Behind the Zoom: Marcus Shen

This week. we get some superb advice from Marcus Shen, the chief engineer for SpeedSource, Mazda’s factory Prototype team. He tells how he “stumbled across” motorsports and hasn’t looked back since.

As we prepare to celebrate another Fourth of July weekend and commemorate the historic beginning of our great nation, I thought it would be fitting to take a look back at my beginnings in motorsports, as it is often the question I am most asked.

I went into college at the University of Florida with the goal of studying mechanical engineering. Having always been interested in finding out how things worked, it was a natural fit. Once there, I stumbled across the Society of Automotive Engineers while walking through campus one day. The team had their newest Formula car on display and was looking to recruit new members. I was immediately hooked.