Oscar is a hidden gem in our industry today. Wheather you are dealing with Imports, Domestics, Road Racing, Tuning, it doesn’t matter. This new era of the Jackson Family legacy is about to show extreme talent from behind the wheel and have some fun while doing so!

What do you do when your old man is always at the track, or under the hood of a automobile. Like any smart person, or out of their mind idiot, you watch like a hawk and try to absorb the knowledge flying in the air. Many of us can relate but when senior is a very influential name in the sport, you have some pretty large shoes to fill. Oscar Jackson Jr is the perfect example of the old saying “the apple doesnt fall far from the tree” with his career path.

Oscar has been testing cars since years back, and riding moto since he was a kid, but this years tasks will be extra work for sure. On top of the day to day operations at Kraftwerks, Jr will be taking a new gig on behind the wheel of a well known Integra Type R for a Time Attack team. Greasyblocks.com proudly introduces you all to Oscar Jr.

Name: Oscar Jackson Jr.
State: SoCal
Daily Grind: Everything at KraftWerks. You’ve seen me here Ben, I am running around all day.
We see a good deal of you on the forums talking about your product, KraftWerks Superchargers.
How have the last few years been for your company: KraftWerks is our brand of Rotrex-based supercharger systems for import vehicles. It has been a crazy 4 years for us. With KraftWerks being a fresh start for us, a lot of things had to start moving quickly. Luckily we have had some great guys here pushing to make the company successful. We started a lot of projects at once, but we have continued to push. We will have our product list completed this year with the release of our 8th Gen Civic Si kits and 90-97 Miata Kits. We are all very excited to get these products on the market.

What are your plans for 2011: 2011 is going to be an exciting year. In 2010 I was testing supercharged projects more than anything. Near the end of 2010, I started driving Jade’s SportCar Motion CTR at select Time Attack events and a few other exhibition events. We had a lot of fun and had some success, even with our last minute, thrown together effort.

So for 2011, SportCar Motion gave me the opportunity to drive their KraftWerks-supercharged K24 ITR for Time Attack. This thing is a beast! I am really looking forward to getting out there this year and cutting some fast laps. I will be able to give you some more feedback after this initial weekend of where we are headed, but I like what we are doing so far.

I have some other racing projects I am trying to put together for the year as well, so 2011 is looking great!
I bet since you are Oscar Jackson’s son, people are judging you quickly based on that, without seeing your driving skill. what do you have to say to these folks: Haha, you had to go there! I have gotten used to the judging the past couple years. It’s something I will always be up against, so I don’t stress about it. I focus on the task at hand and let my performance do the talking. And shoot, I’d get the boot if Oscar Sr. felt I wasn’t capable of bringing wins home!
Where will we see you next: We will be heading out to the opening round of Redline Time Attack at Willow Springs this weekend. I am really excited to see what the SportCar Motion ITR can do out there. With the new KraftWerks power, it should be pretty fast. We are little behind on our testing, but I think Oscar Sr. and I can sort through it. Then I have some wheel to wheel stuff scheduled later in March. It should all be fun!
Close it out: I am ready for the 2011 race season to start and I will try to keep you up to date. Check out my twitter @oscarjacksonjr to see what is going on.

I want to thank Oscar Sr. for supporting me and being there for me when I need it. He keeps my head in the game and he builds the best cars. We are a great team and I would not be able to do this stuff without him. I learn something from him on a daily basis.
Thanks to Loi and Morgan at SportCar Motion for the opportunity to drive their cars. We drive each other crazy, but it works out in the end!

And uh… In the words of Charlie Sheen… “Winning!”

-Oscar Jr.

As you guys see, Jr stays behind the wheel and on track. Greasyblocks.com is excited to see where this year takes Jr. I know he will be on that Iphone snapping away pics, video, and tweeting faster than Rick Ross saying HUH!

