[Dan Bennett]

Agree in full. I'd put Jenkins in there too - believe it or not he was a bit easier to talk to and his explanations were easier to grasp, though more of a "I found this works well" more than applying proven theory.

Jere did a monumental amount of research. On one of my visits, he showed me notebook after notebook of what he'd gathered. Of course he used a dyno, but his main effort was in finding out everything about truly successful engines - whether drag racing, nascar, F1, any type.

From that data he developed his own formulae for what made horsepower. He knew exactly the best way to move air through an engine and thus his prominence in camshafts and exhaust.

He always insisted on things being exactly right and lost quite a few sales because of it. I know of at least 4 or 5 top level racers who backed away when Jere started asking them questions or sent them a form to fill out. A lot of them had no idea about the specifics of their engines he asked about, nor how to find out. He was not the type to pull parts off a shelf because they'd be good enough.