Check it out!
The scenery driving from the Phoenix area to Park City was stunning, different colors, shapes and backdrops covered the land!

We arrive to Park City and rendezvous with our friends and are staying with our friends The Block family, yeah that gentlemen Ken Block and his family were nothing but awesome & their house is an amazing piece of architecture, design and livability with a great sense of function= fashion!
This is a bad cell phone pic of the “mud room”…
Gear, mid century modern furniture and a sweet Siberian Husky, RAD!

Hit the mountain with our other friends who we rendezvoused with Vaughn Gittin Jr. the soon to be Mrs. Gittin, Abby & JacobChills…

Wifeys…

Homies..

Let’s get lifted, the snow wasn’t amazing but it was nice weather, warm, decent blown stuff but all good for a SoCal kid…

Night time was dinner time, hit a place that’s BANGIN!
Wahso on Main St and it ripped!

One of many awesome dishes, pork belly in a Vietnamese bun …

One of many awesome deserts…
Coconut Creme Brulee’

Hit the bars and saw some Banksy hits from last years Sundance attendance…
Plexi’d for security and even framed in the next instance…

A separate night we hit the St Regis via the Funicular...
Fire, fire fire!- Beavis & Butthead

Ken & I…

JR & PJ, 2 peas in a pod!

Sledding with the dogs & fam…
What up dog?!

You can’t see me!

Great time with the fam!

The final night was spent hangin with the whole gang, my family, Blocks, Gittins, Jacob, & the MWRT team Ron, Matt, Mike, good times!
Here’s the living room, pong/dining table, yep that’s function=fashion at it’s finest + Ken WILL smoke you LEFT HANDED at pong!

You canna canna roast them marshmallows!

A crappy cell phone pic, with a not crappy friend and also an amazing piece of artwork in the back HAROSHI’s moose that Ken acquired a while ago, rad right?!?!
Ya like the ‘TIRE SLAYER’ tee? Peep HOONIGAN’S page now to acquire!

The drive home was just as beautiful of course!

Grand Canton rim in the distance…

A great week came to a close as the sunset on the way home!
Thanks to my family & friends, #HomeLife can even be experienced on the road!
Thanks to The Block family, The Gittins, Jacob, Ron, Mike & Matt, you guys and gals all rule!

I want to share with you over the next couple blogs mine, my family & friends holiday joy…

Enjoy only some of the goodness, because to be honest it’s nice to just enjoy & not blog EVERYTHING! due to popular belief I don’t blog everything!

Christmas eve with friends & family… & of course it’s all about the kids!

My wife made a bangin cake!

We had fun!

Christmas Merry we did have from Yoda & PJ…

Thanks HPI Racing for some radical R/C cars both Ready To Run aka RTR Blitz truck and ALSO Vaughn Gittin Jr’s Monster Falken tires Mustang!

Bikes & brews, some of my favorite things, thanks to my inlaws for the l/s & short sleeve Stone Brewing Jerseys...

This was Parker’s gift he got from SANTA, these things are awesome every day for days straight we ride these things, me, my bikes, the neighbors, the R/C cars, everybody they’re AWESOME…
FYI, if you’re asking they’re Landwave products ramps

Look who came through AZ, The HOBO Josh Herron…
Beard Life rocking, back from Chi Town, he’s back!

Rendezvoused in AZ with a lil lady friend of his…

Winter time in AZ is EPIC!
Nice briskness, the lighting, the mellowness, the enjoyment of awesome weather, yeah it’s hot in AZ in the summer but RIGHT NOW!
It’s ON POINT!!!
Lots of walks, bike rides, doing, hanging, loving life, I’m blessed and my son is evidence of that, I LOVE my family!

Andy Yen & I arriving to a wet Kuala Lumpur

About an hour from the airport to the main city of KL, seeing some old school houses…
But no means is this the norm in KL…

Taxi sir..

BTW, I fit and carried on everything I needed from Thurs midday to Monday afternoon in THIS Incipio Weekender bag incl:
2 pairs of pants, 2 pairs of shorts, 7 t-shirts, 5 collared shirts, underwear, socks, toiletries, one pair of shoes, chargers, iPad, headphones, magazines, iPod & that’s for real!
INCIPIO WEEKENDER BAG can be seen HERE

3 days of set up, then qualifying on Saturday and “Game Day” on Sunday…

Ryan Sage, Co-Founder & I swung out to grab some sights and grub…

Prosperity Meal bro…

You are here, I was there…

That’s some nice literal tagging, I like Fixed huh?! Cool!

