Street Outlaws No Prep Kings S06E12

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00:00:01All right, so Jim Howell gets the win.

00:00:02Kai Kelly goes red.

00:00:04He wasn't a grown man.

00:00:05He just cried.

00:00:06Or drive off the end of the racetrack.

00:00:09All of the racers on Team Kai were out by round two.

00:00:12Here's your chance to make a comeback.

00:00:15That gave other teams the chance to go some rounds and close the gap.

00:00:20And boy, did they.

00:00:23The biggest win went to Ryan Martin, who won his first invitational race of the season.

00:00:28He moved his team back into third place.

00:00:39Just 140 points out of first.

00:00:41But with four events left, it's still anyone's championship.

00:00:48Here we go.

00:00:58Michigan.

00:01:01How y'all doing today?

00:01:05Little damp.

00:01:06Little damp.

00:01:07Yeah.

00:01:08Hey, look.

00:01:09We're going to be dodging this stuff all day long, y'all.

00:01:11But look, I will tell you one thing.

00:01:13We're going to try our best to get this track dry.

00:01:16If a little shower comes through, we'll turn around and try to get it dry the moment it stops raining.

00:01:20But now we're going to go ahead and try to get started, get some racing in, and try to beat this weather.

00:01:28We are here today at US 131 in Michigan.

00:01:31This is the first time for us at this track.

00:01:33With the weather being kind of weird, cold and wet, what it does for the drivers is they'll make a pass, and they get data, and then the track conditions can change completely.

00:01:44When it rains, they have to come back, wait for the track to dry.

00:01:47All that data they got is now gone.

00:01:50It's useless.

00:01:51We're getting a late start today because of the rain, which may mean we only get through the first round of racing tonight, and we'll have to come back and finish tomorrow.

00:02:02Yeah, Ryan Martin, winner of last week's event, got his first invitational win of the season.

00:02:09Comeback starts now.

00:02:11That's right.

00:02:12That's right.

00:02:13Right now.

00:02:14Coming into this race, Kai Kelly is still sitting number one in points, but for the last three weeks, they have struggled.

00:02:21And as we're getting closer to the end of the season, it sounds like all of the captains have spent a lot of time on the phone this week working out potential trades and deals of all kinds.

00:02:33There's a couple of teams that know they don't have a shot at winning.

00:02:37Yep.

00:02:38And, you know, every team's got a couple of decent guys in it.

00:02:40You know?

00:02:41And then after that, it goes, you know?

00:02:42Yep.

00:02:42You know?

00:02:43And so they're talking about getting rid of their number one and number two picks to hire up teams for money.

00:02:51Politicking, politicking.

00:02:53Politicking.

00:02:54We made some decisions to make some trades due to the performance of our team.

00:02:58Our team has been on a spiral going down.

00:03:01We've got two guys who've been killing it for us all year, Nathan and Damon.

00:03:06These guys deserve an opportunity to win a championship, but a hot commodity right now, man.

00:03:10I'm auctioning them off.

00:03:11We got the deal pretty close.

00:03:13These guys want an opportunity to win, and I gave them an opportunity to pick the team they wanted to go to.

00:03:17All right, fellas, so I got some pretty good news.

00:03:21Buddy called me and said that he realizes that his team ain't got a shot at the championship, and he wanted to sell us Damon Merchant.

00:03:30What's the bid?

00:03:31We bidding it or what?

00:03:32What's the bid?

00:03:32$10,000 in ranking.

00:03:34Worked his ass off the whole year.

00:03:36The guy's put in the work.

00:03:37He's done a lot, but he just couldn't get off that struggle bus right now.

00:03:42Man, this ain't friendship.

00:03:43It's business.

00:03:43We got to do what we got to do.

00:03:45Pretty much halfway through this season already, I was already talking to Bodie about possibly trying to get Damon Merchant.

00:03:51I hope y'all are in, because I already told him yes.

00:03:54He named a price.

00:03:55It was $10,000.

00:03:56And I immediately told him, hell yeah, we want to do it.

00:04:00I did hear some more things.

00:04:01I don't know if they're true, but I heard Ryan may or may not have bought Nate Sailor, which is a weapon right now.

00:04:13Hey, you buying anybody?

00:04:15I might.

00:04:15I mean, you might as well.

00:04:17I might buy somebody today.

00:04:18Must be a thing to do here.

00:04:18I might buy somebody today.

00:04:20You can just buy people.

00:04:21This is the last event before the points and a half starts, and if there's any moves to be made, now is the time if you think you're going to make a push.

00:04:29That being said, I've got to make smart moves for my team to try to strategically get out of this championship.

00:04:36And so I got a phone call from Bodie.

00:04:38Bodie's got two hot commodities.

00:04:39Nate's car's fast.

00:04:40He wants to be on our team.

00:04:42It's going to take a little bit of money.

00:04:43It's going to be interesting today.

00:04:44Let's see how I'm going to get.

00:04:45Yeah, you know, man.

00:04:49You know how the go.

00:04:50Everybody got knives.

00:04:53Shot, shot, shot, shot.

00:04:55Yeah.

00:04:56So last week when Bodie called me wanting to sell Nate and Damon, I actually had told him that I would take both of them for the money he was asking for them.

00:05:05Nate, he called Ryan, actually got Ryan to buy him.

00:05:10Damon, we went back and forth, back and forth, and I thought all was good.

00:05:14Like I thought Damon was coming out of my team, and it was going to be great.

00:05:17I almost feel like I got a knife in my back.

00:05:20Hey.

00:05:21You've got to take the best shot at winning this championship.

00:05:26Coming up, you look at the coming up races, Gallaud, Lizzie's going to run good there.

00:05:31Kyle's going to run a test there a lot.

00:05:33It's going to be a good race for them.

00:05:34Still Alabama's going to be a good race for Ryan.

00:05:37Texas is where it's like, it's any man's game at Texas, I think.

00:05:42Was Ryan trying to get you too?

00:05:43Uh, we talked, he talked a little bit.

00:05:46He got, I think he got Nate.

00:05:48Huh?

00:05:49He got Nate.

00:05:53What's up?

00:05:54That's why I'm on the bottom of the water.

00:05:57There's nothing wrong with me.

00:05:58You look like you're upset.

00:05:59I'm not upset.

00:06:00Are you okay?

00:06:01Are you upset?

00:06:02No.

00:06:03Do I have a reason to be upset?

00:06:04That could be, I guess.

00:06:05I don't know.

00:06:05Should I be upset?

00:06:07You should wake up in a happy mood.

00:06:08Why?

00:06:09You should.

00:06:10I know you're waking up angry.

00:06:12Nope.

00:06:14I know you just look like you had a, like a, like a face frown.

00:06:16Uh-uh.

00:06:17Uh-uh.

00:06:17I'm good.

00:06:20All right, guys, this is the captain's meeting.

00:06:22As you know, this is where you can make changes to your team.

00:06:24So we're going to start at the bottom.

00:06:26I mean, it's not the bottom, sorry.

00:06:27We're going to start with the team that has the most opportunity to do well.

00:06:32Yes.

00:06:33Dean.

00:06:33Yeah, no change.

00:06:34Really?

00:06:34No change.

00:06:35Okay, I like it.

00:06:35I got faith in my guys.

00:06:36One of these days, they're going to pull through.

00:06:38Murillo.

00:06:38Yes.

00:06:39Any changes?

00:06:40Man, you know what?

00:06:41We're doing so good right now, I'd hate to mess it up.

00:06:45Y'all are just a well-oiled machine over there.

00:06:48So no changes.

00:06:49Yeah, we're good.

00:06:49Keeping it where it's at.

00:06:50Status quo.

00:06:50Yes, sir.

00:06:51Swanstrom.

00:06:52Changes.

00:06:53I found out this week my money doesn't go as long as some others, so.

00:06:57Oh.

00:06:58It's all right.

00:06:58What happened?

00:06:59I don't know.

00:07:00I'm going to stay because there's no trade there.

00:07:03Got it.

00:07:04Uh, Bodie.

00:07:06I tell you what, we're going to make a lot of changes over here today.

00:07:09First.

00:07:10What?

00:07:11Yeah, the first change I'm going to make is I'm going to put myself back in for Tim Brown.

00:07:15Like it.

00:07:15I'm also going to make a major trade with my two top guys.

00:07:20Okay.

00:07:23So who are you starting with?

00:07:25First, uh, I'll start here with Kai Kelly.

00:07:28What's going on here?

00:07:30Uh, you were talking about negotiating.

00:07:32Uh, I got Damon.

00:07:35He wanted to go to your team.

00:07:37He was going to bring me back over Rankin and a couple extra dollars.

00:07:42Ooh.

00:07:44Say no more.

00:07:45$10,000.

00:07:46Wait a minute.

00:07:47Time out.

00:07:48Wait a time out.

00:07:49$10,000.

00:07:50Trading Damon for Rankin was huge for us because Rankin's been strong.

00:07:53When it does make a pass, it's fast.

00:07:54But to win these deals, you got to be consistent.

00:07:56And you got to be consistent every single week with no breaks.

00:07:59For now, he's just not consistent enough for us to win the championship.

00:08:02And Damon is.

00:08:03It's business and it's $200,000.

00:08:05I hate it for Rankin, but I got to do it.

00:08:08Rankin, please do not take offense to this.

00:08:10But you just traded Damon Merchant for Chris Rankin.

00:08:14And $10,000.

00:08:15I get a lot of credit.

00:08:16I'm the great GM because everybody had the opportunity to pick these guys and they didn't.

00:08:20Yeah, it's right.

00:08:20So I GMed these guys and I got them here and they showed me that they was worth every dime of it.

00:08:25So this is what I get in return.

00:08:26And we're not done.

00:08:27We're not done.

00:08:28Oh, you're not.

00:08:28You got more trades.

00:08:29Wow.

00:08:29Okay.

00:08:30What else you got?

00:08:31The next trade we got.

00:08:32Blockbuster trade.

00:08:33It's Nate Saylor.

00:08:34We working a deal with Ryan Martin.

00:08:36Yeah.

00:08:39For who?

00:08:40For Jerry, unfortunately.

00:08:42The Bird Boys.

00:08:43Oh, that's what you think, y'all be my?

00:08:46You can't.

00:08:47And you know, I wasn't going to do this, but then I heard Kai was going to do it.

00:08:51Damon's a heavy hitter.

00:08:52He's one of the fastest cars here.

00:08:53Obviously, top five for sure.

00:08:55So to go get this championship, it's going to be tough to try to get there without having an equal team.

00:09:00I need people that are going to be heavy hitters.

00:09:04Bodhi put up Nate Saylor.

00:09:05It was a $10,000 purchase.

00:09:07I talked it out with my team.

00:09:08We split it up four ways.

00:09:09It was $2,500 a piece.

00:09:11We thought of it as a very cheap investment to possibly guarantee us another driver to collect points for us to go get that championship.

00:09:19Did you already have the money wired to you?

00:09:21Or is it in cash?

00:09:21Or what's going on with that?

00:09:22You know I'm good for it.

00:09:24Ryan's murder.

00:09:25I'm good for it.

00:09:26I'd also like to point out that I'm sure Team Dave and Murder Nova maybe are not exactly happy with the trades because that just kind of sets them back as well.

00:09:34It makes it harder for them to win the championship as well.

00:09:37It's kind of stacking the teams, you know.

00:09:38Set me back.

00:09:40All right.

00:09:41Is that it?

00:09:41Yes, sir.

00:09:42All right.

00:09:43Murder Nova.

00:09:44Yes.

