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00:00Eight drivers raced in Las Vegas, Nevada
00:02for $10,000 and points toward the individual championship.
00:06My first one, I'm already intimidated by everybody, you know?
00:11In his first ever grade 8 appearance,
00:13Murder Nova put the entire field on notice
00:15as he took out points leader, Kai Kelly.
00:18Oh, and Murder Nova knocks off Kai Kelly in the first round.
00:24Doing your racers a favor by knocking out
00:26the number one guy in points, Kai Kelly.
00:30Then he went on to win a close race against Kayla Morton.
00:35And Murder Nova gets there first.
00:38Great drag race.
00:39Going to the finals.
00:41I mean, we're going to try to get this win.
00:45Nate Saylor had some good luck on his side
00:47as Damon Merchant's engine cut out
00:49and gave him the win in round one.
00:52And Nate Saylor going to get the win.
00:55Then he took out Axeman in round two
00:57to meet Murder Nova in the finals.
01:00Yeah, baby.
01:00Yeah, man.
01:01I'm talking to you.
01:02Go get that money, baby.
01:15It's the win.
01:17Sean won his first grade 8 event of the season
01:19and collected points towards that individual championship.
01:22To never be in a grade 8,
01:24come out the first time I was in grade 8
01:26and win it and beat all those people
01:28that are in the grade 8,
01:30there's no feeling like it.
01:32Now today we're in Ohio
01:33where the top 8 drivers will battle it out once again.
01:41Put your hands together for the grade 8 drivers.
01:42Ohio, how you doing?
01:56We are here at Dragway 42,
01:58located in West Salem, Ohio.
02:00This is our first time here.
02:02It is a very beautiful facility.
02:03This track opened its doors in 1957
02:06and it is just an hour south of Cleveland.
02:09We're a lot closer to sea level,
02:10which is a huge change
02:11after spending a few weeks in the mountains
02:13and even in Vegas.
02:15It's also cooler than the temperatures
02:17we've been dealing with.
02:18Lower elevation and cooler temps
02:20means the engines can breathe easier
02:21and produce more horsepower.
02:23Every driver will have to make big adjustments
02:25to what they've been doing.
02:26Right now, Kai Kelly is still sitting number one in points,
02:29but last week he went out in the very first round,
02:32which means he gained no points whatsoever,
02:35which allowed other drivers to make up some ground.
02:38Here's how it works.
02:39If you win the grade 8, you get 10 points.
02:41Plus, you also get $10,000.
02:44If you runner-up, you get seven,
02:45and if you make it to the semifinals,
02:47you will get three.
02:48Those points go towards an individual championship
02:51that will be worth $100,000 at the end of the season.
02:56Here we go.
02:57Grade 8 driver's meeting starts now.
03:00I would like to say,
03:01Kai Kelly really it up last weekend.
03:03Went out first round.
03:05So, yeah.
03:07Murder Nova was our winner.
03:09So you can do it again this weekend
03:10and catch up to him.
03:12Robin Roberts, welcome to the grade 8.
03:14I noticed you're not standing next to Nate Saylor,
03:18though.
03:18That's kind of a little bit of a surprise.
03:19Hopefully, y'all have mended the fences
03:21in our friends again, I would hope.
03:22What happened?
03:23They had a little debate.
03:24They had a debate, guys.
03:25It was an argument.
03:26It was a debate.
03:27They measured it
03:31when they came and teched the car.
03:33Nobody measured that, dude.
03:34That's why we put the other thing
03:36on the bottom of it
03:36when they measured it
03:37because it was five inches.
03:39I can put three fingers under mine
03:41and I can put three fingers under yours.
03:43You cannot put three fingers under yours, dude.
03:45I'll walk up and look at it.
03:46Oh, you guys got in the car
03:49when I...
03:50Whatever.
03:51I drag his ass.
03:53Then we get to the end of the track
03:54and everybody...
03:55Oh, you're cheating.
03:56You're cheating.
03:56So they said the sender on my car is too low.
03:59Good for you.
04:04Hey, good for you.
04:05You guys ain't legal.
04:06Oh, neither is yours.
04:07F***er.
04:08Well, was both cars legal or...
04:10Yeah, I don't...
04:11I don't know.
04:11Were they?
04:11I don't...
04:12One was far off and one was just...
04:14Oh, yeah.
04:14So I cheated.
04:15I didn't cheat as much as the other guys.
04:17I cheated, but I didn't cheat as much as this guy,
04:20so I shouldn't be counting for it.
04:21Hey, this guy next to me.
04:23It's all good.
04:23That's all I want to know if y'all were past it.
04:25It's a race sport.
04:26It sounds like you are.
04:27You were both past it of what happened last week,
04:28and that's good.
04:30All right.
04:30Let's go ahead and draw chips.
04:35Stop looking at me, Dave.
04:39Are you red or blue?
04:42All right.
04:43Where are my number ones?
04:46Damon Merchant and Lizzie Musi.
04:49All right.
04:49That's going to be a good one.
04:50Right.
04:50Out the back.
