The Black Forest was established in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego California in 1975. Owner John Rickard have been working hard to create a state of the art, 10,000 square foot,complete service and repair facility specializing in Porsche and BMW automobiles. We offer a extensive range of repair and performance up-grades from oil changes to 600HP twin turbos.

Owner John Rickard has been a Master Technician for over 30 years.
He has extensive experience racing in PCA, POC, SCCA and Score.

Service Manager Jeff Beckman has been with Black Forest for for 6 years
and is very active in SCCA racing.

Shop Manager Mark Kinninger is a Master Technician with over 20 years experience.
Mark is a specialist in performance engine's building and has been an active PCA member
for the last 10 years. Here Mark is installing a Autothority Twin Turbo Stage 3 kit.