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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Live by Sisu. Die by Sisu.

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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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Tribute to Muscle rocked my socks.

Posted 06 Nov 2009 in Drift Events, Rhoad Trips

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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, the Corolla sat this one out.

Although we had the weekend all planned out and were ready for the trip, work threw a monkey wrench into our plans. SEMA is this week so I had to spend a few extra hours at work Friday night to help get everything ready for the XS Power SEMA booth. By the time I was finished it 10pm Friday night. The TO event was slated to start at 6am the next morning. So we ened up driving all night to get there in time. We finally arrived at Jerry and Michelle’s place at 5am where I was able to catch about 30mins of sleep. It didn’t help much though since I was all doped up on energy drinks and candy. Never the less, it was worth it. The Traction Optional crew made my job very easy and put together a great event at a great venue. As a matter fact, they did so well, the venue owner was extremely impressed by how well organized the event was and how professional everyone was. He ultimately gave them an open invitation to return anytime they wanted. And he would cover them under the venue’s track insurance! With the closing of Memphis Motorsports Park, this is a HUGE relief to the TO drivers and crew. Congrats fellas!

All in all we had a great time. The weather was perfect. The venue was perfect. Everything just flowed. Im really looking forward to going back. Hopefully with the Corolla this time.

Ive included a small gallery of pictures that I took below. But you can catch a whole slew of pics on the TO Forum.

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http://www.chrisrhoad.com/bio/


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