Safety first.

This broke while coming out of the sweeper at ESN. Thanks to NSP for letting me borrow a wheel off their show car. And to Chad for letting me use his extra Momo wheel until I can get a new one.
Note to self: Stop buying cheap shit!

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Crazy Finns Crashing 2

Live by Sisu. Die by Sisu.

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UnF-ck The Gulf

BP’s oil spill has really f–ked up the gulf. Birds, fish, dolphins & sea turtles are f–ked. Whole communities are f–ked. Together we can hold big oil accountable. Together we can unf–k the Gulf.

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In the passenger seat at Ebisu.

Amazing.

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Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE: Part 1

I want those 3 minutes 59 seconds of my life back.

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Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE drops tomorrow

Ken Block’s Gymkhana THREE drops tomorrow. There doesn’t seem to be as much hype around this one. Not sure if thats a good thing or not. I hope he has better luck with the video than he did in WRC Rally Germany this past weekend. …

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Cody Wellons’ S13 For Sale in Atlanta

Cody is looking to sell or trade his S13 hatch and move on to a new project. I’d really like to trade for a 1J/2J swapped SC300 with a manual transmission, although I may be interested in other RWD cars as well (350Z, GS300, etc).

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Rhoad Rash at ESN

The shocks in the Corolla have been fighting a losing battle every since I bought the car. They finally gave out at the Elite Summer Nationals event.

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A less-shitty DIY Home Depot lip option

Most “Home Depot” lips looks terrible. Here’s a better (cheap) alternative.

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Resurrection is a beautiful thing.

For every end, there is a new beginning. The new DMGG2 Hood.

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New England Forest Rally vid

New England Forest Rally Promo

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Elite Summer Nationals this weekend

Yep. Thats where I’ll be this weekend. We are providing them with event insurance so I’ll be there doing the ’safety’ thing, but it should still be fun. If you are in the area, come say h

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I got the last laugh.

Getting the USDM bumper brackets off this damn car have seriously been the vein of my existence but I finally got the last laugh.

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Shotgun on The Dragon

Blevins stopped by this past weekend to help me finalize the D680. Afterward we jumped in his B16 powered CRX and headed to The Dragon.

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Sisu Xbox

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WRC Game launches Oct. 8th

WRC Game launches Oct. 8th and I, for one, CANNOT WAIT.

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Category: Rhoad Trips

Im not here. Please leave a message.

Posted 07 May 2010 in Drift Events, Rhoad Trips

Because Im on my way to Atlanta for the second round on Formula D. See you there!

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Bristol baby!

Posted 26 Mar 2010 in Car Shows/Meets/Racing, Rhoad Trips, Videos

My darling girlfriend, worked her Twitter magic and was able to get her hands on Pit passes for the Bristol races this past weekend.

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Thanksgiving pics

Posted 03 Dec 2009 in Family, Rhoad Trips

A few pics from Thanksgiving weekend. It was also rivalry weekend for SEC and that means Clemson vs. South Carolina. SC actually took Clemson out to, I think, everyone’s surprise.

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Tribute to Muscle rocked my socks.

Posted 06 Nov 2009 in Drift Events, Rhoad Trips

This past weekend Amanda and I made our way to Holy Springs, MS for Traction Optionals “Tribute To Muscle” practice event. We, Drift411, provided the insurance for the event so my roll was to stand in as more of a safety stewart, thus, …

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Dragon slayer! – Preview Vid

Posted 08 Oct 2009 in News, Rhoad Trips, Videos

Its been about 6 years since Ive been to the Tail Of The Dragon. I could kick myself for waiting so long to return. I forgotten just how much fun it can be. Thankfully the fellas at Contour.org help me refresh my memory this past weekend with a two day trip. Its was nothing short …

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The move in picture form.

Posted 13 Sep 2009 in News, Rhoad Trips, driftmechaniks

While I maned the Flip Cam, Chad took a couple of snaps during our move to Knoxville. Here’s a few of them.
I want to thank Andy, Chad, Kathy and Jason again for all their help.

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Flip battle. Loser licks hippo poop.

Posted 10 Sep 2009 in Family, News, Rhoad Trips, Videos

We’re finally moved into the new place but we couldn’t have done it without the help of Andy, Chad, Kathy, and Jason. Thank you guys so much for you help. Unfortunately, my Flip Cam was starting to mess up later in the trip but here’s some clips of what I did get

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Hardhats, camels and house hunting.

Posted 27 Aug 2009 in Family, News, Rhoad Trips, Videos

Quick video of Amanda and I embarking on a mildly entertaining adventure to find a place to live in Knoxville my new job at XS Power.

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He’s so little I just wanna pick him up and put ‘em in my pocket.

Posted 25 Aug 2009 in Family, Rhoad Trips, Videos

Meet and Greet with Kasey Kahne. It wasn’t worth the trip or time. No offense to Kasey. See the full video inside.

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Video Update: Myrtle Beach Vacation

Posted 17 Aug 2009 in Family, Rhoad Trips

Short vacation trip to Myrtle Beach, SC. You know, the state where they sneak off to Argentina to have sex with horses. Yea, thats the one. Anyway, here’s a couple of clips from me and Amanda’s adventures.

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Park Tavern Invasion

Posted 15 Aug 2009 in Rhoad Trips, driftmechaniks

A few pics from Wes’ birthday party at Park Tavern and Door44.
I also took quite a bit of video from the festivities but Im having some issues with the software Im using to render it. So I might post it. I might not. Either way…. pics:

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Charleston Trip – Sunday

Posted 13 Aug 2009 in Rhoad Trips

Looking back at this particular weekend, it amuses me that I spent the majority of my life in this city, but never really went site seeing. Its truly one of the most beautiful cities in the country and without a doubt in SC. Well I changed that during this weekend. Amanda, Joey and his girlfriend …

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Charleston Trip – Saturday

Posted 12 Aug 2009 in Family, Rhoad Trips

This post is REALLY REALLY late. I took this Charleston trip almost a month ago but am just now getting around to posting about it. Sue me. These pics are from Saturday night when I met up with some old high school buddies of mine. I haven’t some of these guys in 8 years! It …

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Ashley’s Birthday

Posted 22 Jul 2009 in Family, Rhoad Trips

Our first stop this past weekend was to my parents’ house. My sister, Ashley, turned 26 so we stopped by for a bit a gave her presents and birthday cards. Its crazy to think my little sister is 26 years old. But even crazier to think I’ll turn 30 next year. EEEK!! This growing up …

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Time to catch up – Friday night of FD Atl weekend

Posted 31 May 2009 in Rhoad Trips

Ive been insanely busy the last couple of weeks. Freelance work has nearly tripled which has left me very little time to keep this site updated. So inlight of that, Im going to streamline some stuff in order to catch up.

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Calm before the storm

Posted 11 May 2009 in News, Rhoad Trips

Back from a long, crazy and incredibly fun weekend. Formula D, Triple Thread II, Cupcaking, and sagging steal coming up. No way I can post it all in one day.

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