Then maybe another literal tag, The Freaks…
Sounds like a gang from The Warriors

I love making Ryan laugh, getting birded out!

Drivers Meeting! Pay attention Kiki!

1 too many r’s but still a cool gift from Mervyn Nakamura, he got it in Australia

CMYK in the graphic, rad…

Our nice hotel for the weekend…

The 4th tallest building(s) in the world…
KL Petronas Towers…

BTW our backdrop for this event is pretty rad, don’t ya think?
Merdeka Square

Hey lil buddy!

The Champ, The Technical Director and The Yen!

This dude Koh Kae from Thaialand rips sooo hard, he’s got a great attitude and pushes HARD!

Lil car parade action…

If you know Ryan, you will know how hillarious this pic is! It’s ALL TIME!

The PTT lubricnats team of Thailand is like a Man Band…

I’m not mad at this car, the graphics matching the wheels etc. Not a fan of the red & blues though…

The 2011 FD Asia Champion trophy, good choice of fingers btw

Going at it…

Big time slam…

Winning car of Daigo Saito…

Hello Orido…

Yeah Robbie

The Top 3 for the weekend and the 2011 FD Asia Champion Daigo…

Mister RE Amemiya

Our after party was at a rad bar called EST 1/2 of the place called EST.TATE…

One place is called EST and down the walk a low key door is called TATE…

Walk in & see this

Cool shirt huh…

There he is the nut literally Koh Kae, his family makes snack foods Koh Kae

Tengku Djan “Prince of Drift“, his beautiful wife Shan as they’re expecting a baby next year!

Thanks Marcus Lim for everything, Dai for being you buddy and Jason for your hard work…

Monday had a bit of time so hit China town..

Def NOT the newest Ken Block or DC shoes, yuck!

DEF NOT Chris Forsbergs NOS Energy Drink 350Z take note of the door plate, not “YSOHIARA” either…

MEGA MALL!

Bears!

Liked this sign display…

We arrive to Kuala Lumpur it was pouring, we stay and it’s nice, we lave and it’s pouring, we were blessed with some nice weather for sure!
Peace out KL, til next year!

Hello ARIZONA! HOME!

Check out what I’ve been getting into lately…

Parker & I hit the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Races…

My old homie Robert hooked up the tickets & the hospitality…
Thanks Robert!

Robert offered to Parker & I to ride in the helicopter, oh word?!?!
Parker just wanted to see it, but i went high to check out the bird eye view!

Here’s the birds eye view o fthe Top Fuel boats hitting 240 MPH on the water, nuts right?!?

Will, the pilot & I…

What’s up AZ…

Saturday caught a burger at Zinburger with some homies Marc & Karl…

Fast forward to today, finished my long standing tattoo piece, bout 2 years in the making if I can recall…
Mike Roper finished it off, stoked on it…
Remember this was taken just a few hours after the spotting and stuff was put on…

This is Mike’s studio…

Speaking of more bicycle goodies from my last post of State Bicycles; Today on more door step, my friend hooked up the LOADED Precision products goods, they make primarily some killer mountain bike components & products but my homie Anthony hooked up some parts that are applicable for road cycling, spacers, skewers and chain ring bolt kit even a tee…

+ of course a part that’s good for all souls! a pint glass, CHEERS to Loaded!

Headed to Vegas for the Toyota World Convention, this is Toyota’s convention that happens only every 4 years and has NEVER happened in the U.S. it’s for all super execs and distributors essentially of Toyota to show off the brand past, present & future…
I was asked to MC the Scion drift demo featuring Fredric Aasbo & Ken Gushi…

The desert means civilization…

You can still see some drift scars (rubber) still from Vaughn Gittin Jr & Justin Pawlak from the Monster Energy Cup drift demos we put on…

Crazy fresh setup!

