The entire video is shot on rides & rollercoasters…
I like the song, the video, the jam…
Pretty rad, creative & resourceful…

Music is fun, rollercoasters are fun, life CAN be fun, make the most of it!

Pollyn “Sometimes You Just Know” from Pollyn on Vimeo.

Being invited to Manhattan Beach, CA for a special event to debut the car meant yeah a nice backdrop, setting, weather, food and more but in all honesty it’s cool to see something unique and new like the Scion iQ before most others see it or even drive one…
First of all thanks Scion and the respective team for having me…

Check out the Scion iQ and how I experienced it, I’m gonna tell you now, this car’s gonna be BIG maybe not literally but it will be BIG…

LA bound…

Why thank you…

Back to school, Scion school…

Seriously sick rooms at Shade Hotel...

Got in Monday evening had a little mixer on the roof…

So Tuesday AM I had to go pedal the beach before the day proceeded…

NOW, the day started with a wealth of insight from a great guy, VP of Scion; Jack Hollis…

I was with 24 other bloggers, from fashion, design, everything but not traditional automotive journo’s because as we all know;
functional = fashionable…
My boy boy John P. was in the mix as well…

1st stop on the educational Scion iQ tour a super rad 4D film, that you will want to see.. Yeah I said 4D, smells, shaking and more…
Featuring artwork with artists like Sage Vaughn, Franki Chan, Ana Serrrano and more

Next stop a preview of what’s called Scion iQ Museum Project, an online museum; it’s going to show case some imagery, stories and more initially featuring East LA Chicano punk scene in the late 70′s to early 80′s, Detroit’s Strata Records + Producer Prince Paul & lastly rapper Big Daddy Kane

Received a tour of the Scion iQ with Brian & Kenny…
They spoke about 6 design innovations or manufacturers firsts!..
#1 Forward mounted differential versus rear frees up space in the footwell inside the car…
#2 High mounted rack & pinion assembly again more space!
#3 Fuel tank is under the drivers seat and only 5″ tall holding 8.5 gallons at 37 miles per gallon which is THE SINGLE BEST GAS MILEAGE in the industry outside of hybrids + on 87 octane!
#4 Air Con components are usually near the glove but not in the iQ making the cabin space larger it’s moved! Shrunken 20% and placed in the center dash console!
#5 Asymmetrical seating position the driver is further back than passenger so you can fit 4 if needed!
#6 Thin back of the seat design allowing for 2″ more inches in a car that’s only 10 feet long!!!!

11 Airbags in the car, yessir! safety!

They broke down the car step by step + Korey broke down the 25 different accessories that will be available for it…
Because a Scion is just a canvas for YOU to make YOUR own iQ, smarter than the others!
Here’s the Scion iQ featuring Five Axis kit, wheels, TRD Springs, ya know “hooked up”

My homie Nicolas thinking yeah it might be BIG!

Another homie Anwar not eating Peas & Carrots but wraps & salads!

Jack & I…

Time to drive one!!!!

Pick a color!

We’ll take black and be the 1st out the gate!
SMART WATER, c’mon high iQ water!

Homie Levi Maestro & I mounted up and rolled out…

Saw this rad mural on Lincoln near Venice Beach, looks like Mike Giant did it, not sure…

Took it to Santa Monica Pier…

Hello…

Took the Scion to Undefeated in Santa Monica…

Ladies like it…

Showed it to some more people…

and dogs too!

That’s 1.3 liters of 94hp @ 6,000 RPMS…

But the practicality of the size is official!
Form meets function…
120″ Overall length aka 10′
66″ width
AND CHECK THIS
12.9′ turning radius, that’s tiny!
FUN TO DRIVE!
Check out Levi parallel parking it, too easy!

Liked the interior design…

BTW we were in Manhattan Beach so get serious had to get in the water…

Tuesday night, nice dinner, friends old & new + a guest speaker…
Mark Mothersbaugh of DEVO fame yet, music producer, Yo Gabba Gabba star, artist and more…

Anwar with his first shot at Creme Brulee…

Mark & I…

Mark’s glasses & I…

Mark was awesome enough to bless me with 2 pieces of custom hand drawn goodness…

Here’s a video of him creating it…

I leave you with GNAR!

