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By Steve Kaufman
Photos by Andrea Hutchinson
Slide behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracán or a Rolls-Royce Phantom. Derby City Dream Cars provides the rental. You provide the fun.
Founder Anthony Miller and Jason Schmidt, whose title is co-founder, understand the allure of fine automobiles.
“As a kid, I remember my nose pressed up against the window of our minivan as the expensive cars drove by,” said Schmidt.
“I could identify all the luxury cars at night, just by their tail lights,” said Miller.
Both went on to other careers, but Miller had a dream: “Why not make the most luxurious automobiles available on a short-term rental basis to people who were interested?”
Easier said than done, however. Miller thought it was a great idea, but the banks, lending institutions, investment groups and insurers? Not so much. “They thought the liability far outweighed any benefits,” he said. Liability for the millions of dollars in depreciating inventory. Liability for the health and welfare of putting these sophisticated cars into the hands of inexperienced drivers. Liability for anyone driving or standing in their way.
“Besides,” he said, “they all wondered whether there was really a profitable market in Louisville for this kind of venture.” Miller was confident there was. “It’s an image thing,” he said. “To drive a Ferrari down Bardstown Road can be a big thing. Everyone waves, takes pictures and videos. Any exotic, flashy car – Lamborghini, Ferrari, Maserati – is going to get eyes.”
He finally appealed to a group of investors to get the half-million-to-a-million-dollar seed money he needed.
Schmidt had already been providing cars to Louisville for a few years as co-owner of CFI Auto Leasing & Sales out of the physical locations at Hikes Lane Auto Sales and Sellersburg Auto Sales.
The Dream Chasers
In April, the gears meshed and the two entrepreneurs took the auto leasing game to a whole new stratosphere when they started Derby City Dream Cars. You can get a Toyota Camry or Nissan Maxima pretty much anywhere. But where else can you get the keys to a Ferrari 458, for the day, the weekend, the week – or even longer?
“Our business model is based on the simple premise of tapping into people’s expensive desires,” Schmidt explained. “Everybody has the urge for something luxurious, whether a Louis Vuitton handbag or an Armani suit. They didn’t need to spend $2,000-3,000 on a handbag, but they wanted it. The same for a luxury car, only ten-fold.
“Certainly not everybody wants to spend $360,000 for a Lamborghini, whether he or she can afford it or not,” he continued. “But that same person would probably not mind driving one of these cars for a little bit and simply paying for the use of it. We’ve tried to make it very simple. Just drop in, sign a couple of pieces of paper, provide us with what we need, take the keys and you’re gone.”
Spring Fever
The business started at the end of winter with an initial trickle of customers. “But once the cold snapped and the sun broke,” said Schmidt, “we’ve been booked out almost 100 percent.”
My life organized activation key. Especially during Derby, one would think. Surprisingly not, he said. “That was our thought, to open in time for Derby, when all the high-rollers were in town. But actually on Derby weekend, people are out late and doing a lot of drinking in large groups, and they’re really more interested in some kind of chauffeur service. They don’t want to be bothered driving around town, back and forth to parties, restaurants, Churchill Downs, and then to wherever they’re staying.
“We thought we’d crush it, and we didn’t. But the Monday after Derby, we started renting cars like crazy and, by the following week, we were almost completely sold out.”
The Cars are There
“Sold out” is not always what merchants want to be. Not these merchants, certainly. Schmidt likes to keep six or eight cars on the lot at any one time. But they’re also associated with a twin business – Music City Dream Cars in Nashville – so they bounce cars back and forth. Miller and Schmidt have bought cars to add to their fleet, and they also have a profit-sharing membership arrangement with a local group of like-minded luxury car owners who trust Derby City with their dream cars.
“Their travel schedules are so hectic, and they’re out of town a lot,” Schmidt said. “It can be expensive to simply park a bunch of expensive cars for a week at a time. So they let us use their cars, and we pay them for the mileage we use.”
