Founded in 2011, Beast Mode Racing consists of passionate and competitive drivers, engineers, and mechanics seeking challenging competition in the world of motorsport. While our members competed in motorsports for years prior to the founding of the team, by pooling our resources, knowledge, and expertise, we were able to compete at a higher level in team motorsports in addition to individual sports. Our passions extend beyond racing into various fields including electronics, information analysis, engineered performance, racing history and theory.
Operating out of a workshop near Durham, NC that we like to call the "Garage Mahal," we perform all of our own work on our cars including maintenance, performance tuning, and fabrication.
Our intent is to continue to grow the team, win races, and to one day compete professionally.
Team Members
Zach Hill
Team Manager
First hooked on motorsports with autocross back in 2007, Zach started participating in track school (HPDE) in 2010, obtained a NASA competition road racing license in 2013 and now competes in Spec E30 sprint racing and ChumpCar endurance racing.With a day job in IT, Zach uses his experience with computer and data systems to oversee much of the team's electronics, communications, data and video acquisition systems.
Aaron DeLong
Chief Engineer
From building and tuning rotary motors to restoring old Jaguars to fabricating race cars from the ground up, Aaron has experience with all sorts of motorized vehicles and specializes in custom fabrication and performance tuning.Moving up through various motorsports including autocross, karting, HPDE, he now competes primarily in ChumpCar endurance racing. When he's not driving, Aaron oversees the build and engineering of the Beast Mode Racing fleet of vehicles.
Miguel Diaz
Crew Chief
No stranger to the garage, Miguel has gained extensive experience working on a variety of cars over the years. Through his career, he has moved up the ranks and is now a dealer technician at a leading high-performance automobile dealer. Using these skills, Miguel oversees the trackside race support for the team.
Miguel also competes in autocross and rallycross, and attends track school (HPDE) and plans to compete in road racing.
Eric Crabtree
Mechanic
Growing up around cars from a young age, Eric was interested in and went to school for a career in the automotive industry. Now a certified dealer tech with over a decade of experience, performing service ranging from routine maintenance on daily drivers to custom fabrications on track prepared vehicles and street rods.
Jeff Greco
Mechanic
With vast experience in many things mechanical, Jeff is a valuable member of the team, contributing his expertise in fabrication and trackside support.
Christian Holder
Mechanic
Growing up, Christian was always intrigued by anything mechanical or electric. This led to a career as a service manager at a locally owned automotive repair facility. With over a decade of experience, he uses his knowledge of cars to strengthen the team.Christian competes in autocross, karting, and provides race support for the team. He plans to attend track school (HPDE) and eventually race in ChumpCar.
Emmon Roth
Photographer
With a deep interest in cars, art, and racing from an early age, Emmon brings both his artistic talents as a photographer as well as mechanical skills to the team.He has worked on several car builds including rebuilding an NB Miata which he plans to autocross and take to HPDE events. Emmon has competed in autocross, has won several karting races, and has raced in the 24 Hours of LeMons series.
