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00:00Raced off for the final spot, and Axeman ended up getting the win.
00:04And Axeman takes the win, so he will be racing in the grade eight.
00:09Then he went on to take out Damon Merchant in round one.
00:14And points leader Kai Kelly in round two.
00:21Kai Kelly breaks the blower belt right on the hit.
00:24Robin Roberts advanced to the semifinals after a close race against Lizzie Musi.
00:30Robin Roberts!
00:32And then took out the winner of the last two grade eight events, Murder No.
00:38So your grade eight finals will be Robin Roberts versus Axeman.
00:45And Robin won his first grade eight race of the year, collected $10,000 and 10 points towards that individual championship.
00:52Oh, yeah!
00:55I can't see it, baby!
00:57Woo!
00:57What's up, Robin?
01:00Rock and roll.
01:01And now, the top eight drivers heading into Michigan are set to race for $10,000 and valuable points towards the individual championship.
01:11Ow!
01:12Put your hands together for the grade eight drivers.
01:14We are here at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Michigan.
01:29This track was built in 1962 and completed $14 million worth of renovations back in 2002.
01:37Today, it's hosting the grade eight.
01:39Here in Michigan, it's been pretty rainy and we're racing against more weather, so the racers won't get their usual test pass before we start running.
01:48They did get to do some testing yesterday, but 24 hours and a few rainstorms later, tunes will have to change.
01:56Here's how it works.
01:57If you win the grade eight, you get 10 points.
01:59Plus, you also get $10,000 if you runner-up, you get seven, and if you make it to the semifinals, you will get three.
02:06Those points go towards an individual championship that will be worth $100,000 at the end of the season.
02:11Hello, guys.
02:15Hello.
02:16And, lady.
02:17Welcome to the grade eight.
02:18Guys, I'm going to tell y'all, and I told the captains this as well, y'all have messed up thoroughly because you have let Ryan Martin into the grade eight.
02:26Thanks, Captain Obvious.
02:27Yeah, I'm just pointing it out.
02:29I'm just pointing it out that he is in the grade eight.
02:31Hi, by the way.
02:32Just in time for points and a half.
02:34Just in time.
02:36It's all part of the plan.
02:37You saw his dry race board.
02:38It's on there.
02:39Right now, Kai Kelly's in the lead.
02:40How many points does he have?
02:4250.
02:42Hang on.
02:4350?
02:44And another note, number two and three, which would be Giuseppe and Axeman.
02:48Yeah.
02:48They're not in the grade eight no more.
02:50Oh.
02:50At least for right now.
02:51Who's number four?
02:52Number four.
02:53Good question.
02:54Number four is Sean.
02:56How many points you got?
02:57And Sean has...
02:5823?
02:5923 points.
03:00There's a little gap there, but it is still obtainable.
03:03You can still beat him.
03:04You're his kryptonite anyways.
03:05So with you even being in this meeting, Kai Kelly right now is very nervous.
03:09I can tell.
03:10Also, guys, Ryan came just in the nick of time because starting next race is points and
03:14a half for the grade eight.
03:16And then the last race is double points.
03:19So, Kai, you may be in the lead right now, but that might not be the case much longer with
03:24the points and a half and double points in the last race.
03:26Let's go ahead and draw chips, see who's racing who here in this grade eight.
03:34Oh, f**k.
03:35Number one.
03:38Nate Saylor and David Gates.
03:40First pair.
03:41All right.
03:42You know, we got David Gates' first round of the grade eight.
03:44I feel good about it.
03:46Our car's fast.
03:47He's got a fast car, too.
03:48And I love David to death.
03:50I think he's such a great dude.
03:51But I think we got a faster car today.
03:52So, we'll find out after the first round.
03:55Number twos.
03:57Son of a bitch.
03:58Oh, no.
04:00You know what the bad thing about having four people on your team is?
04:03You're probably going to draw them.
04:03Yeah.
04:04Yeah, that's going to happen.
04:05Lizzy versus Kai.
04:06And, of course, I'm going to be the one that has to race one of them.
04:08I drew Lizzy in the grade eight.
04:10Didn't want to draw her.
04:11But I feel like my car is just as fast as she is nowadays.
04:13Plus, anybody in the grade eight is fast.
04:15So, whoever you draw, you've got to beat them all the way until you get to the final.
04:18So, if I'm not reaching the bucket in the grade eight, I don't care who it is.
04:21You've got to race them.
04:23Number threes.
04:24Caleb Morton and Damon Merchant.
04:26Which means our fourth and final pair will be Murder Nova and Ryan Martin.
04:31All right.
04:32Hey, man, I'm good with that.
04:34I think Murder Nova is one of the best first-round grade eighters out here.
04:38So, I'm good with it.
04:39Okay.
04:39Well, there you go.
04:40One more week.
