INCIPIO has been a great partner/supporter of mine over the past 2 years, the owner of INCIPIO Andy is a GREAT dude that is nothing but giving, successful, a fellow father, husband and I’m fortunate to call him a friend.

Andy said come on out, check it out, hang & party, what do you think I did, well proof is in the blog!

You’ll freak when you see it…. Check out that snake skin get up!

Incipio booth was running game! Always packed, great young, fun loving staff, good looking people & DUH great looking product!

A gang of tablet cases… Find them all here, Kindle Fire, iPADS, ETC...

New case designs for the 2012 season including the new Offgrid design on the right (offGrid is the battery back up case), a case that’s dual density in the middle and has shock absorption attributes, more pics later!
Seriously Incipio is nailing it!

Incipio bag collection is growing as we speak, Weekender, Expat backpack, Utility messenger, sleeves & more…

Loving this selvage denim Macbook sleeve, sick right!

More offGRID options coming at ya, backup batteries etc…

Some hardware for your iPieces…iPad stands, aluminum bumpers

Collab cases…
Dungeons & Dragons, yep you multi sided die owners get hyped!
Magic the Gathering, yep!
Monopoly, don’t pass go!
Alpinestars, SEND IT!
Gunnar, digital performance…

Can you hear me? Incipio expanding the headphone line, from the f38 to the f40 and the lil FRS’ ear buds…

Whats up ya tool… carrying man, you! Stanley = durable and so does this collaboration for your device!

Incipio won, not 1 but 3 Best of Show from iLounge.com See the reviews here
For the offGRID Pro, Resistance iPhone4 case & the Bentley iPad case…

Kind of like a Wonka’s tech factory versus candy!

Now some randomness…
Yep that’s one motorized wheel…

Fitty…

The 2013 Ford Fusion Energi…
See more HERE…

Just a few TV’s around this place…

Dog walks into a bar, bartender asks “Why such the long face?”

Saw this window in person, pretty rad!
Here’s a good video of seeing the window in action…

Chill out buddy, 3D personal viewers…

This is what Formula Drift media pits need to look like, staggered, but we got gnarlier lenses!

Audi’s booths are always just straight SICK!

Check out Audi’s Urban Concept… MORE HERE from Automobile magazine
love the gloss white with the satin anodized red, small carbon hits, solid!

Love the carob fanned wheels…

Pic does NOT do it justice at all, BUT you would go blind working in that booth all day!

The Ford EvoS Concept is rad, Delorean doors, yeah x4!

So here’s the Incipio Resistance case, essentially the first ever ‘suspension’ case, utilizing multiple materials to create an active suspension if dropped… Yeah you butterfingers, techno geek, this case is for you…
This is a prototype version hence the raw material look to it…
Rad right!

OK Party Time!
Tyler looking FRESH TO DEATH!
Incipio X Playboy Club at The Palms for the party…

Myself, my friend/owner of Incipio, Andy and new friend Erik of TAVIK…‘

Big huge club filled with free drinks, good looking people lets be honest some ugly people & I’m checking out the old school Playboy pinball machines, haha!

That’s a wrap, see ya next year!
Party dude!

I had to head up see EVB & the homies at Discount Tire Direct to get them installed, say hello & check out their sweet office…

The new rubber…

TMTMTL EVB…

Did you know that Bruce Halle & Discount Tire has the most extensive collection of Tire Poster artwork in the WORLD!
Also, they own the only cut in half Daijiro Yoshihara Lexus IS hanging on their wall, NBD!

Speaking of Dai Yoshihara he has his own wheel line coming out, check em out!
SICK RIGHT?!?!

Did you know that Falken has some sick Off Road wheels?!?! I like the matte grey finish middle one!

Where’s my stapler?!
This was right after Christmas so Discount isn’t that lazy…

RUGGED, Like me… NOT (that just happened)

I’m kind of backing the off road look versus the 24″ look nowadays, hmmm…

There they are the Falken Wild Peak A/T a great option for you if you’re hittin the dirt, the snow, the elements…

Fast forward to this weekend, Falken set my son Parker, my friend Terry, his son Cooper & I up with tix to Supercross here in Phoenix…
Falken Tire sponsors Villopoto 2011 Supercross Champion…
RV2 also has some INCIPIO cases, peep em

Here’s Falken’s new commercial featuring JR, JTP, RV & the ALMS guys…

What’s up ladies!

This is Cole Seely #34, he competes in the Supercross Lites, he took 1st at Anaheim Round 1, and currently sits 2nd after 2 rounds of Lites competition,
BTW Cole has an S13, drifts and gets down, so does his bro & friends… RAD!
This is a video from last year when he was on the Illest program, Day in the life from 2011…

Good catching up, go get em buddy!

It’s GO TIME!

Parker gets hyped!

Hey look who showed up in AZ, Linhbergh & Thao, the latest couple to announce their relationship via Facebook…
They’re in town to run the P.F. Changs Half marathon, congrats kids!

Well, that’s as they say “how the cookie crumbles” or better yet How it gets HOUSED by PJ!
ARRRR!!!!

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 caught one for myself as an early Christmas gift + it this bike will be officially my wheels around the paddock of Formula Drift events for the 2012 season, hence the color way matches the Formula drift steez…

STATE BICYCLE CO just launched their official Fixed Gear Free Style aka FGFS in 2 colorways, the Cuplrit and the model I caught is the Suspect….

Headed to the STATE HQ for assembly…

AZ loud & proud…

This is how the bike comes packaged, ready for assembly…

I had to customize the bike with some custom parts from the homies at Animal…
Animal makes solid stuff for BMX and is applicable for Fixed as well…
These are the Hamilton pedals…

Solid tacky grips…

Animal even hooked up a rad bike tool, check out all the tools in this beast…
KOTULAK

Then the banger stem, the Jumpoff Remix Stem…

Here’s the front fork for the FGFS…

Big dude Carter helped put it all together, ok I just watched him put it together…

Here it is, outside of the pedals, grips and stem everything comes along with it even including less expensive Animal pedals & Hold Fast foot straps...

