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00:00Previously on The Great Eight.
00:02You have my number, dawg.
00:04I can't beat this guy either.
00:05Well, look, it's just like a cycle.
00:07Yeah, I know.
00:07It's a cycle.
00:09The top eight drivers heading into Idaho
00:10raced for $10,000 and points towards that individual
00:14championship.
00:15Hey, good job.
00:17Yes, sir.
00:17Good job.
00:19Kai Kelly showed no signs of slowing down,
00:21even in the altitude, as he beat Nate Sailor in round four.
00:27Kai Kelly.
00:28What a drag race there, but Kai Kelly
00:30turns on that wind light.
00:32And then took down Axeman in the semifinals,
00:34which was a $5,000 side bet as well.
00:38Did you get it?
00:39.
00:42Giuseppe had a huge night also, as he
00:43took out Lizzie Musi in the semifinals
00:46to go on and face Kai in the finals.
00:49And Giuseppe gets the win.
00:52If we don't do something a little extra,
00:55we're going to get, yeah, we got to try it.
00:57We got to get him.
00:58I want to win.
01:00But in the end, it was Kai Kelly with another grade eight win.
01:04He took home $10,000 and extended his lead in the grade eight
01:08points championship.
01:09Kai Kelly is your grade eight winner.
01:12You're the real number two.
01:13I know how you feel.
01:14I know.
01:14I'm just right there, man.
01:15I can't get it.
01:16I know how you feel.
01:18$15,000 in one night with old Buitt.
01:20Hey, that ain't a bad night.
01:22And tonight, the top eight drivers are racing at an even higher
01:25altitude in Colorado.
01:27They're all gunning for the $10,000 prize and points towards
01:30the individual championship.
01:32Put your hands together for the grade eight drivers.
01:38Yeah.
01:39Motor ain't happy.
01:40If we can make it, I don't know.
01:42I mean, we're not going to make it for grading.
01:43We had issues last week in Idaho.
01:47So we actually ran the finals from that event here in Colorado.
02:05Lizzie won that race, but it cost her her motor.
02:11Take the win.
02:14Lizzie won that race, but it cost her her motor.
02:17She was choking.
02:18The motor was choking so damn bad, man.
02:21This part ain't easy.
02:24Hopefully, I don't have to be slinging motors like this.
02:26So we got to get the tune-up right.
02:32Look, that one goes.
02:33Got another one, seven right there.
02:35Ugh.
02:41Thank you, man.
02:42I need it.
02:43If I can get my butt out of the eighth.
02:46Dog's still in this deal.
02:47What?
02:48Grade eight.
02:49You act like I'm not supposed to be or something.
02:51I'm scared.
02:53Yeah, right.
02:55Here we go.
02:56This is the grade eight driver's meeting.
02:59Right now, Kai Kelly is in first.
03:01He's number one right now.
03:03So whoever draws Kai needs to beat him.
03:04That's all I'm saying.
03:07We're here at Bandamere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado,
03:09just outside of Denver.
03:11This track was opened in 1958 and has been operated
03:14by the Bandamere family ever since.
03:17Built right in the side of a mountain,
03:19this track sits at 5,800 feet above sea level.
03:22At this altitude, the air is much thinner,
03:24which impacts how much power these cars can produce.
03:29Nitrous combos will probably have a little bit more
03:31of an advantage here at the altitude.
03:33They create their own atmosphere,
03:35but also the tuning window can be a little bit smaller.
03:39But as we just saw with Lizzy, potentially a little
03:41too aggressive on the tune-up can result in catastrophic
03:43damage as she blew up her motor in the finals
03:46from the Idaho race.
03:49Here's how it works.
03:50If you win the grade eight, you get 10 points.
03:52Plus, you also get $10,000.
03:55If you run her up, you get seven.
03:56And if you make it to the semifinals, you will get three.
03:59Those points go towards an individual championship
04:02that will be worth $100,000 at the end of the season.
04:06Coming into Colorado, Kai Kelly is leading with 37 points.
04:09Giuseppe is behind him with 20.
04:12But he can catch up in two events if Kai Kelly's knocked out
04:14in the first round.
04:17The grade eight is made up of the top eight drivers
04:19from the Saturday Invitational race.
04:22And right now, Robin Roberts and Scott Taylor
04:24are tied for eight.
04:26We've sorted out ties before with coin tosses or whatever.
04:29But these two racers actually want to race for that spot.
04:33There's some options.
04:35You can draw for it or race for it.
04:37OK, there we go.
04:37Oh, nice.
04:38They're going to race for it.
04:40Nice.
04:40So when we draw chips, I will draw the chip chip.
04:43And that will tell you who you're going to race
04:44out of the other seven drivers.
04:46OK?
04:46Fair enough.
04:47Let's draw chips.
04:48Gentlemen.
04:51That's the one right there.
04:54All right.
04:55Number one.
04:57Please step forward.
05:00So Lizzie Musi, you will be racing the winner of Scott Taylor
05:04and Robin Roberts.
05:05Oh.
05:07Tough draw for us, guys.
05:08That's a good one.
05:08We got a tough draw.
05:09We got a tough draw.