04:40Give me a little time.
04:41Yeah, you're good.
04:42You're good.
04:43You know, you're going to have to face them eventually.
04:45Yeah, I know.
04:46All right.
04:46Just letting me know.
04:47All right, guys.
04:48Inlady.
04:48You know who you're racing?
04:50Go ahead and get your cars turned around.
04:51Let's go.
04:52Let's do it.
04:52Let's do it.
05:04Should say E2.
05:08This, today, is going to be a tuner's game, period.
05:13It's going to be who can get down this track with the conditions that they are the fastest.
05:19And I think that we can do that.
05:20So, we're going to give them a run for his money.
05:23Hi.
05:23Hi.
05:24Can you get this win, brother?
05:25Yeah, that's my plan.
05:27I'm fixing to try.
05:28Is that what you're wearing, the points, if you take the whole thing?
05:32Uh, adds 10 points, and I'm at 13.23, so I'd be in, like, it'd go way up there.
05:38I thought you were closer to...
05:39Nah.
05:41Ready?
05:42Uh, two guys that aren't in.
05:43Oh, my God.
05:47Is that David Gates?
05:49Oh, my God.
05:50Yeah, look.
05:50I'm good.
05:51I'm good.
05:52How are you, sir?
05:52I'm good.
05:53Who are you racing?
05:54Nate Saylor.
05:56First pair of the grade A.
05:57Man, you that deal.
05:58I'm first one.
05:59But, hey.
06:00If you want to be number one...
06:01You've got to beat him.
06:02Beat the fastest.
06:03Might as well go after one of the top dogs.
06:06I've got to race Nate right off the trailer today, because we don't get any test hits because
06:10of the weather.
06:11But, hey, I've raced Nate one other time, and I beat him, and he's fast.
06:15He's got a great program.
06:16He's a great competitor.
06:17He's a nice guy.
06:18And it's going to be a drag race.
06:20It's going to be a dogfight when we get up there, and when we turn the top bulbs on and
06:23the bottom bulbs, and it goes green, we're going to see who gets to the other end first.
06:27We get out, we're going to shake hands, and come on back over here and cool it out.
06:29These things down, and hopefully we're the winner and keep on going around us today.
06:33I think the traffic will be good.
06:34Once I get it...
06:35Once we get to making runs down it and it dries out, I think we'll be fine.
06:38If the rain will stay away, but it's blowing right off that lake.
06:41The track's going to be really cold.
06:43It's had a lot of moisture put on it the last two days since we've been here.
06:45It's pretty much rain nonstop.
06:47So, you know, you always are pretty sketchy about going out on a track, you know, that's
06:51been...
06:52It's cold, especially been wet.
06:54When you're in these cars going this fast, you want it, you know, planted to the ground,
06:58because anything can happen.
06:59It can really get tricky.
07:00But if we can go down the track, I feel like we've got a great chance of winning it because
07:03it's going to be definitely a tuner's game today.
07:04All right, over in the left lane, Nitrous Fed Cabero.
07:23That's going to be David Gates.
07:24David Gates in the left lane going up against Nate Saylor in the right lane.
07:30Pro Charge Nova, first pair of the grade eight class.
07:35All right, Nate Saylor going to get the win there.
08:01David Gates, car makes a move towards the center.
08:06Woo, a hot one.
08:08We had a good run against David Gates, staged the car, leave, and it just gets.
08:12It's on the wheelie bars.
08:14Third gear, it did a little sashay a little bit, but nothing that we can't handle.
08:19Pulled the chutes and turned on the win lane.
08:23I just stuck the spicy one in it.
08:25I figured if we're going to swing for it, I'm going to swing for it now.
08:28So, yeah, it was good.
08:30I had her spicy.
08:34I need five round wins to seal the championship, and I hadn't won first round in three races.
08:40Are you serious?
08:42I don't know.
08:42Well, you ain't telling me, I've been going out first round every freaking time.
08:45You know what I go through every year?
08:46I race, race, race, and then I start up.
08:49Well, we got good tracks coming up, too.
08:51We got a lot.
08:52This is a good track, though.
08:53I think this track will be good tonight.
08:54Yeah?
08:55Yeah.
08:56It's going to get real cold, but how does your motors do in this weather?
09:00We had to crank it with racing gas a while ago.
09:02It wouldn't crank.
09:03It was blah, blah, blah, blah.
09:04Are you serious?
09:05We shot some C25, and that bitch.
09:07No way.
09:10It's crazy.
09:12But, yeah, I think...
09:13Does it come alive, though?
09:14It's got to in the air.
09:15Oh, boy, it's pissed off.
09:16Yeah.
09:17When I ribbed it, I just barely took it.
09:18Yeah, I heard it.
09:19I touched the gas better like that.
09:20Oh, my God.
