2007 Driver Line-up

Paul Brown – Covina, CA
Born: July 8, 1969
Occupation: Race Shop Manager/Test Driver
Driver Highlights:
• 2006 First NASA National Race Winner in American Iron Extreme
• AIX Track Record: Mid Ohio Sports Car Course (09/17/06)
• 2005 Monterey Historics Winner in a 1961 Chaparral 1
• 2005 Monterey Historics Group 5 Fastest Lap and Track Record
• 2004 Le Mans Historic 24hrs, 11th in a 1971 Ferrari 512 M
• 44 SCCA Pro World Challenge Races, 24 top 10, 11 top 5 finishes
• Aero Racing USA (Morgan) factory test driver
• Ford Motor Co. Tier 4 test driver
• Track Records at Buttonwillow, Hallet, Mid America Motorplex, Heartland Park Topeka & St. Louis in American Sedan, ITE and Super Unlimited

Paul is a rear-drive, pushrod type. But we like him anyway. Paul and Thawley met years ago during a photo shoot for the cover of 5.0 magazine. Among the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, Paul is a stellar race car builder/fabricator and is wicked-fast in his AIX Mustang. 2007 is his first foray into the world of front-wheel-drive race cars.

Andrie Hartanto – San Francisco, CA
Born: May 22, 1974
Occupation: Civil Engineer
Driver Highlights:
• 2006 National Honda Challenge H1 Champion
• 2006 NorCal region Honda Challenge H1 Champion
• 2006 E2 Class Winner and 6th overall NASA 25 Hour of Thunderhill
• 2005 SoCal region Honda Challenge H1
• 2005 E2 Class Winner and 5th overall NASA 25 Hour of Thunderhill
• H1 Track Record: Mid Ohio Sports Car Course (09/17/06)
• H1 Track Record: Thunderhill Raceway (05/28/06)
• H1 Track Record: Infineon Raceway (02/04/06)
• H1 Track Record: Buttonwillow Raceway #13 (11/12/05)
• 2004 NorCal region Honda Challenge H1 Champion

Andrie has helped Thawley out as much as his busy schedule has permitted during the ’06 season. Andrie focused used his considerable race savvy as both driving coach and substitute crew chief for Thawley last year. He has helped add considerably more speed to the team’s car owner and weakest driver, Thawley.

The NASA spotlight shinned brightly on Hartanto in ’06 at the First Annual NASA Nationals. Andrie put on a near perfect performance and became Honda Challenge’s first ever National Champion in H1. He is so famous now it is amazing he still speaks to us. Just goes to show how much he still cares about the little people.

E. John Thawley III – Santa Ana, CA
Born: October 15, 1963
Occupation: Photographer/motor journalist
• 2006 Finished 2nd in season points SoCal region Honda Challenge H1
• 2006 Bonneville Salt flats G/BFALT record holder 203.009mph in ‘99 Civic
• 2006 Inducted as lifetime member of the Bonneville 200MPH Club
• 2005 Finished 3rd in season points SoCal region Honda Challenge H1

Thawley’s gifts behind the wheel pale in comparison to Paul & Andrie’s. He makes no bones about his lack of natural talent, but his desire become a better racer is never ending. Thawley’s goals in racing are to learn constantly and to develop his original-owner, 300,000 mile 91 Civic into the most successful EF hatch in history.