Both are named Constance Joy, in honor of Skolnick’s late mother. He doesn’t have a model of the Gulfstream IV private jet he just purchased, but soon...

None of it should work as a cohesive motif, except that it does. Skolnick probably wouldn’t care if it didn’t. He buys what he likes, what turns him on.

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A glimpse into

THE SKOLNICK COLLECTION *

Ferrari Enzo

*not all-inclusive

1 of 400 Price: $700,000 Est. Value: $3 million-$5 million

McLaren P1 2 of 375 Price: $1.35 million Est. Value: $2.4 million

Porsche 911 R 1 of 911 Price: $160,000 Est. Value: $350,000-$400,000

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Porsche 918 Spyder 1 of 918 (Skolnick has 2) Price: $1 million Recently offered: $2.7 million

Ferrari GTC4 Lusso 70th Anniversary Tailor Made 1 of 1 Price: $470,000

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series 1 of 150 Price: $229,005 Est. Value: $500,000

Saleen S7 Twin Turbo 1 of 21 Price: $580,000 Est. Value: $2 million

Ferrari F12tdf 2 of 799 Price: $600,000 Est. Value: $1.2 million each

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Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta 1 of 499 Price: $350,000 Est. Value: $800,000

Ferrari LaFerrari Coupe 1 of 499 Price: $1.55 million Est. Value: $4 million

AWAITING DELIVERY Apollo Intensa Emozione 1 of 10 (1 of 3 in US) Price: $2.67 million

McLaren Senna 1 of 500 Price: $960,000

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McLaren Senna GTR 1 of 75 Price: $1.4 million

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L IVING T HE

GOLDEN YEARS ON T HE

ASPHALT Who said going fast is only for the young? The track doesn’t know race or gender, and it certainly doesn’t know age. It only knows the thrill of the chase — whether that’s toward the finish line or toward someone’s personal best. Living life without limits — that’s Monticello Motor Club. MMC members Bob Bailin and Michael Klein — and a growing number of others — are well into their 70s and continue to shatter preconceived notions about what the Golden Years are supposed to look like. Both men have different relationships with MMC, and personify two sides of a classic debate that has been around since Monticello Motor Club waved the green flag 10 years ago: Is MMC a country club with a private race track? Or is it a private race track with country club amenities? The answer is “yes” to both.

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ob Bailin is a big-horsepower car guy all the way. He put up his own garage in 1988 so he’d have a place to build his hot rods — including a pair of Americanmade Factory Five GTM supercars (with co-builder Nick Saprona). He even owns a NASCAR racecar.

Bailin has been a member of Monticello Motor Club since its inception 10 years ago, and falls deeper in love with it every season. He looks forward to warm weather each year, because that means he can get back onto the track. It isn’t just his need for speed that draws him to MMC. It’s the whole club concept that gets his motor running. He spends as much time as he can there, sometimes visiting just to have lunch with a few buddies. He and his family celebrated his 70th birthday at MMC, and plans are already in the works to do it again this year for his 75th birthday. “For my 70th, we invited 120 people. They all showed up, and were all really excited,” Bailin says. “The staff gave our guests hot laps and made everyone feel special. They always do.” The Club has changed a lot over the last decade, growing from fewer than 100 members to over 500. “I owned my own business for 45 years so I know what it takes to make a company work,” Bailin says. “MMC just works. The place is so inviting and comfortable, and the staff always makes each visit easy and special.” “I feel really proud to be a member there. It's such a classy place to be,” he adds.

Bailin has been racing at MMC for years, but last year was the first time he dove into MMC’s popular Queally Mazda Classic racing series. A sort of “club within a club,” the Classic is a lighthearted series often punctuated by its fair share of ribbing. Everyone gets nicknames, rules and/or formats can be changed on a whim, and the winner of each race gets a giant cookie, instead of a trophy. At his first race, Bailin was given a potted plant in recognition of driving at the 'pace of a plant.' MMC Chairman Paul “The King” Queally, the series' namesake, considered the award Bailin’s official initiation into the Classic, and gave him a generous hug in recognition. “Paul is such a force to get everyone’s mojo going,” Bailin says. The series is a big change for Bailin, who is used to high-horsepower racecars. His new Mazda MX-5 barely goes over 130 mph — “and only if you’re pedalling really fast” — but it’s low-cost to purchase, inexpensive to repair, and a blast on the track. “When you get in your Miata, it always runs,” Bailin says. “That is so different from anything else I own.” Bailin’s age hasn’t slowed him down a bit, not even after two hip replacements and a recent knee replacement. And age doesn’t matter at MMC, because when you’re on the track, everyone is on the same playing field. “If you’re just sitting around watching TV, you lose that edge,” Bailin says. “You stimulate the brain when you’re in a racecar. You’re so centrally focused on trying to make the track shorter with each lap.” “It’s the closest thing to meditation you can get,” Bailin says.

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“IF YOU'RE JUST SITTING AROUND WATCHING TV, YOU LOSE THAT EDGE. YOU STIMULATE THE BRAIN WHEN YOU'RE IN A RACECAR; YOU'RE SO CENTRALLY FOCUSED ON TRYING TO MAKE THE TRACK SHORTER WITH EACH LAP.”

Bob Bailin, 74

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“MMC HAS ALLOWED ME TO LIVE MY DREAM.”

Dr. Michael Klein, 76

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r. Michael Klein, a dentist specializing in prosthetic and cosmetic dentistry, has been into high-performance exotic cars for most of his adult life — not just owning them but driving them on race tracks as well.

He’s invested countless hours behind the wheel to hone his skill, working his way up from the Porsche Club of America’s novice “green” run group to its more experienced “black” run group. As he advanced, he kept getting faster and faster cars until he had his own fleet of high-powered racers.

The racecar hide-and-sneak has become a comical shell game that he seems to quite enjoy, actually. He chuckles as he talks about the 2009 911 Grand Am GT3 cup car that his wife didn’t know about. When he bought it, he already had a white Porsche Cayman racecar in the garage. He had the idea to change the GT3’s hood to match the Cayman’s carbon fiber one. That way, he could drive either one at MMC when Linda was around without having to admit that he’d indulged himself again. “They looked like twins, really,” Klein says.

