Meet Our Team
We've got a team of professionals with over a century of experience with automotive events
Wayne Long, Founder
Managing Director |
Wayne carries a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and after a long career moved into the Automobile business. He brings a long history of being involved in the automotive industry. In addition to his dealership ownership, Wayne's family participated in sports car racing events throughout the 1960's and early 1970's.
Richard Whiteman, Wayne’s Uncle, raced an Austin Healey Sprite and then moved up to a rare Fiat (OSCA). Wayne and his close friend, Steve Barney, started the Cortile Cup in 2011 and have made it a annual event ever since. |
Bernard Martin, Founder
Marketing & Operations
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Bernie has a unique background. Starting his career in finance, management & sales consulting he has leadership experience in manufacturing, channels programming, distribution and manufacturer's agency management as well as branding, business intelligence, & social media marketing, which gives him a very unique skill set.
Bernie is the Social Media Director of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix and the Founder and Managing Director of the Cortile Italian Car Show. Bernie has been covering atutomotive and racing events for both social media and written media for the better part of a decade and has acted as a consultant on logistics and staging for numerous events for over a quarter of a century. |
Paul Ianuario
Judges
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When he first got involved in Concours, Ianuario was an employee of BMW Manufacturing, responsible for running the Zentrum, BMW’s museum in Greer. Paul was instrumental in obtaining BMW as a founding sponsor of the event,” said Carolyn Vanagel, president of the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival.
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Tom Bungay
Operations & Logistics |
Tom has been involved with the collector car business for over 40 years. From racing in the early Monterey Historics, to judging at many West Coast events, Tom has been active in all facets of the hobby. Tom is currently an active participant in Historic racing, driving in events from COTA to Lime Rock.
In addition, he owns and operates a Legacy Motorcars, a vintage car dealership in Jacksonville, Florida specializing in 50’s and 60’s European sports cars. Tom also operates Bungay Automobile Appraisals over 25 years ago, a very active company in the collector car market. A native of Sacramento, California, Tom has been part of the collector car business for over 40 years. Starting with a restoration shop in Sacramento in the late 70’s, Tom moved south to Santa Barbara working with the sales and restoration of Lotus automobiles. This association with Lotus also led to participation in the Monterey Historics for several years. |
Erica Hyman
SOCIAL MEDIA |
Erica is passionate about bringing visions to life. Whether that be through creative direction, social media marketing, photography, video production, SEO, or content marketing she continues to add a unique and intriguing touch to it all.
Erica's father, a renowned collector in the antique, vintage and classic car industry, installed a knowledge, passion and deep understanding of the collectables, auction, concours and car events marketing. Her passion for the the automobile is only surpassed by her love of media and marketing. Staying up-to-date on top media niche trends is practically a hobby in itself for Erica. |
Advisory team
Steve Barney
Judges
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Steve Barney
Steve is the past owner of Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Lamborghini dealerships and Steve Barney was born in Vermont in 1942. He Holds a B.A. in Italian from New York University and the University of Florence. He was in the US Navy for 5 years. After selling cars in Italy from 1970 to 1977 he formed Foreign Cars Italia, a factory authorized dealer for Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, and Porsche. He sold his interest in that company in the 1990's, and formed Sport Auto in 2000. He enjoys vintage racing, scuba diving (hence their seahorse logo), and flies a Piper Aztec. |