Car dealership owner Boris Said has a fast second job

This region has been home to a long list of successful professional athletes from the world of sports, like golf, bicycling, and of course motorsports. But there is a local businessman that is in a league of his own when it comes to international sports car racing.

Born in New York City, raised in Stamford, Conn., Boris Said was destined to ‘go fast’ from day one. His father, Bob Said, was a Formula One racecar driver and U.S. Olympic bobsled driver in 1968 in Grenoble, France and 1972 in Sapporo, Japan.

Said’s early interest was in motorcycle racing; however, in 1985, while attending the Detr...