In the summer of 1996, Motorsports Workforce Development became a real thing. Catawba Valley Community College Foundation had been approached by the NC Workforce Development crowd to mature the motorsports industry and develop a skills specific workforce. The vision would …
As the Canadians took over, I was caught up in several assumptions, one was Bob genuinely had an interest in the motorsports industry, he had spent 100’s of thousands of dollars racing over the years. The second was the idea …
Motorsports Fabrication had matured its reputation as a turnkey car builder, spring of 1990 was very busy with a number of turnkey projects,1990 included facilitating over 12 touring series races, with a full late model stock championship run with GC. …
I was in LA LA land (Mooresville, NC) vested in a new business, a business model my dad and I had critiqued from the Sonny Hawkins days. As I matured the Motorsports Fabrication business, dad studied the product the motorsports …
As part of the 4H programs, the USDA was pushing community garden concept that was red hot from the politician’s side, the “teach a man to fish” concept was a way for politicians to push food independence based on a …
My dad was an avid fisherman, if it was in the water, it was fair game. At one time our family had several individual businesses, Cal’ Body Shop, Cal’s Wrecker Service, The Farm, and Sunrise Baits were the primary focus. …
Years ago, my family and friends started a nonprofit that focused on family food independence. The program taught our group several valuable lessons about government funded programs. The Jr. Skill Centers nonprofit gravitated around 4H programs in our home county …
Over the years at TN Tech the Capstone Senior Design, and Design of Machine programs have been sold as the pentacle of the engineering quest. Most engineering universities measure your ability as an engineer by your senior design and/or design …
The ’86 Monte Carlo Smokin SS build was featured in Chevy Rumble Magazine in 2008. Articles are in PDF format. Click the title to view Introducing: Smokin’ SS Part 1 With a NASCAR Guru as Their Instructor, Two Students Build …
In 1981 my dad and Farm Bureau insurance had a brouhaha about workers comp, we owned a number of farm related business, and our Cal’s Body Shop business fleet, facilities, and liabilities all were insured with the Farm Bureau and …