Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman (2018): Season 1, Episode 3 - King of the Hammers - full transcript
Aaron Kaufman and his team of builders barely make it to King of the Hammers in California, where they will put their '71 International Scout to the ultimate test of rock and desert racing....
Kaufman: I'VE BEEN BUILDING CARS
FOR OTHER PEOPLE FOR FAR TOO LONG.
NOW I'M TAKING THINGS
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
AT MY NEW SHOP,
ARCLIGHT FABRICATION,
I'M DESIGNING
AFTERMARKET TRUCK PARTS,
BUILDING UNIQUE VEHICLES THAT
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BUILD,
AND I'M HAVING
MORE FUN DOING IT.
I'VE HANDPICKED A TEAM
OF THE BEST BUILDERS
FROM ACROSS AMERICA TO JOIN ME.
BUILDING THESE CUSTOM VEHICLES
WILL CHALLENGE OUR SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCE ON EVERY LEVEL.
AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE,
WE'LL PUT EACH ONE TO THE TEST.
I'M AARON KAUFMAN,
AND THIS IS "SHIFTING GEARS."
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
WE FINALLY MADE IT
TO KING OF THE HAMMERS.
LET'S GO.
HE WANTS A FLAG.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
LET'S GO!
- YEAH!
- EVERYTHING IS BIGGER, MEANER,
AND GNARLIER HERE
THAN I EXPECTED.
IS THIS THE HILL CLIMB?
CAN'T SEE
WE'RE ON FIRE.
HOLD ON.
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP.
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP.
THE SMOKE ON THROTTLE WHILE
WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD --
IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
WHOA!
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
WHOA!
BIG ROCK!
WHAT THE
AARON.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
100 DAYS TODAY.
HOW WE DOING?
HOW YOU FEELING?
TIRED.
I'M SLEEPY.
A LITTLE -- PARDON ME?
YOUR MIC DIDN'T
SLIP DOWN, DID IT?
IT'S BEEN 100 DAYS,
AND WE'RE THERE.
WE'RE FINISHED.
THAT'S THE GREAT PART.
IT'S ALL A CULMINATION
OF A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS
TO GET US TO THIS POINT
RIGHT NOW,
AND WE'RE SUPER-EXCITED
TO GET OUT THERE,
GET ON THE ROAD, AND JUST DO
THIS DAMN THING ALREADY.
Kaufman: IN FIVE YEARS,
THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT
THAT I'VE EVER GOT INTO.
KING OF THE HAMMERS
IS A VERY SERIOUS RACE.
A WEEK FROM NOW,
THERE MAY BE ZERO TRUCK LEFT.
MY EXPERIENCE IN THE TRUCK
IS EXTREMELY LOW.
MY EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE
OF RACING IS EXTREMELY LOW.
AND SO WE HAVE AN UNPROVEN
TRUCK, UNPROVEN DRIVER,
AND A BIG CHALLENGE.
I MEAN, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE,
RIGHT?
LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
K.O.H.
OR BUST.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE
GONNA HEAD WEST
TO KING OF THE HAMMERS
IN JOHNSON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.
SEE YOU IN CALIFORNIA.
WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW MILES
AHEAD OF US
AND NOT MANY HOURS TO GET THERE.
IT'S ABOUT TO BE ONE CRAZY RIDE
THROUGH THE NIGHT,
THROUGH THE MORNING.
BUT NEXT TIME YOU SEE US,
WE'LL BE IN HAMMERTOWN
AND SEE IF WE CAN PUT DOWN
A WHOLE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF HER?
I THINK SHE'S
PRETTY DARN CUTE.
CUTE? I'M SURPRISED TO HEAR
YOU USE THAT WORD.
SO, ABOUT 14 WEEKS AGO,
I BOUGHT THIS
'71 INTERNATIONAL SCOUT
OUT OF MY FRIEND
CHRIS' BACKYARD.
IT'S GONNA FALL!
IT'S GONNA FALL!
YEAH! OH!
WHOO!
I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE
AN OFF-ROAD TRUCK
THAT I COULD DRIVE EVERY DAY
BUT HAD REALLY HUGE ABILITIES.
BASICALLY, I COULD RUN
ANY TRAIL I WANTED,
AND I COULD DRIVE IT TO WORK.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
DESECRATING SUCH A RARE BIRD?
HOW MANY TIMES
DID IT ROLL OVER?
HAVE WE CHECKED THIS THING
FOR INSECTS YET?
A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT
THE SCOUT BUILD
WAS A LITTLE FAR OUT THERE,
BUT I WANTED A CHALLENGE.
ORIGINALLY, I HAD PLANNED
TO GO TO MOAB AND RUBICON.
Currie: I'M GONNA BUILD SOMETHING
THAT'S FAST IN THE DESERT
AND WILL WORK
IN THE ROCKS.
CHECKING OUT CASEY CURRIE'S
ULTRA4 RACECAR
DEFINITELY GOT ME EXCITED
ABOUT KING OF THE HAMMERS --
THE HARDEST ONE-DAY OFF-ROAD
RACE ON THE PLANET.
THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE
THE SCOUT COULD GO
AND RUN A NETWORK OF TRAILS
IN JOHNSON VALLEY
CALLED THE HAMMERS.
BUT MAYBE NOT AS FAST.
WITH MOST OF THE HARD WORK
AND LONG NIGHTS BEHIND US,
IT'S FINALLY TIME TO FIND OUT
IF WE CAN BEAT THE HAMMERS
OR IF THE HAMMERS
WILL BEAT US.
HI.
WE MADE IT.
I DROVE 1,319 MILES.
WE WERE DOWN TO THE LAST
COUPLE OF HOURS
BEFORE WE COULD
EVEN MAKE IT IN TIME.
AND WE JUST --
JUST BARELY PULLED IT OFF.
WE JUST BARELY GOT HERE.
IT'S A RELEASE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S LIKE TO GET HERE
WAS JUST SUCH A DUMP --
AN EMOTIONAL DUMP.
CLEAR?
I'M HERE.
WE GOT HERE.
THERE'S A BIG JOB AHEAD OF US,
BUT WE MADE IT.
THAT IN ITSELF IS
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THE TRUCK'S OFF.
THAT JUST HAPPENED.
WELCOME TO HAMMERTOWN.
MY TEAM AND I ARE HERE
AT KING OF THE HAMMERS
FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS
TO DO TWO THINGS --
TEST OUR SCOUT IN THE WORST
OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE WORLD
AND LEARN FROM SOME OF THE BEST
ON HOW TO DRIVE IN THIS
BONE-CRUSHING TERRAIN.
HOW MUCH SLEEP YOU GOING
ON THERE, AARON?
I WENT TO BED
AT 1:30 LAST NIGHT.
SO, WHAT IS IT NOW --
6:30?
FIVE HOURS?
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
I'M TAKING PART IN TWO RACES.
THURSDAY IS THE 4800 CLASS,
OR LEGENDS CLASS,
WHICH RUNS 139 MILES
AND ALLOWS 10 HOURS TO COMPLETE.
I'M RUNNING THAT RACE
AS A CO-DRIVER
FOR BRIAN TILTON
FROM 4x4 OUTLET.
BUENOS DIAS, SEÑOR.
MY JOB IS TO HELP GUIDE
THE PATH THE DRIVER TAKES
AS HE PUSHES THE CAR
AS HARD AS HE CAN.
A GREAT WAY TO SEE HOW
A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
NAVIGATES THIS COURSE BEFORE
I HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF.
FRIDAY'S RACE IS THE 4400, OR
THE HAMMERS, WHICH IS THE RACE
I'LL BE DRIVING IN THE SCOUT
WITH JASON AS MY CO-DRIVER.
THIS COURSE IS 202 MILES LONG,
AND WE HAVE 14 HOURS
TO COMPLETE IT.
THESE ARE THE MOST ADVANCED
CARS IN THE COMPETITION.
THE SORT OF MODIFICATIONS
THAT YOU MAKE TO THE CAR
DICTATE WHICH RACE YOU ENTER.
WHEN RACE DAY COMES,
WE'LL TRY AND CROSS
THROUGH THE DESERT, DIRT,
AND ROCKY TERRAIN
TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY
AND WITHIN THE 14-HOUR TIMELINE.
THERE ARE PIT STOPS
ALONG THE WAY,
AND PLANNING FUEL
AND OTHER MECHANICAL NEEDS
IS CRITICAL TO FINISHING.
LESS THAN A QUARTER
OF THE DRIVERS AT HAMMERS
WILL EVEN FINISH THE RACE.
THE SCOUT IS UNTESTED
AND UNPROVEN,
JUST LIKE MY SKILLS
IN THE ROCKS.
SOME OF THESE DRIVERS HAVE SPENT
CLOSE TO $1 MILLION ON THEIR CAR
AND ARE THE BEST DRIVERS
IN THE WORLD.
I MIGHT BE OUTCLASSED
IN THAT REGARD.
WE'LL SEE.
BUT BEFORE THAT, OUR QUALIFYING
RUNS ARE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
WHERE WE WILL BE TIMED
ON A SHORT, HARD, TWO-MILE LAP,
WHICH WILL DICTATE
WHERE WE WILL START THE RACE.
SO, THERE WILL BE NO ONE
ON COURSE BUT US?
THERE AIN'T NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN
EXCEPT FOR THAT WALL.
SO, I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT CO-DRIVING 4876,
A RIDE WITH BRIAN TILTON, A GUY
THAT I ONLY MET THIS SUMMER.
AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
YOU JUST CLICK WITH PEOPLE.
IT'S FOOT TO THE FLOOR,
NOTHING SLOWING US DOWN.
YEP.
KING OF THE HAMMERS
IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY RACE.
IT WORKS OUT BETTER
FOR THE RHYTHM OF THE RACE
IF WE GET THE FASTEST CARS
UP FRONT.
THE ONLY FAIR WAY TO SAY,
"THESE ARE THE FASTEST CARS,"
IS TO MEASURE THEM.
AND THE YARDSTICK THAT WE HAVE
TO MEASURE THE RACECARS
IS A THING CALLED QUALIFYING.
WE TAKE A SINGLE LAP,
AND THEN THEY DROP THE FLAG ON
AND THEY TIME YOU.
THE FASTEST CARS
RUNNING THE LAP --
THAT'S HOW YOU'RE STAGGERED
ON YOUR START.
THE FASTEST CARS ARE UP FRONT.
SLOWEST CARS ARE IN THE BACK.
IF YOU DON'T QUALIFY,
YOU'RE ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK.
NOW, BECAUSE QUALIFYING
FOR THE BIG RACE
WHERE WE'RE RUNNING OUR SCOUT
ISN'T UNTIL TOMORROW,
THIS GIVES ME
A CHANCE TO OBSERVE BRIAN
AND SEE HOW
HE TACKLES THE COURSE.
ROCK AND ROLL, MAN.
BUT I'M NOT HERE JUST TO WATCH.
I ALSO HAVE A JOB TO DO.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOING
THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
OBVIOUSLY BEING
STRESSED AS A DRIVER,
AND YOU'RE FOCUSED ON TRYING
TO KEEP THE CAR IN A FAST LINE.
AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF YOU'RE ON RACE COURSE,
SO YOU GOT A CO-DRIVER
THERE TELLING YOU,
"OKAY, YOU HAVE
A RIGHT-HAND TURN COMING UP.
YOU HAVE A LEFT-HAND
TURN COMING UP."
YABBA-DABBA-DOO.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT,
THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF WATCHING
ALL THE GAUGES. SO IF THERE'S
AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR --
IF YOU'RE STARTING TO GET HOT,
IF YOUR TRANSMISSION'S
STARTING TO GET HOT,
IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY
TO LET YOU KNOW,
"HEY, YOU GOT TO BACK OUT OF IT,
OR YOU'RE GONNA BURN
THE CAR DOWN."
CAR'S GOOD.
VOLTAGE GOOD.
OIL PRESSURE GOOD.
TRANS GOOD.
WATER TEMPERATURE'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S KILL IT.
YOU READY?
Man: 4876.
WHEN I GIVE THE GO-AHEAD,
I WILL RAISE THE FLAG.
WHEN I DROP THE FLAG,
YOU CAN GO, ALL RIGHT?
FOUR HIGH,
FRONT AND BACK?
TRANSFER CASE IN?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
MAKE IT SMOOTH.
COME ON, DRIVER.
YOU GOT IT.
GOOD THROTTLE.
YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
QUARTER ON THROTTLE.
YOU GOT IT.
OH, COME ON.
RIDE THAT WALL.
GET IN THERE. TUCK -- TUCK
INTO THE CORNER ON THIS ONE.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD.
ROTATE.
ON THROTTLE!
NO!
ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE! ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE!
THAT'S GOOD!
GO!
YOU GOT IT!
COMING UP ON ROCKS.
BACK DOWN TO ONE.
YOU GOT IT?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LINE. GOOD LINE.
GOOD LINE, DRIVER.
GOOD LINE.
GO LEFT.
GO LEFT.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S THE ONE.
THAT'S THE ONE.
WE WERE HOT ON IT.
WE WEREN'T GONNA BE
THE FASTEST FINISHER,
BUT IT WAS FAST.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
BLASTED UP THE LITTLE MOUNTAIN,
AND THEN WE COME DOWN
THE OTHER SIDE.
RIGHT PASS.
WHOA!
BIG ROCK!
AND THEN WE RAN INTO A ROCK
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A JEEP,
I THINK.
WHAT THE
ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE!
WE GOT A FLAT.
HOW BAD IS THE DAMAGE?
IT'S TIME TO GO FIND OUT
WHAT THE TRUCK CAN DO.
THIS THING.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DRIVE ANYTHING UP THAT.
I'M THINKING THIS IS
THE END OF THE ROAD.
- I THINK THIS -- OH
- THIS IS WHOA.
Kaufman:
COME ON, DRIVER.
Kaufman:
SO, DEEP IN OUR QUALIFYING LAP,
I'M CO-DRIVING,
AND WE WERE HOT ON IT.
THAT'S THE ONE.
THAT'S THE ONE.