00:09:44I ain't got $10,000, so.

00:09:48It looks like I'm sticking with my guys.

00:09:51Yeah.

00:09:53Okay.

00:09:53All right, guys.

00:09:54Well, there you have it.

00:09:55That's the captain's meeting.

00:09:57All right.

00:09:57Let's do it.

00:09:58You know what you got to do.

00:09:58Good deal.

00:09:59All right.

00:10:00Team Kai getting another heavy hitter onto a team that is already sitting in first place.

00:10:05And then you've got Team Ryan Martin who is also getting an extremely fast driver.

00:10:12Moving up, huh?

00:10:14I'm just going to keep doing what I've been doing.

00:10:15That's right.

00:10:16Oh.

00:10:17This will put a lot of pressure on Damon and Nate to really perform for their teams

00:10:23because these captains made these moves to try to win that team championship.

00:10:30What do you think about the team deal?

00:10:34I don't mind it.

00:10:35It helps y'all.

00:10:36But at the same time, the way he did it.

00:10:38Yeah.

00:10:39You know, I got to him last night.

00:10:42I said, I'll probably be the next one to go.

00:10:44I said, but I'd rather kind of be anywhere than what a snake.

00:10:49We still had a chance.

00:10:51We wasn't out.

00:10:52You know what I'm saying?

00:10:52That's what I kind of said, too.

00:10:53Me and Nate talked about that.

00:10:54We still had a chance for the championship.

00:10:56We wasn't out.

00:10:58But all that benefited was his pocket.

00:11:01That's it.

00:11:02And then he threw up in my face.

00:11:03Oh, well, I didn't have to pick you.

00:11:07You ain't done for the team.

00:11:09You ain't got a point.

00:11:10You ain't went a round.

00:11:12But you want to stick all the money in your pocket and sell out on your people?

00:11:16That ain't no captain.

00:11:17That's chicken.

00:11:17All right.

00:11:25Well, folks, we are now going to move into the Invitational Round 1 Drivers Meeting, folks.

00:11:32This is the main event for the weekend.

00:11:34This is the class where 32 drivers battle it out for $40,000.

00:11:40It seems like those trades really opened the floodgates for other team captains to try to make some moves.

00:11:46I said no.

00:11:46I said you're worth more than five.

00:11:48He just don't like you, man.

00:11:49He don't like you.

00:11:51He thinks he can't win a championship.

00:11:53He don't want you to.

00:11:54He can't either.

00:11:55That's where we're at with Mike right now.

00:11:57That's the type of guy Mike is.

00:11:58You had Sean trying to get Mike Murillo to trade Scott Taylor for $5,000.

00:12:05But for some reason, Murillo is not down with that.

00:12:08He's trying to go from fourth to third.

00:12:10Yeah.

00:12:10But he's not getting his paper right.

00:12:12How much paper is he going to take?

00:12:13$10,000.

00:12:14$10,000.

00:12:15You're good for it, right?

00:12:16Hell no.

00:12:16That's what the going for is.

00:12:17I guess that's what top tier people go for.

00:12:20Are you talking about Ryan?

00:12:22Oh, wow.

00:12:23Damn.

00:12:25Oh, wow.

00:12:26Damn.

00:12:27Hey.

00:12:30Wow.

00:12:31We just recovered.

00:12:32I love you, man.

00:12:33All right.

00:12:34Well, look, Sean.

00:12:34It looks like Murillo is not going to crack yet.

00:12:37We'll try next week, buddy.

00:12:38Sorry.

00:12:38And now, after all the successful and unsuccessful trading, plus our race your way in, the 32-car field is set.

00:12:49Since he auctioned off two of his team members, Bodie only has two drivers in the Invitational today.

00:12:54But Kai's and Ryan's investments are really paying off, as they each have all five racers in, unlike Dave, who only has four.

00:13:03We'll go ahead and get the bucket here.

00:13:05We'll draw out of this bucket real quick.

00:13:07All right.

00:13:07If anyone asks me, I think you're worth $10,000.

00:13:17Thank you, bud.

00:13:18You're welcome.

00:13:18There ain't no chips in there.

00:13:19No, I hear it.

00:13:20In the first round here in Michigan, eight teammates drew each other.

00:13:24You got Chuck 55 going up against B-Rad.

00:13:26Sean had four racers coming in to this race.

00:13:29Unfortunately, this guarantees that he'll have, at the most, three racers continuing on after this first round.

00:13:34Then, the race that everyone's got their eye on, it is a rematch between Kai Kelly and Lizzie Musi.

00:13:41Those two are the heaviest hitters on their team.

00:13:44Plus, you factor in the history they have between each other, this is going to be a deal.

00:13:50Then, you have Robin Roberts versus Ryan Martin.

00:13:53Again, two of the heaviest hitters on their team.

00:13:57And for Ryan Martin, who's trying to get to the top, he needs all of his strongest racers to stay in as long as possible.

00:14:04Finally, you have Dave himself going up against Paige Coughlin.

00:14:08Paige has been trying to prove herself all season long.

00:14:11And Dave is the captain of the team.

00:14:14Which means there'll be a lot of pressure for Paige and Dave to get the win.

00:14:19I think you're in a better position now.

00:14:21I do, too.

00:14:22I mean, for sure now.

00:14:24But Dave was really wanting to make a run.

00:14:26All right, folks.

00:14:29First pair here in the Invitational first round.

00:14:32You got Rich Bruder going up against Jim Howe.

00:14:35It's a rematch from last weekend.

00:14:38Here we are, US 131.

00:14:40What a crazy day.

00:14:41Rain on and off, getting cold out.

00:14:44Go up there for Invitational chip draw.

00:14:46We draw Jim Howe.

00:14:47It's going to be a rematch from the last race.

00:14:49We went up there third round last race.

00:14:51Went up there.

00:14:51We had a problem with the car.

00:14:52We, uh, after that race, we went to a dyno.

00:14:56Dynoed the car a little bit.

00:14:57Got it back where it should be.

00:14:58And it's running strong today.

00:15:10Damn, somebody's on some sticker tires.

00:15:13Holy...

00:15:14So we're here in basically my hometown.

00:15:19We're in Martin, Michigan.

00:15:20I grew up racing here for two days.

00:15:21It's all it's done is rain, rain, rain, rain, rain.

00:15:24The sun finally came out this afternoon.

00:15:26I do not like racing in the winter weather,

00:15:28and that's what this is.

00:15:29You know, it's no prep racing, and this is what it is.

00:15:32It's what makes this sport and this particular series

00:15:35such an interesting deal,

00:15:36and that's why we've seen so many different winters all year.

00:15:38And Rich Bruder takes the win.

00:16:02Rich Bruder moving on to the next round of the Invitational Class.

00:16:08All right, next pair coming at you right now.

00:16:10We got Brandon James going up against Kayla Morton.

00:16:13We are getting ready for today,

00:16:29and Dave and Kai kind of went at Damon,

00:16:31and he chose to go with Kai,

00:16:33so we just need to use that as drive

00:16:36and, you know, a fire lit under our ass to do better.

00:16:39If you don't want to be on our team,

00:16:40then we're going to show you that you made a mistake.

00:16:42We're going to show you that you made a mistake.

00:16:42And Kayla Morton takes the win there.

00:17:01Brandon James getting all kinds of sideways

00:17:04over there in the left lane.

00:17:08Woo!

00:17:08The right lane was a little more sketch.

00:17:10Up top, man, it was a little shaky.

00:17:13It was all over the place,

00:17:13but I am glad that we drew that lane,

00:17:15and now we have some data in both lanes,

00:17:17and I'm just hoping to keep this momentum going.

00:17:19There's something to be said about winning five times in a row,

00:17:23and hopefully we can just keep that up.

00:17:25I was driving.

00:17:26Mine drove to the center.

00:17:27I've held it, and I'm about wrecking.

00:17:28Did you really?

00:17:30Damn, that track is just so cold now.

00:17:33Yeah, it is.

00:17:34Good job.

00:17:35Thanks, Brandon.

00:17:35Good luck, Ma.

00:17:35Appreciate you.

00:17:37Next pair coming at you right now.

00:17:39We got Clay Cole going up against Scott Scooter Taylor.

00:17:48So I went up and drew Chip today

00:17:50for round one of the Invitational.

00:17:51I drew Scott Taylor.

00:17:53I've not raced Scott yet,

00:17:54so it ought to be an interesting race.

00:17:57So round one's a little bit different today.

00:18:00We've had Mother Nature against us all weekend, unfortunately.

00:18:02It's a little cooler out,

00:18:09so it's definitely going to be tricky,

00:18:11and you're going to have to be on your A-game for sure

00:18:13to get down this track.

00:18:14Hey, hey!

00:18:20What's wrong?

00:18:25It's a train of racing.

00:18:27It ain't clicking.

00:18:30Looks like Scott Taylor having issues out there stuck,

00:18:33not packing up.

00:18:34Jiggle right there.

00:18:36Right here?

00:18:36Yeah.

00:18:37Mike Murillo, team captain,

00:18:38needs to get out there and figure out what's going on

00:18:40with his teammate, Scott Taylor.

00:18:43Put him on the clock!

00:18:44Are you going to put him on the clock?

00:18:48Yeah!

00:18:48All right, so Clay Cole has put Scott Taylor

00:18:50on a two-minute clock.

00:18:52Oh, my.

00:18:53See it broke anywhere?

00:18:54I don't see anything.

00:18:56Oh, yep, right there.

00:18:57Can you shove it back?

00:19:03You don't get it?

00:19:05Oh, it ain't my team.

00:19:06I don't give a...

00:19:06One minute has surpassed.

00:19:10Y'all push me back.

00:19:11I'm going to try.

00:19:11Maybe it goes red or something.

00:19:12Maybe it goes red or something.

00:19:16Man, Clay, if you don't give him extra time,

00:19:18that's sorry.

00:19:19All right, so...

00:19:21Got about...

00:19:2310 seconds.

00:19:269, 8, 7...

00:19:29Oh, no, we good.

00:19:306, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

00:19:34He almost got it.

00:19:35He almost got it.

00:19:36That is two minutes.

00:19:38Two minutes.

00:19:40Pass for pass.

00:19:42All right.

00:20:12So Clay Cole will take the win

00:20:14and peddling over there in that right lane.

00:20:16Scott Taylor has something happen there

00:20:18right on the hit.

00:20:18Damn.

00:20:19Does not make the pass.

00:20:22We had a wire break

00:20:23on the trans break,

00:20:24on the dash,

00:20:25and we just needed a few minutes to fix it.

00:20:28He didn't want to give no extra time.

00:20:29I know that Clay Cole

00:20:31is not going to give anybody one second

00:20:33to actually get a drag race.

00:20:34We know that.

00:20:35We established that.

00:20:36So in the future,

00:20:37anybody, you know,

00:20:39goes up against Clay

00:20:39and he has a problem,

00:20:40he ain't going to give you time,

00:20:41so you got that stuck

00:20:42in the back of your mind.

00:20:44What happened, brother?

00:20:45A trans break wouldn't work.

00:20:46I just...

00:20:47It ain't just meant to be right now.

00:20:48Oh, man, I'm sorry.

00:20:49Oh, good, man.

00:20:49I didn't put you on the clock.

00:20:50My guy did.

00:20:51I'm sorry.

00:20:51No, you're fine.

00:20:52I don't know

00:20:52if you could have got it fixed or not.

00:20:54It's all good.

00:20:55You good?

00:20:55Yep.

