Marcie
Taylor
- is by title, Secretary-Treasurer
Marcie
Taylor is responsible
for the administrative
and financial side of
Taylor Race Engineering.
Craig also describes
Marcie as “the
keeper of the corporate
culture”. That
probably has something
to do with being the
only woman at Taylor
Race!
Born in Madison,
Wisconsin, and educated
as a librarian at the
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh,
Marcie found herself
drawn into the business
when Craig, then a corporate
pilot, was on the road
and unable to handle
customer requests. It
was a nice way to have
a “job”
at home, while their
twins, Kiersten and
Seth, were in school.
For Marcie, this part
time job has expanded
into a career in business.
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Dan
Taylor -
Lead Technician
Dan
Taylor was a customer long before he was the lead technician for Taylor
Race Engineering. With eighteen years of formula sports racer and production
car preparation experience (with Bill Schlossnagel in the San Diego
area), Dan was an important addition to our service department. To his
special credit, Dan was the chief mechanic to American City Racing League
championship runner up driver, Dick Gamble & Margie Smith Haas in
1988 & 1993, as well as 1994 Championship driver Margie Smith Haas.
In 1988 & 1994 Dan was named ACRL Mechanic of the Year.
In addition to his responsibilities at Taylor Race, Dan and Jeanie
Taylor crew for their son Joe, a successful North Texas Go Kart racer.
Now, that’s important work!
Dan brings a wealth of racecar knowledge to Taylor Race Engineering.
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Terry Fowler
- Customer Service/Catalog Development
Beginning his career with Taylor Race Engineering
in 1996 as shipping/receiving clerk, Terry served as the purchasing
agent for many years. Currently Terry is Customer Service Director,
as well as Technical Sales person and Catalog Development coordinator.
Terry’s quiet competence and attention to detail make him a great
asset to Taylor Race.
Terry is the only native Texan on our staff (and this is important
stuff in these parts), growing up just down the road in Garland. Terry
and Marilyn Fowler have a house full of irresistible puppies and enjoying
travel in their free time.
Terry has taught us a lot and we look forward to many more years of
working together.
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Darin
Lockhart
- Shipping/Packaging
Manager
Darin
Lockhart, who hails from
Oklahoma City, is responsible
for the shipping and packaging
of our parts and service
departments. Darin came
to Taylor Race with seven
years of shipping experience
in the Dallas area and drew
on that experience to solve
the unique "palletizing"
needs of our service department.
Darin, an avid race fan,
grew up watching Nascar
and Indy cars on the television,
as well as attending local
dirt tract events. With
a special interest in water
sports, you can find Darin
and Robin at the "lake"
or on the "river" more often
that not.
Taylor Race Engineering
appreciates the important
role Darin fills in our
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Scott
Young
- Technical Sales
Scott
Young grew up in an Army
family stationed all over
the U.S. but he has called
the Dallas area home for
most of his adult life.
With a machinist's background,
and a love of motor sports,
Scott has worked for a number
of race related businesses
in the Metroplex. He has
been associated with Sprint
Cars, Modifieds and NHRA
drag racing.
Scott's specialty with Taylor
Race Engineering (besides
being a heck of a salesman
and a genuinely nice guy)
is the Formula SAE parts
the company has developed
for the engineering student
competition. Watch for Scott
at the track as he also
does customer support at
the Pro Mazda events, FSAE
competition, as well as
coordinating the Taylor
Race Engineering display
at the Performance Racing
Industry show.
Scott ran an American Sedan
for 6 seasons in SCCA finishing
2nd in points in the Southwest
Division before switching
over to the Spec Miata ranks.
Scott and Becky live in
Flower Mound, Texas with
their two children, "a handsome
boy and a beautiful little
girl", and two very large
Labador Retrievers. We consider
it a privilege to have Scott
Young as a part of Taylor
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David
Tuttle
- Inventory Manager
David
Tuttle, a transplant to
Texas from his native state
of Ohio, spent most of his
adult life in the US Army's
82nd Airborne Division.
David began his military
career rebuilding automatic
and manual transmission,
transfer cases and driveline
components. Before
leaving the Army, he was
the operations director
for a large production facility
which prepared all military
vehicles for air drop.
At Taylor Race Engineering
David manages the inventory
and purchasing function.
With a Bachelors Degree
in Accounting, David is
well suited to the job.
No racing experience to
date, however, with three
extremely active boys at
home, David and Melinda
may have a future racer
in the Tuttle family! David
enjoys watching NHRA events
and rebuilds and customizes
classic Chevy muscle cars.
We are very proud of David's
military service and delighted
to have his leadership in
the important task of inventory
management.
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Keith
Gosnay
- Technician/Intern
Keith
Gosnay grew up in Plano,
Texas and is currently a
pre-engineering student
at Collin County Community
College, with the hope of
participating in the Formula
SAE program at the University
of Texas-Arlington, the
birthplace and multi-time
winner of the student racecar
competition.
Keith has been a fine addition
to our shop, performing
various tasks from preparing
transmissions for service
to actually learning the
procedures of blueprinting
and rebuilding. When Taylor
Race Engineering had a need
for website and catalog
photographs, Keith jumped
in with the camera and computer
and made it happen.
With a WRX Subaru as a rolling
test bed, Keith continues
to learn and hone his mechanical
skills. |
Carl
Correll
- Technician
Carl Correll, a native Californian,
is the latest addition to
the TRE staff. Carl brings
excellent mechanical skills
to the Service Department
and a wealth of racing experience
(and, by the way, he too
was a customer long before
he was a coworker).
Carl was the Lead Mechanic
for the 1989 championship
Ralt American Bosch VW Super
Vee Team and the gearbox
mechanic (we especially
like that gearbox stuff)
with the Budweiser/Truesports
Indycar & Colin Trueman
Indy Lights team. Carl also
specialized in the transmission
side of racing with the
Pennzoil/Jim Hall Indycar
team and Lead Mechanic with
the Scandia/Perry Ellis
IMSA GTP, Randy Owens "Art
Cars".
As a racing service center
owner, Carl fielded an ACRL
S2000 championship team
and was named "mechanic
of the year" in 2000 and
2001. All of this fine experience
really shows up in Carl's
work at Taylor Race Engineering.
In addition to being a very
pleasant guy to have around,
Carl is teaching us all
about the American roots
music of the Mississippi
Delta. Thanks, Carl, for
making the move to the South!
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Craig Taylor