IT WAS TIME TO GO DOWN
THE HILL,
AND WHEN WE DID,
WE TOOK A BAD HOP.
AND THE BAD HOP POINTED THE CAR
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
AND TRY AS YOU MIGHT,
THE CAR ENDED UP IN A ROCK.
WHOA!
BIG ROCK!
SAW THAT ONE.
WE COULDN'T DRIVE
THROUGH THE ROCK,
SO WE HAD TO STOP,
PUT IT IN REVERSE...
WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD.
LET'S DRIVE.
...PUT IT IN DRIVE,
AND GO FORWARD.
ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE!
RIGHT SIDE.
EASY.
WE'RE LANDING ON RIMS.
WE GOT A FLAT, I THINK.
LET'S BRING IT DOWN.
LET'S SAVE THE EQUIPMENT.
ALL RIGHT, WE PUSHED
PRETTY GOOD.
WHAT A BUMMER, YOU KNOW,
COMING OUT OF THE GATE HOT,
ON A FAST LAP,
AND THEN WE TAKE ONE WRONG HOP.
WELL, IT WASN'T SO MUCH
WE HIT THE ROCK
AS SOMEONE LEFT THAT ROCK
IN THE WRONG SPOT.
WE HAD A NICE LINE.
THERE WAS JUST A BIG ROCK
IN THE WAY.
WE RAN 2:31 ON THREE TIRES
AND WE GOT BUMPED ON OUR LINE
AND WE HIT A BIG ROCK
AND STILL PUT DOWN --
I THINK IT WAS A DECENT TIME.
I THINK WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN A TOP-10, -15
HAD WE NOT HAD A MISTAKE.
BUT THEY HAPPEN.
WE'RE GONNA PULL UP HERE.
WE'LL CHANGE THE TIRE REAL
QUICK, AND THEN WE CAN GET IT
IN AND KIND OF GO OVER.
Kaufman: LUCKILY, WE DIDN'T
DESTROY THE WHEEL,
BUT THAT'S THE BEAUTY
OF THIS PLACE IS THAT IT'S HARD.
PARDON ME. I'M LOOKING
FOR A FELLA NAMED DAVE.
HI, WELCOME TO KING
OF THE HAMMERS, AARON.
DAVE COLE -- MASTERMIND
OF KING OF THE HAMMERS.
HE IS THE GODFATHER
OF THE HAMMERS.
IT'S HIS BABY.
IT'S HIS DEAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IT WAS JUST
KIND OF A DUMB IDEA.
DONE COMPETITION
ROCK-CRAWLING STUFF,
AND IT SEEMED LIKE WE COULD JUST
DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WE NEEDED HORSEPOWER AND SPEED
AND BAJA WAS DOING ITS THING,
SO I JUST KIND OF MARRIED
THE TWO TOGETHER --
JUST, LIKE, LONG-ENDURANCE
DESERT RACING TO ROCK CRAWLING.
WE DID A RACE,
AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT.
WENT BACK AFTERWARDS AND SAID,
"HEY, WHAT IF WE DID THIS RACE
AND MADE THIS
NEW KIND OF RACECAR?"
AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF, AND
THE INTERNET KIND OF SPUN OUT.
IT WAS LIKE, "PEOPLE WILL DIE.
IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.
THIS IS THE DUMBEST IDEA
IN THE WORLD.
IT'S AWESOME."
ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF OPINIONS.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
I DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT.
DIDN'T HAVE
ANY WAY TO DO IT.
SO I STARTED GETTING PHONE CALLS
FROM ALL THESE RACERS
SAYING THEY WANTED TO COME
RACE KING OF THE HAMMERS.
YEAH.
AND I TOLD THEM
I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY SPOTS LEFT.
I TOOK THEIR CELL NUMBERS DOWN,
TOOK THEIR PHONE NUMBERS DOWN,
TOLD THEM I'D
CALL THEM BACK.
ONCE I HAD 50 PEOPLE,
I CALLED THEM ALL UP AND SAID,
"IF YOU GIVE ME $600 TOMORROW,
YOU CAN HAVE THE LAST SPOT."
OH, RIGHT!
SO 50 GUYS GOT THE LAST SPOT.
WE GOT OUR PERMITS, WE GOT OUR
INSURANCE, AND WE WENT RACING.
HOLY SMOKES, MAN.
THAT'S HOW KING
OF THE HAMMERS STARTED.
HE BAMBOOZLED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF PEOPLE
INTO PAYING
FOR THE VERY LAST SPOT,
WHICH FUNDED A REAL RACE,
AND THEN HERE WE ARE.
40,000 PEOPLE IN HAMMERTOWN
AND SOMETHING
LIKE 80,000 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
AND SPECTATORS ON RACE DAY.
Cole: I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS
FOR COMING OUT.
THANK YOU FOR THE LONG TREK.
TOMORROW MORNING, WE'RE MOVING
QUALIFYING BACK TILL 10:00.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE COURSE
FROM 6:30 TO 8:30,
JUST LIKE THIS MORNING.
HOW DO YOU GUYS LIKE THE COURSE?
- GOOD!
ANYBODY COMPLAINING
THAT IT'S TOO EASY?
YEAH, FINISH LAP 2.
TALK TO ME, BUBBA.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.
I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GUYS ARE BADASS.
HELLO! HOW ARE YOU?
I'M SO TIRED!
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I THINK EVERYONE IS.
GOOD. GOOD.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
YEAH, HOW YOU DOING?
HOW'S IT GOING?
YOU ARE...?
I'M CHRIS, HER CO-DRIVER.
HE'S MY CO-DRIVER.
EXCELLENT. AARON.
THIS IS JASON,
MY CO-DRIVER.
HOW'S IT GOING, JASON?
I'M JESSI.
JESSI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
- COMBS.
- OH, SORRY.
Woman:
WHO IS JESSI COMBS?
THE FIRST TIME I MET HER
WAS AT STURGIS.
SHE'S ACTUALLY
FROM THE BLACK HILLS.
SHE'S A HARD CHARGER, ESPECIALLY
OUT HERE IN THE DESERT.
SHE'S GOT A LONG HISTORY
OF DESERT RACING,
ROCK CRAWLING, SO THIS
IS REALLY HER VENUE.
AND SHE'S ALSO THE FASTEST WOMAN
ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.
SHE'S GONE LIKE
600-SOME MILES AN HOUR.
SO A VERY ACCOMPLISHED DRIVER
AND A LOT OF FUN
TO HANG OUT WITH.
AND SHE'S NOT
THE ONLY ELITE TALENT
THAT KING OF THE HAMMERS DRAWS.
PREVIOUS WINNERS INCLUDE
ERIC MILLER,
JASON SCHERER,
AND SHANNON CAMPBELL.
SO I'M IN SOME PRETTY
SPECIAL COMPANY HERE.
SO, I'M RIDING WITH
BRIAN TILTON,
AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD YEAR.
TILTON.
YEAH, CO-DRIVING.
AND HE FINISHED LAST YEAR
IN THE EXACT SAME CAR.
YEAH, AND THEN SO, TODAY,
I THINK WE'RE ON TRACK
FOR A 2:08 QUALIFYING.
WE LOST A TIRE, AND SO WE DID
2:31 ON THREE TIRES.
I GOT FAITH IN HIM.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO OKAY.
AND THEN OUR TRUCK -- WHO KNOWS?
WE'LL FIND OUT.
I'D SAY IT WAS A PRETTY
SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY.
BRIAN AND I QUALIFIED 40th
OUT OF 110 4800 CARS.
BUT TOMORROW WE'LL FINALLY TAKE
THE SCOUT OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME
FOR A SHORT TEST RUN BEFORE
WE QUALIFY FOR THE BIG RACE.
SO, THIS RIGHT HERE
IS BRAND-SPANKING-NEW.
WE'VE JUST NOW REALLY GOT
THE TRUCK TOGETHER.
WE'RE STILL BATTLING
SOME TRANSMISSION STUFF.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THOUGH,
IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT
WHAT THE TRUCK CAN DO.
WE TALK ABOUT STAGES OF SUCCESS,
AND THE FIRST PART --
GETTING HERE WAS A BIG ONE.
THE NEXT WAS ACTUALLY
ROLLING OUT AT PRACTICE.
QUITE LITERALLY, THE FIRST TIME
OUR '71 SCOUT HAS TOUCHED DIRT.
JASON'S GONNA CO-DRIVE WITH ME.
OUT OF ALL THE GUYS,
I THINK JASON
HAS THE MOST EXPERIENCE
BUILDING A VARIETY OF CARS,
THE MOST EXPERIENCE MECHANICAL,
AND MOST EXPERIENCE OFF-ROAD,
AND HE'S ACTUALLY
BEEN HERE BEFORE.
AND SO HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GONNA
BE A BIG ADVANTAGE.
ALL THESE TRUCKS
LOOK LIKE SPACESHIPS.
IT'S JUST COOL TO SEE ONE
THAT LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL TRUCK.
THE SCOUT IS RACING IN A CLASS
CALLED 4400, WHICH IS UNLIMITED.
IT'S THE BIGGEST, BADDEST
FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE RACECARS
THERE ARE AND SOME
OF THE NASTIEST,
MEANEST, FASTEST DRIVERS.
AND THEN THERE'S US.
WE WERE ALREADY
SET UP ON A LINE.
WHEN I DECIDED WE WERE COMING
TO KING OF THE HAMMERS
BUT WE COULDN'T CHANGE
THE SHOCK LOCATION --
AND SO THAT'S WHAT
PUT US IN 4400.
WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY BROUGHT
A PAPERCLIP TO A GUN BATTLE,
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE NOT GONNA TRY
AND POKE SOME EYES OUT.
ALL RIGHT, 25
ON THE SHORT COURSE.
OKAY.
OKAY, RUN THREE LAPS,
AND WE GET ONE
OFF THE TRACK,
AND THEN I'LL GET YOU ON,
ALL RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
THIS THING.
ONCE WE GO UP THAT THING,
WE'RE GONNA GO THE WHOLE TIME.
OH, YEAH.
I'M LOOKING UP THIS FIRST HILL,
AND ALL I CAN THINK IS,
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DRIVE ANYTHING UP THAT."
AND WE JUST ROLLED UP TO IT.
I SAID, "YOU GOOD?"
"YEP."
I WAS DRIVING ON THROTTLE.
AND I SAID, "WE SLIDE
THREE MORE FEET, WE'RE DONE."
TURN, SET THIS THING DOWN.
HOLY CRAP.
OH, BIG ROCK.
BUT THERES A GREAT, BIG ROCK
LIKE THE SIZE OF A KIA.
OH, WE FOUND IT!
BACK UP.
I'M THINKING, "THIS IS
THE END OF THE ROAD."
AND THAT TRUCK JUST KEEPS
DIGGING AND PULLING.
GO UP THIS THING,
JUST CHUGGING ALONG.
IT WAS LIKE THOMAS THE TRAIN,
BUT IF IT WAS A SCOUT, YOU KNOW?
I THINK I CAN.
I THINK I CAN.
COME ON, CAR.
YOU GOT IT.
LITTLE TRACTOR.
- WE'RE GOOD.
WE CLIMBED A HILL THAT I DIDN'T
EVEN THINK A CAR COULD GO UP.
YEAH!
THAT LITTLE TRUCK, LIKE,
TOTALLY KICKS ASS.
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH!
AWESOME!
NOW WE HAVE TO GO DOWN.
I CAN'T SEE THE DROP.
I CAN'T, EITHER.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT.
WE'LL FIND IT ONE WAY
OR ANOTHER, WON'T WE?
YEAH.
GET OFF THE ROCK.
COME ON.
COME ON, CAR.
FRONT TIRES HOP OFF THE LEDGE,
GRAB THE NEXT LEDGE,
TAKE ABOUT 2 1/2-,
3-FOOT FALL ON IT.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE STAYING
BOOST, IT DOES OKAY.
DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
LET'S GO ANYWAY.
AND THEN YOU'RE JUST COMMITTED.
YOU GOT TO GO.
AND SO IT'S KIND OF
LIKE MOST DRIVING.
LOOK WHERE I WANT TO GO,
AND THEN GO THERE.
YEAH!
YEAH!
BIG JUMP. BIG JUMP.
THE PROBLEM IS HERE IS THERE'S
GIANT ROCKS IN THE WAY.
YEAH.
ONE BEHIND YOU.
WE'LL PROBABLY HEAR THAT A LOT
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
OH, YEAH.
BIG HOLE.
WHOA!
GOT ANOTHER ONE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
THAT TOOK A DOWN.
HOLY
SO, DRIVING OUR SCOUT
AT KING OF THE HAMMERS
IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK
WAS UNTESTED, UNPROVEN,
AND UNADJUSTED.
GONNA HURT.
OH!
YEAH.
IT HATES THESE SHOCKS.
GOT THE BEST SHOCKS
ON PLANET EARTH.
WHEN THEY'RE NOT SET UP YET,
THEN THEY'RE JUST A STICK
WITH FLUID INSIDE OF THEM.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THESE
SHOCKS OFF THIS TRUCK.
YEAH, YOU AIN'T KIDDING.
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
WITH THIS THING.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
HE'S TRYING TO TAKE YOU
ON THE INSIDE.
HE WANTS TO PLAY.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
Kaufman: SO, WE WERE TESTING OUT
OUR SCOUT YESTERDAY.
WE RAN INTO A COUPLE ISSUES,
THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING
OUR SUSPENSION
NEEDED MAJOR TUNING.
SO WE DECIDED TO SKIP QUALIFYING
AND BRING IT HERE TO KING SHOCKS
TO HAVE A SETUP DONE,
SINCE WE FIGURED IT'S MORE
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A TRUCK
THAT HANDLES WELL
THAN A BETTER
STARTING POSITION.
Man: ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE THAT A TRY?
Kaufman: ALL RIGHT!
OH, NO!
WHAT HAPPENED?
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
WITH THIS THING.
WE CAME OVER HERE TO KING.
WE HAD TO MAKE
A COUPLE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS.
AND WE NOTICED THAT
THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK.
COME TO FIND OUT ONE OF
THE OIL PRESSURE LINES
THAT GOES TO
THE TURBO HAS A LEAK.
