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Researcher of Human Performance • Masters Athlete • Automotive Historian: 

A lifetime exploring excellence across science, sport, engineering, and history.

This site serves as a curated archive of my work, research, athletic pursuits, and historical investigations spanning decades of professional, academic, and competitive experience.

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About:  I am an applied performance psychologist, former pharmaceutical executive, competitive Masters athlete, and historian of significant sports and racing automobiles. My work examines how human performance operates under pressure — whether in athletic competition, scientific environments, or technological innovation.

My career has focused on one central question:

What allows people and systems to perform at their highest level?

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Areas of Work & Study:

  • Performance Science

  • Research, lectures, and writings on stress, adaptation, performance enhancement, and psychology of elite achievement.

  • Athletics

  • Competitive Masters track & field athlete with decades of training, competition, and performance analysis.

  • Automotive History

  • Documentation and research on historically significant automobiles, design evolution, and engineering milestones.

  • Writing & Commentary

  • Articles, essays, and reflections on sport, science, competition, and technological culture.

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Selected Highlights

  • Doctoral work in Applied Psychology

  • International speaker on performance and sport science

  • Long-time competitive international athlete

  • Corporate leadership career in pharmaceuticals

  • Published automotive historian and researcher

  • Race car driver

  • Car collector and Pebble Beach Trophy winner

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Purpose of This Site:  This is not a commercial site. It is a structured record of ideas, achievements, and investigations accumulated across a lifetime of inquiry and experience.  It exists to document, preserve, and share knowledge.

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Explore:  Visitors are invited to explore the archive by topic:

  • Scholarship & Research

  • Athletic Career

  • Automotive Adventures 

  • Writing Archive

  • Personal History

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Guiding Principle:  Excellence is never accidental. It is studied, practiced, engineered, and refined.

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         Guy Dirkin, PhD
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