Audrain Motor Week Seminars: Thoughtful topics and celebrity panelists

The Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week, Sept. 29-Oct. 2, is a four-day celebration of automotive history, luxury, and sport with something for everyone, including a packed lineup of seminars (sponsored by AIG) that once again feature an array of thought-provoking topics and an impressive lineup of celebrity guest speakers.

The speakers list includes Jay Leno, Robert Herjavec, Tim Kuniskis, Wayne Carini, Ed Welburn. Jay Ward, Vin Di Bona, Franz von Holzhausen, Michael Simcoe, Tim McNair, Winston Goodfellow, Dennis Little, Tony Tarantino, Tom Dolle, Jeff Stark, Gundula Tutt, Evan Ide, and Evan Cleary.

All of the seminars will take place at the majestic Casino Theater on the grounds of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. The schedule:

Thursday, Sept. 29
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Tom Dolle & Jeff Stork | Glamour Road: Color, Fashion, Style, and the Mid-century Automobile
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Donald Osborne & Evan Clary | The Next Generation is Here: Brilliant Young Talents in the Collector Car World
2:00-3:00 p.m. – Dennis Little & Tony Tarantino | Sculpture in Design: From 2D to 3D
3:30-4:30 p.m. – Winston Goodfellow | ATS and the Ferrari Palace Revolt

Friday, Sept. 30
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Donald Osborne, Gundula Tutt & Evan Ide | Historic Vehicles, Genuine or Fake? Forensics in Motion
12:30-1:30 p.m. – Ed Welburn | Erased: Forgotten Auto Racing Pioneers
2:30-3:30 p.m. – Jay Leno, Donald Osborne & Wayne Carini | Can We Predict the Future of the Car?

Saturday, Oct. 1
10:00-11:00 a.m. – Timothy Kuniskis & Jay Leno | Redefining American Muscle
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Tim McNair | Detail(s) Make the Difference
12:00-1:00 p.m. – Jay Ward & Vin Di Bona | Cars of the Silver Screen
1:30-2:30 p.m. – Franz von Holzhausen & Michael Simcoe | New Avenues in Electric Vehicle Design
4:00-5:00 p.m. – Jay Leno & Robert Herjavec | Car Sharks

About the Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week: This four-day event celebrates annually the diversity, elegance, and timelessness of classic and modern vehicles and the people who bond with them. Featuring a number of automobile showcases alongside a plethora of gatherings and seminars, the Thurs.-Sat. events all lead up to the Sunday finale Concours d’Elegance. On display? Multiple classes of meticulously cared-for vehicles that each have had an impact on automotive history.

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