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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.
00:02:13Right 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.
00:05:20Hey.
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.
00:06:50Yes, 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.
00:06:57Oh.
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, Mervor Novo
00:23:02takes the win.
00:23:04He'll move on to 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 Chuck55.
00:23:11We 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 Chuck55.
00:23:41All right, coming at you right now.
00:23:59That's gonna be Disco D going up against Nate Saylor.
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 in the reserve pool,
00:24:10trade us, swap us.
00:24:12Nothing we can do about it.
00:24:13But Bodhi 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.
00:24:19And to be honest,
00:24:21I didn't want to go to 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
00:24:30on the 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.
00:24:50Like, if you don't have your group
00:24:52and your together before then,
00:24:54people are going to go flying by you.
00:24:57I'm just looking for the opportunity
00:24:58to go win a championship.
00:25:14Woo!
00:25:15Let's go, baby!
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 head?
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's getting wish-washy.
00:25:34I hear you.
00:25:34Good lap!
00:25:35Thanks, brother.
00:25:37Next pair,
00:25:38that is going to be Damon Merchant
00:25:40and his competitor,
00:25:41Jeff Lutz.
00:25:43Which one?
00:25:44Number one,
00:25:45sitting at around 700.
00:25:46We got your belt.
00:25:48Huh?
00:25:49We got your belt.
00:25:50Check it.
00:25:51We've just been fighting
00:25:52little gremlins all day, really.
00:25:55Got a blower.
00:25:57We keep having Cylinder 1 shut off randomly,
00:26:00so we got the coil swapped
00:26:02and a new spark plug wire on it,
00:26:04so we're just going to,
00:26:07I mean, it's time to go up,
00:26:08so we're going to give her hell.
00:26:10We drew Jeff Lutz for 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.
00:26:18There's not too many of us out here,
00:26:20so I'm just going to have to find out
00:26:22if his big-block's faster than 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 earlier pass.
00:26:30I'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 going to leave it alone.
00:26:37I said, yeah,
00:26:38I think we're going to too.
00:26:39He's 12th.
00:26:40I said, well,
00:26:41pay attention to us
00:26:42because we're going to leave it alone.
00:26:44Don't you know I draw Damon Marchant?
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,
00:26:57let's just rerun that run.
00:26:58Damon won his race.
00:27:26So far, my trade is going
00:27:29exactly the direction
00:27:30I needed it to go.
00:27:31His test passes,
00:27:32they sucked.
00:27:33Broke a blower,
00:27:34burn 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!
00:27:43Had to do 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.
00:27:52Larry?
00:27:56Seven times you beat him.
00:27:58Shoot, 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 his game up
00:28:07a lot.
00:28:09So this is not going to be easy.
00:28:12Not 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.
00:28:17You're all set.
00:28:21Cold out here.
00:28:23Yes, it is.
00:28:25Pulled Larry, Roach, 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.
00:28:34You're going to have to
00:28:34be good on the light
00:28:36and make a nice clean run.
00:28:37The 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.
00:29:40Woo!
00:29:4010 more!
00:29:41Woo!
00:29:42We rolled in.
00:29:44When 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 said, 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 was coming
00:30:12off a 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.
00:31:39It was moving around
00:31:40a little bit, but...
00:31:41Was it?
00:31:42Yeah, man,
00:31:42we 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.
00:31:53Yeah.
00:31:54All right, buddy.
00:31:55Congratulations to the bro.
00:31:55All right, man, thank you.
00:31:57All right, next pair
00:31:57coming 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.
00:32:23That's what it means,
00:32:24we're broke.
00:32:24I 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 on the 2-3 shift.
00:33:09It 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...
00:33:14And that was not good.
00:33:16So, just had it too hopped up.
00:33:18Next pair coming at you right now,
00:33:21Kai Kelly going up against
00:33:22Lizzie Musi.
00:33:24You know, I know you're sick,
00:33:26so there's nothing you can do about it.
00:33:28I honestly, like, standing,
00:33:29like, I feel like I could throw up any minute.
00:33:32That's how I feel like.
00:33:33Really?
00:33:33I'm not feeling the 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 on
00:33:47to the next round for the team,
00:33:48so that's the way
00:33:49I kind of look at it.
00:33:50Let me win one.
00:33:51You're going to kick my head
00:33:53freaking out.
00:33:55Round one, I drew Lizzie.
00:33:56I don't like racing my own team.
00:33:58I definitely don't like racing Lizzie.
00:33:59Seems like every time
00:34:00I get beside her,
00:34:01I get emotional.
00:34:01and I don't like the feeling
00:34:03and 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
00:34:30on top of our game.
00:34:31We've got to go
00:34:32as fast as we've possibly
00:34:33ever been
00:34:34right 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
00:34:52right now.
00:34:53Kai Kelly going up
00:34:55against Lizzie.
00:34:56Mike Kelly gets the redemption there,
00:35:07takes the win.
00:35:08Kai Kellen gets the redemption there, takes the win, lots of smoke down there in Lizzie's
00:35:26lane at the very end of the track.
00:35:28I couldn't imagine having more than one motor, where you're cool with just burning
00:35:33it down.
00:35:34Every lap.
00:35:35Yeah, yeah.
00:35:36I don't get it.
00:35:38They said he was up against the wall, was you?
00:35:41I don't think so.
00:35:43No, I can't.
00:35:45What a good thing about it, Sean.
00:35:47It ate itself up before the finish line, but you had me anyway.
00:35:49Good job.
00:35:50At least we're one and one for the day.
00:35:52Oh, what a shit.
00:35:54If they ain't blowing the motor up, they ain't trying to win, and that's exactly what I want
00:35:57my team to do when they draw me.
00:35:59I want them to win, because I want the fastest car to go to the next round, because at the
00:36:02end of the day, that 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 what you're fighting.
00:36:09Just stop.
00:36:10It's hard on me this weekend, so I still love you.
00:36:15Always.
00:36:16Okay.
00:36:17Good job.
00:36:18I don't.
00:36:20Go kick ass, okay?
00:36:22Okay.
00:36:23Robin Roberts going up against his team captain, Brian Martin.
00:36:33Here we are now.
00:36:34It's nighttime.
00:36:35It is really cold out here.
00:36:38The track surface is good for about 100 foot, but after that, it's not great.
00:36:42You know, I'm trying to make this deal a comeback, right?
00:36:44So we won the last race.
00:36:45We're trying to do well, and all the guys have all talked like, hey, we just need a couple
00:36:49of good draws.
00:36:50And here I am today, and I drew Robin Roberts again.
00:36:53Good luck, man.
00:36:54Be safe, man.
00:36:55Good luck.
00:36:56Good luck, Brian.
00:36:57Good luck.
00:36:58Good luck, homie.
00:36:59You too, man.
00:37:00Be safe.
00:37:01He has one of the fastest cars here.
00:37:06Very similar combination to mine.
00:37:08I mean, not who I wanted.
00:37:09We're pulling out all the stops.
00:37:11We'll see if it's enough.
00:37:14You know, I hate drawing Ryan.
00:37:16One, he's my buddy.
00:37:18Two, like, he's my team captain.
