“Live on Stage” Shell Interviews at SEMA 2017 Pt. 1 | #309
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THE DRIVE with Alan Taylor | Episode #309
A wealth of automotive knowledge is very present at the SEMA show every year. The Shell Pioneering Performance “Live on Stage” Experience played host to some of the greats in the industry. We begin the hour with Gale Banks of Banks Power, who has played a large role in military engines for 41 years, and he gives us an inside look on what his company is working on now. Changing lanes, NHRA Top Fuel World Champion, Larry Dixon, tells us that they will be awarding one lucky winner the opportunity to ride in the passenger seat in a recently designed two-seater Top Fuel car. Then, John Hennessey, President of Hennessey Performance, touches on the sweet rides he brought to SEMA, such as the 6×6 VelociRaptor, and the unveiling of the highly anticipated Venom F5. Nancy Bruner, Chief Digital Officer for Shell Lubricants, and Tony Frassetto, Senior Account Manager for Universal Technical Institute (UTI), then jump on stage. They talk with us about their partnership, and Tony shares a little about the school. Then, Barry Meguiar of Meguiar’s, discusses the car hobby history and his busy schedule of jet-setting to car shows all over. J Haynes of Haynes Publishing is up next to share the story of how their company began. After that Rutledge Wood, NASCAR Personality, shares about a project he built with eBay Motors. We end the show with a special announcement from Colin Abraham, President of Shell, Steve Ledbetter, President of Jiffy Lube, Chris Powell, President of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Patty Lanning, Vice President of North American Marketing for Shell Oil. Tune in now.
- [00:00:00] Emerging Economies Performance is Four Cylinders
- [00:05:53] Banks Power and Heavy Duty Military Trucks
- [00:12:31] Take a Funny Car Ride with Larry Dixon
- [00:19:53] Twin Turbo EcoBoost V6: The Power You Need
- [00:27:09] Hennessey Tuner School to Fuel Youths’ Passion
- [00:35:55] Shell and UTI Make Automotive Dreams Come True
- [00:47:59] Barry Meguiar Enjoys Wandering Around SEMA
- [00:54:47] Haynes Automotive Manuals in the Beginning
- [01:02:10] Rutledge Wood Works with eBay Motors
- [01:10:15] McDonald’s Coffee in a Lamborghini
- [01:18:12] Shell, Jiffy Lube, and Las Vegas Motor Speedway