ANDREW
TODAY
In 2012, I moved to the United States and started business outside of the automotive industry. My goal was to build the largest distribution base for Alloy Steel International, producer of high-impact abrasion steel within the mining industry of fixed and mobile plant engineering applications. Mining applications have very similar characteristics in transfer flow of velocity and speed to that of the automotive air flow dynamics. As of 2017, I am involved with many aspects of priority engineering applications to service the mining industry across the globe. I have joined forces with private equity partners while still holding a high reputation in the performance racing industry.
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Still today I am busy consulting individuals throughout the motorsport industry with all facets of engine engineering. I also continue engine development of NASCAR and NHRA racing teams. In addition, I have campaigned a two car NASCAR team in Mooresville, North Carolina. Simply because I will never let go of my passion of high performances engine building, lately I have completed a Ford Motorsport Mustang to compete in automotive exhibitions across the country. Furthermore, I brought the Australian Burnout Series format to the United States, creating the American Burnout Challenge. This is an alternative form of fun in motorsport that provides low-cost competition and is family oriented.
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Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, I now reside in Mooresville, North Carolina. An entrepreneur in engineering and street-smart expertise, I am motivated to any adventurous undertaking. I am a true gear-head with a passion for automotive race engine building and development and continue air-flow research in four stroke engines. Having built some of the world’s most unique power plants that have set records in many forms of motorsport across the globe, my expertise takes center stage when it comes to the engineering of a typical four stroke racing engines.
ANDREW'S HISTORY
It all began in the 80’s with tuning two stroke engines on an old dirt bike, my passion for engine building and increasing engine power. These early experiences led me to open a small engine shop in Perth, Western Australia, to develop racing cylinder heads on four stroke combustion engines.
In the early 90’s I turned to pro-stock drag racing, securing a manufacturing deal with Superflow. I engineered and developed Australia’s number one Chevrolet jet boat engine, winning the world series in Australia. Furthermore, I built competition engines using a 901 engine dyno and a 1020 cfm flow bench at the new facility in Morley, Perth, W.A. I also constructed a permanent built chassis car, the Ford Australian Telstar. This was a front runner the moment it campaigned in the league of drag racing. In addition to building competition engines, I was a driver competing in limited sprint car racing, winning Northwest and Southwest championships on the local circuit. Over time, I built engines and established a drag racing team to campaign in Pro-stock of the Australian Series. I was part of the first Western Australian team to run the seven second pass using small block naturally aspirated power.
The new pro-stock Mustang was among the most competitive cars on the circuit from day one, winning the opening event at Ravenswood International Raceway in 1996. The Mustang was the fastest naturally aspirated small block Ford in Western Australia, qualifying in every round attended and finishing in the top ten ET in the ’97 ANDRA series pro-stock events. This earned Team Kostecki Mobil sponsorship. Team Kostecki added their name to the winning combination of the HSV GTS Commodore that won the ‘98 HSV nationals, and also had the fastest lap times of Sundown and Wanneroo raceway in its class.
I worked with Jim Bell Racing Heads in Texas in the late 80’s. Jim was the head of research and development for many OEM factory race teams. In the mid 90’s, as a guest of Mobil, I visited the engineering division at NASCAR’s Penske Racing in North Carolina, with Rusty Wallace as the driver. Always looking to raise the bar with higher expectations on and off the track, I attended the Roy Hills Pro-Stock Racing School and drove the pro-stock Mustang to record matching numbers in the American series of IHRA. In 2000, I designed the {patent} carb vibration spacer and had many successful engine wins utilizing innovation fuel distribution which was an industry first. In 2002, I took the carb vibrations pacer product to market with Comp Cams, a major United States distributor, and it received second place at the SEMA awards as the Best Innovative Product.
There was high demand for many innovative products for custom built engine blocks. With the full manufacturing departments of Okuma CNC 5 Axis Mills and Laths, Renshaw and Master Cam Technologies the world’s first LS canted valve head producing 25 more horse power of any competition head at the time of development. Capable of manufacturing specialty items for the racing industry, I was the preferred engine machinist for the Ford and Chevrolet teams of the Australian V8 Super Car Series for many components. Furthermore, I engineered and machined cylinder heads for top level tier one teams across the country in all forms of motorsport. While building engines for the Australia Racing Market, my cylinder head development was innovative with port design and air flow for the typical V8 engine.
In the mid 2000’s, I became the preferred engine block machinist in the Elite V8 Super Car category. The Kostecki reputation, among Ford and GM teams, grew as a result of the successful redesign of engine blocks and CNC ported cylinder heads. The top 10 teams were utilizing Kostecki’s engine technology in Ford and GM racing teams across Australia. Kostecki's Innovative Services was also well known in land speed, holding the record for highest MPH in the specific class as well as Australian drag racing field of super stock, pro-stock and pro-mod. I was a national record holder and track champion in Perth, Western Australia, and was always seen either developing cylinder heads or operating the dyno on engines to further service customers’ demands.
In 2002, I set out to build the fastest engine in the world using my own engine block and canted valve cylinder heads. In 2006, I achieved the fastest LS1 with heads and engines developed by my own personal engineering achievements. I also built the highest profile building in the industry -- with CNC machines, in-house engine dynos, and a café -- housed in over 3,000 square meters. Meanwhile, continuing to earn drag racing titles and V8 Super Car wins.
I am an industry leader in drag racing and circle track racing, setting many standards and national records while being sponsored by Statewide Oils and Mobil Australia. Kostecki has become a regular name in the high performance industry, setting the industry standard for innovative designs.
