About Us

   Bad Influence Garage & Race Team started as a father and son race program, based out of the Paradigm Automotive and Performance shop in Brainerd MN. Paradigm Automotive is a family owned Automotive company with two Minnesota locations (Aitkin & Brainerd). ‘Bad Influence’ started as the name of our racecar that was earned from our customers. While working on the car, customers would see new parts or ideas and want to order items for their own projects. One day a customer said to us “This car really is a Bad Influence on me” and the name stuck, on and off the drag strip. Now our race team and marketing/ media is branded as 

"Bad Influence Garage"