Thanks Steve…

Like a caged beast the race LF-A…

Driven by…
Mr. Toyoda…

Elvis vs. The Norwegian Hammer…

Really love this xB minus the DJ set up…

The FR-S concept, I saw the production FR-S & FT-86 but I CANNOT show you those pics…

Toyota history…

My homie Dave Mirra was in town in Phoenix doing a signing at the local Subaru dealership so had to come by and have him sign Parker’s bike, thanks Dave…

The homies of Venice Beach sent me a care package of goods Rogue Status & DTA thanks fellas…

Really like this tee…

Last but NOT LEAST! Some winter shoes, yet lite!!!!!
Native Shoes hooked up some of their latest shoes and some for the family…
I introduce to you the Jimmy…

a fuzzy lined Rip stop upper and the same Native material base…

Wifey caught a pair of The Howard

Parker & I are hyped on our Fitzsimmons,
Lined, awesome & ready to be worn!

Like father….

Like son….

PJ also caught a pair of The Jeffersons…

KEEP IT LITE!

Whipping around in Joes convertible Aston Martin makes the drive proper like…

1st stop,
Lola Coffee, downtown Phoenix owned by Daniel Wayne…

Legit Latte…

Daniel hooked up a bag of FRESH still warm bag o’ beans, it’s EPIC!
Seriously craving it in the morning, Thanks Daniel!

2nd stop for a crepe..
Jobot Coffee Shop…

Liked this sticker…

Rad piece by El Mac…

Stop #3
Headed to the Phoenix Food Truck spot where all of them park, no pics bummer focused on eating…
Had Short Leash Dogs, Joe and I split the Aiko…

Gotta love the old architecture around PHX…

Stop #4
Next and one of my faves, Pane Bianco…
Yes the same Pizzeria Bianco you’ve heard about…

Great build out, vibe, etc..

Met Chris’ brother Marco who’s the man behind the dough and the baking, GREAT guy!

So the market sandwich of the day was lamb something or other, but it was AWESOME!!!!!!!

Marco hooked up some awesome essentially desert bread with cheese, red onions and a fig jelly, phhew! Bangin!

Stop #5
Ventured next door to LUX for a man drink…

Mixologist went to work and…

voila a My Michelle…

Joe gets down!

What, camo bike tires, NEED!

Stop #6
Hana Japanese…

Yes, that happened, salmon, + some baby thai snapper and cant recall what else, but wow GREAT fish, fresh sooo good!

Cruising the strip on Veteran’s day we saw some peeps leaving the parade, check it…

Then some people that wanna leave the country!

Stop #7
Sun Up Brewery Restaurant

Cheers big ears…

There’s a RED modern furniture spot on Camelback that’s rad, yep RED Modern furniture

Who’s towing who?!?!

Last stop, Gore Design Co./Concrete Cartel/Hard Goods/Good Dude!

He makes EPIC stuff, like the erosion sink! Save your pennies, well worth it!

Fast FORWARD to TODAY, Wednesday Nov 16th,
San Tan Brewing collab between Joe & David of Liberty Market & San Tan Brewing,
12 DAZE…

There’s the 3 dudes that made it happen..
David, Anthony & Joe…

Pork Sandwich using the beer to compliment, yum!!!!

I’ve been attending since 97 or 98 I think, + I even met my wife at SEMA 12 years ago this SEMA!

Flying into Vegas from AZ you get to see the “mega bridge” and also the Hoover Dam where Megatron was held captive, haha

Ford & Ford Racing hired me for the week to MC, announce and heckle attendees to come experience ‘Ford Out Front’ which had the 4 different drivers that are part of the Octane Academy, Gittin Jr., Block, Deegan & Foust…

The 4 piece “man band” called Octane Academy, no musical instruments or singing here just loud pipes and attitude!

Here’s one of the members now, Ken Block a great friend over the years + Matt Tuccillo of MWRT…

Another long time homie over the years Bucky Lasek, my man!

There’s plenty of great SEMA coverage out there I just caught a few here & there…

ICON 4X4 makes sweet sweet cars including this old school Bronco with some modern hits…
LOVE!

Love the colors + the matte color under the hood, nice touch!

Mr. FATLACE and oh soo much more, Mark Arcenal, my birthday brother!

Jake & Andy drifting their imaginary cars into the drift-o-meter….

Here’s Block & Gittin hitting up the Drift-o-meter…

SO here it is,
The Official HOONIGAN Keg Launch Party of the brand…
PARTY dude!
Rented out the Kingpin Suite at The Palms, had a keg party and launched the brand the way a HOONIGAN would, at this point this pictures are evidence rather than coverage!
HOONIGAN facebook for more info!!!!!!

The gift bags all nicely arranged ready to be given out to the only 100 people invited or so…
REMEMBER this pic and see the aftermath!

