Inside, there are the requisite workbenches and toolboxes. But look up and you’ll see every inch of wall space is covered with books, mementos, trophies and parts.
On one wall, there’s a photo of Comrie-Picard with rally legend Colin McRae.
There’s a medal from the 2010 X Games, a medal for winning Class 10 in the Baja 1000, trophies for winning the Targa Newfoundland Rally in 2008 and 2010, and a plaque for winning the North American Rally Cup championship in 2009.
“I like the adventure, I like the challenge. That’s why I’m interested in navigation equipment, rally equipment, odometers, clocks, watches…”
He gestures towards another box, this one containing his watch collection. “The stuff that chronicles your challenge, whether it’s distance or time.”
If his garage and driveway tell one story, his office says another. It tells the story of a man relentlessly pursuing higher education to the tune of five degrees.
A JD, an MBA, and a degree from Oxford led Comrie-Picard to a career working as an entertainment lawyer. During this period, he wrote off his adolescent dreams of becoming a driver and an actor as “potential hobbies.”
“I hated my job. I was on the wrong side of my own desk. I wanted to be out doing what my clients were doing.”
But soon he realized, “I hated my job. I was on the wrong side of my own desk. I wanted to be out doing what my clients were doing.” So, he committed himself to racing, with little income and a stack of prestigious degrees gathering dust. Soon, the opportunities began to pile up and Comrie-Picard was competing in the X Games, hosting shows on the Discovery Channel, doing stunts and writing scripts for Top Gear USA.
After two decades of school, office jobs and hustling, Comrie-Picard finally found his way back to his garage, where he was always meant to be.
