Retired on 06/28/2022. 34 years of support to Kartek and the off-road community. It's been a privilege working with you, and now it's an honor helping you celebrate your retirement. Congratulations to you.

Jaime handled a lot of the race teams for Spain, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Mexico. He was in the off-road racing industry more than half of his life. Many years ago he worked for ProAm Racing as a machinist and then became a life long proud member of the Kartek team.

I've been in the off road and automotive industry my entire life. I was born into the industry. My father owned and operated a VW shop from 1972-1990. He built and raced Baja’s, buggies and VW drag cars. I work with and consult international off-road race teams for global races such as the Dakar Rally, Silk Way Rally and the Tatts Finke Desert Race in Australia. My hobbies and interests are my kids and studying American History. I obtained a Bachelor's degree from Cal State San Bernardino in American Studies in 2004.

Over 36 years of working, building, and racing in the off-road industry. I worked for FAT performance for 18 years. Then as a team manager and crew chief for a championship winning team before starting my own race prep shop that ended 2004. As a driver I've been a part of many great teams with wins in all the major off-road race's including the Score International Baja 1000 and 500. Currently I am racing short course in a pro buggy.

Professionally in the off-road industry for 13 years now. I specialize in off-road trucks and UTV's, but I grew up going the the desert and sand dunes. I have worked on or been around off-road racing and sand cars all my life.

Jeff Alvarez aka "Beanie Boy". I have 32 years of experience in the VW industry. I was the manager of a VW shop for 23 years. Which includes engine building. I've been involved with desert racing, helping on several race teams. I pre-run in Barstow, Lucerne Valley, Parker and many other places. I'm bilingual, dedicated to customer service and satisfaction.

One of my duties was to work on electrical issues, which is where I initially learned how to wire race cars and how to fix the types of electrical issues that occur during and after a race. After Scalzo’s, I worked at McKenzie's Performance Products for 11 years where I continued to learn about the off-road industry, while continuing to wire off-road race cars from Class 9 cars to Class 1 cars. I specialize in VW beam race cars, wiring, plumbing, and suspension setups, which I learned about while building my Class 5 Unlimited pre-runner.

Here's a photo of my old Baja. Roll cage was fabricated by Jon at Castle Fabrication. 1962 Class 5 Street Legal Baja Bug prerunner

I come from a desert racing family. I started going to the desert and to races as a young child. I started racing as a co-rider in a stock mini truck in the MDR series when I was 13 years old. I drove my 1st race at 15 and have been hooked ever since. I have an automotive background as well, being a diesel mechanic and a service writer. I was also involved in pit support for desert racing for many years with FAIR and was a board member for a number of years. My main background is Jeeps and desert racing as I ran Jeepspeed in their unlimited class for a few years. I look forward to growing with this sport and working with the amazing people in this sport of Offroad racing.

Originally an Arizona native where I spent most of my life wide open in the desert. Most of my childhood I raced motocross. I always looked up to the offroad world knowing it was where I wanted to be, so when I got my first truck, it all went downhill from there. Currently I'm building a GMC Sierra on the weekends and expanding my knowledge weekdays here at Kartek. I aspire to assist in the Offroad community; whether it's a few lug nuts or a full build, I'm here to get you what you need.