Huri Blau
As a long-time European car enthusiast, Huri has been raised in and worked around the automotive industry his entire life. His earliest childhood memories were spent after school sitting on a stool at the family shop (i.e., Blauparts, Blaufergnugen Inc.). There he'd spend his time watching and observing his father and the technicians as they worked on European cars and interacted with customers. This later grew into a specific passion for Audi as he would watch old Audi VHS video tapes, like the "The Audi Quattro Experience." The engineering and advancements Audi made before other car manufacturers cemented Audi as his car of choice. At a young age, he started working in the family business in various departments, from shipping and fulfillment to warehousing and receiving. However, his true passion was working on the cars themselves. He purchased his first Audi at age 15 with his first project car, starting as a B3 Audi 90 that saw itself slowly transform into a B4 RS2 Sedan.
Soon after getting his license, he began attending the Audi Club driving school safety seminars. Back then, this school was called the Audi Quattro Club. For quite a few years, he advanced in driving competence and safety while enjoying the Audi quattro AWD system. Much of his time was spent at racetracks such as Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, and Grattan Raceway outside Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Through the years, he's expanded his education and understanding as an independent Audi and VW technician. Performing everything from scheduled service and maintenance to basic bolt-on tuning installations. He's also had the privilege of working alongside and developing strategic partnerships with some of the automotive industry's largest OE part manufacturers and suppliers. This has helped him keep pace with the ever-changing automotive product and lubrication industry. His over 20 years of technical experience and knowledge have been put to work in developing our BLAU® Automotive Maintenance Kits and how-to instructional information for our customers. He can usually be found around the shop as someone who still enjoys getting their hands dirty. Whether it's tinkering on a newer car model, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, or diesel trucks.
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