Baja 1000 Champion Joe Bacal to Keynote MACS 2012 Convention

Off-road race champion driver Joe Bacal will deliver the Keynote presentation during the Mobile Air Conditioning Society’s (MACS) Worldwide’s 2012 Convention and Trade Show.

The MACS Convention and Trade Show will take place January 18-20, 2012 at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

The Keynote Luncheon sponsored by Delphi Product & Service Solutions is scheduled on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at noon.

Bacal has an impressive resume with over 20 years of vehicle dynamics and test driving experience. He pushes vehicles to their limits at high speeds on pavement or at very low speeds while rock-crawling.

For more than a decade, Joe tested Toyota products at the company’s Technical Center and eventually became their lead off-road specialist. He has also trained in extreme off-road driving with the legendary Ivan Stewart and U.S. Camel Trophy driver Bill Burke.

Being diagnosed in 2007 with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma changed his life and provided the catalyst for Joe to follow his passion and pursue a racing career. He formed his own company, JTGrey Racing in 2009 and began off-road racing by partnering with Lexus and the Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

In his first race Joe surprised the off-road community by winning his class in the 2009 Baja 500. In 2010, Joe won his class in the famous Baja 1000 and secured the Stock Production Full-size class championship after winning 4 of 5 races in the Lexus LX 570.

Joe has been featured in numerous magazines, brochures, and commercials, and has also done some stunt driving for the entertainment industry. He is ready for the next step in his pro driving career and will fight the race courses with the same courage and determination that helped him beat Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

When Your Shop Is Worth Much More Than You Thought

Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.

Case Study: Owner of San Francisco-based Import Service Shop Delighted to Discover Just How Valuable His Business is to Qualified Buyers
I sometimes share case studies of the clients I have been able to assist in my role as an aftermarket business broker and provider of intermediary and advisory services. I do that when I think the story will provide a reader in similar circumstances with new insights or helpful information.
In the case of Cowden Automotive, Inc., I acted in a consulting capacity assisting the owner and his broker in valuing the business, creating a marketing plan, finding a qualified buyer, and arranging financing for the sale.
Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.
Needless to say, delivering that kind of good news to a shop owner is a rewarding experience. Discovering that the sale of his business would result in his retirement nest-egg being substantially larger than he had ever thought was a fitting tribute to someone who had spent his entire working career as a busy automotive service shop owner.

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