", "A lot of these guys buy a car that goes 200 miles per hour," he says, "they want to see it go 200 miles per hour.". COVID-19 vaccine benefits: Vaccine arrival could return US economy to near normal by end of 2021, Notable vehicles: Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS, and a Porsche 911 Exclusive Series. We had asked George if we could stop by and take a few photos of his cars and then later share them with you on FordPerformance.com, and he agreed. Perhaps this is why he is a self-made billionaire. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Your use of this website constitutes acceptance of our Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions. After seeing the photos, several clubs from around the region began contacting George to inquire about arranging a private viewing of their own, and he again agreed. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). 54 will be sponsored by Composite Resources and CrowdStrike. Galgano answered many of the questions on Linns behalf, denying that Linn knew anything about the March police escort. Many of his vehicles were reportedly purchased with duffel bags of cash. The average older, affluent American has $920,400 socked away. The 24 Hours of Spa has a long history, and is considered one of the premier GT races in the world. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. And he did it with less than 10 minutes to go, in an absolute downpour the type of side-by-side racing in tough conditions that certainly supports the argument for the quality of the drivers. WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Crowdstrike Racing with Riley Motorsports' George Kurtz was able to pass Zelus Motorsports' Jason Harward in turn 9 on the final lap and held . Before his death in 2005, Prince Rainier III had one of the largest car collections in the world. I think we're stronger on the long run and stronger on tire degradation. Find out how you can watch Ford Performance on the race track each week. Theres some interest in them coming over and doing some races, Valentin in particular. Can a non-F1 driver like myself make the cut and actually drive the 2021 W12 F1 car? They are businessmen, financiers, builders and developers and car industry guys, according to Eckart, the Maryland club leader. An especially valuable collection, many of his cars are worth several million dollars a piece. I remembered how fun it was to drive with Kenny and this team. Kudos to them, theyve worked hard too, and they are getting the results. The 2021 edition culminated with Alessandro Pier Guidi executing a stunning pass for the Pro Cup and overall lead in his Iron Lynx Ferrari 488 on Dries Vanthoor in the Team WRT Audi R8. "If something bad happens because they're doing something stupid, it puts the people who organize it at a real disadvantage," says Eckart. The collection is open to the public, and Ken personally gives tours of the facility where he provides insightful and fascinating information on the unique vehicles found there. He was joined on the call by an attorney, George Galgano, who said he has attended Driving Force events. the driver says as he eases off the gas. The DXDT Racing driver drove his No . This weekend's success gave Kurtz, Braun and the No. According to Foreman, his favorite is a 1977 VW Beetle because it reminds him of his modest beginnings. Spinelli also won the overall pole for Sunday's sprint and led the opening laps of the race before Aghakhani brought the car home in second. PHANTOM TICKET. He began a charge back to the front and reclaimed the lead with less than 10 minutes remaining and went on to secure the win by 5.90 seconds. He counts one of only 20 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRs ever made among his collection, which is stored in a garage in Bahrain. Do not sell or share my personal information. Such police escorts happen all over the county, according to Eckart, who says hes been in several, including one in Georgia where he reached 120 miles per hour. Provo, UT 84601. He, Braun and Jon Bennett won the 12 Hours fo Sebring in the LMP3 class, for example. Kurtz says he enjoys collecting sports cars as a hobby. Club members even organized a private "bikini car wash" at which half-naked women covered themselves in suds as they washed half-million-dollar cars, the men looking on and taking photographs as they barbecued. HURON, Ohio When we first took you inside the George Conrad Collection a couple of years ago, it proved to be one of the most popular car collector / photo gallery postings that ever graced the Enthusiasts section of FordPerformance.com. St. George Shuttle. There was a bunch of action in front of us and I had to make some evasive moves to avoid a collision. George Kurtz claims win in inaugural GT America powered by AWS round at Sonoma Raceway. Kurtz, who regularly competes with Colin Braun in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS in the No. They're proud to house a collection of high-performance street cars and race cars including (but not limited to) Lamborghinis, Too many to list, but too much to miss, is a visit to the car museum in the Old Prison Museum Complex. George Kurtz 8mo Report this post Report Report BackSubmit CrowdStrikedelivered an exceptional first quarter to kick off the fiscal