Get a drink and relive my past weekend @ Formula Drift Irwindale, Chargers game, U2 and oh yeah it was my Birthday on the 19th! SEND IT!

By Jarod DeAnda, October 21, 2009

So yeah, This is a big post, whatever enjoy it, it’s all killer NO FILLER!
My family and I headed West for primarily but not limited to the Formula Drift Irwindale Finals!!!
Push Play… “California” by Phantom Planet


Heading to the track on Friday I saw this dairy truck, even cows drift!

My man spic & span, Jon Chase aka DSTROYR honcho!

DSTROYR on Karnage’s S14, what’s up with the garlic? Drift Vampires?

The Shaun Carlson graphic, RIP Shaun!

Speaking more of Shaun, Jay Canter held a nice little greeting and had an artist comissioned to paint this memorial piece, very cool…

Did you see that? Real quick… it happened… the passing of the torch in this picture…
07 & 08 champ Tanner Foust to Chris Forsberg 2009 Formula Drift Champion…

Was gifted this shirt for my son, they made small sizes just for my lil guy…
PJ loves it!

End Friday night with a celebratory beer, Nakhon Beer from Thailand, good stuff!

SATURDAY AKA Game Day!!!!
Ryan Tuerck has been ummm scraping the wall ya think with his YoParts.com wing splitter, dang!
That’s gangster!

Wow!!

Sparco made this memorial suit for Sam to wear in honor of Shaun, I was the 1st to sign it…
All drivers, friends and family signed it and presented it to the Carlson family…

Drivers get in to fit in, TOP 32…

Jose trying with all his might to pull the wall back into place, a little more…

Not many actual pics during the event because I’m working the mic, the crowd and more…
So this is what I did get, the celebratory and congratulatory hug from Mr. Forsberg to his son Chris Forsberg “The Champ” 2009 Formula Drift Champion!

I had to get one too!
Congrats brother!

My man, EO Estevan Oriol came out again, he started the season in Long Beach shooting and then he ended it by coming out to Irwindale… He did a photoshoot with Forsberg so we’ll see where that ends up…

DANG! That’s a lot of people, 12,000+ people, insanely packed thanks “House of Drift”…

Ryan Tuerck did it! 1st place at Irwindale!

Chris Forsberg won the Tires.com Triple Crown = $10,000 and a sweet custom wheel trophy!

Chris and his CFR team, Chris, Kevin “Doc Brown” and Serg-enstein…
Congrats fellas…

Congrats to me, I stole Chris’ trophy!
haha

The machine!

Sunday woke up super early for birthday tattoo and headed to Clandestine Rabbit in Tarzana...

Johnny was up and at em, finishing my drawing…
So pumped!

If you haven’t seen the brand CCXCR Clandestine Rabbit X Chocolate Crocodile, be sure to get it goin and get some!!!! How cheap are your gloves!!!

This is Twelve, not just a number by a solid dude that looks like he could take you out in one swoop!, Good dude, great shop!

Thanks for the tattoo Johnny, here’s some Nakhon Beer to celebrate…

Here’s us post tattoo…

Here’s the piece, it’s gonna be colored in about a month whenI go see him again, Hit up Johnny now, solid dude, can do it all and is fun to get zapped by!

CCXCR storefronts…

“The Valley” spottings, what is this?

In case somebody sings??? Or did you mean like Jurrasic Park RAPTOR you idiot!

Party time Sunday night at the Formula Drift banquet, no pics of that as I was MC’ing it but here’s Tumbleweeds dive bar in HB…Drift Alliance was in full effect

Mike and wifey…

Wifey and I with eyes closed..

Good pic of us…

Then Forsberg making fun of me, he looks like a Nintendo Mii from Wiii haha

Angerman, Gary, Scott, JTP and Cody gettin’ it in…

The plaque I received for my services in 2009, Carbon fiber for lightweight award ceremonies!

From 7 years old until 21 years old about!

My familys house being re-built!!!
So awesome!
Previous house was “lost” in the fire 2 years ago but this jewel was found!

Details, details!

PJ being snoopy!

My birthday with my fam…

Parker wants to open every gift!

Grandma Janet and PJ…

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, GO BOLTS!!!!!!!!!!!

Our old neighbors in SD, Tim and Marissa…
Thanks guys!

Philipino’s get down tailgating! The spread was sick! Fried rice, noodles, Korean ribs but no purple cake…
haha

Man Tim’s a good husband, enough said!

Hahaha, bumper sticker

Blue and gold!

Word…

Spotted homeboy with this board, my bro had one similar colors…

Sims wheels and Ugly Stix, oh man!

My homie who got me the ticket was late so I missed kickoff but oh well, I just chilled and had some beverages to prime the SuperCharger engine…

My homie Brian Crower brought me to the game, thanks buddy!!!
RUNBC.COM get it!

Tickets were SICK!
Great view and what not, THE BOLTS WERE NOT SICK they were no bueno and LOST!!!!
Oh well, next game maybe even next year at this point urrrggghhh!

Peace out Cali…
Let’s go home…

Me being well let’s say I had a good time at the Chargers game…

Tuesday night…
U2 concert thanks to our friends/neighbors Chris and Michelle…

The wives…

Chris and I…

Black Eyed Peas opened… fun..

The stage under full light…

Now just look at this “spaceship” that’s what they called it…
insane!!!
GREAT CONCERT!
Sound, lighting, performance all around a killer time!



A little gear prob around 5 years old was pulled on stage, ran around with Bono and he gave her his signature glasses, what a rad memory when she gets older…

Dude in the Hawaiian shirt was NUTS! Sweaty, drunk, unbuttoned belly hanging out, insane!

Arena rock..

Second encore…

Insane!

Lights off, cell phones on and create the “Milky Way”…

Waffle House for late night food…
yumm, scattered, covered, chunked, capped…

Caught some bday gifts…
Muerte book by Mike Giant available at REBEL8.com

DSTROYR Jon hooked me up, thanks man!!!!
His graphics are sick!


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