Southeast Race Cars really started in 1971 when I began working during the summers for my dad in his welding business. I fell in love with the way steel could be taken from its basic form and made into something beautiful and useful. Taking a pieces of metal and lovingly molding it (or beating it with huge hammers) kept me busy and mostly out of trouble. My first hot rod was a 1971 Vega with a 283
engine I rebuilt on a workbench. Dad taught me to do brake stand burnouts in the driveway in the vega not long after I got my drivers license. Atlanta Performance Engineering (APE) gave me a chance to learn how to apply finess in building cars. We did work for many of the heavy hitters of the day. APE is where the hook really got set. Southeast Race Cars and Hot Rods operate in a small shop near Ball Ground, GA. There is one fabricator(me) one designer (me again) and someone that answers the phone (me, when I'm not too busy) and an accountant (my wife Jan; we go over business during breakfast at the Chick Fil A). I have sons and friends who give me a hand occasionally, and yes, I do still own some big hammers.