00:20:56I think we had one of the fastest cars

00:20:57on the property tonight

00:20:58and a wire, you know,

00:21:00one wire broke

00:21:02and I thought that maybe,

00:21:04you know,

00:21:04the testing and stuff

00:21:05had paid off.

00:21:06We do really good

00:21:07when the track's not great.

00:21:08That's our specialty.

00:21:10We're in the biggest slump

00:21:11we've ever been in,

00:21:12but there ain't one way

00:21:12to get out of it

00:21:13is keep digging.

00:21:14You lay down in a slump,

00:21:15you get covered up.

00:21:17We ain't gonna lay down.

00:21:20All right, folks,

00:21:21next pair.

00:21:21That is gonna be David Gates

00:21:23going up against Murder Nova.

00:21:26Man, I'm gonna have to go up here

00:21:28and race my buddy Sean Murder Nova

00:21:30and try to get that win

00:21:33and put him on the trailer.

00:21:37Man, we're starting to go

00:21:39into these points and a half.

00:21:40We got a shot.

00:21:42We're not that far behind.

00:21:45No, you're in a good spot for sure.

00:21:47Yeah.

00:21:50It's achievable where you're at.

00:21:51Yes, yes.

00:21:52I thought 14's wrong.

00:21:54Pretty tight.

00:21:55Yeah, yeah, yeah.

00:21:56Yeah.

00:21:56But now it's gonna start doing this

00:21:58because they all got five guys in.

00:22:00So normally we race

00:22:02first round during the day

00:22:04and you have to worry about

00:22:05a tricky track that's hot.

00:22:07Well, this is a little bit different.

00:22:08We're really far north.

00:22:10It's cold.

00:22:11And a cold track

00:22:12could be worse

00:22:13than a hot and greasy track.

00:22:15David Gates' car

00:22:27has the capabilities

00:22:28of being one of the fastest cars

00:22:30on the property.

00:22:31I know he's been struggling

00:22:32a little bit

00:22:33but I can't look at it that way.

00:22:36I have to look at it like

00:22:37how much power is this lane gonna take

00:22:39whenever I try to put it down

00:22:41and that's the route

00:22:42we're gonna go.

00:22:42Now, Mermor Nova

00:23:01takes the win.

00:23:04He'll move on the next round.

00:23:05Good job, panel.

00:23:07Next pair coming at you

00:23:09is gonna be B-Rack

00:23:10going up against Chuck.

00:23:1155.

00:23:13Good luck.

00:23:13Be careful.

00:23:14Good luck, guys.

00:23:15Good job.

00:23:17We just drew a teammate.

00:23:18We drew Chuck Parker.

00:23:19It sucks.

00:23:20They're fans.

00:23:21But I really want him

00:23:22to win first round.

00:23:23That's my simple goal for the week.

00:23:24Win first round.

00:23:35Next pair coming at you

00:23:36is gonna be B-Rack

00:23:37going up against Chuck.

00:23:3955.

00:23:41All right, coming at you right now.

00:23:59That's gonna be Disco Dean

00:24:00going up against Nate Sailor.

00:24:02At the end of the day,

00:24:07it's the captain's choice

00:24:08to do what they want.

00:24:09They can put us down

00:24:10in the reserve pool,

00:24:10trade us, swap us.

00:24:12Nothing we can do about it.

00:24:13But Bode gave me the choice.

00:24:15He said,

00:24:16you pick where you want to go.

00:24:17That's where you can go.

00:24:18And to be honest,

00:24:21I didn't want to go

00:24:22to the first place team,

00:24:23Kai's team.

00:24:24I want to earn this championship.

00:24:27Like, if we win,

00:24:27I don't want to be like,

00:24:28oh, well, you got traded

00:24:29at the last minute

00:24:30onto Kai's team

00:24:31and he was in first place.

00:24:32I want to go to a team

00:24:33that's gonna work their ass off

00:24:35and make it happen.

00:24:45Now it's crunch time.

00:24:46After this race,

00:24:47then it's points and a half,

00:24:49points and a half,

00:24:49and then double points.

00:24:51Like, if you don't have your group

00:24:52and your together before then,

00:24:54people are gonna go flying by you.

00:24:56I'm just looking for the opportunity

00:24:58to go win a championship.

00:25:14Woo!

00:25:15Let's go, brother!

00:25:16You look close to me.

00:25:17You look close to me.

00:25:20Good lap, Nate.

00:25:21Thanks, brother.

00:25:24Good run.

00:25:25Did you make a clean hit?

00:25:26Yeah, I was right there

00:25:26next to you the whole time,

00:25:27just getting loose down there like that.

00:25:30I lifted about the Monarcho

00:25:31just to be safe

00:25:32because it was getting wish-washy.

00:25:34I hear you.

00:25:34Good lap!

00:25:35Thanks, brother.

00:25:37Next pair,

00:25:38that is gonna be Damon Merchant

00:25:40and his competitor,

00:25:41Jeff Lutz.

00:25:43What's wrong?

00:25:44Number one,

00:25:45sitting at round 700.

00:25:47We got your belt.

00:25:48Huh?

00:25:49We got your belt.

00:25:52We've just been fighting

00:25:52little gremlins all day, really.

00:25:54Got a blower.

00:25:57We keep having

00:25:57Cylinder 1 shut off

00:25:59randomly,

00:26:00so we got the coil swapped

00:26:02and a new spark plug wire on it,

00:26:04so we're just gonna...

00:26:07I mean, it's time to go up,

00:26:08so we're gonna give her hell.

00:26:10We drew Jeff Lutz

00:26:11for the first time this year.

00:26:13In all honesty,

00:26:14I haven't got to race

00:26:14very many 405 guys this season.

00:26:17He's another big block Chevy out here.

00:26:19There's not too many of us out here,

00:26:20so I'm just gonna have to find out

00:26:22if his big block's faster

00:26:23than my big block.

00:26:26What do you think?

00:26:27I don't know.

00:26:28I didn't get to see Damon's

00:26:29earlier pass, so...

00:26:30All right, I'm not worried about him.

00:26:31I'm just worried about the cold track.

00:26:33And I went over and asked Ryan.

00:26:34I said, what's your plan?

00:26:35He goes, man,

00:26:36I think I'm gonna leave it alone.

00:26:37I said, yeah,

00:26:38I think we're gonna too.

00:26:39He's 12th.

00:26:40I said, well,

00:26:41pay attention to us

00:26:42because we're gonna leave it alone.

00:26:44Don't you know I draw Damon Merchant?

00:26:46You know what?

00:26:46It's been cold all day.

00:26:47It's been raining.

00:26:48It is what it is.

00:26:49Let's give it what we got, you know?

00:26:51So our test pass earlier today

00:26:53went really well.

00:26:54We ran pretty close against Ryan,

00:26:56and I said, let's just rerun that run.

00:27:16Damon!

00:27:16Merchant takes the win.

00:27:19Great pass there.

00:27:25Damon won his race.

00:27:27So far,

00:27:27my trade is

00:27:28going exactly the direction

00:27:30I needed it to go.

00:27:31His test passes,

00:27:32they sucked.

00:27:33Broke a blower,

00:27:34burned up a spark plug,

00:27:35but he showed up

00:27:37for an invitation in round one.

00:27:38And that's exactly why

00:27:39we paid the money for him

00:27:40because he's worth it.

00:27:41Woo!

00:27:43I did a little driving that time.

00:27:45All right, folks,

00:27:45this next pair,

00:27:46that's going to be Larry Larson

00:27:47going up against Axeman.

00:27:51Larry Larson.

00:27:56Larry...

00:27:56Shoot, I don't know

00:27:59how many times I've raced Larry.

00:28:00I got him the last time we raced.

00:28:02But it was nose to nose

00:28:04that told him.

00:28:06Larry has stepped this game up

00:28:07a lot,

00:28:09so this is not going to be easy.

00:28:12It's not going to be easy.

00:28:14Putting my mittens on now.

00:28:16What's that?

00:28:16I'm going to put my mittens on.

00:28:18You're all set.

00:28:21Cold out here.

00:28:23Yes, it is.

00:28:25Pulled Larry,

00:28:25Roach, Axeman.

00:28:27Same guy tunes his,

00:28:28that tunes Kayla's

00:28:29and a couple other ones.

00:28:30So I know about how fast they are.

00:28:32I think we're fully capable

00:28:33of outrunning them.

00:28:33You're going to have to

00:28:34be good on the light

00:28:36and make a nice, clean run.

00:28:46The track's really cold right now.

00:28:48Sun's went down.

00:28:50It hasn't rained this afternoon,

00:28:52which is great,

00:28:52but the track conditions

00:28:53are going to start to get

00:28:54a little treacherous down there

00:28:55from half-track on.

00:28:56All right, folks,

00:29:09this next pair,

00:29:10that's going to be Larry Larson

00:29:11going up against Axeman.

00:29:13Good job, baby.

00:29:35Good job.

00:29:37So Axeman moving on

00:29:38to the next round.

00:29:42We've rolled in.

00:29:43When that light turned green,

00:29:44I come off that button.

00:29:46I've never seen him again.

00:29:48Like this thing is walking up

00:29:49on the center line.

00:29:50I'm fighting it back,

00:29:51fighting it back.

00:29:52I kept telling myself,

00:29:52I'm not going to let off.

00:29:54My light come on,

00:29:55I say, whew.

00:29:56No, that's another bullet.

00:29:58Man.

00:30:00I'm glad to get past

00:30:01that first round.

00:30:02Next pair,

00:30:03that's going to be Giuseppe

00:30:04going up against Tony McKinnon.

00:30:07So in Maple Grove,

00:30:09we had Nate first round,

00:30:10which is tough.

00:30:10He's fast.

00:30:11Obviously, he's coming off the win.

00:30:12Yeah, he's been over lately.

00:30:14Yeah.

00:30:14So he got us by a fender,

00:30:17but we made a good run.

00:30:18Yeah.

00:30:18The car's fast.

00:30:19We made some changes.

00:30:20We changed the combination up.

00:30:21Yeah.

00:30:21So I'm feeling confident

00:30:22for the rest of the season.

00:30:23I feel real good.

00:30:24Yeah, I'm feeling good.

00:30:24Real good.

00:30:25Going in,

00:30:26we got the chip draw,

00:30:26and we drew Tony McKinney

00:30:28for first round here.

00:30:29Haven't raced Tony McKinney

00:30:30this year,

00:30:31so not sure how fast he is

00:30:33or not.

00:30:34Haven't really gauged him yet,

00:30:35but we're about to find out

00:30:36here in a little bit.

00:30:37The car's really fast.

00:30:45It's flying,

00:30:46but we got to make it

00:30:47to the finish line.

00:30:51We tried a couple more things.

00:30:52We'll see if it makes it

00:30:53to the finish line

00:30:53this next run here.

00:30:54With the wind,

00:31:21that car was out of it.

00:31:24It was fast, fast.

00:31:27Right through the stripe,

00:31:28didn't see Tony McKinney

00:31:29that whole run,

00:31:30and we pulled off a wind.

00:31:32I just had to cut gas.

00:31:33I knew I had to.

00:31:34I know how fast he was.

00:31:35No, yeah.

00:31:35I'm flying, so...

00:31:36Yeah, that was a good run

00:31:37probably right there.

00:31:39Yeah, wheels up,

00:31:39and it was moving around

00:31:40a little bit, but...

00:31:41Was it?

00:31:42Yeah, man, we packed the wheels,

00:31:43and then they still had

00:31:44the wheels packed

00:31:45on the 1-2 ship,

00:31:47and then I felt it.