04:51Going into the first round, we drew Lizzie.
04:53Haven't raced her in a while.
04:55I'm not quite sure how Rogue stacks up against that new Bonnie,
04:58so we're just going to go out there, race our race,
05:00do everything we can to get down the track as fast as possible.
05:04Number twos.
05:05Son of a bitch.
05:07Murder...
05:07Oh, rematch.
05:08Murder Nova and Kai Kelly.
05:10Keep doing it.
05:11I'm going to get you.
05:12I drew Murder Nova again, the one that took me out last week,
05:15and hopefully we can break that cycle.
05:17All right.
05:17Number threes.
05:19Axeman and Robin Roberts.
05:22I drew Robin Roberts.
05:24I can't say that was my favorite pick.
05:25He just put me out at the last race in the Invitational,
05:28so going into this, I kind of don't...
05:30I know he's fast.
05:32We're going to tune this hot rod up, roll up there, and give it hell.
05:35Which means our fourth and final pair is Kayla Morton and Nate Saylor.
05:40I've never even raced Nate,
05:42so honestly I'm kind of excited to see where we stack up against each other
05:46because we're so close in points,
05:47so it should be a pretty even matchup as long as both cars make the trip.
05:50Y'all know who you're racing.
05:52Go back into the pits, get your cars ready.
05:54That's all I got, guys.
05:55Good luck.
05:55Nastiness.
06:10Maintenance.
06:12Maintenance is nasty.
06:17Sometimes dirty job, you know.
06:19It's a dirty job.
06:20Somebody's got to do it.
06:23We had a long journey over here.
06:26We had a detour back to Oklahoma.
06:28Had to get some work done.
06:29Made some changes to the car.
06:30Changed rods.
06:31Got it for the beginning of this eastern swing.
06:34Everything's slick.
06:38Even though we may not have exactly an idea
06:41how the car's going to run in this air,
06:43I think we can get a handle on it pretty quick.
06:46God dang, I made a mess, bro.
06:51Probably going to have to be like 900 on the bottles.
06:53What is the air?
06:54Did we even look?
06:55It's got to be killer.
06:58Probably now it got better.
07:00Forget it.
07:002,300 feet.
07:01Oh, it's not even that bad.
07:03Well, 2,300 is pretty good.
07:06Yeah, it's pretty good,
07:07but I thought maybe it was like 900 or something.
07:09We came all the way back from the mountains.
07:11Now we're back to, like, somewhat sea level,
07:14which is nice for the nitrous cars,
07:16but, you know,
07:17actually have Damon Merchant,
07:19first round, first pair out.
07:21That's a rough draw for me.
07:23Congrats on the win, by the way.
07:25Yeah.
07:26Never really thought I'd get one of those.
07:27Don't say it.
07:28Shut up.
07:28You're killing it.
07:30You're killing it this year.
07:31But to come in,
07:33like, after watching y'all run for so long.
07:36Hey, you worked your ass off.
07:37Everybody's fast.
07:38I'm like,
07:38where you are, so, you know?
07:40It was a lot of uncertainty,
07:43I'll say that,
07:44and then come in and do it.
07:45It was a weird feeling, so.
07:47That's what I said.
07:48Oh, I think it's badass.
07:50Somebody told me, like, the first one,
07:52you'll never get that feeling again.
07:54Yeah, oh, it's huge.
07:55It's, yeah.
07:56Oh, it's definitely a cool feeling.
07:59All right.
08:00See you.
08:00All right.
08:01Good luck, you say.
08:02Okay.
08:03The weather has taken a little twist for us
08:07because it's cooler out.
08:08We make a lot more power.
08:09So we know the track's good.
08:11The air is good.
08:12So I think we detune it enough
08:14to make a good run.
08:19But we just got to figure it out.
08:21First pair here in this grade-eight
08:33first-round race,
08:34it's going to be a good one.
08:35Over in the right lane,
08:36that is Damon Merchant.
08:38Damon Merchant in the right lane
08:39going up against Lizzie Musi.
08:42Lizzie Musi in the left lane.
08:46Grade-eight starts now.
08:48Let's go.
09:18And Lizzie Musi will get the win.
09:25Damon Merchant goes red.
09:28Yeah, he ripped it.
09:29Yeah, he ripped it.
09:32I ripped it.
09:35I ripped it.
09:37Hey, that went in hard.
09:39He jumped.
09:40It went too hard in, yeah.
09:42Man, it is deep.
09:43He staged, and he double bowled real quick,
09:48and I'm like, all right, fine.
09:50I go in finally, and light turns green.
09:53I leave, and come to find out he went red,
09:56so I end up getting the win on that one.
09:59It is what it is.
10:00It's racing.
10:00People go red, it happens.
10:02Whoo!
10:02Whoo!
10:02Whoo!
10:03Whoo!
10:03I got it.
10:06Good.
10:10I mean, it makes you feel like complete .
10:12You're riding this high coming off of a race that you dominate,
10:17and you come here and you run really good.
10:19And, but man, I wanted to get two more rounds in
10:21and take home that $10,000.
