Jameson Riley is an oddity. Sure, he's done things gearheads can only dream of, like partner Derek Bell in a race team. Or drive a full-out race semi truck. Or drive a Mercedes-Benz DTM car. Because when he's not ripping up the track in the rileyracing.com Mazda RX-8 Grand-Am car, he works at a car dealership.
Yes. Jameson also knows the business side of things. He believes in fair treatment for good auto dealers, leading him to write this in a recent editorial:
Oh, and just for your own information, we don’t make $10,000 on every car sale, much to your belief and dismay. Today, we’re lucky if we make $100 on a car sale, and yes, that includes “back-end” money. Why do you think so many dealers are out of business?
I'm so happy he's joined carchat. Problem is, what if he and Brian Makse get into a tussle on-track? Who do I root for?