00:31:48As soon as I felt it wiggle,

00:31:49I was like, oh,

00:31:49and I cut gas,

00:31:50and I almost went over

00:31:51into your lane.

00:31:51Oh, so I was able

00:31:52to save it.

00:31:53Yeah.

00:31:53Hey.

00:31:54All right, buddy.

00:31:55Congratulations to the bro.

00:31:55All right, man, thank you.

00:31:57All right, next pair coming at you.

00:31:58We got Callie Mills

00:31:59going up against Mike Murillo.

00:32:01Got 100 bucks

00:32:02on the left lane.

00:32:04Going into the first round

00:32:06of Race Your Way In

00:32:07against Jerry Bird,

00:32:08and had just a killer pass,

00:32:10and broke a rod.

00:32:11We're applying, you know,

00:32:135,000 horsepower

00:32:14at, you know,

00:32:152.2 seconds in.

00:32:17Have we reached a threshold,

00:32:18a limit?

00:32:18You know, I don't know.

00:32:20What does this mean?

00:32:21It means we're broke.

00:32:22That's what it means.

00:32:24We're broke.

00:32:30I draw none other

00:32:31than Mike Murillo.

00:32:33Unfortunately,

00:32:34he broke his motor.

00:32:36Like, it's, I guess,

00:32:36in pieces.

00:32:37Not good.

00:32:38I hate that for them.

00:32:39Very unfortunate luck.

00:32:40But on our end,

00:32:42we got lucky again.

00:32:43I got out there,

00:33:07got loose

00:33:07on the 2-3 shift.

00:33:09I had the wheels up

00:33:09and just got sideways.

00:33:11I needed to have the shootout

00:33:12a little bit sooner

00:33:13because it was

00:33:13and that was not good.

00:33:16So, just had it

00:33:17too hopped up.

00:33:18Next pair

00:33:19coming at you right now,

00:33:21Kai Kelly

00:33:21going up against

00:33:22Lizzie Musi.

00:33:25You know,

00:33:25I know you're sick,

00:33:26so there's nothing

00:33:26you can do about it.

00:33:28I honestly,

00:33:29like, standing,

00:33:29like, I feel like

00:33:30I could throw up

00:33:31any minute.

00:33:32That's how I feel like.

00:33:33Really?

00:33:34I'm not feeling

00:33:35the greatest this weekend.

00:33:36I'm trying the best I can,

00:33:38so I'm pushing through it.

00:33:39And guess what?

00:33:40I draw a freaking Kai

00:33:42first round again.

00:33:43Definitely didn't want

00:33:44to freaking race him again.

00:33:45No matter what,

00:33:46one of us is going

00:33:47on to the next round

00:33:48for the team,

00:33:48so that's the way

00:33:49I kind of look at it.

00:33:50Let me win one.

00:33:55Round one,

00:33:55I drew Lizzie.

00:33:56I don't like racing

00:33:57my own team.

00:33:58I definitely don't like

00:33:59racing Lizzie.

00:33:59Seems like every time

00:34:00I get beside her,

00:34:01I get emotional.

00:34:02And I don't like the feeling,

00:34:04and I'd rather her

00:34:05just draw somebody else

00:34:06because her car is fast,

00:34:07and we've got to run

00:34:08the hell out of my car

00:34:09to try to outrun her.

00:34:10So it just sucks

00:34:11because there's two fast people,

00:34:12and one of us

00:34:13has got to go home

00:34:14first round

00:34:14when we draw each other.

00:34:30We've got to be on top of our game.

00:34:31We've got to go as fast

00:34:32as we've possibly

00:34:33ever been right here today

00:34:35if we want to get out

00:34:36of first round.

00:34:37It's probably the toughest

00:34:38first round draw you can get.

00:34:51Next pair coming at you right now.

00:34:53Kai Kelly going up

00:34:55against Lizzie Busey.

00:34:57Kai Kelly gets the redemption there,

00:35:09takes the win.

00:35:12Lots of smoke down there

00:35:26in Lizzie's lane

00:35:27at the very end of the track.

00:35:28I couldn't imagine

00:35:30having more than one motor

00:35:31where you're cool

00:35:32with just burning it down.

00:35:33Every lap.

00:35:34I don't get it.

00:35:39They said he was

00:35:39up against the wall.

00:35:40Was you?

00:35:41I don't think so.

00:35:43No, I can't.

00:35:46What a good thing about it, Sean.

00:35:47It ate itself up

00:35:48before the finish line,

00:35:49but you had me anyway.

00:35:50Good job.

00:35:51At least we're one-on-one

00:35:52for the day.

00:35:53Oh, whatever.

00:35:55If they ain't blowing

00:35:55the motor up,

00:35:56they ain't trying to win,

00:35:57and that's exactly

00:35:57what I want my team to do

00:35:58when they draw me.

00:35:59I want them to win

00:36:00because I want the fastest car

00:36:01to go to the next round

00:36:02because at the end of the day,

00:36:03that gets us more points.

00:36:04I'm still proud of you, though.

00:36:05You're my hero.

00:36:06Why?

00:36:07You're fighting

00:36:08what you're fighting.

00:36:09Just stop.

00:36:10Hard on me this weekend,

00:36:12so I still love you.

00:36:15Always.

00:36:16Okay, good job.

00:36:18Sorry, don't.

00:36:20Go kick ass, okay?

00:36:22Okay.

00:36:25Robin Roberts

00:36:26going up against

00:36:27his team captain,

00:36:29Brian Martin.

00:36:30Here we are now.

00:36:34It's nighttime.

00:36:35It is really cold out here.

00:36:38The track surface is good

00:36:40for about 100 foot,

00:36:41but after that,

00:36:41it's not great.

00:36:42You know,

00:36:42I'm trying to make

00:36:43this deal a comeback, right?

00:36:44So we won the last race.

00:36:45We're trying to do well,

00:36:47and all the guys

00:36:48have all talked like,

00:36:49hey, we just need

00:36:49a couple of good draws.

00:36:51And here I am today,

00:36:52and I drew Robin Roberts again.

00:36:54Good luck.

00:36:55He's safe, man.

00:36:56Good luck.

00:36:57Good luck.

00:37:01Good luck, homie.

00:37:02You too, man.

00:37:03Be safe.

00:37:04He has one of

00:37:05the fastest cars here.

00:37:06Very similar combination

00:37:08to mine.

00:37:08I mean,

00:37:09not who I wanted.

00:37:10We're pulling out

00:37:10all the stops.

00:37:12We'll see if it's enough.

00:37:14You know,

00:37:15I hate drawing Ryan.

00:37:16One, he's my buddy.

00:37:18Two, like,

00:37:19he's my team captain.

00:37:25But we got Ryan.

00:37:27We're going to have

00:37:28to make it work.

00:37:44Ryan, Mark.

00:37:46Hey,

00:37:47that didn't even really

00:37:48look close, did it?

00:37:52Rolled in the lights,

00:37:53and I know he likes

00:37:54to do the double bulge

00:37:55real fast,

00:37:56so I tried to light mine

00:37:57real quick behind him.

00:37:58The build left

00:37:58at the same time,

00:37:59and he just flat out

00:38:00run us in the middle

00:38:00of the track.

00:38:01He just pulled

00:38:01a fender on me.

00:38:03You know,

00:38:03I hate to lose

00:38:04and it sucks,

00:38:05but the team,

00:38:06four out of five,

00:38:06are moving on

00:38:07to the next round,

00:38:08keep gaining points

00:38:08for Team Ryan Martin.

00:38:09You know what?

00:38:10I've drawn my teammate

00:38:10four times in a row.

00:38:12Started with him,

00:38:13then I drew Giuseppe,

00:38:14then I drew, uh,

00:38:15Bird Boys,

00:38:16and I drew him again.

00:38:17What about drawing

00:38:17Lizzie twice in one day?

00:38:19Yeah, no

00:38:19great day, didn't they?

00:38:20Good job.

00:38:21And then I hugged her

00:38:22and started crying.

00:38:23It's still in there

00:38:24somewhere, yeah.

00:38:27This pair here,

00:38:28we've got Paige Coughlin

00:38:29going up against

00:38:30her teammate

00:38:31and team captain,

00:38:33Daddy Dave.

00:38:36Car just needs to do

00:38:37what it did earlier.

00:38:39What's that?

00:38:39It just needs to do

00:38:40what it did earlier.

00:38:41Yeah, it will.

00:38:43You'll be nice.

00:38:44Tonight was a nice,

00:38:45smooth run,

00:38:45and pretty similar.

00:38:48All righty.

00:38:49We're here at

00:38:51US 131 Dragway.

00:38:52We finally get

00:38:53to go some rounds.

00:38:54You know,

00:38:54we were able to make

00:38:55a test pass.

00:38:56We're going up

00:38:56for first round.

00:38:57We've been battling,

00:38:58like, the cold weather,

00:38:59the rain, sunshine, clouds,

00:39:01but finally,

00:39:02we're able to hit the track

00:39:03and we're ready

00:39:03to rock and roll.

00:39:04We went up for chip draw

00:39:05and we drew Daddy Dave,

00:39:06but you know what?

00:39:07Positive outlook on this.

00:39:09One of us from

00:39:10Team Daddy Dave

00:39:10is going to be guaranteed

00:39:11a spot in round two.

00:39:12We drew our own teammate again,

00:39:29Paige Coughlin.

00:39:30We raced her a few weeks ago

00:39:31at another event.

00:39:32This time,

00:39:41I hope it's a little

00:39:42closer race

00:39:42because she got

00:39:43this new motor in there.

00:39:44We'll go up here,

00:39:45let go of the button

00:39:45and see if we can't

00:39:46go on round two.

00:39:46And Daddy Dave

00:40:07takes the win.

00:40:11Looked like Paige Coughlin

00:40:12was out in front,

00:40:13pulled the chutes

00:40:13a little early.

00:40:15Oh my God.

00:40:15I'm so scared.

00:40:18Why?

00:40:19What happened?

00:40:19Oh, it was going

00:40:20everywhere but straight

00:40:21for a minute.

00:40:22And I'm like,

00:40:23oh no, no, no.

00:40:24Hey, good job.

00:40:24Oh my God.

00:40:25Knocked my head up

00:40:26at the tree.

00:40:27I go, where is she going?

00:40:29You know what?

00:40:30You took the guy.

00:40:31It was .

00:40:31I got to keep you in line

00:40:33at least on the top part.

00:40:35That's the second time

00:40:37I've left before you.

00:40:38Yeah.

00:40:39All right,

00:40:40next pair coming at you.

00:40:41We got John Odoms

00:40:41and going up against

00:40:42Bobby, Dakota.

00:40:45We got our whole team

00:40:58like just smashed out

00:40:59from under us

00:40:59and our great captain

00:41:01decided to just sell

00:41:02everybody to pat his own

00:41:03pockets to hell

00:41:04with everybody else.

00:41:05His ass still ain't racing.

00:41:06He ain't got a single point

00:41:07this year,

00:41:08went a single round

00:41:09this year,

00:41:09but he put all that money

00:41:10in his pocket

00:41:11to hell with the rest

00:41:12in a team,

00:41:13whatever.

00:41:14It is what it is.

00:41:16I'll probably be

00:41:16trading next week.

00:41:19I don't really know

00:41:19where I'm going.

00:41:20I don't really care.

00:41:20I'd rather be anywhere

00:41:21than with a snake like that.

00:41:23John Odoms will take the win there.

00:41:44Yeah, John,

00:41:45we got the win.

00:41:46At least that one's moving on.

00:41:47How is pulling back to you?