Then one day, he stopped. He sold all of his racecars and put high-performance driving behind him. He was in his 60s at the time, and he and his wife, Linda, thought it would be a good idea. Instead, he focused on his other interests, like American Western art, illustrating, and watches (especially IWC, which he collects). A decade later, his friend, scientist, and racing enthusiast Dr. Arthur A. Pilla, convinced Klein to get back into the driver’s seat. “I thought, ‘the hell with it; I’m happiest when I’m on the track’,” Klein says. That was four years ago. He’s had the pedal to the metal ever since, and can’t believe he stayed away as long as he did. It took Klein, who just turned 76, a while to build his skills back up to their former glory, but now he’s moving at full speed and turning impressive laps on Monticello Motor Club’s track. Klein signed on as a Silver member at MMC four years ago, and upgraded to a Gold membership last year. When he first signed on, he rationalized that membership was the same price — or less — as buying one racecar. He would know. He’s been slowly — and quietly — building out a small racecar collection, and loves having his own private track on which to explore each car’s capabilities. He’s owned a slew of racecars through the years, many with incredible stories attached. He loves to find them, build them, restore them, and especially to talk about them — except with his wife, that is.

Linda still hasn’t figured it out, or at least hasn’t let on that she suspects. The Grand Am hides out in Klein’s private garage at MMC, keeping close company with his Ferrari 458 Challenge EVO. His wife doesn’t know about the private garage. Come to think of it, she doesn’t know about the Ferrari either, Klein says. He loves bringing his family and friends to the Club. His 9-year-old grandson, Frisco, is a natural on the karting track, and is a frequent guest. “I think that’s part of Monticello Motor Club, sharing it with others,” Klein says. “MMC has allowed me to live my dream. I’m always talking to my friends about joining because I love it so much.” Klein isn’t into competitive racing at MMC, at least right now. He’s focused more on improving his skills on the track to become a better driver. No one at MMC seems to notice or care that he’s 76, particularly him. Everyone's the same behind the wheel — women and men, young and old. “I think you stay younger doing it,” says Klein, who still works twice a week at his dental practice (part of the New York Smile Institute) in Manhattan. He thinks often of his friend, Dr. Pilla, who raced until he was 79 years old. He stopped only when he had health issues. “The day I feel like I shouldn’t be on the track, I’ll stop,” Klein says. Until then, it’s green flags all the way.

Klein sheepishly admits that at any given time, he has at least one racecar (often a couple more) that Linda doesn’t know he owns. After decades of marriage, Klein believes that sometimes you keep things to yourself to keep the peace.

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A LOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION BACK APRIL 29, 2008

1. MMC member Takuya Arai and wife, Angela Arai 2. MMC co-founder John Barker speaking with guests 3. (from left) NASA Northeast Regional Director Joe Casella and MMC member Spencer Cox 4. Comedic legend and MMC Founding member Jerry Seinfeld 5. MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus and American racing legend Bobby Rahal

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The Monticello Motor Club invites you to attend our

Launch Celebration Event Please join special guest Jerry Seinfeld And racing legends Mario Andretti, Bobby Rahal & Brian Redman for a fantastic evening of fun and excitement… Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 • 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Cipriani 42nd Street • 110 East 42nd Street • Manhattan

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GRAND OPENING JULY 27, 2008

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Invites you and a guest to its private

Grand Opening Celebration Sunday, July 27th, 2008 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Exclusive members-only festivities from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to participate in the unveiling of the most exclusive automotive lifestyle race club in the country.

Please join us as Racing Legends Mario Andretti and Brian Redman take to the track in a special driving exhibition. (Hosted by Speed TV Formula One Commentator Bob Varsha)

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1. British racing legend Brian Redman with MMC member Barbara Regna (left) and Dinah Gueldenpfennig, CEO of REDCOM Laboratories 2. American racing legend Mario Andretti

3. (from left) Town of Thompson Supervisor Bill Rieber, NYS Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, US Congressman Maurice Hinchey (deceased), American racing legend Mario Andretti, Town of Thompson then-Supervisor Anthony P. Cellini, British racing legend Brian Redman, NYS Senator John Bonacic, MMC co-owner Bill McMichael, MMC co-founder John Barker, MMC Chairman and Principal Partner Paul Queally, Paul Orwicz, MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus, Tony Borcich, MMC co-owner Chris Hooper 4. Racing legends Mario Andretti and Brian Redman during an Opening Day driving exhibition 5. Speed TV Formula One Commentator Bob Varsha 6. MMC Founding members lined up in preparation of an honorary Opening Day parade lap as guests look on

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OFFICIAL JEWELRY PARTNER OF MONTICELLO MOTOR CLUB

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TIFFANY HIGH JEWELRY For nearly 200 years, Tiffany & Co. has designed the most original, captivating, and exceptionally rare high jewelry masterpieces the world has ever seen, creating a legacy of astonishing beauty and flawless craftsmanship. Many of these breathtaking creations feature colorful gemstones that were first introduced to the world by Tiffany. Among them are kunzite, morganite, tanzanite, and tsavorite. These natural treasures were named in honor of illustrious people in Tiffany’s history, as well as the stones’ countries of origin. Each stone reflects a tradition set in motion by founder Charles Lewis Tiffany, whose pursuit of excellence greatly influenced American design. “We search in every corner of the world to find the most exquisite diamonds and gemstones,” said Melvyn Kirtley, chief gemologist and vice president of High Jewelry at Tiffany & Co. “I think this is very important to emphasize because we’re not just looking for any species. We’re looking for a unique quality in each of the gemstones that we discover and use.”

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EXTRAORDINARY COLORS OF TIFFANY

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This pendant features a pear-shaped morganite of over 47 carats surrounded by baguette pink tourmalines, suspended from a geometric necklace of round brilliant diamonds set in platinum.

Fourteen unenhanced cushion-cut rubies totaling over 18 carats are set atop diamonds and connected by links of platinum covered in baguette and round brilliant diamonds.

Discovered in Madagascar and introduced to the world by Tiffany & Co. in 1910, morganite is named after J.P. Morgan, a major collector of colored gemstones and a devoted Tiffany customer. Mr. Morgan collaborated with Tiffany’s former chief gemologist, Dr. George Kunz, in assembling world-class collections of minerals and gemstones for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

In keeping with Tiffany’s tradition of meticulous craftsmanship and excellence in design, the stones in this piece took over a year to procure. Sourced directly from Mozambique – a relatively new origin for rubies, praised as a significant gemological discovery – these stones are as impressive geographically as they are visually.

Morganite Drop Pendant

2. VERDANT DREAMS

Emerald & Diamond Necklace Possessing a lush green color with blue undertones, these esteemed emeralds total over 23 carats and are interspersed with over 30 total carats of Lucida® diamonds – an extraordinary display of masterful stone sourcing.

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8. GREEN WITH ENVY

Tsavorite & Diamond Drop Earrings & Bracelet Two pear-shaped tsavorites of over six total carats are draped from double-drop earrings, while a geometric cuff bracelet boasts over 22 carats of baguette tsavorites and over 10 carats of round brilliant diamonds.

