About

The United States of America has some of the greatest examples of car culture in the entire world. From Highway 1 in California, to Motor City in Detroit, on to the birthplace of NASCAR in the Carolinas and Florida; the love of cars runs deep in our country. I grew up in what could be described as Small Town, USA. A small farming community that doubles as a college town in Idaho. Like most small towns, my hometown had a Main St, from which car culture revolved and where I literally grew up. My parents house sits on the East end of Main Street, just before it terminates at a city park and the hospital, across the street was a warehouse; now it’s a credit union and burger joint. Caddy corner is the county courthouse and then a two-mile stretch of businesses, apartments, restaurants, and of course, stop lights.

Main Streets are car culture central for most cities. There is a reason that the term “dragging main” exists. The cult classic film “American Graffiti” takes place almost exclusively on a main street where “dragging main” and stoplight drags consume the length of the feature. It was a catalyst in automotive culture that can’t be understated. Growing up on Main Street, I had a front row seat to the cars that would pass by, only to do a U-turn at the next intersection to repeat their route through downtown. I’m sure I wore out at least one set of tires driving up and down that street, watching the reflection of my car in the passing windows.

My Main Street was the classroom from where I learned the make and model of every car in town. It was the genesis for my bucket list of dream cars, where I saw my first Viper, Z06 Corvette, Porsche 911, and Tri-Five Chevy. Main Street was also where I got my 1^st… and 2^nd speeding tickets. At least walking across the street to the courthouse was convenient.

Fast forward to today and I have owned more than 40 cars and have worked in the automotive aftermarket for roughly 15 years, for and with brands like NAPA Auto Parts, Premier Performance, RallySport Direct, Bestop, Baja Designs, PRP, Softopper, and Z1 Motorsports. I originally created this website in 2008 while I was still in college, a simple blog about cars. It will now be home to stories about the cars I’ve actually owned, not just the ones I would dream about. So… welcome to Main Street, formerly Mountain High Motoring.