Rhine Enterprise

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Red Bull Racing NASCAR driver Brian Vickers and his pit crew perform a full pit stop in the middle of Times Square, New York. 20.6 seconds might not be the fastest pit stop ever, but it will never be beaten in Times Square.

This was a fun event to watch as two military teams compete in a pit crew challange nascar style with two nascar toyota camry changing tires and full of fuel (water) then have to push it across the finish line with boris said starting the event with a air horn and there watching the whole event. The 14th annual Fleet Week Coronado Speed Festival — “The Race at the Base” — is looking forward to a great year. Join thousands of race enthusiasts and fans in this premier motorsports event saluting our nation’s military.

Welcome to Rhine Enterprise

Where can you get vintage stockcar restorations, complete show cars, and static display cars?

Who can custom design and fabricate racing simulators, pit boxes, media carts, tire changing stations, special displays and more?

If these are some of your questions, Rhine Enterprise is your complete answer!

Rhine Enterprise offers everything from turnkey showcars and promotional vehicles to video game pit boxes and race car simulators.

If you can dream it, WE CAN BUILD IT!

We understand the needs of race teams as well as the marketing community. We cater to these needs by offering the best products and customer service in the industry.

Browse through our web site to see examples of our many creations and projects.

In the fast paced, high speed world of racing, when new projects arise or updates are needed, look to Rhine Enterprise to help you stay in front of the field!

Denver shop restores Allison’s former racer

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By Joe Marusak jmarusak@charlotteobserver.com

Posted: Sunday, May. 29, 2011

DENVER Brent Hajek faced a demanding deadline when he got the call to fix up a 1973 Chevelle he owns in time for last week’s Speed Street festivities in uptown Charlotte.

Racing legend Bobby Allison competed in the car four decades ago and planned to drive it again as grand marshal of Thursday’s Speed Street parade.

Hajek, owner of Hajek Motorsports in Ames, Okla., had 90 days to restore the car.

“It was a hunk of junk,” he recalled.

Hajek contacted Don Miller, former president of Penske Racing South, to find the right person to refurbish the Chevelle: Bill Rhine, owner of Rhine Enterprise on Burnwood Trail, off N.C. 16 in Denver.

Rhine calls his nondescript 7,500-square-foot building the best-kept secret in racing.

He and his crew have restored 30 to 40 vintage cars since opening 11 years ago, and they finished the ’73 Chevelle on time.

“It’s perfect,” Hajek said at the shop last week after seeing the restored car for the first time a day earlier. “The guy said he would do it, and he did it.”

Rhine, 34, figures he and his crew, including shop foreman Doug Stebbins, Steve Hoag and Anthony “Junior” Samelwich, put $60,000 worth of labor into the restoration, while owner Hajek provided $40,000 or $50,000 in parts. Shawn Pincola of Pincola Motorsports Paint and Body of Mooresville did the paint work.

“The only problem with your cars,” Allison joked to Rhine, “is they look nicer now than when we raced them.”

The ’73 Chevelle eventually will be displayed at the N.C. Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville, Rhine said.

Rhine lives in Denver with his wife, Tiffany, and their German shepherd, Stu.

He has loved tinkering with cars since he was a boy in South Miami, Fla. He knew then it was what he would do for the rest of his life. He later worked as a mechanic and fabricator for NASCAR teams.

He was driver Ricky Craven’s shop foreman in Concord in 1997 and 1998. He also worked for drivers Randy Porter and Adam Petty. He worked for Petty for 11/2 years, until Petty’s death during a practice run in May 2000 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.

That’s when Rhine went into business for himself. He decided he’d never find another driver to work for like Petty.

“He was like the racers of 30 or 40 years ago,” Rhine said. “He was for real. He was there to go racing. That was so refreshing. That kid drove his ass off every week.”

Rhine also is a private collector of famous race cars and has a half-dozen on display at the Mooresville hall of fame. The one he’ll never sell, he said, is a No. 45 that Adam Petty drove.

Among several other vintage race cars being restored in Rhine’s shop last week was a 1976 Junie Dunleavy Ford Torino that will be driven in the 24 Hours of LeMans Classic in France next year. It’s one of only two NASCAR-type cars to be driven in Le Mans, and its French owner flew in recently to test the car at a local track. The car is a $150,000 restoration, Rhine said.

Two years ago, Rhine Enterprise built a private racing fleet of six 800-horsepower, two-seat NASCAR Car of Tomorrow cars for Texas banker Andy Beal.

Rhine Enterprise also has built and designed street-legal Car of Tomorrow cars for Red Bull Racing and done work for Toyota and for various commercials. It built the chassis dynamometer for an Interstate Batteries commercial, for instance.

Rhine’s company also builds show cars, media carts and custom pit boxes. Its main line of work is custom fabrication, but Rhine’s passion also lies in restoring vintage autos. More of them lie locked in storage, awaiting his special touch.

2003 Andy Petree, Paul Menard Chevrolet

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2003 Andy Petree, Paul Menard Chevrolet Watkins Glen Road Course Car

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This car was purchased directly from Andy Petree Racing, It is a purpose built Road Course car. It was driven by Paul Menard in his Rookie Year at Watkins Glen in 2003. When the car was purchased it was sent to New England where the drive train was installed. The car was never raced in a historic series event, and later bought by Rhine Enterprise where it was repainted, decaled and serviced from end to end. This is one of the few purpose built road course cars left to own. This car has:

6 Piston Brakes
LaJoie Seat
Dual Black HVC Ignition & Coils
790hp SBII Race Engine
Jericho Road Race Transmission with Internal Pump
Nodular Rear Gear with Pump & Cooler
22 gallon fuel cell with correct fillers & overflow
V.D.O. gauges
Rear window defroster & front window wiper with motor.

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1985 Bobby Allison Buick Apollo

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1985 Bobby Allison Buick Apollo was raced in the Daytona Busch Grand National Race and finished second. The car ran the remainder of the 1985 season raced by both Bobby Allison as the #33 car, and Davie Allison as the #95 car. This is one of the very few BGN or ( Nationwise ) series cars left in existence from that era. Bobby liked the restoration so much he signed the top of the duct work. The car was restored to original “as raced” condition, - Willwood Brakes - Bilstein Shocks - Modine Radiator & Oil Coolers - 22 gallon fuel cell - 550hp race engine (as raced in 1985) - nodular rear gear with oil cooler - T-10 Transmission -original seat by Dixie Body Shop.

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2002 Petty Enterprise Sprint PCS Dodge

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2002 Petty Enterprise Sprint PCS Dodge, driven by Kyle Petty The 2002 Sprint PCS Dodge was raced last during the 2002 season as an intermediate , car. This was chassis PE-35 and was purchased directly from Petty Enterprise still with the Sprint PCS decals and race rubber on the car. Scott Bowen at Petty Enterprise helped with tracking down all the parts to restore the car to its original condition. This car was restored by Rhine Enterprise and set up for historic road racing. Upon the cars completed restoration she was placed at Victory Junction Gang Camp and displayed for the kids for 1 year . It is a beautiful restoration and a great historic stock car. The car comes complete with -800hp Dodge race engine -Road Race Transmission -Dual HVC ignition systems -6 piston Brembo brakes -Petty Enterprise carbon fiber floor insulation -Ohlins race shocks -Auto Meter gauges -Carbon Fiber rear view mirror -C&R radiator with internal oil cooler -La Joie seat -22 gallon fuel cell

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