AND ALSO, ON TOP OF IT ALL,
WE'RE NOT SURE IF
OUR RACE PACK IS READING
EXACTLY WHAT IT --
ZERO.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT SAYS
THERE'S 36% FUEL IN IT,
WHICH THERE IS NOT.
IT SUCKS 'CAUSE NOW WE HAVE
TO LISTEN TO HIM
AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED, AND, YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE A TOUCH
CONCERNED WITH FUEL.
WHEN WE WERE OUT TESTING, IT WAS
EATING SOME FUEL UP PRETTY BAD.
AND IF WE HAD A 22-GALLON CELL,
WE DIDN'T REALLY QUITE KNOW
WHAT THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE
A TESTED VEHICLE.
OH, THE FUEL?
YOU WANT TO CHECK
WHAT THE CALIBRATION IS?
- I'M GONNA SAY ZERO.
- OKAY.
Kaufman: SO, WE HAVE TWO ISSUES
WITH THE FUELING ON THE SCOUT.
ONE IS THE FUEL CONSUMPTION
SEEMS TO BE THROUGH THE ROOF.
THE OTHER IS THE FUEL GAUGE
IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE.
- IT SAYS 100%.
- WHAT IS IT?
IT'S AT 100%?
IT'S AT 100%.
NOW, LUCKILY, I'M RUNNING THE
4800 RACE WITH BRIAN TOMORROW.
SO THAT MEANS THE GUYS
HAVE ABOUT 36 HOURS
UNTIL THIS THING NEEDS
TO BE FIXED AND RACE-READY.
AS FOR ME, I HAVE TO MENTALLY
PREP FOR THE 10-HOUR BEATING
I'M GOING TO TAKE TOMORROW.
Man: FANTASTIC DAY HERE IN
HAMMERTOWN FOR THE SMITTYBILT
EVERY MAN CHALLENGE.
SUN IS SHINING.
SKIES ARE BLUE.
LET'S GET SOME RACING DONE.
THIS IS PROBABLY A REALLY
WEIRD WAY TO SIT.
I'M JUST TRYING NEW THINGS OUT.
VERY EXCITING, BRIAN.
TODAY IS THE 4800 RACE.
I'LL BE BRIAN TILTON'S CO-DRIVER
ON THIS 10-HOUR, 136-MILE COURSE
BEFORE I DRIVE THE FINAL
4400 RACE TOMORROW MORNING.
Tilton: MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
PUT OUR HELMETS ON NOW.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS.
THE TIME OF IT'S 10 HOURS.
AT 10 HOURS, THEY WRITE THREE
LETTERS NEXT TO YOUR NAME --
DNF -- DID NOT FINISH.
IT'S LIKE A SPECIAL
KIND OF LOSER, YOU KNOW?
WE DON'T WANT TO BE THAT GUY.
YOU WANT ME TO SING YOU
A SONG OR ANYTHING?
I THINK I'M ALL RIGHT.
Man: IF YOU'RE JUST TUNING
IN, REMEMBER
THIS IS THE PREDECESSOR
TO THE BIG DADDY.
- YEAH.
- GET THIS DONE, BRIAN.
YEP.
IT'S GREAT TO WATCH
AT THE END HOW EVERYBODY GOES --
WHOA!
WE GOT A BICYCLE!
WHOA, WAS THAT CONFUSING!
WHAT THE HELL HAVE
Y'ALL GOT GOING ON?
WE HAVE A TRUCK ROLLED OVER,
BUT I THINK THAT THEY CAN
GET AROUND THE OUTSIDE.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
HARDER!
HARDER!
HE'S GONNA TRY AND TAKE YOU
ON THE INSIDE.
SHUT THE DOOR. SHUT THE DOOR!
EASY ON THE BRAKES.
YOU GOT HIM ON THE OUTSIDE.
YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
LOSE HIM!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
Kaufman:
WE LEFT THE START LINE.
WE PUSHED HARD.
YOU GOT IT.
I MEAN, WE PUSHED REALLY HARD
AND WE DID REALLY GOOD
AND THE CAR WAS
WORKING REALLY WELL.
THIS ZIG-ZAGS AROUND
QUITE A BIT RIGHT HERE.
RIDE IT LEFT.
RIDE IT LEFT.
BRIAN, IT GOES LEFT.
THE GO-FAST STUFF I GET.
IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
YOU'RE DRIVING SMOOTH.
CAR FEELS GOOD.
THE ROCK STUFF IS SO NEW,
YOU KNOW?
YOU GOT IT NOW.
YOU GOT IT.
GOING OVER ROCKS THE SIZE
OF REFRIGERATORS AND CARS...
YOU GOT SOME MORE WIGGLE.
AND A BIG TURN
TO THE LEFT.
LINES THAT I DON'T KNOW
HOW BRIAN SEES THIS STUFF.
BIG ROCK RIGHT SIDE.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU GOT A LEFT-HAND WIGGLE
COMING UP.
THERE IT IS.
EASE IN IT.
TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE ON 'EM.
IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY,
WE CAN'T MAKE A PASS.
LET'S DRIVE HIM HARD, SEE IF HE
MAKES SOME MISTAKES
IN THE NEXT ROCKS, OKAY?
GOT TO PASS A RACER IN MILE
THREE AND REALLY TURNED IT ON.
WHEN WE GET OUT
IN THIS FREE AIR,
LET'S SCARE HIM A LITTLE BIT.
AND SO WE GOT OUT THERE,
AND WE WERE PICKING PEOPLE OFF.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT,
RIGHT, RIGHT. THE OTHER WAY.
WELCOME TO
THE BIG SHOW, DUDE!
TAKE IT EASY NOW.
WE'RE OUT IN FRONT.
WHEN YOU'RE BEING HELD UP
BY ANOTHER CAR...
HE'S ON IT. HE'S ON IT.
WE'RE ON. WE'RE ON.
...IT'S TOTALLY LEGAL
TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BUMP
JUST TO LET HIM KNOW
YOU'RE THERE.
WE'VE GOT TO
TAKE IT FROM HIM.
HE'S NOT GONNA
GIVE IT TO US.
YEAH! YEAH!
COME ON!
THANK YOU!
LET'S GO!
SO, AARON IS OUT RUNNING
THE EMC TODAY WITH BRIAN.
SO I'M PUTTING ON A COUPLE OF
LITTLE DIFFERENTIAL SKID PLATES
THAT CURRIE HOOKED US UP WITH.
AND I'VE GOT TO DO
SOME DRY FLANGES.
I HAVE TO TAKE OUR OUTER
DRIVE HUBS OFF, CHANGE THE OIL,
YOU KNOW JUST GO THROUGH
FLUIDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I HAVE TO GO THROUGH
CONTINGENCY INSPECTION
BETWEEN NOON AND 6:00.
SO AT SOME POINT,
I NEED TO GO OUT THERE
AND GET OUR TRUCK LOOKED
AT THE REST OF THE WAY.
THERE YOU GO. PRESS IT!
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
ON COURSE!
LEFT-HAND TURN.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
HE'S NOT GONNA GIVE IT TO US.
HE WANTS HIS PLACE.
CUT IT TIGHT.
CUT IT TIGHT.
GET ON HIM.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
YES, SIR!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
THEY'RE JUST
BUMPY AS HELL.
SHOULDN'T HAVE ATE ALL THAT
SPAGHETTI THIS MORNING.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GET INTO
LOW RANGE RIGHT HERE. OKAY.
BY THE TIME WE GOT
TO COUGAR VIEW,
WE HAD WORN OUT THE SHOCKS
A LITTLE BIT, BOBBING OUT HARD.
LET'S GO.
Tilton: COME ON.
KIND OF SWAMPING OUT
ON BIG G-OUTS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT STILL CHARGING QUICKLY.
YEAH, SOMETHING
IS PISSED OFF.
I THINK WE'RE LOSING
THE REAR SHOCKS.
YEAH.
WE ALREADY SMOKED
THE SHOCKS ON THEM.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY
TO CONTROL THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR
THE WAY BYPASSES DO.
4876 COMING IN.
4876 COMING IN.
LOOK ALIVE.
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
COME ON, GUYS.
GAS CAN.
GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
HEY, JOSH, WE DON'T HAVE SHOCKS.
FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM.
SHOCKS ALTOGETHER,
OR THIS RIGHT SIDE?
NO, NO.
BOTH OF THEM.
WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL
OVER THE CAR ANYMORE.
NO BROOKS, BIG CRESCENT
WRENCH BACK IN THE TOOLBOX.
TOP-BACK.
BLACK RIGHT THERE.
HE'S SAYING THEY LOST
THE FRONT SHOCKS.
THEY'RE REBOUNDING REALLY HARD,
MEANING THAT THE FLUID
INSIDE OF THEM --
THERE'S NO, LIKE,
REBOUND TO THEM.
THEY'RE NOT BEING HELD BACK.
THERE'S NO DAMPENING.
SO THE CAR'S JUST REBOUNDING.
THEY HAVE NO CONTROL
OF THE FRONT END.
THE SHOCKS ARE GONE.
HOW MUCH GAS DID IT TAKE?
THEY PUT 10 IN,
I HEARD THEM SAY.
IT'LL BE FINE.
IT'S HELD TOGETHER MECHANICALLY,
BUT AS FAR AS
THE ACTUAL FUNCTION
AND TIP-TOP SHAPE, THEY'RE
NOT WORKING THAT GREAT, SO...
- YOU'RE ALL CLEAR.
- CLEAR.
YOU'RE GOOD.
DOING GOOD.
MILE 83.
40 MORE TO GO.
CURVE AROUND RIGHT.
THEN MAKE A LEFT
CURVE UP HERE.
YOU GOT TRAFFIC
SITTING UP HERE.
WE'RE JUST DOING THIS
FOR A LITTLE BIT.
SEE ANYTHING OVER THERE?
NO.
SMOOTH ROCK ON THIS ONE
YOU'RE DROPPING OFF OF.
THERE'S A SHARP ONE THAT'S
ABOUT TWO FOOT OFF THE TIRE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
RIDICULOUS, MAN.
YEAH.
BIG BOOM.
I WISH THERE
WAS ANOTHER LINE.
I GOT IT.
HEY, WE GOT PROBLEMS.
HOW STUCK AM I?
YEP.
HEY! WE JUST PASSED
AN ULTRA4 CAR, DUDE!
WE HAD THE ACCELERATOR
GLUED TO THE FLOOR.
WE'RE ON FIRE.
IT'S ON-FIRE ON FIRE.
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH, DUDE.
Kamiryn: WE'RE WAITING FOR BRIAN
AND AARON TO COME BACK.
THEIR LAST PIT.
AND I'M A LITTLE WORRIED BECAUSE
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THEM YET.
I FEEL LIKE WE
SHOULD HAVE.
IT'S A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING.
WE HAD ONE BAD RIDE TODAY.
SO THAT SCARES ME THAT
THEY'RE NOT BACK YET.
ALSO SCARY.
YEAH.
HEY, JUST GOT WORD THAT
THEY'RE MOVING AGAIN RIGHT NOW.
COURSE CLOSES AT 5:30 OVER HERE,
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT
THEY MAKE IT BACK.
DO YOU HAVE A SPEED,
PERHAPS, ON THEM?
I'M TRYING TO TEXT, BUT I'M NOT
GETTING TOO GOOD RECEPTION.
Woman:
1.9 miles per hour.
1.9.
I MEAN,
THEY COULD BE IN ROCKS.
Tilton: HEY!
GRAB THE WINCH.
Kaufman: OUT HERE, IT'S HELL,
YOU KNOW? IT'S SUPER-SUPER HARD.
EVERYTHING'S HARD.
MOVING EQUIPMENT'S HARD.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR BODY.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR MIND.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR TEAM.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR EQUIPMENT.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING HERE
IS TRYING TO KILL IT.
MY JOB DOESN'T END
AT JUST NAVIGATING.
IF THIS CAR GETS STUCK, I GOT TO
SCRAMBLE UP THESE STUPID ROCKS.
I GOT TO FIND A ROCK BIGGER
THAN THE CAR.
I GOT TO THROW A STRAP
AROUND IT,
HOOK A WINCH CABLE
TO IT, TELL HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOA!
HE'S GONNA PULL
THE CAR UP THERE.
WE'RE UP.
AND THEN HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
10 FEET LATER, YOU KNOW?
YOU WANT ME TO WALK IT,
OR DO YOU WANT TO...?
I WANT YOU IN.
HOLY THAT WAS
A PAIN IN THE ASS.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
5:20.
5:20?
YEAH.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA MISS CUTOFF.
6:00 P.M.?
NO, 5:30, OUT AT REMOTE PIT 2B.
GREAT.
YOU WANT TO JUST
GET OUT OF HERE?
LET'S JUST TRY AND FIND
A BYPASS, HEAD BACK TO CAMP.
YEAH, THAT'S WHERE
THE COLD BEER'S AT,
AND WE DON'T GET ANY POINTS FOR
RUNNING THEM, ALL RIGHT?
NOPE.
BY RACE MILE 99,
WE WERE TIMED OUT.
THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL WAY FOR US
TO ACTUALLY FINISH IN TIME.
AND SO WE KNEW
THERE WERE COLD BEER
AND SANDWICHES
BACK AT THE PLACE.
AND SO WE DECIDED
JUST GET ON HOME.
Tilton: YOU SAW THE WHOLE RACE
COURSE TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING
WITH YOUR GUYS ABOUT UP THERE.
THERE AIN'T NOTHING
LEFT OF THAT TRUCK.
THEY'RE PRETTY NERVOUS.
WE ARE SHORTER.
WE ARE NOT AS WIDE.
AND I DON'T HAVE
THAT EXPERIENCE.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE
A SHOW.
THAT PACE THAT WE RAN TODAY
WAS A LITTLE BIT FASTER
THAN WE RAN LAST YEAR...
YEAH.
...BUT WE RAN THAT PACE ALL DAY
WITH LITERALLY NO ISSUES,
AND IT STILL TOOK US
13 HOURS TO FINISH.
OH, MAN.
