What’s New
Tickets for the Test Days 2012 (September 19-20) at Monticello Motor Club with tickets going on sale June 21 are now on sale.
Test Days returns to the Catskills this year as the Monticello Motor Club will again be the location for all driving events related to this long-standing IMPA tradition. The two-day program kicks off the morning of September 19, concluding the following day. Tickets can be ordered by clicking here and further details can be found …
Craig Jackson, CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company at the March 15 meeting will discuss the present automotive-auction scene and the collector-car market
Craig Jackson, CEO of the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, drops by March 15 to update the organization on the automotive-auction scene, including the first round of this year’s events, the car-collector market and the upcoming sales in Florida. The program begins with a noon reception followed by lunch, Jackson’s presentation and a Q&A period at the …
Spring Brake set for Thursday, May 17 at Bear Mountain State Park.
Winter will be with us for another month or so, but it’s not too early to begin thinking about all the wonderful things spring will bring, including the 2012 Spring Brake driving event at Bear Mountain State Park. Thursday, May 17th will find IMPA members gathering in the parking lot adjacent to the carousel to …
Baime, Vlasic named Ken Purdy winners for 2011 and 2012 respectively
BAIME, VLASIC NAMED KEN PURDY WINNERS IN CEREMONY AT NY AUTO SHOW NEW YORK, APRIL 4, 2012 ? The International Motor Press Association presented its Ken Purdy Award for excellence in automotive writing to A.J. Baime and Bill Vlasic today during the first day of media previews for the New York International Automobile Show. Baime …
Michael Kanzleiter of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA to discuss the explosion of mobile technology in the captive-finance world at January 19 meeting.
Captive-finance companies have grabbed onto mobile technology as a means of better interacting with their customers and Michael Kanzleiter, Senior Marketing Manager for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA, will discuss same at the Thursday, January 19 meeting. The program kicks off with a noon reception, followed by lunch, the presentation and a Q&A session, all at …
January meeting Tuesday, January 22nd; monthly meetings switched to third Tuesday.
The first meeting of 2013 will be held Tuesday, January 22nd at the 3 West Club, 3 W. 51st Street, New York. The speaker will be announced within a week.
Ford’s next in-car technological steps will be Jim Buczkowski’s topic at the November 10 (second Thursday) meeting.
“Ford is not just an automotive company – we’re also a technology company, ” an Alan Mulally, Ford CEO, quote from the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, and the core of Jim Buczkowski’s presentation at the November 10th meeting. (NOTE – second Thursday so as not to conflict with media days at the Los Angeles International …