05:10Thanks, please.
05:11Appreciate you.
05:12My bad, guys.
05:13If we can get through this, we'll learn how we got that.
05:15I mean, it was just fake.
05:16That's great.
05:17Thanks.
05:17That's what the mountain wanted you to race.
05:18I'm sorry.
05:19All right.
05:19Number twos.
05:20Axeman versus Nate Sailor.
05:24All right.
05:24Axeman, Nate Sailor.
05:26We drew Axeman.
05:28He's got the same setup we do.
05:29We feel pretty good about it.
05:31We don't have very many great eight points,
05:32so I need to step it up.
05:34We got six points.
05:35But the good part is, from where I'm at to, like, third place,
05:39it's literally just a few rounds.
05:41Number threes.
05:42First round blues.
05:44Ugh.
05:45That's one good way to.
05:47Kayla versus Kai Kelly.
05:49I drew Kayla.
05:49She's been my bad luck all year.
05:51Every time I get beside her, she's kicked my ass.
05:53We raced five times, I beat her once.
05:54So it's about time for some redemption on Kayla,
05:57and I really don't need to lose to her here.
05:58Which means our fourth and final pair will be Giuseppe
06:01versus Damon Merchant.
06:03We ended up drawing Damon Merchant for first round.
06:06We're 0 and 2 against him.
06:07He's beat us twice.
06:07But both times, we haven't made a good run.
06:10So I'm interested tonight to find out if we can make a good run
06:13against him, where we stand against him,
06:14and see if we can't send him home early.
06:17All right, guys and ladies.
06:18Grade 8 starts now.
06:20Here we go.
06:23Keep moving.
06:26I can't have a bolt that falls down.
06:27Then take it out.
06:30Where is the ?
06:31I got one more to go.
06:33Where is the washers for these things?
06:34They probably got a lot going on.
06:39My engine has blown up from the finals of Idaho.
06:42And right now, we got to have to thrash to get to actually,
06:46we can't repair this motor.
06:47We're going to have to throw in a new one.
06:48A lot of money here.
06:52A lot of money.
06:53I don't care what anyone says.
06:55But it's going to cost a lot.
07:06This week, Robin Roberts moved up in the points.
07:09He's tied with me at 8th now.
07:11So we're racing for it.
07:12And if I can beat Robin Roberts, we go into the grade 8.
07:16You know, it's just going to get worse from here.
07:19Ever who wins out of this, me or Robin, that's just where it begins.
07:24The next round, the winner faces the Lizzie Musi.
07:27And a nitrous car in this air, that's what y'all going to look out for.
07:46And Scott Taylor will represent the 8th and final position for the grade 8 class tonight.
08:00That was a good drag race.
08:02Mine left really good and then laid over on the top end.
08:08He came right back up on me like I was, whew.
08:13We about didn't pull that one off.
08:15We tightened all the bolts on the manifold, right?
08:30Somebody did.
08:31Somebody did?
08:32Huh?
08:34Tough situation we got.
08:37We're on the clock right now.
08:3835 minutes.
08:39We got to be ready for our first round, the grade 8.
08:42I got Scott Taylor, he actually beat Robin Roberts, so he's actually doing, he's done something.
08:46Robin Roberts, he's fast, so hopefully we have enough.
08:49It's going to be a new motor.
08:50I don't know how that motor is going to act right now for the first round, but hopefully,
08:54hopefully it runs good for the first round.
08:56So, round by round, that's all we're going to do.
08:59If we sneak up on it, we're going to be behind the 8 ball the whole time, so I'm trying to make some,
09:03I'm trying to make some pretty big swings for it.
09:06There's chances bad things might happen here, but, well, you do.
09:10So, coming from home, we're about 12 pounds of boost down.
09:14So, every pound of boost makes about 50 horsepower, so add that up.
09:18That's a lot.
09:19We're down a ton of power.
09:21She's probably down 100 horsepower, and we're down hundreds of horsepower.
09:25So, she definitely has the right combo for this track, and good for her.
09:29She's always done good up here, and I'm pulling for her any time that I'm not lining up against her.
09:36No, no, I knew better than that.
09:37Good luck, ma'am.
09:38Good to see you all.
09:39Good to see you all.
09:40Good job.
09:41Congratulations, woman.
09:42Thank you so much.
09:43Congratulations.
09:44I'm pulling for you every time, but now.
09:45Take it easy for me.
09:46Oh, shoot, what you're talking about?
09:47You're just coming off a wind.
09:48Hey, you'd be robbing robbers, so that's badass.
09:51Oh, it was just a battle of the tuner on that, you know?
09:54This air is rough on the pro charters.
09:56Yeah.
09:57Well, it just nuked our motor, so ain't you.
09:59Y'all finna make me look silly on this hill.
10:01Shut up.
10:02Shut up, Scott.
10:03Good luck, y'all.
10:04Good luck, be safe.
10:05Normally, I'm not a just swing fart, hope for the best kind of person.
10:09We usually just try to use what works, but we're gonna absolutely swing for it.
10:13We have no choice.
10:14We have nothing to lose.
10:20We're going up against the fastest person on this property.
10:22I don't care what anybody says.