09:21So, today, we're racing the grade 8.
09:24This race, I really am not feeling too well.
09:27I just had my treatment this past Tuesday, and they gave me double dose of my medicine,
09:32so it's, like, it's really taking a toll on me.
09:35But, yeah, drew Kai first round.
09:37Definitely not a guy I want to draw, but Kai's been running good.
09:41Actually, me and him have been struggling first round lately.
09:45I don't know what's going on, but can't take him for granted.
09:48Don't pay me too, man.
09:49Shut up.
09:50You're going to kick my ass.
09:51That's what I know.
09:53I'm going to do a little shake and bake and take her on in.
09:56I think me and you both have been having the same luck in this grade 8 lately, so...
09:59I don't know.
10:00Whenever one of us wins, we finally turned our luck around.
10:03Yeah, I agree.
10:05Good luck.
10:06Still number one in points.
10:08I've been sucking the last three grade 8s, so I'm trying to turn my luck around here.
10:13I feel like it's my time.
10:15I mean, she beat me one time already, so it's my turn.
10:18We've got to be on top of our game.
10:19We've got to go as fast as we've possibly ever been right here today if we want to get
10:24out of first round.
10:25All right, folks.
10:48This next pair, Kai Kelly versus Lizzie Musi here in this first round of the great 8 glass.
10:54And Lizzie Musi takes the win there.
11:17What a drag race between those two, but Lizzie turns on the win light there.
11:25We're getting ready to go up, do our burnouts, get ready to stage, light turns green.
11:31I feel like I was a little bit behind.
11:32Kai's always going on the light.
11:33I see him.
11:34He's a little bit out in front of me, and I don't know.
11:37He starts losing it a little bit.
11:39My car, I felt like it was going a little left on that run, but I stayed with it and get to
11:42the finish line first.
11:44I wasn't expecting that because we had no data on our runs, and, you know, Kai, he's
11:48normally consistent.
11:50Oh, man, I can't.
11:51I was not expecting that.
11:54So, I wasn't expecting that, but we got the win, first round win in grade 8, and moving
11:59on to second round.
12:01Hey, man.
12:02We missed it on the big end.
12:04Yeah, I know that.
12:05You started shaking it.
12:06You started trucking.
12:07Oh, God.
12:08Good run, though.
12:09I thought I had you when I left.
12:11I was like, I got it.
12:11I got it.
12:12I know.
12:13I was like, all right, I'm just going to just take it on in.
12:15Yeah.
12:15About 500 feet, it just went to shaking, and it went left, went right.
12:18I never lifted.
12:19That's what they say, you were shaking.
12:20Yeah.
12:22But if you weren't, you'd f***ing past me.
12:24The tire's working now, damn it.
12:25Oh, f*** it.
12:26Yeah, right.
12:27If you didn't shake, you'd been blown past me.
12:30Good.
12:30Trust me.
12:31We made a pretty good pass, though.
12:32I'm good with it.
12:33Oh, God.
12:34Good luck.
12:36This is what it is.
12:37We just missed a tune-up.
12:38The good thing is, Lizzie does have a fast car today, so maybe she'll win the grade eight,
12:42because she don't have a lot of grade eight points, and that would really help me out.
12:45The only thing I can hope is Kayla and Sean, they need to go out soon.
12:49I got a pretty big lead, but coming into these races with points and a half and double points,
12:53I got to worry about Sean.
12:54It really wasn't shaking.
12:55It's just moving around a little bit.
12:57Probably spinning a little bit.
13:02Good luck, Kayla.
13:04You're doing a good job.
13:06After all.
13:07All right, let's go.
13:08The weather, it's, uh, the weather definitely has an attitude today, and the track is going
13:14to show that.
13:15So, in my opinion, this first round is going to be a tuner's game, and I got the best one,
13:20so I feel good about it.
13:21The sun just popped out.
13:35Hopefully it's going to dry some things off.
13:37We can get this first round out of the way with Kayla, put her up back on the trailer, let
13:42her sign signatures all day, and we'll get to racing and get some points into this grade-eight deal.
13:48All right, next pair here in this grade-eight, first round, over in the right lane.
14:02That's going to be Damon Merchant.
14:04Damon Merchant in the right lane, going up against Kayla Morton in the left lane.
14:08The winner will move on to the next round to join Nate Saylor and Lizzie Musey.
14:18off track and have a chance.
14:19Finley on the right lane I'm talking to him with being a friend Freeze.
14:20For a cooking roast, they would like to відlay on him.
14:21You might be abrasive, oh my god.
14:22I can only switch this up, and, you know we've been dansARI on one thing.
14:25They're side by reminding him of everything.
14:26Last round, he runs a half unfairly for the next round.
14:27Or maybe next round, singing to me, is the second round.
14:31You might need further answer, I wasn't going to cut down the road.
