Colin grew up buying and restoring pedal bikes and really enjoyed working with his hands. When his dad took a job in Washington with Boeing, Colin bought a 1940 Ford which was quite a step up from the bicycles. He went to college at Washington State University and preferred to look for car projects instead of studying. Having to haul dead cars all over the place, Colin began looking for better solutions to tie them to the trailer. In 1993, he made the business official and started to sell his products. In 1994, he met Tim Foss of Street Rodder Magazine and took a job working for them in advertising and sales. He spent 5 years there while still doing Mac’s Custom Tie Downs on the side.
In 2003, he moved the business from Washington to Idaho and was done for personal reasons not business benefits. His new facility is 17,000 sqft which houses all their manufacturing machines, assembly equipment, shipping supplies, inventory, and even Colin’s collection of project vehicles. He employs 16 people and have been steadily growing over the years. They make all sorts of products for securing your gear including the Versa-Track systems, ratchet straps, wheel tie downs, tow straps, wheel chalks, and many more!
043: Mark Jager explains the level of effort needed off the track to be a sponsored racer on the track
042: Jimi Day from FM3 Marketing discusses how to get the most out of attending events
041: Todd Earsley from My Shop Assist discusses the importance of working ON your business, not IN your business
040: Kevin Dubois from My Shop Assist discusses the importance of accurately tracking your builds
039: Damian Borroto from Belak Industries says “you’re not gonna win if you don’t play!”
038: Chris Jewell from Competition Clutch gives a no BS interview about mixing business with friendship
037: John Veloso is the founder of K-Tuned, and like most entrepreneurs, he wasn’t handed his success, he had to work for it
036: Brian Gillespie from Hasport Performance on building and maintaining a performance business
035: Nick D’Agostino from Wiseco Pistons is here to discuss pricing strategy and customer value
034: Bottle and Nero Deliwala from Titan Motorsports talk racing, business systems, and lessons learned
032: John Shepherd the legend from Shep Transmissions shares his goals, his daily grind and what it takes to be the man
031: Are the odds stacked against you!? Eric and Marc Kozeluh from Twins Turbo Motorsports tell their rags to - fabricator’s story
030: Jeremy Allen the engine builder at Inline Pro talks about engines, drag racing, and family
029: Autonerdz founder Tom Roberts is a tech guy who’s assembled a top-notch team with top-notch service
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025: David Hsu (Part 1) from Group A Engineering, Skunk2, Kraftwerks, and Grams Performance talks business!
024: Andre Simon and Ben Silcock from HP Academy offer a unique approach to EFI Tuning
023: Dave Arce from Arce Racing Engines offers his experience selling quality services when customers are price driven
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