Nigel Matthews is the Global Brand Ambassador for Hagerty. He has spent the last 20 years judging at more than 149 Concours events including Pebble Beach, Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Italy, and events worldwide in 12 other countries Matthews worked as a Red Seal-licensed automotive technician, repairing and restoring Rolls-Royce and Ferrari vehicles, and from 2002 to 2014 wrote a weekly column for a Canadian newspaper focused on classic cars. In addition, he spent ten years as an administrator for the British Columbia provincial government's licensing and insurance program that recognizes collector and vintage vehicles. Nigel was recently awarded the 2024 "UNSUNG HERO OF THE YEAR" by the Hot House Media, Concours yearbook. This year marks his 50 years in the classic car world and his 9th year as the Chief Judge of the La Jolla Concours. Originally from Oxfordshire, England, Matthews has lived in and loved every minute of residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, for the past 50-years of his automotive career.

Christopher Peterson has been passionate about cars for as long as he can remember—probably even longer. A La Jolla native, he grew up surrounded by classic and exotic automobiles, dreaming of one day becoming a race car driver. This passion eventually led to a career spanning over 25 years in the collector car world. Straight out of high school, Chris joined Symbolic Motor Car Company, one of the leading dealerships for classic, exotic and competition cars. Over the years, he worked his way up from the parts department to Director of Sales and Marketing, developing a deep expertise in post-war European sports and competition cars, along with a talent for uncovering rare and historically significant automobiles. Today, Chris serves as a consultant for Sotheby's Motorsport and chairs the Motor Car Classic at the La Jolla Concours d'Elegance. His time is spent sourcing exceptional cars, helping collectors navigate the auction world, and ensuring automotive history is properly appreciated— or at the very least, not left to collect dust in a forgotten garage. A fourth-generation San Diegan, Chris comes from a family with deep ties to the region's business and automotive culture. His grandfather, Robert O. Peterson, founded Jack in the Box and pioneered the modern drive-thru restaurant. When he's not hunting for automotive treasures, Chris enjoys cooking, sailing, and occasionally restoring cars that he swears he'll finish one day.

Ida Zetterström is a two-time Super Street Bike Champion winning the 2019 and 2020 championship. In addition, she was the 2023 European Champion in FIA Top Fuel Drag Racing while setting the European ET record of 3.77 and the speed record of 321.1mph along with winning all but one race in the 2023 season. Before finding her way to compete in the U.S. in 2024 at the top level of drag racing as an NHRA Top Fuel dragster pilot mastering an 11,000 horsepower dragster at 330+mph in only 1,000 feet, she grew up at the race tracks in Europe starting out in junior dragsters at the age of 8. Ida's journey to the NHRA Top Fuel ranks has been marked by relentless work, dedication, and an unyielding passion for the sport. Ida quickly let the world know that she lived up to the hype as she made her NHRA Top Fuel debut with JCM Racing in 2024.

Angela Savage was in her mother's womb during the tragic running of the 1973 Indianapolis 500. Her mother watched from the grandstand, in horror, as her husband, racecar driver Swede Savage, crashed in turn four after leading the race. The vicious impact and catastrophic explosion left him with critical injuries that would ultimately claim his life 33 days later. Angel was born just a few weeks after his tragic death. Angela's tumultuous life, as well as the life of her famous father, is chronicled in her book, SAVAGE ANGEL. Angela credits the racing community for saving her life as she began exploring the history of her iconic father that led to finding herself. She is now a special part of the entire racing family and works as a program manager for Racing For Mental Health, a nonprofit organization that promotes mental health awareness and destigmatizes the topic of mental health through conversation, education, advocacy and outreach via the racing community.

Nitro Allie, also known as Allie D, is a motorsports enthusiast who started in the world of drag racing and enjoys sharing her love of car culture with those who have never been exposed to it. She shares her story and enthusiasm with others in hopes that they, too, will fall in love with our world of car culture. Like myself, Nitro wants to keep racing alive and thriving. Racing is life! When Nitro is not at the track or recording her inspirational interviews, she is a public servant in the law enforcement community who classifies herself as a "last responder" also known as a "death investigator" and a county deputy.