Scion does things differently I respect and admire that, was fun, light hearted and FUN that’s their intention FUN and think they nailed it!
Thanks Scion…

The homies US Versus Them in Temecula & Black Market Brewery threw a lil shindig for friends & family…

While you’re at it why not pick up a UVT X Incipio iPhone 4 case…
CLICK HERE and get one or sixteen…

Watch the video…
Let The Good Times Roll as I say…

US VERSUS THEM x BLACK MARKET BREWING Friends & Family Night from CHOP EM DOWN on Vimeo.

Here’s a snap by Larry Chen on SpeedHunters.com, I make mics hover!
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1st class to ATL & back, the perks of being Gold status, free upgrade…

Foreshadowing with the billboard…?

Check the old Formula Drift banners in the office,rad…

My good friend, co-host & let’s be honest BOSS, Ryan Sage…

Vaughn Gittin Jr’s Mustang RTR-X was in the EA Need for Speed Electro Lounge on display…
Love this car for real!!!!!!

Rachel had to sit in it while JR revved the engines, look at that smile, says it all!

Thursday, just mellow practice day…

Shhh Charles is Speedhunting along the fence…

Oh yeah! Dom hooked up some Animal bike parts for my 29″ SE Big Ripper & Forsbergs PK Fixed…

Dom knows bikes so well he can do it with his eyes closed…
Dom giving and now installing Animal pegs on my bike, 2 on the rear for rides, I’m a good friend like that!

Hooked up Abby the Southeast NOS chica w/ Alpinestars X Incipio iPhone 4 case...

Also hooked up Charles the Ozzie Asian AKA Editor of Speedhunters.com…

Taco Mac, our watering hole every night… Andy & I Cheers! GREAT BEER BAR!!!

BG aka Big Hurt aka Beard Life…

The Rogue Status/DTA ring leaders, Jasper & Yo, love these dudes!
They have anew website & some great coverage check out qualifying here…

Jim, the PREZ of FD!

I really like this S13… + I also like the 5.0 Mustang next to it classic & new, how about the engine of the Mustang in the S13, yeah!

Hooking up my boy & one of the hardest & hustlin drivers I know, James Kirkham with a new Us Versus Them X Incipio iPhone 4 case…

Also laced James PDX brother Ryan with the other version of Us Versus Them X Incipio case…
Ryan’s also the man behind YAER productions...

Team Rowdy hooked me up with a rad tee, BUT it’s HUGE and I know it will fit Sergenstein of the CFR team, thanks Tema Rowdy but I’d prefer it to get worn!

This as the gates just opened at 10am, aka the calm before the storm…

Loving this truck in the S3 Magazine booth…

What up 2009 Formula Drift Champion Chris Forsberg, nice coozies… Slap bracelet style!

Will Roegge shwoing off the brand new SWEET Keep Drifting Fun military themed stickers! Each FD round is gonna be different…

The white peaks of the Need For Speed Electro Lounge…

Yo is so bespoke, reading National Geographic at a drift event…

Drivers meeting, Tony Angelo is throwing gang signs…

The Exedy Clutches booth gives out SOOO much swag its crazy, including the signature bandanas with professional installation booths!
Here’s Kasey of Triple Crown Drift in Colorado getting one, two actually 3…

I like bicycles alot but this doesn’t even look fun, sorry dudes!

Atlanta crowd rips!

Hell flush, hell fresh, hella BUD!

Grillin & chillin in ATL…

This is just practice, chill fellas…

Kitty litter getting put to good use…
Mohan & EOS…

CRAZY amount of people for real!!!!!!

It’s go time…

Walker Wilkerson, good dude!

TOP 16 introduction in the “Horseshoe”… Hello everybody to…….

Let’s go driftinggggggggggggggggg! SEND IT!

Patty cakes says ‘Help me Tom Cruise, Help me Oprah…”

The finalists.. D-Mac & Dai….

Daijiro Yoshihara in the Discount Tire/Falken Tire S13 gets the win!!

3rd place, Toshiki Yoshiyoka…

Celebrate with a root beer…

Chris Forsberg more stoked about his V-LED interior lights in his trailer as Mich Fuel’s Victory with a NOS Energy Drink…
See the old & new comparison, yellow to HD lighting!

The Duke, the duke the duke of decibels!

Taco Mac, standard but we run into a bum in the bar panhandling… Andy Sapp…

Then Andy & Andy go conjoined at the beards we didn’t know what to do…

The wolf loves beer literally…

Guess who wins, Nate or @AndWife… haha

Stacey aka @AndWife gets the win!
Not once but twice!

