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elim |
| Bio:
I began building and racing cars in 2002. One of my best friends got
me into the sport, and at the |
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| time it was just another of my already innumerable hobbies.
Through Kimiko, my race car, this turned into |
| more of a passion. My friends and I founded Team Squid
Racing about that time. What started as a |
| couple of friends cruising the race track every once in a
while quickly exploded; we now have nearly a |
| dozen racing members; and we still build and race our own
cars. I hold the position as the team's Events |
| Coordinator. I gather information about the many car
shows and race events going on and decide which |
| ones our team will attend. We typically compete in at
least four or five race events per year, and even |
| more car shows. We even host our own car shows - one
in the spring and another in the fall. |
| After I had
decided to get a 300ZX, I found one in California that looked great and was
in good |
| shape. Within the week, I flew out to Sacramento and
drove back to Dallas, the proud new owner of a |
| 1987 300ZX Turbo. Being 15 years old at the time and
all original, Kimiko's stock parts were mostly |
| worn out. So we replaced just about everything
mechanical that could be replaced - shocks, spring, turbo |
| ....We even replaced the engine and transmission
with JDM parts fresh off the boat. Eight months later, we had a
powerful machine ready to hit the track. |
| On the way out to celebrate, Kimiko got
rear-ended on the highway, leaving her "totaled". Luckily, only the
body was damaged. I found another 300ZX, |
| this time a 1986, with a good body. We
tore that body down to a shell and replaced everything with parts
from my original Z. The front end is a little |
| different between the '86 and '87 models, so we
even modified her so the front fenders, bumper, and hood could be
transferred as well. We wrapped up the |
| conversion project with a sparkling platinum
paint job. Kimiko will never be completely finished; however, I sill
have a list of things to add, and I'm sure I'll |
| always find more things to put on that list to
make her more competitive in races and shows. |
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| Age: 27 |
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| E-Mail: elim@ teamsquid.net |
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| Team Position: Co-Founder, Event Coordinator, Driver |
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