00:37:23But we got Ryan.
00:37:24We're going to have to make it work.
00:37:28Hey, that didn't even really look close, did it?
00:37:52We're rolling in the lights, and I know he likes to do the double bulge real fast.
00:37:55So I tried to light mine real quick behind him.
00:37:57We rolled left at the same time, and he just flat out run us in the middle of the track.
00:38:00He just pulled a fender on me.
00:38:02You know, I hate to lose, and it sucks.
00:38:04But the team, four out of five, are moving on to the next round.
00:38:07Keep gaining points for Team Ryan Martin.
00:38:09You know what?
00:38:10I've drawn my teammate four times in a row.
00:38:11Started with him, then I drew Giuseppe, then I drew Bird Boys, and I drew him again.
00:38:16What about drawing Lizzie twice in one day?
00:38:18Yeah, no .
00:38:19Grade eight in there.
00:38:20Good job.
00:38:21And then I hugged her and started crying.
00:38:23It's still in there somewhere.
00:38:24You did?
00:38:25Yeah.
00:38:26This pair here has got Paige Coughlin going up against her teammate and team captain, Daddy
00:38:33Dave.
00:38:34Car just needs to do what it did earlier.
00:38:38What's that?
00:38:39It just needs to do what it did earlier.
00:38:41Yeah, it will.
00:38:42You'll be nice.
00:38:43Tonight was a nice, smooth run, and pretty similar.
00:38:48All righty.
00:38:49Oh, .
00:38:50We're here at US 131 Dragway.
00:38:52We finally get to go some rounds.
00:38:54You know, we were able to make a test pass.
00:38:55We're going up for first round.
00:38:57We've been battling, like, the cold weather, the rain, sunshine, clouds.
00:39:01But finally, we're able to hit the track, and we're ready to rock and roll.
00:39:04We went up for chip draw, and we drew Daddy Dave.
00:39:06But you know what?
00:39:07Positive outlook on this.
00:39:08One of us from Team Daddy Dave is going to be guaranteed a spot in round two.
00:39:13We drew our own teammate again, Paige Coughlin.
00:39:29We raced her a few weeks ago at another event.
00:39:40This time, I hope it's a little closer race,
00:39:42because she's got this new motor in there.
00:39:44We'll go up here, let go of the button,
00:39:45and see if we can't go on round two.
00:40:06And Daddy Dave takes the win.
00:40:10Looked like Paige Coughlin was out in front.
00:40:12Pulled the chutes a little early.
00:40:14Oh, my God.
00:40:16You friggin' scared.
00:40:18Why? What happened?
00:40:19Oh, it was going everywhere but straight for a minute.
00:40:21And I'm like, oh, no, no, no.
00:40:23Hey, good job.
00:40:24Oh, my God. So scary.
00:40:25Knocked my head up at the tree.
00:40:26I go, where is she going?
00:40:28You know what?
00:40:29You took the guy.
00:40:30Yeah, it was .
00:40:31I got to keep you in line, at least on the top part.
00:40:34You know?
00:40:35That's the second time I've left before you.
00:40:37Yeah.
00:40:39All right, next pair coming after we got John Otis.
00:40:41It going up against Bobby.
00:40:42Jacote.
00:40:43I'm going to try to get some points.
00:40:44We kind of got our whole team, like, just smashed off from under us.
00:40:59And our great captain decided to just sell everybody to pat his own pockets to hell with everybody else.
00:41:04His ass still ain't racing.
00:41:05He ain't got a single point this year.
00:41:07Went a single round this year.
00:41:09But he put all that money in his pocket to help the rest of the team.
00:41:13Whatever.
00:41:14It is what it is.
00:41:15I'll probably be trading next week.
00:41:17I don't really know where I'm going.
00:41:19I don't really care.
00:41:20I'd rather be anywhere than with a snake like that.
00:41:34And John Otis will take the win there.
00:41:43Yeah, John.
00:41:44We got the win.
00:41:45At least that one's moving on.
00:41:47I was pulling back to you.
00:41:48Bobby, I saw you the whole time, dude.
00:41:50The whole time, brother.
00:41:52Were you like...
00:41:53There was a point.
00:41:54I didn't...
00:41:55Did you see me the whole time?
00:41:56I can see your nose right here.
00:41:57Yeah.
00:41:58The whole time.
00:41:59Battle of the turbo cars coming at you right now.
00:42:02Got Chris Rankin over in the left lane in the conquest.
00:42:05Going up against Chuck Seitzinger in the right lane.
00:42:15We drew Chuck, and, uh, him and I are usually door to door,
00:42:18so it can be anybody's race.
00:42:20Him and I are both hot strong as hell, so, you know,
00:42:23hopefully we can both have a good drag race,
00:42:25and, uh, and I come out on top.
00:42:27And I go in round two.
00:42:28So, that's it.
00:42:29Chris Rankin in the left lane,
00:42:31this is the first time I've been in the Invitational
00:42:33in three or four weeks,
00:42:34so I need to go to the semi-finals,
00:42:35so when I go to, uh, Galat,
00:42:36I'm not in the race your way in, so...
00:42:38But right now, I just can't give up, so...
00:42:40I'm gonna do the best I can.
00:42:41I'm gonna do the best I can.
00:42:42I'm gonna do the best I can.
00:42:43I'm gonna do the best I can.
00:42:44I'm gonna do the best I can.
00:42:46I'm gonna do the best I can.
00:42:48All right, man.
00:42:49They're not going to win the best fin,
00:42:50they're not going to win the game,
00:42:51they're gonna be ë›° pizza.
00:42:52All right, wow, mm,
00:42:53there you go.
00:42:54Look, there amudes!
00:42:55They're running agencies!
00:42:56They're running agencies!
00:42:57And they're whoops,
00:42:58everyone setèµ·
00:43:02their farm,
00:43:03not all directions!
00:43:04It's going to run.
00:43:06They're flying vehicles,
00:43:08and when they call it you,
00:43:10they're no proof for...
00:43:13All right, Chris Rankin will get the win.
00:43:19Chuck Seisinger has problems on the hit.
00:43:24All right, folks, we got Jimmy Taylor
00:43:25going up against Justin Swanstrom.
00:43:43It'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 are going to be very tricky
00:43:50for everybody today, too,
00:43:52but everybody's got to go down the same surface.
00:44:08All right, folks, we got Jimmy Taylor
00:44:10going up against Justin Swanstrom.
00:44:13And Jimmy Taylor will take the win.
00:44:29Justin Swanstrom having to pedal
00:44:30over there in that right lane.
00:44:33Going into round two,
00:44:34Ryan Martin has four racers moving on.
00:44:37Meanwhile, Dave and Kai only have three.
00:44:39It does feel like Ryan is picking up
00:44:41some momentum in his program,
00:44:42but he came off his first invitational win last week.
00:44:46Now he's picked up Nate Saylor
00:44:48and he's looking to continue that forward movement.
00:44:51Nate Saylor and Damon Merchant
00:44:53are moving on to round two.
00:44:54It really seems like they're trying to prove
00:44:56that they are worth the investment that was made.
00:44:59All right, folks,
00:45:00going to have my drivers draw chips.
