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Chances are that if you're in the Seattle car community you know Matt Adair, but you may not know his story! Matt is a regular at events and the track. He's worked with cars all his life; be that selling them, writing about them or wrenching on them for endurance racing. He got involved with off road racing and was an early contributor to an event many call the "Burning Man" for Off Road Racing. I sat down with Matt at Dobson Stuttgart (Check out my episode with Dominic Dobson) to talk about all of this as well as a lot more!My thanks go out to Matt for his time!With the majority of songs on the podcast, I work with the guest to select one of their favorite artists.Song: I am a highway - Audioslave!Support the showClick for all the links: For enquiries: DannyPMedia@outlook.com
We welcome Dominic Dobson back to the show to catch up and talk about his upcoming journey back to race Le Mans again, hopefully with less fire this time. Dominic joined us way back on episode 66, but he's back again and now as the owner of one of best Avants Partners, Dobson Stuttgart. Dominic shares exciting racing stories, upcoming plans with Dobson Stuttgart, and talks a little about electric motorcycles too! Check out Dominic at Dobson Stuttgart! https://dobsonstuttgart.com/
I feel honored that Dominic agreed to join me on the podcast. Dominic is somewhat of a local racing legend in these parts and a nice guy to boot. I sat down with him to talk through his racing career, famous drivers he raced with and we tactics that enabled him to win his class at Pikes Peak in his rookie year. That wasn't the only rookie accolade he's achieved, the Indy 500 no less! Dominic's resume (CV to us Brits) includes Le Mans, the Indy 500 (multiple times) and driving Michael Schumacher's winning Ferrari on multiple occasions. We talk about racing people are all about the racing, engineers helping him with his car set up and even Roger Penske helping him to go racing.Whilst he's retired from full time racing to focus on running his local business (Seattle Porsche Service and Repair - Dobson Stuttgart), he still has plans for some more motorsport in the near future!So sit back, make yourself comfortable and enjoy this episode.My thanks go out to Dominic for his generous time!Song: Just Drive, Alistair GriffinSupport the showClick for all the links: For enquiries: DannyPMedia@outlook.com
Dominic Dobson is the President of Dobson Motorsports and Dobson Stuttgart, the Northwest's finest Porsche service, sales, and storage facility. Dominic is a former IndyCar and sports Car racer, has raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona 24 Hours, and the Sebring 12 Hours numerous times. Dominic has raced in the Baja 1000, Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. He founded Motion Research Technologies, a pioneer in Augmented Reality and invented the world's first wireless heads-up display named "SportVue" for motorcycle riders.
Our friend Dominic Dobson has one of the most diverse racing careers around; something you just can’t do today. From Baja to Pikes to the Indy 500, he’s done at all and has some absolutely amazing stories to share. A racing fan or not, we know you’ll enjoy the stories he shared on this week’s episode!Dominic is the coach of our previous guest Andrew Evans, how we met The Wankers in Scottsdale, and we just happen to share a house with him on multiple occasions thanks to our friends Scott and Katrina. It’s a small car world after all.You can find more information on several topics we covered on the following sites:Dobson MotorsportThe Electa Meccanica Solo EVVR Motion
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Business Radio Special: Host Rob Coneybeer is LIVE from CES 2018 in Las Vegas. Rob talks with Dominic Dobson, Co-Founder/COO, VR Motion Corporation, about how this former professional race car driver co-founded a startup developing Virtual Reality Automotive software on this special episode of Launch Pad. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Keith Maher founded Maher Solutions in 2007 and he is the Co-Founder and CEO of VR Motion. His mission is to help people in various sectors of the automotive industry achieve their goals through simulation. He and his team provide professional level training for racers, teams, and institutions around the globe. Keith is the leading authority in automotive simulation, from programming to podiums. He has a 22 plus year career in high technology and his obsession for motorsports resulted in a convergence of cars and computers to design and build world-class simulators. At VR Motion, you will find past Cars Yeah guest and Indy Car racer Dominic Dobson who is the COO.
Returning Cars Yeah guest Dominic Dobson made 65 starts driving Indycars between 1984-1994, including seven consecutive starts at the Indianapolis 500. He was CART Rookie of the Year in 1986 and was the Fastest Rookie in Indianapolis history in 1988. He drove numerous IMSA and other sports car races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 hours of Daytona and the 12 hours of Sebring in a Porsche 962. He also raced two years for Dodge in the North American Touring Car Championship. He was an instructor at the Bob Bondurant Driving School at Sears Point Raceway and started Zephyr Racing in the mid 80’s. After retiring from racing in 1998, Dominic presided over a multi-million dollar collection of historic automobiles at the Cavallino Collection and he founded Motion Research Corporation. Currently Dominic is the National Club Auto Director for LeMay-America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington. Dominic is dusting off his helmet and will return to the racecar to compete at Pike’s Peak Hillclimb in a Radical SR8 in June, 2015.
Dominic made 65 starts in Indycars between 1984-1994, including seven consecutive starts in the Indianapolis 500. He was CART Rookie of the Year in 1986 and was the Fastest Rookie in Indianapolis history in 1988. He drove numerous IMSA and other sports car races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 hours of Daytona and the 12 hours of Sebring in a Porsche 962. He also raced two years for Dodge in the North American Touring Car Championship, winning numerous races and finishing a close 2nd in the championship in 1996. He was an instructor at the Bob Bondurant Driving School at Sears Point Raceway and started Zephyr Racing in the mid 80’s. After retiring from racing in 1998, Dominic presided over a multi-million dollar collection of historic automobiles at the Cavallino Collection and founded Motion Research Corporation. Currently Dominic is the National Corporate Relations Director for LeMay-America’s Car Museum in Tacoma, Washington.