In August 2013, I won Shell Canada’s Ultimate Enthusiast competition. The grand prize was a trip to Italy to visit the Ferrari factory in Maranello. A surreal adventure that still leaves me in awe that it actually happened. At the time I believed that the events of 2013 were the tipping point to future career success. My dreams of being the host of my own supercar TV show did not come true. Instead, I became a part-time freelance supercar adventure writer.