00:45:01All righty, where are my number ones?
00:45:14Kelly Mills versus Kayla Morton.
00:45:18Chuck 55 and Giuseppe.
00:45:20Yes, Giuseppe, that is a two.
00:45:22Oh, Axeman versus Ryan Martin.
00:45:28Oh, wow.
00:45:29Daddy Dave versus Murder Nova.
00:45:33Chris Rankin versus Nate Saylor.
00:45:37It'll be John Odom versus Damon Merchant.
00:45:40Jimmy Taylor and Kai Kelly.
00:45:44All right, so my eighth and final pair
00:45:49will be Rich Bruder versus Clay Cole.
00:45:54All right, drivers,
00:45:55well, y'all got some time to think about
00:45:56what you got to do to your cars
00:45:57because this round will be run tomorrow.
00:46:00We appreciate you coming.
00:46:01See you tomorrow.
00:46:04Unfortunately, the rain yesterday set us back late enough
00:46:07that we were only able to get the first round of racing in.
00:46:10That means we will have to be spending
00:46:12one more day here in Michigan to finish up the rounds
00:46:15and determine who will be walking away
00:46:17with the $40,000 Invitational prize money.
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 and get started on racing.
00:46:32For those that were here last night,
00:46:33you know that we made it through
00:46:35our first round of the Invitational class.
00:46:38We're going to finish it up today
00:46:40on a beautiful Sunday here in Michigan.
00:46:45First pair here in this second round,
00:46:47the Invitational class,
00:46:48Callie Mills going up against Caleb Horton.
00:46:50You ready?
00:46:51Yeah, I think so.
00:46:52Last night, so we changed the cam,
00:46:55you know, to make more horsepower out in the back.
00:46:58And so they didn't have the drive shaft curve
00:47:00close enough to it
00:47:01because they were trying to see what it would do
00:47:03since we had to fly against Mike.
00:47:05And, oh, it went out there and it was like,
00:47:06I was like...
00:47:07No, you did a hell of a job last night.
00:47:08Grab it.
00:47:08Yeah, I'm like,
00:47:09so I just hope we can make it down.
00:47:11And if I can do my job on 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 my work cut out for me
00:47:20because my car has not been happy.
00:47:23But last night we made a good pass
00:47:25to like the 330.
00:47:26And then when it shifted into high gear,
00:47:27it just got sideways and did not go well.
00:47:29So hopefully we can get it to go A to B
00:47:37and I can do my job on the tree
00:47:38because I think I'm going to have to have a really good light.
00:47:43Perfect.
00:47:45Nailed it.
00:47:46Started off the day good, guys.
00:47:48Callie is not one to take lightly.
00:47:50She's getting better and better,
00:47:51faster and faster each race.
00:47:53She's been to a semifinal this year.
00:47:55We are first pair,
00:47:56so that is another factor
00:47:57to kind of take into account.
00:48:13But we have momentum.
00:48:14We've made pass after pass
00:48:15and just looking to get six round wins here in a row,
00:48:18which is super exciting.
00:48:25And Kayla Morton going to take the win there.
00:48:44Callie Mills.
00:48:45Car makes a hard move out there.
00:48:49We both be driving.
00:48:51All right.
00:48:52Next pair, you got Chuck 55 going up against Giuseppe.
00:48:56We just need to figure out,
00:48:57we got a Giuseppe.
00:49:01He's got a good setup, fast car,
00:49:05but he's been struggling a little bit.
00:49:08I'm going to try to tear their head off on the light.
00:49:10And if I can leave with them, it gets game over
00:49:13because I'm telling you,
00:49:14I'll pull them on the big end.
00:49:16We hold things together,
00:49:17I'll make more power on the big end.
00:49:19Just need to make it to the finals.
00:49:20That's it.
00:49:21I know.
00:49:21We need to get to the finals, baby.
00:49:25All right, you guys good over there?
00:49:27Right now, I just put a bunch of fuel,
00:49:29the air-fuel ratio that the car would normally run at,
00:49:32which has just changed.
00:49:33The weather, whatever, don't know,
00:49:35but now it needs a lot more fuel in the car,
00:49:38so we put more fuel in it.
00:49:39Chuck 55, I know he made it to the finals
00:49:42a few races back there.
00:49:43We're really going to just try to run our own race,
00:49:45try to go as fast as we can what the track will take,
00:49:47but I'm going to just worry about our program right now
00:49:49and try to push the limits of the track
00:49:51and see if we can pull it off.
00:49:53Right now, we've got four guys in.
00:50:08We've got the most guys still going rounds right now.
00:50:10We're the only ones who have four in,
00:50:12so we're going to try to close that gap this weekend.
00:50:13Hopefully, we can get two of our guys in the finals,
00:50:16and I'm hoping for all four of our guys
00:50:18for the semifinals left,
00:50:20and then two of our guys in the finals
00:50:21to get max points out of this weekend
00:50:22and close that gap against Kai there.
00:50:24And Giuseppe
00:50:43is going to take the win there.
00:50:46Nice pass from him.
00:50:47It was loose out there, Chuck.
00:50:48What happened?
00:50:49I did what I didn't want to do.
00:50:50Shook?
00:50:51No, we took power out of it on the hit,
00:50:54not knowing what it'd take.
00:50:55Yeah.
00:50:56And plus, you left on me.
00:50:57Oh, yeah.
00:50:58And so 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, man, I mean...
00:51:05It's too late.
00:51:06Too late.
00:51:07All right, folks,
00:51:07this right here is going to be a good one.
00:51:08That is going to be Axman
00:51:10going up against Ryan Martin.
00:51:12Better make a straight hit.
00:51:14We'll have something for him.
00:51:15Definitely can't pedal against Ryan,
00:51:16so you're going to have to drive.
00:51:17No, no.
00:51:18Got a tough competitor, Ryan Martin.
00:51:20The maddest man on 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.
00:51:32I love you.
00:51:33I've got Axman 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 this 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.
00:51:43My 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.
00:52:01The 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.
00:52:39I told that.
00:52:40I said, you can't be mad ever again.
00:52:43You did it last week.
00:52:44You did it last week.
00:52:46How you doing, baby?
00:52:47I'm sorry, but I had to do it.
00:52:51Woo!
00:52:52So, unfortunately,
00:52:53we had a car tuned up
00:52:54and a good car for the weekend,
00:52:55and somebody guessed
00:52:57and put us on the trailer.
00:52:58We all got the same opportunity.
00:52:59That's just not the way I raced.
00:53:01He's a guest of the one.
00:53:03Hey, hey.
00:53:05Hey, one day,
00:53:05you're going to have a car fast enough
00:53:06you ain't got to do that.
00:53:07Let me tell you.
00:53:08That blower is 600s faster,
00:53:10and you know it.
00:53:10It's all good.
00:53:11Hey.
00:53:11I know you're going to hit some of those
00:53:13and some of them you ain't.
00:53:14That one you hit.
00:53:15Good 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,
00:53:19and as we know,
00:53:20Ryan Martin absolutely hates that,
00:53:23but it just goes to show
00:53:24that these racers
00:53:25will do whatever it takes
00:53:27to get the win.
