#53 
Mike Eckhaus
Trabuco Canyon, CA

The Car:
Chevrolet Corvette

Displacement:
5.7 Liter 

Horsepower:
Estimated 420 HP

Classification:
PRO-2

Sponsors:
West Coast Corvettes, Frank's Performance Vettes, & my wife

Career Highlights
4 time Detroit Council of Sports Car Clubs Autcross Series Class Champion;
TCC Fastest big bore 1998;
1st overall TCC Buttonwillow 1/98;
1st overall TCC Laguna Seca 5/98;
1st in class PRO Enduro 8/98;
1st in class TCC Las Vegas 10/98;
1st in class NASA 4/99;
1st overall NASA 6/99

Goals:
To compete in a professional race series like World Challenge or Trans Am and to finish in the 24 Hours of Daytona

Mike began his motorsports career in 1984 when a college friend talked him into attending an autocross.  In 1998, after numerous successful years of autocrossing and time trials, he moved up to road racing.  In his first full season of racing, Mike won the Touring Car Club's "Fastest Big Bore" award.  In 1999, Mike is expanding his horizons to include other sanctioning bodies and series, including PRO Racing, NASA, and an appearance in the SCCA World Challenge.  When not competing, Mike volunteers as a high performance driving instructor for various sports car and racing clubs.  Mike wishes to thank his wife for allowing this rather expensive indulgence and also John Best at West Coast Corvettes, who has spent far too many late nights keeping the race car running and competitive.