Colombian emeralds are esteemed gemstones, revered for their extraordinary color and rarity. It is a difficult feat to find a single emerald that meets all of Tiffany’s rigorous gemstone standards, let alone 15.

In 1970, at Tsavo National Park near the border of Kenya and Tanzania, a glistening green gemstone was discovered. Tiffany & Co. took an immediate interest, identifying it as a very rare type of garnet distinguished by an intensely rich hue. Henry B. Platt, then president of Tiffany, named it tsavorite, and introduced it in 1974.

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A beautiful display of color, two unenhanced, oval purple sapphires totaling over nine carats are offset by pink sapphires and mixed-cut diamonds.

The bracelet is crafted with over 1,500 diamonds that total in excess of 20 carats. Each panel features platinum that curves delicately around round brilliant white diamonds with rare fancy bluish gray and gray diamonds – a beautiful color gradient making the fluid wave imagery appear completely seamless.

Purple & Pink Sapphire & Diamond Earrings

One of the greatest challenges faced by gemologists is the time and effort required to find symmetrically matched stones of the same color. While all sapphires are highly coveted, purple sapphires are particularly rare, making these earrings incredibly desirable.

4. INTO THE BLUE

Unenhanced Esteemed Sapphire & Diamond Ring

Diamond Bracelet

Unlike the majority of other colored diamonds, grey diamonds – which are extremely rare – have little or no saturation; their color is a function of their tones. Fancy gray diamonds occupy a wide scope of tones, ranging from lighter-hued pewter to deeper-hued graphite. Gray diamonds often have secondary color modifiers including yellow, green, blue, and violet. Two of the world’s most famous diamonds – the Hope Diamond and the Wittelsbach Diamond – have official color designations of “grayish blue”, not blue, as most people assume.

An unenhanced, esteemed cushion-cut Kashmir sapphire of over five carats illuminates a platinum basket of baguette, square, and round brilliant diamonds in this intricate ring.

10. PURPLE HAZE

Discovered in the late 1800s, sapphires from the Kashmir region are considered to be one of the most infamous and rare gems in the world. Their superior cornflower blue hue – often described as blue velvet – and their scarcity make these sapphires highly sought after.

This striking ring boasts a regal blue-violet tanzanite of over 15 carats that is wrapped in an airy basket of platinum-set round brilliant diamonds.

5. WHITE HOT Diamond Ring

A striking platinum ring boasts a cushion-cut, D color diamond of over 30 total carats. The airy setting allows the diamond to truly take center stage and radiate the brightest grade of white light.

Tanzanite & Diamond Ring

A Masai tribesman discovered a unique variety of the mineral zoisite at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, East Africa in 1967. The find was the first transparent blue gemstone discovered in hundreds of years, and represented a whole new species of gemstone. Tiffany named the stone tanzanite after its country of origin and the only known source of the stone.

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D color diamonds represent the purest, whitest hue possible. Founder Charles Lewis Tiffany embraced the mesmerizing effect of large diamonds and gemstones of superior quality. This stunning ring is a direct reflection of Tiffany’s unparalleled craftsmanship and dedication to excellence.

6. COLOR PLAY

Kunzite & Diamond Ring & Earrings This set of earrings and ring – boasting over 16 carats each – possesses a distinctive reddish purple hue. To highlight their already intense color, each of the kunzite stones is surrounded by a medley of mixed-cut diamonds. Discovered in California in 1902, kunzite is a variety of Spodumene and is named after Tiffany’s gemologist, Dr. George Kunz. Spodumene is a common mineral, but rarely does it occur in kunzite’s transparent gem form.

Early Preview from the 2018 Blue Book Collection (available in October 2018) At the 90th Annual Academy Awards earlier this year, Gal Gadot debuted the first pieces from the 2018 Tiffany Blue Book Collection, including an exquisite necklace with a 27-carat aquamarine drop and more than 1,000 diamonds. Tiffany’s celebrated Blue Book Collection features spectacular, one-of-a-kind high jewelry creations that are handcrafted by artisans in the workshop above the Fifth Avenue flagship store. The annual collection is named for Tiffany’s annual Blue Book, which has showcased the world’s most exquisite designs since 1845. “We are always pushing the boundaries of innovation, and doing things that we’ve never done before,” said Melvyn Kirtley, chief gemologist and vice president of High Jewelry at Tiffany & Co. “That is the masterful thing about Blue Book: all of these pieces are works of art.”

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DIAMOND CLOSE TO ACTUAL SIZE

THE TIFFANY DIAMOND The Tiffany Diamond is one of the largest and finest fancy yellow diamonds in the world. Discovered in the Kimberley diamond mine in South Africa in 1877, the 287.42-carat stone was purchased the next year by Tiffany founder Charles Lewis Tiffany for $18,000.

Throughout its history, the Tiffany Diamond has been worn by only two women: Audrey Hepburn during a publicity shoot for 1961’s “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” and Mary Whitehouse, a socialite who wore the piece for the Tiffany Ball in Newport, R.I. in 1957.

Tiffany’s chief gemologist, Dr. George Frederick Kunz, then supervised the cutting of the diamond into a cushion-shape brilliant weighing 128.54 carats – three times the size of the Hope Diamond. The Tiffany Diamond, which is just over an inch wide and seven-eighths of an inch from top to bottom, has an unprecedented 82 facets – 24 more facets than the traditional 58-facet brilliant cut.

The diamond has been set (or reset) four times. Two of the previous settings were done with original designs by Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany’s renowned jewelry designer. Most recently, the Tiffany Diamond was set in a magnificent necklace of white diamonds, totaling over 100 carats. The necklace was a year in the making, and became the centerpiece of Tiffany’s 175th anniversary celebrations in 2012 in Tokyo, Beijing, Dubai, and New York City.

“The (Tiffany Diamond) is the most important gemstone in the world and honors the vision of our founder, whose acquisition of the stone established Tiffany’s diamond heritage,” said Jon King, executive vice president of Tiffany & Co.

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The Tiffany Diamond has been on display in many locations and included in many exhibits, but always returns home to its place of honor on the Main Floor of Tiffany’s Fifth Avenue flagship store.

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Never satisfied with the status quo, Monticello Motor Club has continued to evolve since it opened a decade ago. The list of benefits for the auto enthusiast is always growing, and now includes member garages, a new clubhouse, a karting track, and an off-road course. Most recently, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier automotive playground has added a venue for members to celebrate the automotive rarities of both the past and the present: Introducing the Collector Car Gallery (CCG) at Monticello Motor Club. The new 13,000-square-foot glass-and-steel structure houses a number of classic, vintage, sports, and racing collector cars from membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; private collections and museums, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Cars within the collection are protected by stanchions, and each features an information placard with historic facts so members can learn about each pieceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story and significance in the automotive world. The Gallery offers top-of-the-line technological features that include a climate-controlled museum bay, state-of-the-art 24-7 video surveillance and security, specialty lighting, and aggressive fire prevention systems.