00:53:28Oh, we...
00:53:28Everybody knew you were going to do it.
00:53:30Next pair,
00:53:32that's going to be Daddy Dave
00:53:33going up against Murder Nova.
00:53:36Sucks, because what do you do here?
00:53:38You know what I mean?
00:53:38Like, you can't turn it down
00:53:40because you'll get outran.
00:53:41You can't turn it up anymore
00:53:43because the track ain't going to take it.
00:53:44You know what I mean?
00:53:45I promise you don't turn it...
00:53:46Yeah, that's got to be a track race for sure.
00:53:49We finally don't suck,
00:53:50so don't turn it down.
00:53:51This is where your tune-ups get tricky.
00:53:54I drew Daddy Dave,
00:53:56and 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
00:54:01where 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,
00:54:08which I truly believe I do,
00:54:10Dave is Dave,
00:54:11and Dave tends to win races.
00:54:21Sean's been hauling ass lately
00:54:24of going rounds,
00:54:25and I couldn't be happier for the guy,
00:54:27but when we pull the start line,
00:54:29the friendship's over right there.
00:54:40Next pair,
00:54:42that's going to be Daddy Dave
00:54:43going up against Murder-Nose.
00:54:51That was a drag race, folks,
00:54:59but Murder-Nose gets there first,
00:55:02turns on the wind light.
00:55:02Nice job.
00:55:05Side by side.
00:55:07So we take the light.
00:55:09We left together.
00:55:11He got me a little bit in the middle.
00:55:13I put about half a car on me
00:55:14on 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,
00:55:20and that's going to be Chris Rankin
00:55:21going up against Nate Saylor.
00:55:24Okay, we can go up.
00:55:27Second round,
00:55:28we have Chris Rankin.
00:55:29He can make a stupid fast pass,
00:55:31but it's one here or there.
00:55:32Our car's, like,
00:55:33more consistent,
00:55:34I would think,
00:55:35so as far as the matchup goes,
00:55:36he's going to have to tree me,
00:55:38and I'm just going to make it impossible
00:55:39for him to do that.
00:55:48Oh, my God.
00:55:50He got traded to Team Bodie,
00:55:52which is where I came from.
00:55:54I love my old team still.
00:55:56In fact,
00:55:56I'd go back to him
00:55:57if I had to.
00:55:58But now we're Team Ryan,
00:55:59and we're going to do everything we can
00:56:01to chop their heads off.
00:56:02And I still almost drove around him.
00:56:29He guessed.
00:56:31I knew he knew he had to.
00:56:33He ain't got nothing for this car,
00:56:34let's be honest.
00:56:35Man, I went red, dude.
00:56:36I knew I was going to take a shot at
00:56:37with your ass, dude.
00:56:38That's right.
00:56:39I'm sorry, man.
00:56:40We're moving on anyway.
00:56:41You ain't sorry.
00:56:41Don't lie.
00:56:42You're moving on anyway.
00:56:43Yep.
00:56:44All right, next pair coming up right here.
00:56:45It's going to be John Odom
00:56:46going up against Damon Merchant.
00:56:48Did you see John make a pass yesterday?
00:56:51No, I didn't.
00:56:52His test pass wasn't very good,
00:56:53but they said he ran pretty good
00:56:54in his first E1 pass.
00:56:57I don't know who he raced, though.
00:56:58He raced Bobby, Dakota.
00:57:00We'll talk to Bobby and see how it went.
00:57:02We know how Bobby runs.
00:57:04Bobby's not shy.
00:57:05We got our draw last night,
00:57:06and John Odom,
00:57:07I raced that car twice this year,
00:57:09once with Jim driving it,
00:57:10once with John driving it.
00:57:11We've outran them both times,
00:57:13but after the problems
00:57:14that we've been having this weekend,
00:57:16you can't count anybody out.
00:57:17I don't know if it's a deal
00:57:18where, you know,
00:57:19his tuner's going to have
00:57:19all the confidence in him
00:57:20to get it down that cold racetrack today.
00:57:23So as long as Vinyl hit
00:57:24on all eight cylinders,
00:57:25I'm pretty sure
00:57:26we can outrun that car again.
00:57:28Jim, we throwing in the kick-ass tune?
00:57:32I got Damon Merchant today.
00:57:34You know, him and Jim
00:57:34have had a little drama.
00:57:36Now he's on Kai Kelly's team.
00:57:37As you guys know,
00:57:38Kai Kelly's number one.
00:57:39He is fast,
00:57:39so that just makes it
00:57:41a little bit harder
00:57:42for Team Swanstrom
00:57:43just to get to that spot,
00:57:44but we're working really hard.
00:57:47Jim had a problem with his car.
00:57:53He went right last night,
00:57:54so he's out already.
00:57:56Justin's out.
00:57:56He had a problem with his car,
00:57:57so let's just see
00:57:58if we can go out
00:57:59and get us in the finals,
00:58:00and we'll help Team Swanstrom.
00:58:03Team-wise,
00:58:04I still got three in.
00:58:05We lost David and Lizzie.
00:58:06Ron Martin's got three
00:58:07just like we got three.
00:58:09If we can just make it
00:58:09to the next round
00:58:10and they all win,
00:58:11we'll be tied up with him.
00:58:12We'll keep points in between us.
00:58:14He can't catch us.
00:58:17And David Merchant
00:58:34gets the win.
00:58:37Great pass here
00:58:37in the left lane for David.
00:58:39Takes the win there.
00:58:40Move on to the next round.
00:58:42Woo!
00:58:43Baby, that's a good race.
00:58:45That was a good one.
00:58:45Oh, I didn't think
00:58:48he was coming
00:58:49with no weak
00:58:49No, I wasn't.
00:58:51We were right there.
00:58:52I'm super proud of you, man.
00:58:53That was a great race.
00:58:53Good job.
00:58:54Good job.
00:58:55Good job, bro.
00:58:56Next pair coming at you
00:58:57right now.
00:58:58We've got Jimmy Taylor
00:58:59going up against Kai Kelly.
00:59:02Hey, man.
00:59:03Welcome to the team today, man.
00:59:04Don't suck.
00:59:06You need some help.
00:59:07I'm available today.
00:59:07Don't forget nothing.
00:59:08All right?
00:59:09Got it.
00:59:10Other than that,
00:59:10I'm going to let go of the button
00:59:11and kick Mr. Jimmy Taylor's ass.
00:59:13Let go of the button on time.
00:59:18We're back.
00:59:18We're in Michigan.
00:59:19We're starting round two
00:59:20in Invitational.
00:59:21We won last night.
00:59:21We got that monkey off our back.
00:59:23We got Jimmy Taylor.
00:59:24He took out Justin Swanstrom yesterday,
00:59:25so he must be fast,
00:59:27but we're ready for him.
00:59:28Jimmy's also another Pro Charger car.
00:59:49Pro Chargers are hard to beat.
00:59:50Some guys are just bouncing data
00:59:52off each other
00:59:52and hooking each other's computers
00:59:53to their cars,
00:59:54and they're all getting faster and faster.
