Formula Drift NJ - Round 3 Review

 New Jersey was a pretty intense weekend. I had a lot of high hopes coming into this event and was looking to get my first northeast podium. As the weekend began we had some excellent practice runs on Thursday. Kevin was trying a new setup on the car and it seemed to be working well for the tight course at Wall Speedway. 

 

Leading into Friday we had a pretty solid plan, get a good pass in first for qualifying, then go all out on the second run (like usual). The first run was great and put us in 2nd place! As everyone was going into their second run, we got pushed down to 6th place, so I wanted to try to better my first run and grab that top spot along with the extra championship points. As I was coming around the bank, I could see the wavering guardrail getting closer… as I was in the outer clipping zone, my rear bumper tagged a protrusion in the guardrail and knocked our car straight into the wall. We would obviously earn a 0 on the second run and I now had to trust Kevin and Sergio to fix the damage that I had created. The guys dragged out our Genius Tool box and started getting busy. 

 Saturday came and I got out on track for a few laps in the morning, everything felt perfect! I knew I could rely on the guys to get us back in the event with a good car. Our first matchup was against Bill Sherman. He was driving really well this event in his new chassis and he was pretty fast through the infield. We ended up running two One More Times for a total of six laps! In the end we got the win, but I was so hot and tired after all that running. Our car was running at 240 degrees, and apparently Sherman’s car blew the motor shortly after he left the track. That is a lot of abuse! 

 

 Our next pair was with Charles Ng, who had just taken out Conrad Grunewald. I was told that he was pretty fast and outran the Camaro. Kevin and I discussed adjusting the car to add some speed to keep up with the Mazda. Our predictions were right and we were door to door with Charles all the way through our chase lap and we moved into the Great 8. 

 

I was getting really excited and nervous at the same time. I was now up against Darren McNamara, who won this event last year. Once again Kevin and I adjusted the car to get some more speed out of it to keep up with Darren… everything was going great and we were right behind him, until the transfer in the infield. I got lost in all the smoke behind Darren’s car and transferred to soon! As soon as I was able to see the track again I was heading straight for the inside cones. Instead of straightening out and going around them I just stood on the gas to maintain drift. We were at a huge disadvantage at this point, and I put a great lead lap down on the next run but it was not enough to make up for my mistake. 

Next round is in Monroe, Washington, where I took 1st place last year! I am very excited to get back to that track, and hopefully we will have a few surprises for everyone there!

Chris

Also, here is a quick video of some of our practice runs with our Contour HD cameras.

Prelude to the Dream Race Report

Wednesday night was Tony Stewart's annual charity race, the Prelude to the Dream, it's a great event that I get to take part in each year. This year I was the Team Captain for Team Levine, which is a Children's Hospital in the Charlotte area.

I wish I could have got the NOS Energy Drink car to Victory Lane, it's frustrating not being able to ever close one of those deals out. I felt like, if it went green the whole way, I probably could've won. However, we had different tires and a different setup that wouldn't really go on the short run and that really killed us. But at least I was the captain of the winning team. I'm just really happy that our efforts - especially Jimmie's - helped us to make a donation to Levine Children's Hospital. I want to thank Tony for putting on the race. We all have a lot of fun out there.

Thanks to NOS for all the support, it's time to get to work in Michigan, so I have to get rolling!

 

 

 

 

 

Send It!!!... Now with NOS Energy Drink! Allow myself to introduce...myself + Formula Drift New Jersey

Hello NOS Energy Drink fans new and old,

My name is Jarod DeAnda and I've been known as the "Voice of Formula Drift" for now 7 years, I'm not limited to only MC'ing and hosting the Formula Drift TV show in both the U.S. and also Southeast Asia but over the years have MC'ed events such as Drift Mania Canadian Championship, XDC, Vegas Drift, Hyperfest and even X Games both Summer with Rally Car Racing and Winter X Games announcing all Snowmobiling disciplines. I've also been the voice of "Big Jay" in the EA Games videogame Need for Speed Pro Street, so you never know where I'll pop up!

Just so you have an idea of who I am, this is me drinking NOS at Formula Drift ATLANTA round 2

I'm very proud to be part of the growing and now very victorious brand NOS ENERGY DRINK team including my good friend and Formula Drift Champion Chris Forsberg, Kyle Busch, Dan Wheldon, ACP, the rest of the NOS team and all of you on the streets pounding the pavement in your rides and pounding the NOS Energy Drink.

You might also might have seen my cameo in the Chris Forsberg NOS Energy Drink commercial 

 

This past weekend at the 3rd round of Formula Drift in New Jersey it was announced I'm part of the NOS Energy Drink team and also the debuting of the NOS Energy Drink microphone painted by Danny D, famous automotive painter, see the video below to see his handy work, it gets really good with the hand striping later in the video.