10:23That's how I've been doing this, like getting into money,
10:27winning money, and funding it through that,
10:33which nobody thought we would be able to do
10:34coming into this deal.
10:36It's our first year.
10:37Like, nobody gave us a chance, and we've proved them wrong,
10:41and we know we're killing it.
10:42I mean, we know we've got a hot rod right now,
10:45and the team's been on point.
10:47Uh, it's hard riding this high from Vegas to here,
10:50and then something like this happened, and I don't know.
10:55Dude.
10:56Wish I had your luck, man.
10:57Oh, .
10:58Hey, I've had nothing but bad luck the last three years, man.
11:01You deserve it.
11:02Hey, you deserve it.
11:03I'm good with it, though.
11:04Like, I gave, I let him pick.
11:07I took the trash and everything.
11:09Coming off the win last weekend, I feel confident.
11:12You know, the car's fast.
11:14I know now I can run with these cars,
11:17but there's one guy that always shines, you know?
11:19Kai Kelly.
11:19And who do we draw?
11:20We draw him again first.
11:22I can't believe that.
11:23Yeah.
11:23Hey, we already know what can be done.
11:25Yeah, no, we're going to see, but I'm telling you right now,
11:27he ain't going to underestimate us again.
11:28No.
11:29You know what I mean?
11:30He did the first time, by the way.
11:30He did the first time, and I'm telling you right now,
11:32I'll step it up this race, too.
11:34It does kind of suck the fact that, uh, last week,
11:38whenever I outran him, I believe he underestimated me.
11:46Oh, and Murder Nova knocks off Kai Kelly in the first round.
11:52Hey, that was a good race.
11:56And there's going to be no more of that.
11:58He saw how well my car ran.
12:01He knows that I'm competitive with everybody.
12:03And I think he's going to be loaded for Barry this time.
12:06And we're going to do the same.
12:08All right, brother.
12:09We'll see you in the stage lanes.
12:10OK.
12:11All right?
12:12Awesome.
12:13Yeah, the , had him, uh, had him
12:16in the brakes earlier and forgot to put that back on.
12:18, about hit the wall.
12:20I heard.
12:21It needs a little bit.
12:22It went, and I was like, what the ?
12:26street.
12:28I didn't even get a chance to see how
12:30Amani Irons' race was going.
12:31I just took off, and it sat back.
12:33And all of a sudden, it said, poof.
12:35Oh, you ran over the floor.
12:37Oh, .
12:38Yeah.
12:40We had a test pass.
12:41We had a cap come off the brake reservoir.
12:43And it got a little brake fluid underneath the tire.
12:49Kai Kelly has something brake.
12:51I can still see pieces flying across the track.
12:53Got a little fluid underneath the tire.
12:54It went left.
12:56We saved the car.
12:57So I'm just going to put the cap back on,
12:58put some new brake fluid in it, look at the data,
13:01and she'll go right down on the next pass.
13:03Good?
13:05Yeah, we left the cap off the brake reservoir.
13:08Yeah, no, I don't know.
13:09Did you change your pants over there?
13:11No, I didn't have a chance to.
13:12It happened so quick.
13:13Real fast.
13:14Yeah, I heard them say, there's parts everywhere.
13:17And I went, oh, man.
13:20Yeah.
13:20Look, I want to win.
13:22But I don't want you to up.
13:24We said it last week.
13:25If you can't beat him now, you can't beat him in the finals.
13:28So honestly, it doesn't really matter who I get.
13:32I've said it a whole bunch.
13:34We don't really race the person.
13:36We race the track.
13:37And we're going to go as fast as we can possibly go.
13:39Oh, that's going to be a good one right here.
13:42Isn't it?
13:43Yeah.
13:44Yeah.
13:44Well, it can fix the problem.
13:53Next pair coming at you right here, going to be a good one.
13:56Rematch from last week, folks.
13:58Over in the left lane, that is going to be Kai Kelly going up
14:02against Murder Nova in the right.
14:09And Murder Nova wins again against Kai.
14:33Yeah.
14:34Yeah.
14:35Yeah.
14:36Yeah.
14:37That's right, baby.
14:38Yeah.
14:40Who can't be amped whenever you outrun Kai Kelly?
14:42You know, Kai Kelly's on top of his game right now.
14:47I let go of the button.
14:50I know I've got a lead.
14:51It is definitely not a comfortable lead,
14:53because I know the screw blowers make a lot of big end power.
14:56And chances are, that car's going to out mile and hour me.
14:59But I just kept on waiting for him to come around me,
15:01and he never did.
15:04Man, I made another good pass, and you outran me again.
15:07Yeah, yeah.
15:07I knew it was going to take an 82 to outrun you, man.
15:10Yeah?
15:10Hey, so we had to shoot for it.
15:11Yeah, my wheels up almost the whole way.
15:12I know.
15:13I know.
15:13I know.
15:14Trust me.
15:14I can see your car.
15:15Like, I knew it.
15:15Hey, and then there in the again, dude,
15:17whenever I thought, he's fixing to come around me.
