Bergquist v. MacKay Engines, Inc.

KEEFE, Senior Judge.

The plaintiff, Bob Bergquist, is a self-employed automobile mechanic and parts dealer specializing in four-wheel drive repair. Bergquist’s hobby is mud racing, which involves driving a four-wheel drive vehicle through a specially constructed mud pit. He testified his participation in mud racing has helped advertise his business of selling parts for four-wheel drive vehicles.

In 1990, Bergquist planned to move up to a different class in mud racing. He purchased an engine from Marvin Helling. Helling had purchased the engine from Bob Cullen. Cullen had modified the engine for…