I grew up in racing in the ’70s, where the work came before everything else. You built the car, made the setup call, loaded the pickup, and went to the track ready to live with the result.

Everybody has an opinion. Everybody watches what someone else is doing and thinks they need to follow it. I never built race cars that way, and I am not building Gear1 that way.

I have never been one to follow what everyone else is doing. I do not give a shit what people think I should do, either. I do it my way—and if that is too hard for someone to deal with, then Gear1 is not the place for them.

I am a working man’s man. I built my legacy from the ground up: starting in grassroots racing, designing and building chassis in our family business, and learning what it takes to make something work when the answer is not handed to you.

I have always carved my own path. I believe in working harder than the next guy, building the best product possible, standing behind the work, and treating people the way I expect to be treated.

Gear1 Racing is built on those same standards. We have already won races, and every time we go to the track, we go there to contend.

The win does not begin when the green flag drops. It starts at the shop—with the work, the preparation, the chassis, the setup, and decades of experience put into making the right call.

This is Gear1 Racing

— Matt Jackson