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Marv Weidner Current Points: 65 Age: 60 Hometown: Austin, TX Occupation: Business Owner: Weidner Inc.; Weidner Barnes; Leaping Tiger Racing

I climbed mountains for 15 years in Colorado and Nepal, and in 2004 decided it was time for a change. I am passionate about racing because it requires us to be fully present, using all of our senses, much like climbing – only safer! After listening to my dreams of racing, my wife Marty, gave me a track weekend as a birthday present in 2004. It became like fire in my veins and quickly progressed to a fully race prepped 2.7 1974 911 in 2006, which I raced in SCCA, NASA and PCA. Early this year (2010), after owning two more Porsche race cars in the interim, I finally decided it really isn’t about the car for me – it’s about racing. It was time to put my energy into racing rather than keeping a car running. Mike McGovern, the Chief Driving Instructor at Bondurant, and I met when I attended one of their Advance Road Racing courses, After helping me set some goals for racing, Mike referred me to Karl Thomson and his Championship team at Compass360. I drove one Continental Tire race and knew I had found the right people to race with. Karl, Zach Lutz, Ryan Eversley and the rest of the Compass360 crew and drivers create a great environment for everyone from Grand Am rookies like me to Series Champions as they were again in 2009. I found the racer’s sweet spot! Zach and his father Bob Lutz, in partnership with Compass360, invited me to drive the #33 JC Concrete Mustang in the Series for the remainder of the season. The quality of the drivers, the competition and Ford’s FR500S Mustangs make this a great Series and a great racing opportunity. . I could not be more excited!

Favorite Track: Road America
Favorite Mustang of All Time: First Mustang I drove – 1964 Fastback

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