Keepers of the Vibe

Martin Castro - @DONTNEEDROADZ

BY Fast Team

WORD IS BOND

Passion, beer and rock crawling...that is enough to make him a fast friend with pretty much all of us.

Martin spends the long workdays handling freight at FR8 Factory, and when he isn’t there he’s usually with his wife Katie, in a garage, helping on an Ultra4 build, or somewhere around the rocks.

The thing I respect most about Martin is simple: his word means something. If he says he’s going to do something, he shows up and does it. That should be normal. It isn’t. Around here, it’s basically a requirement.

He’s put more hours than anyone could reasonably expect into helping with my Jeep and somehow still hasn’t learned to avoid me.

He’s also the guy you want around when something goes sideways. If you’re stranded outside Flagstaff with broken wheel studs, Martin is the kind of person who will show up with parts and help get you rolling again.

Cooking for crowds, teaching people how to work through rocks, supporting Ultra4 teams, wrenching, wheeling, and generally taking care of the people around him, Martin has earned his spot in the 7amily.

And the handlebar mustache doesn’t hurt.

Show up, keep your word, help your people. Martin’s been living the Fast Friends values long before we put words around them.

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