15:18He's fixing to come around me.
15:19You didn't.
15:19Yeah.
15:20Yeah.
15:21It was, we stuck.
15:21Yeah.
15:22No, it was a good race, man.
15:23I got to quit drawing you to where I don't lose a grade eight.
15:25Hey.
15:26Just like last week, it was a hell of a race between me and Sean,
15:27but he just got me again.
15:28So right now, he's got my number.
15:29Sometimes that happens.
15:30Well, we're so close that I know he's not going to beat me
15:32every time.
15:33So next time we race, we're going to swing for it,
15:35try to give him all we got.
15:36So last time, whenever you said, man, we were stuck.
15:39We were stuck this time.
15:40Nice job, man.
15:41You too.
15:44Oh, yeah.
15:45Nah, the housing may not be bent.
15:46It's just usually gears that last a while.
15:49That's the other thing about a heavy car, gears don't last
15:52as long.
15:53Everywhere.
15:54They're walking around the car.
15:55It's not a heavy car.
15:56You're not a heavy car, but it's a heavy car.
16:00So it's a heavy car and I don't get to be bent as long.
16:04I don't get that much of a heavy car.
16:06Every weekend, we knock a rear end out.
16:07So we're here in Dragway 42 in Ohio.
16:10We're going into the grade eight.
16:12We changed everything on this hot rod
16:14from pistons, rods, gears, stator, converter.
16:17I mean, everything's changed.
16:18The rear end is making like a,
16:21when we go back down pit road, you hear a knocking noise.
16:24So we switch the gear.
16:25Usually when that happens, the housing's bent.
16:29So in Colorado, we had added compression to the engine
16:31and changed the stator.
16:32So we just ran the same stuff in Vegas.
16:36Coming here, the air's a lot better.
16:37So we're going back to our old setup.
16:39And for some reason, the car keeps knocking
16:41the rear gear out every race.
16:43This axle should just slide right out.
16:44So that's usually a sign something's binding up.
16:48Damn it.
16:49Damn it, damn it, damn it.
16:50It's like it starts whining and knocking.
16:52So each race, we got to put a new one in.
16:56So we're going in hopefully fresh.
16:58So we got it to come out.
17:00So we're good.
17:01The last couple of grade eights have been going out,
17:03like second round.
17:04I'm hoping this time I can pull off a win.
17:07I want to move up in the grade eight, not stay still.
17:10I like moving up.
17:11Robin put me out in Vegas.
17:14Then I draw him first round this race.
17:16That's not a good feeling.
17:18Hopefully I can get a little redemption.
17:22OK, we good?
17:23Fuel, air, you good to go?
17:25Here we are, Jagway 42, event 10.
17:27For us, this is the business end of the season.
17:29Like, this is our chance to shine and rise up.
17:30We've been chipping away at the points.
17:32Now we've got to take it home.
17:33Ready?
17:34Let's go show them.
17:36The car is hauling ass.
17:38It's super smooth.
17:39It's running the way it should.
17:40We need to get just a little more power out of the backside.
17:43And we've talked about some things to do that.
17:44And so I'm happy with our combo, I'm happy with where we are.
17:47Now it's a good time to just go show them.
17:56All right, this third pair here in the grade eight.
17:59Another good one.
18:01Over in the left lane, that's going to be Robin Roberts.
18:04Going up against Axeman, Larry Roach.
18:06Go push.
18:36And Robin Roberts makes a great pass there, will get the win.
18:43Roll up in their lights, and they just went straight as an arrow.
18:47I never saw him, so I don't know if he had problems.
18:49I don't know what happened.
18:50But now we finally got some great eight points on the board.
18:53Now we're trying to get more.
18:54We're trying to get 10 tonight.
18:55Close up on them guys.
18:57Damn it, damn it, damn it, man.
19:00After everything I felt like I had working against me,
19:02I got real confident.
19:03I said, all right, we got this, we got this.
19:05All we got to do is kill a tree and down the road track, get this win.
19:08I let off a button and pinned me in the seat.
19:10I said, man, this feels good.
19:11And all of a sudden, I'm about to wobble the tires.
19:13I went to pedal, and there Robin goes, show is over.
19:16I've not had to abandon one pass, and I've not had to abandon two in a row.
19:24Yeah, we got video, right?
19:25Okay, yeah, I'll send you some video.
19:33Yeah, it honestly was pretty good.
19:34I mean, I would have been happy with that run.
19:37We came here and tested.
19:38We put a tune-up in the car.
19:39We went straight down.
19:47And Nate Sailor turns on the wind light.
19:49Nice job.
19:50Car made just a little bit of move there at the 330.
19:52Stayed with it.
19:53The only hiccup we had is on the gear change from 23.
19:56It got a little squirrely, tried to take me out of the groove, but I steered her back quick, and she went right through the traps.
20:03No, track temp was 94.
20:05So, but I'll do it.
20:11All right.
20:12First round grade eight here in Ohio, we got Kayla Morton.
20:16We're pretty excited about it.
20:18We got a good race car.
20:19I know they do, too.
