RACING

PAE has been involved with racing for all of its 25 plus years in business. In the mid eighties, Paul successfully campaigned his infamous 1965 coupe in local drag races & autocrosses.

In the early nineties PAE found itself building several of the top road race Mustangs running in the Track Time Driving Schools & helping countless local drag racers. Later in that decade, PAE stepped up involvment with SCCA racing helping several GT2 competitors campaign their Sunbeam Tigers. That effort peaked with a national championship in the GT2 class in 2000 for Tom Patton.

In April of 2001, PAE helped make history when “Project Mondo Stocker” of 5.0 Mustang & Super Ford magazine fame laid down an 8.79 second E.T. @ 156 MPH to become the first magazine sponsored car to bridge the 8 second zone.

In 2002 PAE was making history again, building the “fastest street driven cobra in the world” as described by 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords. The last few years have been a great success, but none greater than 2004.

---> see some of our racing projects


- Fastest NMRA Super Street Outlaw car in the country. -------7.71 @ 193 MPH!! Built completely in-house @ PAE.

In 2004 PAE became involved with the National Auto Sport Association {N.A.S.A}, competing in the American Iron road racing series.

We have had considerable success, with PAE powered, and sponsored cars winning regional championships as follows:

2008-PAE changed the face of AIX forever, bringing forth a never proven rear mount turbo (they said it won't work), he brought home the National Championship. Some minor hurdles had to be overcome such as finding a  transmission that would withstand the significant increase in power. (Broke the old one earlier in the season) A few aerodynamic mods to stabilize the increase in straight line speeds and improved braking..... Stay tuned for news as the 2009 season unfolds.

2007 was a great year in American Iron for PAE, with Paul Faessler, Elliot Fisher, and Mickey Remen, running AIX, and Jason Andrew running AI. Jason Andrew  won his 2nd AI National Championship, and Tom Patton (filling in for an injured Paul) took 3rd in AIX.

In Sept. 2006, NASA held their inaugural National Championship, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. PAE was well represented with Jason Andrew, running AI, and Paul, and Mickey Remen running AIX.

Jason Andrew, dominated the AI class, winning both qualifying races, and led the Championship Race, flag to flag. Congratulations Jason.

*2006- American Iron Extreme, and American Iron Vintage

*2005- American Iron Extreme

* 2004- American Iron, and the EO endurance series

When it was announced that there would not be an AIV class, Paul and his son Brian thrashed for a week to set his 65 mustang up for the AIX class. Although his car was 400 lbs. heavy, he finished 2nd, in both qualifying races, which earned him pole position for the big race. Although a tire problem ended Paul’s race early, it was still quite satisfying to have PAE cars leading the race in both AI classes.