Why a Ricer Rehab blog?

Since 2005, the website Ricekiller.com has been home to thousands of car enthusiasts from around the world who have one goal in common: to unite all involved, whether owners of domestic cars or imports, against the problem of "rice" that has evolved and expanded rapidly over the past decade.

For those who may not be clear on the term, a "ricer" is NOT "anyone who owns an imported car". The term "rice burner" indeed started as a reference to certain cars built overseas, but the term as it has evolved today signifies any car that has been poorly modified, whether import or domestic, and/or is driven with the purpose of antagonizing other drivers on the street whether by purposely bad driving, drawing unnecessary attention to oneself with noise, or driving with the attitude that one can beat any other car on the street.

In 2006, the "RKC Ricer Rehabilitation Program" forum was created with the purpose of rehabilitating "ricers" into proper car enthusiasts. Partially, the forum encouraged ricers desiring to change their ways to come and get help; in addition, the forum was also home to members who found examples of such "riced out" cars and posted pictures and (usually humorous) descriptions of them to give an idea of how far some of these owners will go for acceptance or to simply stand out.

In 2009, after it was felt by a majority of site members that the forum had slowly drifted off course and lost its purpose, a site-wide vote was held with the result approving its removal in an effort to take the forum in a different direction. Shortly afterwards, I opened up a MySpace page as a temporary home for Ricer Rehab until I could further decide on what to finally do with it. Which brings us to this little corner of the Web.

The RKC Ricer Rehab Blog was created for those who are still interested in its existence and in preserving RKC's stance against rice. It is desired that we can continue to rehabilitate ricers and to get them to see the errors of their ways, show examples of what exactly RKC members mean when they call something or someone "rice", and to give existing RKC members a place to get a good chuckle out of just how far some of these individuals will take things without attacking those who actually wish to receive help.

So whether you're a ricer wishing to "grow up" into a responsible enthusiast, a former ricer who's learned your lesson, or simply a fan of the original Ricer Rehab on RKC, this site is for you. Enjoy :)