Two-time heavyweight champion of the world George Foreman has a collection of over 50 cars. "Some of the best drivers in the world are there," notes Kurtz. Join Facebook to connect with George Kurtz and others you may know. While his role as co-founder, president and CEO of CrowdStrike keeps him more than busy, Kurtz has been expanding his racing activity as much as possible, with international races and even adding some American endurance races. They rent out small airports to test their straight-line speeds and hire photographers for photo shoots. A few weeks after the team launch, we're on a plane. I think thats going to be the key. On Saturday's final restart, I was really excited for it. One such private club tour took place last September 9, when our own roving photographer, Ford Marketing retiree and super-enthusiast Bill Cook, tagged along with his local club for a visit. Notable vehicles: McLaren Ultimate Series BP23 hybrid hypercar, Ferrari 812 Superfast, Dodge Demon, AMG GT R. Born in Cuba, Michael Fux became a successful businessman in the United States and has used part of his fortune to build a collection of about 160 cars. 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. The victory highlighted a strong showing of four overall and class podium finishes by Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Customer Racing teams in the opening day of the 2021 SRO America Championships season on the 2.358-mile Napa Valley road course. Craig Jackson is the CEO of the Barrett-Jackson auction houses, which regularly sells rare automobiles. Issued May 26, 2015United States9,043,903. Notable vehicles: McLaren F1, Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bentley Arnage, Pagani Zonda C12. 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. On Sunday, as a member of the Mustang Owners Club of Southeastern Michigan, I was privileged to visit the stunning George Conrad Collection in Ohio, Cook continued. 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. Jackson has a personal collection of some 30 cars that he keeps in a warehouse in Parade Valley, Arizona. Performance Parts, Ford However, his collection also includes a more modest 1989 Jeep Wrangler and an ultra-luxury British Rolls-Royce Phantom. I want to give them my huge appreciation and biggest thanks. It was just on rails. He and Braun are also second in the GT World Challenge America Pro-Am points. 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. 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. Its a handful of people who get carried away, says Joe Eckart, the Mid-Atlantic region representative for Lamborghini Club America. This is the first time hes heard of the clubs members being associated with anything like the "Death Race 2012," as the March caravan to Atlantic City has come to be known. However, much of it is in a state of neglect. "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.". It was probably the best drive he has had in a couple of years. Colin definitely is a closer, and I haven't seen many folks have better restarts than him. 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. His car collection is very unique as he owns some quite extraordinary machines. George Kurtz has scored a come-from-behind victory in the inaugural GT America powered by AWS race at Sonoma Raceway. CrowdStrike Racing Drivers - CrowdStrike Racing This collection contains genealogical research privately published in nearly one thousand family history books. Colin Braun, George Kurtz Win Watkins Glen GT World Challenge Race No. Aghakhani, Spinelli and the USRT No. GeorgeKurtz (@GeorgeKurtz) / Twitter He says the club always tells drivers to remember that the roads arent closed for them. here. The Gateway Colorado Automobile Museum is devoted to understanding and celebrating the history, science, art, and social impact of the American car. George Kurtz has scored a come-from-behind victory in the inaugural GT America powered by AWS race at Sonoma Raceway. All rights reserved. Quick Links. 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. 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. George Kurtz will join Jon Bennett and Colin Braun in the No. 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. 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. A Driving Ambition. George Kurtz was born in Parsippany-Hills, New Jersey, in 1975. Notable vehicles: 1906 Stanley Steamer, McLaren MP4-12C supercar. "Its almost a little embarrassing to take them out the way the world is with the economy right now," Jeff B. Kurtz, a 43-year-old Alpine resident, says of his fleet of supercars, some of which are worth upwards of a million dollars. 