Dieter-heinz Kijora

Dieter-Heinz Kijora is an American racing driver with a strong connection to motorsports, stemming from his family's deep involvement in the automotive industry. His grandfather, Heinz Gietz, was a crew chief for the legendary Augie Pabst Racing and later owned Heinz-Gietz Autohaus, a Mercedes-Benz dealership in La Jolla, California. This legacy instilled in Kijora a passion for high-performance vehicles and racing.

Kijora owns HG Motorsports in San Diego, California, where he and his team focus on providing top-tier service, maintenance, performance installations, track preparation, and fabrication for high-performance automobiles, including Porsche. His mission is to transform a driver's passion into high-performance vehicles by striving for excellence. He also worked as Team Principal at HG Trackside, focusing on driver development and program management, and as a Professional Sales Representative at Hoehn Motors, specializing in new and used Porsche vehicles.

Kijora's racing experience includes participation in series such as the GT4 America SprintX, with some podium finishes and fastest laps to his name. He also competed in the OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational (OUSCI). He has a background as a NASA Pro Racing instructor and has attended the Bondurant Advanced Road Racing School and the Derek Daly Performance Driving Academy. He is categorized as a Bronze level driver by the FIA.