year with $190 million in net new ARR, 61% ending ARR growth,. I just ran the tight line, got a good drive off the corner and that was that. Inception Racing is partnering with Optimum Motorsport and Kessel Racing in a Ferrari 488 for Brendan Iribe, Ollie Millroy and Ben Barnicoat in the GTE-Am class. He said late Friday that his office was still inquiring about the ticket. Today, his collection of over 100 cars is stored in a 5,000 square meter facility on the Terrasses de Fontvieille that is open to the public. Additional information may be found by viewing the images of the published books. The Marconi Automotive Museum is located in the heart of Orange County and houses a 100-plus car collection that is open to the public. He is said to be close friends with rapper and producer Dr. Dre and is active on social media. Service to and from Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Zion. The kernel-level security agent is configured to observe events, filter the observed events using configurable filters, route the filtered events to one . Notable vehicles: 1906 Stanley Steamer, McLaren MP4-12C supercar. Bernd Maylnder, driver of the Official FIA Safety Car, and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz take a closer look at the FIA Safety Car and role it plays in keepi. Some of the best drivers in the world are there, notes Kurtz. He and Braun are also second in the GT World Challenge America Pro-Am points. George Kurtz has scored a come-from-behind victory in the inaugural GT America powered by AWS race at Sonoma Raceway. 63 off to Dalziel at the halfway point. 08 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. Photo: Brian Cleary/SRO. His collection is open to public viewing in a facility outside of Bucharest. But for most supercar owners, its about the vehicle. Ford He says a founding member of Driving Force told him the March ride involving the trooper escort was not organized as a club event. Some keep it on the track, but others clearly push their cars on the highways of New York and New Jersey. Vaccine arrival could return US economy to near normal by end of 2021, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum is devoted to understanding and celebrating the history, science, art, and social impact of the American car. 2 GMG Racing Aston Martin Vantage GT4 of Jason Bell, who completed the class podium in third. He reportedly has a collection of over 40 cars. I thought it was a good, clean start, but we got the drive-through penalty, which is like an eternity at Sonoma. Don't miss a thing. Galgano says neither he nor Linn has ever been a part of Driving Force events where anyone drove at obscene speeds on public roads, and he insists no one who organizes events would ever suggest drivers should go that fast. Podium Finish for Round 3 Racing in Dramatic Barber Endurance Race. Pirelli GT4 America closes out its weekend with a 10:55 a.m. PST start for its second one-hour race before the Fanatec World Challenge finale brings the weekend to a close with a 1:15 p.m. PST scheduled start time. This is one of many garages on his property. 16 Capstone Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT4 on the lead lap and in touch with the class front runners in a solid race-opening stint. Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the attorney general, said he would look into the matter. You have entered an incorrect email address! I knew that there was an opportunity at the end of the race to make something happen. Primary country of residence: Saudi Arabia, Notable vehicles: Lamborghini Aventador, Mercedes AMG G-Wagen, Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe, Bentley Flying Spur. !. Part of what makes this hobby so popular is that almost anything can be collected without breaking the bank from stamps and baseball cards to patches and pins. Despite the unwillingness of other members to discuss the club, Galgano says its not a secretive or selective group. Notable vehicles: McLaren F1, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bentley Arnage, Pagani Zonda C12. Contact the Ford Performance Tech Line for your Performance Parts related questions. Primary country of residence: United Arab Emirates, Notable vehicles: Mercedes monster trucks, Seven Mercedes S-Classes. Racing. August 18, 2021 2:11 PM, By Richard S. James | It was a lot of fun. Next up for Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing competitors in Fanatec GT World Challenge and Pirelli GT4 America competition is Rounds 5 and 6 of each series at VIRginia International Raceway, June 17 19. Copyright 2023 John Dagys Media, LLC. 54 CORE Autosport Ligier in 2021 in endurance rounds for the WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, with Matt McMurry added as a fourth driver for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. July 24, 2022 Phil Allaway. Richard James is motorsports journalist living in Orange County, Calif, who has been involved in the sport to some degree for three decades. In last month's season-opening doubleheader at Sonoma Raceway in California, Kurtz and Braun co-drove to second and third place finishes in the weekend's race. Colin Braun, George Kurtz Win Watkins Glen GT World Challenge Race No. I think at one point we were three-wide for the Pro- Am lead. