Relationship status: Married with two kids
Twitter handle: @jerryzaiden @camburgracing
Favorite person(s) to follow on Twitter: @teamGT @monsterenergy @freejessejames @razorrob @scosche @chappysteve @twitchthis
Dailey driver (what GT or Conti tires do you have on it?): 2008 Ford F-250 with 35” General Grabbers!
Best thing I ever ate : The 95 pound yellow fin tuna I caught in Fiji.
Favorite place: Racing in the desert and a close second is surfing in Fiji.
Hidden Talents: Surfing and photography
What’s playing on my iPod: Everything from Metallica to Bach.
I have to set my DVR for: Nothing my wife controls it but if I have my choice it would be most things on Discovery.
Three must see movies: Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, Silence of the Lambs.
Person I admire most and why: Anyone who lives their dream and does not settle.
Most memorable race/event and why: 2007 Parker 425. This was our first race in an Unlimited Truck in one of the hardest races of the year and we battled through issues to still get on the podium in third place.
Best advice I ever got: Pay for what you need and don’t borrow for what you want.
Other athletes I give big props to: Larry Roeseler, Kelly Slater, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenburg, Ryan Villopodo, Robbie Maddison, Tony Hawk, and Laird Hamilton.
How I got my start racing/competing: In 1998 we saved up and bought a 1600 car and raced it. Hard work pays off!