PASSION MOTORS

Herb Adams, President of Passion Motors, and creator of the Contessa is back! Best known as the father of the Pontiac Trans-Am and the division's Super Duty V8. Herb has a fondness for racing, and has authored a definitive  book, Chassis Engineering, on high performance handling. Herb has a BSME from GMI.

Randy Wittine, Chief Designer, spent over 30 years in the GM Design Studios and wind tunnel working on production Corvette, GTP, Camaro trans AM and IMSA Monza. Randy's  extensive portfolio also includes Jaguar GTP cars,Al Holbert Can Am Cars, all IROC cars, IMSA GTP Mazda and Penske Transporter.

 Matt Adams is a master craftsman, component designer and vehicle builder. Matt owned / operated VSE Inc. in Carmel California from 1991 to 2006. In addition to supporting Contessa manufacturing, Matt has built 25 Jackrabbits, 26 Cobra replicas and numerous other specialty vehicles. Matt has also been a NASCAR, SCCA, and IMSA licensed race car driver winning the SCCA national championship in 1993. Matt has done extensive vehicle test and evaluation driving for major suppliers

Rick Perry,Program Management Director, spent over 20 years with a major engineering services supplier  as  Program Manager and  Director of Engineering. Rick managed a wide range of engineering projects including automotive composite structures, BIW design, convertible body, hybrid and electric vehicles, military cabs, motor home chassis and marine composite decks and interiors.Rick also worked at three OEM's in engineering and product planning.He has a BSME from Kettering University (GMI) and is a certified Program Management Professional (PMP).

Josh Madden, Consultant is a well known composites and materials expert and recipient of the Society of Plastics Engineers life time achievement award.