The idea is to keep cream-of-the-crop sedans and sports cars. That’s how credibility is built. “So right now, we have Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Bentleys,” Schmidt said, “a varied selection of styles, colors and sizes, appealing to everybody’s tastes. Enjoy them for what they are – they are a novelty. Fun to drive, fun to be around.”
Jason Schmidt with fiancée Madison Ewing.
The Six-Figure Price Tags
Two of Miller’s favorite cars in inventory are a couple of four-door sedans. One is the Rolls-Royce Phantom, which he calls “the mother ship of vehicles,” and some have pronounced “the most luxurious car ever.”
“The Queen of England is driven around in one of these cars,” said Miller.
The other is the 523-horsepower, 193-mile-per-hour Maserati Quattroporte GTS with a twin-turbo Ferrari engine, a matchup of Italian automobile design and engineering excellence. “It’s the original race-bred luxury sedan,” according to Miller.
“Both cars are well into six figures,” he said. “The Phantom can exceed $400,000. It’s the most expensive sedan you can buy, which makes it ideal for a more-affordable short-term rental.”
Schmidt said the Lamborghini Huracán, without question, has been their most popular car to rent. “It’s so flamboyant, it’s cartoonish,” he said. “Wherever you go, people are staring.”
Everybody has the urge for something luxurious.” — Jason Schmidt
But, like most of their cars, the Huracán starts at $200,000 and zooms higher from there. Is it risky to have so much expensive inventory out on loan? No question. A lot can happen to a $300,000 car over a weekend. Besides, as Schmidt said, these cars are not all easy to manage, especially at high speeds, if you have no experience driving them. So they’ve built in some rigorous up-front demands.
“For one thing, all drivers must be 25 or older,” Schmidt said. “We also require 50 percent of the total cost up front, a security deposit of anywhere from $1,000 to $2,500 and comprehensive insurance coverage.”
Uniden bc75xlt drivers for mac. “That security deposit goes up to $10,000 if a customer can’t prove any employment,” Miller added. “We’re letting individuals drive a car that costs more than most homes.”
The High Cost of Insurance
Since most people don’t have adequate auto insurance to cover a Lamborghini or Maserati, the company also offers its own umbrella coverage. “That’s where your cost is,” said Miller. “Your overhead is not the upkeep of these vehicles – it’s the liability insurance.”
When the cars are out on the road, Schmidt tracks them with GPS. “We always know when the car has been turned on, where it is and how fast it’s being driven.” He said they’re also going to start adding dash cameras.
“If I get an alert on my phone in the middle of the night that somebody’s speeding, I’ll text them on the spot: ‘Slow down or I’ll come get you!’ We also have behavior clauses that give us the right to shut that car down and keep their money.”
So meticulous is the care and handling of these cars that there is a strict “No Smoking-No Eating-No Drinking-No Pets” policy. Renters are also asked to use no perfumes, colognes or body sprays in the cars.
“If there is evidence of any of that,” Schmidt said, “they could be subject to a $500 cleaning fee.”
Not everyone is prepared for just how much car they’re working with, so Schmidt trains all renters beforehand, especially on the Formula One transmissions, “so we know people are ready and well-informed before they get out on the road.”
Rates can climb to $1,500 a day, based on the cost of the car, plus upwards of $10 a mile. “I’ve calculated out depreciation, maintenance and deduced down to a cost-per-mile on each car,” Schmidt said.
If it sounds like it can cost a lot, it can, but it’s still considerably less expensive than owning and maintaining one of these cars. As Miller said, “A brake job on a car like these can run $11,000.”
One popular iteration on the basic idea has been renting it out to companies for their private events and special days. “Generally, corporations will be able to go out and find their own insurance,” he said.
