There are some athletes who are born to win and others who work hard for their victories. Then you have motocross/supercross champion Ryan Villopoto, whose accolades are a result of both. For the Washington state native racing isn’t just a career—it’s his life. The athlete competes to win and only win, which is why he’s at the top of his sport. Last year, the 23-year-old won the FIM World Supercross Championship, AMA Motocross Championship, Motocross of Nations Championship and the inaugural Monster Energy Cup, which was one of the most accomplished seasons in history for a rider.

As an action sports athlete, Jeff “Ox” Kargola was a monster on both two and four wheels. The 27-year-old from San Clemente, CA and member of the Metal Mulisha FMX team was on his way to becoming a legendary name in the sport, but was unfortunately taken away by the thing he loved most. On April 29, 2011, Jeff “Ox” Kargola passed away on the second day of the grueling eight-day and 1,376-mile Desert Assassins’ Monster Energy “Rip to the Tip” motorcross event in Baja, CA.

The “most extreme Bentley” just became a one-of-a-kind beast, thanks to the guys at MC Customs who hooked up MLB pitcher Carlos Silva’s sick Continental Supersports. With a new custom beauty in his garage, we spoke to Silva to get his thoughts on his new ride and to find out what else the car lover has in his fleet.

According to one of professional sports’ occasional truths, sometimes the greatness of an athlete is less defined by his own traits than his ability to match an equally powerful rival. Simply put, the greatest competitors are often defined by their adversaries as much as themselves. While this is somewhat true in team sports (think Celtics/Lakers or the Braves/Yankees match-ups of the ’90s), it is particularly relevant in an individual sport like boxing, where an off night cannot be overcome by the efforts of a teammate. Would Muhammed Ali have been “the greatest” without Joe Frazier? Ray Leonard as “Sugar” without Roberto Duran? And as indestructible as he currently is, was there not a more dramatic flair to Manny Pacquiao during his ferocious battles with Erik Morales?

In 1988, Ray Krumian founded a small shop called Ron’s Tire and Wheel in North Hollywood, CA. Originally starting with only three workers, that local place has now become a top-notch automotive retail and customization outfit. More than two decades later, the little tire and wheel shop, now called RTW Motoring, has nearly 50 employees and has earned an honorable reputation among Southern California car dealerships, wholesalers and local car enthusiasts for their outstanding custom work and top tuning inventory.

The 2012 DUB Show Tour is well underway, and our second stop for the year was visiting the City of Brotherly Love for this year’s Philadelphia Auto Show. While the Auto Show went on from Saturday, Jan. 28 to Tuesday, Feb. 5, the DUB Show Tour provided loads of excitement at the Philadelphia Convention Center for showgoers throughout the weekend with all of our custom cars on display, interactive booths and celebrity meet and greets!