By Mike Madriaga On March 18, Tom Summers posted a Facebook photo of himself and his 1962 Volkswagen Bus at a crossroad more than 1161 kilometers south of his Imperial Beach homebase. Summers is a 72-year-old retired marine engineer who lives out of one of his buses for much of the year. He owns two […]
By Mike Madriaga El Cajon residents Felipe Mojica and his 15-year-old son Gabriel agreed to speak with me before and throughout the six days (November 19-24) they worked on the annual Baja 1000 off-road race. “The race was postponed 24 hours,” Mojica said at 6 pm on Thursday, November 21. “Instead of it starting tomorrow […]
By Mike Madriaga On December 9, Andreas Stevens cruised his forest green 1972 Chevy “boogie van” out to Perry’s Cafe in San Diego, for “Vans and Coffee,” a monthly (every second Sunday) vintage van gathering organized by Stevens and his buddy Mik. “‘Boogie van’ is a way to describe a custom van done in […]
On October 11, El Vigía, an Ensenada based news outlet posted a story that was headlined “Suspenden carrera Baja 1000; multan a Score International,” which translates to: “The Baja 1000 race is suspended; Score International is fined.” The story went viral and offroad fans from both sides of the border were up in arms. “Let […]
“I did not see him until the last second,” said Andy McMillin, “and it was the closest call I had. The fans down there in Baja California stand next to the racecourse and we call it “the parting of the seas” as our trucks approach a high-traffic spectator area.” McMillin is based out of Point Loma […]
By Mike Madriaga On September 15, about a hundred Tijuana street racers skipped the unadvertised drag races and met up with other crews in front of Déjà Vu’s Tijuana strip club at Plaza Pueblo Amigo. “It’s not far at all,” Omar said, as he rolled in from San Ysidro in his white 1990 Honda Civic. […]
As this story goes live and the Baja 1000 starts in less than a week (November 14–18), there still has been no official press release from the Mexican government regarding the new TIP (temporary import permit) needed by certain vehicles entering into Baja. “We’ve been asking and still haven’t been able to get anything official […]
By Mike Madriaga Paul Tibbets and his neighbors want the Safe Point San Diego-Syringe Exchange Program recreational vehicle to move somewhere else. For the past 14 years, an RV has been parking across the street from the North Park Library almost every Friday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tibbets owns two properties in the neighborhood and […]
Nov. 3 was the last day of SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association), a trade association that is made up of a diverse group of manufacturers, publishing companies, distributors, retailers, auto restorers, car clubs, street-rod builders, restylers, race teams, and more. Over 130,000 fans met during the 4-day show at the Las Vegas Convention Center. On […]
Hace tan solo algunas semanas se llevó a cabo el Extreme Autofest 2017, uno de los tuning car shows más grandes de California. Desde 1999, los promotores de este gran evento automotriz (Imagine Media Group) ha trabajado con tesón para crear uno de los shows automotrices más célebres del país gobernado por Donald Trump. El […]
“I would never be caught dead in that car,” said Michelle Van Rooyen. She was referring to Mason Shipman’s 1984 Volvo 244 Turbo. On July 29, Shipman and Van Rooyen were both competing at the Extreme Autofest Lifestyle Festival in the Qualcomm Stadium parking lot. While most cars that entered the show had kick-ass paint […]
Escrito por Mike Madriaga para la revista Vochomania Scroll down to view the story in English. El cliché “la belleza es sólo superficial” por lo general no se aplica para mostrar a las personas que modifican autos. Sin embargo, en el caso de Mario Peña, él tuvo el derecho de evaluar lo que es bello […]
Escrito por Mike Madriaga para la revista Car Culture en 2016. Scroll down to view the article in English. Hace poco más de dos años presentamos un Hot Wheels, escala 1:1 que era una reproducción del casco de Darth Vader. Este vehículo causó sensación en la Comic Con, celebrada en San Diego. El 22 de […]
Escrito por Mike Madriaga para la revista Vochomania Click here to view the story in English. Si tú no has escuchado o visto el video del vocho “Shark Attack” equipado con un motor V8 que realizó un intrépido paseo por las calles de San Diego, California con Blake Wilkey al volante; entonces es muy recomendable que HAGAS CLICK […]