This is me and my best friend Hooman circa 1996.

Back then… Hooman was running this beast:

I drove this beast (RIP):

My follow-up attempt resulted in a car that was awesome for the time:

That’s right. CLEAR. TAILS.

Around this time, Hooman upgraded as well.

I sold my whip:

Because of this:

Hooman also upped the ante. He was the first in NY to get one.

Hooman and I wanted to start up a drift team… because at the time – there were no teams in Atlanta.

So we did.

We made some shirts.

They became cake-face magnets:

Even UUUUUCHI approved.

The rest… as they say… is HISTORY. Or at least worthy of another post.
TO BE CONTINUED…