Bob
Prigmore
"bp" Crew Chief
bp@ZaxisRacing.com
Bob
assists Dave in keeping the motor in top running condition.
After each run Bob pulls
the valve covers and works with Dave to check valve lash adjustments
as well as overall
condition of the valve train components.
If carb jetting changes are called for, Bob
makes those changes too. Bob also works with Jim to measure the setup
of the boat and
make hardware changes when necessary. Bob is Dave's back up at any race that
Dave is
not able to attend. Bob also assists Jeff in
analyzing the run data as well as being the
chief tow truck driver, getting the boat and driver in and out of the water.
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Dave
Ebbert
DNE Motorsports
DNEbbert@ZaxisRacing.com
Dave
is our motor man. He has worked for
several of the top engine builders in the
Southern California area over the years and
now has started his own engine
building
business in Costa Mesa. He built motors for several championship boats
this last season
including Jerry Hick's "Hot Tub" Unblown Fuel Jet and
Ron Signi's Ski Jet, which both won
NJBA High Points Championships this past
season in their prospective classes. Dave
rebuilt our Schmidt powerplant at mid
season and makes all of the tuning
and
maintenance decisions on the motor and
drive train. His meticulous attention to detail
kept us in the point's chase
round after round.
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Jeff
Bennett
Jeff
Bennett Engineering
JBennett@ZaxisRacing.com
Jeff
is our hardware setup man. He has worked on some of the top drag boat teams in
the racing community, including top fuel hydro, top alcohol hydro, top fuel jet,
blown gas
jet and pro gas jet. Jeff also is a crewmember on the Federal Mogul
top alcohol dragster
Oakwood Homes team that also won the NHRA Championship
again this past year. Jeff
designed and installed the pump intake, as well as
redesigned the keel on the bottom of
the boat. In addition, Jeff analyzes the
data that comes off of the Racepak computer
after every run and decides what
changes in the setup are necessary for subsequent
runs.
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Jim
Lee
Jim
Lee Productions
Jlee@ZaxisRacing.com
Jim
is our team vidographer and DAG (Data Analytical Geek). His primary jobs are to
video
each run we make and also to download the run data from the Racepak
onboard data
acquisition system to the PC in our pit area, so that we can
analyze the data and the
video after each run. Jim also helps Bob take set up
readings and measurements, then
changes the hardware to optimize the boats
performance for the next run.
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Keith
Zellmer
Team
owner and driver
kz@zaxisracing.com
Keith
is also the founder and President of Z-AXIS the main sponsor of the team. Z-AXIS
is a manufacturers representation company located in the Silicon Valley area of
California
(Morgan Hill) that provides equipment and materials to manufacturers
of printed circuit
boards.
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