10:24Lizzie Musi has the fastest car in MPK right now.
10:27This first pair here in this first round of the grade eight going to be a good one over in the right lane.
10:35That is Scott Scooter Taylor.
10:37He is going up against none other than Lizzie Musi in the right lane.
10:44Let's see how she does here in the first round of the grade eight.
10:51This first pair here in this first round of the grade eight going to be a good one over in the right lane.
11:09That is Scott Scooter Taylor.
11:11He is going up against none other than Lizzie Musi in the right lane.
11:17Let's see how she does here in the first round of the grade eight.
11:23And Lizzie Musi turns on the wind light, driving that thing up against the center line.
11:51It's great.
11:53I don't know.
11:55I was hugging the center line, so I don't know if I crossed it or not.
11:59No, you did good.
12:00No.
12:01You did good.
12:02Good job.
12:03Did you shake?
12:04No.
12:05Mine just fell on the big end.
12:06Come .
12:07It just won't run out there.
12:08I saw you the bit.
12:09You were right there with me.
12:10I know you left on me.
12:11I said, oh, where we go.
12:12I felt like I was out front about to the 330, and then you come wailing around me.
12:16You know, I definitely picked Lizzie to win this whole deal.
12:18It's a nitrous car.
12:19She's on her game.
12:20She's flying.
12:21And just to run close to her gives us a little hope for tomorrow.
12:26Good job.
12:27I'm doing great.
12:28Yes, ma'am.
12:29Hey, I tried to run as hard as I could early is all I could do.
12:34They'll be in that.
12:35They'll be up there.
12:36In that.
12:37We are in Denver, Colorado at mile high drag strip.
12:50This is the horsepower killer track.
12:52You're going to see a lot of people struggling.
12:54A lot of people blowing stuff up, trying to turn it up to get down this track.
12:57And that's what we did.
12:59We had a big puff of smoke when we let off.
13:05I don't know that we can get it turned around in time for the grade eight.
13:10But you know what?
13:12That's the gamble we took when we started changing stuff.
13:15Mike, you grabbing fuel?
13:17Okay.
13:18Place your bets, everybody.
13:21Nate's got a fast car.
13:23There's a rumor that he hurt his car on a test pass.
13:26And I would say, as top notch as his program is, Nate will have that hot rod fixed and up there.
13:31So I'm not even going to have that in my mind.
13:33I'm going to go out and have my car swinging as hard as it will.
13:36Woo!
13:39You ready?
13:40Yep, that's what it's all about.
13:49Let's get the oil tool over here.
13:52I'm feeling grateful.
13:53Mike Bowman literally put his own car aside over here, brought his whole crew over here.
13:57And honestly, if we didn't have them, I'd still be sitting here twiddling my thumbs.
14:01We found the hiccup, what caused it, we fixed that.
14:04We put a hole in the number four piston.
14:06That's what's left of a piston that had a lot of air, a lot of spark, not enough fuel.
14:16These guys got this car back together and she fires.
14:19She sounds nasty.
14:20We're going to be ready for round one.
14:23I'm going to come down and watch.
14:25Okay.
14:26All right.
14:27Thanks, buddy.
14:28You know, I'm a little nervous.
14:29I'd really like to make a clean run first, but we're just going to say it and send it.
14:35Here we go.
14:40Second pair coming at you right now.
14:42Over in the right lane, that is going to be Nate Sailor.
14:45No charge.
14:46No button.
14:47Going up against Larry.
14:50Axeman Roach in the left lane.
14:53And Axeman's going to get the win.
15:18Looks like the car had something let go, but able to roll.
15:22Turn on the wind light.
15:27You know, the race went good until it didn't.
15:30I left so hard on him.
15:32First, second gear was hauling ass.
15:33I didn't hear him.
15:34I didn't see him anything.
15:35Then my car started whopping on the throttle like I was pedaling it.
15:38Fuel was in there and it was shooting flames out.
15:42I wasn't lifting.
15:43I didn't give a .
15:45I didn't rush.
15:47We're going to figure out what that is and we'll figure out what the problem is.
15:49We'll be ready for tomorrow.
15:50But we have a hot rod and this is exactly why we did the changes we wanted to do was because
15:55this car is leaves the way I want it to now and it's fast.
16:00Damn it.
16:02How far?
16:03How far do y'all pull them down on this?
16:05Just the water.
16:06I didn't know if I had to pull the heads off.
16:08We knew it was going to break.
16:09Yeah.
16:10I was wanting a hundred more feet.
16:12One hundred more feet.
16:13Whew.
16:14Dang, everything's good.
16:15Blew that baby apart.
16:16Oh, we got to make a problem.
16:17Oh, we got to make a problem.
16:18Oh, we got another two?
16:19Yeah.
16:20Yeah.
16:21So we were side by side and he started pulling past me.
16:23Then I don't know what happened.
16:24I pulled past him and then I broke and I was waiting on him to come back past me.
16:30But I've seen the wind light before.
16:32I've seen him.
16:33So I was like, ah, yeah.
16:34I'd rather be lucky than good, man.
16:35I don't know why it's so much different because the skating's gotta be good.
16:58Three, three, three and three, three, seven.