Welcome to the ‘dorm room’… Your fraternal Hoonigan President Brian Scotto! My brother from another mother!

The latest brand is Hoonigan, where the cars are dangerous, the food is fuel and Ron is the best!

Too many epic people to mention in this party pic…

This would be the last time time beer pong was played on this table!
WRECKED!

Vaughn & Beard Life himself Hertrech aka BG!

Oh Linhbergh!

Matt getting NUTS!

Keg, dudes pole dancing, it got nuts!

Scotto, Josh Barnett & Vaughn Gittin Jr…

Oh it’s on!
Hoonigans know how to party!

Jenny I see your cast in the air, wave it like you just don’t care!

Interview with a Hoonigan vampire & Handsome James approving!

STRIKE!

That’s a WRAP!
Hoonigans, came saw & conquered, it’s OFFICIAL HOONIGAN IS ALIVE!!!!!!!
GET SOME!

HOONIGANS!

The gift bags had a limited edition tee, each numbered and marked with 11.1.11 the official date of launch!

BACK to SEMA!

Got to ride with my friend and VERY experienced pilot Tanner “GoldenChild” Foust I love this dude!

Here’s a video riding shotgun in the 600+ hp lil Ford Fiesta!

This day it was both Deegan & Foust putting on an AWD Fiesta demo, did a lil Gymkhana kind of race set up, impromptu…
Was fun!

Here’s Metal Mulisha General himself Brian Deegan…

See ya buddy, until next time. T. Foust…

Oh yeah cars…

Headed to the hotel, ran into Arcenal again and one of the legends as of recent Nakai-san of RWB infamy!
Now with RWB USA being announced he’s a BUSY MAN!
He’s seriously all time, GSD, DGAF legit!

Thank you HRE Wheels for the pre-party drinks in your suite, nice primer for the nights…

Up & comers, Corey Hosford, Nate Lil Tex Hamilton & Jeff Lane!

Yo is party dude, Kenji of Greddy, muah, Jasper, Yo, forgot her name sorry & ACP…

Tommy Milner & I, what up buddy! Good chat, lets get you sideways sooner than later…

The final day of SEMA…

Friday walking into the show I saw somebody who looked familiar as he was inspecting some paint samples at a booth, yep it was him…
I introduced myself to him and long story short I met, had a lengthy conversation about drifting, cars, North Idaho, design and some other odds & ends including animals throwing poop.

His name is Tinker Hatfield an icon in the shoe world, his impact on the footwear world and even the progression of modern shoes and fashion in general is overwhelming…
People aspire and have even been compelled to say “I want to be Tinker when I grow up”
I’ve admired Tinker from a distance and his work. As I grew up a lover of unique sneakers before it was a REAL cash cow, I admired cross trainers, Agassi’s, Flights, Air Max’s, Bo Jacksons but I admittedly NEVER owned a pair of Jordan’s but many unique Nike’s and have said that the Jordan V’s are my favorite because of the clear sole and lace lock, all the kids in my middle school basketball team had them, yet I didn’t play basketball so didn’t want to front!
Regardless I grew up with Nike’s on my feet and my favorite pair of Nike’s I probably have today are Air ZOOM Havens but in all black! But of course have others on ice…

Long story short I met Tinker Hatfield, nice guy, invited me to the campus and of course I invited he and his associates to attend anything I’m involved with especially a shotgun ride in a Formula DRIFT competition vehicles…
Thanks for your time and convo, it was my pleasure…
So come on Tinker, let’s get you sideways!

Back to the cars…

I’m a sucker for camo…

My man, Sean Smith Designs killed it with this one, he designed it for the Ring Bros…

Here she is RWB X HOONIGAN, EPIC! White yes, matte yes, wide yes, sexy yes, just AWESOME!!!!!!
Congrats on the whip, was seriously many peoples favorite of the show!!!!!!

The proud owner Brian Scotto, psyched on taking her home now…
So much he drove it in the snow, if you havent seen it, he drive it from the Bay Area to Vegas then back home to CA through SNOW!!!!!!

Rad booth…

Monsters Pikes Peak record holding ride in the sick GoPro booth…

Really liking the new Hyundai Veloster, Millen’s RallyCross ride is sick, like the roof scoop…

Ridic and awesome at the same time…

Roland Sands Designs aka Honey Badger doesn’t even give a …

Sick…right?!?!

