THE PARTS YOU NEED FOR THE RIDE OF YOUR DREAMS MIKE KNAUSS PRESENTS

A LITTLE ABOUT ME o GRADUATED FROM CENTREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1995 o COMPLETED A TOOL & DIE JOURNEYMAN APPRENTICESHIP THROUGH GLEN OAKS o FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS IVE WORKED AT BURR OAK TOOL o MARRIED TO MY WIFE, AMANDA, AND HAVE 3 GREAT CHILDREN o IVE HAD A PASSION FOR CARS PRETTY MUCH MY ENTIRE LIFE o DEVELOPED THE IDEA OF HAVING MY OWN BUSINESS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET o CREATED A DBA KNOWN AS THE GEARBOX GARAGE

INDUSTRY RESOURCES o SEMA – SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION o STARTED IN 1963 BY A SMALL GROUP OF PERFORMANCE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS o ENCOURAGES IMPROVED BUSINESS PRACTICES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET o TODAY, SEMA HAS NEARLY 6,400 MEMBERS. o SAN – SEMA ACTION NETWORK o COMPRISED OF A GROUP WITHIN SEMA o LOBBY AGAINST LAW MAKERS WHO TRY TO CREATE UNFAIR REGULATIONS AGAINST THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY o ARMO – AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION MARKET ASSOCIATION o DEDICATED TO MONITORING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT THE INDUSTRY o OFFERS SPECIAL PROJECTS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO ASSIST BUSINESS OWNERS INVOLVED IN THE RESTORATION INDUSTRY o 3 RD ANNUAL NATIONAL COLLECTOR CAR APPRECIATION DAY, JULY 13,2012 o A RESULT OTHE EFFORTS MADE BY SEMA AND ITS COUNCILS, AND WITH HELP FROM THE U.S. SENATE. o HELPS TO PRESERVE OUR NATIONS AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE AND THE MILLIONS OF HOBBYISTS IT SUPPORTS WHILE PROVIDING WELL PAYING, HIGH-SKILLED JOBS NATIONWIDE. o HRIA – HOT ROD INDUSTRY ALLIANCE o FOCUSES ON PROMOTING AWARENESS OF INDUSTRY SPECIFIC ISSUES o DEVELOPES STRATEGIES & PROGRAMS TO ASSIST IN IMPROVING BUSINESS PRACTICES WITHIN THE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY

THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET 2011 SALES REACHED A TOTAL OF $29.99 BILLION, UP 5% FROM 2010 STREET PERFORMANCE BECOMES THE DOMINANT NICHE IN THE MARKET STREET PERFORMANCE SALES LEAD AT $6.48 BILLION ANNUALLY APPEARANCE PRODUCTS DROP, PERFORMANCE, SUSPENSION & HANDLING MAKES STEADY RAISES WITH $10.33 AND $7.73 BILLION IN SALES IN 2011

CREATE A WEB SITE SPECIFIC TO HOT ROD & STREET PERFORMANCE ENTHUSIASTS BUILDING THE BRAND BY SUPPORTING LOCAL EVENTS INTRODUCE OUR OWN PRODUCT LINE o MEET POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS o PROMOTES FAMILIARITY AND BUILDS TRUST o FIRST HAND LOOK AT TRENDS IN THE LOCAL MARKET o PROVIDE CUSTOMERS WITH INFORMATION BETWEEN EVENTS o LINKED TO OUR FACEBOOK FAN PAGE o ADDED POTENTIAL TO REACH CUSTOMERS o PRESENTED THE IDEA TO COLE QUINNEL o WORKING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MANUFACTURE PRODUCTS o PRODUCT TESTING AFTER PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT ACQUIRED A DEALER ACCOUNT WITH MOTORSTATE DISTRIBUTING o 5-TIME WINNER OF THE SEMA W.D. OF THE YEAR AWARD o 75,000 PART #S FROM OVER 560 MANUFACTURERS o PRICE GUIDE PRO OFFERS LIVE INVENTORY AND PRICING o STARTED FROM THE TRUNK OF A CAR THE PROCESS OF BUSINESS CREATION

HOW CAN THIS GENERATE GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY? RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST AREAS OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. o GEORGE LANE - LANE AUTOMOTIVE o STARTED AS A PART-TIME VENTURE IN HIS GARAGE IN 1964 o IN 1971 HE EXPANDED AND STARTED MOTORSTATE DISTRIBUTING, SUPPLYING PARTS WORLD-WIDE o PRESENTLY OPERATES IN A 153,000 SQ. FT. WAREHOUSE WITH OVER 75,000 PART NUMBERS o MIKE YAGER - MID-AMERICA MOTORWORKS o IN 1974, STARTED WITH A $500 LOAN SELLING PARTS AND ACCESSORIES o SOLD FROM THE TRUNK OF A BORROWED CAR o CURRENTLY A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COMPANY

o KYLE & STACY TUCKER – DETROIT SPEED AND ENGINEERING o STARTED IN A 2-CAR GARAGE o KNOWN THROUGH-OUT THE INDUSTRY FOR TOP OF THE LINE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AND HIGH QUALITY CAR BUILDS o HAVE BUILT PROJECT CARS FOR RICK HENDRICK, KYLE BUSCH, DALE EARNHART, JR., TIME ALLEN AND MANY MORE o SUMMIT RACING – STOW, OHIO o STARTED AS A ONE-PERSON, PART-TIME BUSINESS IN 1968 o REVOLUTIONIZED THE MAIL-ORDER INDUSTRY IN THE 1970s o TODAY IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS 3 WAREHOUSES IN OHIO, NEVADA AND GEORGIA

CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANS o CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN ORGANIZING LOCAL EVENTS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS o CURRENTLY UTILIZING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF OUR OWN PRODUCT LINE CALLED G-TR PRECISION COMPONENTS o FINALIZE OUR PROTOTYPE REAR SUSPENSION FOR CHEVY TRUCKS AND MARKET THE PRODUCT THROUGH COLE QUINNELL TO BECOME NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED o WITHIN 5 YEARS, ESTABLISH A PERMANENT COMMERCIAL/RETAIL SPACE. THIS CAN DRAW IN MORE CONSUMERS TO THE AREA AND AID IN THE GROWTH OF LOCAL EVENTS