Name: Paul "Scooter" Brothers

Home: Memphis, Tenn.

Profession: Part owner and Director of Engineering, Research and Development, Competition Cams, Inc., Memphis, Tenn.

Accomplishments: • Vietnam-Era Navy Veteran, worked on engines on the flight deck of a carrier. • Raced NHRA Super Stock for several years • Began at Racing Head Service preparing cylinder heads for NHRA Stock and Super Stock engines, 60% of competitors at national meets used RHS heads. • Began the "Mail Order", or "Crate" engine programs, which changed the way engines were marketed. • Moved to Research and Development at Comp Cams, coaching a brilliant team of engineers that have helped take valvetrain development to new heights.

Hobbies: Enjoys anything automotive-related and traveling, especially flying. Has flown privately for 15 years.

Automotive Introduction: Began working with his father at age 10; father was a mechanic at a car dealership, then owned his own repair shop.

First Car Owned: 1950 DeSoto with a Red Ram Hemi

Best Car Owned: 1966 GTO

Dream Cars: To have back his 1966 GTO

Last Car Restored: 1969 Camaro convertible

Automobiles Currently Owned: 1998 Dodge Durango, 1957 Nash Metropolitan, and 1969 Camaro convertible.

Biggest Influence In Life: "My dad, who taught me I could be anything I believed in, as long as I was willing to work for it."

Quote: "Whoever signs the check on the front can do all the talking, and whoever signs the back must do all the listening." -A quote from his father.

Preferred Supplier: Year One