17:00Remember we changed that one?
17:01Oh, yeah, we did, because we had it so perfect here, so.
17:05Yeah.
17:06That's what it looks like.
17:0720-year-old, she knows how to do that.
17:10What's that?
17:11Go ahead and rescale it real quick.
17:13I could do that when I was 20.
17:14Could you?
17:15Yeah.
17:16I didn't have a race pack when you was 20.
17:18.
17:19So we're out here at Bandamere Dragway,
17:21one of my favorite tracks.
17:22I've been looking forward to this all year.
17:23What I haven't been looking forward to is the first time
17:25I've ever been here without a nitrous car.
17:27And everybody knows, lower cars struggle on the mountain.
17:30We're just gonna have to do what we gotta do,
17:32and try to chip away at this tune-up, make this car fast,
17:34and keep the motor together.
17:36We didn't come all the way here to lose,
17:37but we also didn't come here to tear all our up.
17:39Hey.
17:43I don't have a fancy one, but.
17:45That'll work, average.
17:46We drew Kai Kelly for grade eight.
17:48Statistically, I like this match.
17:51We're four and one, me being four, Kai being one.
17:53So I like my odds here.
17:55I'm gonna have a great time today.
17:57I'm pretty much having a lot of fun already.
17:59It was way funner than the last one already.
18:02It's Friday's are for individual racing.
18:04We're not worried about anybody else's cars, but ours.
18:07Kai is number one in points,
18:09and he is starting to accumulate a pretty good gap.
18:13It's up to me today to stop him.
18:15I'm very capable of doing that.
18:17Nobody seems to be able to,
18:19so maybe it's my turn to show him what I got.
18:22Alright, this third pair in the grade eight class, gonna be a good one over in the left lane.
18:37That is gonna be Kayla Morton driving the Pro Charge Mustang, going up against the current points leader in the grade eight championship.
18:58That would be Kyle Morton.
18:59That is gonna be a good one over in the left lane.
19:01That is gonna be Kayla Morton driving the Pro Charge Mustang.
19:03Going up against the current points leader in the grade eight championship.
19:10That would be Kai Kelly.
19:11That's gonna be a good one over in the left lane.
19:12That is gonna be Kayla Morton driving the Pro Charge Mustang.
19:15Going up against the current points leader in the grade eight championship.
19:18That would be Kai Kelly.
19:20And Kai Kelly gonna get the win there.
19:49Takes a stab at the tree.
19:51Stays green.
19:52He will move on to the next round.
19:58He leaves.
19:59I 100% expected his light to go red.
20:06I feel like that he definitely gets on the tree, which is completely legal.
20:10Yes, I'm pissy about it.
20:12It gives him an extremely unfair advantage, but that is the kind of racing we choose to do.
20:18We're not here to make friends or be friends.
20:21We're here to race.
20:22And it just is what it is.
20:24What?
20:25Make a good path?
20:27Yeah.
20:28Oh, you think I guessed?
20:29Go look.
20:30I swear I did.
20:31I started letting go of the button.
20:33Just going off when it turned green.
20:35It was a long tree.
20:36I started to let go of the button and the green light was coming on.
20:40So my car didn't move until green was coming on.
20:41I hate she thinks that way because, you know, she's one of my friends and it sucks.
20:45But I'm going to round two.
20:46But I'm going to round two.
20:47I hate it for her.
20:48But I needed to win so I could keep getting this distance ahead of everybody on the grade
20:52eight.
20:53And that's exactly what we've done.
20:54Damn kind with a guess like that.
20:55What's the most Powerball number?
20:56Oh, I bet a hundred dollars I didn't get.
20:57Good run.
20:58That radio's got to be turned on.
20:59I'll get it out.
21:00Let's go.
21:01I'm going to pass.
21:02I'm going to pass.
21:03I'm going to pass that road to put any momentum going on.
21:05I hate she thinks that way because, you know, she's one of my friends and sucks.
21:07But I'm going to round two, hate it for her.
21:08But I needed to win so I could keep getting this distance ahead of everybody on the grade
21:10eight.
21:11And that's exactly what we've done.
21:12Damn kind with a guess like that.
21:14What's the most Powerball number?
21:15Oh, I bet a hundred dollars I didn't get.
21:16Good run.
21:17That radio's got to be turned on.
21:28Oh, yeah, I'll turn it on, then put mine on.
21:30OK.
21:31I just want to make sure you're all safe.
21:32Well, I think I left it turned on, but we'll see.
21:35Listen to this.
21:36Gotta hurry up.
21:37Yeah.
21:38Damon came in this year for me.
21:40Didn't know anything about him.
21:42Didn't think really much about his combo,
21:44thinking how that really isn't going to be a threat.
21:46And obviously it is.
21:48He's been running really hard.
21:48He's been fast.
21:50He's got a pro charge, same thing.
21:51We got similar blower combinations there.
21:53Only thing is here in Colorado, Bandamere Speedway,
21:57you've got the altitude, which is not favored for the blower
21:59cars, but that's what you've got to deal with.
22:02Let's do this.
22:03You ready?
22:05Yeah.
22:06You've got to clean up this light.
