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We are Austin's
premier performance suspension, tire and race
shop. SoulSpeed Performance supports local
autocross, track day and NASA motorsports events
across central Texas and sponsors local
autocross champions Erik Strelnieks and Andy
Hollis.
We specialize
in high performance
alignments, corner balancing, suspension
upgrades, brakes, track preparation, and high
performance tire mounting & balancing. We
can also perform regular maintenance and install
external engine performance parts.
We have the
latest equipment including top of the line
Hunter 811 computerized alignment system,
Longacre scales, and Hunter TC3500 tire mounting
machine made specially for low profile high
performance tire and wheels.
We carry and
can supply
high performance parts from
Ground Control, Whiteline,
Toyo, Falken, TC Kline, Longacre, Axxis, Hawk
Brakes, Cobalt Friction, MOMO, SSR, Kosei, BBS,
Rota, TRD, and many other vendors.
We will be glad
to accept drop shipments of tires from The Tire
Rack for mounting and balancing.
Team
Collin Stith:
Lead Technician
Collin has worked on German cars his entire life
starting with flat fours at his fathers VW shop
in south Texas and is still an avid fan of low
horse power German cars as you can see while he
drives his 8v GTI past you at many regional
track events. Collin became a certified Audi
technician at Roger Beasley Audi where he worked
for 4-1/2 years before wanting to broaden his
knowledge of German vehicles and their fine
engineering. He left Roger Beasley for
BlackForest Werkshop where he got his first
taste of BMW’s. After quickly acclimating
himself to another fine German make he set his
sights for the motorsports or performance
industry. But before a jump into racing Collin
left the BlackForest and moved to Land Rover of
Austin. Land Rover was another beast altogether
and Collin was subjected to another school of
thought in vehicle engineering, British. While
working on hybrids of the Jaguar and Land Rover
makes, Collin began attending track days around
Texas and decided the motorsports industry was
his next step. But, due to lackluster interest
in road racing around Texas, choices were
limited in the Austin area. After toiling with
trucks for a year Collin found SoulSpeed and was
hired by Bill Kim. At SoulSpeed Collin was lead
tech and only member of Bill Kim’s pit crew
until taking on the role of business owner and
mechanic in May 2007.
While working at
SoulSpeed thus far, Collin maintained and helped
develop the SoulSpeed BMW 325is SCCA ITS car which
won every race it entered. SoulSpeed has built
and maintains many local a regional race, auto-x
and track cars and currently sponsors 2 local
Pro Solo Champions, Andy Hollis and Erik
Strelnieks. With the help of Bill as well as
other local racers, Collin has developed his GTI
for local track days and will participate in
NASA TT’s in 2008.
Jasper Benson:
Sales & Servicewriter
Before joining
Collin at SoulSpeed in September of 2007 Jasper
was the service manager for Lotus of Austin. He
brings an extensive customer service background
to the shop and a strong commitment to customer
satisfaction. A lifelong sports car and Nissan
enthusiast, on the weekends Jasper can be found
competing in autocross with the Spokes Sports
Car Club or attending trackdays at one of the
state’s many roadcourses in his 240sx (no, it
doesn’t have a turbo).
Jenson Little:
Technician
The newest
addition
to
the SoulSpeed
team is Tech Jenson Little.
From early on Jenson began following his dream
of a career in
the performance industry.
Along
the way he built a spec Miata
for the
track, boosted
an Integra for
the mountain
roads of Arizona, and a completed
a near 400hp
turbo S2000. He also has had mentionable stints
at Toyota
and Lotus
dealerships and provided the primary care for a
private collector’s
stable of
Ferraris and other
exotics. On top
of his hands-on experience, Jenson also brings
to the
table over 1,550 hours of classroom
training and over 22 automotive
certifications.
His latest
project, a
right-hand drive Integra,
should hit the Texas
road courses this
summer.
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