Boom in the sun!

The badge…

Truth be told I’VE NEVER ridden fixed gear so I’m learning as I go along, we’ll see how I do…
I love the bike it’s fun around the neighborhood so far…
See ya on the road or in the paddock…

See how some serious riders get down on the bikes…

State Bicycle Co. – Culprits & Suspects from State Bicycle Co. on Vimeo.

Here’s one of the owners Mehdi, good dude and good crew at STATE, hit them up and let them know I SENT YA! They might give ya more than ya asked for *wink*
Of course he’s with his STATE road bike with some other parts on it…

Here’s some STATE Bicycle swag they hooked up, hats, tee’s, coozies (rad) stickers etc..

Wheels are still in my life even when I’m home, bicycles, off road and with my son Parker…

My son aka CKITW (Cutest Kid In The World) Parker and his buddy Pride Lion…

My buddy Chris Forsberg & his wife Michelle came through AZ, on their way to the East Coast, making the CFR big move, he snapped a pic when I wasnt looking so now it’s on my blog…

Wednesday night I rode with my friends at State Bicycle that organize a Wed night ride called LOOPS, this is my friend DJ Diesel, good times on a cold night!

Thursday rode road bikes with my homie & 2010 Pro Lite Champion, Casey Currie

I had to case him up with an INCIPIO NGP for his iPhone4, duh!

So Parker & I went to go check out his truck over at Firebird Raceway, where they’re racing this weekend…
Parker just got hired!

Don’t worry it’s just water!

Thumbs Up, see he’s part of the crew now!

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!

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!

Come with me and see my abbreviated weekend from Wednesday til Sunday night…
But also be sure to check out the coverage from all the websites…
Including
SPEEDHUNTERS
Wrecked Magazine
LifeBlasters.com
OMG Drift
Drifting.com
MotorMavens.com

Plus,
I have to show you this video by Larry Chen, he rips!
So creative and fun!
BTW, I was riding my bike with Matt Powers on my pegs giving a course description for livestream!

The long road from AZ to CA…

I got a new toy from GoPro, stoked I’ve never owned one before thanks GoPro!

Stunning sunset as I drive through rain entering the IE in CA…

Thursday went and had a great convo with my homie Peter aka nycparislondonhktokyola

Laced Peter with an INCIPIO NGP case of course…

Swung by the Alpinestars office, got laced for the banquet…

Track time on Thursday….

Just for a few things…

Ill TSX wagon huh?!?!? too bad FWD…

Had to do VO for a couple episodes of Formula Drift TV on Versus channel…

Dinner & some beers at a banging place called Lucky Baldwins, 2 locations one in Pasadena and one in Sierra Madre, I’d hit both locations this trip, haha Great beer selection!

Friday practice…

So much rubber shrapnel…

Will Roegge making movie pictures see, with the RED! somebody grab a burrito and shoot it slow mo!

The one & Only EO aka Estevan Oriol

Ryan watching the DriftStream making sure all is good…

This would be Tony Angelos last event being a Formula Drift judge…

Sunset on practice & qualifying day…

IT’S GAME DAY, SATURDAY for the Final Fight!

Final Drivers meeting

Awesome camera for a burrito toss!

Can’t wait to see it in use…

Before the gates opened…
These stands and the whole venue in hours will be packed, sold out and standing room only!

SPOILER ALERT!
You’re new 2011 Formula Drift Champion, Dai Yoshihara!

A gift from Mike Macare thanks buddy, you can see him waving in the background haha

Homeboy Heath of LUCKY 13 came out and experienced FD 1st hand for the 1st time, he’s a new fan!

My brother from another mother the HOONIGAN honcho… Scotto!

minutes after Dai was announced 2011 Champion…

I was honored to have the 1st interview with Dai moments after he won in front of the crowd and DriftStream, congrats buddy!

Obligatory, I’m closer than you pic…
I’ve held every single trophy in FD history yet don’t get to keep ANY of them haha

Dai the CHAMP!

rooftop party!

Sunday morning even after staying up til 4am, I was up at 7AM for the Tour de Formula Drift with the Lycra loving bike riders… including the winner of Irwindale Tyler McQuarrie…
30 miles with a hangover, homies and some burritos was a great way to reoup after an amazing event!
Pics by Rad1…

Old homies Chux and Rad1 Rodney Wills, we’re of TMR M’zine fame if ya don’t know, ya should!

Sunday night the FORMULA DRIFT Banquet 2011…
Look at how much fun our FD family is, I got everybody to do this for my blog and Jose got it too, rad huh?!?!
Except Olfert & Treebeard, I see you guys! You punks!

Jim Liaw FD President, 2011 Formula Drift Champion Dai Yoshihara and 4th overall in FD D Mac

J Brad the Falken Tires Motorsports Manager made a bet if he loses he has to do the “Cat Daddy” here he is paying up…

Blurry picture of the top 3 finishers, JTP, Dai & Forsberg…

I wanna but I dont, see these guys go toe to toe…
Stephen-sten versus Sergenstein!

House party at The Forsbergs, no evidence was taken just say it was epic…
We were joined by a gang of friends one of which X Games Gold Medalist Liam Doran
I laced him up with a new INCIPIO case for his iPhone 4 the Feather to be exact….

That’s a wrap on 2011 Formula Drift Championship, but the train doesn’t stop plenty more drifting action to follow, Vegas this weekend for a demo with Vaughn Gittin Jr. Indonesia, Malaysia and a quick break as the Middle East should be happening again!