Christopher D. Smith, Commissioner
As the Expo Commissioner for the Sandhills Motoring Expo, Chris brings both his deep-rooted passion for the automotive world and his long-standing connection to Pinehurst, NC. A lifelong automotive enthusiast, he is the Founder of the Sandhills Motoring Club, President of the Triangle Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, and an active member of the Porsche Club of America and the Corvette Club of the Sandhills. His extensive experience in the car community is underscored by his prize-winning vehicles, including his 1989 560SL, which has earned the prestigious Mercedes-Benz Silver Star Award for Preservation, first place in Hagerty Youth Judging 2018, and Best in Class at SMF 2019. His cars have been featured in Popular Mechanics, with his 1989 560SL spotlighted in September 2018, and his 1991 Dodge Stealth R/T showcased in the October 2019 edition.
Chris’s dedication to both cars and his community shines through in his leadership role as Expo Commissioner. With an extensive background in Business Operations and Information Technology, he is uniquely positioned to drive the Expo. In addition to his work with the Expo, he owns and operates a thriving Information Technology conglomerate based in Pinehurst, NC.
Steve Redwine, Senior Vice President
Steve Redwine is a North Carolina native and having lived all over the United States, he knows that “NC IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE”! Steve has been a “car guy” all of his life and it started at 6 years old when his father took him for a drive in his red MGTD! Steve is Past President of the Triangle Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. He is also a member of the Porsche Club of America plus a member of countless other car clubs all of his adult life.
Steve has had several careers or “lives” as he calls it. He was in the wholesale Men’s Apparel business for 25 years and rose to the position of VP of Sales and National Sales manager in New York for Christian Dior and VP-National Sales Manager for Dockers Footwear. Then he and his business partner founded Atlantic Documentation Center, Inc. an international printing company in the Research Triangle Park. As President, he led ADC, Inc. to become an INC 500 company and after 10 years of high growth, sold the company. Although “officially retired”, he is now Partner and Vice President of RAMS, Inc. in Tampa, Florida. He is still looking forward to total retirement one of these days.
Wilbur Strickland, Chief Judge
Wilbur Strickland picked up his passion for cars – and for the people associated with them – from his Dad. Years ago, they rebuilt the engine in Wilbur’s first car, a 1965 VW Beetle, and he hasn’t stopped messing around with cars since. Anyone who’s ever rebuilt an engine knows the sheer joy of that first ignition start after working long days and nights with wrenches, oil and gas! As an avid car collector, Wilbur’s devotion to that long-gone VW Beetle is now shared across several cars.
Wilbur is active across a number of car-related associations, including Porsche Club of America (PCA), Ferrari Club of America (FCA), Automobile Club Italia (ACI), Lowcountry Oyster & Motorcar Driving Society (LOMDS), Palmetto Drivers Syndicate, Oglethorpe Driving Club and Carolina Dreamers Car Club. He can be spotted at events such as The Amelia, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, The Quail, Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance, Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance, Greenwich Concours d’Elegance, Motorlux, Werks Reunion Amelia / Monterey, Mille Miglia and many more.
Wilbur is also active in motorsports, and holds race / competition licenses with Sports Car Club of America (SCCA), Historic Sportscar Racing (HSR), Vintage Drivers Club of America (VDCA) and Automobile Club Italia (ACI). He’s also a certified Porsche Club of America High-Performance Driver Education (HPDE) instructor, and gets a real kick out of helping students fully enjoy themselves and their cars as they safely master the complexities of the race line, braking and acceleration.
John MacIntyre, Chief Registrar
John had a long and successful career in Supermarket Retail retiring as Vice President and General Manager of a 54 store supermarket chain in Western N.Y. and Northern PA.in 2012.
While in N.Y state John was the Vice President of the Niagara N.Y. Miata Club where he owned and customized a 91 MX-5 Miata. John owned that vehicle for 32 years. During that time he took over “40” first, second or third place awards. Upon relocating to Pinehurst N.C. John served as the Vice President of the Sandhills chapter of the A.A.C.A. where he was responsible for running and organizing several of the club’s annual automobile shows, as well as, organizing club events.
John is an automobile enthusiast and has recently sold his prized MX-5 Miata to purchase a new MX-5 Grand Touring RF Miata. In John’s earlier years he owned three Bronco’s a 68,80 and 83 and has just recently purchased a new Outer Banks Bronco with the Sasquatch package.
Now John enjoys his time being a member of the Sandhills Motoring Club, as well as being the Chief Registrar for the Sandhills Motoring Expo, along with visiting his and Sandy’s grandkids as often as possible!
Douglas Behning, Concours Show Field Director
Tom Reedy, Secretary
Steven Hamelly, Treasurer
John Patota, Media Director
Brandon Shriver, Event Coordinator
Brandon is a lifelong car guy, who started his passion early on, helping his dad get a 1966 Corvette back on the road, then restoring a modified 1955 Jaguar XK-140 during his high school years.
As early as ten years old he wanted to be an automotive engineer and pursued that dream, earning a BSME with Automotive Concentration from Kettering University in 2008 and has worked as an engineer for a class-8 truck OEM since 2009 with professional experience in testing, manufacturing, and both technical and commercial documentation.
A lover of all things automotive, he maintains, drives, races, and shows vintage cars from MG to Bentley and currently holds a Class-A CDL, motorcycle endorsement and vintage competition license (VDCA and SCCA), Outside of the car world, I have been married since 2011 and have two wonderful sons, who always love doing the Hagerty Youth Judging at any car event we can get to!
