Just about a month ago, when I was over at S&R Performance to shoot Jeff Carlton’s Supra, a gentleman named Colin showed up after hearing I’d be there. He kinda watched what I was doing for a while and as I was about to leave, hinted that he’d love me to shoot his Nismo 350z, and that’s why he swung by the shop. Being the car nut that I am, I had no reservations about spending an extra hour with him, and I love shooting with people who enjoy talking the whole time! It not only makes for better articles, but it also makes the job more fun!
Like myself, Colin is a family man who is into cars, electronics and technology. Unfortunately, Colin is tough to get in touch with via email (probably as BUSY as I am as well), so all the specs of his car aren’t at my finger tips. With that being said, the one thing that stands out from our conversation is his target: +Continue Reading
Kaedyn Ballew was born a little less than a year ago on September 22, 2009. He weighed in at over 8lbs, and looked to be the picture of newborn health. Kaedyn was walking at nine months and trying his hardest to run a few weeks later. Shortly after this, at the age of ten months, Kaedyn’s mother took him to the pediatrician, as Kaedyn’s cheeks were a little swollen. A few diagnosis’ and a few trips to the emergency room later, Kaedyn was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, which is a cancer of the white blood cells. Kaedyn and his family are looking at a likely stay for months at Shand’s where Kaedyn will be able to receive the care he needs. If you would like to keep up with Kaedyn’s fight against Leukemia, or donate, you can follow his blog at kaedynlove.com
Here’s the thing, you may or may not know me, and you might not know Shelsie or Nic Ballew, who are Kaedyn’s parents, but their family needs help right now. I work with Kaedyn’s mother Shelsie, and she is a wonderful person. Unfortunately, in between switching jobs to be able to spend more time at home, Nic had not obtained health insurance coverage yet. They’re going to have huge medical bills to deal with, along with a lowered income due to lost wages, etc.
I know a ton of people are short on money right now, so I don’t expect everyone to be able to help out. If you are able though, please head over to The Klutch Store and purchase one of the shirts. 100% of the profits that come from these shirts will be donated to the Ballew family. Thank you in advance to anyone who donates or purchases a shirt.
The Simply Clean mini meet and video shoot was Simply Amazing. The video and photo shoot was put together as an advertisement spot to show case the upcoming Simply Clean 2 meet in November. After being postponed a week due to stormy weather, it seemed as though the heavens opened up to make for a great evening. Many cars showed up for this quickie meet, making for an great time with a variety of cars. There were Euros and Imports but most importantly, very clean cars. Shout out to Simply Clean and keep your calendars free, Simply Clean 2 goes down November 13, 2010. Head over to I Am Simply Clean to check out the video.
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We all need help sometimes, rather we turn to another car for inspiration or turn to friends for advice. Andrew Rodriguez is honest when he explained he turned to his Wolfcar friends for help. Trading his already new 2010 Meteor Gray A4 and picking up this minty fresh Ibis White 2010 Audi A4, Andrew and the Wolfcar gang took this car off the show room floor and transformed it into this awesome ride before you. Andrew told us when picking out wheels he knew what he wanted but needed to be sure. So turning to a good friend Geoff (Fafa to many) Andrew was able to decide on a proper size and offset for the wheels . Using 20×9 and 20×10 Kranson Forged wheels the Audi achieved it’s aggressive set up. Matching up with a set of Vogtland coil overs the stance was dialed in, but what next? This Audi got a kick in the ass with some help from Mr.Wolff himself. Settling on a stage 2 set up along with AWE exhaust and a water/meth injection system this car has seen 13.7 at the track. A few more exterior touches like an S4 rear end and painting the wheels Audi Sprint blue this A4 stands out among the crowd. Always keeping in fresh Andrew has since parted ways with his blue wheels and is now on the hunt for a new set, along with some other new parts. Automo.to is excited to see whats next from this ride and it’s owner!
- Owner: Andrew Rodriguez
- Car: 2010 Audi A4
- Mods: Eurocode test pipe, AWE exhaust, APR 100 OCT map, water/meth injection, stage 2 upgrade, S4 rear conversion, Kranson Forged wheels 20×9 front et 26, 20×10 et 28 rear, Vogtland coil overs.
