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Craig is one of Cobra's Senior Managers. He enjoys writing code and managing projects, but in between the lines of code are thoughts of getting behind the wheel of his TIGA Sports 2000. His car was built in England solely for roadracing. Craig's bedtime stories were about racing cars and boats. His family restored many automobiles as he was growing up. Over the past ten years, Craig has had the opportunity to work with some truly incredible racing cars, including a Porsche 962, an Alfa Romeo Formula 1, and most recently, a Ferrari that battled for twenty-four hours in the grueling Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona. Working on the racing teams that prepared and supported these cars allowed Craig to gain knowledge of the operation of a racing team. In 1995, Craig decided that he wanted to drive which meant running his own team. He attended two racing schools -- a Sports Car Club of America school with Reggie Smith, Jr., a close friend and long-time professional driver, and the Skip Barber Racing School held at Road America in Wisconsin. During the schools, Craig purchased his "Sports 2". It was in rough condition. He spent three months preparing it for racing. It paid off, as Craig won his very first club race held at Sebring International Raceway in Florida. He ended up finishing second in points that year. Since then, Craig has focused on his computer career and managed a sucessful two-motorcycle road racing team in 1997 for addtional team management experience. Craig says that he is extremely anxious to compete with his car during the 2002 season. Craig completely refurbished the car during 2001 and raced it several times during the season.
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"The car is much better after the freshening and I'm driving it faster and with more confidence. Going faster comes with seat time. Racing is a very expensive proposition, even at the club level. Preparation and race weekends consume a large amount of time", says Craig. "Similar to a business, racing requires 110% dedication and it is futile to approach it at any level less than 110%. Everyone at Cobra has been very involved with the growth of the company and right now, racing is secondary. Driving under racing conditions is a great, mental 'Club Med' for me. During a race, the driver is focusing and concentrating completely on moving the car around the course at the limit. Using a different part of the brain intensely removes the day-to-day stresses of life. It's a great feeling to get the checkered flag. I'll fit racing in whenever I can amongst my responsibilities at Cobra. Growing the business is paramount."
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