Planes, Boats and Automobiles
Next up is renting planes and boats. Schmidt has his own 44-foot river boat that might be the flagship of the fleet. And there’s a Cessna Citation II listed on the web site. “We had some interest from a guy who wanted to fly it to South America for some medical treatment, but the range on that plane for international travel is not sufficient. We’d have needed a larger aircraft.”
The Cessna has a range of 1,100 miles, which would have meant a lot of stops on the way – “Every time you stop and refuel, especially in a different company, it creates a lot of logistical hurdles. And we want everything to be super easy, in and out. That’s why you fly private.”
It’s also expensive. Renting a private plane would cost almost $4,000 an hour, plus expenses. That would include a pilot, even if the renter is licensed. “So we have to get it right.”
The history (thus far) of this endeavor suggests they’ll get it right.
As Schmidt said, “We’re looking to dive into all aspects of exotic transportation for people who are willing to pay for those things.” V
- Official home of the Jimmie Johnson Spotter Pack -
Spotter / Crew Chief Add-on for
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus
Created by Dave Hoffman
The goal of this project was to get rid of the default game spotter in Papyrus'NASCAR Racing 2003 Season, and replace it with a package that would create a much more realistic racing experience. And what better way to do that than by using real race audio from a real crew chief, and a real spotter. So that's what I tried to do.Spotter / Crew Chief Add-on for
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season by Papyrus
Created by Dave Hoffman
The spotter files below replace the default crew chief / spotter with Lowes crew chief Chad Knausand former #48 spotter Chris Osborne. This is most likely the final versionof the spotter pack that I'll make for this title.
Descriptions, and where to put each file are detailed below.
Distribution
The Johnson Pack is the result of countless hours spanning over 6-years of painstaking work, and I'm proud to associate my name with it. So I ask that you please do not post any of my files on a site collectively, individually, or use them in another project for another game.If you're thinking of making a mod and want to use my files, Email me.In most cases I wouldn't mind, I'd just like to know where my work is going :) ..Unlike the people who pirated the NR05 'mod,' who apparently took it uponthemselves to rip my, and many other peoples works without even so muchas a notice.
Latest Site News
Trimmed the fatSpotter Pack Files
The Spotter Pack comes in two different formats. Either all packed up into one spcc.dat file, or unpackedin 539 .wav files. They do the same thing, and performance seems equal, it's just a matter of preference.jj_spcc30.zip (2 files: 5,234k) Uploaded 4/5/06
This file contains the spcc.dat file version. Before you do anything, make sure you back up your current spcc.dat file because this will replace it. So back it up, then unzip this file into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsoundspcc folder.
* If you have any spotter wave files in the spcc folder, they will be played instead of the files contained in the spcc.dat. So if you want the latest Johnson pack to play in its entirety, you should move those waves out of the spcc folder. Your option.
jjspotter30.zip (540 files: 4,647k) Uploaded 4/5/06
This file contains the 539 individual .wav files. Backup any .wav files you might have in your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsoundspcc folder, and unzip this file into that folder. You can leave your game-installed spcc.dat file there, these files don't affect its safety in any way.
'Gentlemen, Start Your Engines' Packs
jj-gsye-v1.zip (13 files: 1,019k) Uploaded 11/23/04Completely separate from the spotter files, these are 12 edited 'Gentlemen Start Your Engines' clips. All 12 are recorded from races, but all have different pep talks from Chad Knaus and Chris Osborne tacked onto the ends, making it a perfect compliment to the spotter pack. Download and unzip into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsound folder. The individual files that make up the above .zip follow. They would naturally also go into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsound folder.
gsye1.ogg (82 K) |gsye2.ogg (88 K) |gsye3.ogg (72 K) |gsye4.ogg (79 K)
gsye5.ogg (86 K) |gsye6.ogg (79 K) |gsye7.ogg (75 K) |gsye8.ogg (107 K)
gsye9.ogg (86 K) |gsye10.ogg (78 K) |gsye11.ogg (90 K) |gsye12.ogg (108 K)
Again, the above singles are all included in the jj-gsye-v1.zip full set.
