Author Archives: AJ

About AJ

AJ Wilcox is a long-time car freak who hails from Mesa, AZ. He loves Aston Martins, Ferraris, and anything else that pregnant women and children are advised against riding in. He works as an Internet marketer and also enjoys running and drumming. He currently resides in Orem with his wife and 2 kids.

Best & Worst of Utah International Auto Expo 2012

By | January 22, 2012

Last weekend, the Utah International Auto Expo came to the South Towne Expo Center in Sandy, and we were expecting a lot after the last few years. It did not disappoint. This show brought the likes of the Ferrari FF, Ferrari 599 Apartera, Audi R8 5.2FSI, Mercedes SLS AMG, and many other worthy track stars. [...]

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Buy Rutledge Wood’s Roadmaster Wagon

By | November 30, 2011

Today over Twitter, Rutledge Wood announced he is putting the Roadmaster wagon up for sale on Craigslist. Many of you will remember Rutledge falling in love with a Roadmaster during one of Top Gear USA’s first season’s challenges. He loved it so much that he bought a slammed, 1996, LT1-powered Roadmaster. That car is now [...]

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Rutledge Wood Has a Good Memory

By | November 15, 2011

While at SEMA this year, I had occasion to meet Rutledge Wood, one of the presenters on Top Gear USA (My wife calls him the lumberjack as he’s always wearing a flannel shirt). While standing in line to speak with him, I handed my camera to the man behind me to take a picture of [...]

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SEMA 2011: Gymkhana Ridealongs

By | November 6, 2011

Does the thought of doing a ridealong with the likes of Tanner Foust, Ken Block, Vaughn Gittin Jr., and Brian Deegan give you a tingling sensation in your wedding vegetables? Is a daily dose of Gymkhana part of your balanced breakfast? Did you, in fact, camp out by your computer for 36 hours waiting for [...]

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Miller Motorsports Racing Instructors Taking SEMA Attendees Drifting

By | November 3, 2011

If you’re very familiar at all with the Daily Derbi, you’ll know that we love Miller Motorsports Park. When we travel to Las Vegas for the SEMA show, seeing the Miller folks is a little taste of home. That’s why we got so excited about what they were doing at SEMA 2011. Last year, we [...]

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SEMA 2011: The Cars

By | November 1, 2011

After a nice long drive, we arrived in Las Vegas early this morning just in time to catch a few Z’s before SEMA 2011′s opening day. We’re here to report on the awesomeness that is the cars of SEMA 2011! Here’s a quick rundown of the models on display – and we only covered 1/4 [...]

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