Oh my goodness. I can't believe it. I'm super, super pumped. It is time for the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix here in Pittsburgh. And last year was the first year. We used TechVib Radio as a quick little promo about what's going on with all the great events around the Grand Prix. We nerded out a bunch of folks dealing with automotive technology in the Pittsburgh area. Because Pittsburgh is a car town at car town at the end of it has a long history that goes back to really the beginning

of the car and tonight's show I just can't be more excited to dedicate it to the Pittsburgh

Vintage Grand Prix I know Audrey really wants to be here she is not available to be part of the

interviews but she's a car nerd herself too. And so we'll pour a little

motor oil over the curb for her in an environmentally friendly sort of way to say that we're

thinking of me there, Audrey, and we wish you could be here with us. But anyhow, we are actually

kicking off the show with Dan Del Beankino. Bianco. See, I get terrible with names sometimes,

so I apologize. And you've run the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix at the end of the day.

As I tell people, I'm responsible for everything that goes wrong. Oh, there you go.

1,400 volunteers, work hard and deserve the pat on the back. And you have some very passionate volunteers. And he said, without them, it does not happen.

We do. It's incredible. It's humbling to see the amount of time, work, effort, dedication they put in. That's what makes this event possible. Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. So a little history on the Grand Prix is like over 30 years old, right? Well, I heard you mentioned earlier. Tech Council started in 1980.

Same year as us. That was our first year. That's what I'm talking about. So you guys are 36 years old.

Yeah. Time's going by fast. It does. And it's one of the last like grand prix in the country that's on a close course like through the Schengenly Park.

We are, yeah, we're the only vintage race in the country on city streets. On city streets, okay. Or on streets, for that matter, you know, public roads. And every now and then, a vintage race will pop up somewhere. They had one in Colorado. They did it for a year or two. But it's not the 36 years on that same stretch of Schemley Park. And also, it's more than Shemley Park. You have great events down at Pitt Race the week before. But to me, the Grand Prix is always Shemley Park. It's still the premier event, but we've now filled 11 days. And so you talk about pit race. So July 11? July 11, 12, 13, and 14. And joining us up there is going to be the Shelby Club for the National Convention. Whoa. So that's a serious thing we're going to do. Right. That's the first weekend will be loaded with Shelby's and Mustangs. That's our mark of the year. And then we roll through the week with parties all over the place and then finish up at Schenley Park. And that's where the dedication of the volunteers is really evident because most of them are at all 11 days. They're there every day. They're really kicking butt. I love it. That's so cool. I can only imagine the complexity of getting all those cars onto the grid, keeping the crowd where they're supposed to be, making sure people have water. All these little details that put, but every year you pull it off. And it's a great time and you can bring your whole family down there. And it's free. Shenley Park is still free. It's still, you go to Shenley Park and there's great views, a little walk around the golf course. And you can see some crazy cool cars, just gunning for it around the corners, tire squealing, engine's roaring. I get so excited. I do too. I usually bring a car out and put it on the field because it's always fun to be kind of part of the car show and everything. So it's fun to walk the car show. There's great food and there's racing and friendly people everywhere. And it raises money for charity. Let's talk about the charity and how much money you've raised and how that's really been helping. So just last year we went over the $5 million marks. We heard about

$5.5 million dollars for autism charities here in Pittsburgh. And the charities are very involved

with us as well as volunteers. It's a real team effort. Without a doubt. I mean, I'm just thinking about the positive impact that's out in people's

lives, and you're doing it while having a good time doing something fun that's making Pittsburgh a great place to live. I mean, this is like a cultural attraction for Pittsburgh at the end of the day. I mean, I'm just being people, actually, many, many years ago, I met a gentleman who came in from, I think, California

to be part of the Grand Prix.

This guy was a really nice guy.

He actually hung out with me. many, many years ago, I'd met a gentleman who came in from, I think, California to be part of the

Grand Prix.

This guy was a really nice guy.

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