The Smith family and their passion for race cars, engines and anything related to petrol and diesel, started more than 40 years ago with Johan Smith Snr working from his garage at home. His overwhelming passion and will to succeed made him the founder of the business which is now known as "Smiths AutoEngineering". The business started as a small repair shop, but with an abundance of inspiration and dedication, it erupted into a well established engineering and performance enterprise. Later, Johan Jnr joined the family endeavors, and soon achieved unbeatable status on tracks all over South Africa winning 5 national championships, earning national colors, and establishing an unbeatable force in building the fastest, strongest and most reliable engines in South