14:33I knew it currently doesn't make any difference anyway, because he was trying to stay prosecute, at what
14:37for it if i can get the car already down, he's going to go to think.
14:39And Caleb Morton going to take the win there.
14:53A lot of smoke from Damon Merchant's car out of the vent.
14:58Got a 10-minute tire track.
15:00Other than that, it was pretty damn perfect.
15:03The race was great for me.
15:04Not so great for him.
15:06The racetrack is super.
15:08It is tight, it is ready, it is smooth.
15:10It's our kind of racetrack.
15:12We went and lined up.
15:13I think we took off around the same time.
15:15And then I was way out on him.
15:18We got down to the end of the racetrack.
15:21And I actually think he blew his motor up, unfortunately, for him.
15:24But the more important part is we made a fantastic pass.
15:27We have our race car back, and I'm ready for round two.
15:30I ate that whole blower.
15:32Jake, you got the blower?
15:35Work off.
15:36Let's run while I laid over.
15:40You got an 8 to blower?
15:44Oh, yeah.
15:44We're out.
15:49We knew the car was going to be making a lot of power in this air.
15:54You know, it's a great 8 deal.
15:58Like, every weekend it's the fastest people usually on the property.
16:02So you got to, you know, turn them up, make them run hard.
16:06And that's what we did.
16:08And it seemed like everything was good up to about the 3.30, and then it just laid over.
16:13A bunch of smoke came out.
16:14It probably pinched some rings and stuff right on.
16:17It probably beat the out of the inside of the motor.
16:19It laid over real hard.
16:21She went by me, and, you know, it was all she wrote.
16:24Look at that.
16:27Look at that.
16:28Oh, no.
16:30That's in the engine, isn't it?
16:34Yeah.
16:34We're super right now.
16:36Oh.
16:36Yep.
16:37All that went through the motor, too.
16:39Let's get it in the air.
16:40Let's do it.
16:42Anything salvageable at the back of something like that?
16:44I don't know.
16:44Nothing.
16:45Probably not much, bud.
16:47Amazing, dude.
16:47Because all them blades went in there, and it just destroyed everything it got a hold of.
16:53Yeah.
16:54That's crazy.
16:56Yeah, it almost busted out right there.
16:59It's not the luck I need right now, especially going on to a whole new team.
17:02So that's going to suck.
17:04We've got team points to make up tomorrow, and, you know, we're just going to see if we can get it fixed.
17:08That's the problem, which I've been up front about from day one.
17:12We don't have spare motors and stuff.
17:14Like, uh, so Kai jumping on this deal and getting us, he knew those were going to be some problems we had.
17:20It won't be for lack of effort, though.
17:21Me and the guys will jump on it and just hope for the best right now and see if we've got the stuff to fix it.
17:27It's going to be costly.
17:28Damn it.
17:30Son of a bitch, Mark.
17:32That's not good.
17:40I couldn't find you before I got in.
17:42It's all good.
17:42Good luck, homie.
17:43We'll see you at the other end.
17:44Yep.
17:46You know, the track looks pretty good for the conditions.
17:48It's been raining for two days.
17:50They got it dry.
17:51It's pretty nice.
17:54Yep.
17:55CO2's on.
17:56It looks good.
17:58I'm on.
17:58We're going to mess up.
17:59We're going to do a tire pressure.
18:00Let's do this burnout, Mark.
18:01I'm going to show you three-star fours to do the best burnout you can, all right?
18:04Good.
18:05Good.
18:06We good?
18:07Yep.
18:08Good.
18:09I know this is a dumb question, but we've checked the tires.
18:17Everything's good to go.
18:22Love you.
18:23I mean, the conditions don't bother me.
18:30I really wanted another test pass.
18:31If I'd have got a test pass today, we got to make one pass yesterday, and then it rained
18:37all night.
18:38It was very cold today versus what it was yesterday.
18:41The conditions, everything changed.
18:43I would have liked to have had one test pass before we got first round.
18:47A lot of people aren't making it down.
18:49So we turned it down just a little bit, and we're going to go up and let off the button
18:53and see what happens.
18:54All right, here we go.
19:05Last pair of the first round of the grade eight coming at you right now.
19:11Over in the right lane, that is going to be Ryan Martin.
19:16Ryan Martin in the right lane going up against Murder Nova in the left lane.
19:21All right, here we go.
19:48Last pair of the first round of the grade eight.
19:50Ryan Martin in the right lane going up against Murder Nova in the left lane.
20:15And Murder Nova takes the win.
20:17Nice drag race.
20:19Murder Nova moving on the next round of the grade eight.
20:25You were rolled out, you know, at first.
20:29It was out on me.
20:30Spun the tires, shook the tires.
20:31I pedaled it.
20:31Mine did too.
20:32Mine did too.
