Polizei 144B On Display Inside The MGM Grand Convention Center 4/28/2009
…and more than one of them is a fan of Grand Am…
But first, of all the unlikely invitations I’ve received since Team Polizei’s 2003 inception, this one ranks right next to that from the (ahem) Food & Beverage Institute. BMW – divine creators of our beloved fleet of E39 Interceptors – having on an official level no more than winked at my six years of requests for some kind of support, finally said yes. Perhaps it was my recent statement about retiring from the rallies on which Polizei made its name, or positive reviews of the The Driver, or Geotegic’s work with Piaggio, or my speech at Google…
Alex Roy Meets Those Who Made It All Possible...Whether They Knew It or Not.
I still don’t precisely know how or why BMW invited me to address their National Aftersales Conference in Las Vegas this past Tuesday, but three people must be thanked: 1) BMW’s Dan Creed, El Jefe of Aftersales, who must have had a BIG vote, and whom I never got to thank properly, 2) BMW exec Grant Paullo, who could not have been a more gracious host or gentleman, and 3) Mark Baltazar, President of Broadstreet, whose staff produced the event, and who clearly was rooting for me from the start. (Megan & Monica from Broadstreet..you rock. I’m sorry you’re both married.)
Now I’ve been to a lot of conventions and special events, but this was without a doubt one of the best I’ve ever seen. The tech staff behind my presentation numbered at least ten, my videos were edited, synced and projected on 3 colossal screens via HD projectors, and I’d never ever seen 32:07 footage that large and backed by a sound system better than any club I’d been to in Ibiza. Seriously.
Continue reading ‘Alex Roy Addresses BMW. 144B Comes Along. Thank You, BMW.’