Matt Dibenedetto, or Matt D, as many fans call him, is a long-time veteran of NASCAR, coming onto the scene in 2009. Matt has nearly 250 starts in NASCAR's top series and is currently racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for Viking Motorsports, driving the #99 Chevrolet Camaro. A native of Grass Valley, CA, Matt began the journey to a professional racing career at the age of 7 by competing in outlaw kart racing. Matt is a man of great faith, a huge car enthusiast, animal lover of their adopted dog "Brian", and married to his high school sweetheart, his better half, Taylor or Tay, as most everyone calls her.

Jackie Heinricher served as a medic in the U.S. Air Force and earned her Masters of Science degree from Tennessee Tech University. After a decade of working in the science and management industry, she launched a successful biotechnology firm from her garage eventually growing the firm into a multimillion-dollar biotechnology company. She has developed visionary and unique intellectual properties and holds several technology patents. Jackie has always had a love for racing and began racing later in her life. She is a race car driver who has competed in the Red Bull Rally Cross Series, the World FIA Rally Series, and has competed for several years in the Ferrari FIA Series-North America, and has competed domestically in Formula 3. She is the first woman to compete in the North America Lamborghini Series entering her first race at Road America in 2016. "Racer Jackie" has achieved eight (8) podium finishes, with two (2) at the World Finals in Valencia, Spain. Heinricher brought the first female co-driver duo in 2017 to the Lamborghini Series. Jackie is the founder of Heinricher Racing's all-female race team and the first to field a team of women who competed in the 2019 IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Series where they finished 5th in the championship. Her team also competed in the most grueling race in the world, the 24 Hours of Daytona. Unfortunately, the 2020 season got derailed by Covid, but she is still striving to rebuild a new team in the near future.

Collete Davis, is one of the most diversified female drivers in the world. At the age of 16, she attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to obtain a mechanical engineering degree. Her combination of behind-the-wheel talent and on-screen personality makes her a stand-out in the automotive and racing industries. She mixes social influence with her barrier-breaking roles in car culture and media. Collete is a diverse and very successful racecar driver in Drift, Track, RallyX, and Monster Trucks. She will be competing in Formula Drift in 2025. She is a stunt/test driver for Netflix and several automotive OEMs around the world. Along with being a TV-series host for multi-million dollar productions, Collete is a content creator on YouTube and a social media sensation with over 2-Million followers as a car builder who builds her own cars with a talented team at a 30-acre Florida compound for her competition races, personal vehicles, and for SEMA. She is an international brand ambassador for Hot Wheels. Collete has her own race team and clothing brand she calls House of Prix.

Harmon "Boston" Cap is the social media sensation known as "Boston The Be A Man Guy" with over 9 million followers globally, published a very successful book with the fitting title, "Be A Man: The Ultimate Guide," where he shares funny and insightful stories and pearls of wisdom about what it takes to be a man. "Be a Man" celebrates and pokes fun at the strengths and flaws of men today in an entirely satirical (sometimes controversial) way when he offers timeless advice on how to be a man, including:

— Never ask for directions, or use a GPS, just drive around forever

— Fall asleep watching TV, then get mad when somebody changes the channel

— If you can't fix something, chuck a wrench

— If you can't find what you're looking for in a store, don't ask for help. Walk out.

"The Be a Man Guy" takes his followers and readers into his early years, from learning math from his Uncle, the bookie, to discovering deep truths about life from the patrons who drank and gambled at his family's bar in East Boston. Whether in stories or one-liners, "The Be a Man Guy" will make you laugh and shake your head in recognition. "Be a Man: The Ultimate Guide" lets men of the world (and the women that might love them) know that they are not alone. Boston, has a love for racing and is a fellow automotive enthusiast.

Danny Drinan, is one of the most innovative race car designers and builders in the motorsports industry with a background as a very successful USAC Midget and Sprint Car driver. Danny attempted to make the Indy 500 three times, but had his Indy Car career cut short due to a life-changing crash that nearly took his life. He was a mechanical engineer and lead fabricator for Mario Andretti, part of the Bonneville Salt Flats land speed team, Speed Demon, that set a world record in 2021 of 481+ mph as the fastest piston powered car on the planet, and the inventor of the patented "Dri-Bar" cockpit adjustable anti-roll system that has been used in numerous racing series with and has achieved over 500 victories. Danny is reintroducing the racing world to an updated educational series of his "Pyramid of Grip." He owns Drinan Racing Industries in Indianapolis, IN, where he designs and fabricates specialized parts for the racing, aviation, military, and aerospace industries around the world.