00:59:55And Kai Killen gets there first
01:00:18with a great pass there
01:00:20down the track.
01:00:21We just got through round two,
01:00:25which felt like round one
01:00:26because it was the first race of the day,
01:00:28and our car went really fast.
01:00:30Adam nailed the tune up.
01:00:32I think I did pretty good on the tree.
01:00:34Jimmy Taylor,
01:00:35he pulled on me
01:00:35in the middle a little bit,
01:00:36and then my car shifted into high.
01:00:38I just went around it.
01:00:41It was a lot faster
01:00:42than I thought I was about to go.
01:00:43I'm real happy with it,
01:00:44and I think we got a hot rod.
01:00:46I think as long as I do my job,
01:00:48I think they got their hands full today.
01:00:49All right,
01:00:50last pair here
01:00:51in the Invitational Class.
01:00:52Rich Bruder
01:00:53going to go up against Clay Cole.
01:00:55We double-checked all the wiring
01:00:57and the fittings
01:00:57on the front of the car over there?
01:00:58Yes, sir.
01:00:59And the suspension's good up front?
01:01:01Yep, yep.
01:01:01Okay.
01:01:02How do you feel about it?
01:01:03I feel good.
01:01:03I feel really good.
01:01:04We got a good driver.
01:01:05Yeah?
01:01:05Yeah?
01:01:06Yes, sir.
01:01:06I got Rich Bruder.
01:01:07I've not faced off against him yet.
01:01:09I know he's got a fast hot rod,
01:01:11but I feel like we're probably
01:01:12a little bit faster
01:01:13on the big end.
01:01:15We're going to go up there
01:01:16and see what we got for Rich Bruder,
01:01:17and hopefully we'll go on
01:01:19with the third round.
01:01:19So last night,
01:01:20it was really cold.
01:01:21The track temp was really,
01:01:22really down.
01:01:23It was bottom 40s.
01:01:24So we had to pull a lot
01:01:25out of our tune up
01:01:26just to get down the track.
01:01:27And if you've seen the pass,
01:01:29it was pretty sketchy already.
01:01:30So today,
01:01:31being the complete opposite,
01:01:32we're going to be able
01:01:33to put all that power back
01:01:33in the car
01:01:34and we're going to go
01:01:35a lot faster today
01:01:36down the track
01:01:36and we're going to make
01:01:37a good A to B pass.
01:01:38We got Clay Cole.
01:01:53I haven't raced him
01:01:54this year yet.
01:01:55He's been doing good.
01:01:56But like I said,
01:01:57we got our hot rod back
01:01:58and I'm not even worried
01:01:59who's in the next lane.
01:02:00We're going to race our race,
01:02:01our lane,
01:02:02and turn on that wind light.
01:02:03And Rich Bruder
01:02:23takes the win.
01:02:25Nice job there.
01:02:27Rich Bruder going raced.
01:02:29Yeah.
01:02:30We made a clean pass.
01:02:33Straight down.
01:02:34We got that win
01:02:35on to round three right now.
01:02:36Keep it going.
01:02:38You good, bud?
01:02:39Oh, yeah.
01:02:40I had to lift.
01:02:41Did you?
01:02:41Yeah.
01:02:41It was going that way.
01:02:43I was like,
01:02:43this ain't worth it, bro.
01:02:44Yeah.
01:02:44You know the deal.
01:02:45Oh, yeah.
01:02:46Yeah.
01:02:46Good race, though, bro.
01:02:47You made a good lick.
01:02:48Yeah.
01:02:48You know.
01:02:48Good job.
01:02:49We got some figured out
01:02:50and hope we go some rounds now.
01:02:52No, good job, man.
01:02:52You guys are killing it.
01:02:53You can kill it this year, buddy.
01:02:55All right, folks,
01:02:56that'll do it
01:02:57for the second round
01:02:58of the Invitational Class.
01:03:00Going into the third round,
01:03:03Ryan has three racers left in,
01:03:05while Dave and Kai
01:03:06only have two.
01:03:07Even though Ryan Martin
01:03:08is out of the race,
01:03:09his teammates
01:03:10are still gaining ground
01:03:11on the two teams in front of them.
01:03:13All right, we're going to go ahead
01:03:14and start our Invitational Drivers meeting
01:03:15for the third round.
01:03:17Let's go ahead and draw chips.
01:03:19Gently.
01:03:19Gently.
01:03:20God bless.
01:03:23All right, my drivers
01:03:24have their chips.
01:03:25Where are my number ones?
01:03:27Going to be Damon Merchant
01:03:29versus Kayla Morton.
01:03:30Number two's
01:03:31Giuseppe
01:03:32versus Kai
01:03:34Kelly.
01:03:36How fast did you say
01:03:36it was going?
01:03:37I'm not sure.
01:03:37I don't even know.
01:03:39Number three's
01:03:40Rich Bruder
01:03:42versus Axeman.
01:03:43That's not beautiful.
01:03:44Rich means
01:03:45the fourth
01:03:46and final pair
01:03:47will be
01:03:48Nate Saylor
01:03:49versus Murder
01:03:50Nova.
01:03:51All right, drivers,
01:03:52you know what you got to do.
01:03:53Go back to your pits,
01:03:53get your cars turned around,
01:03:55put them in the staging lanes.
01:03:56One of you
01:03:56is going to win
01:03:57$40,000.
01:03:58Let's go.
01:04:01All right,
01:04:02first pair here
01:04:03in the third round,
01:04:03the Invitational Class
01:04:04is going to have Damon Merchant
01:04:05going up against Kayla Morton.
01:04:08If we let it lay over
01:04:09against her out back,
01:04:11she'll drive around us.
01:04:15Her
01:04:15quicker than John down low
01:04:17and it pulls way harder
01:04:19out back, so.
01:04:20All right, round three here
01:04:21we drew Kayla.
01:04:22It's hard to come
01:04:23on one of these deals
01:04:24super confident
01:04:25when, you know,
01:04:26she's running
01:04:27really good this weekend.
01:04:28We've been struggling.
01:04:29We've been getting by
01:04:30but we've been struggling
01:04:30a little bit.
01:04:31But we feel like
01:04:32we do got a hot rod right now.
01:04:33So we're not here
01:04:34for no reason.
01:04:36You know,
01:04:36we're going to go up there
01:04:36and do our thing.
01:04:37We're the first pair down
01:04:38and hopefully put our ass
01:04:41on the trailer.
01:04:42Didn't get to do it yesterday,
01:04:43so maybe today's the day.
01:04:45Ready, suit up.
01:04:50All right, suit up.
01:04:53Good luck.
01:04:55See you down there.
01:04:57All right, let's go up there.
01:04:58Okay.
01:05:20Come on, Kayla.
01:05:34All right, first pair here
01:05:36in the third round.
01:05:37The invitation is last.
01:05:38We have David Murchison
01:05:38going up against the table.
01:05:40Morton.
01:05:50Damn it.
01:05:52And Damon Merchant
01:05:53will take the win there.
01:05:54You know the out of it.
01:05:55Great drag race
01:05:56between both those cars.
01:05:57Woo!
01:06:00Yeah.
01:06:02Stop it.