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed 27 of the most outrageous car collections in the world. The program collected three victories and three runner-up finishes around the spacious 4.048-mile, 14-turn road course north of Milwaukee. Driving Force is a very well-known car club recognizable to just about anyone in the exotic car world, according to Eckart. George, UT 84770. 63 finished fourth overall. "175!" Jackson has a personal collection of some 30 cars that he keeps in a warehouse in Parade Valley, Arizona. ROCK HILL, S.C. (Dec. 8, 2020) - George Kurtz will team up with Jon Bennett and Colin Braun to drive the No. Making the most of a late-race restart that created the two-lap dash to the finish, Braun passed for second at the drop of the green flag and then took advantage of a skirmish just in front of him a few corners later to make what turned out to be the winning pass. Learn about North America's Automotive Museums you can visit. 72 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4: Its awesome. Fantastic points for the No. George Kurtz was born in Parsippany-Hills, New Jersey, in 1975. George Jones in his 1978 Corvette The National Corvette Museum unveiled a newly acquired Corvette that will be the first celebrity-owned car to join the collection on Friday, September 4, 2020. But David Linn, a 33-year-old private equity fund manager from New York, agreed to a phone interview late last week. His vast collection of almost two hundred cars is housed in his 40,000 square-foot building in Michigan. A late restart gave Dalziel the opportunity he needed to improve another race position. He was also the founder of Foundstone and chief technology officer of McAfee. Here is a list of the fastest cars on earth. Notable vehicles: Ford RS200, 1965 Shelby Cobra, 1933 Ford Roadster. George Kurtz and CJ Moses each claimed victories in GT America Powered by AWS while Kevin Boehm continued his march toward the Touring Car championship in TC America Powered by Skip Barber Racing School. Thats obviously going to change it up a little bit. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 63 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: It was an unfortunate first lap. NEED FOR SPEED. 24. Kurtz had little time to recover from Spa, heading to Nashville for the inaugural Music City Grand Prix where GT America was running with the NTT IndyCar Series. Headquarters Location San Jose, California, United States Suggest an edit GeorgeKurtz Retweeted. This collection contains genealogical research privately published in nearly one thousand family history books. Late Friday, three more commanders, including a high-ranking major, were reassigned in the ongoing shake-up, according to three sources with knowledge of the moves. I get just as much enjoyment looking at it in my garage as driving," says Kurtz, who is not a member of a club. And for good reason: This little-known private collection of mostly high-performance Mustangs and Shelbys could easily have been considered among the . I'm really happy because I'm driving pretty strong. Ion Tiriac, a former professional tennis and ice hockey player as well as a businessman and banker, has a collection of about 250 automobiles that range from the historic and classic to the new and exotic. Its going to be different tomorrow because Im starting. 45 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R of Charlie Luck despite serving a drive-through penalty for a jumped start. He has a son Alex with his wife, Anna. This collection contains genealogical research privately published in nearly one thousand family history books. I needed the traffic to cooperate with the guys up front, and with a couple of laps left, we got a good pass into Turn Nine and that was it. He also owns one of the world's largest Corvette collections, housed in a warehouse in Charlotte, North Carolina. The total value of Jerry Seinfeld's collection, which includes a number of rare Porsches, is estimated to be worth millions. Its unfortunate, but I just put my head down and clicked off lap after lap. It was great that we and the Mercedes-AMG GT4 held up as well as we did to fight for second place overall. 6 across the line in third. ", Loris Spinelli, Driver No. 63 was soon called to the pits to serve a penalty for incident responsibility. Many members of the Driving Force have declined to answer questions in the last week. 04 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the inaugural race of the new SRO GT America presented by AWS series Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. Jason Daskalos, who started second overall in his Audi R8 LMS ultra, was one of two cars not to finish due to damage sustained in the race. Some on this list including comedian Tim Allen and professional wrestler John Cena have a clear preference for classic American-made vehicles. Hassanal Bolkiah, the Sultan of Brunei, Notable vehicles: Custom gold plated Rolls-Royce Silver Spur Limousine, Rolls Royce Phantom VI, Ferrari Mythos. Starting driver Askew hit and unintentionally spun Kurtz on the first lap of the race, and the No. We drove away from them. They rent helicopters to take pictures of their cars and recruit bikini-clad women to wash their rides. Oct 14, 2022. Notable vehicles: Chaika GAZ-13, Adolf Hitler's Mercedes Benz. 63 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3. Rapper Wyclef Jean was born in Haiti and moved to the United States with his family when he was 9years old. The comedian's collection is stored in a custom-built, secret, underground facility in the Upper West Side of Manhattan. 