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This edition of Brembo RED with Dan Sandberg features four-time IndyCar Champion and sportscar racer Sebastien Bourdais who talks racing, winning, and the fear of owning a Ford GT. He also tells RED what three race cars he’s driven that he would want back in his garage. Also, Howard Smith, General Motors Vehicle Performance Manager for Performance SUVs and Police Vehicles, joins RED to discuss the all-new BIG horsepower 2023 Cadillac Escalade V-Series.
Bourdais is currently driving the No. 01 Cadillac DPi-V.R for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IMSA WeatherTech Championship. With a win at the last race the Frenchman from Le Mans discusses his 30-year racing history, Le Mans 24, and his future in the sport. He also tells us why he “couldn’t keep his Ford GT.”
Smith was tasked with bringing the Escalade V-Series from grocery getter to a full size, go faster SUV. The BIG V, the result of “customer ask” has 682 hp, 653 pound-feet of torque and is stopped by BIG Brembo brakes. Smith says, “launch control was a necessity.”

This edition of Brembo RED with Dan Sandberg features Jason Stein of SiriusXM’s Cars and Culture talking about podcasts vs. print media and the future of EVs, Chris Sergeant, Polaris’ VP talking about the increasing popularity of the Slingshot and Stephen Nasse, Late Model racer, who discusses track etiquette and doing it in the dirt. Jason Stein, former publisher of Automotive News, started in radio and now is back with his SiriusXM show “Cars and Culture.” Stein is still breaking news and learned recently why you should be careful when asking Jay Leno why he doesn’t own a Ferrari. He also tells RED why it’s going to take some time for North American consumers to warm up to electric vehicles and why many current manufacturers may not survive the EV transition. Sergeant shares his journey from being a Naval Nuclear Submarine Officer to being the czar of the unique three-wheeled Polaris Slingshot. He explains how this “auto-cycle” provides the same “visceral experience” of a motorcycle without the “two-wheeled anxiety.” Stephen Nasse, the popular Late Model racer who runs 30+ races a year from Miami to Maine talks about respect on the track and how he “races how you want to be raced” and why he has used Brembo stopping power for years. He also talks about his aspirations to “maybe” running in NASCAR someday.

Dan Sandberg hosts a special holiday HOLLYWOOD EDITION of Brembo RED featuring Tinseltown car guru Dennis McCarthy from Visual Effects, Justin Kell of motorcycle provider Glory Motor Works, and Brembo’s own Mike Messina who checks-in to talk about 2021’s motorsports championships.
McCarthy has built or modified cars and trucks for blockbuster movies like the Black Panther, Blade Runner, Batman, Green Hornet and the Fast and Furious nine movie franchise. He reveals some of the secrets behind those movie star performance cars and even tells Dan the details behind the custom built Batmobile in Batman vs, Superman, a 10,500 lb., 11 feet wide monster car stopped with big Brembo 8-piston brake calipers.
Kell talks about building and supplying bikes for the newly released Matrix Resurrections, Indiana Jones, Top Gun and Top Gun Maverick, and what it takes to ready a movie bike for nose wheelies and other stunts. Kell tells us about Steven Spielberg’s “almost” Indian motorcycle and the electrification of Hollywood two-wheelers. He also reveals why Ryan Reynolds, Tom Cruise and Keanu Reeves are great riders when it comes to making movies.
Mike Messina from Brembo’s Race Team joins RED to close out the motorsports season championships in NASCAR, IMSA, F1, Off-Road, as well as new products. He talks about Hendrick Motorsports magic season this year including 10 wins for Kyle Larson and the victory records broken in this year’s season, all on Brembo brakes.

On this edition of Brembo RED with Dan Sandberg, we head back to this summer’s Concours d’Elegance in Plymouth, Michigan to talk to Collector of the Year, Judge Joseph Cassini III, who is passionate about pre-war autos, including his favorite Duesenberg. Recently retired Ford VP of design and the Concours’ Enthusiast of the Year, Moray Callum discusses the successes of his career and the future of automotive design . Stellantis Dodge design chief and Concours Muscle Car Judge, Mark Trostle, explains electric car proportions and horsepower brand identity.
Judge Joseph Cassini III joins Brembo RED to share his passion for car collecting. Cassini talks about how sexiness and styling drew him to pre-war cars and how “hormones and gasoline” fueled his early passion for the hobby.
Moray Callum, former Ford VP of Design explains why sketching is still important for a designer and the challenges of designing above the electric “skateboard” platform. Callum talks “frunks” and about his love for the ’76 Ford Bronco.
Mark Trostle, Stellantis (Dodge) design head, discusses today’s horsepower icons and how specific design cues, particularly the body’s proportion, makes a great vehicle. The SRT creator also guarantees that new performance electric cars will be just as exciting as their gas counterparts and will maintain the company’s brand identity.

BREMBO RED is live at LUFTGEKUHLT 7, the Porsche air-cooled festival in Indianapolis. Host Dan Sandberg welcomes JOHN OATES, from the legendary pop duo HALL & OATES, and Porsche race car specialist KEVIN JEANNETTE from GUNNAR PORSCHE RACING to talk MUSIC, CARS, Racing, and CULTURE.
JOHN OATES talks about how he fell in love with cars, his special Porsche 356 EMORY OUTLAW and the reveal at Luft 7 of his unique rebuilt Porsche 914/6. He also talks about his passion for both music and cars.
KEVIN JEANNETTE talks about the 914/6 he built with John Oates, the future of car rebuilds and collecting and HOLLYWOOD RACE CAR DRIVERS, including his work with the legendary Paul Newman, and the future of car rebuilding and collecting.

THE FUTURE OF CAR CULTURE and ELECTRIC vs. HYDROGEN discussion drives this episode of BREMBO RED from the Concours d’Elegance of America. McKeel Hagerty of Hagerty Insurance, and Michael Robinet, Executive Director at IHS Markit, join host Dan Sandberg to talk new and old cars, car culture and the future of the auto business.
MORE LIKE A CLUB than an insurance company, Sandberg discusses how and why Hagerty Insurance has morphed into a CAR CULTURE MEDIA giant. In addition to insurance, the company now owns FOUR CAR SHOWS and is focusing on increasing the younger generation’s appreciation for cars and car collecting.
The GLOBAL MICROCHIP SHORTAGE has stunned the auto business. Michael Robinet talks about the supply chain and why a part as big as a penny is so important to the automotive industry. Robinet predicts WHEN INVENTORIES WILL RETURN to dealer lots.