About Vince DeJong

Owner/Driver Vince DeJong has been building Sand/Off-Road Cars and working with performance vehicles for a number of years. He has been a fabricator since 1980, when he began working with his father at age 14. Vince also has an extensive background in racing.

In 1994 Vince became part of World Sport Racers which produced spec racers that competed all over the United States, as well as Costa Rica.

In 1995, while still with World Sport Racers, Vince joined Corey Witherill Racing, which was an off-road race team. They campaigned a short course off-road race car that ran in the Mickey Thompson Series as well as the Soda Series.

In 1996 Vince joined the Saleen-Allen Racing Team, a Saleen Mustang team that was a joint venture between actor and car enthusiast Tim Allen of the "Home Improvement" sitcom and Steve Saleen. Their races included the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

In 1997, while heavily involved in racing, Vince was offered a position at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, where he applied his skills to the aerospace industry.

1997 was a big year for Vince. His wife Shelley convinced him to go into business for himself. Today, Vince and Shelley make a formidable team...Shelley handles the day-to-day business operations, leaving Vince to utilize his talents to produce amazing performance machines like the Monster Manx.

Vince DeJong is also an accomplished machinist, which is evident in his workmanship. Besides manufacturing many of the Monster Manx components, DeJong Manufacturing also handles machining accounts, producing all types of products...from racing parts to medical tooling devices.