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PROFESSIONAL CARE

PRIME EVENT LOCATION

MMC partner Vintage Motor Management (VMM), provides acquisition, valuation, and collection management services to car-collecting enthusiasts, and is headquartered within CCG to ensure that each car housed at the Gallery receives the very best care.

The Collector Car Gallery not only serves as an educational and experiential museum, but also as a world-class event space for Monticello Motor Club. Featuring double-level cantilevered decks, the Gallery offers the highest vantage point at the Club, with a nearly complete view of MMC’s 4.1 miles of race-grade asphalt. The Gallery is equipped for hosting private functions, meetings, and events with full catering and entertainment for a crowd of up to 250.

VMM-provided services at CCG include concierge service, travel logistics and scheduling, valuation and curation of purchases, collection management services, VIP experiences at world-renowned automotive museum partners, and contractual discounts. As an added benefit, cars featured in the collection remain accessible to owners for driving throughout the display period. At the owner’s request, a VMM professional ensures that cars are prepared for removal, whether it be for a spirited lap around MMC’s track or for a scenic ride through the Catskills. Upon return, cars are inspected and detailed before being parked on the display floor.

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Collector Car Gallery Spotlight: 1952 CUNNINGHAM C3 COUPE BY VIGNALE Owned by Monticello Motor Club member Joe Robillard Managed by Vintage Motor Management (www.vintagemotormanagement.com)

Chassis No. 5206 Engine No. IND 20-1004  The

first Vignale-bodied C3; a Cunningham factory prototype prototype for the only road car built by an American legend  Used by the factory for promotional photography  Originally delivered to Carl Kiekhaefer, of Mercury Marine fame  Formerly owned by Tom Armstrong and Bud Lyon  The

May/June 2018 Highlights: • Won Best In Show – Sport at the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance • Won Best Sports Car class at The Elegance at Hershey • Participated in the New England 1000 Vintage Rally and the Grand Tour at the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance (Driven by Matt Peckham and Dave North of Vintage Motor Management)

BACKGROUND: Developed by Swift meatpacking heir Briggs Cunningham, the C3 was essentially a larger, hotter Ferrari but with American grunt under the hood. It was good for 0–60 mph in around seven seconds and could hit a top speed of nearly 150 mph. According to Richard Harman’s book, Cunningham: The Passion, The Cars, The Legacy, chassis number 5206 was the first C3 built with Vignale coachwork, which was installed following a costly initial one-off effort of being assembled entirely in West Palm Beach. Robillard’s car was referred by the Cunningham factory as “the prototype,” and it was originally built with numerous unique characteristics, including a unique bumper, no chrome rubbing strip beneath the doors, special Cunningham script on the nose, a chrome windshield surround, and a Chrysler Hemi V-8 with four Zenith single-barrel carburetors, and a custom Cunningham intake manifold. Cunningham used the prototype for publicity photographs, which were taken in July 1952 and widely published by the motoring press.

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OTHER GEMS FROM THE CCG COLLECTION: 1972 EAGLE SUGARIPE PRUNE SPECIAL #2 Courtesy of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum • One of two 1972 Eagles bought new by Jerry O'Connell's Sugaripe Prune team • Raced by Billy Vukovich as the #3 entry in 1972 • Converted to a short track car in 1973 and raced just twice in 1974 • Sold to Donald Mergard and raced by Bob Harkey as Mergard Racing’s #42 • In 1981, became Tom Frantz’ #71 entry for Bob Frey • At retirement, boasted a total of 33 recorded races • Drivers: Billy Vukovich, Bob Harkey, Jan Opperman, John Mahler, Larry Cannon, Larry McCoy, Bertil Roos, Roger Rager, Dick Ferguson, Herm A. Johnson, John Wood, Bob Frey, and Bill Henderson

2017 McLAREN P1 GTR • 1 of 40 ever produced • Named in celebration of McLaren’s 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans victory • Takes corners at over 1.5 G; will accelerate from 0-60 mph in just 2.4 seconds • Has 83 more horsepower than the road-going McLaren P1 • Rear wing measuring 3.9 inches higher than the same piece on the streetcar • 2-inch lower suspension; 3.2-inch wider front track • Carbon-fiber roof panel and engine cover • Polycarbonate side windows

1985 FERRARI 288 GTO • 1 of 272 ever produced • The spiritual successor to the Ferrari 250 GTO, an exotic homologation of the Ferrari 308 GTB • Developed to compete in the now-defunct Group B circuit race series • Kevlar hood; roof made of combination of Kevlar and carbon fiber • Only 2,555 pounds (as compared to the 3,085 pounds of the 308 GTB) • Longitudinally positioned with a transaxle gearbox and integral locking differential

1976 PORSCHE 934 TURBO • Only black Porsche 934 produced • Originally purchased by Interscope Racing for the 1976 Le Mans race, but never left the factory • Odometer shows a total of only 288 actual miles • Original 3.2-liter turbocharged flat-six engine upgraded to produce 750 hp • Brembo brakes and Penske racing shocks added during restoration by Canepa

1986 PORSCHE 962 • • • •

Unique violet blue Wynn’s Motor Oil livery Owned from new by Hotchkis Racing Raced extensively by the Hotchkis family for decades Impressive race record in IMSA’s Camel GTP series and vintage racing • Tested and driven by Al Holbert and Paul Newman

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GLOBAL MX-5 CUP CHAMPIONSHIP RACE COMES TO MMC MMC Members Gain Competitive Edge With MX-5 Cup Challenger Class

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azda Motorsports has partnered with Monticello Motor Club to implement a new “Challenger” class within the 2018 Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup series, creating unprecedented opportunities for MMC members and other amateur racers to fulfill their dreams of competing in a professional race series.

“Because most race series rosters are comprised of young people with racing career aspirations — and most of these drivers earn money as high-performance driving instructors when they’re not racing — gentleman drivers will be a few seconds per lap slower than much of the ‘pro’ field,” said MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus. “By creating the Challenger class, those drivers can enjoy all the bells and whistles of pro racing, but among a class of similarly-skilled, like-minded competitors.” Participants in the MX-5 Cup benefit from the full pro driver experience, including the opportunity to be coached by an MX-5 Cup team and the development that accompanies the lessons learned through competing. The MX-5 Cup series is sanctioned and managed by IndyCar, and most of the races take place during IndyCar weekends. That means that participants get to enjoy all of the fanfare — lights, cameras, crowds, and autograph-signing sessions — that is standard at Indy events. “Teaming with Monticello Motor Club has helped us make the connection between using the Global Mazda MX-5 as a track day car, and taking it to the track to go racing,” said John Doonan, director of Mazda Motorsports. “It’s just a partnership that makes sense for everyone involved.” Mazda Motorsports boasts the most comprehensive auto racing development ladder system of any auto manufacturer in the world, and the Battery Tender Global MX-5 Cup serves as the heart of the industry’s competitive spirit. The series has only continued to grow since its inaugural season in 2006, and has earned a reputation as one of the best values in racing.

