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.

Save The Supercars From Complacency: Sad Carrera S Edition

By | October 28, 2011

We recently took you across the pond for an automotive enthusiast’s tour of London. During our trip we noticed a gross abuse, an abuse that needs to stop: Supercar Complacency. It truly felt like I was in an automotive version of “28 Days Later” with zombie-fied cars haunting me on every corner. This epidemic isn’t [...]

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The Car Fan’s Guide to Europe: London

By | October 20, 2011

In this latest series, we pack up the Family Truckster and head across the pond for a 3 week journey throughout the European Union. We’ll take you to the exotic car playground that is London and traverse the Chunnel at 186mph to show you that there’s really not much going on car-wise in Belgium. We’ll [...]

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Video: Everyday Citizens Lift Burning BMW Off Crushed Motorcyclist

By | September 13, 2011

The title says it all people. Evidently a BMW 5 series pulled out of a parking lot toward an oncoming motorcyclist who recognized what was about to happen and laid his bike down. What happened next was horrifying; the rider slid under the BMW and became pinned while the bike exploded into flames upon impact. [...]

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Utah Event: Utah PACE Day 2011

By | September 1, 2011

The time has come for Utah automotive enthusiasts to gather once again and bask in each other’s car loving light! That’s right, Utah PACE (Performance Automotive Club of Enthusiasts) has announced their second annual PACE Day as this Saturday, September 3 from 9am to 2pm. 2010′s PACE Day had a thoroughly impressive and diverse mix [...]

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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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