00:41:49Bobby, I saw you

00:41:49the whole time, dude.

00:41:51The whole time, brother.

00:41:53Were you like,

00:41:53there was a point.

00:41:55Did you see me the whole time?

00:41:56I can see your nose right here.

00:41:57Yeah, the whole time.

00:42:00Battle of the turbo cars

00:42:01coming at you right now.

00:42:03Got Chris Rankin

00:42:04over in the left lane

00:42:04in the conquest.

00:42:06Going up against

00:42:07Chuck Seitzinger

00:42:08in the right lane.

00:42:16We drew Chuck

00:42:17and him and I

00:42:18are usually door to door

00:42:19so it can be anybody's race.

00:42:21Him and I

00:42:21are both hot strong as hell

00:42:22so, you know,

00:42:24hopefully we can both

00:42:24have a good drag race

00:42:25and I come out on top.

00:42:27And I go in round two.

00:42:28So, that's it.

00:42:30Chris Rankin

00:42:30in the left lane.

00:42:31Twin turbo Conquest

00:42:32going up against Chuck Seitzinger.

00:42:33Twin turbo Mustang

00:42:35in the right lane.

00:42:42This is the first time

00:42:43I've been in the Invitational

00:42:44in three or four weeks

00:42:44so I need to go

00:42:46to the semifinals

00:42:47so when I go to Galat

00:42:49I'm not in the

00:42:50race your way in.

00:42:51So, but right now

00:42:52I just can't give up.

00:42:54So, I'm going to do

00:42:55the best I can.

00:42:55All right.

00:43:17Chris Rankin

00:43:17will get the win.

00:43:19Chuck Seitzinger

00:43:19has problems

00:43:20on the hit.

00:43:21All right, folks.

00:43:25We've got Jimmy Taylor

00:43:25going up against

00:43:27Justin Swanstrom.

00:43:44It's being so cold here.

00:43:46It's pretty rough.

00:43:47We'll see how it plays out.

00:43:48I know the tracks

00:43:49are going to be very tricky

00:43:50for everybody today too

00:43:52but everybody's got to

00:43:53go down the same surface.

00:44:08All right, folks.

00:44:09We've got Jimmy Taylor

00:44:10going up against

00:44:11Justin Swanstrom.

00:44:18And Jimmy Taylor

00:44:27will take the win.

00:44:29Justin Swanstrom

00:44:30having to pedal

00:44:30over there

00:44:31in that right lane.

00:44:33Going into round two,

00:44:34Ryan Martin

00:44:35has four racers

00:44:36moving on.

00:44:37Meanwhile,

00:44:37Dave and Kai

00:44:38only have three.

00:44:39It does feel like

00:44:40Ryan is picking up

00:44:41some momentum

00:44:41in his program

00:44:42but he came off

00:44:43his first

00:44:44invitational win

00:44:45last week.

00:44:46Now he's picked up

00:44:47Nate Saylor

00:44:48and he's looking

00:44:49to continue

00:44:49that forward movement.

00:44:51Nate Saylor

00:44:52and Damon Merchant

00:44:53are moving on

00:44:53to round two.

00:44:54It really seems

00:44:55like they're trying

00:44:55to prove

00:44:56that they are worth

00:44:57the investment

00:44:58that was made.

00:44:59All right, folks.

00:45:00Going to have my drivers

00:45:01draw chips.

00:45:01Yes.

00:45:02Yes, sir.

00:45:03Cheap.

00:45:03What is that?

00:45:09All righty,

00:45:12where are my number

00:45:13ones?

00:45:14Kelly Mills

00:45:15versus Kayla

00:45:16Morton.

00:45:18Chuck 55

00:45:19and Giuseppe.

00:45:20Yes, Giuseppe,

00:45:21that is a two.

00:45:23Oh, Axeman

00:45:25versus Ryan

00:45:27Martin.

00:45:28Oh, wow.

00:45:29Daddy Dave

00:45:30versus

00:45:31Murder

00:45:31Nova.

00:45:33Chris Rankin

00:45:34versus

00:45:34Nate Saylor.

00:45:36It's going to be

00:45:38John Odom

00:45:38versus Damon Merchant.

00:45:40Jimmy Taylor

00:45:41and

00:45:42Kai Kelly.

00:45:45All right,

00:45:47so my eighth

00:45:48and final pair

00:45:49will be

00:45:50Rich Bruder

00:45:51versus

00:45:52Clay Cole.

00:45:54All right, drivers,

00:45:55well, y'all got some time

00:45:56to think about

00:45:56what you got to do

00:45:57to your cars

00:45:57because this round

00:45:58will be run tomorrow.

00:46:00We appreciate you coming.

00:46:01See you tomorrow.

00:46:04Unfortunately,

00:46:05the rain yesterday

00:46:06set us back

00:46:06late enough

00:46:07that we were only

00:46:08able to get

00:46:08the first round

00:46:09of racing in.

00:46:10That means

00:46:11we will have to be

00:46:12spending one more day

00:46:13here in Michigan

00:46:13to finish up the rounds

00:46:15and determine

00:46:16who will be walking away

00:46:17with the $40,000

00:46:18Invitational Prize Month.

00:46:20How are you?

00:46:20What's up?

00:46:21How's everybody doing today?

00:46:22Good.

00:46:30All right, folks,

00:46:30going to go ahead

00:46:31and get started on racing.

00:46:32For those that were here

00:46:33last night,

00:46:33you know that

00:46:34we made it through

00:46:35our first round

00:46:37of the Invitational Class.

00:46:39We're going to finish it up today

00:46:40on a beautiful Sunday

00:46:42here in Michigan.

00:46:45First pair here

00:46:46in this second round

00:46:47Invitational Class.

00:46:48Callie Mills

00:46:48going up against Caleb Horton.

00:46:50You ready?

00:46:51Yeah, I think so.

00:46:52Last night.

00:46:54So we changed the cam,

00:46:55you know,

00:46:56to make more horsepower

00:46:57out in the back.

00:46:58And so they didn't have

00:46:59the drive shaft curve

00:47:00close enough to it

00:47:01because they were trying

00:47:02to see what it would do

00:47:03since we had the fly

00:47:04against Mike.

00:47:05And, oh, it went out there

00:47:06and it was like,

00:47:06I was like...

00:47:07You did a hell of a job

00:47:08last night.

00:47:08Yeah.

00:47:09I'm like,

00:47:09so I just hope

00:47:10we can make it down

00:47:11and if I can do my job

00:47:12on the tree,

00:47:13I think we'll be okay.

00:47:14Today's a new day.

00:47:15Second round of Invitational.

00:47:17We drew Kayla Morton.

00:47:18I'm going to have

00:47:19my work cut out for me

00:47:20because my car

00:47:21has not been happy.

00:47:23But last night

00:47:24we made a good pass

00:47:25to like the 330

00:47:26and then when it shifted

00:47:27into high gear,

00:47:27it just got sideways

00:47:28and did not go well.

00:47:35So hopefully we can get it

00:47:36to go A to B

00:47:37and I can do my job

00:47:37on the tree

00:47:38because I think

00:47:39I'm going to have

00:47:39to have a really good light.

00:47:41Perfect.

00:47:45Nailed it.

00:47:45Started off the day

00:47:46good, guys.

00:47:48Callie is not one

00:47:49to take lightly.

00:47:50She's getting better

00:47:51and better,

00:47:51faster and faster

00:47:52each race.

00:47:53She's been to a

00:47:54semifinal this year.

00:47:55We are first pair

00:47:56so that is another factor

00:47:57to kind of take

00:47:58into account.

00:48:11But we have momentum.

00:48:14We've made pass

00:48:15after pass

00:48:15and just looking

00:48:16to get six round wins

00:48:17here in a row

00:48:18which is super exciting.

00:48:19And Kayla Morton

00:48:43going to take the win

00:48:44there.

00:48:44Callie Mills

00:48:45car makes a hard move

00:48:46out there.

00:48:49We both be driving.

00:48:51All right.

00:48:52Next pair of you

00:48:53got Chuck 55

00:48:53going up against Giuseppe.

00:48:56We just need to figure out

00:48:57we got a Giuseppe.

00:49:01He's a,

00:49:02he's got a,

00:49:03he's got a good setup,

00:49:05fast car,

00:49:05but he's been struggling

00:49:07a little bit.

00:49:08I'm going to try to tear

00:49:08their head off on the light

00:49:09and if I can leave with him,

00:49:12it gets game over

00:49:13because I'm,

00:49:14I'm telling you,

00:49:14I'll,

00:49:14I'll pull him on the big end.

00:49:16We hold things together,

00:49:17I'll,

00:49:17I'll make more power

00:49:18on the big end.

00:49:19Just need to make it

00:49:19to the finals.

00:49:20That's it.

00:49:21I know.

00:49:22You think.

00:49:23We need to get

00:49:24to the finals, baby.

00:49:25All right,

00:49:26you guys good over there?

00:49:27We're good.

00:49:28Right now,

00:49:28I just put a bunch of fuel,

00:49:29the air fuel ratio

00:49:30that the car would normally

00:49:31run at,

00:49:32which has just changed.

00:49:33The weather,

00:49:34whatever,

00:49:35don't know,

00:49:35but now it's,

00:49:36it needs a lot more fuel

00:49:37in the car,

00:49:38so we put more fuel in it.

00:49:39Chuck 55,

00:49:40I know he made it

00:49:41to the finals

00:49:42a few races back there.

00:49:43We're really going to

00:49:44just try to run

00:49:44our own race,

00:49:45try to go as fast

00:49:46as we can

00:49:46with the track we'll take,

00:49:47but I'm going to just

00:49:48worry about our program

00:49:49right now

00:49:49and try to push

00:49:50the limits of the track

00:49:51and see if we can

00:49:52pull it off.

00:50:03Right now,

00:50:07we got four guys in.

00:50:08We got the most guys

00:50:09still going rounds right now.

00:50:10We're the only ones

00:50:11who have four in,

00:50:12so we're going to try

00:50:12to close that gap

00:50:13this weekend.

00:50:14Hopefully,

00:50:14we can get two of our guys

00:50:15in the finals,

00:50:16and I'm hoping

00:50:17for all four of our guys

00:50:18for the semifinals left

00:50:19and two of our guys

00:50:21in the finals

00:50:21to get max points

00:50:22out of this weekend

00:50:22and close that gap

00:50:23against Kai there.

00:50:33And Giuseppe

00:50:43is going to take

00:50:44the win there.

00:50:46Nice pass from him.

00:50:47It was loose out there.

00:50:48I did what I didn't

00:50:50want to do.

00:50:50Shook?

00:50:51No, we took power

00:50:53out of it on the hit,

00:50:54not knowing what it'd take.

00:50:55Yeah.

00:50:56Plus, you left on me.

00:50:57Oh, yeah.

00:50:58So that didn't help.

00:50:59Yeah, yeah.

00:51:00But, man, I mean,

00:51:01when I felt the power ramp in,

00:51:03I started reeling you up,

00:51:04but it was too late.

00:51:06Too late.

00:51:07All right, folks,

00:51:07this right here

00:51:08is going to be a good one.

00:51:08That is going to be

00:51:09Max Man going up

00:51:10against Ryan Martin.

00:51:12Better make a straight hit.

00:51:14We'll have something for him.

00:51:15Definitely can't pedal

00:51:15against Ryan,

00:51:16so you're going to have

00:51:17to drive him.

00:51:17No, no.

00:51:18Got a tough competitor,

00:51:19Ryan Martin.

00:51:21The maddest man

00:51:22on the planet

00:51:22as far as I'm concerned.

