Let us start off by saying that Logan has no idea that we’re posting this page. Logan has been involved in motorsports for more than two decades. When Logan was eight years old he would watch his father at the racetrack with a stop watch to see how fast his dad would go around the track. He was completely infatuated with anything that involved four wheels. I recall his father telling him that if he wanted to race he would need to be acquire funds on his own to do so to teach him the value of a dollar. He diligently worked to make his dream a reality. No matter how slow the process was, he knew he was on the right track. I’ve noticed over the years that Logan has always put everyone before himself. He would constantly ask me if there was anything else he could do to make my life easier. To put this into perspective, when Logan was 19 he put his higher education at the University of Utah on hold for more than two years to help the less fortunate people of Brazil. He sold everything he owned to fund his mission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When he left Brazil, he came back to racing. 
 

He worked diligently and was able to purchase a 2011 Corvette Z06. He would get quicker and quicker. It was amazing to see the progress. Logan competed in a series called Optimas Search for the Ultimate Street car. He did very well. We helped him build some of the aerodynamic parts for the car, after a few events we would see him getting interviewed after race events on MavTV. We were very excited to see his success in something that he had pursued on his own. He drove to all the events, he paid for everything on the car, all the entry fees, and never complained when things didn't go his way. He would just try to determine the best possible solution for the problem at hand. 


Earlier this year he became aware of a very special car that was for sale. The car was previously owned by a member of the series in which he races in. Unfortunately the previous owner had passed away due to cancer in 2016. The car had everything that Logan needed to be more competitive, it was worth the drive to Ohio pick up the car. I remember calling him and seeing how excited he was about the new car. He was so excited to spread the message on cancer awareness and drive the car in memory of the previous owner. 
 
However, when he brought the car home it seemed like anything and everything that could possibly go wrong with the car, went wrong. At the first event, he noticed the car was having a lot of problems. A local shop pulled the motor and found that it had major internal damage. The entire engine and oil system would need to be replaced. Logan bought another engine, rebuilt the dry sump and had everything reinstalled. He went to his next event where he ran good enough to qualify for the national championship event for the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Invitational. This kid just doesn't give up. 


On my birthday this year, my brother decided he wanted to surprise me with a Corvette of my own. I was in utter shock. It was great, but we knew if wanted the car to be more competitive we would need to send it to Logan and his good friend Rich. Logan put a portfolio together for me and gave me pages of different options. He had done all the research before hand so that I wouldn't have to worry about making a possible wrong decision.

 

A month later Logan delivered the car to my house and I was absolutely astounded. I was very impressed. My kids were jumping up and down with excitement. We were all very excited because we would be going to Laguna Seca for a track day to get a better feel for the car. While at the event before making his way to his own car and getting himself situated. Logan was running around the paddock making sure everyone else was taken care of. After a few sessions Logan took my car out to make sure everything was working the way it was suppose to. Everything seemed great. We went back to the paddock where we quickly jumped into his car and drove around the track to see the difference between the two cars. He did one warm up lap, and then took off.

 

On our second lap he turned a 1:30.087 on street tires. It was unbelievable. Which keep in mind is faster than most professional drivers. He then took a few laps to cool the car down. The checker flag was raised as we approached the start finish line. Logan slowed down and we began talking about the different lines.  As we passed the start finish line the car quickly darted to left, as Logan corrected the car to the right, the car suddenly spun 180 degrees and began to slide backwards towards the wall. He turned away from the wall as much as he could until the driver side rear quarter touched the tire wall. When we made contact with the wall it sent the car into the air rolling multiple times before landing and rolling again.

 

After the hard impact we both looked at each other and asked if each other were okay. I called my wife to let her know that everything was fine. After the EMT’s had released us we went back to the paddock. We found that the sway bar end had broken from the car, and was found 100 yards away from the accident. It appears to have to broken the rear tie rod which caused the car to be completely unresponsive to any inputs Logan made. A friend of Logans was on the track behind us at the time of impact. He said he had never witnessed such a strange occurrence. He explained that the driver side wheel turned 90 degrees and the second it did there was simply nothing that could have been done. Simply put, he had a horrific mechanical failure.

 

So, here we have a young man that has done countless things for other people, but at this moment needs our help. We have gone through the car and estimated the damage to the car to be in excess of $75,000 dollars. We want to help him pursue his dream. My goal is to raise enough capital to surprise him and help rebuild the car and make it better than ever and get to the final event in Las Vegas. His car is supposed to be on display at SEMA in early November. After being showcased at the international SEMA show, Logan will be competing in the final winner take all race event against 100 other drivers.