Brent Cusick, Part 1: From Family Garages to the Pinnacle of Motorsport

This is the first of a three-part interview with Brent Cusick, a Quality Engineer at Aerodyne Composites and former Honda Performance Development (HPD) colleague of the host. This installment of "The Mechanicians Racing Stories" focuses on the people behind the scenes, away from the drivers. Brent, who previously worked trackside as the parts specialist for Honda's IndyCar program, shares his deep family roots in racing, tracing his involvement from childhood.

He recounts his early journey through RC cars and BMX racing, the latter ending with a serious face injury. His passion for mechanics was cemented through his high school auto shop class, where he excelled as a vocational student. Brent details the start of his own racing career with the Brennan Cusick Motorsports team he put together with his father and mother, beginning with a Street Stock car and progressing to a Spec Truck series. This difficult experience, which included an accident that totaled the truck, forced him to learn to be a "proper mechanic," focusing heavily on chassis setup and suspension geometry—knowledge he would use later in his career.

 

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