I discussed Nvidia as a possible Presenting Sponsor "target" for GPALB (Grand Prix Assn of Long Beach), with Jim Michaelian -- GPALB President. Nvidia *attempted* purchase of famed chip-designer firm ARM (based in UK), for 40 BILLION, attracted world-wide attention
Jim agreed to give me a pass to the 2022 Indycar/IMSA Long Beach GP, for purpose of doing Discovery/Research, towards bringing in Nvidia in as a Sponsor/Partner. Here are my results:
2022 Indycar/IMSA Long Beach GP videos Research project (Nvidia, et al)
2022 Indycar/IMSA Long Beach GP photos (Blu G9 & Nikon D3500)
At the Expo (Long Beach Civic Center), there was a booth for
Laguna Seca Raceway
where I snatched up ALL the business-cards, incl
Steve Fields, President of Sales
I called Steve, about my *personal contact*
[ my former neighbor growing up in Urbana/Il, both our Dads were U of Illinois Profs -- mine Aerosapce Eng Prof/Dept Head, his Physics Prof ]
who is a powerful guy at Nvidia:
Vice-President GPU Ecosystems
I've had previous discussions with him about potential Projects/Partnerships, & he said the next step was a proposal to:
Nvidia Vice-President Business-Development
I went to 2024 NAB (National Assn of Broadcasters), the MAJOR industrial expo for Professional Video, in Las Vegas. Video is a KEY technology for Indycar (& Motorsports) in general. Cloud solutions are HUGE..very hot field. Nvidia is a player here, GPU cluster architectures for mainframe cloud computers:
2022 NAB (National Assn of Broadcasters) videos, Research/Discovery project (Nvidia, et al)
2022 NAB (National Assn of Broadcasters) photos, Research/Discovery project (Nvidia, et al)
I actually talked to
ATT provider, who supplies Web/Internet for NASCAR & (US based) Formula 1
Full project (photos & videos) documented here
I left Vegas, straight to 2022 IMSA Laguna Seca race, had 1 hour meeting with Steve Fields at his office
Below are links for my Discovery/Research (Nvidia, et al)
2022 IMSA Laguna Seca race, Videos Discovery/Research project (Nvidia, et al)
2022 IMSA Laguna Seca race, Photos, Discovery/Research project (Nvidia, et al)
Fast forward to 2024, I went to 2024 Indycar Indy 500, for purpose of "wrapping up" a potential Deal (Partnership/Sponsorship) w/Nvidia (& other potential Silicon Valley companies)
2024 Indy 500, Research/Discovery project (Nvidia, et al)
Then..the UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT happened on May 23 (off-day for Indy 500 "Month of May")
"little s**t is little s**t, but sometimes little s**t is BIG S**T"
Hate to say it, the incident looks like little s**t, but on further examination it's BIG S**T!!
NO WAY, I could bring in Nvidia (& other Silicon Valley Tech companies), whose demographics incl a LOT of PoC (Persons of Color):
India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Middle East (incl Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Syria), etc
who could get targeted with Following/Harassment at Keystone Mall (signature mall in Indianapolis), with
Indianapolis PD & Marion County DA, who COLLUDGE with Keystone Mall Security
Perhaps, Roger Penske (owner Indycar & IMS) could go "political", & force Indianapolis Mayor (Joe Hogsett) to MAKE THINGS RIGHT -- Hiring/Firing process:
overhaul Marion County D.A. & Indianapolis PD
THAT would go a long way in starting the path ("moving forward") towards SUCCESS -- get rid of the "deadwood"
"He [ Coach Herb Brooks ] Tore us Down, & BUILT US BACK UP"
-- Mike Eruzione, Italian-American captain of 1980 Gold Medalist Men's Hockey team
[ Re/: winning coach Herb Brooks, hired to take "bunch of superstar Egos" -- turn them into a Championship Hockey team -- Gold Medalist 1980 Hockey team ]
^^^^ This is gonna take TIME, not an overnight operation!
Jim's Long Beach Grand Prix (presented by Toyota), lost its iconic presenting Sponsor -- Toyota. Fortunately, Jim was able to replace it with Acura/Honda
Looking into the future, Jim/I are thinking about long-term potential Sponsors/Partners for GPALB
The DISRUPTIVE Automotive Technologies is an EXCITING SECTOR:
Autonomous Cars (which uses AI. "Artificial Intelligence"..a sector targeted by Nvidia), Connected Cars ("umbrella coverage" of Web/Internet, for smart-Cities), EV/Hybrid,
AI (Artificial Intelligence) has a heavy footprint with Automotive Tech. Nvidia's Automotive Division is invested in its advanced GPU hardware with AI software. Autonomous Car partners include:
Audi, Mercedes, Lexus/Toyota
all are major players in Automotive market, esp luxury car sector
Nvidia is an ACKNOWLEDGED leader in AI, hence its MEGA stock-value has SKYROCKETED!
2 TRILLION back in April, now 3.34 TRILLION on April 18, now 4 TRILLION in sight:
BREAKING NEWS:
TheStreet claims 4 TRILLION $$ market-capitalization is in sight:
Nvidia has $4 trillion value in sight as AI seen powering chip sales
2 TRILLION The potential lawsuit, to recover DAMAGES from
losing Nvidia as potential *breakthrough* non-endemic vendor/supplier
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