22:07You know that?
22:08Yeah.
22:09So with the blower car here, really,
22:10it's going to be just to see if we can get the RPM up
22:13off the starting line, because RPM, it's driven,
22:16the blower, the supercharger's driven off of the crank.
22:19So if we don't get enough RPM, then the blower speed,
22:22the boost curve slows down.
22:24Everything just slows down.
22:25The whole run is ruined.
22:26So really, the key is trying to keep the engine RPM up,
22:29keep the blower speed up, keep the boost up,
22:31and then you can make a good run.
22:32But as soon as it falls off, the whole run is ruined.
22:36I thought Colorado might be like cool and hot and humid,
22:42and here I find myself.
22:46Hold on.
22:47I need air.
22:48Somebody shut my door.
22:49Um, I thought it wouldn't be all hot and humid.
22:54I thought we left that in Oklahoma.
22:56But we come to Denver, and it is hot and humid.
23:01So am I talking to myself?
23:04Nobody's listening to me.
23:10Y'all always listen.
23:12You guys listen.
23:13I wish I had friends that listen.
23:14I draw chips, and I draw Giuseppe.
23:19Uh, dude's been in grade eight, I think, just as much
23:21as I have this year.
23:23He's ran really good.
23:24I want to say he's number two in points or three in points.
23:27So he's up there.
23:28He's been kicking ass.
23:29And, uh, you can never take him lightly.
23:33He hauls ass everywhere he goes.
23:35You know, I hope with the few little problems we had, uh,
23:39he's struggling just as much as we are right now.
23:41And, uh, we can get a win in this first round.
23:44I gotta get on a tree.
23:46I ain't been paying much attention to it,
23:48and I can't get treed by these guys.
23:52I gotta get out on them.
24:00Woo!
24:01Great balls of fire!
24:03I am hot in this .
24:05Came here this year knowing that it was going
24:08to be problems for us.
24:09Made a few changes to the car.
24:11Everybody's, you know, that's here is down on boost right now.
24:22If you don't make those, you know, changes,
24:27then, uh, you're going to have problems up here.
24:31All right, last pair here in the Grade 8 first round.
24:35Over in the left lane, that is going to be Giuseppe.
24:37And in the right lane, that will be Damon Merchant.
24:52And Giuseppe's going to get in.
25:08Damon Merchant pulls the chutes early there.
25:10That's how you do it, baby.
25:14Let go of the trans,
25:17saw a little bit of him, but I was going, going.
25:19Felt like I was going to go buy him.
25:21Obviously, we beat him on that run.
25:25You know, it's always tricky.
25:26You got to put that right tune up in there.
25:28We actually put a good tune up and we were able to beat him.
25:30Finally get, you know, got Damon.
25:32So we got that win and we're moving on to the next round.
25:38All right, here we go.
25:38We're going to do our Grade 8 semifinal drivers meeting.
25:41We started with eight racers.
25:42We are now down to four.
25:44Also, folks, our top three drivers in points are still in.
25:49We got Kai Kelly, Giuseppe, and Axeman.
25:52And then we have Lizzie, who's still in as well.
25:56But she don't care because she's $40,000 richer tonight, so it don't matter.
25:59No, no.
26:00It's already a good night, right?
26:01Yeah.
26:02Straight to the motor.
26:03So let's talk about that real quick.
26:05So you ended up nuking a motor in the finals there?
26:07Yeah, yeah, it wasn't good at the finish line.
26:10So that winning money is going straight to the motor.
26:13So y'all broke even today, is what you're saying?
26:15Yeah, it broke even.
26:16All right.
26:17We're going to draw chips and see who is racing who.
26:19Don't forget, the winner of this gets $10,000 and also 10 points towards the individual championship race.
26:28Oh, here we go, guys.
26:29All right.
26:30Number ones.
26:31Who are my number ones?
26:32Axeman versus Kai Kelly.
26:33Axeman versus Kai Kelly, which means our second pair will be Giuseppe versus Lizzie Musi.
26:49All right.
26:50All right, drivers.
26:51You know who you're racing.
26:53You know what you need to do.
26:54Go ahead and go back to the pits and get your cars turned around.
26:57Let's see who's going to get this $10,000.
26:59Let's go.
27:03What's going on, Jang-a-ling?
27:05I'm going to do it again.
27:07Where's Kai at here then?
27:09He's in the trailer?
27:10Oh, he's going in?
27:12Put that 38 in.
27:15Well, that's the next step of my day.
27:17If it's having to run, I want to make it run.
27:19Yeah.
27:20Damn, it looks like you hard at it back here.
27:23Tries to figure out a way to top you down.
27:25I'm just—let me see how much money I got.
27:28I ain't got a lot in my pocket, but I'm willing to bet it.
27:31What you gonna bet?
27:32On this run, what do you think?
27:34Who you bet with?
27:35I don't know.
27:36I think I can get you.
27:37I think I can get you.
27:38What do you think?
27:39How much you gonna bet?
27:40Let me see how much money I got.
27:43I ain't got a lot in my pocket, but I'm willing to bet it.
27:46What you gonna bet?
27:47On this run, what you think?
27:49Who you bet with?
