Cuda,
Actually it's Port Charlotte. My parents are retired and live there.
I also have a brother who lives there.

Beautiful area and I wouldn't mind living there someday.

Well I am not really sure how I got here but I am a Senior Process Engineer for an Austrian rubber injection machine manufacturer.
My duties include, working with sales on new projects to ensure that customers recieve the correct machine and automation for their specific requirements. I also go out into the field to assist customers in process evaluation and correction. Our region is all of North America, Mexico and Canada included, so I never know were I will end my day. However as of lately I am in the office working on new customer progects more than on the road.
Wile on the road, the statment that I am in the hot rubber injection industry has fired off more then one interesting conversation. I do go overseas to Austria and Germany quite often and truly enjoy the time I spend in Austria. It is a truly beautiful country with wonderfull people and food.
The last time I was there I had the opportunity to race a new KTM 380 EXC in a hair scramble event put on by one of their larger dealers. It was awsome to race on international soil.
I can actually say I enjoy my work and the best thing about it is I can top off my week by spending the weekend on my Formula

Russ

Russ-
We're nearly neighbors! The aircraft hangar I work out of is at Palwaukee Airport on Wolf Rd. (I live near Rockford)
Jim

Jim

Yep that is real close. That has got to be a long commute from Rockford every day. Unless you have an airstrip for a driveway. Anyway good to know there are neighbors out there. What kind of boat are you driving? Now when I see a Falcon, Lear or Gulfstream I will wonder if it's you.

Russ

Got a degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue in 1976, spent two years working in manufacturing processes for Babcock & Wilcox in Akron, then took a big cut in pay (and a big chance) to get into auto racing. Did a season as a mechanic in the Can-Am series for George Follmer, then a year at IROC, before becomng a mechanic at Penske Racing. Did four seasons working on Indy cars for Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Al Unser (Sr), and Rick Mears before being promoted to Chief Mechanic for Danny Sullivan from 1985-1988. (Anybody remember "Spin-and-Win" at Indy in 1985? My car.) Managed the team from 1989-1998, and then started a new company to do driving schools (still with Penske Racing). Been one hell of a ride, but I wouldn't trade a thing. It's working around RP that's given me a better appreciation for companies like Formula. (Are you listening, Scott Porter?)

I'm just glad that we couldn't see this from the pits:

That's great C-Spray. I knew there had to be some motor heads here.

My parents both went to Purdue Class of 1959-60?? As well as my grandfather and two cousins. My mother still watches the Boilermakers play.

B.S Physics - i.e. geek
M. S. Mechanical Engineering - geek with a future

now Chief engineer , new product development for an Automotive supplier.

but my best job was working for dad ( owns a golf course)
watering the course at night in the highschool years.

i had a key to the clubhouse and all the free pop and candybars a guy could eat in one night. my buddy and I would race eachother back to the clubhouse while doing our sprinkler rotations every hour. then sit and call the radio station for requests for 45 minutes till the next "race"

brought all the buddies out to ride allong, and the girlfriends too. (usually gave the sprinklers a little more time to soak on those nights LOL)

put a few cushman trucksters in the pond.

Could run the whole course without the lights on. knew EVERY bump on the course (but please note the previous sentence)

Sorry my line of work is not that glamourious.I work for the worlds largest snack food co. frito-lay , you know lays chips an doritos.
Just a sales rep,14 years. Crunch all you want we"ll make more!

well here is my career history. i had an early interest in electronics so i opened a 2-way radio shop soon after high school. things went pretty good, so for the next twenty years i was involved in some form of wholesale or retail consumer electronics(satellite tv, cell phones, paging, stereo, etc.)

well after 20 years it was getting old ( or mayber it was my mid life crisis ). i sold out and started a swimming pool construction co. 3 years ago. nowdays i build pools & spas during the warm months in so. louisiana (april-dec) and play with a little real estate dealings during the off season.