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Name:
David
Schwarz
Nickname: The Professor
Hometown: San Diego, CA.
Birth date: March 2nd, 1963
Occupation:
Owner -
Advanced Cellular Dynamics (a San Diego Biotechnology firm)
Family: Lamia (wife), Robert and Mary Jane (parents),
Suzanne and Larissa (sisters).
Sponsors: Deeds Performance,
San Diego Gear and Axle, and our newest addition,
Snap-On.
Crew Members:
Josh Deeds
(Crew Chief) and Team Pineapple Express (Chuck and Colleen) when
we're in Vegas.
Team Website:
schwarzracing.com
Racing History (series or street): David
began his racing career with the purchase of a 2003 Ford Mach I.
He ran a few bracket races at the historic Carlsbad Raceway
(RIP) before trading in this daily driver for the 1988 Fox body
hatchback that he campaigns today. The hatchback started out as
a 14 second 1/4 mile mule, but with time has slowly evolved to
its present form. The biggest transformation (version 2)
occurred over a two year period spanning from early 2005 to the
end of 2006. During this time, Lamia was kind enough to
surrender the family garage so that David could spend nights and
weekends building a heads-up dedicated car that was campaigned
in Calvert Racing's True Street class during the 2007 season.
The two year build was a true learning experience, as many new
skills - including welding - had to be acquired to complete the
car. Fortunately, David was smart enough to realize that not all
things can be left to a beginner, and he has Josh Deeds to thank
for many of the critical additions including the current 25.5
spec cage, and all things power plant related.
During the
building process, David also attended Frank Hawley's Drag Racing
School in Pomona, California, where he learned how to drive a
sub-10 second car under the tutelage of "Fast" Jack Beckman.
This was the first time he experienced true acceleration, and he
has been hooked ever since.
The 2009
season was the most exciting yet for Schwarz Racing - the team
was in the hunt for the championship up until the very last
race. They will return for the 2010 season and are prepared to
make another run for the championship; but they know that will
be no easy task in what is certain to be a highly competitive
2010 field.
PSCA Class: Mickey Thompson Tire's Wild Street
Car: Purple
1988 Ford Mustang
Best E.T./Speed:
7.83 seconds
/ 180.98 mph
Future plans for car and or race team: To be faster
and quicker than last year - where's the confusion?
Biggest racing rival(s): The slow twitch muscles in
the driver's right thumb - and a whole host of talented Wild
Street drivers.
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