# RJ de Vera is the Reason Fast and Furious is Cool

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Podcast: [Talk Talk Nation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talk-talk-nation-6815790)
Published: 2026-07-09T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8925432
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## Resource

RJ de Vera basically lived the plot of Fast and Furious in real life, years before the movie was made. Join us as we chat with RJ about his beginnings as a street racer in LA buying and selling car parts from Japan, to his time as Editor of Super Street Magazine, to how he became the face of SEMA.

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