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During roughly the same time period, MMC has grown into the number one incubator for professional gentleman drivers — both men and women — who have the financial means, ambition, and skills to compete in a professional series, but pursue and maintain other careers. MMC’s members-only Mazda race series, the Queally Mazda Classic, is the most popular of all of its series, and MMC boasts the world’s largest collection of MX-5 Cup racecars, owned by members and the Club alike.

“The MX-5 Cup car has been a track day favorite among members, and the Challenger class has already garnered their attention,” Straus said. “It’s like playing in a private baseball league with coaching from the best pros for an opportunity to play third base with the Yankees. You won’t throw or hit as far as the paid players, but who cares. You’re playing with the Yankees.”

Cup’s newest champion, who will be awarded a $200,000 Mazda Road to 24 (MRT24) scholarship to help fund the next step in the Mazda pro racing ladder. MMC Pro Instructor Patrick Gallagher won last year’s championship, and another MMC instructor (and MMC’s director of Karting), Stevan McAleer, won the championship in 2012. Both are competing in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge series this year.

Any driver who qualifies for an IndyCar license has a chance to compete in the MX-5 Cup, including members from all race series, track days, country clubs, and more. The new class has been added to all six MX-5 Cup events, including the final race of the series, which will be held at Monticello Motor Club for the first time ever, on September 28th and 29th.

“MMC runs a professional operation, so we know it will be done properly,” said Doonan. “The track itself is well laid out, and challenging enough to satisfy even our most experienced drivers.”

“Our member racers will be able to cap off their MX-5 Cup racing season at their home track with friends and family looking on,” Straus said. “We expect the final race to be something really special.” As the culminating race of the season, the event, which will include nationally televised coverage, will herald in the MX-5

The winning driver of the inaugural Challenger class will be eligible for a prize package worth $20,000, including a custom all-expenses-paid experience to be privately decided between Mazda and the Challenger class champion. Could it be traveling to Hiroshima, Japan to see Mazda's world headquarters? Or possibly a behind-the-scenes trip to Le Mans? The champion’s imagination serves as the only limitation for the once-in-alifetime adventure.

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CATCH THE RACING ACTION A record number of Monticello Motor Club's members and pro instructors are tearing up the track this season in pro racing series across the country. Don't miss the opportunity to cheer them on as they explore their limits within an elite field of competitive racers.

PIRELLI WORLD CHALLENGE MARCH 9-11 Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, FL MARCH 23-25 Circuit of the Americas | Austin, TX APRIL 13-15 Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA APRIL 27-29 VIRginia International Raceway | Alton, VA MAY 18-20 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, ON MAY 25-26, MAY 28 Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, CT JUNE 22-24 Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI JULY 13-15 Portland International Raceway | Portland, OR AUGUST 10-12 Utah Motorsports Campus | Grantsville, UT AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 2 Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY OCTOBER 26-28 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, CA

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ANTHONY GERACI MMC Member Team: Heinlein Racing Development Car: Audi RS3 LMS Clubsport

MATT FASSNACHT MMC Member Team: Murillo Racing Car: Audi RS3 LMS TCR

JANUARY 24-28 Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL MARCH 14-17 Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, FL APRIL 13-14 Long Beach Street Circuit | Long Beach, CA (Excludes Continental Tire) MAY 4-6 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH JUNE 1-2 Raceway at Belle Isle Park | Detroit, MI (Excludes Continental Tire) JUNE 28-JULY 1 Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY JULY 6-8 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, ON JULY 20-21 Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, CT AUGUST 3-5 Road America | Elkhart Lake, WI AUGUST 17-19 VIRginia International Raceway | Alton, VA SEPTEMBER 7-9 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Salinas, CA OCTOBER 10-13 Road Atlanta | Braselton, GA

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TILL BECHTOLSCHEIMER MMC Member Team: CJ Wilson Racing Car: Acura NSX GT3

CHRIS OHMACHT MMC Member Team: Classic BMW Car: BMW M235iR

DWIGHT MERRIMAN MMC Member Team: Heinlein Racing Development Car: Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR

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JUSTIN RAPHAEL MMC Member Team: Classic BMW Car: BMW M4 GT4

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TYLER COOKE MMC Pro Instructor Team: BimmerWorld Racing Car: BMW M4 GT4

PATRICK GALLAGHER MMC Pro Instructor Team: Multimatic Motorsports Car: Ford Mustang GT4

JOE ROBILLARD MMC Member Team: Bodymotion Racing Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR

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ADAM MERZON MMC Member Team: Case-It Racing by Flying Lizard Car: Audi R8 LMS GT4

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STEVAN McALEER MMC Pro Instructor Team: Bodymotion Racing Car: Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR

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BRETT SANDBERG MMC Member Team: AWA Car: Ford Mustang GT4

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ERIC CURRAN MMC Pro Instructor Team: Action Express/ Whelen Motorsports Car: Corvette C7 GT3-R

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JUSTIN PISCITELL MMC Pro Instructor Team: Murillo Racing Car: Audi RS 3 LMS TCR

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MAX FAULKNER MMC Member Team: Bodymotion Racing Car: Porsche Cayman

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JASON RABE MMC Pro Instructor Team: Bodymotion Racing Car: Porsche Cayman

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APRIL 21-22 Road Atlanta | Braselton, GA MAY 11-13 Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, NY JUNE 1-3 VIRginia International Raceway | Alton, VA JUNE 29-JULY 1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, OH AUGUST 3-5 Pittsburgh International Race Complex | Wampum, PA AUGUST 24-26 Summit Point Motorsports Park | Summit Point, WV SEPTEMBER 14-16 New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, NJ

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YUVEN SUNDARAMOORTHY MMC Member Team: K-hill Motorsports Car: F1600 BRIAN KAMINSKEY MMC Member Team: Ferrari of Long Island Car: 488 Challenge

JOE COURTNEY MMC Member Team: Miller Motorcars Car: 488 Challenge

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PETER LUDWIG MMC Member Team: Wide World Ferrari Car: 488 Challenge

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JOHN MEGRUE MMC Member Team: Ferrari of Long Island Car: 488 Challenge

