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At the Rev Racing Motorsports Academy at Mustang Ranch, located in the North West area of Indianapolis, participants will develop their abilities and increase their knowledge about the racing industry during our one-week or three-day camps. At the academy, we believe in a hands-on approach that engages participants in real-life racing scenarios on track and business levels.

Our focus is plain and simple. It’s about the future leaders, athletes, educators, business owners, and industry leaders of our communities.

Northwest Area is a predominately African American community in Indianapolis. Most of the population is of working age and has at least a high school diploma. The Marion County Public Health Department reports that 59% of NWA residents ended their education journey either with a high school diploma or did not finish high school at all. 53% of NWA households earn less than $25,000 per year.

The Max Siegel Youth Foundation wants to change this narrative. Max grew up in much the same situation in the same area. As a young boy, he did not have a clear direction as to what he wanted to do with his life. It is because he had mentors and a support system, that he was able to apply himself and see the opportunity for a better life.

That is why the Max Siegel Youth Foundation was established. Max knows first-hand that if you can capture a child’s imagination and attention, you can change the curvature of their life. The Rev Motorsports Academy will allow these children to see something different for themselves. It will provide opportunities to become engineers, NASCAR-certified mechanics, or pit crew personnel.

HISTORY OF MUSTANG RANCH

Tucked near a highway overpass on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. and 30th streets in north Indianapolis, an old man picks up trash by what appears to be a junky car lot scattered with dozens of wrecked, rusting cars.

But for visitors who walk up to the lot’s fence and peer through the chain links, a different picture comes into view. The hulking shells have straight lines darting down the sides of their bodies, clean swoops on their tops and cocky tails.

Each wreck is the skeleton of a classic Mustang, and the man picking up trash is Delonzo Rhyne, owner and operator of the RRR Mustang Ranch. Rhyne, 68, lovingly restores the rusted hulks to their original forms, right down to their sleek leather interiors.“I take the body, and I fully restore it back to its original form,” Rhyne explains. “I don’t change a thing. The body itself remains exactly as it came out of the factory.”

The big change is under the hood. Rhyne uses specially built engines with electronic ignition and other features that pump up the car’s power and speed. When he’s done, it’s not just a Mustang anymore, it’s a Thunder Hawk. Rhyne has made two of his special custom Thunder Hawks so far, and he hopes to finish eight more more before he retires. His shiny, jet-black vehicle comes with gold stripes up the hood and over the back.

“I see a hawk, spread his wings and attacking … when he raises, underneath his feathers are gold,” Rhyne says of his creation.

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