Paul has been a member of the SCCA since about 1983.  He has currently competed in well over 250 autocross and rally events -- that's a lot of race weekends!  He has won multiple National Tour, Pro Solo, and divisional events from 1993 to present. and now runs a 2-car rally team.

He began his motorsports career in an Alfa Romeo Spyder and was quickly competing in autocross and ProRally events. He jumped into the co-driver's seat for a blast at the Reno International Rally in the early 80's, but predominately competed in divisional-level rallies driving his trusty Opel Manta.

In 1984, Paul rolled his first car--a prepared Datsun 610 in a street autocross! He didn't roll the Opel until 1987 (and that was twice in the same event!) As the saying goes: "There are only two kinds of rallyists - those who have rolled and those who are going to."  He approached the sport with gusto.

Later Paul became Regional Executive of the Arizona Border Region and sanctioned most of the California Rally Series events such as East of Indio, Rim of the World and High Desert Trails.

By the later 1980's he still campaigned an Opel Ascona, and had switched to a Saab 900 Turbo for his autocross and TSD rallies.  In 1988, Paul moved to Portland, OR and moved his hobbies with him.

The Saab made way for a Honda CRX. He drove the Honda to several divisional Solo II championships and the hillclimb record at the Larison Rock Hillclimb in 1996. That record stood for 5 years. In 1993, his last Opel met an untimely demise with a tree, and Paul took a few years off from the ProRally circuit.. His autocross and road race efforts intensified.   Primitive Racing was formed, carrying its familiar ThunderLizard logo to represent Paul and his team effort.

In 1996, Lee Shadbolt approached him with a plan to go ProRally racing again -- this time in an all-new Subaru Impreza--how could he pass that up? The team finished in third place in the 1997 Championship after a crash in the deserts of Arizona shortened their season. But they came back strong in 1998 and Paul won the Co-Driver National Championship in the Production GT class of the Michelin PRO Rally series!

After co-driving for Lee Shadbolt on the Hairpin Racing team during 1997 and 1998, Paul intensified his involvement in PRO Rally and seeks a place in the World Rally series with his own Subaru Impreza USX.  But first ... autocross racing.

In 1998, Paul won another championship, this time in autocross ... different, but equally challenging. He won the E-Stock National Championship in SCCA Solo II. This came after finishing in the top 3 in his four previous National Championship visits. In 1997, for example, he was a mere 89 thousandths of a second behind first place! Talk about close racing.

His autocross car at the time was a championship-level Toyota Celica GT which had been meticulously prepared by Primitive Racing and included BF Goodrich T/A tires, custom wheel spacers, and a Supertrapp exhaust.

The Primitive Racing Impreza USX was built in late 1998 and took the ProRally series by storm starting with an impressive finish at the 1999 Rim of the World event (6th overall). At the Wild West Rally 6 weeks later, Paul drove to 3rd place overall finishing behind the legendary John Buffum. The USX was improved over the summer and finished 1st at two regional events in Washington. The car suffered mechanical failures at the Prescott Forest Rally in September of 1999 and failed to finish, but the team looked forward for the Primitive Racing logo in the winner's circle in the upcoming season!  Paul also won his second SOLOII National Championship in 1999 driving the E-Stock Toyota Celica. Autocross and rally expert!