Slide United Tandem Talks

We had the pleasure of talking with The Voice of US Drift Circuit Instructor Tiny! In this podcast we pick his brain about what goes behind announcing and exploring his perspective of Florida Drifting, Team Work in the booth, creating the story, and future Announcing Goals. Jonathan Juarbe Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instructor_tiny/ Website: https://instructortiny.myportfolio.com/ 0:00 Intro 3:50 Tiny Background 7:25 Announcing Skill & Practice 10:15 Before Event Process/Prep 15:20 USDC & Competition Drifting 23:11 Military Experience 26:50 Being a Father 29:17 Announcing Perspective 34:00 FD changes & Pro am Changes 40:36 Developing the Story & Characters 43:25 Teamwork in the Booth 48:45 2024 Announcing & Future Goals 57:33 Live Stream Production 1:04:35 Not Being Bias 1:14:33 Wagers 1:20:20 Outro Listen to the show on Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a70d78bf-66f0-4fc5-9173-28a46082b955/slide-united-tandem-talks Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slide-united-tandem-talks/id1716760249 Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9lZDI0YWVhOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2yrR2ocaRBZzbcfkO8FcMX Follow Slide United on Slide United Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slide_united/ Rich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slide_united_rich/ Temple Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtunedmotorsports257/ Merch: https://slideunitedmotorsports.bigcartel.com/

Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:34 Drift Gang Team Members 5:15 Luis and Henry Background 11:45 Luis' Drift Beginnings 16:46 Transition into the Corvette Platform 19:00 Formula Drift Pro-Am and Competition 22:00 Henry's Team Role 24:00 How the Team Formed 28:00 Team Synergy 29:40 Family, kids, and Motorsports 39:00 Cooking at the Track 42:12 Team Operations, John Falls Asleep in Competition 47:00 Preparing for Formula Drift ProSpec 53:00 ProTip: for Having a Drift Motor Built 54:30 The Team going to FD with Luis 55:40 Current State of Formula Drift 58:00 Luis' Role Beyond Driving 59:00 Differences Between Pro-Am and ProSpec and Crew 1:01:00 Crew Pay in FD 1:07:00 Being a Professional Drifter 1:09:20 Zeknova 1:26:00 Closeout

We get in depth with  @pupiiracingg  Willy Espinosa and Jorge Gaubeca of  @kingsperformancerace  and how they operate as a team in the  @USDCPROAM  series! https://slideunitedmotorsports.bigcartel.com/ Chapters 0:00 Intro 3:45 History of King's Performance 7:00 Old Street Racing Days 9:48 Street Drifting / Streetwise Drift Days 15:37 How Willy and Jorge met / Diego Higa Hyperdrive Mustang 22:27 Fello Racing 24:07 Evolution of the King's Performance Rx7 29:03 Struggles to overcome to build the reputation 32:55 Addictions and Image 37:01 Trust and Growth 39:31 Business vs. Friends / Gatekeeping 45:30 What it takes, you have to want it! 49:10 Support Team / Team Roles 56:05 Rituals & Traditions 1:03:53 FD RX7 Downfalls & Improvements 1:16:11 Next FD RX7 / Future Formula Drift Goals / Outside Relationships 1:30:14 Schedule 1:32:18 Socials 1:33:42 Closeout

Team Gear: https://slideunitedmotorsports.bigcar... Interview with: @amberya_r33 @eckodg Find us on IG: @slide_united_Rich @jtunedmotorsports257 @slide_united ​ The Team: John Temple, Rich DeBerardinis, Frank Comploier, and Chris DeJesus Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:50 Amber Background into Cars 9:05 Anubis Drift 350z 21:26 Ecko Background 29:10 Car Collection 45:50 Marketing 1:03:03 Team Support 1:05:43 Cosmo Tires 1:11:13 Outro

Team Gear: https://slideunitedmotorsports.bigcartel.com (Expected to Ship January-February 2024) Team Slide United discusses all things for the 2024 Season. The Team: John Temple, Rich DeBerardinis, Frank Comploier, and Chris DeJesus Chapters 0:00 Intro 2:51 2024 Rich & UCF 14:57 2024 Schedule 21:00 Rich Program Partners 25:34 Rich's S13 35:06 Temple Car Updates 49:56 Competitor Rumors/Callouts 56:16 Q&A/Outro

Team Slide United discusses all the behind the scenes content from the 2023 US Drift Circuit ProAm in Florida. How we plan, operate, overcome challenges, nothing is off limits. The Team: John Temple, Rich DeBerardinis, Frank Comploier, and Chris DeJesus Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:40 Getting into FD Pro-am 4:05 Building the S14 12:49 2022 Round 3 First Event 15:39 6.2 Motor Swap 23:23 Back to the 4.8 25:50 2023 Round 1 46:20 OSW Testing 51:15 New Additions to the Team 59:16 2023 Round 2 1:16:52 Connecting with ACS 1:20:20 2023 Round 3 OSW 1:44:04 2023 Round 4 2:09:28 Outro