27:50I don't know.
27:51I don't know, I think I can get you.
27:53I think I can get you, what do you think?
27:55So I go for the chip draw
27:56while the guys are tearing the moto apart,
27:58hoping we can get it turned around,
27:59because usually when you break that pro charge,
28:00it'll pop a nut back on and go on again.
28:02Pulled the head off, had bent valves,
28:04I had chunks of aluminum, so it's better
28:07just to give up this round and fix the engine for tomorrow
28:10and save the money versus the race.
28:12I mean, I hate to do that,
28:14but that's about the only option I have.
28:16That sucks.
28:17I just want to let you know that we're not looking to do it.
28:20Bad guy for y'all's team tonight.
28:22Now, if you want to postpone it to tomorrow.
28:25I really hate giving Kai the extra points,
28:27because that's just putting the gap between us
28:29to be harder to catch him.
28:30But I think I'm more upset that on that first pass I made,
28:34I backpedaled the car, and that's what touched the blower down.
28:36So then I went back and made that hit,
28:38and that was all my fault, 100% my fault.
28:40So I'm less worried about what he's got going on.
28:45So we'll let Jangalang move on.
28:46All right, man, appreciate it.
28:47All right, thank you, brother.
28:49It's always a good race.
28:50Hell, yeah.
28:51He's still owed me about five, sure.
28:53Oh, God, a couple.
28:54He's been putting me on the trellis over the time.
28:57So second round of grade eight, I drew Axeman.
29:00Normally, he's a tough draw.
29:01You don't want to draw him.
29:02But he came over here to the trailer
29:04and said that his engine was blown up,
29:05and it wasn't repairable.
29:06So he's not going to make the second round.
29:20All right, so Kai, right down through there, we'll move on to the finals.
29:27Let's see who he will face between Giuseppe and Lizzie Musi.
29:31I'm racing myself, so I didn't guess at the time.
29:36But it was a good, strong pass.
29:38We put a lot of power in the car to see what the track would hold,
29:41and it was as smooth and as fast as ever.
29:43So we needed that bye.
29:45Thanks, Axeman.
29:46And we're going to the finals.
29:47She's running at the .
29:50I'm really hoping here that Lizzie beats Giuseppe,
29:53not only just to put Giuseppe out,
29:54but for Team KKR to stand up one more night.
29:57I'm pretty sure I lifted at the stripe.
29:59So wherever that is, is what it's running.
30:03All right.
30:04Ready?
30:04Yeah.
30:05Let's keep rolling.
30:07Let's do it.
30:08So we're rolling on to round two.
30:11I drew Giuseppe.
30:12I end up getting the left lane again.
30:14That's a look.
30:15He beat me last time,
30:17so I feel like I have to get him back this time around.
30:19I know he's running fast.
30:20He's running real good.
30:21Get another one you can't take lightly.
30:24OK.
30:26Let's do it.
30:26But the car ran good last pass, so I feel good.
30:29I feel confident.
30:30I don't want to find out about these nitrous cars, Lizzie.
30:33Good luck.
30:33Lizzie.
30:34Good luck.
30:34Be safe.
30:35Yeah, you too.
30:35Be safe.
30:36Good luck.
30:37I don't want to find out how fast this nitrous car is.
30:39No.
30:39Whatever.
30:40Stop.
30:40Just lift.
30:41Like, if you see me, look in your mirror and be like, ah.
30:43Yeah.
30:44Just let off.
30:44Don't make it look bad.
30:45Don't do, like, two car links.
30:47Just try to keep it close.
30:48Keep it like a fair race or something.
30:49Yeah, fair race.
30:51We got Lizzie for the second round here of the grade eight.
30:54Everybody's talking about how fast Lizzie is and the nitrous
30:57cars out here.
30:58Nobody's got a chance out here against nitrous cars.
31:01See you on the other end.
31:02I know.
31:02We'll see you there.
31:03Yep.
31:03Be safe.
31:04That's it.
31:04That's all that matters.
31:05Be safe.
31:05Yep.
31:06You know, I've never ran a nitrous car, so I don't know.
31:08But we're running really good.
31:09The car's actually making really good runs.
31:11That's your chance to get payback right now from last year.
31:13Yeah, that's right.
31:14Because you beat my ass last time.
31:15I know your dad wants it.
31:17So we'll have to find out, see what we got for Lizzie on this next round.
31:21All right.
31:21Here we go.
31:22Final pair.
31:31Grade eight semifinals.
31:32We got Giuseppe over in the white line going up against Lizzie Musi in the left.
31:41Here she is trying to make it to the grade eight finals here in Panamir.
31:45And Giuseppe gets the win.
32:15Wow.
32:16What a great race right there, folks.
32:19Good job.
32:20Able to edge out Lizzie.
32:22Good job.
32:23So your finals will be Kai Kelly versus Giuseppe in the grade eight.
32:30Let go of the trance break.
32:34Man, another door to door.
32:35I see her the whole way.
32:36She's actually out a little bit.
32:38Then I come back in the middle of the track.
32:40And then I see her coming, coming and right at the finish line.
32:43I didn't know who won.
32:45I was looking for the light.