WHOO, IS IT GONNA BE
A LONG DAY TOMORROW.
Man: WELCOME, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, TO HAMMER TOWN.
IT IS THE 2018 NITTO KING
OF THE HAMMERS,
PRESENTED BY OPTIMUM BATTERIES.
IT WILL BE A SPECTACULAR
DAY OF RACING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE STARTING POSITIONS.
THERE'S PEOPLE BEHIND ME, RIGHT?
COOL.
THE LAST 100 DAYS
ALL BOILED DOWN TO THIS.
IN THE NEXT 202 MILES, WE'LL
FIND OUT IF THE SCOUT, MY TEAM,
AND MYSELF CAN TACKLE
THE KING OF THE HAMMERS.
THE BIG GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT CAR
GO ACROSS THE LINE
IN UNDER THE TIME LIMIT.
BUT I'VE HAD THREE PEOPLE
LAUGH AT ME WHEN I SAID,
"ALL I WANT TO DO IS FINISH."
THEY SAID, "ALL ANYONE
WANTS TO DO IS FINISH."
Man #2: ALL AROUND THIS COURSE,
WE HAVE FERRIES FOR BOTH PITS.
SO IF THESE GUYS
NEED FUEL,
THEY CAN RECEIVE IT
FROM THEIR CREW.
Man: BUT IF YOU GET OUTSIDE
ASSISTANCE,
YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
OKAY, ON THE LINE,
WE'VE GOT AARON KAUFMAN.
IT'S HIS FIRST TIME HERE
AT KING OF THE HAMMERS.
HE'S BEEN BUILDING
THIS VEHICLE.
THE MAIN THING EVERYBODY
TELLS YOU OUT HERE IS HAVE FUN
BECAUSE IT CAN BE
SUPER-STRESSFUL.
YOU HAVE THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
LINING THE STAGING.
YOU'RE SITTING THERE
IN THE TRUCK,
AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE
HELP YOU GET PUMPED.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT TO FIGURE
THIS THING OUT.
I'M GONNA NEED YOU
TO FIGURE THAT OUT QUICK
'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE
A SHORT RIDE, JASON.
I CAN'T SEE THE COURSE.
Bowman: HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO. OKAY.
YOU'RE COMING UP
ON A SWEEPING LEFT.
TURN LEFT.
TURN LEFT.
AND A HARD RIGHT.
STAY STRAIGHT.
WE'RE AT 209 AND CLIMBING.
I'M JUST BEATING THIS THING
AND GOING NOWHERE.
- OVER TEMP.
- YEP. SEE IT.
LET'S
RUN IT TILL IT LOCKS.
SOUNDS GOOD.
THIS THE HILL CLIMB?
I WISH I COULD SEE.
YES, SIR.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I CAN'T SEE
OH, THEY'RE
WINCHING OVER THERE!
ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?
I'M GOING RIGHT.
I'M GOING RIGHT.
GO RIGHT.
GO RIGHT.
WE HAD THE ACCELERATOR
GLUED TO THE FLOOR
JUST CHUGGING ALONG AS HARD
AS THAT LITTLE BOOGER
WOULD, YOU KNOW?
I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT THIS DRIVE
LINE'S A PIECE OF
HELL, YES.
I YEAR YA.
HEY, WE PASSED
AN ULTRA4 CAR, DUDE!
BIG ROCK. WE GOT IT.
WE GOT IT.
WE'RE ON THROTTLE,
ON THROTTLE.
COME ON!
COME ON!
SIXTH GEAR, MAYBE?
NO?
IT WON'T SHIFT.
IF I LIFT OUT OF IT,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TROUBLE.
OH
I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S
EVEN TRYING TO SPIN THE TIRES.
NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
TAPE IN THE CAMERA.
WHAT'S IT DOING?
WE MAY BE IN HERE
ALL DAY, JASON.
UNCLASSIFIED, THIS IS
A DEE-SASTER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH.
THIS WAS HANDS-DOWN,
WITHOUT A DOUBT, 100%
A FAILURE IN MY CHOICE OF MOTOR
AND TRANSMISSION FOR THIS.
WHOO!
THESE E.T.s ARE THROUGH
THE ROOF.
WE'RE ON FIRE.
HOLD ON.
LET'S JUST AIR IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ON-FIRE ON FIRE.
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH, I THINK.
WE'RE HARD IN IT
RIGHT NOW.
IT STILL WON'T UP-SHIFT.
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE GOT.
THIS THING WAS GOING
TO BURN TO THE GROUND,
OR IT WAS GOING TO
GO OVER THIS HILL.
COME ON!
IF IT'S GONNA BLOW UP,
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY
IN AN INSANE DUST STORM.
TURN TO YOUR LEFT
A LITTLE BIT.
I CAN'T LOOK UP.
GREEN SCREEN WHEN WE GET BACK.
I'VE GOT MY EYES CLOSED.
Woman: YEAH.
Man: LIKE, IS THERE SAND
IN YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW?
- ME? YEAH.
- I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
USE ANY OF THIS.
OH, HEY.
I'M FARTING, AND IT'S JUST
BLOWING RIGHT IN YOUR FACES.
I GUESS RAY CHARLES WOULD
OUT OF THIS.
SMELL IT? I DO.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE...
IT'S LIKE...
Kaufman: WELL, WE GOT TO
GET UP THIS HILL.
IF WE CAN'T GET UP THIS HILL,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A --
LISTEN, WE'RE NEVER
GONNA BE ABLE TO CLIMB
THEM ROCKS.
YEAH.
THIS THING WAS GOING
TO BURN TO THE GROUND
OR IT WAS GONNA
GO OVER THIS HILL.
THERE WERE ONLY TWO OPTIONS.
WE'RE HARD IN IT
RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING SHE GOT.
COME ON.
Bowman: THERE WE GO.
WE GOT IT.
STILL WON'T UPSHIFT.
THIS IS EVERY BIT WE GOT.
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE GOT
AT THE MOMENT.
WE WERE SO DESTROYED ON
THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION
BY THE TIME WE GOT OVER
THE SAND HILL AT RACE MILE 3.
SO NOW, POP THAT OVER.
GOOD.
STRAIGHT UP.
YEAH, MAN.
IT'S RIGHT THERE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
WELCOME TO PIT 1.
FEELS GOOD TO
GET TO PIT 1.
YOU WANT TO STOP OR YOU
WANT TO BLOW THROUGH?
UH, IT.
IF IT'S GONNA BLOW UP,
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP, RIGHT?
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT
I WAS THINKING.
YEP.
YOU KNOW, WE PASSED PIT 1,
IT WAS LIKE --
LIKE WE'RE THE SLOWEST,
MOST BADASS MFs ON THIS TRACK.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO
WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
A LEFT TURN, LOOKS LIKE IT.
LET'S GO.
AARON AND JASON
JUST DROVE BY,
SEEMED IN GOOD SPIRITS,
HONKED THE HORN,
GAVE US A NICE LITTLE WAVE.
IT WAS GOOD,
A LITTLE BIT SLOWER,
BUT THEY'RE MAKING IT THROUGH
AND THEY JUST WANT TO FINISH,
AND I THINK THEY'RE
GONNA FINISH.
- MAIN PIT'S NEXT, ISN'T IT?
- NO.
WE GO BACK THROUGH 1
AFTER COUGAR'S BUTTE,
WHICH IS LIKE SOME
REAL ROCK CRAWLING.
YEP.
AND THEN A LOT OF
HIGH-SPEED STUFF,
BUT NOT FOR US.
BUT ANYWAY, UH...
I HAD THAT THING GLUED
TO THE FLOOR,
AT A WHOPPING, BLISTERING
30 MILES AN HOUR.
Bowman: WE ARE WIDE OPEN.
BURNIN' THAT FUEL.
Kaufman: JUST BLACK SMOKE
EVERYWHERE.
NO HUH?
SO, THE BLACK SMOKE IS A
BY-PRODUCT OF FUEL,
AND MORE FUEL TYPICALLY
EQUALS MORE SMOKE.
THE SMOKE, ON THROTTLE,
WHILE WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD,
NO, THAT'S NOT COMMON.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
NOPE.
NO FUEL PRESSURE.
NO PRESSURE.
PICK IT UP.
CAN'T GO FORWARD,
CAN'T GO BACK.
OUT OF FUEL.
YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT,
MYSELF.
AT THE POINT THAT
WE RAN OUT OF FUEL,
WE WERE 36 MILES
FROM MAIN PIT,
WE WERE 26.5 MILES
BACK FROM OUR PIT.
THERE WAS NO WAY ON THIS PLANET
TO GET FUEL INTO THAT TRUCK
LEGALLY UNDER RACE CONDITIONS.
AND SO, THE RUNNING OUT
OF FUEL, EFFECTIVELY,
WAS THE END
OF THE RACE.
- WHERE THEY AT?
- AT AROUND 26, YOU SAID?
THEY'RE IN BETWEEN 26 AND 27,
RAN OUT OF GAS.
- OKAY, I'LL LET 'EM KNOW.
- THANKS SO MUCH.
SO, THE BEST THING
FOR US TO DO
IS MAYBE JUST GET
EYES ON-SCENE.
YEAH.
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL
USE THAT CAMERA.
Kaufman: AS WE FIND OUR STRANDED
MOTORIST LOST,
DISMAYED, AN EMOTIONAL WRECK,
WE SEE HIS FACULTIES BREAK DOWN.
HE BEGINS TO WONDER,
"WHERE AM I?
HOW DO I FIND FOOD?
WHERE AM I REALLY AT
ON THE FOOD CHAIN?"
ALL THESE WILL BE
ANSWERED NEXT
ON "SHIFTING GEARS."
SO, IT'S BEEN 6 MINUTES
AND I'M STARTING TO GET NERVOUS
THAT THEY WON'T FIND US.
WE'RE EITHER GONNA HAVE TO
DIG A HOLE IN THE GROUND
TO ESCAPE THE BLISTERING SUN
AND CUT OPEN A CACTUS
FOR WATER OR SOMETHING,
BECAUSE --
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN...
FLY ON OUT OF HERE.
HEY, BOYS.
ARE YOU ALL WITH
TRIPLE "A" OR WHAT?
YES, SIR.
WE KNOW.
WHEN YOU GUYS CAME THROUGH AND
YOU WERE HONKING THAT HORN...
UH-HUH.
...I WAS ALL EXCITED.
I FELT LIKE YOU GUYS
WERE IN GOOD SPIRITS
AND EVERYTHING.
OH, WE WERE IN THE BEST
OF SPIRITS.
THE TRUCK MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN.
BRINGING DIESEL FOR YOU
AND A TRAILER.
HOPEFULLY TRY TO GET YOU OUT
AS MUCH AS WE CAN
AND THEN WE CAN TRAIL YOU BACK
ONCE WE GET TO THE MAIN ROAD.
WE'RE DRIVING THIS BITCH
UNTIL IT LIGHTS ON FIRE.
THE THING WITH THEM
BRINGING US OUT FUEL IS,
IT DISQUALIFIES US
FOR THE RACE.
SO, ESSENTIALLY,
OUR DAY WAS DONE.
Kaufman: WE'D MEASURED THE FUEL
AFTER SHOCK TUNING
AND APPEARED WE WERE
GETTING A MILE A GALLON
AND WE JUST THOUGHT,
"IT CAN'T BE RIGHT.
MAYBE WE'RE GUESSTIMATING
THE MILEAGE WRONG."
NO, IT GETS ONE MILE A GALLON.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE
THE FUEL'S GOING IN THIS CAR.
OUT THE TAILPIPE.
IT'S IN THE FORM
OF BLACK SMOKE.
RIGHT.
WHO KNOWS, HAD WE HAD FUEL,
WE MAYBE COULD'VE MADE IT
ANOTHER 10 MILES BEFORE THE
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE UP.
THAT TRANSMISSION IS SMOKED.
28 PEOPLE FINISHED THE RACE.
THERE'S 102 CARS THAT STARTED.
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE
BELOW US IN THE LIST.
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN COOL,
YOU KNOW?
WE HAVEN'T BUILT ONE
OF THESE CARS BEFORE.
NOT A BAD WAY TO CUT YOUR
TEETH AT KING OF THE HAMMERS.
ALL RIGHT, SIR.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
NAP TIME IS OVER.
OOH, WE'RE GONNA
DO SOME WORK?
HERE.
Kaufman: THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN.
IT WAS EVERYTHING
I WANTED IT TO BE, ALMOST.
I WOULD'VE LIKE TO HAVE
GONE FASTER.
I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE
GONE FURTHER.
BUT YOU GOT TO EARN
YOUR STRIPES,
YOU GOT TO CUT YOUR TEETH,
AND WE DID BOTH THOSE THINGS.
THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING END TO
OUR FIRST CHAPTER AT THE GARAGE.
I'M PROUD OF MY CREW, I'M PROUD
OF WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED
TOGETHER IN BUILDING THE SCOUT.
WE WANTED TO SEE
IF WE COULD BUILD IT,
AND THEN WE WANTED TO SEE
WHAT IT WAS MADE OF.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE RACE DIDN'T BREAK US.
IT MIGHT HAVE BROKE OUR TRUCK.
AND NOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING BACK TO THE GARAGE
AND TACKLING MY NEXT BUILD.
FOR OTHER PEOPLE FOR FAR TOO LONG.
NOW I'M TAKING THINGS
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
AT MY NEW SHOP,
ARCLIGHT FABRICATION,
I'M DESIGNING
AFTERMARKET TRUCK PARTS,
BUILDING UNIQUE VEHICLES THAT
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BUILD,
AND I'M HAVING
MORE FUN DOING IT.
I'VE HANDPICKED A TEAM
OF THE BEST BUILDERS
FROM ACROSS AMERICA TO JOIN ME.
BUILDING THESE CUSTOM VEHICLES
WILL CHALLENGE OUR SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCE ON EVERY LEVEL.
AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE,
WE'LL PUT EACH ONE TO THE TEST.
I'M AARON KAUFMAN,
AND THIS IS "SHIFTING GEARS."
