The 1977 season was crazy, we jumped in, with the best racing knowledge we had, stumbled across an equalizer, rotating weight is king. The fall and winter changed our approach to everything. We embraced an engineer’s direction more than ever, …
The pig operation included several animal related skillsets that a racer should never be exposed to. Pigs can tear down an oak tree, but hate electric wire, learning to be fence installer became another skillset. In a 2-year period we …
Life lessons slap you right in the kisser, some are good others not! I realized several things right off, Folks always discount your position in the game based on their incompetence, it is a way for them to equal the …
Business in our family was a priority and there is only so many hands. Understanding the plan discounts the pursuit of frivolous information when it doesn’t enhance the income. School was an afterthought in the quest of profitability, most of …
My grandfather started the fire as a heavy equipment operator in Volusia County Florida. His job included grading the famed Daytona Road course on A1A. From 1948-1959 his baby was the “Beach course”. In 1959 Big Bill started building the …
Robert Yates told me one time after renting an engine to Herb Nab, when I think you have a car that can run in the top 10, I will rent you an engine that will/can run 10th, capable of running …
The Makers IP LLC project is a culmination of a series of life adventures that circle around the premise that if THEY can do it I can do it to. I was graced with a family of craftsman and craftswomen …
In 1987 GM started a program centered around the GM Tech center. The concept was to give racers access to engineering resources from multiple GM companies. Communication between the teams and engineers was challenged at best. After meeting with both …
The English wheel was primarily used for as a metalworking tool that enables a craftsperson to form rigid shapes and compound curves from flat sheets of various metal. The process of using an English wheel is known as wheeling. Wheeling came into its …