00:51:23Like, I mean, he's tough.

00:51:25He's got a couple advantages.

00:51:26He's changed his new car over.

00:51:28He went to that new blower,

00:51:29but I'm going to figure out

00:51:30some way to get around here.

00:51:32Okay.

00:51:33I've got Axeman first round.

00:51:35They got a new motor in the car.

00:51:36I expect them to be a handful,

00:51:38so we're not going to turn

00:51:39this car down.

00:51:40I'm going to bank on the track

00:51:41holding what I'm going to put in it,

00:51:42and hopefully it does.

00:51:55My team has done really good.

00:51:56We've got four cars in right now,

00:51:58which is what we hope for.

00:51:59Nobody else has that many in.

00:52:00The trade move that we did,

00:52:02Nate's still in,

00:52:03and it was a smart move.

00:52:04I need all four of my guys

00:52:05to advance to next round

00:52:06because we didn't draw each other,

00:52:07and it would be fantastic

00:52:08if we could get there.

00:52:09I'm going to ruin it.

00:52:10I'm going to bring you back.

00:52:12I'm going to

00:52:16go and dive in there.

00:52:18That was OK.

00:52:19I told you me.

00:52:20Are we going to win it?

00:52:21I'm going to win it.

00:52:22Yeah.

00:52:23Five of my guys.

00:52:24Nice to meet you for that.

00:52:25Come on.

00:52:25Fuck.

00:52:26I'm going to run it."

00:52:26Never done too much in the car.

00:52:27And not really,

00:52:28I'm going to be able to invest so many top

00:52:29to go after I tell you.

00:52:29Guess the light.

00:52:31Was that a snake?

00:52:32No, no, no.

00:52:33Hey, the guest.

00:52:34Super get it.

00:52:35He can't be mad.

00:52:36He did it last week.

00:52:38I told that.

00:52:40I said, you can't be mad ever again.

00:52:42You did it last week.

00:52:43Because he did it last week.

00:52:45How'd you do it, baby?

00:52:47I'm sorry, but I had to do it.

00:52:50Woo!

00:52:51So unfortunately, we had a car tuned up

00:52:53and a good car for the weekend, and somebody guessed

00:52:56and put us on the trailer.

00:52:57We all got the same opportunity.

00:52:58That's just not the way I raced.

00:53:00He's a guessing one.

00:53:03Hey, hey.

00:53:04Hey, one day you're going to have a car fast enough

00:53:05you ain't got to do that.

00:53:06Hey, let me tell you.

00:53:07That blower is 600s faster, and you know it.

00:53:09It's all good.

00:53:10Hey.

00:53:11I know you're going to hit some of those,

00:53:12and some of them you ain't.

00:53:13That one you hit.

00:53:14Good job.

00:53:15Hey, I had to make up 600s, brother.

00:53:16I get it.

00:53:17Axeman ended up guessing on the tree,

00:53:18and as we know, Ryan Martin absolutely hates that.

00:53:22But it just goes to show that these racers

00:53:24will do whatever it takes to get the win.

00:53:27Everybody knew you were going to do it.

00:53:29Next pair, that's going to be Daddy Dave

00:53:32going up against Murder Nova.

00:53:34It sucks because what do you do here?

00:53:37You know what I mean?

00:53:38Like, you can't turn it down because you'll get outran.

00:53:40You can't turn it up anymore because the track ain't going to take it.

00:53:43You know what I mean?

00:53:44You know what I mean?

00:53:45Don't turn it .

00:53:46Yeah.

00:53:47That's got to be a drag race for sure.

00:53:49We finally don't suck, so don't turn it down.

00:53:51This is where your tune-ups get tricky.

00:53:54I drew Daddy Dave, and we're the fourth pair.

00:53:57It's not a whole lot of heat in the track.

00:53:59This might be one of those days where a later round

00:54:02probably would have been better.

00:54:04Dave's a tough draw no matter what.

00:54:06Even if you have Dave outgunned, which I truly believe I do,

00:54:09Dave is Dave, and Dave tends to win races.

00:54:22Sean's been hauling ass lately, going rounds,

00:54:25and I couldn't be happier for the guy,

00:54:27but when we pull the start line,

00:54:28the friendship's over right there.

00:54:40Next pair, that's going to be Daddy Dave,

00:54:42going up against Murder, Nova.

00:54:57That was a drag race, folks,

00:54:59but Murder, Nova gets there first,

00:55:01turns on the wind light.

00:55:02Nice job.

00:55:07So we take the light.

00:55:09We left together.

00:55:10He got me a little bit in the middle.

00:55:12I put about half a car on me on the finish line.

00:55:15Side by side.

00:55:16It was.

00:55:17It was a good race, man.

00:55:19This next pair, that's going to be Chris Rankin

00:55:21going up against Nate Saylor.

00:55:24Okay, we can go up.

00:55:26Second round, we have Chris Rankin.

00:55:28He can make a stupid fast pass,

00:55:30but it's one here or there.

00:55:32Our car's, like, more consistent, I would think,

00:55:34so as far as the matchup goes,

00:55:36he's going to have to treat me,

00:55:37and I'm just going to make it impossible for him to do that.

00:55:49He got traded to Team Bodie,

00:55:51which is where I came from.

00:55:53I love my old team still.

00:55:55In fact, I'd go back to him if I had to.

00:55:57But now we're Team Ryan,

00:55:58and we're going to do everything we can

00:56:00to chop their heads off.

00:56:01Make the car faster.

00:56:04See how fast that boy is?

00:56:06God.

00:56:07And I still almost drove around him.

00:56:08He guessed.

00:56:09I knew he knew he had to.

00:56:10He ain't got nothing for this car, let's be honest.

00:56:11Man, I went red, dude.

00:56:12I knew I was going to take a shot at it with your ass, dude.

00:56:16That's right.

00:56:17I'm sorry, man.

00:56:18We're moving on anyway.

00:56:19You ain't sorry, don't lie.

00:56:20You're moving on anyway.

00:56:21Yep.

00:56:22All right, next pair coming up right here.

00:56:23It's going to be Jon Odom going up against Damon Merchant.

00:56:25Did you see Jon make the pass yesterday?

00:56:26No, I didn't.

00:56:27His test pass wasn't very good, but they said he ran pretty good in his first E1 pass.

00:56:30I don't know who he was.

00:56:31He's got a shot.

00:56:32He's got a shot.

00:56:33And I still almost drove around him.

00:56:34He guessed.

00:56:35I knew he knew he had to.

00:56:36He ain't got nothing for this car, let's be honest.

00:56:37Man, I went red, dude.

00:56:38I knew I was going to take a shot at it with your ass, dude.

00:56:39That's right.

00:56:40I'm sorry, man.

00:56:41We're moving on anyway.

00:56:42You ain't sorry, don't lie.

00:56:43You're moving on anyway.

00:56:44Yep.

00:56:45All right, next pair coming up right here.

00:56:46It's going to be Jon Odom going up against Damon Merchant.

00:56:48Did you see Jon make the pass yesterday?

00:56:50No, I didn't.

00:56:51His test pass wasn't very good, but they said he ran pretty good in his first E1 pass.

00:56:56I don't know who he raced, though.

00:56:57He raced Bobby to Cody.

00:56:59We'll talk to Bobby and see how it went.

00:57:01We know how Bobby runs.

00:57:03Bobby's not shy.

00:57:04We got our draw last night in Jon Odom.

00:57:06I raced that car twice this year, once with Jim driving it, once with Jon driving it.

00:57:10We've outran them both times, but after the problems that we've been having this weekend,

00:57:15you can't count anybody out.

00:57:16I don't know if it's a deal where, you know, his tuner's going to have all the confidence in him

00:57:20to get it down that cold racetrack today.

00:57:22So as long as Vinyl hit on all eight cylinders, I'm pretty sure we can outrun that car again.

00:57:27Jim, we throwing in the kick-ass tune?

00:57:30I got Damon Merchant today.

00:57:33You know him and Jim have had a little drama.

00:57:35Now he's on Kai Kelly's team, as you guys know.

00:57:37Kai Kelly's number one.

00:57:38He is fast.

00:57:39So that just makes it a little bit harder for Team Swanstrom just to get to that spot.

00:57:44But we're working really hard.

00:57:50Jim had a problem with his car.

00:57:52He went right last night, so he's out already.

00:57:55Justin's out.

00:57:56He had a problem with his car.

00:57:57So let's just see if we can go out and get us in the finals, and we'll help Team Swanstrom.

00:58:03Team-wise, I still got three in.

00:58:04We lost David and Lizzie.

00:58:06Ron Martin's got three, just like we got three.

00:58:08If we can just make it to the next round and they all win, we'll be tied up with him.

00:58:11We'll keep points in between us.

00:58:13He can't catch us.

00:58:32And Damon Merchant gets the win.

00:58:36Great pass here in the left lane for Damon.

00:58:38Damon takes the win there and move on to the next round.

00:58:42Woo!

00:58:43Baby, that's a good race.

00:58:44It was a good one.

00:58:47Oh, I didn't think he was coming with no weak .

00:58:49No, I wasn't.

00:58:50We were right there.

00:58:51I'm super proud of you, man.

00:58:52That was a great race.

00:58:53Good job.

00:58:54Good job.

00:58:55Next pair coming at you right now.

00:58:57We've got Jimmy Taylor going up against Kai Kelly.

00:59:01Hey, man.

00:59:02Welcome to the team today, man.

00:59:04Don't suck.

00:59:05You need some help.

00:59:06I'm available today.

00:59:07And don't forget nothing.

00:59:08All right?

00:59:09Got it.

00:59:10Other than that, I'm going to let go of the button.

00:59:11Kick Mr. Jimmy Taylor's ass.

00:59:15Let go of the button on time.

00:59:17We're back.

00:59:18We're in Michigan.

00:59:19We're starting round two in the Invitational.

00:59:20We won last night.

00:59:21We got that monkey off our back.

00:59:22We got Jimmy Taylor.

00:59:23He took out Justin Swanstrom yesterday, so he must be fast.

00:59:26But we're ready for him.

00:59:46Jimmy's also another Pro Charger car.

00:59:48Pro Chargers are hard to beat.

00:59:49Some guys are just bouncing data off each other

00:59:51and hooking each other's computers to their cars,

00:59:53and they're all getting faster and faster.

00:59:54They're all getting faster and faster.

01:00:14And Kai Killen gets there first.

01:00:17With a great pass there down the track.

01:00:23We just got through round two, which felt like round one,

01:00:25because it was the first race of the day.

01:00:27And our car went really fast.

01:00:29Adam nailed the tune-up.

01:00:30I think I did pretty good on the tree.

01:00:32Jimmy Taylor, he pulled on me in the middle a little bit,

01:00:35and then my car shifted into high.

01:00:37I just went around it.

01:00:38It was a lot faster than I thought I was about to go.

01:00:42I'm real happy with it.

01:00:43And I think we got a hot rod.

01:00:45I think as long as I do my job,

01:00:47I think they got their hands full today.

01:00:49All right, last pair here in the Invitational class.

01:00:51Rich Bruder gonna go up against Clay Cole.

01:00:54We double-checked all the wiring and the fittings

01:00:56on the front of the car over there?

01:00:57Yes, sir.

01:00:58Yes, sir.

01:00:59And the suspension's good up front?

01:01:00Yep, yep.

01:01:01How do you feel about it?

01:01:02I feel good.

01:01:03I feel really good.

01:01:04We got a good driver.

01:01:05Yeah?

01:01:06I got Rich Bruder.

