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The people of Gridlife at Midwest Festival 2019
The people of Gridlife 2019 At any Gridlife, from the paddock to the campground to the concert to trackside if you want to find the thing that keeps Gridlife going it’s all around you. The people make these events what they are, nothing else in motorsports compares and it’s simply because of the people of […]
The PowerStop Trail Wins Gold at the Telly Awards!
The results of the 2019 Telly awards are in! In 2018 the PowerStop Trail took home a silver and a bronze Telly award for the 2017 videos series. Now that the 2018 series is done and the 2019 Telly Awards are announced, we have another silver statue to add to that… As well as a […]
Formula Drift in Long Beach
Formula Drifting Long Beach Our guy Matt Marcu flew to California to shoot photos of the first Formula D event of 2019 to shoot photos of the event, focused of-course on the PowerStop sponsored 350Z built by Koru Works and driven by Ryan Litteral. This new partnership for 2019 brings us together with a few […]
PowerStop SpeedStop Photos from Las Vegas 2019
PowerStop Speedstop course photos of the 2019 Ultimate Streetcar Season The 2019 Optima Batteries Search for the Ultimate Streetcar series kicked off this last weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Not surprisingly our favorite portion of the event is the PowerStop Speedstop Challenge. For the uninitiated, the Speedstop Challenge is typically a pair of “U” […]
2018 – The PowerStop Trail to SEMA Recap
Wrapping up the 2018 Trail to SEMA Now that the trail videos are edited and released into the wild I have a chance to reflect on the best PowerStop Trail to SEMA adventure yet. Back in 2015 when our Creative Director Rodion Galperin and I headed to SEMA we did it in a lightly modified […]
The PowerStop Trail to SEMA 2018 Day 5 – Double Sammy
#TrailToSEMA – Day 5 “Double Sammy” Day 2 in St. George Utah starts out at Dixie 4 Wheel Drive with Georges and his non-functioning JLU Rubicon, but we’re only there for a short period as we have trails to run! Today’s trail is Double Sammy which is a local favorite as it offers plenty of […]
The PowerStop Trail to SEMA 2018 Day 6 – Rocky Gap Road
#TrailToSEMA – Day 6 “Rocky Gap Road” Viva Las Vegas, it’s day 7! We’re back out west of Vegas in Lovell canyon on Rocky Gap road. The trail follows a forest service road into Red Rock Canyon from the west and is pretty typical of a west coast forested trail. There is no sticky sandstone […]
The PowerStop Trail to SEMA 2018 Day 4 – Milt’s Mile
#TrailToSEMA – Day 4 “Milt’s Mile” In this episode we have made our way from Moab to St George, UT and to the off-road playground known as Sand Hollow. Sand Hollow is an open book for off-roaders, there are unlimited possibilities… If you think you see a line up an obstacle, then you make that […]
The PowerStop Trail to SEMA 2018 Day 3 – Moab Rim
#TrailToSEMA – Day 3 – “Moab Rim” We pick up episode 3 at the top of Rocker Knocker on Pritchett canyon where the steering on John Mizerka’s LJ had left his Jeep a little cross-eyed. It was getting late and the sky was getting dark with rain looming on the horizon. Join the crew as […]
Trail To SEMA 2018 Day 2 – Pritchett Canyon Pt 1
#TrailToSEMA – Day 2 “Pritchett Canyon” Pritchett Canyon is the highest rated trail in the standard Moab trail system with a trail rating of 9. As the 2nd trail of the 2018 Trail to SEMA, and as the trail we chose to introduce 2 of our crew to Moab day 2 was met with both […]
The PowerStop Trail to SEMA 2018 Day 1 – 21 Road
The Trail to SEMA – Day 1 “21 Road” Join the Trail to SEMA crew as they meet up in Grand Junction, CO. After a quick bite, the entire crew participates in the annual “beadlock building party” of the hotel parking lot before a good night’s sleep and a trail ride on 21 Road. The beadlock […]
Speed Ring Pictures | PowerStop
The Motovicity Speed Ring at M1 Concourse Although we weren’t at Motovicity’s Speed Ring event, we did watch the Live Stream put on by the Gridlife production crew! The Speed Ring is a one-off time-attack event that takes place at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac, MI. Motovicity puts up big cash prizes every year, and […]