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
WE FINALLY MADE IT
TO KING OF THE HAMMERS.
LET'S GO.
HE WANTS A FLAG.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
LET'S GO!
- YEAH!
- EVERYTHING IS BIGGER, MEANER,
AND GNARLIER HERE
THAN I EXPECTED.
IS THIS THE HILL CLIMB?
CAN'T SEE
WE'RE ON FIRE.
HOLD ON.
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP.
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP.
THE SMOKE ON THROTTLE WHILE
WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD --
IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
WHOA!
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
WHOA!
BIG ROCK!
WHAT THE
AARON.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.
100 DAYS TODAY.
HOW WE DOING?
HOW YOU FEELING?
TIRED.
I'M SLEEPY.
A LITTLE -- PARDON ME?
YOUR MIC DIDN'T
SLIP DOWN, DID IT?
IT'S BEEN 100 DAYS,
AND WE'RE THERE.
WE'RE FINISHED.
THAT'S THE GREAT PART.
IT'S ALL A CULMINATION
OF A MILLION DIFFERENT THINGS
TO GET US TO THIS POINT
RIGHT NOW,
AND WE'RE SUPER-EXCITED
TO GET OUT THERE,
GET ON THE ROAD, AND JUST DO
THIS DAMN THING ALREADY.
Kaufman: IN FIVE YEARS,
THIS IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT
THAT I'VE EVER GOT INTO.
KING OF THE HAMMERS
IS A VERY SERIOUS RACE.
A WEEK FROM NOW,
THERE MAY BE ZERO TRUCK LEFT.
MY EXPERIENCE IN THE TRUCK
IS EXTREMELY LOW.
MY EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE
OF RACING IS EXTREMELY LOW.
AND SO WE HAVE AN UNPROVEN
TRUCK, UNPROVEN DRIVER,
AND A BIG CHALLENGE.
I MEAN, WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE,
RIGHT?
LET'S GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
K.O.H.
OR BUST.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE
GONNA HEAD WEST
TO KING OF THE HAMMERS
IN JOHNSON VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.
SEE YOU IN CALIFORNIA.
WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW MILES
AHEAD OF US
AND NOT MANY HOURS TO GET THERE.
IT'S ABOUT TO BE ONE CRAZY RIDE
THROUGH THE NIGHT,
THROUGH THE MORNING.
BUT NEXT TIME YOU SEE US,
WE'LL BE IN HAMMERTOWN
AND SEE IF WE CAN PUT DOWN
A WHOLE RACE.
WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF HER?
I THINK SHE'S
PRETTY DARN CUTE.
CUTE? I'M SURPRISED TO HEAR
YOU USE THAT WORD.
SO, ABOUT 14 WEEKS AGO,
I BOUGHT THIS
'71 INTERNATIONAL SCOUT
OUT OF MY FRIEND
CHRIS' BACKYARD.
IT'S GONNA FALL!
IT'S GONNA FALL!
YEAH! OH!
WHOO!
I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE
AN OFF-ROAD TRUCK
THAT I COULD DRIVE EVERY DAY
BUT HAD REALLY HUGE ABILITIES.
BASICALLY, I COULD RUN
ANY TRAIL I WANTED,
AND I COULD DRIVE IT TO WORK.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
DESECRATING SUCH A RARE BIRD?
HOW MANY TIMES
DID IT ROLL OVER?
HAVE WE CHECKED THIS THING
FOR INSECTS YET?
A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT
THE SCOUT BUILD
WAS A LITTLE FAR OUT THERE,
BUT I WANTED A CHALLENGE.
ORIGINALLY, I HAD PLANNED
TO GO TO MOAB AND RUBICON.
Currie: I'M GONNA BUILD SOMETHING
THAT'S FAST IN THE DESERT
AND WILL WORK
IN THE ROCKS.
CHECKING OUT CASEY CURRIE'S
ULTRA4 RACECAR
DEFINITELY GOT ME EXCITED
ABOUT KING OF THE HAMMERS --
THE HARDEST ONE-DAY OFF-ROAD
RACE ON THE PLANET.
THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE
THE SCOUT COULD GO
AND RUN A NETWORK OF TRAILS
IN JOHNSON VALLEY
CALLED THE HAMMERS.
BUT MAYBE NOT AS FAST.
WITH MOST OF THE HARD WORK
AND LONG NIGHTS BEHIND US,
IT'S FINALLY TIME TO FIND OUT
IF WE CAN BEAT THE HAMMERS
OR IF THE HAMMERS
WILL BEAT US.
HI.
WE MADE IT.
I DROVE 1,319 MILES.
WE WERE DOWN TO THE LAST
COUPLE OF HOURS
BEFORE WE COULD
EVEN MAKE IT IN TIME.
AND WE JUST --
JUST BARELY PULLED IT OFF.
WE JUST BARELY GOT HERE.
IT'S A RELEASE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S LIKE TO GET HERE
WAS JUST SUCH A DUMP --
AN EMOTIONAL DUMP.
CLEAR?
I'M HERE.
WE GOT HERE.
THERE'S A BIG JOB AHEAD OF US,
BUT WE MADE IT.
THAT IN ITSELF IS
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, THE TRUCK'S OFF.
THAT JUST HAPPENED.
WELCOME TO HAMMERTOWN.
MY TEAM AND I ARE HERE
AT KING OF THE HAMMERS
FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS
TO DO TWO THINGS --
TEST OUR SCOUT IN THE WORST
OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE WORLD
AND LEARN FROM SOME OF THE BEST
ON HOW TO DRIVE IN THIS
BONE-CRUSHING TERRAIN.
HOW MUCH SLEEP YOU GOING
ON THERE, AARON?
I WENT TO BED
AT 1:30 LAST NIGHT.
SO, WHAT IS IT NOW --
6:30?
FIVE HOURS?
THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.
I'M TAKING PART IN TWO RACES.
THURSDAY IS THE 4800 CLASS,
OR LEGENDS CLASS,
WHICH RUNS 139 MILES
AND ALLOWS 10 HOURS TO COMPLETE.
I'M RUNNING THAT RACE
AS A CO-DRIVER
FOR BRIAN TILTON
FROM 4x4 OUTLET.
BUENOS DIAS, SEÑOR.
MY JOB IS TO HELP GUIDE
THE PATH THE DRIVER TAKES
AS HE PUSHES THE CAR
AS HARD AS HE CAN.
A GREAT WAY TO SEE HOW
A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
NAVIGATES THIS COURSE BEFORE
I HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF.
FRIDAY'S RACE IS THE 4400, OR
THE HAMMERS, WHICH IS THE RACE
I'LL BE DRIVING IN THE SCOUT
WITH JASON AS MY CO-DRIVER.
THIS COURSE IS 202 MILES LONG,
AND WE HAVE 14 HOURS
TO COMPLETE IT.
THESE ARE THE MOST ADVANCED
CARS IN THE COMPETITION.
THE SORT OF MODIFICATIONS
THAT YOU MAKE TO THE CAR
DICTATE WHICH RACE YOU ENTER.
WHEN RACE DAY COMES,
WE'LL TRY AND CROSS
THROUGH THE DESERT, DIRT,
AND ROCKY TERRAIN
TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY
AND WITHIN THE 14-HOUR TIMELINE.
THERE ARE PIT STOPS
ALONG THE WAY,
AND PLANNING FUEL
AND OTHER MECHANICAL NEEDS
IS CRITICAL TO FINISHING.
LESS THAN A QUARTER
OF THE DRIVERS AT HAMMERS
WILL EVEN FINISH THE RACE.
THE SCOUT IS UNTESTED
AND UNPROVEN,
JUST LIKE MY SKILLS
IN THE ROCKS.
SOME OF THESE DRIVERS HAVE SPENT
CLOSE TO $1 MILLION ON THEIR CAR
AND ARE THE BEST DRIVERS
IN THE WORLD.
I MIGHT BE OUTCLASSED
IN THAT REGARD.
WE'LL SEE.
BUT BEFORE THAT, OUR QUALIFYING
RUNS ARE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,
WHERE WE WILL BE TIMED
ON A SHORT, HARD, TWO-MILE LAP,
WHICH WILL DICTATE
WHERE WE WILL START THE RACE.
SO, THERE WILL BE NO ONE
ON COURSE BUT US?
THERE AIN'T NOTHING TO SLOW DOWN
EXCEPT FOR THAT WALL.
SO, I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT CO-DRIVING 4876,
A RIDE WITH BRIAN TILTON, A GUY
THAT I ONLY MET THIS SUMMER.
AND YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
YOU JUST CLICK WITH PEOPLE.
IT'S FOOT TO THE FLOOR,
NOTHING SLOWING US DOWN.
YEP.
KING OF THE HAMMERS
IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANY RACE.
IT WORKS OUT BETTER
FOR THE RHYTHM OF THE RACE
IF WE GET THE FASTEST CARS
UP FRONT.
THE ONLY FAIR WAY TO SAY,
"THESE ARE THE FASTEST CARS,"
IS TO MEASURE THEM.
AND THE YARDSTICK THAT WE HAVE
TO MEASURE THE RACECARS
IS A THING CALLED QUALIFYING.
WE TAKE A SINGLE LAP,
AND THEN THEY DROP THE FLAG ON
AND THEY TIME YOU.
THE FASTEST CARS
RUNNING THE LAP --
THAT'S HOW YOU'RE STAGGERED
ON YOUR START.
THE FASTEST CARS ARE UP FRONT.
SLOWEST CARS ARE IN THE BACK.
IF YOU DON'T QUALIFY,
YOU'RE ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK.
NOW, BECAUSE QUALIFYING
FOR THE BIG RACE
WHERE WE'RE RUNNING OUR SCOUT
ISN'T UNTIL TOMORROW,
THIS GIVES ME
A CHANCE TO OBSERVE BRIAN
AND SEE HOW
HE TACKLES THE COURSE.
ROCK AND ROLL, MAN.
BUT I'M NOT HERE JUST TO WATCH.
I ALSO HAVE A JOB TO DO.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
THERE'S SO MUCH GOING
THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
OBVIOUSLY BEING
STRESSED AS A DRIVER,
AND YOU'RE FOCUSED ON TRYING
TO KEEP THE CAR IN A FAST LINE.
AND YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF YOU'RE ON RACE COURSE,
SO YOU GOT A CO-DRIVER
THERE TELLING YOU,
"OKAY, YOU HAVE
A RIGHT-HAND TURN COMING UP.
YOU HAVE A LEFT-HAND
TURN COMING UP."
YABBA-DABBA-DOO.
AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT,
THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF WATCHING
ALL THE GAUGES. SO IF THERE'S
AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR --
IF YOU'RE STARTING TO GET HOT,
IF YOUR TRANSMISSION'S
STARTING TO GET HOT,
IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY
TO LET YOU KNOW,
"HEY, YOU GOT TO BACK OUT OF IT,
OR YOU'RE GONNA BURN
THE CAR DOWN."
CAR'S GOOD.
VOLTAGE GOOD.
OIL PRESSURE GOOD.
TRANS GOOD.
WATER TEMPERATURE'S FINE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S KILL IT.
YOU READY?
Man: 4876.
WHEN I GIVE THE GO-AHEAD,
I WILL RAISE THE FLAG.
WHEN I DROP THE FLAG,
YOU CAN GO, ALL RIGHT?
FOUR HIGH,
FRONT AND BACK?
TRANSFER CASE IN?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
MAKE IT SMOOTH.
COME ON, DRIVER.
YOU GOT IT.
GOOD THROTTLE.
YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
QUARTER ON THROTTLE.
YOU GOT IT.
OH, COME ON.
RIDE THAT WALL.
GET IN THERE. TUCK -- TUCK
INTO THE CORNER ON THIS ONE.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE GOOD.
ROTATE.
ON THROTTLE!
NO!
ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE! ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE!
THAT'S GOOD!
GO!
YOU GOT IT!
COMING UP ON ROCKS.
BACK DOWN TO ONE.
YOU GOT IT?
YEP.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LINE. GOOD LINE.
GOOD LINE, DRIVER.
GOOD LINE.
GO LEFT.
GO LEFT.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT'S THE ONE.
THAT'S THE ONE.
WE WERE HOT ON IT.
WE WEREN'T GONNA BE
THE FASTEST FINISHER,
BUT IT WAS FAST.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
BLASTED UP THE LITTLE MOUNTAIN,
AND THEN WE COME DOWN
THE OTHER SIDE.
RIGHT PASS.
WHOA!
BIG ROCK!
AND THEN WE RAN INTO A ROCK
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A JEEP,
I THINK.
WHAT THE
ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE!
WE GOT A FLAT.
HOW BAD IS THE DAMAGE?
IT'S TIME TO GO FIND OUT
WHAT THE TRUCK CAN DO.
THIS THING.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DRIVE ANYTHING UP THAT.
I'M THINKING THIS IS
THE END OF THE ROAD.
- I THINK THIS -- OH
- THIS IS WHOA.
Kaufman:
COME ON, DRIVER.
Kaufman:
SO, DEEP IN OUR QUALIFYING LAP,
I'M CO-DRIVING,
AND WE WERE HOT ON IT.
THAT'S THE ONE.
THAT'S THE ONE.
IT WAS TIME TO GO DOWN
THE HILL,
AND WHEN WE DID,
WE TOOK A BAD HOP.
AND THE BAD HOP POINTED THE CAR
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
AND TRY AS YOU MIGHT,
THE CAR ENDED UP IN A ROCK.
WHOA!
BIG ROCK!
SAW THAT ONE.
WE COULDN'T DRIVE
THROUGH THE ROCK,
SO WE HAD TO STOP,
PUT IT IN REVERSE...
WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD.
LET'S DRIVE.
...PUT IT IN DRIVE,
AND GO FORWARD.
ON THROTTLE!
ON THROTTLE!
RIGHT SIDE.
EASY.
WE'RE LANDING ON RIMS.
WE GOT A FLAT, I THINK.
LET'S BRING IT DOWN.
LET'S SAVE THE EQUIPMENT.
ALL RIGHT, WE PUSHED
PRETTY GOOD.