20:20They run the same setup we do.
20:21So, we're going to bring our eight game, and they'll have to do the same.
20:24Let me go make sure the battery charger's hooked up.
20:27And I need to get the fan on the transmission right.
20:30We are in Ohio, obviously one of my favorite states for reasons.
20:35Like, I won here the very first race.
20:38I drew Nate Sailor.
20:39We are friends, but we've never got to race each other.
20:42So, I'm excited to race Nate to see kind of where we stack up.
20:46Both cars are very fast.
20:59All right, folks.
21:00This will be the last pair of the grade eight first round over in the left lane.
21:04That's going to be Nate Sailor going up against Kayla Morton in the right.
21:34Hey, Kayla Morton going to get the win.
21:37Nate Sailor goes red.
21:40Are you kidding me?
21:43Are you 100% sure?
21:46That'll do it for the first round of the grade eight.
21:49Let me pull my shoot.
21:50You got mine?
21:51Who'd they say won?
21:52Kayla won?
21:53I went red.
21:54You went red.
21:55No way.
21:56Good race.
21:57It was a beautiful race.
21:58I didn't see him go red.
21:59So, I was disappointed at first, but they told me in my ears that he went red.
22:02So, final four.
22:03I'm chipping away at those points.
22:04I know Kai went out first round.
22:05So, man, Shawn's got his number on Friday nights and that does nothing but help us.
22:09So, yeah, W for us, man.
22:10We'll take it.
22:11I didn't know he went red.
22:12I didn't know he went red.
22:13Oh, man.
22:18Okay, red, go red.
22:22Keep it.
22:23All right, multifungal, right?
22:25Let's go red.
22:26Give it eight.
22:27If you look around 15 minutes 40 minutes of ainnereton, they told me in my ears that he
22:29went red, so final four.
22:30I'm chipping away at those points.
22:32I know Kai went out first round, so man Shawn's got his number on Friday nights,
22:37and that does nothing but help us.
22:38Yeah, W for us, man.
22:39We'll take it.
22:40I didn't know he went red.
22:41Well, what happened?
22:42We're going to go ahead and do our great eight semifinals driver's meeting.
22:46We started with eight drivers.
22:48We are now down to four.
22:50So for my four drivers here, you're at least guaranteed three points in the individual championship for the great eight.
22:57If you haven't noticed, points leader Kai Kelly is not in the race anymore.
23:03Murder Nova ended up taking him out in the first round again.
23:07My gosh, are you Kai Kelly's kryptonite?
23:10That is the question.
23:11I don't think I'm anybody's kryptonite.
23:13I don't know.
23:14We took a shot at it and it paid off.
23:16Well, yeah, it sure did.
23:17You put Kai Kelly on the trailer again.
23:19So that means with Kai Kelly, the points leader, not being in this race right now, this is a chance for everybody else to make up some ground.
23:25All right.
23:26So take advantage of that.
23:27Let's go ahead and draw chips and see who is racing who here in this semifinal round.
23:35I forgot you're representing Lizzie.
23:37All right.
23:41Number one, step forward.
23:44Robin Roberts and Murder Nova will be the first pair, which means my second pair will be Lizzie
23:51Musi versus Kayla Morton.
23:53Oh, boy.
23:54All right, y'all.
23:55You know who you're racing.
23:56You know what you got to do.
23:57Go back to the pits.
23:57Get your cars in the stage and lanes.
23:59We got $10,000 to give away.
24:09I'm definitely ready.
24:11This is going to be a tough one.
24:14It's going to be a tough one.
24:15I think he's definitely the fastest.
24:18Yeah, he knows we are, too.
24:21He's going to throw the house at it.
24:23He's going to throw everything at it, which that may play in our favor, too.
24:28Look, that's what Axeman did last round.
24:29I shook the tires.
24:31Round two of the grade eight, and I drew Murder Nova.
24:34Sean, like, this is the toughest draw.
24:36When I looked across the crowd, I thought, that's the one guy I don't want to draw.
24:38I want to meet him in the finals.
24:40He struggled a little bit at first.
24:42Now he's really come up.
24:43He's doing incredibly well.
24:44It's going to be a hell of a run.
24:46I have a lot of respect for him.
24:47I love Sean, but we're going to try and do our best to beat him.
24:50Like, we're going to go on to the next round.
24:52It's our turn to take one and come up in points.
24:54I mean, just to be real, if we can get past Sean, this might be our night.
25:00What lane did we get?
25:04I don't know.
25:06You think I'd pay attention a little bit.
25:08Just drive.
25:10I drew Robin Roberts.
25:11I'm not real sure we've ever got the win light against him.
25:17Hey, good luck, guys.
25:19Good to you, Robin.
25:22Hey, when did we...
25:23Good luck, man.
25:23You too, brother.
25:25I told him, man.
25:26Yeah, no, we've become good friends.
25:27I said it was easier whenever I didn't like him.
25:30You know what I mean?
25:30I was like...
25:31I said, no, I'm going to try and knock his head off just the same way he's going to try and
25:37knock it off.
