Mark is a life-long automotive enthusiast. He began autocrossing in 2009 with the GVC Chapter of the BMW CCA in his daily driver, an e46 330Ci. He competed in 3 or 4 events in his first season. The following season Mark doubled that number by continuing to run in GVC events and adding CNY SCCA and Glen SCCA events. The number of events and regions grew from there. Within a couple of years, Mark was averaging over 20 autocross events each season.

Mark is member of the SCCA in both the Central New York and Glen Regions and is also a lifetime member of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the BMW CCA. His goal is to attended at least one autocross each year in every region in Upstate NY. Mark can be seen campaigning his E Street MR2 most frequently in the CNY and Glen Regions of the SCCA.