Fuel for the Future

In the inaugural episode of America’s Automotive Trusts’ podcast, we delve into the exciting world of the XCup division of The Great Race, a fierce competition in classic cars of endurance, precision, and accuracy that covers thousands of miles. The XCup is composed of highschool and college age students who compete for scholarships. But the race is so much more than that. The XCup along with the RMP Foundation have laid a foundation to educate, support, and encourage youth participation in automotive professions.

This year’s race started in St. Augustine, Florida and finished in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event is inspired by the original, around the world, automobile race in 1908.

“Fuel for the Future” is presented by State Farm Insurance, Driven By America’s Automotive Trust, and Hosted by Michael May.

In addition to our first episode about the 2023 Great Race, we dive deep into the sensational 1908 Great Race which featured six cars racing around the world from New York to Paris. Our guest is Jeff Mahl whose great-grandfather, George Schuster, won the event while driving a 1907 Thomas Flyer. The race was full of adventure, drama, fighting, cheating, scandals, bandits, and more. Most of the world hadn’t seen an automobile, there were very few paved roads, and some car manufacturers thought the competition was insane.

The race has inspired the modern version of The Great Race, movies, and documentaries. Today the Thomas Flyer is in the National Historic Vehicle Register, still drives, and resides at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada. George Schuster is in the Automotive Hall of Fame.

Important Links:

Greatrace.com

https://automuseum.org/thomas-flyer-exhibit/

https://www.hagerty.com/media/video/the-1907-thomas-flyer-circled-the-globe-without-roads-in-169-days/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GgkXaO5x68

“Fuel for the Future” is presented by State Farm Insurance, Driven By America’s Automotive Trust, and Hosted by Michael May.

Produced by Convergent Content, LLC

Theme Music by Matt Glass

In this episode, join David Madeira, CEO of America's Automotive Trust, and his good friend Jeff Goldberg, as they share tales of their motorcycle journeys including the riveting story of venturing up the world’s highest motorable road. They are part of a core group of motorcyclists that have driven through some of the world's most challenging terrains. The group includes David and Lynda Madeira, Dick Cogswell and Ester Saunoras, and Jeff and Allison Goldberg. Dive into an odyssey of adventure and camaraderie on two wheels.

“Fuel for the Future” is presented by State Farm Insurance, Driven By America’s Automotive Trust, and hosted by Michael May.

Important Links:

https://www.americasautomotivetrust.org/

Produced by Convergent Content, LLC

Theme Music by Matt Glass

Avants is a growing brand and the ultimate community for car enthusiasts. On this episode, the Avants’ podcast hosts, Nick Bergeron and Dan Putnam, hang out and discuss their passion for automobiles and the community.

“Fuel for the Future” is presented by State Farm Insurance, Driven By America’s Automotive Trust, and Hosted by Michael May.

Important Links:

www.americasautomotivetrust.org

https://www.avants.com/

Produced by Convergent Content, LLC

Theme Music by Matt Glass