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.

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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Tuning Gone Wrong: Wishful Thinking Edition

By | May 31, 2011

Throughout the years our Tuning Gone Wrong series has seen everything from Honda’s who think they’re BMW’s to Suburban’s who sprouted an extra axle. Today’s edition comes from either someone practicing “The Secret” to a T or Mercedes themselves out driving their new ultra-sleeper AMG Malibu test mule. We’ll let you decide. If you come [...]

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Top Gear Tackles Monaco

By | May 30, 2011

Monaco is known as the jewel of the Formula 1 race season and it’s not hard to see why. Its legendary casino lined streets have hosted Formula 1 for the last 80 years. Drivers like Graham Hill, Ayrton Senna, Stirling Moss and many more have added their names to the long list of champions who [...]

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