Rust is Gold Garage

- Season 1

(2021)

Co-owners and long-time friends, Thaison "Hollywood" Garcia and Steven "Fenix" Maes, face the reality of opening a motorcycle themed coffee shop in the middle of a global pandemic. Rust is Gold Coffee and Garage features the day-to-day operation of running the coffee shop, race team and lifestyle brand built around the love of coffee and motorcycles.

The guys have an idea to rebuild and give away a non-running "basket case" dirt bike to a deserving youth in the community. As the plan starts to take shape problems begin to arise. The new shop continues to grow and get busier and the day of the kids bike giveaway (Beau Weaver) has arrived. Thaison and Steve reflect on the struggle to get what should have been a simple build ready for the big day.

The Rust is Gold Coffee shop experiences it's first growing pains with old and new employees. Vintage motorcycle builder and racer, Steve Brown (Kings of Speed Garage), proposes a custom build and giveaway to benefit Saranam of New Mexico, a charity that helps homeless families. The raffle bike event is bigger than expected and the winner of the custom built CB 350 from the Kings of Speed Garage is a surprise to everyone involved.

Steve and Thaison look to get some design help from barista Daniel and race season approaches.

The Rust is Gold Racing Team (Thaison, Steve and Jimmy) head to El Paso, Texas for some indoor concrete flat track racing. But the road to Texas gets bumpy and makes for a rocky start to the trip. Rust is Gold Coffee Shop manager, Shelbe, pulls the RIG staff together and shows she can run the show while the guys are out of town.

Barista Daniel shows up a the speed shop with a new fashion statement as Steve and Thaison scramble to get their vintage road racing bikes back together for a "test and tune" day at the track before the season ends. A long-time customer and friend of the shop becomes part of the Rust is Gold family.

The shop has reached a painful growth stage. Hollywood and Fenix reflect on the past race season. What should be a fun night of racing, takes a turn for the worse and may change the course of the RIG Racing teams direction.