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John Hotchkis is the President and CEO of Hotchkis Sport Suspension, a performance aftermarket product company he founded in the early 90s. John and his team design and build high quality performance suspension products engineered to perform and designed to be strong. Their Total Vehicle Suspension (TVS) packages are developed and tuned to eliminate poor ride quality and disappointing handling that often results from mismatched components from multiple manufacturers. John has competed in numerous classes of motorsports including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 5 Daytona 24 Hour races, 3 Sebring 12 Hour events. He’s driven Porsche 962, Porsche RSR, Spice Group C prototypes and competed in IMSA GTO and SCCA Trans Am Races and the British Formula Three series.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • Techforce • American Collectors Insurance • Barrett-Jackson • Linkage Magazine
INSPIRATION
Dick Guldstrand, ‘Mr. Corvette’, gave him his first job at Guldstrand Engineering.
CHALLENGE
Being diagnosed with cancer, losing his foot, and having to learn to drive, walk, and get around.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILES
1971 Camaro w/LS1 engine, 1973 RSR Porsche raced at Le Mans 1977 for the only all American Team, and a 1986 Porsche 962.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
The Unfair Advantage by Mark Donahue
Speed With Style: The Peter Revson Story by Peter Revson
To Hell And Back by Niki Lauda
A Racers Racer by Bobby Allison
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
Believe in your mission, be persistent, consistent, hire great people and love what you do.
WHERE TO FIND JOHN
Telephone: 562-907-7757
SHARE THE INSPIRATION
If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and help others to be inspired by Cars Yeah.