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Rivalries have been going on since the dawn of time. My wooden spear is better than yours, my cave is bigger, my pyramid is taller, my castle is invincible, my plane is faster, my car is…lower? OK well its a weird thing to be rivalries over, but hey we’re car guys and its a form of style that one wants to be best at. How I got these two to meet up together at the same location is beyond a miracle in itself. That and they want to put it all to the table and see who truly has the lowest cleanest ride.
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And now, the third and final chapter in The Great American Road Trip.
Photos and Story by Scott Anderson
Part 6: Ever Closer
The New York portion of the drive is fairly short, yet scenic and simple. While in The Empire State, we take another break. Seth takes over driving duty, and life goes on as normal. A few more Red Bulls and a bad sandwich from Burger King keep us going, but the real driving force is knowing that we will be out of the car by tonight. At this point, the car is still riding smooth, although the tire seems to have a slow leak. As a result, we stop every hundred miles or so to put a few PSI into it, but it’s a small price to pay for the freedom of the open road. +Continue Reading
At some point in the past few decades, it seems there has been a shift in dream cars. When I was growing up in the 80′s I drooled over Porsche 911 turbos and their whale tales. I raved about how amazing wedge cars were and how awestruck I was over scissor doors on Lamborghini Countaches. I can’t say I saw any of these in person until early adulthood, but I did regularly attend any classic car show that I could until that point. Because of this, I also fell in love with American muscle. To this day, two of my favorite cars are the Chevelle SS and the 911, but as the 80′s passed, something fascinating happened: Japanese cars began to work their way into the proverbial dream.
I don’t recall if it was before or after the movie ‘The Fast and the Furious’ came out that I first fell in love with the Toyota Supra. At some point in the early 2000′s I drove my first. One of my best friends from up north even owned an 88 Turbo that scared the living hell out of me on and off the track. All I know is, even 16 years after the launch of the now infamous Mark IV Toyota Supra, and damn near a quarter century after the launch of the MKIII, a part of me still lights up like a child whenever I see either of them, or their forefathers.
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Flush is something everyone can do. If you have a car you like and acquire a decent suspension your half way there. Equip your car with some sweet wheels and bam your set! Now keep in mind being hella flush is only half the battle, trying to keep your state as stanced as possible and staying simply clean is a must! So what to do when someone needs some inspiration for their ride? Well luckily there are alot of sites around to help. You check out the homies of Simply Clean out of Central Florida, maybe check out State of Stance from South Florida, or look to where flush started and check out the offset kings known as Hella Flush. Hella Flush has been putting work down in the car scene for a number of years and their tour is notorious for clean cars.
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The weather wasn’t the only thing that was hot this past weekend. Some of Central Florida’s hottest cars came out at the Remix Round-Up to show their stuff. For a show that wasn’t heavily advertised, a tremendous amount of cars showed up. Everything from Euros, Honda’s, Luxury and ass-kicking Supra’s. As the day went on, more and more kept coming and to jam pack the parking lot. As if it couldn’t get any better, they had DJ’s playing the latest hits and free T-shirts, food and REMIX tickets were just some of the awesome giveaways. Even as the show was ending, there was still cars flowing in. Shout out to Reign Clothing, Deep Vision, and Lollicup for hosting the show.
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It is never easy to get out of bed at 5am on a Saturday. I know it sounds crazy, but I do this once a month. At 5 am in Tampa, FL, it is still dark out. Sure, I could turn on a light, but that would wake up my wife and youngest son. In my attempts to be quiet usually stumble over kids’ toys left on my bedroom floor and take a quick shower as quietly as I can, get dressed, and sneak out of my bedroom so she can sleep in. Then, I wake up my 5 year old son with a quiet “Bradley”. He springs up as if it was Christmas morning, and I have to do everything in my power to keep him from waking up the entire house..why? Cars & Coffee.
Just about a month ago, when I was over at S&R Performance to shoot Jeff Carlton’s Supra, a gentleman named Colin showed up after hearing I’d be there. He kinda watched what I was doing for a while and as I was about to leave, hinted that he’d love me to shoot his Nismo 350z, and that’s why he swung by the shop. Being the car nut that I am, I had no reservations about spending an extra hour with him, and I love shooting with people who enjoy talking the whole time! It not only makes for better articles, but it also makes the job more fun!
