VOLATILE PERFORMANCE - Key Persons

Russell Barber started designing cams in 1997, and eventually started Volatile Camshafts. Ruben Mata had started tuning LS1 cars in 2004, but took a short break from it in 2008 when he moved to Corpus Christi. After receiving numerous requests, he started tuning again and turning some wrenches for customers out of his personal garage. He had known Russ long before, so he used Volatile Cams in both his and his customer's cars. After having great results, he brought up the idea of combining forces and turning Volatile Camshafts into Volatile Performance. This way they could take advantage of a bigger shop and expand their services. All that was missing was a lead technician to perform the work. Russell's long time friend Trey Garces had been working on cars since highschool and was the perfect match for the job. He graduated cum laude in 2009 with an Applied Science Associates in Automotive and had been working at Bay Auto Service since 2008. With the 3 of them sharing the same passion for cars as one another, they started working together to build Trey's car for the Texas Mile. After its successful results in 2012 and experiencing what they could accomplish as a team, they were ready to officially start up Volatile Performance.