Meeting of the minds - Amelia Concours d'Elegance. Cigars at the Ritz

Roy Sjoberg, Wayne Long, Bernie Martin and Paul Ianuario.

During the 2017 Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance Wayne and Bernie where invited by Paul to spend some time with Roy Sjoberg.

Roy H. Sjoberg was named Executive Engineer-Viper Project in February 1989. In that position, he created and managed the Project Team for the development & production of the Dodge Viper. The "Platform Team" concept envisioned by Sjoberg (to bring the Viper to production) became the corporate-wide organizational structure for Chrysler.

There was some terrific stories about the inception of the Viper and Roy's recruitment to Chrysler!

We not sure if everyone know's Paul Ianuario backstory.  Paul is a retired engineer who spent more than 40 years in the automotive supplier industry and has degrees in engineering, mathematics, and physics.

Our discussion on the patio at The Ritz ran the gammit from mothballed factories to CNC machining and CFD testing. 

Paul is going to be the Chief Judge at the Inaugural Greenbrier Concours d'Elegance, so of course there was a healthy amount of discussion about all aspects of Concours judging ranging from car selection and assignment to classes to filed layout and weather contingencies.

Paul is the president of SLR Support Services, Inc. His company provides consulting services and support for museums and vehicle related events. Paul was under contract for twenty years as Curator of the BMW Zentrum and recently stepped down from this position. He was an AACA Museum Director and served eleven years in that capacity.