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ACE Racing Engines in Torrance, CA is Engine Builder of the Year 2024! – Interfanatic Customer Spotlight

A Tribute to Excellence: Stefan Rossi, Engine Builder of the Year

In an era where dedication to craft sometimes takes a back seat, it’s refreshing to witness individuals who embody the spirit of hard work and excellence. Today, I’m thrilled to shine the spotlight on our customer Stefan Rossi, owner and proprietor of ACE Racing Engines, the recently crowned “Engine Builder of the Year 2024” by the esteemed Engine Builder Magazine. This accolade is a testament to Stefan’s unwavering commitment to his craft, and we at Interfanatic couldn’t be more honored to get to work with Stef and co.

Stefan Rossi Accepts his Trophy

The Mark of Distinction

Stefan’s recognition as Engine Builder of the Year is not merely a title; it’s a reflection of the precision, innovation, and passion he brings to every engine he builds. In a field where perfection is the only acceptable standard, Stefan has consistently raised the bar, inspiring peers and earning the respect of the entire engine building community.

You don’t get reliably performing 2,500, 3,000, and 4,000+ drag racing engines without dedication to craft and unwavering precision. Simple as.

The Interfanatic Connection

While Stefan’s expertise is the cornerstone of his success, our collaboration with him has been focused on amplifying his reach and reputation through tailored marketing strategies. With a deep understanding of his audience and a keen eye for the nuances of the engine building world, we’ve worked closely with Stefan to ensure his brand resonates with enthusiasts, professionals, and potential clients alike.

Lessons from the Winner’s Circle

Stefan’s achievement offers a valuable lesson for us all: Mastery is a continuous pursuit. In an ever-evolving industry, staying ahead requires a blend of traditional craftsmanship and forward-thinking innovation. Stefan embodies this balance, and his Engine Builder of the Year award is a shining example of what can be achieved through relentless pursuit of excellence.

As we celebrate Stefan’s well-deserved honor, we’re reminded of the power of collaboration and the impact of dedicated expertise. We’re proud to have been a part of Stefan’s journey to this milestone and look forward to the next chapter in his story. Here’s to many more years of building excellence, one engine at a time!

Resolution: An Interfanatic Quality

“Perhaps there is no more important component of character than steadfast resolution.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

Celebrating 25 Years of Empowering Success Stories
From humble beginnings of hand-coding websites to today’s multifaceted marketing solutions, our commitment to helping visionaries like Stefan Rossi achieve their goals remains unwavering. Here’s to many more years of collaboration, innovation, and triumphs!

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The FlyIn Club is Flyin’ Once Again on the Internet!

A New Site Takes Flight: The Fly-In Club Soars Again into Online Skies

A Warm Congratulations to the Fly-In Club Community

The Fly-In Club, a haven for collectors of the revered Flying Eagle cents and Indian cents, now spreads its wings in triumphant return to the vast expanse of the internet. Warmest congratulations to the entire Fly-In Club community on this occasion. We’re so pleased to be a part of it.

How the site presents on a desktop computer at time of launch.

The Fly-In Club’s new website is a beacon, welcoming coin collectors from all over. Anybody interested in James Longacre’s designs will find friends at the Fly-In Club. Check out the site, and you’ll find insights, stories, and the occasional hidden gem. Whether you’re a seasoned collector seeking to enhance your collection or a curious newcomer looking to take the first step into the captivating world of coin collecting with Flying Eagle cents (FECs) and Indian cents (IHCs), this site is here to illuminate your journey.

We’ll take a moment now to honor the club’s past webmaster, David Noble who passed on a few years ago. We hope to honor his legacy with this new site.

How the site presents on a mobile phone at time of launch.

The Spirit of Community

Much like the coins that bring you together, each with its unique history and allure, the Fly-In Club’s new website embodies the spirit of unity and shared fascination. It is a testament to the power of collective enthusiasm for these beautiful and interesting pieces of history, where every member contributes to the tapestry of the community. As you poke around, remember, this website represents a vibrant, thriving community, nurtured by a common passion for coins.

Members also get Longacre’s Ledger three times a year. It’s a phenomenal numismatic periodical that really digs into these series with all their intrigue and varieties.

