September 20th track day at Carolina Motorsports Park

We are constantly looking for new ways for our customers to enjoy their fine automobiles.  Last year we tried one track day at Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) in Kershaw SC to gauge interest and work through the logistics.  It was a very successful event with great feedback!

In 2021, if COVID guidance allows us, we will have three track days at CMP open to all of our customers.  Many of you are probably familiar with track days and many are not so a quick explanation.  

Track days are an opportunity to drive your car, a friend’s car and/or ride with someone on a true road course!  The experience will increase your comfort with your car, improve you driving skills, confidence behind the wheel and feel how cars respond in different situations.  These include accelerating, braking and cornering.  It is also extreme fun!

Event Date: September 20th
Event Location: Carolina Motorsports Park
Event Registration Link: www.motorsportreg.com/events/automotive-international-track-day-carolina-motorsports-park-934001

June 14th track day at Carolina Motorsports Park

We are constantly looking for new ways for our customers to enjoy their fine automobiles.  Last year we tried one track day at Carolina Motorsports Park (CMP) in Kershaw SC to gauge interest and work through the logistics.  It was a very successful event with great feedback!

In 2021, if COVID guidance allows us, we will have three track days at CMP open to all of our customers.  Many of you are probably familiar with track days and many are not so a quick explanation.  

Track days are an opportunity to drive your car, a friend’s car and/or ride with someone on a true road course!  The experience will increase your comfort with your car, improve you driving skills, confidence behind the wheel and feel how cars respond in different situations.  These include accelerating, braking and cornering.  It is also extreme fun!

Event Date: June 14th and September 20th
Event Location: Carolina Motorsports Park
Event Registration Link: www.motorsportreg.com/events/automotive-international-track-day-carolina-motorsports-park-934001

Roebling Road Raceway

Team AI joined a group of great people from across the southeast for two super days at Roebling Road Raceway just outside of Savannah GA.  Fifteen cars and lots of track time.  The first day was a little damp in the morning but allowed drivers not familiar with the track the opportunity to do some slow “get to know the track laps”.   Lots of track time from 8-5 and the mobile bar opened at 5 for all to relax.  Most of us rented campers and stayed on the property so the commute was measured in yards!  We look forward to joining the group again in 2021.  Team AI

AI sponsored track day at Carolina Motorsports Park

We hosted 16 cars on the first ever AI sponsored track day at Carolina Motorsports Park.  This will become a regular event being held several times a year starting 2021.  COVID impacted us starting full speed in 2020.  The weather was perfect and a great time was had by all from the first timers to the professional drivers who attended the event.  Look forward to seeing everyone at future events.  Watch the website for updates.   Team AI

1995 Ferrari 348

The project starts with owner seeing a rendering of a Ferrari 355 with a custom made wide body, then a conversation with the builder about his ideas on a 348, talks of SEMA… Fast forward to finding an engine in Belgium to rebuild with upgrades and arrange its shipping to Automotive International.   Enjoying a glass of wine a 1995 Ferrari 348 appears on e-bay, the owner cannot resist, the bidding is about to end, a week later the 348 appears at AI and the journey begins. 

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The 1995 348 arrives with an engine in it. The engine from Belgium is already disassembled and at the machine shop so this one is coming out.
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The engine was not bad, just a little tired, and one cannot have too many engines in the garage.
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Stripping her down in preparation to drop the engine cradle.
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Safely free from the car body and sitting on the engine dolly.
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This is also how you do a major service on Ferrari 348 or 355 engines! But this one we will be relocating to a perment engine dolly of storage.
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Cleaned up the engine bay! The blank canvas being prepared to accept the new, upgraded engine we were completing.
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Build in progress, slow and steady to make sure it is just right.
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While out of the car it is time to clean up and detail the suspension, half shafts, brakes…
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Everything properly painted and being assembled.
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Complete engine is installed in the cleaned, painted and detailed cradle. Ready to get it back in the body.
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A thing of beauty on the outside and inside, ready for the road.
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Tucked back into the body, everything double checked for proper alignment and torque on all the fasteners.
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First fired her up with just these straight pipes! Awesome sound, ready for the track!
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But she will be a street car too so we went with the complete FabSpeed exhaust solution. Still sounds awesome!

Grand Opening of Our New Facility

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH 2016
1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
13337 YORK CENTER RD. CHARLOTTE
For more information, please call 704 521 2886

Bring the whole family! Come enjoy food, drinks, games, tours, car watching and hanging with friends!

If you cannot make it please stop by anytime.