To see more of what Oscar Jr is up to, make sure to follow him here on Greasy, on twitter, or check out Oscarjr.com

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1. Stormy Days

Backyard Special bumpers along with Mugen wheels are normally parts that you do not see the average joe posted up on the corner with, but what about out in horrific rain storm? This story is true for Jared’s 1998 Acura Integra Type R. Now, throw in 2 idiots running for cover, lightning strikes that were too close for comfort, and a wall of rain and you will now be able to call this whole article pure insanity!

What happens when you are about to do a photo shoot and you just run into problem after problem?  Do you run back to camp and wait for another day? Do you wait til it stops raining and clean the car again? Do you hold off because now the place you were going to shoot is muddy? You can check no to everything that was just listed because we still shot!

The storm was probably the worst storm I have seen in my area all year, and on top of that my Vagabond power unit took a crap on me on the 1st flash burst! Without my bee’s, I got extremely mad. Still, Jared stayed around with me and we decided to still shoot. He had already traveled to the update from Columbia, SC just to hang out and shoot. No turning back now.

When we ran into this storm, it was a moment of “OH S&$%” between us. You see, there was a good bit of golf ball sized hail involved right after the downpour started. Things got so bad at one point that we ran for quick cover under an overpass that was packed. We looked at each other and wondered what we were going to do to move the car out of this mess. Considering the ITR has fresh paint on the body, we were in a panic!

Knowing how Jared came up on this ITR is funny in itself. The car had been sitting for a year since about the last time I shot it. The previous owner, Casey Whittaker, had this thing diced in Mugen Hardware from head to toe. It was probably one of the best Mugen equipped cars on the road in the US. All of the parts were real as well, unlike many other clones which were not even real Type R’s in the 1st place, but that’s another story for another article!

Jared’s old GSR before this car was a K20a Monster (I will have a feature of that car coming up here in the next week or so. Be on the lookout!) And yes, the K20a from Japan is still ready for a new home if someone is looking for one (useless plug on a for sale topic, I’m cheesy!)

Jared sold the majority of the Integra parts from the old GSR, he paid Casey a visit in North Carolina to lay down some bills on one of the most documented Integra Type R builds ever recorded. But like anyone who looks to continue modding and changing a car, Jared had a hell of a task in front of him. Have you ever tried taking someone else’s car and making it your own. Many times, people will see a car out and they will say “Hey, that’s xxxx’s car” or another phrase along those lines.

After scooping up the car from NC he quickly came home and got to work. In that time he sourced a motor, got some paint work going, picked up a set of Mugen MF10’s from the homie Blackstarr in NC, and got the car running. The time line for all of this is just under a month and I have to say that’s moving if you ask me! On a shell, a month, with no outlook on a motor when you get the car home.

I have to say that Jared is keeping the history going well on this well known ITR by not only changing up the build some, but actually driving the car still! These days, you don’t see many of these parts out on the road, and its about damn time someone actually is using a car for what it was meant for… FUN!

• 1998 Acura Integra Type R
• 98+ JDM OEM HID front end conversion
• Backyard special front bumper
• Mugen active gate brake kit w/ optional rear stainless lines
• Mugen MF10 silver 16×7 +50
• Mugen rear view mirror cover
• Spoon n1 exhaust
• Spoon duracon shift knob
• Spoon kevlar spark plug cover
• NRG v2.5 quick realease
• NRG short hub
• Nardi classic 330mm wood grain steering wheel
• Benen front strut bar
• Honda verno banner
• Beaks tie bar
• PasswordJDM rear upper strut bar
• PIC apex coilovers
• Ingalls F&R camber kit
• All carbon fiber interior pieces from 00+ ITR
• Red JDM SRD recaros
• Apex’i VAFC
• Blox lug nuts
• Benen rear tow hook
• EDM tail lights
• EDM rear fog light
• EDM clear side markers
• Pioneer 4100dvd double din media unit
• Infiniti reference speaker in all four corners
• Golden Eagle fuel rail
• Chase Bays wire/brake line tuck
• 4 door rear handles
• CDM airbag tray delete
• Viper 5900 alarm

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