Jon Mirachi
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President/Team Manager/Driver Coach
A degree in Automotive Technology, 23 years of race driving experience, and 12 years of business training in an automotive dealership provided an excellent background for race team management. Since founding the team in 1990, Jon’s role has evolved to where his current primary responsibility in the shop is marketing programs, business development and overall management, while his role at the track is that of the team’s driver coach. Nothing gives him more pride than seeing the growth and success of the other staff members and drivers. When not working at racing, Jon enjoys fitness activities and is a certified personal trainer.
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Jim Pattin
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Engineer/Gearbox Specialist
Growing up karting with his family, Jim raced karts successfully for several years which allowed him to learn the fundamentals of vehicle dynamics. He joined Racers Edge at only 18 years of age and since then has studied race car engineering to emerge as a highly skilled and race winning engineer. At the events, Jim also is responsible for the team’s pit stop strategy and during pit stops he is the driver changer. |
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Joe McCarthy
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Mechanic
Joe graduated from the University of Northwestern Ohio with a degree in Motorsports Technology. As a full time member of our staff, he works on the car between races and ensures it’s ready to win when we get to the track. At the track, he’s responsible for trackside maintenance and repairs and during pit stops he goes over the wall and is one of our highly skilled tire changers. |
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Steven Loiacono |
Mechanic
Steven is a graduate of UTI’s Automotive Technology program and is now enrolled at Daytona State College working on his Mechanical Engineering degree. Also a full time member of our staff, he works on both of our team cars between races and ensures they are ready to win when we get to the track. At the track, he’s also responsible for the trackside maintenance and repairs while during pit stops he goes over the wall and is another one of our highly skilled tire changers. |
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Shari Mirachi
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Administration
Shari, schooled in accounting and business, keeps track of all the income and expenses as well as looking after the team’s various other administrative responsibilities. She’s Jon’s wife and has been a valuable member of the team since 1992. Over the years she’s had experience in virtually every aspect of team operations and as such is a valuable resource. When we’re at the track, Shari sets up and maintains the team’s hospitality and keeps all the crew’s equipment organized and ready. She spends her free time involved in fitness activities and is an active member of her local community. |
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In addition to our full time staff, we also have the help and support of the following highly skilled, motivated and dedicated crew members:
Nick Pattin • Max Martin • Mike Wilkinson • Buddy Hendricks • Doug Van Klompenburg •
Dale Johnson • Ken Dehner • Ken Reilly |
