Our Team
Russell Cameron Owner/Designer/Builder
Russell began repairing engines on the family horse ranch in the Black Hills as child. He moved on to motorcycles, muscle cars and then race cars. After moving to Scottsdale, Arizona his senior year of high school, Russell quickly immersed himself with the local car community. He and a friend left for the east coast to begin their racing careers. During his career, Russell worked for Patrick Racing, Galles Racing, Target Chip Ganassi Racing, and PacWest Racing. He began as a race mechanic and worked his way to chief mechanic, team manager, director of race operations, and general manager of PKV Racing. Russell decided to expand his company, Horizon Motorsports, to include custom vehicle design and manufacturing in addition to sales of race car parts. He completed several custom car builds with his son, Cavan. Their current project is a complete transformation of a 1973 Firebird to a race car with Indy Car parts. Russell enjoys passing on his years of experience to his son.
Cavan Cameron Motorsports Engineering
Cavan grew up sitting in race cars while his dad built them. He rode a motorcycle before he learned to ride a bicycle. Cavan’s passion for engines began early. He worked with his father on several custom builds and confirmed he wanted to understand how to make cars go faster. Cavan took PLTW classes, AP Physics and Engineering classes in high school. For his internship senior year, he designed a custom car build with a 1973 Firebird to transform it into a race car. Cavan also improved his welding skills, learned how to build gearboxes, shocks from current racing guys. He received Direct Admit to the IUPUI/Purdue Motorsports Engineering program in Indianapolis. Cavan plans to complete several internships during the next few years. He is currently helping finish the internship car, named IndyBird, on the weekends and will be attending the 2022 SEMA event in Las Vegas.