25:37I said, and then we're going to shake hands at the big end and everything's going to be
25:40cool.
25:41So, good luck, man.
25:42Love you, man.
25:43You too.
25:44Blower car or turbo cars.
25:46He's always had our number, you know, and I'm going to change that tonight.
25:49Here we go.
25:59Over in the right lane, that is going to be Robin Roberts going up against Murder Nova.
26:05Here we go.
26:23Over in the right lane, that is going to be Robin Roberts going up against Murder Nova.
26:35I let go of the button.
27:03He got out on me a little bit.
27:05I start pulling on him.
27:07He didn't disappear.
27:07He was close to it.
27:09We took the win.
27:10The car rolled out on that pass.
27:13It run every bit of what we wanted it to run and probably a little bit more.
27:17We have a competitive car.
27:18So, when you talk about who possibly has a chance at win from here on out, I need Murder
27:23Nova to come out of people's mouths.
27:25Killer run, dude.
27:26Killer kicked ass.
27:27Thank you, bro.
27:28I think that's the first time I've ever turned the win light on against you.
27:31Hey, pro charger, turbo, anything.
27:33I think that's the first time.
27:34You got us pretty good, though.
27:35Good run.
27:36Good race, man.
27:36Great run.
27:37Good race.
27:38Good for him.
27:38Great pass, man.
27:39He really just whooped us.
27:41So, man, he's running good.
27:43We'll just have to get him tomorrow.
27:45Hey, we are on the board for the individual deal.
27:48Right.
27:48So, I mean, there's not many people on that board.
27:51Oh.
27:53No.
27:53And tomorrow, we've just got to solidify our position.
27:57Try and slide up a notch or two again.
28:00Take the race, man.
28:01Take the $40,000.
28:03That'd be the big deal.
28:05Take the payday so we can buy some more crap.
28:08Keep blowing it up.
28:11Hey, I'll be right back, fam.
28:13Thank you, man.
28:14I appreciate it.
28:14I appreciate it.
28:15One more, right?
28:16One more.
28:17Thank you, brother.
28:18I thank you, man.
28:18Thank you, brother.
28:19That's what I'm doing.
28:24Got it.
28:25I got it.
28:25That's what I would say.
28:26Good.
28:26If you think you're good, then I'm 100% fine.
28:28Good.
28:29Second round, I end up drawing Kayla.
28:31Feeling a little sick today.
28:33Normally, a third day after chemo is my worst day.
28:35But I'm making it and getting in this car and doing my thing.
28:38I think we tweaked a little bit enough.
28:40We took some rear steer out of the car.
28:42Kind of maybe, hopefully, it'll straighten it out on the pass.
28:45Hi, baby.
28:46Good luck, baby.
28:49So we feel good about it.
28:50Hopefully, we fix the issue and hopefully, kick some ass.
28:56Aw.
28:59Aw.
29:03I got it.
29:05It's on now?
29:07Yeah.
29:07Off and on?
29:09No, stay on.
29:09That's in lights.
29:11Still on.
29:12That's still on?
29:12Bring your tail lights off.
29:14Oh, no.
29:15So it's with my tail lights.
29:17Okay.
29:17And if it don't come on when you're out there, I'll...
29:21Yeah, give it a knee.
29:22Nice knee.
29:23Nice swift knee.
29:26Ready?
29:27So good.
29:31We made a really solid pass, round one.
29:33Just chipping away at those little points.
29:35And I would really like to see a final with Murder Nova today.
29:39So we've got to get past Lizzie first.
29:43I feel like...
29:44What?
29:45I feel like...
29:46The track is going to be killer at this point.
29:50She does very well on a good track.
29:52So we've got to be on our game.
29:54All right, folks.
30:19Here we go.
30:19This will be the last pair of the semifinals for the grade eight.
30:22Over in the left lane, that is going to be Lizzie Musi.
30:26Lizzie Musi going up against Kayla Morton in the right lane.
30:31Nitrous in the left.
30:32Pro Charger in the right.
30:34Who will move on to face Murder Nova?
30:36Let's go.
30:36Let's go.
30:36Let's go.
30:42Let's go.
30:48Let's go.
30:48And Lizzie Musi gets there first.
31:18It turns on the wind light, so your grade 8 finals will be Murder Nova versus Lizzie Musi for $10,000.
31:27After my burnout, backing up, I hear the car.
31:30It's like, it's just off.
31:32It's knocking a little bit.
31:34And my dad's like, it's a rock arm loose.
31:35And I was like, I know, I hear it, I hear it.
31:37He's like, just run it, just run it.
31:39I'm like, okay, all right.
31:40It's either going to not make it all the way or it's going to make it just right at the finish line.
31:44So as I'm getting ready, the stage, the light turns green, let go of the button.
31:48The car is trucking down there.
31:49I'm like, oh my God, it's going to freaking make it.
31:51Let's do this, you know?
31:52And all of a sudden, right before the finish line, this freaking big-ass ball of flame sends my hood scoop up into orbit.
31:58Like, not a good situation.
