Van Horssen Group

• Thursday, November 15th
• 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
• Scottsdale, AZ

Put on your best poker face because the prizes from this Texas Hold’em Tournament are worth the fight.

This members only event will be held at a private clubhouse in North Scottsdale. Players will compete for cool prizes from Van Horssen Group, The Rocks Club and Exclusive Resorts.

Space is limited. To register, click here.

To learn more please call 888.287.6149 or send an email

• Saturday, November 3rd
• 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Chandler, AZ

Van Horssen Group is pleased to support Driving MBA, a company based in Arizona that is leading the way in driver education through the use of the most technologically advanced driving simulators.

Driving MBA will be hosting the Grand Opening of their new store in Chandler on November 3rd. Several cars from the Van Horssen Group Private Collection will be there on display. Come check out these incredible simulators and see how their program works! Open the invitation here chandler-grand-opening-10807.pdf.

Driving MBA’s advanced automobile driving simulators and expert instructors promote safe driving by developing good habits, better decision-making skills and the capacity to drive responsibly all in a no risk environment. Participants are able to experience and learn to prevent dangerous situations like adverse conditions or irregularities from other drivers.

Having fun with cool cars is what Van Horssen Group is all about, but doing it safely and knowledgeably is essential. Many of Driving MBA’s programs are an effective way to learn or practice driving skills. Van Horssen Group and Driving MBA will be working together in the near future to develop exciting programs involving stick shift training and practice.

For any more information about Driving MBA and their grand opening, please call 480.850.5992 or send an email.

El Presidente and I had a chance to go out to Phoenix International Raceway a couple of weeks ago and participate in a Richard Petty Driving experience. As some of you know I have come out of the closet and fully admitted that I am a full blown NASCAR fan. Actually it all started just last spring when I went to my first race at PIR. I had no idea that this excitement had been out there all my life. I am addicted. So, when I had a chance to go out to the Racetrack AND meet Richard Petty, I was ecstatic!

Van Horssen Group kindly set us up with passes to the exclusive opening PIR’s luxury lounge, the Octane Club. It was beautifully appointed. Prestigious NASCAR fans will be able to enjoy America’s #1 sport in the lap of luxury. Helicopter service will be available to and from the race, you will be able to sip the finest wines during the festivities, and party with celebrities in the aftermath of the event! Sounds good to me! If you would like to check out the club you can go to Phoenix International Raceway.

The most exciting part of the Experience for me was getting to ride in the NASCAR around the track at over 130 mph. OK to some of you “track guys” this wasn’t so fast, but to us novice car enthusiast it was a rush! To top it off, as we were leaving the track, the King himself was exiting his limo to check things out. He asked me if I was having a good time. I asked him had he noticed the smile on my face. He was genuinely glad to see that everyone in attendance was happy to be there! It was great fun!

For those of you that don’t know, the Checker Auto Parts 500 will be run at Phoenix International Raceway November 9-12. Get your tickets! See you there!

The First Lady
Van Horssen Group Member

About 50 miles southwest of Phoenix, cruising along highway 238 or dead cow highway as it is known because of the cows’ losing battle between a free range cattle area and big trucks, the speedo in the Ford GT starts acting up. At first it seemed like a minor glitch and popped back to what might have been our actual speed. Then it lost all hope of being called a gauge and danced erratically from 0 - 230mph, not even in time with the music as we were really hoping.

So started the road trip to California to attend the Coronado Speed Festival which took place October 5th - 8th, 2007. This event is an incredibly fun car weekend, featuring vintage car races with some seriously cool and expensive vintage cars and almost as cool and famous drivers. A whole lot of other car people come from all over making the parking lot and vendor area an impressive display of all types of cars and car stuff. Read more »

I think in order to be a true “blogger” you have to write about something that you are passionate about. I would have to say the Van Horssen Group has captured my passion.

A couple of weekends ago, Justin and I took the Bentley GTC over to Orange County. We had planned to have dinner with friends on Saturday, but took the opportunity to make it a long weekend and enjoy a great car! We drove over from Phoenix. What an experience. Our biggest decision was to turn on the seat massage and listen to Kenny G, or to put the top down and chill to the new release from Kanye West. All other cares were left behind. I have to admit part of the fun was the “thumbs up” we got from fellow travelers. It seems the Bentley draws attention from everyone; man, women, and child! It sure puts a smile on your face!

One of the highlights of the trip was an impromptu breakfast we had down on Highway One in Newport Beach. We went to a place called Pacific Whey. It is a local hangout for car enthusiasts! The parking lot looked like a car show, although it was simply filled with patrons of this little coffee shop. People literally were driving up and down the parking rows checking out the cars. Including us. There were Jaguars, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Porsches, and oh yes, one great looking Bentley. We have attached a picture of the car that was attracting the most attention of the day. And rightfully so!

We would highly recommend this stop for anyone making a trip over to the OC! Just let us know when you are going………………..we would love to tag along!

The First Lady
Van Horssen Group Member