20:33But early, man, you jumped out on me hard.
20:36It was a terrible pass.
20:38Terrible pass for both lanes.
20:39We let go of the button and, of course, you know, drawing Ryan Martin, you got to shoot for it.
20:44So we shot for it.
20:46We probably put a little bit too aggressive of a tune-up in the car for the track conditions right now.
20:51And we let go of the button and it just didn't make a good pass.
20:56It was all over the place.
20:57And, you know, he was all over the place too.
21:00He pedaled it.
21:01I pedaled it.
21:02And I got to the finish line first.
21:05It's what it is.
21:06Yeah.
21:06Definitely ain't your fault.
21:08Don't tell me to be an aggravator.
21:09I'm not.
21:10Not at all.
21:15Yeah.
21:16That's the gear drive.
21:26All right, folks.
21:26Going to go ahead and start our grade eight semifinals drivers meeting.
21:31Starting with eight drivers, we're now down to four.
21:33And all four of them are extremely fast, folks.
21:36We got Lizzie Musi, Nate Saylor, Kayla Morton, and Murder Nova.
21:42All right.
21:42So one of these drivers is going to win that $10,000 today.
21:47If you notice, Kai Kelly is not standing with you, which means the points leader right now is not up here.
21:53This is your chance to make up ground on them.
21:56All right.
21:56All right.
21:57Let's go ahead and draw chips.
21:59Ladies first.
22:03All right.
22:06All my drivers have their chips.
22:07Where are my number ones?
22:09Step up.
22:11It's going to be Kayla Morton versus Murder Nova.
22:15All right.
22:16Which means my second pair will be Nate Saylor versus Lizzie Musi.
22:21All right, y'all.
22:22Go back into the pits.
22:23Get your cars turned around.
22:25Someone's going to win $10,000.
22:26Let's go.
22:26Well, how do the plugs look?
22:33I got Kayla.
22:34I got Kayla.
22:35The plugs were good, you know, besides that one broke.
22:38But other than that, they look good.
22:40So take that other plug, put 1% fuel in it.
22:45Is the weather changing?
22:46It's a little bit hotter now, right?
22:47What's that app that you use?
22:48Here, I got it.
22:49I got it.
22:49Look it up.
22:50I mean, it doesn't seem like it's changing, but...
22:53Let me see.
22:53I don't check.
22:56I'll show you this weather app, and then that way you can look at it, too.
23:01Second round of the grade 8.
23:02The first race, it wasn't very good, so it's tough to go off of that data.
23:07We dropped a cylinder, so you can kind of take that data and you can just kind of throw it away.
23:12I mean, they said that Kayla just went faster than she's ever went.
23:17Yeah.
23:19That's what he said.
23:19I'm sure he didn't know that I was racing them next round, but he told me that.
23:25Yeah.
23:26We got Kayla.
23:27She's running good right now.
23:29Her car made a fast pass first round, and, you know, we're not worrying about racing Kayla.
23:35We're worrying about racing the surface that we have.
23:38We just...
23:39I didn't think you was going to have time to call, so I went ahead and put the middle tune-up in it from the other day, which is a little bit slower.
23:48Kayla.
23:48Okay.
23:52Now, keep in mind, the slowest tune-up I sent you is still the one that you ran against Ryan.
23:58That's where you were right there with him.
24:00Yes.
24:00Yes.
24:01So keep that in mind.
24:02Okay.
24:03I don't know if the track's like, but...
24:04Well, maybe we put that other one in it then.
24:07We turned it down just a little bit, but bear in mind, our turn it down just a little bit is probably still a little bit hotter than most people's stuff.
24:15Were you going to talk to me?
24:16Absolutely, but I chose not to.
24:19Yes.
24:20Good luck.
24:20I asked him not to.
24:21Yeah, he asked me.
24:22I like that.
24:22He said, don't you do it.
24:23I said, don't do it, because she's dead.
24:24What a sportsman-like racer, man.
24:26You know me, I'm not a fucker.
24:28I just won't do it.
24:29We're the same.
24:30We're the same.
24:32It's just not who I am.
24:33I don't talk to Sean.
24:34There you go.
24:34I don't talk to people I don't like, which is really the majority of these people, you know.
24:38Yeah, that's a big...
24:39It's a big group.
24:43Round two of the grade eight, we drew Murder Nova.
24:45Very tough draw, but I own one, and I'm ready to get a little revenge.
24:50I drew my favorite lane, and we're going in positive attitude.
24:53Flip Damon first.
24:54I loved it.
24:56Good job.
24:57You ready?
24:58Yeah.
24:58Good job.
24:59The first time, I beat him by a fraction, and then the second time, he beat me by a little
25:05frickin' hair, so they're very comparable cars.
