VMWERKS Racing built SpecE30 for the 2006 season.

History of SpecE30 in Northern California

The SpecE30 series and rules were the brainchild of Carter Hunt and Mike Mills, Carter is on the East COast whil Mike makes his home out here where all the sun is.
This was their baby and their idea, how can ANYONE dispute that with a straight face? The series was going nowhere out here. Walter Ford of Valley Motorwerks picked up the baton at a time when there was no one entering races other than a one off every once in a while. Looking at the NASA website to see who was entering a SpecE30 in Norcal events yielded nothing. Infineon in May and Thunderhill in June 2007 we raced by ourselves.

It wasn't until July 2007 that Steve Krshul came out to race with us. In the meantime we were working in the background to build the series with Donny Edwards as our mentor and lead driver. At Steve's request Donny Edwards, Steve Krshul, Eric Uhrenholt and Ryan Johnson stopped by the shop to see what I was up to. (all would-be SpecE30 guys dragged into it by Steve Krshul). Donny called me the day after the meeting and asked if I would work with him to build the series. He saw at that time early in 2007, around February or March what I had committed to both in money and time. I stocked enough parts to build 10 cars complete, up to and including collecting good donor cars and getting them into the hands of guys that needed them. Carl C can attest to the fact that I was beating doors down late in 2006 in an attempt to get the series going. I found a good cage builder, Evil Genius Racing, and had him commit to building cost effective and safe cages. When people building cars got into financial trouble I BOUGHT THEIR cars to keep them in the series. I sold one to a friend of mine who I coaxed into getting his NASA license, he is a long time BMWCCA driver.

Credit is due for the guys that jumped on board and believed that this plane had wings and could fly. Steve Krshul is definately one of them. Steve convinced Eric, Ryan and a few others to give it a shot with him. At the time Steve was the ONLY OTHER CAR out on track in the 2007 season. He also took it upon himself to become the SpecE30 leader within NASA and helps to promote the series. Steve and I have our differences of opinion and style but we do want the same thing. Once again I have stepped up in money and materials to insure the series success, I want the series to live beyond my involvement, I won't be around forever. With Steve working to get more sponsors onboard I will be able to take a back seat at some point and DRIVE a car once in a while. For now I enjoy watching the series grow, seeing all the smiles after a race session makes it all worth while.