There's an interesting story regarding the two lovely ladies you're going to read about. It begins with a stimulating IM conversation between Eddie Lee (of Mackin Industries) and myself. Because I hang out with the guy so often, I never really say much to him and vice versa. If by chance we do communicate via instant messenger, we usually link each other to a collection of perverse pictures, the kind that should be seen during off-hours or the latest Charlie Murphy videos. But sometimes I'm treated to a sweet collection of scantily clad women; a fine example would be the one that brings us to this story. What started out as a boring "look at me, I'm an attention whore!" Web page about someone's Supra and their sister's Integra Type R turned into a bit of an obsession for one member of our staff--(cough) Nads (cough)--while it turned the rest of us into pathetic, drooling fools (a common occurrence 'round these parts) with tents pitched to the stars. Now that we have your attention (unless, of course, you're female, and if you are, you've probably already flipped to another page or sent us a nasty e-mail on why we feature girls with big boobs. Get a clue; we're men.), it's time for an introduction: meet Jessica and Jennifer Barton, the unofficial Super Street twins and proud owners of the Supra and Type R we saw on their homepage. It turns out these two girls are not only hot, but they're really into their cars as well. Jessica's Supra pushes out nearly 550 hp and runs mid 11s at the dragstrip; Jennifer's ITR has a, well, grinding transmission. Though her car is pretty much stock, it's a turn-on when any woman has a R-tuned machine from Honda. Recently, at our Tuner Bash in Daytona, we were able to catch these girls on their lunch break and find out what makes them so damn sexy, even if one of them picks her nose shamelessly in public.
Super Street: First question, ladies. For legal purposes, can you tell us how old you are?
Jessica: We're 20. I'm 4 minutes older than Jennifer. And before you make any assumptions, we're not identical but fraternal twins.
SS: What does that mean? Are you in a fraternity for twins? We thought you were girls. Totally had us fooled!
Jennifer: I think it's when two eggs are fertilized instead of one.
SS: So, if a train leaves Pittsburgh at 8 a.m. and...
Both: What kind of question is that? Next.
SS: Fine, have it your way. What's it like being twins? Do you dress alike? Do you undress alike?
Jessica: Well, we're different in a lot of ways.
Jennifer: I tend to eat chicken...
SS: ...while Jess eats steak?
Jessica: Right. I guess one of the few things we share in common is our hair. We're both blonde.
SS: So is Jonny. What's up with the FWD versus RWD? Why did you pick those cars (respectively), and who got into cars first?
Jennifer: We got our cars at the same time. But Jessica's a better driver than I am. I'm pretty horrible. As for why I got into front-wheel-drives, what can I say? I'm a Honda girl. I love the NSX.
Jessica: For me, I went to the track one night with my friends and we were looking at a listing for car auctions. At the time, I wanted a car to build and I had my sights set on a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4, but a friend questioned why I'd want one, saying it was a piece of crap. So I changed my mind and went with a Supra.
SS: Is that your first car?
Jessica: No, I used to own an automatic, four-door Accord. Jennifer: 17.2 at the track (laughs)!
SS: And you, Jennifer?
Jennifer: I had a Saturn and loved it. Really!
SS: How did you girls get into driving or motorsports in general?
Jessica: Our brother's to blame for that. He's been through so many cars, from domestic to import; he's a racing fanatic. He always had the fastest car, whether it was on the street or at the track. If anyone else wanted a fast time, they'd ask him to drive. He was a key player in the street racing scene and helped to promote its popularity, so I guess we got sucked into it as well. We (Jennifer and I) used to street race, but it's too big of a problem these days.
Jennifer: It's very dangerous and you realize how many people cannot drive. Plus, it's too easy to get caught and get a fix-it ticket for something stupid.
SS: Do you get pulled over a lot?
Jessica: Yeah, but I always try to play the cutesy roll. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, but more often than not, it works.
For the rest of the interview, pick up the July 2004 Issue of Super Street Magazine.
For more on these beautiful twins, click on www.bartontwins.com