WHAT A BUMMER, YOU KNOW,
COMING OUT OF THE GATE HOT,
ON A FAST LAP,
AND THEN WE TAKE ONE WRONG HOP.
WELL, IT WASN'T SO MUCH
WE HIT THE ROCK
AS SOMEONE LEFT THAT ROCK
IN THE WRONG SPOT.
WE HAD A NICE LINE.
THERE WAS JUST A BIG ROCK
IN THE WAY.
WE RAN 2:31 ON THREE TIRES
AND WE GOT BUMPED ON OUR LINE
AND WE HIT A BIG ROCK
AND STILL PUT DOWN --
I THINK IT WAS A DECENT TIME.
I THINK WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN A TOP-10, -15
HAD WE NOT HAD A MISTAKE.
BUT THEY HAPPEN.
WE'RE GONNA PULL UP HERE.
WE'LL CHANGE THE TIRE REAL
QUICK, AND THEN WE CAN GET IT
IN AND KIND OF GO OVER.
Kaufman: LUCKILY, WE DIDN'T
DESTROY THE WHEEL,
BUT THAT'S THE BEAUTY
OF THIS PLACE IS THAT IT'S HARD.
PARDON ME. I'M LOOKING
FOR A FELLA NAMED DAVE.
HI, WELCOME TO KING
OF THE HAMMERS, AARON.
DAVE COLE -- MASTERMIND
OF KING OF THE HAMMERS.
HE IS THE GODFATHER
OF THE HAMMERS.
IT'S HIS BABY.
IT'S HIS DEAL.
YOU KNOW WHAT, IT WAS JUST
KIND OF A DUMB IDEA.
DONE COMPETITION
ROCK-CRAWLING STUFF,
AND IT SEEMED LIKE WE COULD JUST
DO SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
WE NEEDED HORSEPOWER AND SPEED
AND BAJA WAS DOING ITS THING,
SO I JUST KIND OF MARRIED
THE TWO TOGETHER --
JUST, LIKE, LONG-ENDURANCE
DESERT RACING TO ROCK CRAWLING.
WE DID A RACE,
AND NO ONE KNEW ABOUT IT.
WENT BACK AFTERWARDS AND SAID,
"HEY, WHAT IF WE DID THIS RACE
AND MADE THIS
NEW KIND OF RACECAR?"
AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF, AND
THE INTERNET KIND OF SPUN OUT.
IT WAS LIKE, "PEOPLE WILL DIE.
IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.
THIS IS THE DUMBEST IDEA
IN THE WORLD.
IT'S AWESOME."
ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF OPINIONS.
I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
I DIDN'T HAVE A PERMIT.
DIDN'T HAVE
ANY WAY TO DO IT.
SO I STARTED GETTING PHONE CALLS
FROM ALL THESE RACERS
SAYING THEY WANTED TO COME
RACE KING OF THE HAMMERS.
YEAH.
AND I TOLD THEM
I DIDN'T HAVE
ANY SPOTS LEFT.
I TOOK THEIR CELL NUMBERS DOWN,
TOOK THEIR PHONE NUMBERS DOWN,
TOLD THEM I'D
CALL THEM BACK.
ONCE I HAD 50 PEOPLE,
I CALLED THEM ALL UP AND SAID,
"IF YOU GIVE ME $600 TOMORROW,
YOU CAN HAVE THE LAST SPOT."
OH, RIGHT!
SO 50 GUYS GOT THE LAST SPOT.
WE GOT OUR PERMITS, WE GOT OUR
INSURANCE, AND WE WENT RACING.
HOLY SMOKES, MAN.
THAT'S HOW KING
OF THE HAMMERS STARTED.
HE BAMBOOZLED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF PEOPLE
INTO PAYING
FOR THE VERY LAST SPOT,
WHICH FUNDED A REAL RACE,
AND THEN HERE WE ARE.
40,000 PEOPLE IN HAMMERTOWN
AND SOMETHING
LIKE 80,000 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS
AND SPECTATORS ON RACE DAY.
Cole: I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS
FOR COMING OUT.
THANK YOU FOR THE LONG TREK.
TOMORROW MORNING, WE'RE MOVING
QUALIFYING BACK TILL 10:00.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE COURSE
FROM 6:30 TO 8:30,
JUST LIKE THIS MORNING.
HOW DO YOU GUYS LIKE THE COURSE?
- GOOD!
ANYBODY COMPLAINING
THAT IT'S TOO EASY?
YEAH, FINISH LAP 2.
TALK TO ME, BUBBA.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.
I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GUYS ARE BADASS.
HELLO! HOW ARE YOU?
I'M SO TIRED!
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I THINK EVERYONE IS.
GOOD. GOOD.
IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
YEAH, HOW YOU DOING?
HOW'S IT GOING?
YOU ARE...?
I'M CHRIS, HER CO-DRIVER.
HE'S MY CO-DRIVER.
EXCELLENT. AARON.
THIS IS JASON,
MY CO-DRIVER.
HOW'S IT GOING, JASON?
I'M JESSI.
JESSI.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
- COMBS.
- OH, SORRY.
Woman:
WHO IS JESSI COMBS?
THE FIRST TIME I MET HER
WAS AT STURGIS.
SHE'S ACTUALLY
FROM THE BLACK HILLS.
SHE'S A HARD CHARGER, ESPECIALLY
OUT HERE IN THE DESERT.
SHE'S GOT A LONG HISTORY
OF DESERT RACING,
ROCK CRAWLING, SO THIS
IS REALLY HER VENUE.
AND SHE'S ALSO THE FASTEST WOMAN
ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH.
SHE'S GONE LIKE
600-SOME MILES AN HOUR.
SO A VERY ACCOMPLISHED DRIVER
AND A LOT OF FUN
TO HANG OUT WITH.
AND SHE'S NOT
THE ONLY ELITE TALENT
THAT KING OF THE HAMMERS DRAWS.
PREVIOUS WINNERS INCLUDE
ERIC MILLER,
JASON SCHERER,
AND SHANNON CAMPBELL.
SO I'M IN SOME PRETTY
SPECIAL COMPANY HERE.
SO, I'M RIDING WITH
BRIAN TILTON,
AND I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD YEAR.
TILTON.
YEAH, CO-DRIVING.
AND HE FINISHED LAST YEAR
IN THE EXACT SAME CAR.
YEAH, AND THEN SO, TODAY,
I THINK WE'RE ON TRACK
FOR A 2:08 QUALIFYING.
WE LOST A TIRE, AND SO WE DID
2:31 ON THREE TIRES.
I GOT FAITH IN HIM.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO OKAY.
AND THEN OUR TRUCK -- WHO KNOWS?
WE'LL FIND OUT.
I'D SAY IT WAS A PRETTY
SUCCESSFUL FIRST DAY.
BRIAN AND I QUALIFIED 40th
OUT OF 110 4800 CARS.
BUT TOMORROW WE'LL FINALLY TAKE
THE SCOUT OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME
FOR A SHORT TEST RUN BEFORE
WE QUALIFY FOR THE BIG RACE.
SO, THIS RIGHT HERE
IS BRAND-SPANKING-NEW.
WE'VE JUST NOW REALLY GOT
THE TRUCK TOGETHER.
WE'RE STILL BATTLING
SOME TRANSMISSION STUFF.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THOUGH,
IT'S TIME TO FIND OUT
WHAT THE TRUCK CAN DO.
WE TALK ABOUT STAGES OF SUCCESS,
AND THE FIRST PART --
GETTING HERE WAS A BIG ONE.
THE NEXT WAS ACTUALLY
ROLLING OUT AT PRACTICE.
QUITE LITERALLY, THE FIRST TIME
OUR '71 SCOUT HAS TOUCHED DIRT.
JASON'S GONNA CO-DRIVE WITH ME.
OUT OF ALL THE GUYS,
I THINK JASON
HAS THE MOST EXPERIENCE
BUILDING A VARIETY OF CARS,
THE MOST EXPERIENCE MECHANICAL,
AND MOST EXPERIENCE OFF-ROAD,
AND HE'S ACTUALLY
BEEN HERE BEFORE.
AND SO HOPEFULLY, THAT'S GONNA
BE A BIG ADVANTAGE.
ALL THESE TRUCKS
LOOK LIKE SPACESHIPS.
IT'S JUST COOL TO SEE ONE
THAT LOOKS LIKE A NORMAL TRUCK.
THE SCOUT IS RACING IN A CLASS
CALLED 4400, WHICH IS UNLIMITED.
IT'S THE BIGGEST, BADDEST
FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE RACECARS
THERE ARE AND SOME
OF THE NASTIEST,
MEANEST, FASTEST DRIVERS.
AND THEN THERE'S US.
WE WERE ALREADY
SET UP ON A LINE.
WHEN I DECIDED WE WERE COMING
TO KING OF THE HAMMERS
BUT WE COULDN'T CHANGE
THE SHOCK LOCATION --
AND SO THAT'S WHAT
PUT US IN 4400.
WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY BROUGHT
A PAPERCLIP TO A GUN BATTLE,
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE NOT GONNA TRY
AND POKE SOME EYES OUT.
ALL RIGHT, 25
ON THE SHORT COURSE.
OKAY.
OKAY, RUN THREE LAPS,
AND WE GET ONE
OFF THE TRACK,
AND THEN I'LL GET YOU ON,
ALL RIGHT?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE GO.
THIS THING.
ONCE WE GO UP THAT THING,
WE'RE GONNA GO THE WHOLE TIME.
OH, YEAH.
I'M LOOKING UP THIS FIRST HILL,
AND ALL I CAN THINK IS,
"YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO DRIVE ANYTHING UP THAT."
AND WE JUST ROLLED UP TO IT.
I SAID, "YOU GOOD?"
"YEP."
I WAS DRIVING ON THROTTLE.
AND I SAID, "WE SLIDE
THREE MORE FEET, WE'RE DONE."
TURN, SET THIS THING DOWN.
HOLY CRAP.
OH, BIG ROCK.
BUT THERES A GREAT, BIG ROCK
LIKE THE SIZE OF A KIA.
OH, WE FOUND IT!
BACK UP.
I'M THINKING, "THIS IS
THE END OF THE ROAD."
AND THAT TRUCK JUST KEEPS
DIGGING AND PULLING.
GO UP THIS THING,
JUST CHUGGING ALONG.
IT WAS LIKE THOMAS THE TRAIN,
BUT IF IT WAS A SCOUT, YOU KNOW?
I THINK I CAN.
I THINK I CAN.
COME ON, CAR.
YOU GOT IT.
LITTLE TRACTOR.
- WE'RE GOOD.
WE CLIMBED A HILL THAT I DIDN'T
EVEN THINK A CAR COULD GO UP.
YEAH!
THAT LITTLE TRUCK, LIKE,
TOTALLY KICKS ASS.
WHOO-HOO!
YEAH!
AWESOME!
NOW WE HAVE TO GO DOWN.
I CAN'T SEE THE DROP.
I CAN'T, EITHER.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT.
WE'LL FIND IT ONE WAY
OR ANOTHER, WON'T WE?
YEAH.
GET OFF THE ROCK.
COME ON.
COME ON, CAR.
FRONT TIRES HOP OFF THE LEDGE,
GRAB THE NEXT LEDGE,
TAKE ABOUT 2 1/2-,
3-FOOT FALL ON IT.
AS LONG AS THEY'RE STAYING
BOOST, IT DOES OKAY.
DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING.
LET'S GO ANYWAY.
AND THEN YOU'RE JUST COMMITTED.
YOU GOT TO GO.
AND SO IT'S KIND OF
LIKE MOST DRIVING.
LOOK WHERE I WANT TO GO,
AND THEN GO THERE.
YEAH!
YEAH!
BIG JUMP. BIG JUMP.
THE PROBLEM IS HERE IS THERE'S
GIANT ROCKS IN THE WAY.
YEAH.
ONE BEHIND YOU.
WE'LL PROBABLY HEAR THAT A LOT
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
OH, YEAH.
BIG HOLE.
WHOA!
GOT ANOTHER ONE
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
THAT TOOK A DOWN.
HOLY
SO, DRIVING OUR SCOUT
AT KING OF THE HAMMERS
IS INTERESTING
BECAUSE EVERYTHING ON THE TRUCK
WAS UNTESTED, UNPROVEN,
AND UNADJUSTED.
GONNA HURT.
OH!
YEAH.
IT HATES THESE SHOCKS.
GOT THE BEST SHOCKS
ON PLANET EARTH.
WHEN THEY'RE NOT SET UP YET,
THEN THEY'RE JUST A STICK
WITH FLUID INSIDE OF THEM.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THESE
SHOCKS OFF THIS TRUCK.
YEAH, YOU AIN'T KIDDING.
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
WITH THIS THING.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
HE'S TRYING TO TAKE YOU
ON THE INSIDE.
HE WANTS TO PLAY.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
LET'S GO!
LET'S GO!
Kaufman: SO, WE WERE TESTING OUT
OUR SCOUT YESTERDAY.
WE RAN INTO A COUPLE ISSUES,
THE MOST IMPORTANT BEING
OUR SUSPENSION
NEEDED MAJOR TUNING.
SO WE DECIDED TO SKIP QUALIFYING
AND BRING IT HERE TO KING SHOCKS
TO HAVE A SETUP DONE,
SINCE WE FIGURED IT'S MORE
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A TRUCK
THAT HANDLES WELL
THAN A BETTER
STARTING POSITION.
Man: ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE THAT A TRY?
Kaufman: ALL RIGHT!
OH, NO!
WHAT HAPPENED?
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER
WITH THIS THING.
WE CAME OVER HERE TO KING.
WE HAD TO MAKE
A COUPLE FINAL ADJUSTMENTS.
AND WE NOTICED THAT
THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK.
COME TO FIND OUT ONE OF
THE OIL PRESSURE LINES
THAT GOES TO
THE TURBO HAS A LEAK.
AND ALSO, ON TOP OF IT ALL,
WE'RE NOT SURE IF
OUR RACE PACK IS READING
EXACTLY WHAT IT --
ZERO.
BUT RIGHT NOW IT SAYS
THERE'S 36% FUEL IN IT,
WHICH THERE IS NOT.