32:46My wind light came on.
32:47And, man, that felt great.
32:49That was a great win because, you know, the nitrous cars up here and everything.
32:52Nobody thought we even had a chance going into that round.
32:54That was a good race the whole time I saw her.
32:56Good job, man.
32:57Yeah.
32:58Yeah.
32:59I guess me and you again.
33:00Yeah, I know, man.
33:01You got to leave me alone.
33:02Not fast enough.
33:04Yeah.
33:05I felt like if we gave it a little bit more, we probably would have had him right at the
33:08end.
33:09But it is what it is.
33:10We got some data to work with.
33:11But next time when we run them, it's going to be a whole new tune-up.
33:15I promise you that.
33:16Good job.
33:17Good job today.
33:18I tried.
33:19I told you I can't push my left.
33:20I wanted you to win, but I really didn't want to race you.
33:23Oh, whatever.
33:24Races have gone by since me and Kai's whole deal in Kentucky.
33:29I had no talk to Lizzie today.
33:31She broke up with me, by the way, guys.
33:32So it is what it is.
33:34You're a good son.
33:35Yeah.
33:36I'm good.
33:38I love you.
33:39I love you.
33:40My feelings were hurt over that.
33:42And I was just like, I don't want to be friends.
33:44But I guess time goes on.
33:46Time heals everything.
33:47And just life goes on.
33:49You're acting like you're not hauling ass.
33:51You're hauling ass.
33:52He's hauling ass, too.
33:54We kind of broke the ice with each other and just been civil.
33:57And it's nice.
33:58If we could keep it like that, I'm all for it.
34:00He's happy.
34:01He's happy.
34:02And I'm happy.
34:03I'm happy.
34:04So I guess that's all that matters, right?
34:08All right, here we go.
34:09Grade 8 finals drivers meeting starts right now.
34:12At the very beginning of the night, we had eight drivers.
34:14Eight of the fastest drivers in the invitational class.
34:17That's saying something, man.
34:18And also number one and number two standing here in front of me in the final.
34:23So the fastest two guys.
34:25Now look, Giuseppe.
34:27I don't know if you've noticed or not, but Kai is a little bit further ahead of you in points by just a smidge.
34:34Yeah.
34:35This is where you need to beat him so you can start that momentum the other way so you can start to catch him.
34:39All right?
34:40Yeah, I understand that.
34:41Yeah, and now Kai, this is uncharted territory for him, number one and all.
34:44I mean, this is getting weird.
34:46So he really don't know what to do with his hands or anything.
34:48He don't know what to do.
34:49Try to get used to it.
34:50Yeah, try to get used to it.
34:51Yeah, it's a new thing.
34:52I like it.
34:53But anyways, let's go ahead and flip coin and see who gets lane choice.
34:57Who's calling it?
34:58Call, I called it last time.
34:59Okay.
35:00You go for it.
35:01Call it here.
35:02Here we go.
35:03Heads.
35:04Heads is the call.
35:06Giuseppe, it is your lane choice.
35:09I'll take the right lane.
35:10Just the right lane.
35:12Hey, guys, ain't nothing left to say.
35:14Keep in mind, $10,000 rides on this race right here and points towards the individual championship,
35:19all right?
35:20You want to know a fun fact?
35:22Let's see a fun fact from you, Kai.
35:23I haven't been in the left lane in the last two events.
35:26So how you feel about being in the left lane?
35:29That's kind of why I wanted to give him a coin toss, you know?
35:32So he didn't take the left, he's been in it.
35:33Yeah.
35:34Didn't work out, though.
35:35Didn't work out, though.
35:36Well, here we are, man.
35:37We'll get that win in the left lane.
35:38All right, good luck, gentlemen.
35:39Thank you, too, man.
35:40Folks, put your hands together for Kai, Kelly, and Giuseppe.
35:42Getting ready to race for $10,000.
35:45left.
35:50What is your name?
35:52It was ridiculous.
35:53What's your name?
35:54Hayden.
35:55Hayden.
35:56Hayden, I'm Robin.
35:57Hi.
35:58Hi.
35:59How are you?
36:00We watch all these guys on TV, baby, on Monday nights, remember?
36:03Who's your dad with the most?
36:06I don't know.
36:08Who do you pick all the time?
36:11I would...
36:12I'll tell you all my...
36:14Okay.
36:15Who do you pick?
36:16I would pick Dad by Martin, then you, then you.
36:21Yeah, so you've already moved the fort.
36:23That's okay.
36:24Those are good answers, baby girl.
36:25Yeah.
36:26Good answers.
36:27So...
36:28I think you're good.
36:29You got him.
36:30I hope so.
36:31I think so.
36:32It's running good up here.
36:33It's running good right now.
36:34It's running good.
36:35We got Kai now again.
36:36I don't know if this is the second time or third time we've met already.
36:39He's leading in points.
36:40It'll be a good race and we'll find out.
36:41So I put some more out of the hit.
36:42A little bit more lunch.
36:43Just try to get it to go.
36:44Quicker.
36:45I mean, it's quick, but I don't want to get him.
36:46I don't want to let...
36:47He's got boost early.
36:48See, I could have brought the car to the bottom of this deal.