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JASON McCARTHY MMC Member Team: Wide World Ferrari Car: 488 Challenge

IMSA PROTOTYPE CHALLENGE JANUARY 5-7 Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, FL MARCH 14-17 Sebring International Raceway | Sebring, FL APRIL 19-22 Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, AL JULY 6-8 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, ON AUGUST 17-19 VIRginia International Raceway | Alton, VA OCTOBER 10-13 Road Atlanta | Braselton, GA

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KRESIMIR PENAVIC MMC Member Team: Ferrari of Long Island Car: 488 Challenge EVO

ROBBY FOLEY MMC Pro Instructor Team: P1 Motorsports Car: Ligier JS P3

CHARLIE BELLUARDO MMC Member Team: Flatout Motorsports Car: Mazda MX-5

NIGEL FAULKNER MMC Member Team: McCumbee McAleer Racing Car: Mazda MX-5

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ALBERT LUKAZIK MMC Member Team: McCumbee McAleer Racing Car: Mazda MX-5

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ARI STRAUS MMC CEO & Managing Partner Team: McCumbee McAleer Racing Car: Mazda MX-5

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ALEX WOLENSKI MMC COO Team: McCumbee McAleer Racing Car: Mazda MX-5

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“THESE GROWN MEN AND WOMEN ALL TURN INTO LITTLE KIDS. THEY LOVE IT!” MMC MEMBER MARC GRANDISSON, PRESIDENT & COO AT ARCH CAPITAL GROUP

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Wine tastings in Bermuda. Tennis events at The Queen’s Club in London. Regattas in Italy.

venue to host events for its New York Metro clients, and Grandisson was on the hunt for a place to feed his need for speed.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. hosts roughly a dozen corporate events across the world each year. It’s the company’s way of thanking its clients and executives.

Grandisson, who lives with his family on the tiny island of Bermuda, joined MMC as a Silver member in 2015. Arch Capital Group hosted its first corporate MMC event a year later.

The impressive list of events includes some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Most recently, the fan favorite has been the outings to Monticello Motor Club in the Sullivan County Catskills. “Corporate events are pretty common in our industry, and it’s very hard to find something unique,” said Marc Grandisson, president and COO at Arch Capital Group. “Everyone who has ever attended one of our MMC events has gone on and on about it. It has become our signature event.” Grandisson discovered Monticello Motor Club by happenstance, when flipping through a magazine during an overseas flight. As he read, he thought he might have found the perfect solution to both a professional and a personal need: Arch Capital Group was on the hunt for a unique

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Arch Capital Group has hosted four appreciation events at the track over the past two years, and there are three more on the books for 2018. According to Grandisson, they're perfecting the process: “We put together a group of 16 to 20 Arch executives and clients in New York City, and board a bus to Sullivan County the evening before the event. Most haven’t seen MMC, so they have no idea what to expect. In the morning, we head to MMC along country roads, and then we arrive at an oasis, this perfect enclave in the woods. MMC has done such a great job with the overall design, from the way you enter the

property to the pristine, state-of-the-art clubhouse with a stunning view of the track. The MMC team always has our branding displayed everywhere, and there’s a tidy line of shiny sports cars just outside the clubhouse windows, visible from where our group enjoys breakfast. At breakfast, people start to get excited, but they’re still a bit guarded as they make their way to the first event. By the third event, everyone is screaming out loud, laughing, clapping each other on the back, and ribbing each other. By lunch, they are all relaxed and very happy. We typically finish the day with an endurance race on the karting track. Even after all the time on the big track, everyone really gets into the karting competition. These grown men and women all turn into little kids. They love it! At the end of the day, everyone gets back on the bus to New York. They’re all exhausted, but fall asleep with smiles on their faces. The notes I’ve received after these events are just over the top.

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‘Unbelievable.’ ‘Tremendous experience.’ ‘The best corporate event I've ever attended.’ ‘When’s the next one?’

We were the first group to enjoy the MMC Off-Road Adventure that was added in 2017, and that was just amazing. No one had ever done anything like that before. It’s been worth every dollar we’ve spent with MMC. I’m thinking about doing a Board of Directors event there soon. This year will be even better; MMC is creating something even more unique for us. And we’ll be able to stay at the new Resorts World Catskills casino-resort, so we’ll have dinner there the night before.”

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From Plymouth, England to Battery Park to Eldred, N.Y. Monticello Motor Club member Simon Arscott has arrived, bringing with him several pieces of Great Britain. Churchill Classic Cars, the business he and Jared Lamanna opened two years ago, showcases some of the world’s rarest automotive imports. This automotive lover’s oasis is nestled along a winding road in Eldred, a quaint hamlet of just 800 residents. ________________

“WE LIKE TO BUILD DRIVERS HERE. THESE BEAUTIFUL CARS ARE MEANT TO BE TAKEN OUT, NOT HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE WORLD.”

SIMON ARSCOTT

Arscott’s father, Roy, was — and still is — a car fanatic who shared his passion with his son. Always a lover of the British classics, Arscott bought his first vintage car — a 1967 Aston Martin DB6 — 18 years ago so that he could drive to the south of France in style. Then he bought another, and another, and another. He wasn’t really into racing the cars at first. He was focused more on yacht racing. In fact, he and his team were J/80 national champions at Royal Torbay Yacht Club in 2002.

Arscott had lived in the U.S. for nearly a decade before he finally took the plunge and drove his 1965 Aston Martin DB5 onto the track, with the Aston Martin Owners Club at Lime Rock Park. A few months later, he took his first checkered flag in the DB5 at Bahamas Speed Week Revival. Arscott has that trophy, presented by legendary British racing driver Sir Stirling Moss, displayed in the Churchill showroom. Nearby are several other trophies he earned — in both vintage and modern races — in the years that followed. Arscott met Jared Lamanna, a young race mechanic from Connecticut, at an Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Challenge series race at Watkins Glen in 2014. Arscott was so impressed with Lamanna’s knowledge of auto mechanics that he hired Lamanna to look after his car collection full time. Arscott's vast inventory prompted him to buy a vacant property near his Sullivan County home a few years ago. The building — which enjoyed previous lives as a Chevy dealership, a German mechanic’s shop, and a hardware store — had stood empty for years, and would make an ideal home for his collection. Once Lamanna saw the space, he had a better idea: why not convert it into a formal showroom and repair shop specializing in classic and modern European automobiles? ________________ V O L UM E 8 | M O TO R CL U B MAGAZINE

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Just as he hadn't planned to open Churchill Classic Cars, Arscott hadn't necessarily expected to land in Sullivan County. A map, a pencil, and a protractor. Those are the tools he and his wife, Deborah Lloyd, used when trying to decide where to purchase a second home back in 2002. The only rule they had when they started their search was that it had to be within two hours of their Brooklyn brownstone. Boundaries drawn, they took off for the country. Their search ended when they came across an old 1920s farmhouse on Highland Lake. The property, surrounded by miles of secluded woods, reminded Arscott of his home in Plymouth, England, and it was perfect. So perfect, in fact, that — like so many other NYC transplants — the couple eventually decided to move to Sullivan County full time.

