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Nick Leverone Owner, President, Data Acquisition & Driver Coach As president and co-founder of Flatout Motorsports, Nick handles the company's strategic and day-to-day operations both in the shop and at the track. Nick has been a nationally competitive autocrosser and roadracer for nearly two decades. His driving resume includes more than a dozen wins in Pro Solo and National Tour autocrosses; too many victories to count in SCCA Regional roadracing; six season points championships in New England and northeastern race series; and more than 20 races in professional series such as SCCA's World Challenge and Grand-Am's KONI Challenge. Nick graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1991 and, during his rare respites from racing, can be found running, bicycling, or skiing.
Andy Bettencourt Owner, Vice-President, Race Car Sales & Rentals Manager
Andy, another co-founder of Flatout, is a 19-year SCCA member with more than 20 Regional and Divisional championships in Solo competition and roadracing, as well as multiple track records. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, he uses his degree in Marketing to create and develop the company's sales, advertising, marketing and partnership programs.
Steve Ulfelder Owner, Secretary, Media & Website Manager
Hugh McHaffie Owner, Driver
Hugh is President of John Hancock Wealth Management, the U.S. division of Toronto-based Manulife Financial Corp. He also oversees John Hancock Investment Management Services and is a member of Manulife Financial's executive committee. Hugh came to Flatout from Skip Barber and has been an Arrive & Drive customer for three years. He and sons Ryan and Craig race regionally in SCCA's SM and SSM classes. In 2008, Hugh placed second in SSM points in the North Atlantic Roadrace Championship series, and he also competes at the National level. Hugh is Flatout's first professional-series Arrive & Drive customer; the company built and supports the Mazda MX-5 he shares with Nick Leverone in the Grand-Am KONI Challenge. Attilio A. Albani Jr. Owner, Driver
Attilio races a 1999 Mazda Miata in SCCA competition and a Porsche 911 in Porsche Club of America events. He is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Trust Partners, LLC. Attilio received his BS cum laude in Finance and his MBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Connecticut.
Randy Bucchino Race Engineer, Crew Member
A key contributor to the team, Randy has advanced training and education in electrical engineering and automotive technology. He also holds a Commercial Driver's License. Randy specializes in custom race-car builds, installation and configuration of data-acquisition systems, and chassis dyno tuning. As a master welder, he's also the key to Flatout's best-in-the-country rollcages.
Forrest Stevens Race Engineer, Crew Member
Forrest earned his BS degree in Business Administration at Nichols College in Dudley, Mass., and also has a Commercial Driver's License. In addition to being tireless and an expert auto technician, his personality and customer-service skills are a key facet of Flatout's family atmosphere during race weekends. When turned loose on the track, Forrest has a habit of running up front and setting lap records.
Theresa Condict Office Manager, Crew Member
Theresa began working at Flatout in January 2009. Her primary job is to keep the shop running smoothly - invoicing customers, maintaining the website, tracking inventory, and more. She's also not afraid to get her hands dirty and can often be found crewing at the track. A veteran autocrosser with the SCCA and BMWCCA, Theresa was the 2008 national champion in the DSPL class. In 2009, she decided to try her hand at roadracing - and raced all season in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup.
Evan Consolazio Race Engineer, Crew Member
Evan's specialties include alignments and corner balancing, race prep, and track support for cars and drivers. He's been building project cars since he was 16, and has extensive experience with Honda builds in particular. Evan has also done some racing himself in autocross events, competing in the Street Modified class. When not at work, he can usually be found biking, hiking, or (most likely) cleaning his car.
Race Engineer, Crew Member
Mike came to Flatout in December 2008 as a specialist in engine, transmission and differential rebuilds. He previously worked for the Skip Barber Racing School in Lakeville, Conn., as a full-time Formula RT, Formula School Car and High Performance Car Technician. Like most of the Flatout crew, Mike has also done some racing himself. He’s competed for the past few years in SCCA Solo Events, driving a 1998 Honda Civic DX Hatchback that he built for the Street Modified class. Mike is also an avid photographer - be sure to check out some of his photos from our races this season!
Justin White Shop Assistant
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