![]() ![]() “What I have been doing is setting records,” he explained, adding that this is not a norm for most tuners locally. This is no surprise, considering that Doig has taken numerous courses on tuning to hone his craft. “From there I took both my love for mechanics and programming to a new level.” TUNING FOR OTHERSĭoig told Automotives that he is also the tuner for Matthew Lee, who has won multiple Dover championships in 2018, and Lee Vaz, whose rally car has also brought him multiple podium finishes in 2018. “Then I got my Subaru and the fuel and spark was solely controlled by just the computer and the Subaru stock ecu was easy to reprogramme,” he said. Using the knowledge he had gained from observing his dad with the mechanical aspect of things, he was able to apply his own knowledge of programming to modify the vehicle, because in his words, “the computerised section had me stumped”. So when he bought his first car, he said, “I started my own tinkering, but this car was part mechanical and part computerised in how it controlled the fuel and spark.” ![]() “The Escort had no computer everything was mechanical.” “My dad was an accountant, but he liked to tinker with his 1970 Ford Escort,” Doig told Automotives. Similarly, he appreciated mechanics and the process of how a car is programmed to work. His interest has always been piqued by the ability to write and modify computer programs to how we wants them. Naturally, Doig has had a love for programming from his earlier days. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. ![]()
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