01:06:04I said at the very beginning
01:06:06if we finish in the final eight
01:06:08at every race,
01:06:10consistency wins over
01:06:12just a win here
01:06:13and a win there.
01:06:14So I can't be mad about that.
01:06:16I'm not pouting
01:06:17over the top eight ever.
01:06:19So we are officially
01:06:20in the badass group
01:06:22of people here
01:06:22and Mama Shark
01:06:24is 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
01:06:37going to be Giuseppe
01:06:38going up against Kai Kelley.
01:06:43Around three, I went up.
01:06:44I drew Giuseppe.
01:06:45He's been struggling
01:06:46the last couple weeks
01:06:47but he's going around
01:06:48so I probably got it
01:06:49back figured out.
01:06:50We're just not going
01:06:50to take Giuseppe lightly.
01:06:51We're going to go out there
01:06:52and go as fast as we think
01:06:52we can go on this racetrack.
01:06:53There's $200,000 on the line.
01:06:55We've got to keep clicking
01:06:56at 10 points towards our pot.
01:07:09We drew Kai Kelley.
01:07:10We haven't been able
01:07:11to 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
01:07:15to where we used to be.
01:07:16The car is making great runs again.
01:07:18So I'm feeling like
01:07:18we're going to go rounds
01:07:19and we've got a chance
01:07:20to win this this weekend.
01:07:21So we got past Giuseppe round three.
01:07:48It was a good side-by-side race.
01:07:52I got about a fender on him
01:07:53I think.
01:07:55You got me on the tree
01:07:56I think.
01:07:57I feel like you pulled
01:07:58in front of me in the middle.
01:07:59In the middle I think I did.
01:08:00You got me a little early
01:08:02I think in the middle.
01:08:03It was a good race.
01:08:03Damn man, you going so fast
01:08:05you blew the wind out.
01:08:06We're going to have to watch
01:08:06out for you again.
01:08:07I know, I know.
01:08:08Good race man.
01:08:09Me too, bud.
01:08:10Coming at you right here
01:08:11and that's going to be
01:08:12Rich Bruder
01:08:12going up against Axeman.
01:08:17So he agreed
01:08:19we race straight up.
01:08:20I hope so.
01:08:20After the last pass.
01:08:21You trust him?
01:08:21After the last pass you did.
01:08:23I hope he's straight up.
01:08:23If 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 he jumps,
01:08:27something up.
01:08:27He played a game with me
01:08:29last week
01:08:29I'll play it again this week
01:08:30but if you want straight up
01:08:31we got straight up.
01:08:32I'm fine.
01:08:33Round three
01:08:34I drew Rich Bruder
01:08:35driving a jackal.
01:08:36He jumped on me last weekend
01:08:38I just showed him
01:08:39I can do it too.
01:08:40I'm going to tell you
01:08:41it brings a pair of medics
01:08:42if he jumps.
01:08:45So I went over
01:08:46and I told him
01:08:46I said I'll race you straight up.
01:08:48I said you jumped last week
01:08:49you know how I do it.
01:08:50I said if you don't play games
01:08:51I'm good with it
01:08:52but if you don't race straight up
01:08:53we'll shake on it.
01:08:54Is he going to guess on him?
01:08:57I wouldn't.
01:09:00I said.
01:09:10And Rich Bruder
01:09:17Wow.
01:09:19Well that
01:09:19makes fast.
01:09:21Hey.
01:09:21That's fast.
01:09:23Damn where did that come from?
01:09:24Hey at the big end
01:09:25it's like
01:09:25ohhh.
01:09:27Yeah.
01:09:28Good race Lauer.
01:09:30Damn it.
01:09:30Cut off on me.
01:09:31Did it?
01:09:32Yeah.
01:09:32Our front end.
01:09:34They did.
01:09:35We have our hot rod back
01:09:36and 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.
01:09:43Alright folks
01:09:43last pair here
01:09:44in the third round
01:09:45that is going to be
01:09:46Nate Saylor
01:09:47going up against
01:09:48Murder Nova.
01:09:49It does not
01:09:51check the
01:09:51I guarantee it
01:09:53I got data
01:09:55that shows
01:09:55how high it is.
01:09:56It's about
01:09:578 inches off the ground.
01:09:58Alright.
01:09:59It's about
01:09:598 inches off the ground.
01:10:00The beam's only
01:10:017.
01:10:03The beam's between
01:10:045 and 7.
01:10:067 tops.
01:10:07I think you're
01:10:07crazy.
01:10:08I don't think it
01:10:09does anything anyways.
01:10:10Okay.
01:10:11I'll get it fixed
01:10:12before the next one.
01:10:12I think it does.
01:10:14And I would have it on him.
01:10:15We draw Nate Saylor
01:10:16who is at the top
01:10:17of his game right now.
01:10:19He's killing it.
01:10:20His car's really fast
01:10:21and right now
01:10:22he's in the top
01:10:233 out here.
01:10:30We've outran him
01:10:32before.
01:10:32He's outran us
01:10:33before.
01:10:33So it can go
01:10:34either way.
01:10:35It just matters
01:10:35on who gets
01:10:36more aggressive
01:10:37with their tune-up.
01:10:38If the track
01:10:39holds it
01:10:39I'm not real sure
01:10:41he can get more
01:10:41aggressive than
01:10:42what we're going to.
01:10:42And Nate Saylor
01:11:10will get the win.
01:11:11Murder Nova
01:11:11has problems
01:11:12over there
01:11:12in that right lane
01:11:13out of the gas
01:11:14way early in the past
01:11:15so Nate Saylor
01:11:16will move on
01:11:17to the semi-finals.
01:11:22I told the tuner
01:11:23I was like
01:11:23if you're ever
01:11:24going to put a tune-up
01:11:25in it that's gambling
01:11:26now is it
01:11:26because we're
01:11:27going to need it.
01:11:28And I think
01:11:28it carried the tires
01:11:29so damn far
01:11:30I couldn't steer the car
01:11:31so when the tires
01:11:32came down
01:11:32I had to bring her
01:11:33back to the groove
01:11:34so he put a tune-up
01:11:35in it
01:11:35I wanted to win
01:11:36and we won
01:11:37and now we're
01:11:37going to the next round
01:11:38we've got two
01:11:38Brian Martin cars
01:11:39in the next round
01:11:40so we're collecting
01:11:41those team points.
01:11:42I let go of the button
01:11:42and it just shook
01:11:43instantly.
01:11:45Dude I carried the tire
01:11:46so damn far
01:11:47I couldn't steer.
01:11:48Nice job.
01:11:49Nice job man.
01:11:49Thanks brother.
01:11:50Yeah I don't know
01:11:51I don't know if it broke
01:11:52the gears
01:11:52but they're howling
01:11:54the whole way
01:11:55so I didn't even
01:11:57make it to the 60 foot.
01:11:58Well I'm not going to
01:11:58bull if you lost
01:11:59I just assumed it'd be
01:12:00for me
01:12:01and if I lost
01:12:01I just...
01:12:02For sure I'm good with it.
01:12:03So there you have it folks
01:12:04Damon Merchant
01:12:05Kai Kelly
01:12:06Rich Bruder
01:12:07and Nate Saylor
01:12:09moving on.
