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ESTABLISHED
August / Winston-Salem, NC
EST. AUGUST 2003 / WINSTON-SALEM, NC
Official TEAM RPM headquarters
RACING.PERFORMANCE.MODIFICATION.
A family of North Carolina tuners since the Friday-night cruises on Main Street - building, competing, and winning together for over twenty years.
HillclimbTime TrialDriftShowStreet
Photo: @briancfisher - HyperFest, VIR
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YEARS RUNNING
and counting
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NC CITIES
W-S / GSO / RAL / CLT
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ORIGINAL ROSTER
founding-era names on record
Est. August 2003 - Winston-Salem, NC
FRIDAY NIGHTS BUILT THIS.
When the import tuning wave finally reached North Carolina, a small group in Winston-Salem poured every dime into their builds for the Friday-night cruises - rolling Main Street in High Point until rolling together became the whole point. In August 2003 that crew became TEAM RPM: a car club of friends and family built for cruising, car shows, and race weekends.
Two decades later the mission has not moved: a culture of family and friendship for people bonded by the automotive tuning lifestyle. Share what you know, help the next build, compete together, win together - and enjoy every parking lot in between. Today the lion runs Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Charlotte.
"Sometimes, just spending some quality time with good friends is the only therapy you need."
Est. August 2003Main Street roots4 NC citiesFamily-first
Not revolutions per minute
THE THREE LETTERS
The name is not an automotive cliche. Each letter is a founding pillar, set in August 2003 and still the standard.
RACING
Our first passion and the driving motivation behind modifying our cars in the first place. Hillclimb, time trial, drift, autocross, drag: the letter came before the trophies.
PERFORMANCE
The quality that has to go into a build for the car to actually perform. No shortcuts between the parts list and the timing sheet.
MODIFICATION
Taking a stock car and making it something worth looking at: aesthetics and aero, done with the hard work, love, and dedication the builds deserve.
The builds
THE GARAGE
16 builds running today, 9 founders'-era entry cars on record — from a 1995 Accord LX on Main Street to a 1-of-100 Aventador. Hard work, love, and dedication, all of it.
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Pirelli Edition
Binh Trinh / @binh.trinh.1829
1 of 100 built. The red exotic gets treated like every other TEAM RPM car: banner on the glass, family in the lot.
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Binh Trinh / @binh.trinh.1829
Black paint, red wheels, TEAM RPM windshield banner. A modern showroom anchor for the club.
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Toyota GR Supra #119 Supermodified
Erik Vogel / @project_a91
SCCA hillclimb and NASA TT3 weapon. Podium finish at Flag Rock '26.
View on InstagramWhere you fit
DIVISIONS
Three lanes, one crest. Pick the place where your car, camera, tools, or calendar actually helps the club move.
MEETS · SHOWS
STREET / SHOW
For polished builds, lot nights, show roll-ins, photo sets, and the members who care about details as much as horsepower.
- Best for
- Aventador, GT3 RS, NSX, MK4 Supra, BMW 335i
VIR · SCCA · NASA
DRIFT / TRACK
For drivers, crew, and builders who want seat time, timing sheets, drift media, paddock work, and cars with numbers on the doors.
- Best for
- #185 S-chassis, S13, #119 GR Supra, #311 RC F
SHOOT · SPOT · SUPPORT
MEDIA / CREW
For the people who shoot, spot, wrench, organize, and keep the lineup moving. Not every important role is in the driver seat.
- Best for
- Photographers, crew chiefs, spotters, organizers
Pull up prepared
WHAT TO EXPECT
TEAM RPM is open-armed, not anything-goes. The rhythm is simple: respect the spot, respect the people, and bring something real to the lineup.
Meets
Pull up clean, park with respect, introduce yourself, and let the lineup breathe. The best conversations usually happen before the camera comes out.
Cruises
Bring a sorted car, a full tank, and patience. The pace is social, not reckless, and the goal is everyone making it home with the same paint they arrived with.