36:49So tonight, for $10,000, we're going to the finals.
36:50We're racing for big money.
36:51I need a win tonight so I can get three more points ahead of Giuseppe.
36:54If I lose to him, he's going to gain three points on me.
36:56And that's what I don't need.
36:57I want to keep this lead as far out as I can.
36:58In case something dumb happens, I'll have some cushion where they'll have a couple weeks
37:02to catch me.
37:03Well, I had the left lane in the last two events, so I don't even remember how to look through
37:08my blower hat to see the tree, so here goes nothing.
37:10Little shoot from the hip.
37:11But I'm sure everybody wants to see me and Lizzie race since the breakup.
37:12And I wanted Lizzie to win, so I had to win.
37:13So I can get a little bit more.
37:14I can get a little bit more.
37:15I can get a little bit more.
37:16I can get three more points ahead of Giuseppe.
37:17I can get three more points ahead of Giuseppe.
37:18If I lose to him, he's going to gain three points on me.
37:19And that's what I don't need.
37:20I want to keep this lead as far out as I can.
37:21In case something dumb happens, I'll have some cushion where they'll have a couple weeks
37:22to catch me.
37:23I can't see the tree, so here goes nothing.
37:26Little shoot from the hip.
37:28Well, I'm sure everybody wants to see me and Lizzie race since the breakup.
37:31And I wanted Lizzie to win, so it would be two of my teammates in the finals.
37:35But she didn't beat Giuseppe, so it is what it is.
37:37Now I've got to try to beat him.
37:38It kind of boggles my mind because Lizzie has a nitrous motor.
37:41Should do better on the hill than us boosted cars.
37:44And Giuseppe's got a Pro Charger, so I don't know.
37:47They must have figured something out with that thing, making it run.
37:49Because the way Lizzie's car has been running the last couple of events, it's fast.
37:52Good luck, homie.
37:53Thank you, man.
37:54You got this thing.
37:55I'm impressed, dude.
37:56You're doing good.
37:57It ain't me.
37:58I'm just driving.
37:59No, it's you.
38:00It's your program.
38:01It's my money.
38:02It's your program.
38:03Be careful, buddy.
38:04All right, man.
38:05You too.
38:06Be serious.
38:07All right, here we go.
38:09Grade 8 finals.
38:10$10,000 riding on this race right here.
38:12Pick your racer and ride with them.
38:16All right, here we go.
38:17Grade 8 finals.
38:18$10,000 riding on this race right here.
38:23Pick your racer and ride with them.
38:29All right, folks.
38:30Over in the right lane.
38:31Your number two end points in the Grade 8 series.
38:32That is going to be Giuseppe.
38:33And in the left lane, that is your current number one end points for the Grade 8 series.
39:00None other than Kai Kelly.
39:02$10,000 on this race right here.
39:06Here we go.
39:26And Kai Kelly gets the win.
39:28Giuseppe left on him, but the car shook.
39:31Had to pedal it.
39:32That's all it took.
39:33Kai Kelly gets the win.
39:34He is your great 8 winner.
39:37$10,000 to Kai Kelly.
39:39Congratulations.
39:40Damn it.
39:43I shook.
39:45Pedaled it.
39:46Almost beat him.
39:47Going up against Kai.
39:48I put a little bit extra in it early.
39:49100 RPM on the launch shift.
39:51And I was out on him.
39:52I said, man, it's over.
39:53And then it just shook the tires.
39:55I lifted, pedaled it.
39:56He came by me.
39:57And, man, it still was a good race.
40:00We'll see what happens tomorrow on the Invitational.
40:03Well, I won another Grade 8.
40:05Giuseppe's number two.
40:06So the best thing that could happen tonight was me beating him and me beating three more points ahead of him.
40:12The guy's tough.
40:13He's been chasing me through this whole Grade 8 the whole season.
40:15So it's kind of like me and Ryan Martin used to be.
40:18Every time he finished number one, I finished number two.
40:20So I got three more points on him tonight.
40:22That makes it an even 20 points I'm ahead of him.
40:25So he's got a long road if you're going to catch me.
40:28Did you pedal it or no?
40:29Hell no.
40:30You just left about two cars in front of me.
40:32That does it for the Grade 8 here in Colorado.
40:37Kai Kelly takes home his third Grade 8 win as he beat Giuseppe in the finals.
40:42We're halfway through the season and the rest of the field needs to start winning now if they want to close the gap on Kai.
40:48Next time...
40:50Las Vegas, how y'all doing today?
40:53This is the Grade 8.
40:56Kai is in first.
40:57He's got a little bit of a lead.
40:58If he goes out first round here, you're making up ground on him.
41:01Axeman looks at me and goes, man, you're new to this.
41:04Go ahead and take Kai for us.
41:06You know?
41:07And I was like, yeah, probably.
41:08And then I drew Kai.
41:09I'm not like Kai, but I really want to just put him right back out.
41:11First round.
41:16I really need you to take him out.
41:17Man, dude, I promise you, it ain't gonna be from a lack of trying.
41:21Everybody wants me to beat Kai.
41:24All right, man, I gotta get my game face on, man.
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