And we’d like to offer our thanks to both Chris Pilliod and Rick Snow for their opportunity to take on this challenge with them. As big fans of coins with a few coin dealers as customers, it is with great joy that we manage the Fly-In Club website for the foreseeable future. We, too, are collectors, and we love our Flying Eagles and our Indian Cents. Such beautiful and historic designs that marked an important change in American numismatics. From the venerable 1856 Flying Eagle, some say the King of Small Cents, to the 1877 and 1909-S Indian Cents, if you want to know more you’d better talk to the people at the Fly-In Club!

The hope is to have the site updated regularly with fresh content from the membership. Whether it’s news about upcoming meetings or interesting new discoveries, we the new flyinclub.org will foster interest in these great coins.

To the Fly-In Club, its members, and all who have worked to bring this project to fruition, we extend our heartfelt congratulations. May your return to the online realm be met with joy, may your community flourish, and may the allure of the Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents continue to inspire generations of collectors to come.


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Wisdom: Ron Guth’s GermanCoins.com – Interfanatic Customer Spotlight

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Immanuel Kant

There’s smart, and then there’s wise. Ron Guth is both.

Negotiating the field of German Numismatics is extraordinarily tricky. German coins are a complex group. Guth uses his wisdom to navigate the complexity of the coins, their history, and their buyers, with the skill of a seasoned master.

Wisdom: This Week’s Interfanatic Virtue

Kant’s quote is so perfect. It’s just too good! First of all, he’s Prussian (as are many of Ron’s coins). He’s a philosopher of the enlightenment, who expressed rich and complex thought, so much so, it’s still debated. He’s from the German States period of coinage, perhaps the most complex of a country with a rich and incredibly detailed numismatic history.

And it fits coin collecting so well. The science of numismatics consists of organized knowledge of coins: their design, their make-up, their art. Making a life of trading in these beautiful historical metal disks – that takes wisdom.

Ron Guth: The Esteemed Numismatic Author Who Would Take on The Germans (Coins)

Look, the study of United States coins isn’t easy. It very easily to overwhelms. And it’s very easy to know just enough to get yourself in a lot of trouble.

That’s why you need a trustworthy dealer as an ally as you explore “the hobby of Kings.”

But US Coins are child’s play compared to the complexity of German Coins. Coins from the hundreds of German States, to the Empire, to the Weimar Republic, to the Third Reich, to Germany broken into West and East, and Germany Unified, each period has it’s own rich complexity.

Debate About The Wisdom of Some Who Collect

Some insist that the despicable history of Nazi Germany must die insist we should forget. They’re not wrong. Some insist the despicable history should live so that we will never forget the terrible lessons we learned. They’re not wrong either. Surely, some people collect German coins of this period because they’re not right in the head. Surely, some just have interest in the history. For some, those “just interested in the history” use an excuse. But for others, preserving history – all history, good and bad – is their hobby. And, for some, it’s just about having one of each kind.

It’s an incredibly controversial debate to wade into. It takes the even hand of a wise master like Ron Guth to deal with this level of complexity.

And he does it deftly. Guth wrote wrote (and is writing) some of the most-read numismatic books of our time. He’s loved coins of all coins almost all his life. And he gladly shares that knowledge passionately with the good people with whom he surrounds himself.

GermanCoins.com, by Ron Guth

That’s why it was our great pleasure to take on GermanCoins.com. No doubt, some of the things there make us feel icky and queasy, but to focus only on that is to ignore the rich history that surrounded that time. There are thousands of coin types – not hundreds, or as in US coins, around fifty made for circulation. Thousands of coin types covering dozens of denominations from all through and over Germany’s rich numismatic history. Undoubtedly, there are some of the ugliest coins you would never want to see – but there are many more that are among the most beautiful and fascinating you could ever know.

Thousands of coin types cover dozens of denominations from all through and over Germany’s rich numismatic history.

It’s such an honor to work with Ron Guth.

German Coins: You Might Try Them

If it piques your interest to wad into this deep, difficult, complex and nuanced numismatic history, my advice is: buy what you like. Buy what you think is interesting. Buy what you think is pretty. But whatever you do, talk to Ron Guth about it first.

There are many wise characters in the worldwide traveling circus that is the world of numismatics. Ron Guth is one of our wisest American greats.

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