Drift / Media
Drivers, crew, and shooters all matter. Tag the photographers, credit the clips, and keep paddock energy helpful.
Community
TEAM RPM is family-built. Respect people, respect spots, keep the drama off the lot, and make room for the next person walking up.
Family, friendship, tuning culture
THE CREW
Six founders signed on in August 2003. Thirty-three names on the original roster. Today the family still drives, wrenches, shoots, and shows together.
Founders, August 2003
Bowie Tran / Anh-Tuan Tran / Stephen Tran / David Tran / Lan Tran / Tommy Pham
Binh Trinh
@binh.trinh.1829
GT3 RS / Aventador Pirelli Edition / NSX
The collection that anchors the current club image.
Erik Vogel
@project_a91
#119 Supermodified GR Supra
3rd place, SCCA Flag Rock Hill Climb '26.
Mark Goddard
@rcf_mark
#311 Lexus RC F
NASA Time Trial TT4, racing at NASA Champs '26.
Eric Norman
@silviajdmnorman
#185 Nissan S-chassis
US Drift. The Winston livery you've seen sideways.
Proof of life
STILL OUTSIDE
The website is the permanent home, but the pulse is still in the lots, paddocks, cameras, and member builds.
Active Meets
Parking-lot lineups, gas-station rollouts, show days, and low-key hangs around North Carolina.
Real Media
Club photos from @tachshot_media, @briancfisher, @cribnwhip_house, and member-shot coverage.
Competition Energy
Hillclimb, time trial, drift, autocross, and show results under the same crowned lion.
Club media
SHOT BY THE FAMILY
A preview of the club archive — meets, smoke, shows, and the family behind it.
No frames in this lane yet. Add media and the vault fills itself.
Calendar and receipts
WHERE WE'LL BE
The confirmed schedule stays lean. The useful stuff lives here: what is next, what just happened, and where to check before you roll out.
Flag Rock 3rd (Jun '26) / Best of Show Rockingham (Jun '26) / NASA Champs TT4
Schedule watch
NASA Championships 2026
Date and venue TBA
Mark Goddard and the #311 RC F are on the TEAM RPM watchlist for the 2026 NASA Championship run. Final date and paddock details land on social first.
Mark Goddard racing TT4 Mid-Atlantic, #311 Lexus RC F
2026
BEST OF SHOW
Clean Culture Showdown NC - Dominic Reynolds, BMW 335i2026
3RD PLACE, SUPERMODIFIED
SCCA Flag Rock Hill Climb - Erik Vogel, #119 GR Supra2026
NASA CHAMPIONSHIPS, TT4
Mark Goddard, #311 Lexus RC F - Mid-Atlantic2025
BEST TEAM
Import Expo Stack Up Tour, Greensboro - 17 cars deepARCHIVE - RECEIPTS SINCE 2003
- SCCA Flag Rock Hill ClimbFlag Rock, VAErik Vogel - 3rd, Supermodified (#119 Supra)
- Clean Culture Showdown NCRockingham Speedway, NCDominic Reynolds - Best of Show (BMW 335i)
- HyperFestVIRginia International Raceway, VARPM Drift Division on the Patriot Course
- Import Expo - Stack Up TourGreensboro, NCTEAM RPM - Best Team, 17 cars deep
- Adopt-A-Highway CleanupNorth CarolinaCommunity service, every season
- TEAM RPM foundedWinston-Salem, NCEst. August 2003
Run with the lion
JOIN WITH INTENT
No application forms, no dues drama. Pull up to a meet, say hi, and see if it fits. If you race, drift, build, shoot, wrench, or just love this - there is a spot in the lineup.
DM with
- Your car/build
- Where you are in NC
- What you want to do with the club
- A recent photo or clip
Good fit
- You show up with respect
- You credit photographers
- You help keep spots clean
- You care about the people as much as the cars
We lost our original @teamrpm_ account - this site is the club's permanent home. Bookmark it.