170: Engine Building, Tuning & Training the Next Gen

Tuned In by High Performance Academy

Sep 10, 2026128:13Education

Cars weren’t an obvious career path for Angelina Alcantar. Her family had no automotive background, and her parents hoped she’d pursue something more traditional. But a fascination with taking things apart and understand...

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