Dave Morin was born and raised in California. He went to school in Santa Clara, CA. His first car was a 1966 Super Sport with a big block motor and a 4-speed tranny. This was the perfect car for a young guy to get into trouble with. He worked on his cars and his friend’s hot rods.

Dave worked in machine shops for 22 years. He owned a highly successful machine shop called Prime Machining. Dave now owns a racecar prep and general street car service shop called Motion Motorsports in Morgan Hill, CA.

Dave is definitely a Chevy guy when it comes to his cars. He has a Chevy 1-ton dually pick-up truck, a 1965 Corvette, a 1996 Corvette Grand Sport and a 1989 Camaro 1LE road race car.

Dave started racing a 1989 Corvette in SCCA Solo II in 1995. He won Rookie of the Year and was hooked on racing. In 1996, he won most improved driver. Dave and Don Campbell competed on the track many times together. In 2002, Dave road raced his Camaro (pictured on this page) in NASA’s CMC finishing 5th in season points. In 2003, Dave road raced the Camaro again, finishing 2nd in season points. Dave continues to love the racing game. He participates in road racing with the ‘89, autocrossing with the ’96, car shows with the ’65, as well as being a valuable crew member for Campbell Racing.