Here's some studio shots of the now infamous microphone, drivers get helmets I get a custom mic

So watch this blog and my blog for some EXCLUSIVE images, videos, debauchery and fun here at DRINKNOS.COM I promise you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll laugh again, just kidding it'll be a good time, NO CRYING by the way!

Legendary lowrider painter Danny D creates a custom microphone for Team NOS member Jarod DeAnda from The ID Agency on Vimeo.

Here's some images from this past weekend at Formula Drift round 3 at Wall Stadium New Jersey.

I started tagging the ground immediately at Wall Stadium with some NOSFuel Victory stencils, get some!

Pretty rad idea if you ask me, atta boy Square!

 

This is Rob "Freming" and he likes and now works for NOS...

 

This is the one and ONLY Matt Petty, he not only organizes the infamous Club Loose events in New Jersey and East Coast Bash but also has followers that wear "In Petty We Trust" t-shirts + NOS pays him to come to Formula Drift events to heckle invite to the NOS Energy Drink BUNKER!

 

Here's me and my new NOS Energy Drink microphone, what a great crowd/event!

 

Next stop after Formula Drift New Jersey is Maryland for a chill out session with Vaughn Gittin Jr. his chica Abby and also chillin with some crabs, libations and last but not least HALL & OATES!!!

I did not stutter this whole gang below partook in the Hall & Oates concert and their awesome tunes!!!!

I'll let you just imagine the craziness that ensued or you can click over to one of my other blogs on FATLACE or my personal website JarodDeAnda.com click it and stick it....

 

Formula Drift New Jersey - 2 Days Away!

It's an exciting week, first, we just arrived in Wall, NJ for Round 3 of the Formula Drift Championship.  Wall Township Speedway is only an hour from my hometown, Doylestown, PA, so it's kind of my home track.  Wall is an interesting track with a lot of character and is pretty tricky if you don't hit it right.  The bump down the transition after the big banked turn can severely disrupt your car and send you into a spin if you aren't smooth.

Even more exciting is this announcement....  The NOS family has a new member, it's Jarod DeAnda, which is amazing because Jarod's commitment to drifting is as strong as most drivers, spreading the word about drifting and educating fans all around the world.  His character has brought color to our sport and now he will be bringing that same color to the NOS brand.

 

 

Formula Drift NJ - Round 3 Review

 New Jersey was a pretty intense weekend. I had a lot of high hopes coming into this event and was looking to get my first northeast podium. As the weekend began we had some excellent practice runs on Thursday. Kevin was trying a new setup on the car and it seemed to be working well for the tight course at Wall Speedway. 

 

Leading into Friday we had a pretty solid plan, get a good pass in first for qualifying, then go all out on the second run (like usual). The first run was great and put us in 2nd place! As everyone was going into their second run, we got pushed down to 6th place, so I wanted to try to better my first run and grab that top spot along with the extra championship points. As I was coming around the bank, I could see the wavering guardrail getting closer… as I was in the outer clipping zone, my rear bumper tagged a protrusion in the guardrail and knocked our car straight into the wall. We would obviously earn a 0 on the second run and I now had to trust Kevin and Sergio to fix the damage that I had created. The guys dragged out our Genius Tool box and started getting busy. 

 Saturday came and I got out on track for a few laps in the morning, everything felt perfect! I knew I could rely on the guys to get us back in the event with a good car. Our first matchup was against Bill Sherman. He was driving really well this event in his new chassis and he was pretty fast through the infield. We ended up running two One More Times for a total of six laps! In the end we got the win, but I was so hot and tired after all that running. Our car was running at 240 degrees, and apparently Sherman’s car blew the motor shortly after he left the track. That is a lot of abuse! 

 

 Our next pair was with Charles Ng, who had just taken out Conrad Grunewald. I was told that he was pretty fast and outran the Camaro. Kevin and I discussed adjusting the car to add some speed to keep up with the Mazda. Our predictions were right and we were door to door with Charles all the way through our chase lap and we moved into the Great 8. 

 

I was getting really excited and nervous at the same time. I was now up against Darren McNamara, who won this event last year. Once again Kevin and I adjusted the car to get some more speed out of it to keep up with Darren… everything was going great and we were right behind him, until the transfer in the infield. I got lost in all the smoke behind Darren’s car and transferred to soon! As soon as I was able to see the track again I was heading straight for the inside cones. Instead of straightening out and going around them I just stood on the gas to maintain drift. We were at a huge disadvantage at this point, and I put a great lead lap down on the next run but it was not enough to make up for my mistake. 

Next round is in Monroe, Washington, where I took 1st place last year! I am very excited to get back to that track, and hopefully we will have a few surprises for everyone there!

