BIO
"Beyond the Insta fame criteria" - MotorTrend
"Grunwald is among a slowly dying breed of extremely passionate car builders" - Super Street
"A man building a bridge between the US and Japan " - Option Magazine
"Ambitious & Unique" - SpeedHunters
Press (Last Updated in 2019):
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MotorTrend 2019 - Zoom Zoom Celebration Feature
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Total MX5 UK 2019 - "Speed Freak" Magazine Cover
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Japanese Performance UK 2019 - FC Magazine Cover
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JapFest/Speed UK 2019 - "Top 20 Japanese Tuners of all time" RX7
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Option Magazine Japan 2019 - SEMA Edition FC & MX5
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Option Magazine Japan 2019 - Sevenstock Feature FC
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Option Magazine Japan 2019 - International Option Cover FC
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Super Street Magazine 2019 - Mazda Issue MX5 Feature
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Super Street Magazine 2019 - Mazda Issue "Lucky Number 7" FC Cover
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Super Street Magazine 2019 - Mazda Issue FD Tech Feature
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Hoonigan Auto Focus 2019 - Auto Focus MX5 Feature
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Super Street Magazine 2018 - Toyo Tires x SS RX8 Feature
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Super Street Magazine 2018 - "Ghost In The Shell" RX8 Feature
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Japanese Performance UK 2018 - "Crazy Eight" RX8 Cover
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Super Street Magazine 2017 - Toyo Tires x SS Issue RX7 Cover
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Super Street Magazine 2017 - "The Magic Touch" RX7 Cover
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Super Street Magazine 2017 - AutoconLA Best of Show x RX7 Feature
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Japanese Performance UK 2017 - "The Magic Man" RX7 Cover
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Option Magazine Japan 2017- "Man Building The Bridge" Cover RX7
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Speedhunters RX8 - "Deadline Set - Stock To SEMA" 2018
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Speedhunters RX7 - "Tale of 2 RX7's SEMA" 2017
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PasMag 2016 - Style & Tuning Z4 GT Continuum Cover
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Tuning 2016 - Varis M4 Cover
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Pasmag 2015 - Elusive Bulletproof 370Z Cover
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Modified Performance - GT-R Cover 2014
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Super Street - Double Team GT-R's Cover 2015
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Japanese Performance 2015 - Evil Twins GT-R's Cover
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Import Tuner - FR-S Concept One Cover
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Japanese Performance - FR-S Concept One Cover 2014
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DSport 2015 - Varis Kamikaze GT-R Cover
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SpeedHunters 2016 - "Kamikaze R - The Worlds Most Capable GT-R"
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Option Japan - Driving Impression FRS Feature
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SpeedHunters 2016 - Z4 "Almost Beyond Recognition"
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SpeedHunters 2016 - "A New Kind Of Purist" Varis M4
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SpeedHunters 2015 - "GT1 Another Way To Build 1000hp GT-R"
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SpeedHunters 2015 - "Welcome To Tuning Heaven" Overtake GT-R
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SpeedHunters 2014 - "The baby LFA" FR-S Japan
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HyperRev Japan 2014 - FR-S Concept One FR-S Feature
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HyperTune 2014 - FR-S Concept One FR-S Cover
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Road And Track 2014 - Concept One FR-S Feature
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Complex Magazine 2013 - Concept One FR-S Feature
Details
Hi, I'm Jonny!
I'm a professional brand ambassador for Pennzoil and Toyo Tires. I compete in the Grid Life's Nos Track Battle Time Attack, participate in exhibition drifting, and 4x4 over-landing to increase awareness of the brands I love. Outside of life as a motorsports professional, I have an extensive professional history in International Marketing, Digital Media, and specialized interest in Automotive Project Management. Notably serving under Team Magic with RedBull & Toyo Tires as a special projects manager for 7 years. My works have been featured in the largest automotive media outlets across the globe including Shell, RedBull, Motortrend, Option Japan, Top Gear, Turn 14, Microsoft, and Hoonigan. Outside of digital media, I own and operate TRMNL Racing based in Long Beach, California exclusively distributing niche automotive parts brands from Japan across the globe namely TCP Magic, TRA Kyoto "Rocket Bunny", Varis, and more.
Over the years I've participated in many endeavors including 2023 Pikes Peak Mazda & Rotary Engine Record Breaking Team, 2018 Formula Drift Japan Championship Team, Mazda Series 2 Renesis Engine World Horsepower Record, First FA20 built forced induction engine in the world, 140K+ followers across social media, 12 consecutive SEMA central hall appearances with 20 Projects, 19 international print magazine covers, 30 additional print & digital features, and held a 8 year Japanese Tuning exhibition at the Peteresen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles under Bulletproof Automotive.
If you also have the same drive and passion for automotive culture, I'd love to connect with you.
Please send an email to JG@OvertakeMarketing.co
Contact Me
T- 213-699-0039