32:00Yeah, I couldn't see the scoreboard, honestly.
32:03But after the whole explosion thing, I got sidetracked over that.
32:07Kayla, she was right next to me.
32:09She was kind of close coming in.
32:12I think she got a little loose on that run, but I didn't know if I won or not, to be honest with you.
32:17My guys had to tell me on top end, I'm like, holy shit, okay, let's go.
32:21I heard it.
32:22I was like, I know that's mean.
32:23I ain't heard it.
32:24It sounds so bad.
32:26I'm surprised it made it that far.
32:27Me too.
32:29I said, oh, we're home.
32:30I thought it was going to make it right after the finish line, but it did it.
32:34Without the rocker arm being in place, it'll be all out of sync.
32:37So it definitely throws the motor off.
32:40And, yeah, timing, everything, just that's what you get that big ball of fire.
32:44Pretty much backfire.
32:45Here it is.
32:46It's an exhaust.
32:47We can fix it.
32:48No, yeah, we're going to fix it.
32:51Okay.
32:53Now we better strap the in.
32:59All right, here we go.
33:00We're going to go ahead and do our Grade 8 Finals driver's meeting real quick.
33:05First and foremost, Lizzie Musi, you find yourself here in the Finals for $10,000.
33:11And it's your first Grade 8 Finals of the season.
33:14So great job there.
33:16But I have bad news.
33:17You are going up against Murder Nova, who is trying to make it two in a row for Grade 8 wins.
33:23Pretty badass.
33:24As you know, he won last week in Las Vegas.
33:27Grade 8 Finals, $10,000.
33:29We're going to flip a coin for lane choice.
33:31Are you going to let Lizzie call it?
33:32Absolutely.
33:33Okay.
33:33It's only the right thing to do.
33:34Okay.
33:35Lizzie, call it in the air.
33:36Heads.
33:37Heads is the call.
33:38It is.
33:40Heads.
33:40I actually changed it up this time.
33:42Look at that.
33:42Lizzie, it is your lane.
33:45Left lane.
33:46Left lane is the call.
33:48Good luck, y'all.
33:49Go ahead.
33:50Get suited up.
33:51Still racing, all right?
33:52$10,000 to win.
33:53Let's do it.
33:54Hey, what happened to you and Robin?
33:58Well, he lost by like a car and a half, and then decided to protest the height of my
34:05fender.
34:06Oh, for real?
34:07That ain't three inches.
34:08Well, I don't know what to tell you.
34:10They measured it when they came and teched the car.
34:12Nobody measured that, dude.
34:14I can put three fingers under mine, and I can put three fingers under yours.
34:17You cannot put three fingers under yours, dude.
34:19I don't want to look at it.
34:20I wish I'd have been involved.
34:21I'd have won that one.
34:22I could have won that race.
34:23I ain't lying.
34:24I think I could have won that race.
34:26Yeah.
34:27No, we won, and we won fair and square, and we won by a lot.
34:29So they found a technicality, and they were trying to, you know, get an opportunity off
34:35of it, and it didn't work because he was telling me my was too low, and I was like, dude,
34:39yours is lower than mine.
34:40See, I got to argue it all.
34:42It was lower, so I won.
34:45What would you have done if his big ass would have grabbed a whole ticket?
34:48What?
34:48He might have kicked my ass, but he didn't know what his jaw hurt the next day.
34:51You would have gave him a fight.
34:53Oh, yeah.
34:53Rough boys money.
34:54That's what I was hoping.
34:59Sean.
35:00How are you?
35:00It could be better.
35:02I feel like I'm having a little rough time right now.
35:04The third day, it's always rough for me.
35:06That's what, we're around Mallory a lot, you know?
35:10Oh, yeah.
35:10And she's always like, she always says, the third day is the day I don't want to get out
35:14of here.
35:14Yeah, it's weird.
35:15Like, hits me like a break train.
35:16That's what she said, too.
35:17Every run, I'm like, I have to go, like, lay down, because it's bad.
35:20Got Sean Mertanova in the finals.
35:22He won the last grade eight, and he's hauling ass, so, you know, I'm a little tired, but I
35:27really want to kick his ass.
35:28I'm ready.
35:29I'm ready for anything.
35:30I don't know.
35:30My car was making a really killer run.
35:32We looked on the race pack.
35:33It looks killer.
35:34So, minus the fact of it, you know, backfiring and a freaking big ball of fire, you know?
35:41We're not quite sure why it did what it did.
35:44It could happen when it gets cold temperatures like this.
35:47We placed the rocker and the push rod in that side.
35:51We decided to leave the hood scoop off in case it decides to happen again in the finals.
35:55The car is running good, so we feel good about it.
35:57Hopefully, we fix the issue, and we're going to go up there to the final, and hopefully
36:01kick some ass.
36:02Trying.
36:03Trying the best I can.
36:04Yeah.
36:04No, you're killing it.
36:05You're killing it.
36:06You're calling ass, too.
36:08Well, we'll see.
36:10We'll see.
36:10Last time, you drove out of my life.
36:13Oh, whatever.