IT SUCKS 'CAUSE NOW WE HAVE
TO LISTEN TO HIM
AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED, AND, YOU KNOW.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE A TOUCH
CONCERNED WITH FUEL.
WHEN WE WERE OUT TESTING, IT WAS
EATING SOME FUEL UP PRETTY BAD.
AND IF WE HAD A 22-GALLON CELL,
WE DIDN'T REALLY QUITE KNOW
WHAT THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE
A TESTED VEHICLE.
OH, THE FUEL?
YOU WANT TO CHECK
WHAT THE CALIBRATION IS?
- I'M GONNA SAY ZERO.
- OKAY.
Kaufman: SO, WE HAVE TWO ISSUES
WITH THE FUELING ON THE SCOUT.
ONE IS THE FUEL CONSUMPTION
SEEMS TO BE THROUGH THE ROOF.
THE OTHER IS THE FUEL GAUGE
IS COMPLETELY INACCURATE.
- IT SAYS 100%.
- WHAT IS IT?
IT'S AT 100%?
IT'S AT 100%.
NOW, LUCKILY, I'M RUNNING THE
4800 RACE WITH BRIAN TOMORROW.
SO THAT MEANS THE GUYS
HAVE ABOUT 36 HOURS
UNTIL THIS THING NEEDS
TO BE FIXED AND RACE-READY.
AS FOR ME, I HAVE TO MENTALLY
PREP FOR THE 10-HOUR BEATING
I'M GOING TO TAKE TOMORROW.
Man: FANTASTIC DAY HERE IN
HAMMERTOWN FOR THE SMITTYBILT
EVERY MAN CHALLENGE.
SUN IS SHINING.
SKIES ARE BLUE.
LET'S GET SOME RACING DONE.
THIS IS PROBABLY A REALLY
WEIRD WAY TO SIT.
I'M JUST TRYING NEW THINGS OUT.
VERY EXCITING, BRIAN.
TODAY IS THE 4800 RACE.
I'LL BE BRIAN TILTON'S CO-DRIVER
ON THIS 10-HOUR, 136-MILE COURSE
BEFORE I DRIVE THE FINAL
4400 RACE TOMORROW MORNING.
Tilton: MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
PUT OUR HELMETS ON NOW.
EVERYBODY ELSE IS.
THE TIME OF IT'S 10 HOURS.
AT 10 HOURS, THEY WRITE THREE
LETTERS NEXT TO YOUR NAME --
DNF -- DID NOT FINISH.
IT'S LIKE A SPECIAL
KIND OF LOSER, YOU KNOW?
WE DON'T WANT TO BE THAT GUY.
YOU WANT ME TO SING YOU
A SONG OR ANYTHING?
I THINK I'M ALL RIGHT.
Man: IF YOU'RE JUST TUNING
IN, REMEMBER
THIS IS THE PREDECESSOR
TO THE BIG DADDY.
- YEAH.
- GET THIS DONE, BRIAN.
YEP.
IT'S GREAT TO WATCH
AT THE END HOW EVERYBODY GOES --
WHOA!
WE GOT A BICYCLE!
WHOA, WAS THAT CONFUSING!
WHAT THE HELL HAVE
Y'ALL GOT GOING ON?
WE HAVE A TRUCK ROLLED OVER,
BUT I THINK THAT THEY CAN
GET AROUND THE OUTSIDE.
GO, GO, GO, GO!
HARDER!
HARDER!
HE'S GONNA TRY AND TAKE YOU
ON THE INSIDE.
SHUT THE DOOR. SHUT THE DOOR!
EASY ON THE BRAKES.
YOU GOT HIM ON THE OUTSIDE.
YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
LOSE HIM!
GO, GO, GO, GO!
Kaufman:
WE LEFT THE START LINE.
WE PUSHED HARD.
YOU GOT IT.
I MEAN, WE PUSHED REALLY HARD
AND WE DID REALLY GOOD
AND THE CAR WAS
WORKING REALLY WELL.
THIS ZIG-ZAGS AROUND
QUITE A BIT RIGHT HERE.
RIDE IT LEFT.
RIDE IT LEFT.
BRIAN, IT GOES LEFT.
THE GO-FAST STUFF I GET.
IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
YOU'RE DRIVING SMOOTH.
CAR FEELS GOOD.
THE ROCK STUFF IS SO NEW,
YOU KNOW?
YOU GOT IT NOW.
YOU GOT IT.
GOING OVER ROCKS THE SIZE
OF REFRIGERATORS AND CARS...
YOU GOT SOME MORE WIGGLE.
AND A BIG TURN
TO THE LEFT.
LINES THAT I DON'T KNOW
HOW BRIAN SEES THIS STUFF.
BIG ROCK RIGHT SIDE.
YOU'RE GOOD.
YOU GOT A LEFT-HAND WIGGLE
COMING UP.
THERE IT IS.
EASE IN IT.
TAKE IT EASY.
TAKE IT EASY.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
YOU'RE ON 'EM.
IF YOU WANT TO GET AWAY,
WE CAN'T MAKE A PASS.
LET'S DRIVE HIM HARD, SEE IF HE
MAKES SOME MISTAKES
IN THE NEXT ROCKS, OKAY?
GOT TO PASS A RACER IN MILE
THREE AND REALLY TURNED IT ON.
WHEN WE GET OUT
IN THIS FREE AIR,
LET'S SCARE HIM A LITTLE BIT.
AND SO WE GOT OUT THERE,
AND WE WERE PICKING PEOPLE OFF.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT,
RIGHT, RIGHT. THE OTHER WAY.
WELCOME TO
THE BIG SHOW, DUDE!
TAKE IT EASY NOW.
WE'RE OUT IN FRONT.
WHEN YOU'RE BEING HELD UP
BY ANOTHER CAR...
HE'S ON IT. HE'S ON IT.
WE'RE ON. WE'RE ON.
...IT'S TOTALLY LEGAL
TO GIVE HIM A LITTLE BUMP
JUST TO LET HIM KNOW
YOU'RE THERE.
WE'VE GOT TO
TAKE IT FROM HIM.
HE'S NOT GONNA
GIVE IT TO US.
YEAH! YEAH!
COME ON!
THANK YOU!
LET'S GO!
SO, AARON IS OUT RUNNING
THE EMC TODAY WITH BRIAN.
SO I'M PUTTING ON A COUPLE OF
LITTLE DIFFERENTIAL SKID PLATES
THAT CURRIE HOOKED US UP WITH.
AND I'VE GOT TO DO
SOME DRY FLANGES.
I HAVE TO TAKE OUR OUTER
DRIVE HUBS OFF, CHANGE THE OIL,
YOU KNOW JUST GO THROUGH
FLUIDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I HAVE TO GO THROUGH
CONTINGENCY INSPECTION
BETWEEN NOON AND 6:00.
SO AT SOME POINT,
I NEED TO GO OUT THERE
AND GET OUR TRUCK LOOKED
AT THE REST OF THE WAY.
THERE YOU GO. PRESS IT!
GO, GO, GO, GO, GO!
ON COURSE!
LEFT-HAND TURN.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
HE'S NOT GONNA GIVE IT TO US.
HE WANTS HIS PLACE.
CUT IT TIGHT.
CUT IT TIGHT.
GET ON HIM.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
HE KNOWS WE'RE HERE.
YES, SIR!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
THEY'RE JUST
BUMPY AS HELL.
SHOULDN'T HAVE ATE ALL THAT
SPAGHETTI THIS MORNING.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GET INTO
LOW RANGE RIGHT HERE. OKAY.
BY THE TIME WE GOT
TO COUGAR VIEW,
WE HAD WORN OUT THE SHOCKS
A LITTLE BIT, BOBBING OUT HARD.
LET'S GO.
Tilton: COME ON.
KIND OF SWAMPING OUT
ON BIG G-OUTS A LITTLE BIT,
BUT STILL CHARGING QUICKLY.
YEAH, SOMETHING
IS PISSED OFF.
I THINK WE'RE LOSING
THE REAR SHOCKS.
YEAH.
WE ALREADY SMOKED
THE SHOCKS ON THEM.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY
TO CONTROL THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR
THE WAY BYPASSES DO.
4876 COMING IN.
4876 COMING IN.
LOOK ALIVE.
RIGHT HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
COME ON, GUYS.
GAS CAN.
GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
HEY, JOSH, WE DON'T HAVE SHOCKS.
FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM.
SHOCKS ALTOGETHER,
OR THIS RIGHT SIDE?
NO, NO.
BOTH OF THEM.
WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL
OVER THE CAR ANYMORE.
NO BROOKS, BIG CRESCENT
WRENCH BACK IN THE TOOLBOX.
TOP-BACK.
BLACK RIGHT THERE.
HE'S SAYING THEY LOST
THE FRONT SHOCKS.
THEY'RE REBOUNDING REALLY HARD,
MEANING THAT THE FLUID
INSIDE OF THEM --
THERE'S NO, LIKE,
REBOUND TO THEM.
THEY'RE NOT BEING HELD BACK.
THERE'S NO DAMPENING.
SO THE CAR'S JUST REBOUNDING.
THEY HAVE NO CONTROL
OF THE FRONT END.
THE SHOCKS ARE GONE.
HOW MUCH GAS DID IT TAKE?
THEY PUT 10 IN,
I HEARD THEM SAY.
IT'LL BE FINE.
IT'S HELD TOGETHER MECHANICALLY,
BUT AS FAR AS
THE ACTUAL FUNCTION
AND TIP-TOP SHAPE, THEY'RE
NOT WORKING THAT GREAT, SO...
- YOU'RE ALL CLEAR.
- CLEAR.
YOU'RE GOOD.
DOING GOOD.
MILE 83.
40 MORE TO GO.
CURVE AROUND RIGHT.
THEN MAKE A LEFT
CURVE UP HERE.
YOU GOT TRAFFIC
SITTING UP HERE.
WE'RE JUST DOING THIS
FOR A LITTLE BIT.
SEE ANYTHING OVER THERE?
NO.
SMOOTH ROCK ON THIS ONE
YOU'RE DROPPING OFF OF.
THERE'S A SHARP ONE THAT'S
ABOUT TWO FOOT OFF THE TIRE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
RIDICULOUS, MAN.
YEAH.
BIG BOOM.
I WISH THERE
WAS ANOTHER LINE.
I GOT IT.
HEY, WE GOT PROBLEMS.
HOW STUCK AM I?
YEP.
HEY! WE JUST PASSED
AN ULTRA4 CAR, DUDE!
WE HAD THE ACCELERATOR
GLUED TO THE FLOOR.
WE'RE ON FIRE.
IT'S ON-FIRE ON FIRE.
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH, DUDE.
Kamiryn: WE'RE WAITING FOR BRIAN
AND AARON TO COME BACK.
THEIR LAST PIT.
AND I'M A LITTLE WORRIED BECAUSE
WE HAVEN'T SEEN THEM YET.
I FEEL LIKE WE
SHOULD HAVE.
IT'S A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING.
WE HAD ONE BAD RIDE TODAY.
SO THAT SCARES ME THAT
THEY'RE NOT BACK YET.
ALSO SCARY.
YEAH.
HEY, JUST GOT WORD THAT
THEY'RE MOVING AGAIN RIGHT NOW.
COURSE CLOSES AT 5:30 OVER HERE,
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT
THEY MAKE IT BACK.
DO YOU HAVE A SPEED,
PERHAPS, ON THEM?
I'M TRYING TO TEXT, BUT I'M NOT
GETTING TOO GOOD RECEPTION.
Woman:
1.9 miles per hour.
1.9.
I MEAN,
THEY COULD BE IN ROCKS.
Tilton: HEY!
GRAB THE WINCH.
Kaufman: OUT HERE, IT'S HELL,
YOU KNOW? IT'S SUPER-SUPER HARD.
EVERYTHING'S HARD.
MOVING EQUIPMENT'S HARD.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR BODY.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR MIND.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR TEAM.
IT'S HARD ON YOUR EQUIPMENT.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING HERE
IS TRYING TO KILL IT.
MY JOB DOESN'T END
AT JUST NAVIGATING.
IF THIS CAR GETS STUCK, I GOT TO
SCRAMBLE UP THESE STUPID ROCKS.
I GOT TO FIND A ROCK BIGGER
THAN THE CAR.
I GOT TO THROW A STRAP
AROUND IT,
HOOK A WINCH CABLE
TO IT, TELL HIM.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOA!
HE'S GONNA PULL
THE CAR UP THERE.
WE'RE UP.
AND THEN HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
10 FEET LATER, YOU KNOW?
YOU WANT ME TO WALK IT,
OR DO YOU WANT TO...?
I WANT YOU IN.
HOLY THAT WAS
A PAIN IN THE ASS.
WHAT TIME IS IT?
5:20.
5:20?
YEAH.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA MISS CUTOFF.
6:00 P.M.?
NO, 5:30, OUT AT REMOTE PIT 2B.
GREAT.
YOU WANT TO JUST
GET OUT OF HERE?
LET'S JUST TRY AND FIND
A BYPASS, HEAD BACK TO CAMP.
YEAH, THAT'S WHERE
THE COLD BEER'S AT,
AND WE DON'T GET ANY POINTS FOR
RUNNING THEM, ALL RIGHT?
NOPE.
BY RACE MILE 99,
WE WERE TIMED OUT.
THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL WAY FOR US
TO ACTUALLY FINISH IN TIME.
AND SO WE KNEW
THERE WERE COLD BEER
AND SANDWICHES
BACK AT THE PLACE.
AND SO WE DECIDED
JUST GET ON HOME.
Tilton: YOU SAW THE WHOLE RACE
COURSE TODAY.
THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TALKING
WITH YOUR GUYS ABOUT UP THERE.
THERE AIN'T NOTHING
LEFT OF THAT TRUCK.
THEY'RE PRETTY NERVOUS.
WE ARE SHORTER.
WE ARE NOT AS WIDE.
AND I DON'T HAVE
THAT EXPERIENCE.
SO IT IS GOING TO BE
A SHOW.
