And they needed it right away. So Kennametal people responded. The machine tools were up and running. The other stuff was worked out in due course. T.J. Nish, who is nominally a machinist at the race team, but who is not only an operator but a programmer and tool buyer.
Kohls calls on plenty of shops in the Indianapolis area.
One thing that strikes him as being different about Target Chip Ganassi Racing is the degree to which the people in the organization actually work together, with Nish, for example, being in sync with what the engineers and designers are doing. Everyone is focused on the cars and are focused on winning. They are also always working quickly. Most of the machining performed in the shop is of small lots. Twenty pieces is a big lot there.