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Scott Tucker is the General Manager at Borelli Motor Sports in San Jose, California. He is a highly experienced automotive technician, tuner, concours-level vintage automobile restorer, a college instructor, and skilled business manager. Working closely with the owner, Ralph Borelli, the team at Borelli Motor Sports provides their clients with the finest in performance automotive care and restoration. Scott was a calibration engineer and software developer for Dinan Engineering, North America’s largest BMW tuner. He was the service and restoration manager at Canepa Design where he cared for a wide variety of classic collector and vintage race cars. His long career around formidable automobile has allowed him drive everything from a Yugo to a Ferrari 250 GTO.
SHOW SPONSORS
Christopher Kimball Financial Services
SUCCESS QUOTE
“Don’t start vast projects with half-vast ideas.”
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Dealing with multiple health issues in the past and ongoing.
AH-HA MOMENTS
While going to college and working at a carburetor shop he hoped to get a teaching job but instead ended up at Canepa Design which launched his career in automotive restoration.
FIRST SPECIAL CAR
A 1973 Mazda RX2
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
How important timing the intake valve closing is on an engine’s performance.
USEFUL RESOURCES
Your people connections.
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
Shop Class As Soul Craft by Matthew B. Crawford
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Establish a relationship withe a great mechanic and trust him.
WHERE TO FIND SCOTT
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