01:01:07We've not faced off against him yet.

01:01:09I know he's got a fast hot rod,

01:01:10but I feel like we're probably a little bit faster

01:01:12on the big end.

01:01:14We're gonna go up there, see what we got for Rich Bruder,

01:01:17and hopefully we'll go on with the third round.

01:01:19So last night, it was really cold.

01:01:20The track temp was really, really down.

01:01:22It was bottom 40s.

01:01:24So we had to pull a lot out of our tune up

01:01:26just to get down the track,

01:01:27and if you've seen the past, it was pretty sketchy already.

01:01:30So today, being the complete opposite,

01:01:32we're gonna be able to put all that power back in the car,

01:01:34and we're gonna go a lot faster today down the track,

01:01:36and we're gonna make a good A to B pass.

01:01:52We got Clay Cole.

01:01:53I haven't raced him this year yet.

01:01:54He's been doing good,

01:01:55but like I said, we got our hot rod back,

01:01:57and I'm not even worried who's in the next lane.

01:01:59We're gonna race our race, our lane,

01:02:01and turn on that wind light.

01:02:02And Rich Bruder takes the win.

01:02:04Nice job there.

01:02:05Rich Bruder going roused.

01:02:08Yeah.

01:02:09Made a clean pass, straight down.

01:02:11We got that win.

01:02:12On to round three right now.

01:02:13Keep it going.

01:02:14You good, bud?

01:02:15Oh, yeah.

01:02:16I had to live.

01:02:17Did you?

01:02:18Yeah.

01:02:19It was going that way.

01:02:20It was going that way.

01:02:21I was like, this ain't worth it, bro.

01:02:22Yeah.

01:02:23You know the deal.

01:02:24Oh, yeah.

01:02:25Good race, though, bro.

01:02:26You hit a good lick.

01:02:27Yeah.

01:02:28You know.

01:02:29Good job.

01:02:30We got some figured out and hope we go some rounds now.

01:02:31No, good job, man.

01:02:32You guys are killing it.

01:02:33Good job.

01:02:34You can kill it this year, buddy.

01:02:36All right, folks.

01:02:37That'll do it for the second round of the Invitational Class.

01:02:39This is the second round of the Invitational Class.

01:02:41All right, folks.

01:02:42That'll do it for the second round of the Invitational Class.

01:02:45Going into the third round, Ryan has three racers left in, while Dave and Kai only have two.

01:03:06Even though Ryan Martin is out of the race, his teammates are still gaining ground on the two teams in front of them.

01:03:12All right, we're going to go ahead and start our Invitational Drivers' Series.

01:03:14meeting for the third round.

01:03:16Let's go ahead and draw chips.

01:03:18Gently.

01:03:19Gently.

01:03:20God bless.

01:03:23All right, my drivers have their chips.

01:03:25Where are my number ones?

01:03:27Going to be Damon Merchant versus Kayla Morton.

01:03:30Number twos, Giuseppe versus Kai Kelly.

01:03:35How fast did you say it was going?

01:03:36I'm not sure.

01:03:37I don't even know.

01:03:38Number three, Rich Bruder versus Daxman.

01:03:43Which means the fourth and final pair will be Nate Saylor versus Murder Nova.

01:03:50All right, drivers, you know what you got to do.

01:03:52Go back to your pits, get your cars turned around.

01:03:54Put them in the staging lanes.

01:03:55One of you is going to win $40,000.

01:03:57Let's go.

01:03:58All right, first pair here in the third round.

01:04:02The Invitational Class is going to have Damon Merchant going up against Kayla Morton.

01:04:07If we let it lay over against her out back, she'll drive around us.

01:04:14Her quicker than John down low, and it pulls way harder out back, so.

01:04:19All right, round three here with Drew Kayla.

01:04:22It's hard to come on one of these deals super confident when, you know, she's running really good this weekend.

01:04:27We've been struggling.

01:04:28We've been getting by, but we've been struggling a little bit.

01:04:30But we feel like we do got a hot rod right now, so we're not here for no reason.

01:04:34You know, we're going to go up there and do our thing.

01:04:36We're the first pair down, and hopefully put our ass on the trailer.

01:04:41Didn't get to do it yesterday, so maybe today's the day.

01:04:44Ready, suit up.

01:04:49All right, suit up.

01:04:52Good luck.

01:04:54See you down there.

01:04:57All right.

01:04:58Okay.

01:05:14Good luck.

01:05:15Come on, Caleb.

01:05:16Come on, Caleb.

01:05:17Come on, Caleb.

01:05:21All right, first pair here in the third round.

01:05:35Come on, Caleb.

01:05:37We have David Merchant going up against Kayla Morton.

01:05:41Damn it!

01:05:52And Damon Merchant will take the win there.

01:05:54You know the out of it.

01:05:55Great drag race between both those cars.

01:05:57Woo!

01:05:58Woo!

01:06:05I said at the very beginning, if we finish in the final eight

01:06:08at every race, consistency wins over just a win here

01:06:14and a win there.

01:06:14So I can't be mad about that.

01:06:16I'm not pouting over the top eight ever.

01:06:19So we are officially in the badass group of people here.

01:06:23And Mama Shark is coming for galop, man.

01:06:26Pretty pass.

01:06:27Ugh.

01:06:28Huh?

01:06:28It was rough.

01:06:29It was pretty.

01:06:30I figured you was coming.

01:06:31I was.

01:06:32I figured.

01:06:36All right, next pair coming up,

01:06:37it's going to be Giuseppe going up against Kai Kelley.

01:06:43At round three, I went up, I drew Giuseppe.

01:06:45He's been struggling the last couple of weeks,

01:06:47but he's going around, so he's probably

01:06:48got it back figured out.

01:06:50We're just not going to take Giuseppe lightly.

01:06:51We're going to go out there and go as fast as we think

01:06:53we can go on this racetrack.

01:06:54There's $200,000 on the line.

01:06:55We've got to keep clicking that 10 points towards our pot.

01:07:07We drew Kai Kelley.

01:07:10We haven't been able to beat him this year.

01:07:12I'm feeling pretty good, though.

01:07:13The car is running really good.

01:07:14I feel like we're back to where we used to be.

01:07:16The car's making great runs again.

01:07:18So I'm feeling like we're going to go rounds,

01:07:19and we've got a chance to win this this weekend.

01:07:21So we got past Giuseppe in round three.

01:07:48It was a good side-by-side race.

01:07:52I got about a fender on him, I think.

01:07:55You got me on the tree, I think.

01:07:56I feel like you pulled in front of me in the middle.

01:07:58In the middle, I think I did.

01:08:00Yeah.

01:08:01You got me a little early, I think, in the middle.

01:08:02It was a good race.

01:08:03Damn, man, you're going so fast you blew the wind out.

01:08:05We're going to have to watch out for you again.

01:08:06I know, I know.

01:08:07Good race, man.

01:08:08Me too, bud.

01:08:09Coming at you right here, that's going to be Rich Fruiter

01:08:12going up against Axeman.

01:08:14So he agreed we raced straight up.

01:08:19I hope so, after the last pass.

01:08:20You trust him?

01:08:21After the last pass, you did.

01:08:22I hope we're straight up.

01:08:23I mean, if we ain't going to race straight up,

01:08:24I don't mind not racing straight up.

01:08:25We can do it.

01:08:26If you jump, something up.

01:08:27I'll race straight up.

01:08:28He played a game with me last week.

01:08:29I'll play it again this week.

01:08:30But if you want straight up, we got straight up.

01:08:32I'm fine.

01:08:33Round three, I drew Rich Fruiter driving a jackal.

01:08:36He jumped on me last weekend.

01:08:38I just showed him I can do it too.

01:08:40I won't tell you, it brings a pair of medics if he jumped.

01:08:42So I went over.

01:08:45I told him, I said, I'll race you straight up.

01:08:47I said, you jumped last week.

01:08:48You know how I do it.

01:08:49I said, if you don't play games, I'm good with it.

01:08:51But if you don't race straight up, we'll shake on it.

01:08:54Is he going to guess on him?

01:08:55What?

01:08:56He's going to guess on him.

01:08:57I won't.

01:08:58I won't see him.

01:09:01Hey.

01:09:15And Rich Fruiter.

01:09:18Wow.

01:09:19Well, that thing's fast.

01:09:20Hey.

01:09:21That's fast.

01:09:22Damn, where did that come from?

01:09:24Hey, at the big end, it's like, oh.

01:09:26Yeah.

01:09:27Good race, Larry.

01:09:29Damn, it cut off on me.

01:09:31Did it?

01:09:32Yeah.

01:09:33Our front end.

01:09:34I hate it.

01:09:35We have our hot rod back, and we can go rounds.

01:09:37And it's showing.

01:09:38Good job, bro.

01:09:39Oh, yeah, bro.

01:09:40It's always fun racing.

01:09:41Oh, man.

01:09:42All right, folks, last pair here in the third round.

01:09:45That is going to be Nate Saylor going up against Murder Nova.

01:09:49It does not check .

01:09:52I guarantee it doesn't.

01:09:53I got data that shows how high it is.

01:09:56It's about eight inches off the ground.

01:09:58All right.

01:09:59It's about eight inches off the ground.

01:10:00The beam's only seven.

01:10:03The beam's between five and seven.

01:10:05Seven tops.

01:10:06I think you're crazy.

01:10:07I don't think it does anything anyways.

01:10:10OK.

01:10:11I'll get it fixed before the next one.

01:10:12I think it does.

01:10:13And I would have it on him.

01:10:15We draw Nate Saylor, who is at the top of his game right now.

01:10:18He's killing it.

01:10:19His car's really fast.

01:10:21And right now, he's in the top three out here.

01:10:31We've outran him before.

01:10:32He's outran us before.

01:10:33So it can go either way.

01:10:34It just matters on who gets more aggressive with their tune-up.

01:10:37If the track holds it, I'm not real sure he can get more aggressive than what we're going to.

01:10:42And Nate Saylor will get the win.

01:11:10Murder Nova has problems over there in that right lane.

01:11:13Out of the gasp way early in the past.

01:11:15So Nate Saylor will move on to the semifinals.

01:11:22I told the tuner, I was like, if you're ever going to put a tune-up in it that's gambling, now is it, because we're going to need it.

01:11:27And I think it carried the tires so damn far, I couldn't steer the car.

01:11:31So when the tires came down, I had to bring her back to the groove.

01:11:33So he put a tune-up in it.

01:11:35I wanted to win, and we won.

01:11:36And now we're going to the next round.

01:11:37We've got two Brian Martin cars in the next round.

01:11:39So we're collecting those team points.

01:11:41I let go of the button, and it just shook instantly.

01:11:44Dude, I carried the tires so damn far, I couldn't steer.

01:11:47Nice job.

01:11:48Nice job, man.

01:11:49Thanks, brother.

01:11:50Yeah, I don't know.

01:11:51I don't know if it broke the gears, but they're howling the whole way.

01:11:55So I didn't even make it to the 60 foot.

01:11:58Well, I'm not going to bull it if you lost.

01:11:59I just assumed it'd be for me.

01:12:00Oh, yeah, yeah.

01:12:01And if I lost, I just...

01:12:02For sure.

01:12:03I'm good with it.

01:12:04So there you have it, folks.

01:12:05Damon Merchant, Kai Kelly, Rich Bruder, and Nate Saylor moving on.

01:12:10All right, we're going to go and get started with our invitational semifinals drivers meeting.

01:12:18Folks, we started with 32 drivers.

01:12:19We are now down to four.

01:12:22Four drivers.