2. From the pole, and with rain falling on one half of the track but dry conditions on the other, Spinelli immediately took control from the start of Sunday's race. Hes spent time in the same circles as Driving Force Club members. Rare and exotic car collections, however, are a notable exception. Crowdstrike, Bimmer World take GT World Challenge victories at NOLA, Auto Technic, Heart of Racing, BimmerWorld victorious in GT4 America at NOLA, RS1, Wright Motorsports take NOLA GT World Challenge America wins, All contents copyright 2023, Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. All rights reserved. Take one short film about BullFest 2010, an annual event organized by Driving Force and Tri-State Lamborghini Club, where drivers are seen sprinting up New Jersey highways. Primary country of residence: Luxembourg, Notable vehicles: Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II, Ferrari FF, Ferrari 330 GT. For many, however, the similarities end there. Such speeds on public highways are not the norm, say those who know Driving Force. It's been good to us, and any GT World Challenge weekend where you get out with a double podium, and one being a win, that's success for us and for the team, and that's what we're going to build on. The latest Head-to-Head comparisons generated for George Kurtz. 72 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4. 5. US RaceTronics, all of our sponsors, and everyone out there just doing their absolute best to support us. Only one member was willing to speak out. Nick Mason, drummer for Pink Floyd, is also one of the world's foremost car collectors. George Kurtz is the CEO and co-founder of CrowdStrike. 04 CrowdStrike Racing by Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: "I'm super proud of the guys. There are rare and exotic cars on display, many of which are being stored by vehicle owners. From an F1-grade circuit to a bumpy street course was quite the change, but Kurtz survived and sits second in the GT America SRO3 standings. The club has organized visits to sick patients at Childrens Specialized Hospital in Mountainside and raised money for a scholarship fund in honor of a Bergen County Marine killed in Afghanistan. Two-time heavyweight champion of the world George Foreman has a collection of over 50 cars. This is one of thousands of photos on the website of the Driving Force Club, an elite group of aficionados of supercars exotic, high-performance and expensive from New Jersey and elsewhere. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days. That made the difference, so when I gave the car to Ryan, he could go out and do what he does so well. U.S., Published Quaker Family Histories, 1845-1920, Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890, U.S., Select Family History and Bible Records Index. A Saturday Pro-Am class victory by George Kurtz and Colin Braun in the No. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Notable vehicles: Aston Martin One-77, Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss, Bugatti EB110. 54 Composite Resources/CrowdStrike Ligier JSP320 in the endurance rounds of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. P: 385-292-3700. 04 for Sunday's race. To find out the amount of all taxes and fees for your particular vehicle, please call the DMV at (801) 297-7780 or 1-800-DMV-UTAH (800-368-8824). McLaughlin Prevails in Strategic Duel for Victory at Barber, Rasmussen Romps to Victory from Pole at Barber, Childrens of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Receives Multiyear Extension, Weekend schedule for Dover Cup Series race postponed to Monday at Noon. 72 Murillo Racing Mercedes-AMG GT4: Coming into the event, our expectations were high because the last time we were here in 2019 we won and had two podiums. Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. Phone: 7163484352 Email: [email protected] Web: Current Auction Listings. Both series return to action at Road America on Aug. 27-29. Notable vehicles: Various Ferraris, Alfa Romeos, Jaguars. George Kurtz No. "For me, its I just enjoy the look of the car. How to do it. Its racing, its really bad when its your teammate, but when David got back out there, he was lapping anywhere from a second to two seconds a lap faster than the other Pro-Am cars. "Some of the best drivers in the world are there," notes Kurtz. Many GT World Challenge America regulars are racing this weekends 24 Hours of Le Mans. October 9, 2022 Phil Allaway. With a little bit of luck we might have had a podium, and I think a podium is certainly in the cards for us if we continue to execute. Notable vehicles: Porsche 918 Spyder, Lamborghini Miura SV, Ferrari Enzo. 04 CrowdStrike Racing with Riley Motorsports Mercedes-AMG GT3: "Riley Motorsports and CrowdStrike Racing gave us a great car. Rodger Dudding owns some 350 vehicles worth an estimated $55 million. In Saturdays season-opening Fanatec GT World Challenge presented by AWS 90-minute race, co-drivers David Askew and Ryan Dalziel shook off a pit-lane drive-through penalty of their own to secure a second-place Pro-Am class finish in the No. 111 E Tabernacle StreetSt. Spinelli set a track record in qualifying Saturday morning and then joined Aghakhani in contending for the Pro-class victory in both races. