My name is Adam Leigh and I am going to tell you a little about my past, present, and  what I hope will be my future.  I am 29 yrs old and currently reside in Kansas City metro area.  I have always been interested in cars, thanks to my dad and his totally nostalgic '55 Chevy.  I have always loved that car and maybe some day it will be mine.  I can remember the first time I saw a drag race and from that point on I was hooked!  Cars, in general, have always appealed to me.  I have always known that I wanted to go into the automotive industry as a Technician.  I started working at a small service station in Lee's Summit, MO my senior year in high school just to get my feet wet.  Once they got wet, I just kept getting in deeper.

After high school I attended Longview, a local Community College which appeared to have a nice auto tech dept--did it ever!  They had all the latest and greatest equipment, dozens of brand new donated cars from all manufacturers, and some of the greatest teachers that a school could have.  I majored in Automotive Technology.  When I had taken all the auto and required classes at Longview, I transferred to Central Missouri State University, which had an auto dept that was seriously lacking.  I took my senior year at CMSU and graduated with a BS in Automotive Power Technology.  I  also have an advanced level ASE Master Auto Technician certification.  You can see that I really like cars. 

I have been at a couple of different shops and have decided to stick with General Motors Dealerships.  I really enjoy working on GM cars and trucks and have really taken a liking to working heavy line (rebuilding engines and doing jobs that take a day or days to complete.) I have been working on cars for 10 years and 8 of those have been with GM. 

As for my future, I plan to work at the dealership until my drag racing career takes off.  Someday I want to be in a Top Fuel funny car.  Until then, I will continue to race altereds, and hopefully they will keep getting faster.  I would really like to build a Top Alcohol funny car next or maybe a AA fuel altered, but I will probably invest in a house.  I have already spent enough money on this crazy hobby to buy one.