01:12:23Man, we are close.

01:12:25All the teams have been knocked out except for Team Kai Kelly and Team Ryan Martin.

01:12:29Kai, they're kind of catching up on you.

01:12:31Yeah.

01:12:32Look, man, do you just not like number one?

01:12:34You prefer number two?

01:12:38No, you know, all year, Damon's been, like, really close to me.

01:12:41So I went ahead and bought him, Ryan, to worry about that.

01:12:45There you go.

01:12:46I like the strategy.

01:12:47All right.

01:12:48All right, look.

01:12:49Kai's nothing but honest over here.

01:12:50He has a plan.

01:12:51I like it.

01:12:52All right.

01:12:53Let's draw chips, y'all.

01:12:58Where are my number ones?

01:13:01Y'all want to trade?

01:13:03Oh, wow.

01:13:04The teammates drew each other.

01:13:06Damon Merchant versus Kai Kelly, which means the other teammates drew each other.

01:13:10Rich Bruder versus Nate Saylor.

01:13:13But what that does guarantee is it'll be a Team Kai Kelly, Team Ryan Martin Finals.

01:13:18All right, y'all.

01:13:19Go back to the pits.

01:13:20Get your cars turned around.

01:13:21Now, I'll tell you, $10,000 does sound good right about now.

01:13:23Invitational semi-finals coming at you right now.

01:13:34Hey, take it easy on me.

01:13:36Make it look like a good race, man.

01:13:38You hope you won.

01:13:39So chip draw did not go our way going into the semi-finals here.

01:13:43Ryan's got two guys in.

01:13:44Kai and myself are in.

01:13:46It would have been great for points if we could have drew them two, put them out, went in the finals together.

01:13:52Chips didn't fall that way, so we got Kai.

01:13:54Any time you throw me in a race, it's a race for $40,000, I'm not laying down for any team captain, teammate, or anything.

01:14:14We're going to give them hell out there, and like I said, the best car is going to go to the finals.

01:14:19Hey, Boosh.

01:14:31Yes, Axeman.

01:14:32Aren't these two on the same team?

01:14:33Who?

01:14:34Nate and Damon.

01:14:36Ryan paid for Nate and Kai paid for Nate.

01:14:38I don't really watch social media much.

01:14:40What happened?

01:14:41You missed the first day.

01:14:42There was some trading that went on.

01:14:44Nate and Saylor went to Ryan Martin's team, and Damon Merchant went to Kai Kelly's team.

01:14:48I don't even know.

01:14:49So they bought them?

01:14:50Yeah.

01:14:51I didn't see it.

01:14:52Man.

01:14:53We got sold.

01:14:54So literally paid money for them.

01:14:55Yeah, there was a little bit of money in exchange for you guys.

01:14:57I was asleep and I didn't get anything.

01:15:00And Ryan?

01:15:01Ryan done it too?

01:15:02Ryan did it also.

01:15:03No way.

01:15:04Actually, Ryan was the first one that did the trade.

01:15:07But y'all's team, you know, co-captain is the one who started this whole deal.

01:15:11Yeah, your team started the fire.

01:15:12Dave tried to, but he didn't get his money right.

01:15:15Couldn't get his money right.

01:15:17All right.

01:15:18Can we move on?

01:15:19Can we move on now?

01:15:22And rotational semi-finals coming at you right now.

01:15:36Kai Kelly gets the win.

01:15:39Kai left first, never looked back.

01:15:40Both guys driving those cars there.

01:15:43Kai Kelly gets the win.

01:15:44Kai Kelly gets the win.

01:15:45He will go to the finals.

01:15:46Picking up Damon, that's probably the best $10,000 I ever spent.

01:15:49He went to the semis with me today.

01:15:51He helped me hold off Ron's team from getting any points on us.

01:15:54He puts in the work.

01:15:55He's got a bad-ass fast car.

01:15:57I raced side by side with him.

01:15:58It's whoever leaves on the light.

01:16:00And to be able to buy somebody like that and put him on your team,

01:16:02it's just a gift.

01:16:03Appreciate it, buddy.

01:16:04Hey, man, you passed me.

01:16:05What happened?

01:16:06Let him loose, man.

01:16:08That's it.

01:16:09There he goes.

01:16:10Oh!

01:16:12That was a race.

01:16:13Last pair here in the semi-finals for the Invitational Class.

01:16:16Rich Bruder going up against Nate Saylor.

01:16:20Sucks, but at least one of us are moving on to the next round.

01:16:24One team Ryan's going to the next round.

01:16:26That's the only thing that's good about this.

01:16:28Semi-finals, we got Rich Bruder.

01:16:32Didn't want that.

01:16:33We were trying to stay away from each other

01:16:34so we could race each other in the final.

01:16:36Be safe.

01:16:37Have fun.

01:16:38We'll see you on the other side.

01:16:39We're going to put a tune-up in the car.

01:16:40We know it's going to haul ass.

01:16:41He's going to do the same.

01:16:42I guarantee it.

01:16:43And we're going to see if we can go get some money

01:16:46and some points and get into the final.

01:16:58The track's going to be there.

01:16:59I don't think there's going to be an issue with that.

01:17:01We're hanging more weight on the front end.

01:17:03This is the fastest passes we've been made to date.

01:17:05You know, it's been shown.

01:17:06We're going rounds now.

01:17:07So hopefully we'll be back, be in the final.

01:17:28And Nate Sailor will take the win.

01:17:34That was a drag race, super close to the other end.

01:17:37But Nate Sailor turns on the win light.

01:17:39So your finals will be Kai Kelly versus Nate Sailor

01:17:44for $40,000.

01:17:47Good race, brother.

01:17:48Thanks, man.

01:17:49Good job.

01:17:50We got our front ends high up.

01:17:52We got to make a bar change on this thing now.

01:17:54Oh, man.

01:17:55This thing did a monster wheelie.

01:17:56Yeah, same thing.

01:17:57It was awesome.

01:17:58Good job.

01:17:59Thanks, brother.

01:18:00We're going to go win us the championship.

01:18:01That's it.

01:18:02That's it.

01:18:03We're going to do it.

01:18:04All right, Michigan, this is your invitational final

01:18:07right here, right now.

01:18:12Dude, I want this one so bad.

01:18:13I can't even tell you.

01:18:14Finals here were against Kai Kelly,

01:18:16and that is my kryptonite.

01:18:18He has beat me three out of three times.

01:18:21Y'all got everything ready to go fast?

01:18:23Yup.

01:18:24I know they're going to throw the kitchen sink at it

01:18:26because they know when we were running them before,

01:18:28we were right there at his door.

01:18:29Well, this car is faster now.

01:18:35Now, I don't want to think these guys all pooled their money

01:18:37together to buy me, and I'm not doing my job.

01:18:41So I'm out here trying to do the best I can for my team.

01:18:44We'll just see what happens here.

01:18:54These drivers are racing for $40,000.

01:18:58Win or lose, we're going to be at least 100 points ahead of Dave's team.

01:19:02Not to mention we're about to go up there and race for $40,000.

01:19:05This right here will be a drag race between these two extremely fast cars.

01:19:12When Nate Saylor first came into the MPK, you know, everybody was saying he had a lot of money,

01:19:15he was going to be fast, he was going to be hard to deal with.

01:19:17And he's done one thing that most of the rich guys don't do.

01:19:20He's putting in the work.

01:19:21He's out testing.

01:19:22He knows his car.

01:19:23He's got a good tuner.

01:19:24Let's see who will win the bag of money.

01:19:29So if there was any time that we needed to bring our best game up there, it's now.

01:19:53Oh, and Nate Saylor gets the win.

01:19:57What a drag race.

01:20:00Kyle Kelly was right there.

01:20:03But Nate Saylor is your $40,000 winner.

01:20:12I'm on cloud nine, dude.

01:20:14We made some changes on the car to go fast, quicker, let go of the button.

01:20:18He left right with me, and it was door to door.

01:20:22And then my car was coming in his lane.

01:20:25His car was going to hit the wall.

01:20:27But we got the win.

01:20:28Nate Saylor and crew.

01:20:30Michigan.

01:20:32Woo!

01:20:33We got a fast race car.

01:20:34We're on a good team.

01:20:35We're going to come for that championship.

01:20:37About to hit some wall, buddy.

01:20:38Oh, dude, I about to hit you.

01:20:39Yeah.

01:20:40Good race, man.

01:20:41You deserve it, for real.

01:20:42Thanks, brother.

01:20:43I told him, I said, if he beats me, I ain't going to be mad,

01:20:44because I beat him several times this year.

01:20:45Three out of three, you beat me.

01:20:46Yeah.

01:20:47It was a good race, though.

01:20:48Believe it or not, I feel pretty good coming out of the final race.

01:20:50I did get my ass kicked, but I beat on Nate Saylor all year.

01:20:53It was due.

01:20:54He beat me today.

01:20:55But what we did do is me and Damon went to the semis with him.

01:20:58We made sure they didn't make up any ground on us in the championship.

01:21:01And that's what it's all about right now.

01:21:02We're racing for $200,000.

01:21:04I'm going home.

01:21:05I'm safe.

01:21:06My car don't have no scratches on it.

01:21:07And Nate Saylor got a win.

01:21:09All right.

01:21:10Nate Saylor, it is payday, sir.

01:21:12Look, you battled all weekend and steamrolled through the Invitational Class.

01:21:18Two in one season.

01:21:20Nate Saylor, congratulations, man.

01:21:23What are you thinking?

01:21:24Man, I'm just, I can't tell you how excited we are.

01:21:27We're on a new team.

01:21:28Team Ryan Martin-Proud right there already paying off.

01:21:32We made a big move for our team.

01:21:35You know, Nate's car is really fast.

01:21:37He's won two events now.

01:21:38Me picking him up paid off dramatically for me.

01:21:41He won the race.

01:21:42He took our team to 110 off first place.

01:21:45And while that might seem like a lot,

01:21:47with the points and a half and the points and a half and the double points,

01:21:50it's very achievable.

01:21:51Whoa!

01:21:52Look at that, Nate Saylor, man.

01:21:55Hey, congratulations, sir.

01:21:57$40,000.

01:21:58Nate Saylor, make some noise.

01:22:00Woo!

01:22:01Woo!

01:22:02Woo!

01:22:03Nate Saylor has won his second Invitational of the season.

01:22:06You gotta ask yourself, where did this guy come from?

01:22:09And how did the other teams miss him?

01:22:12With that being said, Ryan Martin has to be pleased with himself, his team, and his decisions,

01:22:17as he is now within 10 points of Team Dave.

01:22:21He's gotta be feeling pretty good about himself.

01:22:23There's only three events left, and at this point, it is anyone's championship.

01:22:28Next week.

01:22:29All right, Galant Learning Sports Park, how y'all doing today?

01:22:32I think we got the most solid team there is here, as long as we can keep things together.

01:22:37He got Ryan with a lot of momentum.

01:22:40Kai's team might be holding the lead in points.

01:22:45Kai's been running away with this deal.

01:22:47We need to go get him, and this is our chance to make a big move.

01:22:49But the fight for the championship is far from being over.

01:22:58Bodhi, you still have a couple guys on your team you have not sold.

01:23:00Points and a half, and then the double.

01:23:01We got three races to either catch up or forget him.

01:23:03And at this point right now, we're getting left behind.

01:23:06Some of the teams are out of reach of this championship.

01:23:08We are not.

01:23:09So we're gonna do whatever we can to get Scott Taylor on our team.

01:23:12Oh my God.

01:23:13Is it gonna happen?

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