The Auto Committee

Roush Rampage

This week we discuss Nissan’s takeover of Mitsubishi Motors and how they could give the brand some life again. We take a look at how power, weight, and materials have changed since the 90s. Also, Roush dealers selling high powered Mustangs at low prices. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theautocommittee.substack.com [https://theautocommittee.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Club Racing with Midwest Motors

This week we have Ben Ripstein, the owner of Midwest Motors, as our guest. We talk about his premium auto dealer in Lake Zurich IL and the cars that he acquires for sale, and the Porsche clubsport racing that he does at Autobahn Country Club. We talk about Porsche and the GT3 RS that he has on order as well as the new Cayman GT4 Clubsport that he will be racing in soon. Also, random chatter about supercar saturdays and racing circuits. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theautocommittee.substack.com [https://theautocommittee.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Xtreme Episode

This week Ryan Bisceglia joins us again to talk about our recent weekend with Xtreme Xperience at Autobahn Country Club in Joliet IL where we spent some track time with a Lamborghini Huracan and a Ferrari 458. Of course we get off topic and discuss new things happening in the industry and how to identify new cars that will appreciate in value. We talk about what the Autobahn Country Club offers to its members and some random car stories from Ryan’s recent trip to Tokyo. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theautocommittee.substack.com [https://theautocommittee.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Where's The Grille?

This week we discuss some new car debuts including the long awaited Tesla Model 3, Callaway C7 Shooting Brake, and Mazda Miata RF. We also get sidetracked on more stories of working within the car rental business and Gary’s growing passion for German muscle cars. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theautocommittee.substack.com [https://theautocommittee.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Dan Patrick Show

Our co-worker Dan Patrick joins us this week to talk about his recent performance package purchase at Callaway Cars for his C7 Corvette, plus his other cars of past and present including four other Corvettes, BMW 4-Series, Jaguar F-Type, and a Challenger SRT8. We talk briefly about some of the 2016 New York Auto Show reveals such as the 2017 Nissan GTR plus more discussion on automotive design and engineering. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theautocommittee.substack.com [https://theautocommittee.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]