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Jarod Deanda
Send It!!!
If you've ever stepped foot at a Formula D event and asked yourself, "Damn, who is that sexy beast speaking over the loudspeakers?" chances are you're listening to the informative ramblings of a Mr. Jarod DeAnda, the voice of Formula D. Always on top of the latest happenings in our industry, JRod, as he is more commonly referred to, is also the Youth Lifestyle Marketing Manager for Meguiar's and supplies your car cleansing needs with the best in car care. How does he sum up this year's drifting action? Read on.
I'm very honored and, to put it in a "So Cal" way, STOKED to be one of the newest guest editors for Super Street. SS is one of the first magazines kids like us think of when it comes to the tuner mags. And rightfully so; it's been around a "hot minute."
I am proud to say my background is as diverse as this very magazine. It began at a shop in San Diego called Group 5, where I learned how to help customers create the car of their desires. I really began to understand how important it is to represent brands that you and your customers trust and believe in. After that, it was a one two punch of core-ness in the "tuner" world: I worked for the infamous TMR'mZINE, where it really made me realize this is the world for me. In between then and now I worked for Modifiers toys, Speedwell Footwear, GUMBALL 3000, and Racer magazine. Today, I am the Youth Lifestyle Marketing manager at Meguiar's Car Care Products, which allows me to keep its outstanding products at the forefront of the youth culture through unique and innovative opportunities, and for the past four years I've had the extraordinary experience of being the "Voice of Formula Drift."
I've been involved with drifting since its inception here in the U.S. It's been great to see how this unique yet ridiculous motor/action sport has been catapulted into the limelight and has even created careers for many drivers and teams. In spite of that, me and hundreds of thousands of other motorsports junkies are HUGE FANS! By the time this issue is in print we'll have finished the season; however, as I write this, it's anybody's game in the world of Formula Drift. This year Sam and Rhys are still astounding drivers, but they aren't just owning the series. "Goldenboy" Tanner Foust has amassed some crazy attention to himself and to the sport of drifting. And don't count out the boys from the East: the Drift Alliance crew of Forsberg, Gittin, Angelo and Tuerck who just have fun doing what they love on their terms. Like I always say, "You don't live to work, you work to live!"
Feel free to check out more of my rants and happenings at www.fatlace.com/jarod and on the Meguiar's MySpace page. From here in AZ, get your shine on and SEND IT! If you don't know what that means, then get your ass to a Formula Drift Event.
Jarod DeAnda fatlace.com/jarod
4th Time's The Charm
You just knew this was going to happen: a fourth Fast and the Furious film is in the works, and you just know that it'll be as rad as a MoTeC exhaust. The stars, locations and cars for this fourth F&F film haven't yet been announced, but current rumors say that all the previous films' leads will be involved. The rumored car list has everything from a Buick GN-X to a next-gen Nissan GT-R to a VW Beetle. Our money is on Vin Diesel in the Beetle.
Depheartment Of Korekshuns
In the October '07 issue, we listed the "Ultimate RB25DET S13 Swap Install" production credits, as you could probably guess, incorrectly. It should be: Ali Sedaghat in conjunction with Drifting.com. Also, a new DVD will be released shortly highlighting a Kaaz LSD install on a RB25, of course, by the same folks who brought you the RB25 swap.
We like head so much we keep it (the word, pervs) to ourselves. In our "Less is More" story in the same Oct. '07 issue, we made it sound like the Evasive Motorsports Evo had work done to its cylinders. We meant to say that work was done to its cylinder heads.
Classic Super Street
Our December '97 issue our biggest issue at the time-had it all: shirtless dudes, off-set racing stripes and a legendary battle between Super Street and the old men at Hot Rod. Of course, the competition was rained out, leaving then-new publisher Howard Lim's Supra all spotty.