Area-51 Motorsports
Palm Beach, USA
Thorney Motorsport McLaren Independent Specialist Dealers
Daine Allen
Owner / Founder of Area-51 Motorsports –
Daine was recruited to join the McLaren dealer service network in 2017 after garnering a reputation for his skillset and work ethic nationally as a Porsche service leader.
Today’s mastery of McLaren began with formally training top to bottom on the early P11 platform cars, through P1, Senna, and Speedtail.
With a master skillset and reputation for quality service growing quickly within the McLaren community, Area 51 Motorsports opened in 2020 pioneering an independent service solution for McLaren in the area.
Today, Area-51 continues to build on that reputation and welcomes clients from all over the country to our shop in Palm Beach for service.
VERY FEW independent shops in the United States currently have access to the specialty models and the overall volume of experience servicing McLaren as Area-51.
The shop has become a go-to destination and set a new expectation of service for the McLaren community.
Mead Altvater
Strategic Partner
The Area-51 relationship and love for McLaren started after purchasing a ‘16 650S Spider in 2020.
A huge draw for me to McLAren was feeling protected under the factories extended warranty program, however it was almost immediately evident ethics, process + procedure, communication, and prolonged downtime presented major red flags.
Like many owners, I began a deep dive to further educate myself on McLaren and seek alternative service solutions and experienced opinions!
I introduced myself to John in early 2020 and was greeted with confidence and enthusiastic communication to help and together with my confidence in the car began to return.
After nearly 15 years working in high-net worth real-estate, the eye for true high level customer service peeked and interest in the Thorney franchise and the idea of partnering with Area-51 was spawned.
Together we are a team with a collective passion for McLaren and a business goal of delivering the independent service, communication, and results the community deserves.