Audi Club Arizona is proud to introduce Brian McCauley to you. Brian is our May Member of the Month! Congratulations Brian.
We asked Brian some questions and youโll be amazed at his answers. We are very lucky to have Brian as an active member in our chapter.
๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐, ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ….
I am a diehard car fanatic that didnโt start out that way. I didnโt want to get my license when I could, and got it with the mindset of finally shutting up my older brother to stop bugging me about it. Little did I know that cars would turn in to a hobby, passion and 16+ year career with them. My parents had a lot of cars (nothing expensive or special) and that bug wore off on me from an early age I guess.
๐๐๐ก๐ก ๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ช๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐, ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ ๐ข๐ค๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ๐…..
This is a long one. Having sold Audiโs for 16+ years now I have been the owner/lease of 21 of them and counting. Currently my husband, Dan, and I have seven: a 2009 R8 V8 gated 6 coupe, a 2019 RS 3, a 2002 S4 sedan, a 2005 allroad, 2000 TT 180Hp FWD, a 2000 TT 180hp Quattro and a 2001 TT 225hp Quattro. Iโve had a 2006 A3 hatchback that went to SEMA in 2005, a 2008 big turbo A3, a 2012 S4, 2012 TT, a 2013 allroad, a 2018 A4 and many others along the way (as well as 18 VWโs).
Although the R8 is spectacular and the RS3 is the fastest Iโve owned, the 2006 A3 that went to SEMA via Fourtitude.com is my most memorable. It went from just hitting US showrooms to Vegas within 6 months and had products that were prototypes and not even available in the country at that time. It was a truly amazing experience.
๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ช๐?
Thatโs a funny one. I am actually the founding President of our Arizona chapter. I was asked by my GM at the time whom was asked by then Audi President Johan de Nyschen to push the ACNA to expand across the USA. It was a lot of work to get the club up and running, but with a lot of local enthusiasts and sponsors, the club did very well in its first few years.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ช๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐๐๐ง?
The events and drives that have been organized. Seeing different people attend them, meeting new members and catching up with members that I helped sign up in the early days of the chapter. Attending them with my husband whom Iโve made an Audi addict has been the best part.
We appreciate you Brian and thank you for starting the Arizona Chapter!