25:08It's just going to be who's better in that five-second increment of their life at that particular
25:12point, so I'm going back to it's a tuner's game, and I think Chase has us in the back.
25:18All right, folks, here we go.
25:20Grade eight semifinals coming at you right now.
25:28All right, so Caleb Morton finishes her burnout there in the left lane.
25:38Over in the right lane, going to be Murder Nova.
25:41Murder Nova tries to do a burnout, car dies, trying to get it fired back up.
25:58All right, there we go.
26:15Murder Nova gets the burnout done there in the right lane.
26:18Caleb Morton waits patiently here in the left lane.
26:20Murder Nova tries to do a burnout, car dies, trying to get it fired back up.
26:50And Caleb Morton takes the win.
27:08What a drag race.
27:09My God, that was close at the other end.
27:13There you go, Greg!
27:15Me and Sean always have a great race, and honestly, it was just tip for tack.
27:20He was ahead for just a split second, then I would, and then, you know, I just got the
27:25tack at the end, and clipped him at the very end at the stripe, and it's a great race.
27:30We did exactly what these fans come to see, and really put on some entertainment for round two.
27:37Always a drag race, ain't it?
27:39Yep.
27:41Nice job.
27:41You can't even be mad about that.
27:43I'm not.
27:43I'm not upset.
27:44It was a good race.
27:45And that was a great pass for that lane.
27:47Good job, man.
27:48It was a little bit upset, but, you know, it was a good race.
27:52Yeah.
27:52It got out there.
27:53It made one small move, and that was it.
27:55I saw the move.
27:56And that was all it took.
27:57And then I was like, ooh.
27:58How many times have we said that, though?
27:59All you got, you know, one little thing.
28:01It's literally that I was better for that five seconds, and the last time, you were better for that five seconds.
28:06Yep.
28:06Yep.
28:07I'm good with it.
28:07I'm good with it.
28:08Here in Michigan, Lizzie and Nate are about to face off.
28:14The winner will race Kayla Morton in the finals for $10,000.
28:20Doing all right?
28:22Yeah.
28:23I was just feeling constant, you know?
28:26I don't know, so I'm sorry.
28:28I know.
28:28It's okay.
28:31I can't wait to be done with this race.
28:33Well, you're doing good.
28:34I say that.
28:35Try it.
28:36You're doing good.
28:36I'm trying the best I can.
28:38I don't know anybody that can do.
28:40I know what it takes for me to do this.
28:42It's a lot.
28:43Yeah.
28:44So, I mean, I couldn't even imagine.
28:46It's just hard.
28:47These back-to-back, like, freaking treatments is like, and then going right.
28:50It's just, I don't know.
28:53I was doing good.
28:57Okay.
28:58Good luck.
28:59Good luck.
28:59Be safe.
29:00See you on the other end.
29:01Yep.
29:01Round two, grade eight, we got Lizzie Musi.
29:05We got the right lane again, which is what we had last time.
29:07So, we're familiar with it.
29:08Lizzie's fast.
29:09So, we're not going to take it lightly.
29:10We're going to put a tune-up in the car.
29:12My tuner sent me two tune-ups the last time, and one was spicy.
29:15One wasn't.
29:16I picked the spicy one.
29:17So, he knows what it'll take.
29:20And the track just kept getting better.
29:21So, we're going to take what we know and turn it into a hot rod run.
29:25All right.
29:43Here we go.
29:44Last pair of the grade eight semifinals.
29:46Nate, sailor in the right lane.
29:49Lizzie Musi in the left.
29:52The winner will go on to face Kayla Morton for $10,000 here in this grade eight class.
30:00Does anybody know what happened to Damon?
30:02They said he blew up everything.
30:05I don't know what that means.
30:06But it blew the blower up.
30:07It blew the motor up.
30:08I don't know.
30:09And Nate sailor takes the win having to drive it over there.
30:39Lizzie Musi looks like she had some issues there on down the track.
30:42So, your grade eight finals will be Nate sailor versus Kayla Morton for $10,000.
30:50I think I left on her and it just get.
30:54This thing just hauled ass.
30:55On the top end of the track, it did get crazy.
30:58The guys at the crew at the starting line said they could see both sides of the car.
31:02It was moving that much.
31:03But I knew I was out on her and I wasn't lifting.
31:05And unfortunately, when the car is out of control like that, you can't just dump the gas.
31:13Like, you have to get the handle on the car first.
31:16That's what we did.
31:17I pulled the chutes, came around the corner, collected our wind light.
31:20That wasn't a bad lick.
31:21No, that was pretty good.
31:22I didn't mind it.
31:23We're catching points on Kai Kelly and the other two guys that are in second and third that aren't in the grade eight right now.
31:30We're also gaining traction on them.
31:32We get into these one and a half and two times points and we go rounds.
31:37We have a chance at this.
31:38Good job, Nate.
