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my name is Jonathan and I found this site while researching the first generation CTS-V as a possible new vehicle.
Currently my day job varies between pilot and aircraft mechanic for a small investment group and as a fabricator, tech, development engineer and test driver for race teams.
Now a few years after graduation with steady work I'm looking at picking up a new(er) car to use as a fun street car along with serving duty autocrossing and at the occasional trackday. After looking around for a while the CTS-V makes the most sense as a comfortable 4 door with rwd and having a background with the motor and transmission from building 3rd & 4th gen f-bodies in college.
if you really want to know about my back ground feel free to keep reading, but I hate to bore people, so do so at your own risk.....
I love both flying and racing. Engineering and building performance and track cars is relaxation for me (guess I'm a bit sick and twisted that way). Fabricating is always a welcome distraction in problem solving. Additionally I enjoy paintball and have recently taken up a little bit of sailboat racing. My other big passion is cooking, its makes for a great relationship, I love food and it loves me....
I started racing and working on race cars 8 years ago with autocrossing before moving on to time trials and test days. After placing in class during the 05 One Lap of America with my dad I couldn't afford to both drive and finish school so I hung my helmet up and continued to pay the bills as a race tech. My previous race work has included winged dirt spring cars, a exhibition dragster powered by an afterburning turbojet, a Winston Cup car, quarter midgets, SCCA SSC and ITA cars, Grand-Am Rolex GT with Porsche and Mazda as well as Koni Challenge with more Porsche cars.
My current fleet of project cars consist of:
01 Saturn SC2 currently set as an SCCA STU car (think retired World Challenge TC cars), currently waiting to go out for a new cage hoop to be isntalled
95 Saturn wagon as a daily driver/parts hauler (with over a decade of racing Saturns we have the spares to drive it indefinitely)
94 IMSA GTO class Camaro (#48 built and run by Morgan Motorsports for the 94 season) This thing has been stalled since I picked it up as a frame a few years ago and hopefully will be gone soon for more shop space.
my name is Jonathan and I found this site while researching the first generation CTS-V as a possible new vehicle.
Currently my day job varies between pilot and aircraft mechanic for a small investment group and as a fabricator, tech, development engineer and test driver for race teams.
Now a few years after graduation with steady work I'm looking at picking up a new(er) car to use as a fun street car along with serving duty autocrossing and at the occasional trackday. After looking around for a while the CTS-V makes the most sense as a comfortable 4 door with rwd and having a background with the motor and transmission from building 3rd & 4th gen f-bodies in college.
if you really want to know about my back ground feel free to keep reading, but I hate to bore people, so do so at your own risk.....
I love both flying and racing. Engineering and building performance and track cars is relaxation for me (guess I'm a bit sick and twisted that way). Fabricating is always a welcome distraction in problem solving. Additionally I enjoy paintball and have recently taken up a little bit of sailboat racing. My other big passion is cooking, its makes for a great relationship, I love food and it loves me....
I started racing and working on race cars 8 years ago with autocrossing before moving on to time trials and test days. After placing in class during the 05 One Lap of America with my dad I couldn't afford to both drive and finish school so I hung my helmet up and continued to pay the bills as a race tech. My previous race work has included winged dirt spring cars, a exhibition dragster powered by an afterburning turbojet, a Winston Cup car, quarter midgets, SCCA SSC and ITA cars, Grand-Am Rolex GT with Porsche and Mazda as well as Koni Challenge with more Porsche cars.
My current fleet of project cars consist of:
01 Saturn SC2 currently set as an SCCA STU car (think retired World Challenge TC cars), currently waiting to go out for a new cage hoop to be isntalled
95 Saturn wagon as a daily driver/parts hauler (with over a decade of racing Saturns we have the spares to drive it indefinitely)
94 IMSA GTO class Camaro (#48 built and run by Morgan Motorsports for the 94 season) This thing has been stalled since I picked it up as a frame a few years ago and hopefully will be gone soon for more shop space.
