Team

		JAY BLAKE position: founder/president/crew chief hometown: Marstons Mills, Mass. years in racing: 25 Jay is the leader of Follow A Dream and the only totally blind crew chief in all of auto racing worldwide. Along with performing a majority of the mechanical work on the race car, he's responsible for the organization's management, operations and community outreach programs. Jay's passion for cars and racing extends to his youth, and he has 15 years of professional experience as a mechanic.
TOM HOWELL position: tuner hometown: Newbury, Mass. years in racing: 30 Tom makes all the tuning calls, analyzes data from every run, and collaborates with Jay on routine service. He tuned Paul Femino’s "Blue Chip" IHRA Funny Car and won a championship with Don Florence Motorsports. Tom also worked with Marc Rowe Race Cars and has served as a crew chief on super modifieds and off-shore racing boats. He runs T. Howell Lettering and holds a degree in graphic arts.
		JIM BLAKE position: V.P., Follow A Dream hometown: Danvers, Mass. years in racing: 28 Jim, Jay's big brother in more ways than one, also serves as vice president and treasurer of Follow A Dream. As a driver, he has multiple Top 10 finishes in the New England Dragway point series, and in 1993 he was awarded the prestigious Sportsman of the Year award by his fellow racers. Jim assists Jay with managing Follow A Dream and is a manager for Eastern Propane & Oil in Danvers, Mass.
ED PARKER position: transport driver hometown: Cataumet, Mass. years in racing: 47 Ed is the one guy on the team who could do anyone else's job – drive the car, build it, tune it, or maintain it. Ed, who first raced in 1963, has campaigned numerous cars, the best known of which is the "Cape Codder" Alcohol Funny Car. Aside from transporting Jay's operation to races and speaking engagements around the country, he services the car from one end to the other on the road.
		CHARLIE MITCHELL position: clutch hometown: somewhere in the woods of New Hampshire years in racing: 33 Charlie is in charge of one of the more crucial parts of any drag race car: the clutch. He brings vast automotive experience to the team, having built transmissions and rear ends for street rods and race cars at his own business, CJM Transmissions. Charlie previously worked with Tom on the Blue Chip Alcohol Funny Car, is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute, and now works as an engineer.
SCOTT "OZZIE" OSBORN position: bottom end hometown: Marstons Mills, Mass. years in racing: 6 Scott is responsible for the unglamorous but enormously important bottom-end work between rounds. He operates Wide Load Engineering, a custom automotive restoration and fabrication company that specializes in repair and research & development. Scott graduated with a degree in Welding Engineering from the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston and signed on with Follow A Dream in 2004.
ALAN HADFIELD position: machinist hometown: Marstons Mills, Mass. years in racing: 20 Alan is a versatile mechanic, which makes him the perfect person to jump in anywhere on the car between rounds. He's competed in numerous regional events as a driver, and, as crew chief for his son’s Jr. Dragster, the "Cape Codder Jr.,” was invited to participate at the Jr. Dragster Nationals.		TERRI DONLON position: office manager hometown: Osterville, Mass. years in racing: 10 Terri brings many years of business experience to Follow A Dream, having worked in the corporate sector for most of her professional career. With a background in business administration/client services, Terri provides the support necessary to keep the organization’s office running smoothly.
MIKE LUPO position: fluids hometown: Chatham, N.Y. years in racing: 20 Mike has been involved in drag racing as an owner/driver of his own cars and as a crewman for Terry McMillen's Amalie Instigator Alcohol Funny Cars. Mike, who fielded his own Super Comp dragster for years at events throughout the northeastern U.S, works on the engine with Ozzie between rounds.		JOE MITCHELL position: crew hometown: Peabody, Mass. years in racing: 8 Joe attended his first drag race with father Charlie in 1991 and has been in racing ever since. He worked with Charlie and Tom on the "Blue Chip" team for several years, learning the fundamentals of an Alcohol Funny Car. Joe is a truck driver and plays in a hockey league during his off-time.
SCOTT SPENCER position: crew hometown: Forestdale, Mass. years in racing: 1 Scott is the newest member of the team, a young auto technician who works just a few doors down from Follow A Dream. After proving himself to be an invaluable help in Jay's race shop, Scott, a recent graduate of the Upper Cape Cod Technical School, is going on the road with the team this year.		RICH FENWICK position: team chef hometown: Thomaston, Conn. years in racing: 15 Rich has been around drag racing forever and campaigned his own Alcohol Funny Cars on both the NHRA and IHRA circuits at major events throughout the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. He also has 10 years of experience in the culinary arts and 20 years in home building and remodeling.