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Detail demon: the 138-hour professional detail of a McLaren F1 GT-R LT

4 October, 2016

So you like cleaning your car on the weekends? Do you use two buckets? That’s cute — these lads just completed a 138-hour detail. Four professional, efficient detailers taking 138 hours as a team to complete the task.

Why, you ask? Larry Kosilla, Kevin Brown, Dan Miele, and Joseph Torbati detailed this 1997 McLaren F1 GT-R LT for the Quail Concours on August 19 in California, and even managed to win the Spirit of the Quail award, which is awarded to the vehicle that best represents the true spirit of motoring.

If you’re keen to see the folk hard at work, then check it out. This is an incredible channel to follow if you’re into detailing. 

Motorman – advancing the skills

26 March, 2026

Of course we are all great drivers — definitely above average — until we find out we aren’t. And finding out in a safe way is clearly the major benefit of driver training and why almost all of us who use motor vehicles should experience it.
Driver training applies to all types of cars and commercial vehicles and logically it is even more applicable to high-performance specialist machines — at least for their drivers and passengers — and, of course, if you are not exploiting or understanding the abilities of your car you are not making the most of it.
When I attended the Porsche Experience Driving Centre in Australia more than 20 years ago, one participant told me, “I’ve had my Porsche parked in the garage for several years and have never known how to use it properly — until now.”