- Are you curious about careers in science?

Hi, I'm Janellyn and with me today is Hannah Maloof.

Hannah, tell me where you are and what you do.

- Hi Janellyn, I'm here at my family's race car shop, Maloof Racing Engines in Los Angeles, California and I build racing engines.

I professionally drive and I also do stunts.

I work on and race mostly muscle cars like the 68 Nova behind me.

I love older classic cars.

It's what I grew up around.

It's what I've always worked on.

There's something more to these cars.

There's a certain smell to them.

There's a certain sound, they're loud.

You can feel them.

- How did you get into a career like this?

- I got into this career through my parents.

(camera clicking) My dad has been building engines his whole life and stunt driving for over 30 years.

And he showed me the trade.

Ever since I was little, I've been by his side, learning everything I could.

- How is STEM involved in engine building?

- There's a lot of STEM involved in building engines.

You order all these parts, hundreds of parts, and then all the detail and calculations that go into assembling it, to making sure everything is perfect.

It's putting all of that together.

And then once you put it on the run stand and you start it and it runs and it breathes, then you take it from that run stand and you've tuned it and you put it in the car.

You take that car and it performs exactly how you want, that's rewarding.

(wheels screeching) - What advice do you have for kids, particularly girls, who are interested in a career like yours?

- My advice is if this is something that they're passionate about, this is something that's in their heart, get a mentor.

Because that's gonna be your best way to success with it.

And then go full force and don't let anybody stop you or tell you that you're not able to do it because you 100% are.

- This pit stop with engine builder, Hannah Maloof, has reached the finish line.

Explore your possibilities.

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