Chris

Also, here is a quick video of some of our practice runs with our Contour HD cameras.

Prelude to the Dream Race Report

Wednesday night was Tony Stewart's annual charity race, the Prelude to the Dream, it's a great event that I get to take part in each year. This year I was the Team Captain for Team Levine, which is a Children's Hospital in the Charlotte area.

I wish I could have got the NOS Energy Drink car to Victory Lane, it's frustrating not being able to ever close one of those deals out. I felt like, if it went green the whole way, I probably could've won. However, we had different tires and a different setup that wouldn't really go on the short run and that really killed us. But at least I was the captain of the winning team. I'm just really happy that our efforts - especially Jimmie's - helped us to make a donation to Levine Children's Hospital. I want to thank Tony for putting on the race. We all have a lot of fun out there.

Thanks to NOS for all the support, it's time to get to work in Michigan, so I have to get rolling!

 

 

 

 

 

Send It!!!... Now with NOS Energy Drink! Allow myself to introduce...myself + Formula Drift New Jersey

Hello NOS Energy Drink fans new and old,

My name is Jarod DeAnda and I've been known as the "Voice of Formula Drift" for now 7 years, I'm not limited to only MC'ing and hosting the Formula Drift TV show in both the U.S. and also Southeast Asia but over the years have MC'ed events such as Drift Mania Canadian Championship, XDC, Vegas Drift, Hyperfest and even X Games both Summer with Rally Car Racing and Winter X Games announcing all Snowmobiling disciplines. I've also been the voice of "Big Jay" in the EA Games videogame Need for Speed Pro Street, so you never know where I'll pop up!

Just so you have an idea of who I am, this is me drinking NOS at Formula Drift ATLANTA round 2

I'm very proud to be part of the growing and now very victorious brand NOS ENERGY DRINK team including my good friend and Formula Drift Champion Chris Forsberg, Kyle Busch, Dan Wheldon, ACP, the rest of the NOS team and all of you on the streets pounding the pavement in your rides and pounding the NOS Energy Drink.

You might also might have seen my cameo in the Chris Forsberg NOS Energy Drink commercial 

 

This past weekend at the 3rd round of Formula Drift in New Jersey it was announced I'm part of the NOS Energy Drink team and also the debuting of the NOS Energy Drink microphone painted by Danny D, famous automotive painter, see the video below to see his handy work, it gets really good with the hand striping later in the video.

Here's some studio shots of the now infamous microphone, drivers get helmets I get a custom mic

So watch this blog and my blog for some EXCLUSIVE images, videos, debauchery and fun here at DRINKNOS.COM I promise you'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll laugh again, just kidding it'll be a good time, NO CRYING by the way!

Legendary lowrider painter Danny D creates a custom microphone for Team NOS member Jarod DeAnda from The ID Agency on Vimeo.

Here's some images from this past weekend at Formula Drift round 3 at Wall Stadium New Jersey.

I started tagging the ground immediately at Wall Stadium with some NOSFuel Victory stencils, get some!

Pretty rad idea if you ask me, atta boy Square!

 

This is Rob "Freming" and he likes and now works for NOS...

 

This is the one and ONLY Matt Petty, he not only organizes the infamous Club Loose events in New Jersey and East Coast Bash but also has followers that wear "In Petty We Trust" t-shirts + NOS pays him to come to Formula Drift events to heckle invite to the NOS Energy Drink BUNKER!

 

Here's me and my new NOS Energy Drink microphone, what a great crowd/event!

 

Next stop after Formula Drift New Jersey is Maryland for a chill out session with Vaughn Gittin Jr. his chica Abby and also chillin with some crabs, libations and last but not least HALL & OATES!!!

I did not stutter this whole gang below partook in the Hall & Oates concert and their awesome tunes!!!!

I'll let you just imagine the craziness that ensued or you can click over to one of my other blogs on FATLACE or my personal website JarodDeAnda.com click it and stick it....

 

Formula Drift New Jersey - 2 Days Away!

It's an exciting week, first, we just arrived in Wall, NJ for Round 3 of the Formula Drift Championship.  Wall Township Speedway is only an hour from my hometown, Doylestown, PA, so it's kind of my home track.  Wall is an interesting track with a lot of character and is pretty tricky if you don't hit it right.  The bump down the transition after the big banked turn can severely disrupt your car and send you into a spin if you aren't smooth.

Even more exciting is this announcement....  The NOS family has a new member, it's Jarod DeAnda, which is amazing because Jarod's commitment to drifting is as strong as most drivers, spreading the word about drifting and educating fans all around the world.  His character has brought color to our sport and now he will be bringing that same color to the NOS brand.