I get the win with a SWEET James Kirkham tee!!!!!!
Go buy one NOW HERE

Hello again AZ and the Sundevil Stadium over head…

I leave ya with 2 rad videos teasing Formula Drift round 2 at Road Atlanta…

Georgia on my mind by Sully at YAER…

Formula D Atlanta 2011 Teaser-Georgia on my mind. from David Sullivan on Vimeo.

Then Zak Kerbelis puts it down…

Road Atlanta | Formula Drift 2011 | Teaser from zak kerbelis on Vimeo.

Check them out and see the features, editions here at MUNITIO.com… thanks fellas…

Black 9mm with microphone for phone usage…

Standard issue titanium.. check em out here…

KoL posses a musical attitude and sound that is right on time for me, each album is a little different and maybe it’s age, lifetime or just the notes that hit just right but their music adapts with my life as well.

At the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival they’ll be presenting a documentary that’s in progress, it shows their childhood via archived footage and interviews and also how they will always have a respect for their roots…

Here’s the trailer for Kings of Leons documentary film “Talihina Sky” named after a town in Oklahoma…

Also, here’s a photo of myself with Nathan and Matthew of KoL in Portland 2008 after seeing them in concert, then meeting them at the airport , I had to buy them some beers and shared a conversation, good guys…
I just wanna hit a bar and play darts and kick it with the band in OK…

Here’s the 1st single from their album Angles + the album artwork below…
Escher-esque ain’t it…

INCIPIO has been a GREAT company to work with, lets me get product in the hands of people, blog about it, show you whats new in the INCIPIO world and more is coming I promise…
Incipio invited me to attend, hang out, check it out and get familiar with INCIPIO in their specific world…

So here’s CES 2011 through an abbreviated blogging…

Standard issue my homie NEEK picks me up in Vegas, such a rad dude, hustlin’ ALL the time….
Peep the Neek Taxi…

That’s his shifter…

Headed to grab a bagel & then to Palms Place where I stayed, ILL!

SLS out front, hadn’t seen one in person…

Fresh spot…

NEEK just chillin all regal…

NOW to the show!

THE BOOTH looked proper more Agenda versus techy, looks good right!?!?

Peep some of the Co-Branded cases including Alpinestars X Incipio, Fatlace/Illest X Incipio, Us Versus Them X Incipio, JP X Incipio, and the INCIPIO team riders, Lutzka, PLG, Vilopoto, Twitch & Louie Vito

Incipio is launching a bag line which includes a messenger, backpack & a weekender, nice tech, durable and look good…

Incipio is also launching audio pieces, ear bud style headphones and over ear…
from Entry level ear buds to pro in ears to the lifestyle headphones to Studio over ear…

Showing off the Alpinestars cases partnered with a full on race suit from AStars…

Oh man, these new Reese’s mini peanut butter cups are AWESOME!
Laucnhed them at CES sometimes ya just need to go analog!

Now heading around the show…
The Audi booth was SICK!!!!!!

Audi R8 e-tron…

Spotted NOS Energy Drink a few spots around the show…
Here’s one with Kyle’s signature video game race seat…

Also in the Memphis Car Audio booth, custom fridges were in different companies booths…

My 1st interaction with a 3D TV for the public, pretty rad!
Even showed some footage from Formula Drift Irwindale that’s available on Direct TV N/3D TV…

West Coast Customs built a vehicle designed by Disney & TRON team diaplayed to compliment the TRON collection of products at the MONSTER booth…

This Toshiba Tablet was the talk of the show as were ‘Tablets’ in general…
3D & Tablets were all the rave…

‘Here we go!’

Loungin…
Just hangin out…

Dinner time thanks to Incipio via N9NE steakhouse, dinner of about 30 of us…

Garbage… salad that is…

Then some red meat & a DigFish Head oh yeah!

Party in the sky villa suite…

Back to the show Friday…

This just looked cool…

Oliver Stone in the middle Michael Mann & the director of Romeo + Juliet the Leo one not the original that was Shakespeare…

I found my new blogging camera, everybody thinks smaller smaller smaller, no way HUGE is so 2011!!!!!!

Sony had some super sick TV’s that if you can read the writing on the wall says it should look good even when it’s off…
Respect…

I REALLY liked this collab, feel, brand crossover the Lady Gaga designed Polaroid “Grey Label by Haus of Gaga”Camera, printer & glasses yes glasses that are crazy but just a GREAT idea in my mind… it makes people uncomfortable but very Gaga…

Back to the INCIPIO booth, was kicking it with my Alpinestars homie CHulls…

INCIPIO launched BESPOKE the case customizer APP, where you can uplodad a pic, choose from existing colors, pattersn etc. and thenIncipio prints it. we had printing available live at the show but YOU can order one now just download the APP in the Apple App store NOW cases for iPhone 4 or iPod Touch, get one now!!!!!!
Here’s a n example of a women who uploaded a picture of herself…

Then Mr. JPizo rolled up with his CRAZY 3D camera, sick!!!!!!!

