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John Mills is a long time SCCA race car driver and a championship GT3 racer who has held lap records at the Mid-Ohio Sportscar course and Grattan Raceway. John is a seasoned fabricator, which allows him to design and build his own race cars specializing in custom roll cages, which he builds for other racers as well. In 2008, John suffered a traumatic brain injury that had immeasurable effects on his life. After a long rehabilitation, he returned to racing with a focus on helping others. He became a motivational speaker, a Traumatic Brain Injury/TBI Advocate and Survivor, he promotes Brain Injury Awareness, and he is part of the Racing Safety United (RSU), a new driver safety advocacy group with representatives from many areas in motorsports.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Just because you can’t do something today doesn’t mean you won’t be able to do it tomorrow.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
John shares how a brain injury changed his life.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
1974 Opel Manta Rally
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Fix one thing at a time and don’t take anything apart until you know why you’re taking it apart.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
Talk to older racers.
RECOMMENDED BOOK
The Holy Bible (Living Bible Translation)
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Never take life for granted.
We are made of emotions, we are all looking for emotions, it’s only a question of finding the way to experience them.
– Ayrton Senna
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