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. Its like a beautiful painting except you can go out for rides in it. The garage next to this one had 11 Ford Starliners in it!! Ryan Dalziel will be looking to add to his 2012 LMP2 victory at La Sarthe. George Kurtz Wins Inaugural SRO GT America Powered by AWS Race at 63 DXDT Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3: Its awesome for the team to get this podium. Many GT World Challenge America regulars are racing this weekends 24 Hours of Le Mans. A Saturday Pro-Am class victory by George Kurtz and Colin Braun in the No. His collection, which is kept in Potters Bar, England, is reported to be the largest in Britain. Notable vehicles: Bugatti Chiron, Bugatti Veyron, Aston Martin One-77, LaFerrari Aperta. Additional information may be found by viewing the images of the published books. Jon Shirley, a former Microsoft executive, has a collection of 27 exotic cars, mostly from the 1950s and '60s. I remembered how fun it was to drive with Kenny and this team. Here, 150-plus rare show-quality vehicles are displayed in his state-of-the-art 50,000 square-foot facility, with some 25 more cars in another building. Some of the best drivers in the world are there, notes Kurtz. Here is a look at the most iconic classic American cars. Hes spent time in the same circles as Driving Force Club members. The primary focus is on North American families from the 18th and 19th centuries, especially those with Revolutionary War and Colonial ties. "I just pulled back I didnt want to associated with it.". Still, he held it up proudly for the camera, mugging near the yellow Lamborghini he was driving the one with the "BULLOWME" license plate. Here is a list of the fastest cars on earth. Spinelli's Sunday pole was one of several top qualifying efforts by Mercedes-AMG GT3 competitors at NOLA. And for good reason: This little-known private collection of mostly high-performance Mustangs and Shelbys could easily have been considered among the finest in the country if not the world. Sundays final day of competition begins with the weekends second GT America race at 8:45 a.m. PST. "I had (motorcycle) police passing me," he said. 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. George Kurtz - San Jose, California, United States - LinkedIn "My comment is to contact the Attorney Generals Office," Polite said. 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. What was important for me was to keep it clean in my stint and keep us in the game. And not just any speeding ticket; this one had three digits in the miles per hour box: 1-1-6, it read. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Star-Ledger staff writer Vinessa Erminio contributed to this report. Estate Sales & Auctions by George Kurtz of Westfield, New York - Find Driving Force is a very well-known car club recognizable to just about anyone in the exotic car world, according to Eckart. 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. It was a little bit uncomfortable, but I did what I could in the car and absolutely drove the heck out of it. Often, he opens up his collection for public viewing and donates proceeds to charity. Sellers' qualifying run was the best of the weekend for Mercedes-AMG GT3 Pro-Am teams and was the springboard for a season-best fourth-place class finish with Smithson in Sunday's race. The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Some European family histories are also included, with emphasis on connections to nobility. Co-drivers Kenny Murillo and Christian Szymczak battled for the overall and Silver-class victories from the drop of the green flag in the No. I'm proud of our teammates because even with the problem we had today we believed until the end that we could challenge for a good finish, and we did. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days. 6 were the only Mercedes-AMG GT3 team competing in the Pro division at NOLA and capably represented the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport brand. George Kurtz (Born 5 May 1965) is the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. 2. Primary country of residence: United Arab Emirates, Notable vehicles: Mercedes monster trucks, Seven Mercedes S-Classes. Notable vehicles: Ford RS200, 1965 Shelby Cobra, 1933 Ford Roadster. Some are drawn to supercars for their speed and beauty, something Driving Force and other clubs appear to bring together in equal measure. This weekend's success gave Kurtz, Braun and the No. October 9, 2022 Phil Allaway. Some on this list including comedian Tim Allen and professional wrestler John Cena have a clear preference for classic American-made vehicles. I had some rain in my stint for a little bit Sunday, so we just had to put our heads down and go through the field. (208) 656-8824. You have to look at the teams were up against, the drivers, the cars that are well-prepared to get a podium at Spa is a tough challenge, but I think were up for it and that would be our next goal, he says. Box 211 Westfield, NY 14787. Late to the Party or Just on Time? 63 finished fourth overall. George Kurtz (@George_Kurtz) / Twitter At first, I thought it wasn't going to work, and then the seas opened up, so I was able to get my way by. He counts one of only 20 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTRs ever made among his collection, which is stored in a garage in Bahrain. We were one of the fastest cars on the track all weekend and got a pole position in a record time. 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. John Dagys is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Sportscar365. . 111 E Tabernacle StreetSt. Email: er@automotiveaddictionmuseum.com. According to Foreman, his favorite is a 1977 VW Beetle because it reminds him of his modest beginnings. We had good pace all weekend and we had a big gap. That's where the Mercedes-AMG GT3 has always shined, and it's always good on the tires. He owns an estimated 40 cars his favorite of which is said to be a Birdcage Maserati. There was a bunch of action in front of us and I had to make some evasive moves to avoid a collision. A Saturday Pro-Am class victory by George Kurtz and Colin Braun in the No. He is the former CEO and founder of Foundstone and former executive vice president and worldwide CTO of McAfee. There was a lot of action out there. State Police Sgt. Unlike most collections on this list, which include rare and historic cars, Khalid Abdul Rahim's consists mostly of modern supercars. Gerard Lopez is a venture capitalist and the owner of the Lotus F1 Team. 