Meet the Team | 49th Parallel Racing

Why our team matters

We are not a company pretending to be bigger than we are. We are a small team of students and friends taking on a difficult engineering challenge together. Every sponsor, donated part, professional service, or connection helps us move closer to race day.

Students and Community Working Together Our goal is to represent the people and businesses who help us with professionalism, gratitude, and consistent documentation throughout the build.

Founder / Project Lead

Max

Age 16 · Redwood City, California

Max is from San Bruno and has lived in the Bay Area his whole life. He started 49th Parallel Racing by bringing the team together, organizing the project, and turning the idea of building an endurance race car into a real plan.

As project lead, Max is handling sponsor outreach, overall logistics, team coordination, website development, and long-term planning. He is also responsible for storing the team's 2005 Mustang GT and coordinating the project as it moves through diagnosis, teardown, fabrication, testing, and race preparation.

Logistics / Planning

Xavier

Age 18 · Born in Oakland · University of British Columbia

Xavier was born in Oakland and now attends the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Xavier and Max have been friends since birth, and this project is a culmination of shared dreams over their 16-year and counting friendship.

Xavier is the main logistics powerhouse on the team. He is helping with planning, budgeting, organization, and the practical decisions involved in diagnosing, building, testing, transporting, and eventually racing the Mustang.

Driver / Team Support

Thomas

Age 18 · Born in Denver · University of British Columbia

Thomas was born in Denver and now attends the University of British Columbia in Vancouver with Xavier. He loves cars and brings that same enthusiasm to the team as we work toward building a real endurance race car.

Thomas is planned to be one of the team’s drivers for the 25 Hours of Thunderhill. He will also help support the project through planning, preparation, and documentation as the build progresses.

Mechanical / Build Lead

Adam

Age 16 · Redwood City, California

Adam is from Redwood City and has lived in the Bay Area his whole life. Like the rest of the team, he loves cars and is excited to help turn the project from an idea into a working race car.

Adam will be a major part of the mechanical side of the project. He will help with the build, repairs, problem solving, and race preparation as the team works to make the car safe, reliable, and ready for endurance racing.

Outreach / Business Management

Parker

Age 16 · Portola Valley, California

Parker has lived in the Bay Area his whole life and has a strong interest in business. He brings that interest to the team by helping communicate the project to potential sponsors, local businesses, and members of the community.

Parker supports the outreach and business side of the project. He helps identify potential partners, assist with sponsor communications and follow-ups, and develop relationships with businesses that may be able to support the team through funding, parts, services, or professional guidance.

Our Shared Bond

Our friendship gives the project a real foundation. We know each other, we trust each other, and we are motivated to see the project through together.

Trust

We are working as a real team, not a loose group of names on a website.

Accountability

Because we know each other personally, we are more motivated to follow through.

Shared Work

Each person contributes to planning, building, documenting, and improving the project.

Shared Goal

We all want to make it to Thunderhill with a safe, reliable, well-prepared car.

Support the team behind the build.

Sponsorships, parts, services, and professional guidance all help us move closer to building a safe, reliable endurance race car for the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.

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