Fatlace Driver Highlight: Gabe Ronquillo It’s more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slowly. Nothing represents this better than Gabe Ronquillo and his 2012 Civic Si on the starting grid at Sonoma’s HPDE (High Performance Driving Event). In an area dominated by high horsepower and big budgets, Gabe reminds us:…
Of the 300 GBs of photos I took in 2014, only 3 GBs of those ever made it to Fatlace; the others may have gotten some love on Instagram or even lost while waiting for publication, releases, etc….so here’s to the ones that never made it! Earlier this month, we were blessed to survive a…
Once in a while you regret things in life and alot of the times you find yourself reliving the past. This week was one of those weeks. I unloaded my beloved Defender 90 to a good friend and ever since that day I knew it was one of those “why did I do that” moments. So…
My family loves the beach, sometimes just to relax for a few hours, but most of the time you can find us on surfboards right beyond the break. Occasionally we get bored and the kids need something to keep them busy. At some point we begin to dig in the sand, and somewhere out of…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been on a vacation from paradise. I left Hawaii and woke up on the east coast for “work” then enjoyed an extended layover in California. While home in Orange County, I was fortunate to attend my brothers’ graduations; one with his masters, and the other with his high school…
There is nothing that beats the styling and presence of a Mazda RX-7 FD. It doesn’t matter what engine you have in there, it is a car you would keep for generations. Nearly 12 years since the FD was last in production, and it is still a dream car to many, while also a treat…
It’s been a bit of tradition for me to spend the last weekend of summer vacation in the OC with my godkids. I’ve introduced you to one of them before – Morgan, who’s the Illest sponsored popper and most recent addition to the Stayfresh Crew – and now you’ll know the other one. The school…
At Illest OC in Costa Mesa, CA you are sure to find cool cars and cool people stopping by on the daily. Not to mention a new ride of the week inside. Recently we had a perfect example of well-kept and tastefully modified Lexus LS430 inside the store. This big body VIP owned by Vinh…