{"id":11995,"date":"2024-07-10T15:02:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T15:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/?p=11995"},"modified":"2024-07-17T18:50:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T18:50:31","slug":"spotlight-5-questions-with-the-gentleman-racer-michael-satterfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racersandriders.com\/main\/spotlight-5-questions-with-the-gentleman-racer-michael-satterfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: 5 Questions With The Gentleman Racer’s Michael Satterfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Michael Satterfield
\nknown as The Gentleman Racer<\/p>\n

What He Does:
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Automotive Content Creator, Chief Creative Officer
\nMember of The Explorers Club and former president of the Texas Motor Press Association<\/p>\n

\nHis Claim to Fame:
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As founder of The Gentleman Racer, he creates a captivating blend of luxury vehicles, global adventures, and sophisticated lifestyle content for the modern gentleman.<\/p>\n

Instagram:
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@thegentlemanracer<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:
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@thegentracer<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:
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www.thegentlemanracer.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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5 questions we asked and he answered:
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\n1. How did you develop a passion for cars and\/or motorsports?<\/strong>
\nLike many people, I grew up around cars because of my father; he worked in the automotive industry and still does today. I grew up with SEMA show project vehicles, classic Mustangs, and old farm trucks. I bought my first car at 14, fixed it over the summer, and sold it for a big return, so I started buying and selling classic cars out of one of our barns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. What advice do you have for people who want to break into the motorsports and auto industry?<\/strong>
\nVolunteer at events, car shows, and racing events. So many of the connections I made early on just came from the car community, offering to help set up a meet or becoming a corner worker at a race event. <\/span><\/p>\n

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3. If you could drive any car, what would it be and why?<\/strong>
\nAston Martin DBR1, for me it is the ultimate sports car. <\/span><\/p>\n

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4. If you could attend any car\/motorsports event in the world, which would you choose? Why?<\/strong>
\nThe Monaco Historic Grand Prix is on my list; it is as close as I can get to the glory days of racing. <\/span><\/p>\n

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5. What’s the most exciting car event\/race you’ve ever attended?<\/strong>
\nI have attended so many it is hard to pick one, I just got back from the Indy 500, as a guest of Shell and was able to be up in the winner’s circle after the race it was pretty hard to top being part of that. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A glance at his writing skills:
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READ:<\/strong> Bulova’s Forgotten Motorsports Heritage<\/a>
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READ:<\/strong> Gentlewoman Racer: Prudence Fawcett<\/a>
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READ:<\/strong> Project Car: Beach SV16<\/a><\/p>\n

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A glance at some of his off-road adventures:<\/h3>\n

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