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John Hennessey, founder, and CEO of Hennessey Special Vehicles, Hennessey Performance, Tuner School, and Lonestar Motorsports Park, has been making fast cars faster for more than 32 years. Hennessey is well known for building powerful cars and trucks that deliver astonishing horsepower and neck-snapping acceleration. Constantly pushing the performance envelope, John Hennessey’s most recent debut is the $3 million Venom F5 Revolution – the world’s most powerful pure-combustion hypercar with 1,817 horsepower and an engineered top speed in excess of 300 mph!
SHOW SPONSORS
American Collectors Insurance • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
There were many people who inspired and mentored John along the way including: Alois Ruf, Reeves Callaway, Peter Brock, Alan Mulally, Horacio Pagani, and Bruce Meyer.
CHALLENGE
When building the Venom F5, it was a challenge to get people to believe in and support what John was doing.
SPECIAL VEHICLE
The Hennessey Viper Venom 650R.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The American Icon by Bryce G. Hoffman
WORDS OF INSPIRATION
It all starts with your passion, so don’t let anything slow you down when pursuing your dreams.
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
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