RACINGMIX was created in 2000 by Wilson Tai, capturing his lifestyle and vision of a global culture. 

RACINGMIX began as an expressive outlet for his passion, Import Racing; Wilson's teenage years were marked with back-to-back trips to Japan and Southern California, the captivating epicenters of the Import Racing culture. 

Teaming up with his kid brother, Shaun, the Tai Brothers established a San Francisco Bay Area car club, Z.Team Yossi (ZTY), influencing those linked by the emerging Internet. "Wilson's Import Racing Mix" was the catalyst for the "Fast & Furious" generation with never-before-seen or published photos sharing the underground culture to the world. Wilson's influence was undeniable: hired as the editor for the nationwide magazine, Street Racer, his personal custom vehicle was published in Super Street Magazine and highlight featured in the SEMA show of 2000. 

The lifestyle Wilson portrayed online was the inspiration for the Hollywood blockbuster film, The Fast and the Furious (2001, Cohen). What started as a predominantly Californian sub-culture, formed by Asians, exceeded all expectations by exploding into the mainstream, supported by a multi-billion dollar industry, and bandwagon-jumping 50% Caucasian ethnicity across the United States of America.

Completing his undergraduate studies in English Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2001, Wilson moved to China, immersing himself in the roots of mainland China. For two years, he bridged the American and Chinese culture gap by working as a foreign teacher at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou (an hour south of Shanghai). 

Wilson progressively tuned his photography, image production & design skills in the rapidly evolving, most-populous nation in the world. Together, with John Pasden's Sinosplice Network, RACINGMIX laid the foundation for the expatriate experience in Asia and "twenty something" post-graduate lifestyle abroad, inspiring an army of weblogs in their wake.

When SARS hit Hong Kong & China in the Spring of 2001, RACINGMIX offered a true perspective on SARS from within China, exposing the fraudulent U.S. propaganda at the "end" of Gulf War II. Lacking evidence that Iraq was in possession of weapons of mass destruction, SARS was conveniently plastered on the front pages of newspapers across the world, causing an exaggerated, hysterical fear amongst those living in relatively little danger.

In 2003, Wilson entered the bush of Australia and New Zealand, opening his eyes to the Southern Hemisphere where the sun rises first. Jumping out of airplanes, high roping, hiking active volcano craters, swimming with sharks and sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef and exploring underground glowworm caves, Wilson expanded his definition of what a global lifestyle can encompass.

An American-Born-Chinese, a Californian native, and empowered by both Generation-X (pre-1978) and Generation-Y (post-1976), Wilson passionately creates his vision of a digital lifestyle & global culture for a world audience.

Wilson is currently living in the East Bay of San Francisco, Northern California. He works as a furniture designer for Rosewood House, a design house specializing in custom design furniture of exotic hardwoods and Asian motifs, allowing for a bi-coastal lifestyle jetsetting between Asia and America. Wilson welcomes your input and can be contacted via email: .