Updated 07/27/05
I'm currently an ESP/TCS/ABS (Electronic Stability Program/Traction Control System/ABS) Applications Engineer with the Robert Bosch Corp. (Bosch Braking Systems) based in Farmington Hills, MI - the NW corner of the Detroit suburbs. My job is to tune and test the application of ESP/TCS software and hardware to new vehicles from various manufacturers. I'm living in and commuting from Ann Arbor (aka. A2) and also often end up at our test track in Flat Rock, MI (south of Detroit).
My hobbies include Porsches, both driving/racing them and working on them, various sports including surfing, windsurfing, skiing, hockey, and biking, and animals. Here's a pic of my Dobermann, Babylon, in my old car - she loves to go for drives!
I spent last year preparing for racing by working on course at Waterford Hills. This year, having successfully completed Driver's School @ Waterford, I'm lined up for a full season of racing (as much as I can take). I have almost completed the racing season, with only one more race (Race 7) on my schedule. I've already acheived my goal of completing enough races to get signoff by my instructor to a full competition license. The schedule for the season can be found here.
I am one of the founders of the Porsche Club of America 924 Register, hosted online at the 924 Garage. My co-conspirator in this is John Brown, the website administrator, a fellow 924 owner, and a friend from my Virginia days.
The car I am racing this year (and hopefully next year and beyond, if I don't stuff it into a wall!) is a '79 Porsche 924. The class is the SCCA's ITA (Improved Touring A) road-racing class (meaning we turn in both directions, not the roundy-roundy stuff). The competition is pretty stiff, against cars which are generally lighter, such as the Honda CRX. Complicating this is the fact that Waterford IT drivers, especially the ones in my class, have shown themselves to be among the best in the nation! The only possible advantage I have going for me is that the 924 is much more of a racecar out of the box, with only the addition of the necessary safety devices required to go racing. The suspension is already almost completely adjustable, with 4-wheel vented disc brakes stock. Of course I'll be working further on this, by making it completely adjustable, tightening/stiffening things up, and eventually graduating to buying new tires :) The engines stay fairly stock in this class by requirement, and the engine I run with now is completely stock, except for a little work balancing some components. More details on the car project in my 924 pages...