Now the shows over on Friday, the Official INCIPIO party happens… Going up…

The dudes behind the scenes at Incipio… Val & Mark.. sounds like an ice cream company…

But here’s the dude sailing the ship, driving the car, whatever analogy you wanna use my homeboy Andy, great dude great company great staff, thanks Andy!

Party dude…

Taylor using her Incipio OFF Grid back up power check it out here….

Taylor now using swizzles sticks…

View from up here thanks Incipio for EVERYTHING! I’m out!

I’ve had a busy couple weeks and the trains NOT slowing down…
Come with me as I left Nor Cal & Formula Drift Sonoma for a family vacation and right back at it following to Canada, Burbank and ya get the idea…

CLICK PLAY & Listen to a kind of soundtrack…or just a good fun loving song…
Huey Lewis & The News- Couple days off

The wife, kid and I headed to Florida for the one & only Walt Disney World this is a VERY abreviated summary, don’t wanna bore you!…
It was rad!
This sums it up!

Almost as big as my hat?

Thumbs up!

Original haters!

Yes, over his shoulder that’s Yuengling served at Disney’s Hollywood Studios…

Parker’s gonna fight Mickey?!?!?!

I love all the Disney details and logos…

Halloween is coming up!

Ghost horses…

Buzz High Five!

Space Mountain conquered with the lil one…

Love all the Disney artwork…

You get any Vinylmation’s yet?

Oh we’re not going anywhere just yet?!?!

If you’re going to Walt Disney World you have to go to Disney’s Animal Kingdom!
Zoo + Disney+ Awesome!

This is Everest a fun ride…

This is the view from the climb…

Uh oh…

The tree of life and Everest in the background…

Met up with my friend WES from Titan Motorsports at Five Guys…

Laced Wes with a Incipio NGP case for his iPhone4…

Epcot Center…

Classic, made in 1985 with MJ, Lucas and Coppola, seriously!

Again I love details…

SO, ever since I’ve heard about the “Drink around the world at Epcot Center” concept I’ve always wanted to do it, no better time than NOW!!!!!!
Parker stamped his passport, wifey was experiencing Disney and Epcot as was I but with a drink every country at the Epcot Center World Showcase they serve an alcoholic beverage from that country…

I present to you Jarod’s Epcot World Showcase 11 country drinking tour…

Started with
#1 Mexico…
Salud

#2 Norway
Skal

#3 China
Nien Nien nu e. Kong Chien

#4 Germany
Prost

#5 Italy
Salute

#6 USA
Cheers!

#7 Japan
Kampai

#8 Morocco
Saha wa’afiab

#9 France
A votre sante

#10 England
Cheers Cheerio

#11 Canada
Cheers Aye

We came, we had fun and I conquered the Epcot Center Drink around the world challenge…

Headed back to Magic Kingdom for fireworks and our last hooray after 3 days of Disney awesomness!!!

JUST FYI,
Literally came back from Florida at arriving PHX at 9:15am and headed back out at 2:30 or so to YYZ aka Toronto Canada for the DMCC East Finals at MoSport…
DMCC Drift Mania Canadian Championship East at Mosport
Essentials, Ipod protected by Incipio Feather case, Munitio headphones and some comfortable kicks via Native Shoes…

Why thank you….
Hello YYZ

Late night arrival to TO and had to catch some poutine with Franky… Thanks Frank!

Franks chica Khariz (spelling?) had other plans for 3am food, deep friend Mars bar!

Threadless van pulling a sick Airstream… Nice mural featuring keyboard cat…

Ryan Tuerck flew in as he was to be a judge for DMCC Finals…

Breakfast, now THAT’S SOME BACON!

Had to grace Canada with some Keep Drifting Fun X NOS Energy DRINK stickers…

Saturday afternoon headed to Mosport…

Sick track, this is the Driver development track, looks like a blast huh?!?!?!

Don’t be a PARTY POOPER BTW!

Late night with some French Canadians…
Seriously It’s better left undocumented…
Team Landreville bike team…

Matt Waldin is there ready to claim his 2010 DMCC East Back to Back Championship
*spoiler Alert* he wins and yes back to back DMCC East Champion!

