TERRA CREW'S SPEED METAL 2025

In 2019, the founder of Terra Crew, James Holguin, had an idea.

- BY EVAN WALSH

Season 3 WORDS

What if we created an event that catered to multiple genres of car culture but at a grassroots level? We could call it SPEED METAL. I simply replied, "I love it; let's get to work." 6 years later, we have just accomplished our 3rd successful year of Speed Metal and have even grown it to include two days of action instead of one.

When James and I were spitballing this idea, we came to the conclusion that our BIG goal with Speed Metal would be that it would be a multiple-day event encompassing off-road driving, moto riding, rally driving, and drifting while having a small concert every night featuring some of our favorite bands from different genres, much like the action sports part of the event. It would be similar to other events such as GridLife but with the prerunner culture at the core of the event's vibe. OUR event would satisfy our market but bring in people and vehicles from other factions of car culture.