Drew Blankenship is a former Porsche technician with nearly 15 years of experience. Born in North Carolina, the heart of NASCAR country, he grew up building and racing cars before later working for a local import tuning shop, Driven Performance. Fueled by long nights in the garage and some engine-tuning wizardry from the shop’s owner, by his 20s Drew was outrunning sport bikes in a 1992 Honda Civic hatchback with a power-to-weight ratio rivaling a Bugatti Veyron. He continued upgrading and repairing Japanese cars until a chance meeting with a Porsche master technician at Rezoom, a Porsche specialist shop in Tennessee. He was taken under the wing of a veteran Porsche driving instructor and learned everything to know about air-cooled Porsches. Today, he shares his mechanical knowledge on several popular auto websites, including Youcanic and Vehicle History.