jj-gsye-v2.zip (13 files: 956k) Uploaded 9/7/05
Volume 2 of the Gentlemen Start Your Engines pack! 11 new commands and pre-race banter from the pit crewrecorded from races. The 12th command I edited from the NASCAR IMax movie. Download and unzip into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsound folder. The individual files that make up the aboveVolume 2 .zip are as follow. They would naturally also go into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsound folder.
gsye1.ogg (89 K) |gsye2.ogg
Drivers Start Your Engines Audio
(82 K) |gsye3.ogg (82 K) |gsye4.ogg (82 K)gsye5.ogg
Nascar Race Car Sound
(84 K) |gsye6.ogg (90 K) |gsye7.ogg (80 K) |gsye8.ogg (78 K)gsye9.ogg (69 K) |gsye10.ogg (82 K) |gsye11.ogg (84 K) |gsye12.ogg (64 K)
Again, the above singles are all included in the new jj-gsye-v2.zip full set.
Alternate Files
I wanted the official pack to be suitable for all ages, and it is. That's why these alternate files are not included in the official set. Some of them contain mild language, PG-13ish, so use at your own risk of being offended. :) The others are just for a little change if something gets old.To use, save them into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsoundspcc folder, unless otherwise stated. If it asks if you want to overwrite anything, back up what you have in there if you want to, and save these there. Also, it doesn't matter if you downloaded the Spotter Pack waves or the .dat set from above. Either way, just toss these in that folder and they'll play.
1towin
Played with 1 lap to go when you're leading.
green3
D.W.'s 'Boogity, boogity, boogity.' Played, at times, when the green flies.
svrblk2
Played when you're given the black flag and you're very close to getting DQ'ed if you don't come in. Pay attention beforehand if you're told to actually stop, or just drive through. Even though Chad says to 'pit' in this clip, you might not have to stop, so use with caution.
in2nd
Played when you're in 2nd place.
in3rd
Played when you're in 3rd place.
top10
Played when you enter the top 10.
uwon13
One of the files randomly played after a win. This one is Jimmie explaining how he won at Charlotte.
reminder-1-
This will replace the, 'Drivers to your cars,' prompt that you hear when it's time to qualify and race. Thiswill have spotter Chris telling you they're ready to roll. This file would go into your sound folder, andyou'd have to rename it to reminder.wav if you want to hear it in-game.
reminder-2-
Another replacement for the, 'Drivers to your cars,' prompt. Again, it would go into your sound folder, andyou'd have to rename it to reminder.wav if you want to hear it in-game.
The 'Waiting' file plays when you're online, sitting on the grid waiting for all the boot-draggers to get on the track. I've beentold that a little variety would be nice, as hearing the same one over and over gets stale. So here's 11 of them. Like mostof the files here, they get saved into your spcc folder. The only thing you have to do is rename whatever one you feel like using to 'waiting.wav'
Files For League Racing
If a league you're in uses the rule that you can't race back to the line when a caution comes out, these couplefiles go along with that rule, and will remind you of that. They would go into your spcc folder.yelout
Played when the caution is thrown.
undercaut-1-
Played when you cross the line to take the caution. You'd have to rename this to undercaut.wav if you want to hear it in-game.
undercaut-2-
Another alternative for when you take the caution. You'd have to rename this to undercaut.wav if you want to hear it in-game.
Engine Sound Packs
outside-in.zip (7 files: 573k) Uploaded 1/20/04These are nothing special, and little time was put into them. Simply put, these files will replace the normal cockpit engine with those heard from the external views. It's just a simple conversionI did by request. They would go into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsound folder.
inside-out.zip (9 files: 1,030k) Uploaded 1/20/04
These files will replace the normal external engine with those heard from the cockpit. Like above, it's just a simple conversion. They would obviously also go into your PapyrusNASCAR Racing 2003 Seasonsound folder.