Glen Vitale can keep up with email and the pack at the same time. Don't try this at home.
TDQ: Was yours the American dream? Did you start out in the mailroom at Steeda and work your way up the ladder?
Vitale: Almost. I started in the accounting department paying bills and collecting checks. My expertise in driving and my common sense in management got me where I am today.
TDQ: True or false? Steeda declined government bailout money a couple years ago.
Vitale: True.
TDQ: Tell us about the circuit you primarily race on.
Vitale: The circut I race on consists of tracks from South Florida to Virgina. Each race is an endurance race, meaning the race lasts anywhere from 1.5 hours to 3 hours, rain or shine. Each race has several classes of cars mixed together in one race to form a group. Even though you may not be competing against, say, a Corvette with an MX-5, you still want to beat them no matter what.
TDQ: What’s the biggest event you’ve raced in?
Vitale: The Indianapolis 500.
TDQ: What’s the biggest event you’ve won?
Vitale: The Indianapolis 500, but I was erased from the record books.
TDQ: My wife’s 2005 Toyota Sienna needs new brakes. Can you and Steeda help us out?
Vitale: Only if she wants high performance brakes that would not fit her boring snot-nosed kid transport.
Here's what Steeda could do with the 2005 Toyota Sienna.
TDQ: My 7 year-old son’s getting pretty good at “Mario Kart” for Wii. Think he’s got a future in racecar driving?
Vitale: Nope!
TDQ: Are you on Twitter? If yes, why aren’t you following @dailyquarterly?
Vitale: Nope. No time for it.
TDQ: Better source of news using social media? thedailyquarterly.com online or @dailyquarterly on Twitter?
Vitale: thedailyquarterly.com of course. I just cancelled my subscription to The New York Times.
TDQ: Probably a good idea. Isn’t your career really all downhill from here after this interview runs?
Vitale: Probably so. I will most likely be jinxed for life. My boozing, womanizing days are over now.
TDQ: You’re welcome for our time.
Vitale: Why thank you.
Learn more about all the stuff Steeda has that’s too good for our van here. And to read Part 1 of our TDQ Q&A with Glen Vitale, go here.