THAT PACE THAT WE RAN TODAY
WAS A LITTLE BIT FASTER
THAN WE RAN LAST YEAR...
YEAH.
...BUT WE RAN THAT PACE ALL DAY
WITH LITERALLY NO ISSUES,
AND IT STILL TOOK US
13 HOURS TO FINISH.
OH, MAN.
WHOO, IS IT GONNA BE
A LONG DAY TOMORROW.
Man: WELCOME, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, TO HAMMER TOWN.
IT IS THE 2018 NITTO KING
OF THE HAMMERS,
PRESENTED BY OPTIMUM BATTERIES.
IT WILL BE A SPECTACULAR
DAY OF RACING.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
THE STARTING POSITIONS.
THERE'S PEOPLE BEHIND ME, RIGHT?
COOL.
THE LAST 100 DAYS
ALL BOILED DOWN TO THIS.
IN THE NEXT 202 MILES, WE'LL
FIND OUT IF THE SCOUT, MY TEAM,
AND MYSELF CAN TACKLE
THE KING OF THE HAMMERS.
THE BIG GOAL IS TO HAVE THAT CAR
GO ACROSS THE LINE
IN UNDER THE TIME LIMIT.
BUT I'VE HAD THREE PEOPLE
LAUGH AT ME WHEN I SAID,
"ALL I WANT TO DO IS FINISH."
THEY SAID, "ALL ANYONE
WANTS TO DO IS FINISH."
Man #2: ALL AROUND THIS COURSE,
WE HAVE FERRIES FOR BOTH PITS.
SO IF THESE GUYS
NEED FUEL,
THEY CAN RECEIVE IT
FROM THEIR CREW.
Man: BUT IF YOU GET OUTSIDE
ASSISTANCE,
YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED.
OKAY, ON THE LINE,
WE'VE GOT AARON KAUFMAN.
IT'S HIS FIRST TIME HERE
AT KING OF THE HAMMERS.
HE'S BEEN BUILDING
THIS VEHICLE.
THE MAIN THING EVERYBODY
TELLS YOU OUT HERE IS HAVE FUN
BECAUSE IT CAN BE
SUPER-STRESSFUL.
YOU HAVE THOUSANDS UPON
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
LINING THE STAGING.
YOU'RE SITTING THERE
IN THE TRUCK,
AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE
HELP YOU GET PUMPED.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT TO FIGURE
THIS THING OUT.
I'M GONNA NEED YOU
TO FIGURE THAT OUT QUICK
'CAUSE THIS IS GONNA BE
A SHORT RIDE, JASON.
I CAN'T SEE THE COURSE.
Bowman: HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO. OKAY.
YOU'RE COMING UP
ON A SWEEPING LEFT.
TURN LEFT.
TURN LEFT.
AND A HARD RIGHT.
STAY STRAIGHT.
WE'RE AT 209 AND CLIMBING.
I'M JUST BEATING THIS THING
AND GOING NOWHERE.
- OVER TEMP.
- YEP. SEE IT.
LET'S
RUN IT TILL IT LOCKS.
SOUNDS GOOD.
THIS THE HILL CLIMB?
I WISH I COULD SEE.
YES, SIR.
I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.
I CAN'T SEE
OH, THEY'RE
WINCHING OVER THERE!
ARE THESE PEOPLE DOING?
I'M GOING RIGHT.
I'M GOING RIGHT.
GO RIGHT.
GO RIGHT.
WE HAD THE ACCELERATOR
GLUED TO THE FLOOR
JUST CHUGGING ALONG AS HARD
AS THAT LITTLE BOOGER
WOULD, YOU KNOW?
I LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT THIS DRIVE
LINE'S A PIECE OF
HELL, YES.
I YEAR YA.
HEY, WE PASSED
AN ULTRA4 CAR, DUDE!
BIG ROCK. WE GOT IT.
WE GOT IT.
WE'RE ON THROTTLE,
ON THROTTLE.
COME ON!
COME ON!
SIXTH GEAR, MAYBE?
NO?
IT WON'T SHIFT.
IF I LIFT OUT OF IT,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TROUBLE.
OH
I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S
EVEN TRYING TO SPIN THE TIRES.
NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
TAPE IN THE CAMERA.
WHAT'S IT DOING?
WE MAY BE IN HERE
ALL DAY, JASON.
UNCLASSIFIED, THIS IS
A DEE-SASTER.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH.
THIS WAS HANDS-DOWN,
WITHOUT A DOUBT, 100%
A FAILURE IN MY CHOICE OF MOTOR
AND TRANSMISSION FOR THIS.
WHOO!
THESE E.T.s ARE THROUGH
THE ROOF.
WE'RE ON FIRE.
HOLD ON.
LET'S JUST AIR IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ON-FIRE ON FIRE.
YOU THINK SO?
YEAH, I THINK.
WE'RE HARD IN IT
RIGHT NOW.
IT STILL WON'T UP-SHIFT.
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE GOT.
THIS THING WAS GOING
TO BURN TO THE GROUND,
OR IT WAS GOING TO
GO OVER THIS HILL.
COME ON!
IF IT'S GONNA BLOW UP,
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE CURRENTLY
IN AN INSANE DUST STORM.
TURN TO YOUR LEFT
A LITTLE BIT.
I CAN'T LOOK UP.
GREEN SCREEN WHEN WE GET BACK.
I'VE GOT MY EYES CLOSED.
Woman: YEAH.
Man: LIKE, IS THERE SAND
IN YOUR FACE RIGHT NOW?
- ME? YEAH.
- I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
USE ANY OF THIS.
OH, HEY.
I'M FARTING, AND IT'S JUST
BLOWING RIGHT IN YOUR FACES.
I GUESS RAY CHARLES WOULD
OUT OF THIS.
SMELL IT? I DO.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE...
IT'S LIKE...
Kaufman: WELL, WE GOT TO
GET UP THIS HILL.
IF WE CAN'T GET UP THIS HILL,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A --
LISTEN, WE'RE NEVER
GONNA BE ABLE TO CLIMB
THEM ROCKS.
YEAH.
THIS THING WAS GOING
TO BURN TO THE GROUND
OR IT WAS GONNA
GO OVER THIS HILL.
THERE WERE ONLY TWO OPTIONS.
WE'RE HARD IN IT
RIGHT NOW.
EVERYTHING SHE GOT.
COME ON.
Bowman: THERE WE GO.
WE GOT IT.
STILL WON'T UPSHIFT.
THIS IS EVERY BIT WE GOT.
THIS IS EVERYTHING WE GOT
AT THE MOMENT.
WE WERE SO DESTROYED ON
THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION
BY THE TIME WE GOT OVER
THE SAND HILL AT RACE MILE 3.
SO NOW, POP THAT OVER.
GOOD.
STRAIGHT UP.
YEAH, MAN.
IT'S RIGHT THERE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.
WELCOME TO PIT 1.
FEELS GOOD TO
GET TO PIT 1.
YOU WANT TO STOP OR YOU
WANT TO BLOW THROUGH?
UH, IT.
IF IT'S GONNA BLOW UP,
IT'S GONNA BLOW UP, RIGHT?
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT
I WAS THINKING.
YEP.
YOU KNOW, WE PASSED PIT 1,
IT WAS LIKE --
LIKE WE'RE THE SLOWEST,
MOST BADASS MFs ON THIS TRACK.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN DO
WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
A LEFT TURN, LOOKS LIKE IT.
LET'S GO.
AARON AND JASON
JUST DROVE BY,
SEEMED IN GOOD SPIRITS,
HONKED THE HORN,
GAVE US A NICE LITTLE WAVE.
IT WAS GOOD,
A LITTLE BIT SLOWER,
BUT THEY'RE MAKING IT THROUGH
AND THEY JUST WANT TO FINISH,
AND I THINK THEY'RE
GONNA FINISH.
- MAIN PIT'S NEXT, ISN'T IT?
- NO.
WE GO BACK THROUGH 1
AFTER COUGAR'S BUTTE,
WHICH IS LIKE SOME
REAL ROCK CRAWLING.
YEP.
AND THEN A LOT OF
HIGH-SPEED STUFF,
BUT NOT FOR US.
BUT ANYWAY, UH...
I HAD THAT THING GLUED
TO THE FLOOR,
AT A WHOPPING, BLISTERING
30 MILES AN HOUR.
Bowman: WE ARE WIDE OPEN.
BURNIN' THAT FUEL.
Kaufman: JUST BLACK SMOKE
EVERYWHERE.
NO HUH?
SO, THE BLACK SMOKE IS A
BY-PRODUCT OF FUEL,
AND MORE FUEL TYPICALLY
EQUALS MORE SMOKE.
THE SMOKE, ON THROTTLE,
WHILE WE'RE GOING DOWN THE ROAD,
NO, THAT'S NOT COMMON.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT.
NOPE.
NO FUEL PRESSURE.
NO PRESSURE.
PICK IT UP.
CAN'T GO FORWARD,
CAN'T GO BACK.
OUT OF FUEL.
YEAH, I THOUGHT THAT,
MYSELF.
AT THE POINT THAT
WE RAN OUT OF FUEL,
WE WERE 36 MILES
FROM MAIN PIT,
WE WERE 26.5 MILES
BACK FROM OUR PIT.
THERE WAS NO WAY ON THIS PLANET
TO GET FUEL INTO THAT TRUCK
LEGALLY UNDER RACE CONDITIONS.
AND SO, THE RUNNING OUT
OF FUEL, EFFECTIVELY,
WAS THE END
OF THE RACE.
- WHERE THEY AT?
- AT AROUND 26, YOU SAID?
THEY'RE IN BETWEEN 26 AND 27,
RAN OUT OF GAS.
- OKAY, I'LL LET 'EM KNOW.
- THANKS SO MUCH.
SO, THE BEST THING
FOR US TO DO
IS MAYBE JUST GET
EYES ON-SCENE.
YEAH.
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL
USE THAT CAMERA.
Kaufman: AS WE FIND OUR STRANDED
MOTORIST LOST,
DISMAYED, AN EMOTIONAL WRECK,
WE SEE HIS FACULTIES BREAK DOWN.
HE BEGINS TO WONDER,
"WHERE AM I?
HOW DO I FIND FOOD?
WHERE AM I REALLY AT
ON THE FOOD CHAIN?"
ALL THESE WILL BE
ANSWERED NEXT
ON "SHIFTING GEARS."
SO, IT'S BEEN 6 MINUTES
AND I'M STARTING TO GET NERVOUS
THAT THEY WON'T FIND US.
WE'RE EITHER GONNA HAVE TO
DIG A HOLE IN THE GROUND
TO ESCAPE THE BLISTERING SUN
AND CUT OPEN A CACTUS
FOR WATER OR SOMETHING,
BECAUSE --
I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN...
FLY ON OUT OF HERE.
HEY, BOYS.
ARE YOU ALL WITH
TRIPLE "A" OR WHAT?
YES, SIR.
WE KNOW.
WHEN YOU GUYS CAME THROUGH AND
YOU WERE HONKING THAT HORN...
UH-HUH.
...I WAS ALL EXCITED.
I FELT LIKE YOU GUYS
WERE IN GOOD SPIRITS
AND EVERYTHING.
OH, WE WERE IN THE BEST
OF SPIRITS.
THE TRUCK MAY NOT
HAVE BEEN.
BRINGING DIESEL FOR YOU
AND A TRAILER.
HOPEFULLY TRY TO GET YOU OUT
AS MUCH AS WE CAN
AND THEN WE CAN TRAIL YOU BACK
ONCE WE GET TO THE MAIN ROAD.
WE'RE DRIVING THIS BITCH
UNTIL IT LIGHTS ON FIRE.
THE THING WITH THEM
BRINGING US OUT FUEL IS,
IT DISQUALIFIES US
FOR THE RACE.
SO, ESSENTIALLY,
OUR DAY WAS DONE.
Kaufman: WE'D MEASURED THE FUEL
AFTER SHOCK TUNING
AND APPEARED WE WERE
GETTING A MILE A GALLON
AND WE JUST THOUGHT,
"IT CAN'T BE RIGHT.
MAYBE WE'RE GUESSTIMATING
THE MILEAGE WRONG."
NO, IT GETS ONE MILE A GALLON.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE
THE FUEL'S GOING IN THIS CAR.
OUT THE TAILPIPE.
IT'S IN THE FORM
OF BLACK SMOKE.
RIGHT.
WHO KNOWS, HAD WE HAD FUEL,
WE MAYBE COULD'VE MADE IT
ANOTHER 10 MILES BEFORE THE
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE UP.
THAT TRANSMISSION IS SMOKED.
28 PEOPLE FINISHED THE RACE.
THERE'S 102 CARS THAT STARTED.
EIGHT PEOPLE WERE
BELOW US IN THE LIST.
THAT'S PRETTY DAMN COOL,
YOU KNOW?
WE HAVEN'T BUILT ONE
OF THESE CARS BEFORE.
NOT A BAD WAY TO CUT YOUR
TEETH AT KING OF THE HAMMERS.
ALL RIGHT, SIR.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
NAP TIME IS OVER.
OOH, WE'RE GONNA
DO SOME WORK?
HERE.
Kaufman: THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN.
IT WAS EVERYTHING
I WANTED IT TO BE, ALMOST.
I WOULD'VE LIKE TO HAVE
GONE FASTER.
I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE
GONE FURTHER.
BUT YOU GOT TO EARN
YOUR STRIPES,
YOU GOT TO CUT YOUR TEETH,
AND WE DID BOTH THOSE THINGS.
THIS HAS BEEN AN AMAZING END TO
OUR FIRST CHAPTER AT THE GARAGE.
I'M PROUD OF MY CREW, I'M PROUD
OF WHAT WE'VE ACHIEVED
TOGETHER IN BUILDING THE SCOUT.
WE WANTED TO SEE
IF WE COULD BUILD IT,
AND THEN WE WANTED TO SEE
WHAT IT WAS MADE OF.
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE RACE DIDN'T BREAK US.
IT MIGHT HAVE BROKE OUR TRUCK.
AND NOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO GETTING BACK TO THE GARAGE
AND TACKLING MY NEXT BUILD.