Life in the Fast Lane with Bob Fields of Fields Auto Works
Dublin's own Bob Fields (spouse to Dublin AM member, Ingrid Fields) provided a fascinating presentation on his vision for Fields Auto Works, a local start-up business that designs and builds cars for track driving. Bob explained that Track Day events are becoming increasingly popular for driving enthusiasts. With the direction of autonomous cars and smart roadways, it is expected that more and more track driving hobbyists will emerge. The clientele that Fields serves is the driving enthusiast who wants to hone their driving skills and be able to drive fast but not necessarily have interest in racing. We learned that to convert a street car into a track track ready car is very expensive. Fields' approach is to design the car from the chassis up and provide better vehicles at similar prices to those that are converted to track cars. Many of the components that his company uses are sourced locally.
Bob also talked about the plentiful resources and expertise that are available to him and his associates in the Central Ohio area, from the Transportation Research Center to Ohio State, Battelle, Honda, TrueSports and Rahal. His aim is to get student apprentices and build interest in local vocational schools as well. There were many questions that followed Bob's presentation; clearly our club has quite a few car enthusiasts!
Announcements
Upcoming social activities to mark on your calendar include a Perfect Party on Nov. 10th, Holiday Party on Dec. 7th and Dublin Holiday Tree Lighting on Nov. 29th. Watch for upcoming emails on these events.
Also watch for an upcoming email from Jim Burness about meetings scheduled for the Mission Trip that is planned for early Spring.
The Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix collection continues on Nov. 2nd for the Thanksgiving Food Drive.
World Polio Day raffle continues until Nov. 2nd. Please reference the email from Dwight and contact Dwight or Rich if you want to participate in the $125 Club.
City Barbeque's Columbus Area stores are donating 25% of proceeds on Nov. 5th toward efforts to eradicate Polio. See the email from Dwight with the coupon.