01:12:13All right
01:12:14we're going to go
01:12:15and get started
01:12:15with our
01:12:16invitational
01:12:16semifinals
01:12:17drivers meeting.
01:12:18Folks we started
01:12:19with 32 drivers
01:12:20we are now
01:12:20down to four.
01:12:22Four drivers
01:12:23man we are close.
01:12:25All the teams
01:12:26have been knocked out
01:12:27except for team
01:12:27Kai Kelly
01:12:28and team Ryan Martin.
01:12:29Kai
01:12:29they're kind of
01:12:30catching up on you.
01:12:31Yeah.
01:12:32Look man
01:12:32do you just not
01:12:33like number one?
01:12:35You prefer
01:12:35number
01:12:37number two?
01:12:38No you know
01:12:39all year Damon's
01:12:40been like really
01:12:41close to me
01:12:41so I went ahead
01:12:42and bought him
01:12:43Ryan to worry
01:12:43about 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
01:12:50honest over here
01:12:50he has a plan.
01:12:52I like it.
01:12:52All right
01:12:52let's draw chips y'all.
01:12:58Where are my
01:12:58number ones?
01:12:59Y'all want to trade?
01:13:03Oh wow
01:13:04the teammates
01:13:05drew each other.
01:13:06Damon Merchant
01:13:07versus Kai Kelly
01:13:08which means
01:13:09the other teammates
01:13:10drew each other.
01:13:10Rich Bruder
01:13:11versus Nate Saylor.
01:13:13But
01:13:14what that does
01:13:15guarantee is
01:13:15it'll be a team
01:13:16Kai Kelly
01:13:17team Ryan Martin
01:13:17finals.
01:13:18All right y'all
01:13:19go back to the pits
01:13:19get your cars
01:13:20turned around.
01:13:20Now I'll tell you
01:13:21$10,000 does sound
01:13:23good right about now.
01:13:29Invitational
01:13:31semi-finals
01:13:33coming at you
01:13:33right now.
01:13:35Hey
01:13:35take it easy
01:13:36on me
01:13:37make it look like
01:13:37a good race
01:13:38you hope you won't.
01:13:39So chip draw
01:13:40did not go our way
01:13:41going into the
01:13:42semi-finals here.
01:13:43Ryan's got two guys in
01:13:44Kai and myself
01:13:46are in.
01:13:46It would have been
01:13:47great for points
01:13:48if we could have
01:13:49drew them two
01:13:50put them out
01:13:51went in the finals
01:13:51together.
01:13:52Chips didn't fall
01:13:53that way
01:13:53so we got Kai.
01:14:07Anytime you throw
01:14:08me in a race
01:14:09it's a race for
01:14:09$40,000
01:14:10I'm not laying down
01:14:12for any team
01:14:13captain
01:14:13teammate
01:14:14or anything.
01:14:16We're going to give
01:14:17them hell out there
01:14:18and like I said
01:14:18the best car
01:14:19is going to go
01:14:19to the finals.
01:14:23Hey Boosh.
01:14:32Yes Axeman.
01:14:33Aren't these two
01:14:33on the same team?
01:14:34Who?
01:14:35Nate and Damon.
01:14:36Ryan paid for Nate
01:14:38and Kai paid for Nate.
01:14:38I don't really watch
01:14:39social media that much.
01:14:40What happened?
01:14:41You missed the first
01:14:42day there was some
01:14:43trading that went on
01:14:44Nate and Salem
01:14:45went to Ryan Martin's
01:14:47team and Damon
01:14:47Merchant went to
01:14:48Kai Keller's team.
01:14:49So they bought them?
01:14:50I didn't see it.
01:14:51We got sold.
01:14:53So literally paid
01:14:54money for them?
01:14:55Yeah there's a little
01:14:55bit of money exchanged
01:14:56you guys.
01:14:57Holy.
01:14:58I was in a bunny.
01:14:59And I didn't get
01:14:59anything.
01:15:00And Ryan?
01:15:00Ryan done it too?
01:15:01Ryan did it also.
01:15:02No way.
01:15:04Actually Ryan was
01:15:05the first one
01:15:05that did the trade.
01:15:07But y'all's team
01:15:08you know co-captain
01:15:09is the one who
01:15:10started this whole deal.
01:15:12Dave tried to
01:15:13but he didn't get
01:15:14his money right.
01:15:15Couldn't get
01:15:15his money right.
01:15:17Can we move on?
01:15:19Can we move on now?
01:15:23Notational semi-finals
01:15:25coming at you
01:15:26right now.
01:15:37Kai Kelly
01:15:38gets the win.
01:15:39Kai left first
01:15:40never looked back
01:15:41both guys driving
01:15:42those cars there.
01:15:44Kai Kelly gets the win
01:15:45he will go to the finals.
01:15:46Picking up Damon
01:15:47that's probably the best
01:15:48$10,000 I ever spent.
01:15:49He went to the
01:15:50semis with me today.
01:15:51He helped me hold off
01:15:52Ron's team from
01:15:53getting any points on us.
01:15:54He puts in the work
01:15:55he's got a badass
01:15:56fast car.
01:15:57I raced side by side
01:15:58with him.
01:15:58It's whoever
01:15:59leaves on the light.
01:16:00And to be able to
01:16:01buy somebody like that
01:16:01and put him on your team
01:16:02it's just a gift.
01:16:03Appreciate it buddy.
01:16:05Hey man you passed me
01:16:06what happened?
01:16:07Let him loose man.
01:16:09There he goes.
01:16:10Alright.
01:16:13That was a race.
01:16:14Last pair here
01:16:14in the semi-finals
01:16:15for the invitational class
01:16:16Rich Bruder
01:16:18going up against
01:16:19Nate Saylor.
01:16:22Sucks but at least
01:16:23one of us are
01:16:23moving on to the next round.
01:16:25One team Ryan's
01:16:25going to the next round.
01:16:26That's the only thing
01:16:27that's good about this.
01:16:28Semi-finals
01:16:29we got Rich Bruder
01:16:30didn't want that
01:16:33we were trying to
01:16:34stay away from each other
01:16:35so we could race each other
01:16:35in the final.
01:16:37He's safe have fun
01:16:38we'll see you on the other side.
01:16:39We're going to put a tune up
01:16:39in the car we know
01:16:40is going to haul ass.
01:16:42He's going to do the same
01:16:43I guarantee it
01:16:43and we're going to see
01:16:45if we can go get some money
01:16:46and some points
01:16:47and get into the final.
01:16:58The track's going to be there
01:16:59I don't think there's
01:17:00going to be an issue
01:17:01with that.
01:17:01We're hanging more weight
01:17:02on the front end.
01:17:03This is the fastest passes
01:17:04we've been made to date.
01:17:06It's been shown
01:17:06we're going rounds now
01:17:07so hopefully we'll be back
01:17:09and be in the final.
01:17:15And Nate Saylor
01:17:32will take the win
01:17:34that was a drag race
01:17:36super close to the other end
01:17:37but Nate Saylor
01:17:38turns on the win light
01:17:39so your finals
01:17:40will be Kai Kelly
01:17:42versus Nate Saylor
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
01:17:51high up.
