William Vartorella, Ph.D., C.B.C

Male

Camden, SC

United States

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About Me:: Former rally car pace notes (navigator; podium finishes); award-winning motorsports journalist; professional member, American Auto Racing Writers & Broadcasters Association; listed in Who Works in Formula One; Who Works in Motorsports; member, Museo Nuvolari (am an avid collector of his memorabilia); sponsorship specialist (cf. my talk at European motorsports sponsorship symposium)
What car(s) do you own?: 1972 Mercedes
What do you like to do (e.g. vintage race with...)?: Seek out unusual stories on vintage racecar restoration/racing, particularly the pre-F1 period (Fangio, Nuvolari, Varzi, etc.); also, early history of the Dakar Rally (saw a stage in Africa years ago)
What clubs do you belong to?: Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving & Chowder Society
What would you like to do (e.g. go to race school; get into Vintage Racing)?: Would like opportunity to cover "vintage" cars Mille Miglia, doing pace notes; also, auto museum-related vintages events or the new event in Chatanooga; also, sponsorship seminars for vintage car racing series/racers
What vintage, historic, classic etc. cars would you like to own?: early Bugatti racecars
Historic Cars Owned: 1972 Mercedes