Churchill Classic Cars isn't exclusively for British imports. Right now, for example, the showroom floor includes a yellow 1975 Lancia Fulvia 1300S Safari (1 of only 900), a 1976 Ferrari 308 GTB ‘Vetroresina’, and a Land Rover Defender from the 1990s. Churchill Classic’s shop is focused on preservation and mechanical restoration, not cosmetic restoration. The cars don’t need to be pristine; they need to have integrity. And of course, they also have to be drivable. “We leave in place the features of the car that give it character, that speak to its history,” Arscott says. “We like to build drivers here. These beautiful cars are meant to be taken out, not hidden away from the world.” ________________

________________ Churchill Classic Cars celebrated its official grand opening two years ago, and has already earned a place on the must-stop list for those visiting Sullivan County. Where else can you see a slick silver 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage, a pair of Alfa Romeos (one a 1967 GT 1300 Junior and the other a 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTV), a 1961 Jaguar E-Type, Series 1 (with the flat floor), and a 1955 Austin-Healey 100M, all in the same place?

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Rock stars, movie producers, filmmakers, a music composer, and actors — they’ve all stopped by Churchill Classic Cars, often sticking around to talk cars and racing and the like. “I’ve lived here for 13 years; until we opened Churchill, I had no idea any of these people lived here,” Arscott says. “I now know two billionaires who live in Sullivan County. They’re all here; you just don’t see them.” It’s a group that’s only expected to grow larger as more of the wealthy head to the Catskills, drawn by the area's beauty and unpretentious authenticity.

Arscott joined Monticello Motor Club — just 20 minutes from both his house and the shop — shortly after his win in the Bahamas in 2012. That first year, Arscott made quite an impression in his DB5, driving it to a first place finish in the Brian Redman International Challenge. Several of Arscott’s fellow MMC members are now Churchill Classic clients who entrust Arscott and Lamanna with restoring some of their most prized collector cars. Other clients and fans include The Gay Uncle’s Guide to Parenting author and freelance journalist Brett Berk, whose articles appear in everything from Car and Driver and Road & Track to Esquire, GQ, and Vanity Fair, and photographer Noah Kalina, best known for his viral time-lapse video that spans 12 years of daily photos of himself. But it’s not just the weekenders and transplants who are making the trip to Churchill; locals have made it a normal stop as well. They come in to get a glimpse of the latest automotive gem to have made its way onto Churchill’s showroom floor, or to poke through Arscott’s expansive collection of motoring books that are set out on display. “If you love cars, you’re welcome here,” Arscott says. “The quote we hear most often is, ‘Wow! I never thought I’d ever see one of these in my lifetime.’ It’s been a great feeling to know we’re helping to bring the local car culture together at Churchill Classic Cars.”

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Rolling Stone Ranch, an equestrian center nestled in the Catskills, sits on 20 acres of pastures and woods. The family-owned ranch offers boarding and riding lessons for all ages, from beginners to seasoned riders, in a private or group setting. Visitors can also take one of the ranch horses for a scenic trail ride over rolling hills with top-of-the-line instructors and guides. The ranch is home to miniature ponies, rabbits, and roosters. OPEN YEAR ROUND | CALL TO BOOK A LESSON OR SCHEDULE A TRAIL RIDE 52

FLOATING FARMHOUSE 1 Marcel 4 Rd., Eldred, NY 347.674.3432 (28-min. drive from MMC) www.floatingfarmhouse.com The Floating Farmhouse, a breathtaking re-imagination of an 1820 Catskills manor home, is an inspiring mix of modern architecture and old-world charm hidden away in Eldred, N.Y. This famed Catskills dream house is sought primarily as a vacation rental, offering dreamers a place to fulfill their longing for an intimate escape for family and friends. Featured in Dwell Magazine, the Floating Farmhouse boasts a stunning landscape with views of the brook, gazebo, apple trees, and barn, all visible from a two-story wall of skyscraper glass. AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND | VACATION RENTALS | WEDDINGS & EVENTS 124

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LOCAL TABLE & TAP 3 Horseshoe Lake Rd., Kauneonga Lake, NY 845.583.3020 (17-min. drive from MMC) www.thelocaltableandtap.com

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The Local Table and Tap is a lakeside, New American restaurant just minutes from the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. The restaurant and bar focus on fresh, locally sourced ingredients, craft beer, and hand-made cocktails. Located on the waterfront, guests can enjoy breathtaking views of White Lake from the glass-encased dining room or move to the open deck for some al fresco dining. OPEN MONDAY,WEDNESDAY,FRIDAY 12 P.M. - 9 P.M. SATURDAY 12 P.M. - 10 P.M. | SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 9 P.M.

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Java Love Coffee Roasting Co., on the hill overlooking White Lake, brews delicious, fresh-roasted coffee using only organic, fair trade, naturally farmed, and Rainforest Alliance coffee beans. Seasonally, Java Love serves breakfast on weekends with selections like homemade pancakes, farm fresh eggs, and homemade granola. The coffee roasters always have tasty grab-and-go vegetarian options, locally sourced whenever possible. Sit and sip a fresh cup or take a bag of recently roasted beans home with you. OPEN MONDAY-THURSDAY 7 A.M. - 4 P.M. FRIDAY-SUNDAY 7 A.M. - 5 P.M.

