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| Driver: |
Jon W Hamilton |
| Occupation: |
Firefighter/Paramedic Upper Arlington Fire Division; ASE-Certified Technician/Owner of Jon's Auto; 20 years of experience working on Vollkswagens |
| Home: |
Marysville, Ohio USA (just Northwest of Columbus, OH) |
| E-Mail: |
jonwilliamhamilton@yahoo.com |
| Career Highlights |
1st Place Driver 2002 SCCA Pro Rally Production Class
2nd Place Driver 2001 SCCA Group 2 Championship
3rd Place Driver 2006 Rally America Group 5 Championship
3rd Place Driver 2007 Exhibition Car/Truck Class Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
- 1st Place 2002 SnoDrift Rurally Production class
- 1st Place 2002 Wild West Rurally Production class
- 100% Finishing rate 2001
- Class wins - SnoDrift 2002, 2004; Wild West 2004, Pikes Peak 2004
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| Bio: |
Jon was born in Cleveland, Ohio May 15, 1972. He was raised in the country just outside of Columbus, OH. He watched racing on television every chance he could and always wanted to be a "Race Car Driver". His favorite toys were his Matchbox cars and Rum Rum cycle. He built and raced remote control cars until age 16. He learned to drive watching Speed Racer. He polished his skills driving golf carts as his first job at a local golf course. Jon bought Trixie in 1990 at age 17 after working at the Sunriser 400 Rurally. He won Novice Driver of the year in OSU sports car clubs TSD Rally Series. Jon continued to race in TSD rallies until Nov. 98 when he prepared Trixie for Club Rally.
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| Shop Details: |
Jon's Auto
22291 State Route 4
Marysville, OH 43040
(937) 209-0187
Specializing in Affordable Audi and VW service, repair, and performance upgrades. We offer quality, value, and impeccable service. Call today for your personalized appointment.
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| Crew Chief |
Oliver H. Wegener |
| Born |
Born: Los Angeles California 1/29/1973. Moved to Ohio in 1991 to attend college at OSU. |
| Schooling |
Bachelors of Science OSU and an M.S. in Business from OSU. Attended Capital University Law school and have a J.D. from there and currently licensed attorney in Ohio. |
| Bio |
Backbound in cars, started at age 13 working on vintage VW's with my
brother. Then got my first VW and started modifying it and building cars
ever since. Have been working on VW's and Porsches for 12 years. I
restore, rebuild, paint and engineer parts fro all makes and model cars,
with my passion in VW's and Porsches. |
| Comments |
I have known Jon for 10 years, but we really became close a year ago and
have been pushing the team and the car ever since. I have been the crew
chief and chief mechanic/engineer for 8 months.
I plan on continuing to develop the car and help the team achieve a
successful 2006 season in the Rally America Pro Rally series. |
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| Crew |
Brett Fairbanks |
| Occupation |
Executive Chef |
| Home |
Delaware, Ohio |
| E-mail |
baddawg@midohio.net |
| Favorite Quote |
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson |
| Bio |
Growing up in rural Licking county, Brett developed a love for slinging tar and gravel when Josh and Jon were still in diapers. He started wrenching on Harley-Davidson dirt bikes in high school while working at his cousin's SOHIO filling station. "Back in them days, we actually pumped the gas for ya', and even cleaned yer winders!" Brett bought his first VW in 1977, a '70 Beetle. Loved to demonstrate his driving prowess on "impassable" snow covered back country roads on his new Goodyear Tiempo All-Season Steel Belted Radials. Graduating to a '77 Scirocco after college, Brett acquired a taste for speed that has been partially satisfied through a succession of progressively faster VW/Porsche/Audi vehicles. Totaled his boy racer GTI last winter and was lured to the dark side, dabbling in Shelby Dodges and Toyota MR-2's until finding a home with RallyVW Racing. An aging DeadHead, Brett can still be found lying under his '72 Bus listening to "Scarlet Begonias" and adjusting his valves per St. Muir. |
| Other Interest |
Toyota Land Cruisers, Winemaking, Roller Coasters. |
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| Crew |
Jim Chenoweth |
| Occupation |
The Mechanical Guru |
| Home |
Lancaster, Ohio USA |
| E-Mail |
FJ40Jim@aol.com |
| Bio |
Jim Chenoweth is the most recent member of the Team RallyVW pit crew. Jim is the owner of TLC Performance, a shop which does engine performance work in central Ohio for customers around the globe. Jim grew up in the garage handing tools to his father who was active in the dragstrip scene. Throughout Jim's career he's focused on import vehicles. Jim has owned stealth vehicles including a VW Type III, Kharmann ghia, VW GTI, Scirocco, SAAB Sonnet, Datsun Z-car, Toyota Supra and Audi Quatro, among others. As most people go through shoes, Jim acquires cars. Currently he's gathering V-8 components to swap into his wife Rachelle's '78 MGB. |
| Other Interest |
Toyota Land Cruisers, Radio-Controlled Airplanes, Camping |
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| Crew |
Rich Lipstreu |
| Occupation |
Project Designer Civil Engineering Firm |
| Home |
Columbus, Ohio USA |
| E-Mail |
RLdemo@aol.com |
| Bio |
Owner of an Audi Coupe Quattro, Land Rover Defender 110, and many VW Vanagons. A rally fanatic since 1990. Rich has been with RallyVW Racing since 2000. Rich has the ability to fix anything in 15 min. |
| Other Interest |
German cars, Mountain Biking, Backpacking, Kayaking |
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| Team Manager |
Daniel Sycks |
| Occupation |
ER Nurse |
| Home |
Logan, Ohio USA |
| E-Mail |
dsycks@excit.com |
| Bio |
Born in Athens Ohio. April 27th, 1971. Grew up enjoying all sorts of motor sports but until hooking up with the RallyVW crew he has never been involved in any. He does however hold the current world record for worst injector change in a VW TDI. Daniel and his wife provide a home for 3 VWs and may be adopting another soon. |
| Other Interests |
Wine, women and song. Daniel is also dedicated to making RallyVW the hottest counter cultural phenomenon in all of motorsports. |
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