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Comptech is a firm that was originally started in Sunnyvale, CA in the late 70's by Doug Petersen and Don Erb. The company moved to a new location in Rancho Cordova, CA in the mid 80's then to El Dorado Hills, CA. The original Comptech closed its doors in Feb 2007. The race engine shop was purchased by a previously existing circle track racing supply company, Penney Racing. Comptech is also known as Comptech Racing.

Comptech started Honda North America's race efforts in mid '80's by preparing the first Honda Race Car in North America (1985 Honda CRX) then moving to Acura Integra Sedans with the launch of the, then new, Acura brand. Comptech then moved to the exotic Acura NSX powered IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) prototype cars, winning three consecutive championships in 1990, 1991 and 1992. In 1992, driving the Comptech powered machines; Parker Johnstone & Doug Peterson claimed all 11 poles in that season in the IMSA Camel Light Series. This then led Comptech to develop the Oldsmobile Aurora and Chevy V-8 engine for the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series in the late '90's through 2002 as well as producing Chevrolet V-8 engines for IMSA. Additionally in 1994 & 1995 a Comptech engine went to victory lane in the 24 Hours of Daytona Race in the World Sportscar Class.

Starting in 1991, Acura reached an agreement with the Comptech Racing to use the V6 motor of the all-new Acura NSX in Comptech's Camel Lights Spice prototype. Acura would go on to take the Lights championship in its initial year, including a class win at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Acura and Comptech would take the Lights championships again in 1992 and 1993, as well as another Daytona class win in 1992 and a class win at the 12 Hours of Sebring for 1993.

During the open engine builder era in IndyCar, Comptech built engines for the following teams:

  • Kelley Racing with drivers Scott Sharp and Mark Dismore
  • Chip Ganassi Racing with drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Bruno Junqueira, Jimmy Vasser, Tony Stewart, Jeff Ward and Kenny Bräck
  • Rahal Letterman Racing with driver Jimmy Vasser
  • Bradley Motorsports with driver Buzz Calkins
  • Walker Racing with driver Sarah Fisher
  • Treadway Racing with drivers Arie Luyendyk, Sam Schmidt, Robby McGehee, Jason Leffler and Rick Treadway

In 2000, a Comptech Oldsmobile Aurora engine won the Indianapolis 500 piloted by Juan Pablo Montoya.

In the late 90’s and 2001 Comptech developed a Honda engine for Real Time Racing for the Speed World Challenge Series. These engines won many races and championships.

In 2002 - 2003 Comptech built engines for a number of Toyota Atlantic series teams.

In 2004 Comptech developed an engine program for Mazda in the SPEED World Challenge Series. With Comptech engines, Mazda’s Factory Race Team, Tri-Point Engineering campaigned multiple cars in the series to win the 2007 Touring Car Championship and the Manufacturers Championship. Comptech Mazda Race Engines has lead the Manufacturer and Driver Championship points many times for the Speed World Challenge Series.

  • 2007 Comptech race engines won a number of Speed World Challenge Series races with Jeff Altenburg and the Tri-Point race team.
  • 2008 Comptech race engines saw more victories in the Speed World Challenge Series and various SCCA events. One such win includes a win for the a Comptech engine was at Miller Motorsports park in Utah.
  • 2009 the Comptech powered Mazda 6 engine of Tri-Point Motorsports would win 3 races. Many other World Challenge Series Mazda’s would sit on the podium throughout the year with Comptech Engines.
  • 2010 actor and race car driver Patrick Dempsey would race the Comptech powered Tri-point Mazda 3 at the Long Beach Grand Prix.
  • 2012 Mazda Factory team Tri-Point would introduce the new Comptech powered Mazda 3 SCCA Time Attack race car. Also in 2012 a number of the Comptech powered Mazda 6 race cars would travel to the Dominican Republic to race in the Dominican Touring Series, winning many races and the championship with Chip Herr in 2014.
  • For years Comptech tuned and certified all Mazda MX5-cup race car engines for Mazda.
  • Comptech has been and continues to build racing engines for ALARA motorsports and Freedom Autosports that race in the IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge Series. This includes a Mazda Comptech powerd MX5 winning the Champtionship in 2015 and in 2016 a win at Lime Rock.
  • Comptech continues to build quality, fast, high powered racing engines for teams all over the world. Comptech’s engines continue to win races throughout the United States and all over the world, too numerous to list.

Comptech's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Frederick W. Penney. Comptech's sister company, Penney Racing Supply was also the sole distributor of Goodyear Short Track tires in the United States until Goodyear discontinued these tires in 2013. Since then, Penney Racing Supply has been the exclusive West Coast wholesale distributor of American racing tires. They are also affiliated with Pacific Challenge Series.

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Patrick Dempsey recently raced in the Long Beach Grand Prix using a Comptech engine.