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SWINGING BRIDGE MARINA 371 Starlight Rd., Monticello, NY 845.794.6530 (11-min. drive from MMC) www.swingingbridgemarina.com Since 1970, Swinging Bridge Marina has provided water enthusiasts full-service recreational boating offerings, including dock slips, custom docks, boat rentals, marine repairs and service, boat sales, and more. The Lodge, the marina’s on-site bar and restaurant, offers outdoor deck seating overlooking the 9-mile lake. Guests may enjoy dinner with a lakeside sunset view, and possibly even catch a glimpse of the lake’s resident bald eagle. Overnight accommodations, including lakefront RV camper space rentals, are also available on the marina property for visitors who wish to spend the night. Helicopter parking is available for Lodge dining guests. VOTED “BEST MARINA” 2016 & 2017 | FULLY LICENSED & INSURED | ON-SITE MOTEL & RESTAURANT

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ADDING POLISH & PERFORMANCE

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1. 2008: Temporary two-story clubhouse erected for MMC’s first season 2. 2010: Permanent MMC Clubhouse completed

3. 2014: Two-lane bridge (with a

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separate pedestrian lane) built to allow easy access to private garages, fuel pumps, and MMC's service center 4. 2014: Opened new karting facility inside the track along the North Straight, allowing families with young children to take part in motorsports together when visiting the track 5. 2015: Installed FIA-spec curbing to both MMC’s 4.1-mile race track and its 0.6-mile karting track; added a new air-conditioned clubhouse (with rooftop spectator seating) to MMC’s Karting Center 6. 2016: Erected starter stand; moved start/ finish line back to give members more room to slow down after crossing the line

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2015 8. 2016: Added timing loops so that members could benefit from more accurate and true timing during endurance races; paved North Lot to allow the use of the North Pit for larger member race series 9. 2018: Completed construction on 13,000-square-foot gallery space for members to show off pieces of their car collections (see story on page 100); operated

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Iconic artist (and MMC member) Frank Stella and artists from the New York City-based ABXY Gallery painting a 2005 C6 Corvette that was auctioned off at the 2nd annual Art In Motion event at MMC for the benefit of the Sullivan County SPCA

Winning Beyond The Podium Non-profits place 1st at 2nd Annual Art In Motion Concours d‘Elegance of Speed & Power

The Sullivan County SPCA. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. These three impactful organizations have differing missions, but they share a commitment to community service. And now they have something else in common: the support of Monticello Motor Club and Art In Motion Concours d’Elegance, which are collectively responsible for more than $70,000 in donations to the three non-profit organizations in just one year. The second annual Art In Motion Concours d‘Elegance last year drew an exclusive crowd of notable collectors, restorers, racing legends, and enthusiasts to the Sullivan County Catskills. There were Hall of Fame drivers Danny Sullivan, Tommy Kendall, and Brian Redman. There were world-renowned restorers and marque experts Mark Moskowitz, Russell Glace, and Chasing Classic Cars host Wayne Carini. Even Horacio Pagani, the founder of the Italian specialty automaker Pagani Automobili S.p.A., made a surprise visit to tour the concours field. Generosity, however, was the true star of the weekend’s festivities. Guests contributed thousands of dollars through an exclusive auction conducted by Gooding & Company, and every penny went to benefit the SPCA, Juvenile Diabetes, and Bethel Woods.

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Sullivan County SPCA The Sullivan County SPCA, an independent organization that provides compassionate care and safe shelter for the lost, abandoned, hurt, and homeless animals of the Sullivan County community, received $25,000 from MMC and AIM. The donation, the largest single contribution the Sullivan County SPCA has ever received, allowed the SPCA to complete its new medical isolation building earlier this year. The new building functions as a quarantine space for sick animals undergoing treatment, so that healthy animals at the main shelter are protected from incoming disease. “We don’t know what these poor animals have been exposed to before they come into our care, so by having a place to assess and treat these animals outside of the main kennel area, we are literally saving animals’ lives,” SPCA Shelter Manager Debbie Dittert said.

(from left) Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce President Cathy Paty, MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus, MMC COO Alex Wolenski, SPCA Shelter Manager Debbie Dittert, AIM Event Manager Kim Barnes, NYS Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, AIM Co-Founder and Managing Director Matt Peckham

The opening of the building was celebrated with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house, where attendees donated an additional $2,000 in cash and checks to support the SPCA. Monticello Motor Club’s COO Alex Wolenski personally matched the day's donations with a check of his own. The $25,000 donation from MMC and AIM was raised through the auctioning of a luxury vacation package, a 2005 C6 Corvette, and a racing helmet. Both the Corvette and the racing helmet were painted by the artists of ABXY Gallery with the guidance of Frank Stella, an iconic figure of post-war American Art and a new member of MMC. One of the auction winners/donors (who asked to remain anonymous) was on hand for the ribbon-cutting celebration, and ended up leaving the SPCA with two new dachshund puppies.

MMC Track Director Chris Duplessis

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Its mission is centered on accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent, and treat T1D and its complications in the world’s youth. MMC and AIM contributed $18,700 in support of JDRF’s mission to fund research, advocate for government support of research and new therapies, assist in the process of new therapies gaining approval to go to market, and connect with and engage local communities. The donation represented proceeds from the sale of a 2018 Polaris RZR XP Turbo DYNAMIX Edition and three racing helmets painted during the AIM event by artists of ABXY Gallery.

MMC Co-Founder John Barker admiring hand-painted racing helmets with ABXY Gallery artist Corey Wash at the 2nd annual Art In Motion event at MMC

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Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a world-class cultural center attracting local, national, and international visitors, is highly regarded as a concert venue, museum, and as a National Register Historic Site where the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair was held in August 1969. Monticello Motor Club and Art In Motion donated $27,660 to support activity-based education programs. The donation to Bethel Woods, the second five-figure donation made by AIM and MMC in the last two years, included proceeds from both the auction and from a two-hour road rally of classic and sports cars through the Catskill Mountains to Bethel Woods. Auction items sold for the benefit of Bethel Woods included racing helmets painted on site by artists of ABXY Gallery and a Craig & Pam Booth sculpture of the 1947 #10 Schoof’s Racing IndyCar (1935 Wetteroth Schoof Special), which was displayed at Art In Motion next to the real #10 IndyCar inside MMC’s Collector Car Gallery. Monticello Motor Club has been a long-time supporter of Bethel Woods, with MMC CEO and Managing Partner Ari Straus and several MMC members serving on the Board of Trustees. “I was raised to understand the value of art in all of its myriad forms, and it’s an understanding and respect that is shared among all of us at Monticello Motor Club,” said Straus, whose parents, Drs. Marc and Livia Straus, founded the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, a non-profit arts and education organization in Peekskill, N.Y. “Community partnerships like the one Monticello Motor Club enjoys with Bethel Woods help us continuously improve the quality of life regionally while also stimulating economic growth in the area.” A Craig & Pam Booth sculpture of the 1947 #10 Schoof’s Racing IndyCar (1935 Wetteroth Schoof Special) on display at Art In Motion next to the real #10 IndyCar inside MMC’s Collector Car Gallery

Fall Festival September 28-29, 2018 FEATURING THE SEASON FINALE OF THE BATTERY TENDER GLOBAL MAZDA MX-5 CUP SERIES PRESENTED BY BFGOODRICH

Concours d’Elegance of Speed & Power RETURNS May 3-5, 2019 EXPLORE SOME OF THE WORLD’S FINEST VINTAGE AND MODERN SPORTS AND RACECARS – BOTH ON THE SHOW FIELD AND ON THE TRACK.

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