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over a period of 16 years, petitioner developed a good working
rapport with various race teams. Mr. Anderson used his
accumulated knowledge of shock absorbers as a marketing tool to
curry favor with race teams by providing his consulting
services free of charge. The main thrust of Carrera’s business
was the sale of shock absorbers.
Carrera Employees
In the late 1970's Mr. Anderson hired George Gillespie
(Gillespie) to head Carrera’s technical department as its
director of racing. Gillespie worked first as Mr. Anderson’s
consulting assistant and then as Carrera’s primary racing
consultant.
Timothy Whitehead (Whitehead) began working for Carrera
shortly after Gillespie was hired. Whitehead was responsible
for all of Carrera’s administrative functions, including
accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll operations.
Both Whitehead and Gillespie had worked for Carrera for more
than 3 years when Mr. Anderson learned of their plans to leave
Carrera. It was not until after they left Carrera that Mr.
Anderson became aware of the damage Whitehead and Gillespie had
done to his business. In December 1982, while still working
for Carrera, Whitehead and Gillespie conspired to enter into
business for themselves. Using information they acquired while
working for Carrera, Gillespie and Whitehead designed a shock
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