On the Grid at Formula Drift | PowerStop
Go out on the grid at Formula Drift The grid and the hot pits at Formula Drift at Texas Motor Speedway are the 2 places where the public cannot access for safety reasons. But we sent our photographer Matt out there to show you what goes on between competition runs at FDTX. The hot pits are the mobile repair station […]
Race Recap – FDTX w/pics
FDTX Was A Wild Ride Formula Drift at Texas Motor Speedway was the first official Pro2 event for PowerStop sponsored Stefan Sajic int he ZIMA Motorsports 2011 Camaro. FDTX is the 2nd to last Pro2 event of the season and we had hoped to make a bit of noise, but as with all things race […]
Gridlife Drifting at Road Atlanta
Gridlife South Festival – Drifting at Road Atlanta Road Atlanta is a regular stop on the Formula Drift tour, but Gridlife South is when those same drivers get to go out and have fun. The Gridlife Drifting lineup is stacked with the biggest names in drifting, and they come to Road Atlanta ready to party! […]
Track Battle Pictures – Gridlife South
Track Battle at Gridlife South Road Atlanta is a bucket list track for many of the Track Battle competitors at Gridlife. Even the HPDE guys see this event as a chance to drive a track they might have only seen on TV or in a video game. The weekend saw more than a few records […]
Gridlife Pictures from the Paddock
Gridlife Pictures from Road Atlanta The paddock at Road Atlanta is massive when compared to the one at Gingerman each June. As such, the Gridlife pictures from every media outlet include far more paddock shots from the South festival. Paddock Life The paddock is the center of the action when the cars are not on […]
Gridlife Concert Pictures
The Gridlife Concert Experience When the sun goes down over Road Atlanta the Gridlife concert stage comes to life. In past years acts like Andrew WK, Wacka Flacka, and Ludacris have come to Gridlife South to perform. The lineup this year was stacked with Gridlife regulars like CoFresi and Dogma as well as some new headliners […]
Nuts and Bolts – Ryan Litteral
Nuts and Bolts, introducing you to cars and drivers When we get out to events we talk to a LOT of people, many of whom have incredible cars. We thought we should share those cars, trucks, and Jeeps with everyone, thus “Nuts and Bolts” was born! These are not intended to be deep dives into […]
NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl at Rt 66
NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing We couldn’t say no to an invite to see the NMRA and NMCA battle it out at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, IL. Although we only made it to the qualifying event on Friday, it was not a disappointment! In classes ranging from true street to pro-mod drivers from […]
Nuts and Bolts – Stefan Sajic’s Drift Z06
Nuts and Bolts, a new video series When we get out to events we talk to a LOT of people, many of whom have incredible cars. We thought we should share those cars, trucks, and Jeeps with everyone, thus “Nuts and Bolts” was born! These are not intended to be deep dives into each build, […]
Walk Through the Gridlife Car Show
Take a walk through the Gridlife car show Our guy John Incaudo might not know how to button his shirt, but he knows cars… REALLY WELL. Take a walk through the Gridlife car show at Midwest Festival this year. The variety of cars in the show is insane, and the quality is up there too! […]
Gridlife Camping Essentials, a Survival Guide
Survival Guide: Gridlife Camping So you just bought tickets for your first Gridlife festival? You’ve got your Gridlife camping pass in hand, but are you truly prepared? Surviving the campground experience is easy if you’re ready for whatever may come. Our buddy Jason Lewis took a walk down into the campground at Midwest Festival to get […]
Speed Stop Pictures from PPIR!
Sunday at PPIR – Road Course and Speed Stop Pictures After a successful and fast autocross on Saturday, we were ready to see the competitors rip up the PowerStop speed stop course and the Falken Tire road course. Additional to the world-class roval at PPIR, they have a TON of room to run multiple competitions […]