Since 1975 Jerry Wright Mazda History - Employment & Experience * Click on any picture for a larger view 1970-1978 Service manager at one of Mazda's first dealerships in Auburn Washington. 1970 Started rebuilding rotary engines. Steve Roberts and John Nagel each bought an RX-2 that year having Jerry Wright prepare there rally engines. 1971 1st Porting to a 12A Rotary Helped local rallies with engine work 1972-1975 Jerry Wright joins Ed Parks in racing a RX-2 in local club racing. Jerry Wright and Ed Parks winning in the ICSCC with a RX-2 1972 Racer's get race parts from Jerry Wright. 1976-1978 Ran RX-3 in IMSA and Trans AM 12A peripheral port 1977 Bought 1st peripheral port racing engine from Mazda through Curtis-Wright Mazda race parts were hard to find but racers found parts through Jerry Wright. Since Mazda could not sell race engines in the US Curtiss-Wright was the only source. 1978 Left dealership to open JLC Inc, JLC Racing, Jerry's Little Car Shop and Mazdas Only Homolagation paper work was sent into F.I.A. 1979 Crew chief for a factory 2nd car RX-7 GTU American team. 1980-1992 Performed racing engine service for many race teams using 12 & 13B peripheral port engines. Teams included Mazda Competition Department, BF Goodrich, Brad Frisselle, Z & W Motor Sports, Pierre Honegger and David Loring, Allen Moffet (AM), Vance Swift (CA), Toivo Heinonen (CA), Erie Scientific, Frank Jellinek, John Grooms 1980-1983 Campaigned and raced one of the factory RX-7's in both GTU and Trans AM divisions IMSA races drivers included Ed Parks, Roger Mandeville, Stu Fisher, Amos Johnson, Allen Moffet, and Jeff Kline. Assistant crew chief for Mazda factor RX-7 GTO team 1990 Jerry builds the two-rotor 13B engine for the winning car of the 24 Hours of Daytona. 1972-2003 & Current Rally car support and engine service for local racer's Steve Roberts, John Nagel, John Christensen, Joel Wright, Tim Patterson , Dave Hintz, Gretchen and Jerry Everett, Jim Varchek and Ed Lakous. More pictures from Dave Hintz - Click Here Rotary Engines 10A 12A * Click on any picture for a larger view 13B 3 Rotor 4 Rotor 1517 South Central Avenue - Kent, Washington 98032 (In Totem Industrial Park) Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Email: info@jerryslittlecarshop.com About Us | Vehicles We Service | Location | History | For Sale | Photos | Links | Home © JLC, Inc., Jerry's Little Car Shop also d.b.a. Mazdas Only and JLC Racing