01:17:52We got to make a barge
01:17:53on this thing now.
01:17:54Oh man this thing
01:17:55did 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
01:18:00win us the championship.
01:18:02That's it.
01:18:02We're going to do it.
01:18:03Alright Michigan
01:18:05this is your
01:18:06invitational final
01:18:07right here
01:18:08right now.
01:18:12Dude I want this one
01:18:13so bad
01:18:13I can't even tell you.
01:18:14Finals here
01:18:15we're against Kai Kelly
01:18:16and that is my kryptonite.
01:18:18He has beat me
01:18:19three out of three times.
01:18:21Y'all got everything
01:18:22ready to go fast?
01:18:24Yep.
01:18:24I know they're going
01:18:25to throw the kitchen sink
01:18:26at it because they know
01:18:27when we were running
01:18:28them before
01:18:28we were right there
01:18:29at his door.
01:18:30Well this car is faster now.
01:18:35Now I don't want to think
01:18:36these guys all pooled
01:18:37their money together
01:18:37to buy me
01:18:38and I'm not doing my job.
01:18:41So I'm out here
01:18:42trying to do
01:18:43the best I can
01:18:43for my team.
01:18:46We'll just see
01:18:46what happens here.
01:18:55These drivers
01:18:56are racing
01:18:57for $40,000.
01:18:59Win or lose
01:19:00we're going to be
01:19:00at least 100 points
01:19:01ahead of Dave's team.
01:19:02Not to mention
01:19:03we're about to go up there
01:19:03and race for $40,000.
01:19:04This right here
01:19:07will be a drag race
01:19:08between these two
01:19:10extremely fast cars.
01:19:12When Nate Saylor
01:19:13first came into the MPK
01:19:14you know everybody
01:19:15was saying he had a lot
01:19:15of money
01:19:16he was going to be fast
01:19:17he was going to be hard
01:19:17to deal with
01:19:17and he's done one thing
01:19:19that most of the rich
01:19:20guys don't do
01:19:21he's putting in the work
01:19:22he's out testing
01:19:22he knows his car
01:19:24he's got a good tuner.
01:19:25Let's see who
01:19:26will win
01:19:27the bag of money.
01:19:29So if there was any time
01:19:31we need to bring
01:19:31our best game
01:19:32up there
01:19:32is now.
01:19:53Oh and Nate Saylor
01:19:55gets the win
01:19:57what a drag race
01:20:01Kyle Kelly was right there
01:20:03but Nate Saylor
01:20:05is your $40,000 winner.
01:20:12I'm on cloud nine dude
01:20:13we made some changes
01:20:15on the car
01:20:15to go fast
01:20:16quicker
01:20:16let go of the button
01:20:17he left right with me
01:20:19and it was door to door
01:20:22and then my car
01:20:24was coming in his lane
01:20:25his car was going
01:20:26to hit the wall
01:20:26but we got the win
01:20:28Nate Saylor and crew
01:20:30Michigan
01:20:31whoo
01:20:33we got a fast race car
01:20:34we're on a good team
01:20:35we're going to go
01:20:36come for that championship
01:20:37about ate some wall
01:20:38buddy
01:20:38dude I about ate you
01:20:39good race man
01:20:41you deserve it
01:20:41thanks brother
01:20:42I told him
01:20:42I said if he beats me
01:20:43I ain't going to be mad
01:20:44because I beat him
01:20:44several times this year
01:20:45three out of three
01:20:46you beat me
01:20:47it was a good race though
01:20:48believe it or not
01:20:49I feel pretty good
01:20:49coming out of the final race
01:20:50I did get my ass kicked
01:20:51but I beat on Nate Saylor
01:20:53all year
01:20:53it was due
01:20:54he beat me today
01:20:55but what we did do
01:20:56is me and Damon
01:20:57went to the semis with him
01:20:58we made sure they didn't
01:20:59make up any ground
01:21:00on us in the championship
01:21:01and that's what it's
01:21:01all about right now
01:21:02we're racing for $200,000
01:21:03I'm going home
01:21:05I'm safe
01:21:05my car don't have
01:21:06no scratches on it
01:21:07and Nate Saylor
01:21:08got a win
01:21:08alright
01:21:09Nate Saylor
01:21:11it is payday sir
01:21:12look
01:21:12you battled all weekend
01:21:15and steamrolled
01:21:16through the invitational class
01:21:18two
01:21:19in one season
01:21:20Nate Saylor
01:21:21congratulations man
01:21:23what are you thinking
01:21:23man I'm just
01:21:25I can't tell you
01:21:26how excited we are
01:21:27we're on a new team
01:21:28team Ryan Martin proud
01:21:30right there
01:21:30already paying off
01:21:32we made a big move
01:21:34for our team
01:21:35you know
01:21:35Nate's car is really fast
01:21:36he's won two events now
01:21:38me picking him up
01:21:39paid off dramatically
01:21:40for me
01:21:41he won the race
01:21:42he took our team
01:21:43to 110 off first place
01:21:45and while that might
01:21:46seem like a lot
01:21:47with the points and a half
01:21:48and the points and a half
01:21:49and the double points
01:21:49it's very achievable
01:21:51wow
01:21:51look at that
01:21:54Nate Saylor man
01:21:55hey
01:21:55congratulations sir
01:21:57$40,000
01:21:58Nate Saylor
01:21:59makes it
01:22:00Nate Saylor has won his second
01:22:04invitational of the season
01:22:06you gotta ask yourself
01:22:08where did this guy come from
01:22:09and how did the other teams
01:22:11miss him
01:22:11with that being said
01:22:14Ryan Martin has to be pleased
01:22:15with himself
01:22:16his team
01:22:17and his decisions
01:22:17as he is now within 10 points
01:22:20of Team Dave
01:22:21he's gotta be feeling
01:22:22pretty good about himself
01:22:23there's only three events left
01:22:25and at this point
01:22:26it is anyone's championship
01:22:27next week
01:22:30all right
01:22:31come on
01:22:31London Sports Park
01:22:32how y'all doing today
01:22:32I think we got
01:22:34the most solid team
01:22:35there is here
01:22:36as long as we can
01:22:36keep things together
01:22:38he got
01:22:38Ryan with a lot of momentum
01:22:40Kai's team might be
01:22:44holding the lead in points
01:22:45Kai's been running away
01:22:47with this deal
01:22:47we need to go get him
01:22:48and this is our chance
01:22:49to make a big move
01:22:50but the fight
01:22:56for the championship
01:22:56is far from being over
01:22:58Bodhi
01:22:58you still have a couple
01:22:59guys on your team
01:23:00you have not sold
01:23:00points and a half
01:23:01three races
01:23:02and at this point
01:23:05right now
01:23:05we're getting left behind
01:23:06some of the teams
01:23:07are out of reach
01:23:07of this championship
01:23:08we are not
01:23:09so we're gonna do
01:23:10whatever we can
01:23:11to get Scott Taylor
01:23:11on our team
01:23:12oh my god
01:23:13is it gonna happen
01:23:14you
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