Brett Crane - Mechanic/Fabricator: Brett was Crew Chief for Bucky Austin's alcohol funny car with countless National and Divisional wins. With NHRA, voted #3 Crew Chief Nationally in 1998. Chassis fabrication with Brad Hadman at Progressive Metal Craft and 5 years fabrication and mechanical experience with J and L Fabricating as a Big Bore specialist.

 

Mike Lutz: Mike has extensive experience designing, building, restoring and fabricating many types of cars.  He has built, modified, and raced stock cars in IMSA, USAC, ASA and local short tracks.  He has designed and fabricated Modified Production and Super Stock Drag cars, travel sand cars, and class 4&8 trucks.  He has also restored and repaired numerous vintage race cars.  To top it off, Mike was a metal processing specialist for the United States Air Force and also has experience as an electronic technician.


 

John Belgarde - Fabricator: John has been working metal since 2001.  Since then, he has "machined" a living out of various different types of metals.  John began fabricating for JDCR in 2007, and has been our main source for fabricated safety and suspension parts since.

 

 

Robert English - Shop and Transportation Maintenence: Background in automotive and diesel mechanics.  Air brake certified.  Welding and fabricating experience. Rob is a hard working individual and does what it takes to get the job done.

 
Curly Page - Curly has completed a 4 year machining apprenticeship and has 4 years of experience as a shop foreman, 9 years of experience as a machinist with large horizontal borer and milling machines, and extensive threading / nut&bolt experience.  He's worked with large workpiece multi set-up machining with very close tolerances on both horizontal borer and milling machines in one of the largest machine shops in Australia.  Curly spent 8 years working as a mechanic for various body shops in Australia and helped prep racecars (mainly sprint and modified dirt cars).  Curly has won Apprentice and Tradesman of the Year awards in Australia.