VERY impressed with 2 companies I’ve worked with and respect, Scion X 686, the pictures don’t do it ANY justice it’s a MUST SEE in person!!!

That’s fabric with zippers wrapping the exterior…

Raw metal I’m a super sucker for then throw the engine in the rear, why not!

That’s a wrap on SEMA 2012, so much good stuff, the industry is alive & well!
Stoked on all the friends, family and fans I have in this world.
It’s very rewarding after all these years a kid from San Diego that grew up street racing has parlayed it into a an actual career…
Thanks to all and to all a “LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!!!!”

Happy birthday to me, great birthday gift!

Here’s the whole kit,
Ill jacket right? 80′s esque, the pants look like jeans but are totally legit snowboard pants…
Then stroll down peep the boots JUDGE BOOT double BOA and then the banger is the Devun Walsh 162 DC board, boom!

Judge boot, camo of course!

Devun Walsh 162 signature board, rad!

Snowdenim…

So stoked, now when to hit the mountains!?!?!

Peep Parker’s kit!

I caught these Woodland boots & PJ rocking the KB’s…

Parker caught a “Get better soon” package from RKR aka Ryan Kado Racing family, so nice of them… rad family!
Thanks RKR from PJ!

Can home some fun with some R/C Cars like this beast from HPI…
1/5th scale off road truck from HPI Racing Baja 5sc
Check the custom body just for Vaughn, rad! I want one!

2nd place overall in the 2011 Formula Drift Championship, Justin Pawlaks telling me whats up…

These guys having some fun in the shadow of Sam Boyd stadium in Vegas…

J. Brad & Nick hanging and drinking Monsters that match Falken colors, convenient huh J Brad…

Vaughn’s set up is pretty legit, custom rig, trusts and wraps etc…

Crazy steady cam set up then a GoPro atop it, haha

Hanging with JacobChills, GAndy and doing burnouts for the heck of it in the Mustang RTR…

This was the finale, both cars and Nick Apex the stunt bike rider on track smoking em out…

After the demo we got to watch the race, Ryan Villopoto put it down, caught the million as I caught a plane home!

The track set up was crazy, kind of whacky to be honest but looked fun!

Whats up…

So now Monday, Parker and I got some time just us to hang and kick it, we had a great day at the Arizona Science Center downtown Phoenix…

One of the 1st motorcycles…

IMAX saw Hubble 3D narrated by Leonardo Dicaprio was really good, made ya feel real small not the screen I’m talking about the images that the Hublle catches…

For lunch we hit, Pizzeria Bianco, some say the best pizza in the country…

Yum…

I LOVE MY SON!
He’s soo funny

What’s up cat..

Victorian style in AZ, Historic building in AZ once owned by the mayor built in 1890′s…

Before I peaced out this past weekend was football for PJ, crab feast with friends then Monday-Wednesday headed to NIdaho!

Parker lookin tough, I know sucks he’s the Chiefs but whatever…

My wife caught & brought these crab home from Seattle area (insert joke here)…
Peep the bangin Dogfish Head Namaste beer, highly recommend, GREAT BEER!

Northern Idaho is seriously UNREAL!
If you’ve NEVER been GO!!!!!!!
Kind of Lake Tahoe mixed with Sedona, with a splash of Mammoth Mountain, just it’s all NIDAHO!
egaS nyaR doin his thing!

Had dinner at our friend Nate’s parents house, awesome organic meal!

Our view for dinner at our friend Nate’s parents house…

While we ate this spider too, check out the video BELOW…

SPIDER BUFFET!

dinner by candlelight…

FULL moon…

Darts, pool and…

Absente..

Deer in the forest outside the sound studio…

Cool idea I thought…

2 days of voiceover, now time to play…

Bike riding around Sand Point, ID, Chabin, Leah, Baby G the dog in the basket and Ryan…

How enticing do those red chairs, look, just hang, drink and watch the sunset!

Rad old sign…

WAIT, Where are we again?!?!

Laughing Dog IPA & coconut shrimp for an app…

RAD!

Sweet sign huh?!

MickDuff’s Brewing Company…
Caught a growler of North Idaho IPA

Super rad, small all beer bar, cans, small place and characters on the stools…

Now for dinner Chabin and Leah made a bangin London Broil and Huck Daiquiris…

Peace out NIdaho, don’t know when I’ll see ya again but glad we met!

Welcome home to ARIZONA and the Cardinals stadium from the sky…