Dave Briggs is there too, he only lives about an hour away so easier than his Cali drivers or U.S. Drives for that matter…

Had to hook him up with some KDF X NOS stickers…

He particularly liked the WWJTPD? sticker…
What Would JTP Do?
Put it right in front of him as a reminder!

Crepey, haha

DMCC Drivers walking the track…

J.F.’s a kiss up to Tuerck, hahah

Here’s the Man… Pat Cyr/Drift Posse, great dude btw!

Here’s the machine…

BTW I hijacked the Championship cup, I WON!

Here’s one view as I can’t document the event because I have to MC, plenty of coverage out there via the websites like WRECKED MAGAZINE

Here’s Matt Waldin breaking yet still clinching the DMCC Championship…

Here’s Marc Landreville claiming victory yet also claiming a TIRE WALL
PLEASE CLICK HERE AND WATCH THE CALAMITY THAT IS A RODEO AND ULTIMATE FAIL!!!

Round 6 winners…
Landreville, Patinka in 2nd & Pourier in 3rd…

Here’s the CHAMPIONSHIP PODIUM FOR 2010 DMCC EAST…

Now a night on the town of Toronto, some rad bars with TO local Jen Horsey, thanks Jen…
This is her street it’s awesome!

Ummm, seriously I guess you don’t use your bike?!!

Look it up, Horseshoe Tavern, cool bar and history

A few others I didn’t document but stayed here and listened to some live music…
The Cameron Public House

This band called The Mad Bastards lead by a singer Kevin Quain was so rad and diverse, loved it, great drinking music!

Thanks Frank for the hospitality, Jen for the tour guiding and what not and of course Ryan Tuerck for falling asleep at the bar to make us go home, haha just kidding good times!

Latte in the AM at Jen’s local spot, super good!

Next stop HOME but for like a day…
Peace out TO…

This past Wednesday 6am or so at PHX airport…

PHX and Camelback mountain see the camel lying down…?

My office as of recently…

BURbank airport…

Get picked up by the one and only Ryan Sage..
My co-host and Formula Drift Co-Founder

We have some GREAT times!
We laid some tracks for Formula Drift TV show on Versus Channel…

LUNCH at Ribs USA…
Ryan and his faces, just look!

That’s some MEAT!

Seriously 730am flight PHX to BUR then back home at 4pm BUR to PHX…

SMOG yuck!

Ended Wednesday at Morton’s with my wife for our 8th year wedding anniversary with a filet mignon & a 90 minute IPA from Dogfish Head Brewery… BOOM!

Primarily for the Scion Unlock the tC event at Barker Hanger at Santa Monica airport but also got into some other schenanigans while on the Coast…

20,000 people entered and the final 4 are here to get the keys to a brand new Scion 2011 tC…

Rad venue, good times…

Steve Mr. Scion Racing gets dirty or gets clean depending on how you look at it…

What up Team Fred!

This color is stock and rad!!!

Here’s FIVE AXIS version of the 2011 Scion tC…

Big key!

They had haircuts at the event so I took advantage, stoked got the wig cut…
Nicole did a killer job…

Head outside and get some rad food…
Asia Dog!

Yo West Rogue…Status

I spy with my lil eye something blue created by John P… Atta boy JP..

Kenji and Gordon, Greddy and Harris Pubs…

Rob Wonder on the set…

The soon to be parents…

VP Jack Hollis being the host with the most…

Play on players…

Jasper, you can’t look tough holding shaved ice, FACT!

SCION VP Jack Hollis, great dude!

The homies Kevin and Fred with Jack…

I’m spotting the Formula Drift vehicle of The Gush… Ken Gushi’s tC…

The Spits…

Thanks Scion for a great event!
Go check out the new 2011 tC you’ll like it for sure!

Next stop the pub…
Rogue Status boys in their RWD xB, pic of a cell phone pic…

Patty and Westy…

Jasper and 12th Planet…

Yo, I whooped ya at darts… Bulls eye!

DTA Slapsy…

Sick hotel, Shangri La in Santa Monica, good times!

Was joined by The Forsbergs and Hobo Herron for dinner and drinks…

Santa Monica pier at night…

Santa Monica in the AM

Hobo in the AM…

Chris ready to take on the world or a nap, can’t decide… haha

Peace out LAX…

BTW have you seen Chris Forsberg’s missile car? S13 KA-Turbo….

Landed and headed to the pool…

NOS, Beer and hangin’ boom!