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. Murillo racing did an awesome job giving us a great Mercedes-AMG GT4. I think at one point we were three-wide for the Pro- Am lead. 63 car, and this is a good track for the Mercedes-AMG GT3. A late restart gave Dalziel the opportunity he needed to improve another race position. John Dagys. I wanted to finish with good points for the championship.". "It's a dumb mistake. Our new visitor information center is coming soon with a lot of new amazing changes! "Theres no exclusivity," he said. Fifty-eight cars started, with nearly every GT3 manufacturer represented, and a host of the biggest names in sports car racing making up the entry list. Robby Foley will be making his Le Mans debut in a Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR with Dennis Olsen and Anders Buchardt in GTE-Am. There was a little bit of a pit stop issue in Sunday's race, and we had to swap out our front right tire with one that was ice cold, so we were competing on three hot tires and one cold front tire. PHANTOM TICKET. Dmitry Lomakov, a Russian businessman, owns an estimated 120 Russian made cars, which are kept in a museum. 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. 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport of Tim Pappas was the races only other retirement, also due to contact. Wadoux: GTE-Am Win Proves Girls Race Just as Well as Boys, Auto Technic BMW Declared Sunday Winner in Photo Finish, Stephens Makes Last-Lap Pass for Sunday Win at NOLA, JDC-Miller, JOTA Receive Customer Porsche 963s, NASCAR Garage 56 Completes Final Sebring Shakedown, DOUBLE STINT: Weekend Recap; News Roundup & More, Van der Zande Cadillac Crashes Out in Second Hour, Aitken Joins No. 04 team a perfect four-for-four run of podium finishes to start the season. Contact the Ford Performance Tech Line for your Performance Parts related questions. 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. Kurtz, McMurry join Core Autosport - MotorSportsTalk | NBC Sports Paul Loriquet, a spokesman for the attorney general, said he would look into the matter. The DXDT Racing driver drove his No . In the Pirelli GT4 America Am class, starting driver John Allen kept the No. 45 Wright Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R of Charlie Luck despite serving a drive-through penalty for a jumped start. And the track itself; when you talk about Spa and the elevation change and Eau Rouge and Blanchimont and some of the other high-speed turns there, its a big-commitment track. In addition to the Pro-Am runner-up result, the No. 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. Notable vehicles: 1954 Ferrari 375 MM Scaglietti coupe, 1967 Ferrari 257 GTS Spyder. George Kurtz is the CEO and co-founder of CrowdStrike. Bernd Maylnder and CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz take a - YouTube If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. To browse this image set, select from the options below. For others on this list, nostalgia for the glory days of American auto manufacturing takes a back seat to state-of-the-art technology and performance. Kurtz, who regularly competes with Colin Braun in Fanatec GT World Challenge America Powered by AWS in the No. He is said to be close friends with rapper and producer Dr. Dre and is active on social media. The man with the ticket, Joseph Srour, declined to comment for this story when a reporter visited him at his Brooklyn home last week. TripAdvisor Traveler Rating. George Kurtz Racing - Facebook "If something bad happens because they're doing something stupid, it puts the people who organize it at a real disadvantage," says Eckart. by. As always, I would not have been able to do that, or even had the chance to be here yet alone come back and claim second place, without everyone behind us. Kudos to them, theyve worked hard too, and they are getting the results. Car collections: A look at 27 of the most outrageous auto collections 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. Facebook gives people the power to. These cars, made by companies like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren, are built for speed. 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. Jay Kay, frontman of the band Jamiroquai, has a collection of nearly 70 cars. Colin Braun, George Kurtz Win Watkins Glen GT World - Frontstretch The driver change went smoothly but the team encountered an issue changing the front tires. an acronym of his children's names: David, Andrew, and Dylan. This member of the ruling family of Abu Dhabi has over 30 supercars, including one of twenty Lamborghini Reventns ever made. The No. 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. Has someone already compiled notes about your Pennsylvania or Mid-Atlantic family? Im really happy with that, and I feel like we did it as well as we could. As the story unfolded in recent days with condemnations from politicians and revelations that it wasnt the first time State Police had provided such escorts many members of Driving Force remained silent, refusing to discuss their group or any involvement in the caravans. George Kurtz | Racing career profile | Driver Database
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