31:39I love it, pass.
31:41I leave and my car, literally, it goes out there and starts, like, goes hard.
31:47I don't want to say hard left, but it starts drifting left.
31:49And I'm trying to correct it, not coming back to me.
31:52And I'm like, I'm not just going to quit, save it for another day.
31:56Normally, when the car doesn't come back over to you, you got to just quit because there's no point of fighting it then.
32:02You know, I have my fair shares of experience, so, you know, you just don't want to take that chance.
32:08And, I don't know, Nate just blew by me, got the win.
32:13We probably should have put some rear steer in it from the first round against Kai, but it is what it is.
32:19We're going to make that change for next round for the Invitational.
32:22So, we lost second round of the grade eight, which sucks, but I'm not that good at the grade eight.
32:27I don't know.
32:28Hopefully, someday I'll change, but I don't know.
32:30We're trying the best we can.
32:31We got new tires.
32:33This air is like a whole curveball.
32:35And plus, me not feeling the greatest this weekend, I'm trying the best I can.
32:39So, I'm pushing through it.
32:40Did you make a clean hit?
32:41It went left.
32:42Did you see mine going towards the wall?
32:45No, because I was having my hands going left.
32:47Yours was getting left.
32:48Mine was going towards the wall, and I was like, oh, oh, that was mine.
32:52Oh, God.
32:53Oh, God.
32:54I couldn't lift.
32:56And then I was so close to the wall, I didn't bear close to it.
33:00So, you don't see someone, and you're like, where are they at, you know?
33:03If I just saw you in front of me, I'd probably lift it.
33:05Oh, no.
33:06You guys see both sides of it?
33:07Yeah.
33:08Well, good job.
33:08I'm on a bull****, and I puckered up a little bit.
33:12I know those feelings.
33:13All right.
33:14Thanks, Lizzie.
33:15All right, here we go.
33:22We're going to do our Grade 8 Finals Drivers Meeting.
33:24We started with eight drivers earlier today, and you've battled through the field now.
33:29There's only two that remain, and those two drivers are Nate Saylor and Kayla Morton.
33:35All right.
33:36Battle of the Pro Chargers, right?
33:38One of you drivers here is going to win $10,000.
33:41Yeah.
33:41The other is going to win $0.
33:43It's a great thing.
33:45Have you already decided lane choice, or do we need to flip for it?
33:49We've already decided Nate's going to take right, and I'll be in the left.
33:52Wow.
33:53Okay.
33:53So, Nate Saylor's taking right lane.
33:56Kayla will take the left lane.
33:57Okay.
33:58Well, look, there's really not much left to say.
34:00I think the fans would love to see somebody win $10,000 here, right?
34:06Not who?
34:07But who?
34:08There's no way to know who's going to be, unless y'all race.
34:10Who they want to see.
34:11Okay, real quick.
34:12Who thinks Nate Saylor's going to win?
34:15Yeah!
34:15All right.
34:16Yeah!
34:17All right.
34:17Who thinks Kayla Morton's going to win?
34:21Well, I hope they're all wrong.
34:23Sorry, Nate.
34:24I'm going to prove all y'all wrong.
34:25He says he's going to prove all y'all wrong.
34:27That's right.
34:27And then come by his pit and get a shirt afterwards.
34:29All right, y'all.
34:30Well, hey, go get in your cars.
34:31Get suited up.
34:32Let's see who'll win this $10,000.
34:34Let's do it.
34:35It feels so good to be back in the finals.
34:37I feel like I'm home.
34:38It's where I belong.
34:39The car is doing really great.
34:42Nate, however, is very fast.
34:44So we're going to have to put Mona Lisa in this bitch for the final.
34:48And that's exactly what Chase is doing right now.
34:50Yeah, Nate is very fast.
34:51He's kind of a newbie.
34:52But I've known Nate for a while.
34:54And he doesn't play.
34:55He has a fantastic tuner, a fantastic program.
34:58Loads of money in it.
34:59And that's what it takes around here.
35:01But, you know, I have a little fire under my ass right now because neither Damon or Nate chose to come to Daddy Dave's team.
35:08And I'm trying to make him regret it here.
35:10I have no doubt in my mind that we can go out there and kick his ass.
35:13All right, here we go.
35:27Grade 8 finals headed your way right here over in the right lane.
35:32That is going to be Nate Saylor against the Pro Charge Mustang in the left driven by Kayla Morton.
35:40Kayla Morton in the left lane, Nate Saylor in the right.
35:43One of these drivers is going to win $10,000 right here.
35:48The car just quit and stopped.
35:58I was in this restaurant last night.
36:00Yeah.
36:00And our waitress, Blake Cole, said, I bet you can't get her phone number.
36:04I said, I bet.
36:05He said, I bet $100.
36:06I said, all right.
