Author Archives: Brandon Christiansen

About Brandon Christiansen

Brandon has been a “car guy” since birth. He grew up idolizing the greats such as Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche. Ever since his first car, a venerable old Mk2 GTI, Brandon has been a self proclaimed Euro zealot. He is an avid Formula 1 fan and semi-pro hot shoe, periodically tracking his 20th Anniversary GTI. Brandon currently lives in Orem with his beautiful wife and enjoys all things cars and racing.

Video: Save The Corvettes From GCA

By | August 18, 2011

Hi. My name is Brandon Christiansen and I’m a Senior Editor here at the Daily Derbi. We usually cover the world’s automotive news with an unhealthy dose of opinion and sarcasm, but today I want to talk to you about a very serious epidemic that affects nearly .002% (1) of all drivers:  Gross Corvette Abuse [...]

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Summer Car Shows: Wuste 2011 Remembered

By | August 1, 2011

This series is dedicated to that great past time shared by all automotive enthusiasts: summer car shows. There’s just something special about sharing your passion with other enthusiasts while basking in the life giving light of the sun. Today we’re highlighting the 2011 Wuste show but first, a poem: Twas the night before Wuste, with [...]

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Technical Tuesday: Active Aero Edition

By | July 19, 2011

During our visit to the 2008 SEMA show, a certain GTR caught our eye as its rear wing danced a seductive dance of aerodynamic trickery, beckoning us to draw near to find out more. So we did and what we thought was a gimmicky way to draw people into the booth was actually a wind [...]

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Get On Track With Miller Motorsports Park’s Wide Open Wednesday

By | July 15, 2011

Automotive enthusiasts in Utah are pretty damn lucky. Some don’t realize just how lucky they are to have a world class racing facility like Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) right in their own backyard.  Most of us have been to MMP to watch the pros shred it up on track, dreaming of one day tossing a [...]

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Video: R8 Driving Lessons… at Age 9

By | July 11, 2011

I remember the first time my dad took me out to an empty parking lot and said “Have at it”. Of course I was 14 and the keys he tossed me were to our venerable 1987 Plymouth Voyager minivan. In this recent video we see a not-too-thrilled looking 9 or 10 year old given the [...]

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Back to the Future: Disappearing Door Edition

By | July 1, 2011

Throughout the years we have witnessed many innovations in automotive technology geared at making life safer and easier behind the wheel. Technologies like radar guided cruise control, self-stopping brake assist, blind spot notification and more. How then did we miss Jatech’s Disappearing Car Door? Take a peek at the video above and behold the glory [...]

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