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 6 for Saturday's race while Braun was third quickest in Pro-Am qualifying in the No. "Hes never seen that.". Grey's Anatomy Actor Patrick Dempsey has owned up to 10 cars, many of them classic and vintage. Among them is one of only about 100 McLaren Ultimate Series BP23 hybrid hypercars ever made. Australia and New Zealand Automotive Museums Map, Australia & New Zealand Automotive Museums. Automotive Addiction offers guided tours in their two mall locations. Today, in the pits, we had trouble with a wheel, but the team worked really hard to make the switch to try and get us a good result. 0 wins. "Theres no exclusivity," he said. He was in full control of the 40-minute sprint only to be called to the pits for a drive-through penalty, just before the races halfway mark after officials made the delayed call that Kurtz jumped the race start. We wanted to repeat that. Last year, he put several of his vehicles up for auction, including a McLaren 675LT, which has an estimated value of over a quarter million British pounds. Notable vehicles: Various Corvettes, including the first ZR1 ever produced. Their collections feature supercars from European automakers and often come with sticker prices in the six and even seven figure range. The March incident, first reported in The Sunday Star-Ledger, is now the subject of an investigation by the State Police and the Attorney General's Office. This large, seven-volume collection was published by the French-Canadian priest and genealogist Father Cyprien Tanguay from 1871 to 1890. So George Kurtz explains the attraction and the challenge of racing in the Total 24 Hours of Spa, the first round in 2021 of the Intercontinental GT Challenge that next visits Indianapolis Motor Speedway in October. Askew renewed his focus after serving the penalty and turned in a series of fastest race laps before handing the No. What was important for me was to keep it clean in my stint and keep us in the game. Star-Ledger staff writer Vinessa Erminio contributed to this report. He is an internationally recognized security expert, author, and entrepreneur. One post on the Driving Force website from January 2010 describes how the man with the yellow Lamborghini got his 116 mph ticket: "The drive was mostly in New Jersey, but despite it being early Sunday morning the police presence on all the roads/highways we went on was overwhelming so we mostly behaved and tried to attract (as little) attention as possible. Every week we list thousands of new items at auction near you from our collection of over 25,000 auctioneers nationwide. ", Steven Aghakhani, Driver No. Genii Capital is. I cant thank them enough just to be here and be in the paddock, and to get a good result is the cherry on top. ET). Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan stores his collection in a pyramid. Still, he held it up proudly for the camera, mugging near the yellow Lamborghini he was driving the one with the "BULLOWME" license plate. HURON, Ohio - When we first took you inside the George Conrad Collection a couple of years ago, it proved to be one of the most popular car collector / photo gallery postings that ever graced the Enthusiasts section of FordPerformance.com. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position ofSpeedwayMedia.com. Notable vehicles: Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, McLaren F1 and P1, Lamborghini Miura, Lamborghini Aventador SV. He got around Luck for the overall lead with less than ten minutes remaining in the 40-minute single-driver sprint race to cruise to the win. Including the Fantasy Reports (IR, Line Com. George Kurtz, Driver No. . By Richard S. James To browse this image set, select from the options below. Race 2 gets underway Sunday at 8:45 a.m. PT (11:45 a.m. The SPS guys that we raced with, they really did a fantastic job, so my hats off to them and big thanks to our co-drivers, Valentin and Dominic. [4] Early life and education [ edit] Kurtz grew up in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey and attended Parsippany High School. He also would not discuss the ticket, which was issued by a state trooper on the Garden State Parkway in Paramus. The man with the ticket, Joseph Srour, declined to comment for this story when a reporter visited him at his Brooklyn home last week. Also unlike some other auto-enthusiasts on this list, Dempsey also races professionally. "Its unfortunate, because when you drive at those speeds on public roads, you not only stand to hurt yourself, but you could endanger someone else.". I knew from the race pace that we had a really fast Mercedes-AMG GT3. Aghakhani qualified second in the No. I had a bit of a buffer of lapped cars behind me to the next car in our class, so I had an opportunity to throw a dart and see what happens. Notable vehicles: 1944 Porsche 550 Spyder, Porsche Carrera GT, Porsche 959. He is the former CEO and founder of Foundstone and former executive vice president and worldwide CTO of McAfee.
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