36:06She walked up to me and she said, I have a question.
36:08I was like, what?
36:09That you want to come to the race Saturday?
36:10VIP tickets to hang out with me?
36:12And she was like, yeah.
36:14And I was like, well, I need your phone number so I can turn your name in.
36:16So she gave me her phone number.
36:17I was over there like, you, Clay, you know?
36:19And I got here.
36:21Drove 10 minutes.
36:22Got here, pulled in.
36:23She texted me.
36:23She said, hey, I got one question.
36:24I said, what?
36:25She said, can I bring my boyfriend?
36:26Oh, what'd you tell her?
36:29I said, well, yeah, you can.
36:31Bring him on by.
36:32Let him know.
36:32I ain't gonna race it.
36:34Kai's cool with it.
36:35He doesn't care.
36:36She clearly did not understand what you were trying to do.
36:38But I did text her.
36:39I told her, I said, look, if y'all get in a fight for it Saturday, just come without it.
36:42Yeah.
36:46All right.
36:46Here we go.
36:47Grade A finals headed your way right here.
36:50One of these drivers is going to win $10,000.
36:52The car just kicked.
36:56It stopped.
37:01Sounds like a converter bolt hitting the block.
37:05All right.
37:06So Nate Saylor looks like the car died after the burnout, stuck out there in the middle of
37:10the track.
37:12Chase, y'all waiting?
37:13Or does she want to put him on a clock?
37:14Or does she want to wait on him?
37:15I'll wait a second.
37:16All right.
37:16Cool.
37:16It looks like Kayla Morton's going to wait, see what they're going to do with Nate's car
37:21over here in the right lane.
37:24You might as well push me back.
37:25It's not going to start.
37:28Saylor's crew asking for two minutes.
37:32And Kayla's crew says, no problem.
37:36Take the nose off.
37:37Nate, what's going on, buddy?
37:41Torque converter bolts are hitting the block.
37:44I don't think I can get under there.
37:46I can hear it clicking.
37:47It's like going.
37:49Okay.
37:50Here's a question for you.
37:51How long are you thinking?
37:52Yeah.
37:53It's fine.
37:54No, no, no.
37:55I mean, they're going to give you a little bit of time.
37:57It's all right.
37:57Just let it run.
37:58It's fine.
38:00Just enough to put that in.
38:03I don't know what that takes, so it's not a five-minute job.
38:10The torque converter bolts are hitting the block.
38:14All right.
38:15So report from down here on the starting line looks like there's torque converter bolts
38:18that potentially are hitting the block.
38:21Okay.
38:22That's going to be way longer than two minutes.
38:25Let's go.
38:33All right.
38:33So unfortunately, Nate Saylor not going to be able to get it fixed in time, so Kayla Morton
38:39is going to make the pass here.
38:40All right.
39:05Nice pass there for Kayla.
39:06She will be your grade-eight winner, $10,000 to Kayla Morton and team.
39:12Nice job.
39:14That was very fast.
39:16David chased Driftful.
39:18It was a very anticlimactic race, and I hate to take the win that way, but I'll take the
39:22win that way.
39:23It's 10 points.
39:24It's 10 grand, and, you know, I'll win any way I can get it.
39:27But I'll tell you what, that bypass was a winning pass no matter who was in the lane
39:31next to me.
39:32We are not laying down yet for this individual championship.
39:34We've only won one this season.
39:36It didn't count for any points, so this grade-eight is so, so important.
39:39We've closed the gap a little bit.
39:41You know, before this race, I was kind of feeling down, like, man, this individual championship
39:45is not obtainable.
39:47But now, with this momentum, points and a half, and double points, I feel like we can
39:52do it, and we're going to.
39:53That was Kayla's first time winning the grade-eight.
39:57That means she took home $10,000 and 10 points towards her individual championship total.
40:02Nate, Lizzie, and Sean all earned points towards the individual championship, but Kai is still
40:08in the league.
40:09Everybody else better catch up if they want a chance at that $100,000 grand prize.
40:22About damn time.
40:24Everybody should want to be on our team, damn it.
40:31Thank you so much, guys.
40:33Next time.
40:37Right now, Kai in the lead.
40:39So your goal for the rest of you, all seven of you, other than Kai, is to get him knocked
40:44out in the first round.
40:45I've already been doing that.
40:46Yeah, you've been doing a great job.
40:47Yeah, four races in a row.
40:48Don't forget, points and a half, so that also helps.
40:51Wow.
40:51It's points and a half for these next two races, and then the final race is double the
40:54points.
40:55But I think if I could just clinch one of these grade-eight wins, I could seal this championship
40:58up.
40:59We've been having motor issues, like freaking blowing shit up.
41:07This first round hit is worth everything to me.
41:16I just got to take a deep breath and try to hold these boys off.
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