Now is the season to get trick-y with new designs from the wheel companies. Stay tuned for some great new products coming out, pre-SEMA, because it WILL be a battle this year. In upcoming issues you'll now see wheel profiles. The next issue will have that wheel story that I mentioned. Speaking of: if you read urban men's and hip-hop magazines, then you know that I do wheel stories for the better books out there, so shout to Ron Ashton, in charge of Sales at KMC Wheels, for the story hook up. KMC is making waves with the SpinTek and folks are talking about it, mainly because you can take most wheels for, say, a big truck or SUV, and turn it into a spinning wheel with this product. Hot-ness! Check it out: www.kmcwheels.com. Axis Wheels is doing something on the urban tip with wheels, too, so of course shout to James Chen in the pilot's seat there as well. This company has some big name hip-hop artists buying in... See www.axiswheels.com. And regarding the wheel clique: Happy birthday to my man Dan Anzai of Anzai Inc. Go to Il Fornaio and send me the bill. And take Jim Dunphy of Brabus and Sherminator too, but send THAT bill to Primedia!
Since I always cover a shop or two a month, let's go ahead and cover another. In glamorous Hollywood, Calif., the stars, pro athletes, and politicians all go to my man Ralph Biase. He has some serious game that we will show you in an upcoming issue. This man has THE hot shop that tunes Euros and wild exotics for some important people I can't mention, but trust, it's THE shop to check out. If you are real and want to spend for the right stuff, I'm talking serious performance tuning and MBenz audio magic, hit him up. He always has some science going on in the lab to blow your mind. Tell him Asia Bird Song from New York sent you. Next year you gotta get yourself out there to some car shows or festivals if you were just too busy this year. I'll be murkin' and lurkin' so keep it clean out there! Oh and don't let anything bother you; it doesn't pay, just go get it instead! Life = living! Bless!