Team APEX

The APEX Racing team has over 50 years of collective motorsports experience. We support charitable and non-profit organizations such has Big Brothers Big Sisters Northwest and Rolling Hills Community Church with public appearances and trackside events. APEX team members work hard, play hard and bring a wealth of technical talent and personality to the race shop and the track. APEX Racing events are always family-friendly.

Driver and Owner David Fleischman

David has successfully raced throughout the northwest with numerous wins, podium finishes and pole positions in road course, oval track and road racing events. He purchased his first race car in 1993. David and his wife Gwen are community-minded and put their heart and soul into APEX Racing. David is a native of Northwest Oregon and is a truck sales professional for TEC Equipment, Inc. the West's leading heavy-duty truck dealership group.

• Three SCCA Regional Championships
• 2006 SCCA GT-1 Championship
• 56% first-place wins in our current car
• Top-five finisher in over 80% of races
• Wins at Northwest tracks, including Portland International Raceway, Seattle International Raceway, Mission Raceway Park and Evergreen Raceways
• Racing instructor at PIR

Brian Shumate

Brian has three years of professional racing experience in the IRL, NASCAR, CART and Formula-1. Brian comes from a racing background, with his uncle being involved in professional drag racing and his father being an avid racing fan. Brian is currently employed with Cummins Filtration.

Jason Braunberger

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Jason brings more than 12 years of racing experience and knowledge to the APEX team. A graduate of the Oregon State Mechanical Engineering program and a self proclaimed motorhead, he is proud to admit that he has never owned a car with anything less than 8 cylinders. With racing roots stemming from open wheel racing and knowledge built from Club Fords to Formula Atlantic cars he has developed an extensive background that includes specialties in driver training and data acquisition. Most recently he comes from the role of a team engineer for a multi-car Pacific F2000 Pro series team where the concentration was on team management and young driver development with sights set on progression into the IRL and Indy Lights series. Jason and his father have also been co-driving and campaigning an SCCA Solo II C Prepared Camaro with multiple NW National championships and Regional titles over the past 14 years.

Yudie Thio

Yudie's f ather owned a well known auto repair facility, so he took an interest in all things mechanical at a young age. He was an avid motorcyclist in his teens and worked at a Kawasaki dealership during high school. Yudie moved on to the automotive industry two years later, working at a repair shop specializing in drivability/emissions issues as well as computerized diagnostics and eventually received his ASE certification in 7 different categories. He enjoys the all too occasional track day at PIR on his Ducati and would like to someday put his old M3 through its paces and drive it like it was meant to be driven! Yudie owns a business running a fleet of P&D FedEx trucks for the last 9 years.

Francis Reynolds

Francis was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand (Yes, he's a Kiwi) and moved to the States in 2007 with his wife Nikki and two great boys Kaleb (3 ½) and Elliot (1 ½). He has a telecommunications and computer hardware/software background and owns his own business. He is thrilled to be part of our enthusiastic team and has always had a keen interest in racing. He spent several years racing in a motocross/trail bike circuit in New Zealand.

Stan Hackathorn

Stan is a motorcycling and racing fanatic and a wizard with automotive and truck electrical systems. He has worked with Northwest Touring Car racing teams, Superbike teams and Stock car racing teams.

Tony Camosso

From motorcycles to monster trucks, if it has an engine then Tony wants to be involved. A genius with a wrench, Richard Petty was his hero when he was a kid. Tony has always been a racing fan and started racing stadium trucks and off-road more than ten years ago.

Bob Kimball

Bob’s love for racing began at age ten while he hung out in the pits at Laguna Seca watching his parents work as part of the pit crew for a Shelby Cobra. In high school Bob enjoyed racing go-carts, building a dune buggy with his dad and discovering photography. He especially enjoyed photographing racecars and motocross. Now as a 50-something retired marathoner Bob is excited to be the team photographer and returning to his passion for photography and fast cars.

Tim Schnell, Engine Builder

Tim brings 30 years of engine building experience to APEX Racing. A seasoned racer with a winning record, Tim’s engines have finished in the top 5 of 70% of the races they’ve appeared in, including NASCAR Winston West series. APEX Racing is proud to have a Schnell “Bullet” under our hood!