Bill started out his automotive career by working at a gas station in Cupertino, performing routine services such as oil and lube back in high school. In the ’80s, Bill got into drag racing, starting with a 70 Dodge Challenger, moving into a Dodge Dart and a Nova. Eventually, he took a job working with a crew, traveling the states, driving the big rig to events, racing, ordering parts, wrenching, booking hotels, the works! Bill’s brother worked with the Coast Guard, and Bill was lucky enough to have access to full repair bays, so he and his brother took his first car, a 57 Chevy truck, and rebuilt the engine to get it on the road.