36:13So, we'll see.
36:14We'll see if it's any different.
36:16We're racing Lizzie.
36:17Unfortunately, last time we raced her, she drove out of my life.
36:20And Lizzie Musi gets the win.
36:29Wow.
36:29It was really close, and then she locked it up, and she just started kind of pulling
36:33away, man.
36:34I was like, oh, no.
36:35It was pretty humbling in the car.
36:39I felt like we were on a pretty decent pass, but it wasn't the greatest error for Pro Chargers.
36:44It was a little bit favorable for the nitrous stuff, but Lizzie's fast.
36:48She goes to a lot of finals.
36:49She wins a lot of races, and it's just like anybody else in the grade eight.
36:53We can't underestimate her.
36:54She's going to go out there, and Pat is going to do anything he's got to do to win this race.
36:59And we're going to try to do anything we can for them not to win it.
37:04All right, folks, here we go.
37:06This will be the last race of the night.
37:08This is your grade eight finals.
37:14Over in the left lane, backing up that nitrous-powered Camaro.
37:29That is Lizzie Musi.
37:32She is going up against none other than Murder Nova.
37:36Murder Nova over in the right lane.
37:38This race right here for $10,000.
37:41And very important points towards that individual championship.
38:04Yeah, Murder Nova makes it two in a row.
38:09Murder Nova, $10,000.
38:13Congratulations to him.
38:16Damn, son!
38:18There's some fucking shit right here!
38:21Two times in the grade eight and two wins.
38:24You know, the car's rolling.
38:25We have stumbled upon something.
38:28You know, some sort of magic tune that's going down, and it's going down fast.
38:33You know, and the track is taking it.
38:35Two in a row, dog.
38:36You like an old hat at this.
38:37You like an old hat.
38:39Damn, baby.
38:40Damn!
38:41Good job.
38:42Good job, good job.
38:44Car's working well.
38:46Motor's producing all the power.
38:47And we're winning races, you know?
38:49Couldn't be happier.
38:50This is what we strive for every time we work on the car.
38:54Every time we make a pass on the car.
38:56Every time we spend money on the car.
38:58This is what we do it for.
39:00It's been a long time since we've had this winning feeling.
39:03And we love it, you know?
39:06And we're not going to sleep until we get an invitation to win.
39:09So tell me about the grade eight.
39:10Is it pretty fun?
39:12Man.
39:13I mean...
39:14Good job.
39:16Good job.
39:17Good job, good job.
39:18Proud of you.
39:18Oh, dude.
39:20Hey, but you guys know I couldn't have done it without y'all.
39:22You know that.
39:23Hey, man.
39:24Did you see that fireball?
39:24We help each other.
39:25That's the way I look at it.
39:26Huh?
39:26Did you even have a chance to see her fireball?
39:28Fireball?
39:29On that pass?
39:30Did she nuke it?
39:31It went early.
39:32Just poof.
39:33Oh, yeah.
39:34That sucks.
39:34I'm going to go back and talk to her.
39:35Where's she at?
39:36Oh, is she up front?
39:37That's why.
39:38Oh.
39:39Yeah.
39:39If it would have had a scoop on it, that would have been gone, too.
39:41Hey, all I know is that we made a killer pass,
39:44and I didn't see her.
39:46Boom.
39:46So thank you.
39:48I went in really fast.
39:50She lit the top bulbs.
39:51I went in with the other two.
39:53She was purging her car.
39:54It was a really quick light.
39:55I was ready for it.
39:57I'm not real sure she was.
39:59So I let go of the button.
40:00I knew I left out before her.
40:02Car 60-footed like we told it to,
40:04and we made a hell of a pass.
40:06I could see her for a little bit,
40:08and then all of a sudden she fell back,
40:09and we took the wind light.
40:11Yeah, I got blinded by the light.
40:13When I did it, all right?
40:14It happened to me.
40:15I know.
40:17I don't know what's causing it, but it's crazy.
40:21Wow.
40:21Yeah, I know.
40:24Yeah, I'll leave that up to them.
40:26Thank you so much.
40:26Good job, Sean.
40:27You're a crazy class act, Lizzie.
40:29Okay.
40:32At the end of the night,
40:33Sean was able to win yet another great eight event.
40:37That is two in a row.
40:39Plus, he took out Kai Kelly in round one,
40:41which made it so where he could not extend his lead.
40:44That landed him fourth on the leaderboard,
40:47and there's plenty of races left for him to catch up.
40:51Next time.
40:54This is the great eight.
40:56Sean, you've won two great eights in a row, man.
41:00Kai's been struggling a little bit on Fridays.
41:02He's going to struggle.
41:03We need to capitalize on it.
41:04We actually broke the transmission,
41:06so we have an hour to put a new transmission in the car.
41:09I think we can change the tranny in an hour.
41:10I just got to worry about Murder Novo
41:12and his little killing spree he's doing,
41:14because he keeps winning every weekend.
41:15He's going to catch Kai.
41:18At this point, we have to get points every grade eight
41:21if we're going to catch Kai.
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