Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman (2018): Season 1, Episode 6 - Trucked and Loaded - full transcript

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

TONIGHT... I'M GONNA TRY NOT TO SUCK.

YOU JUST NEED TO SUCK LESS
THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- RIGHT?

...WE'LL SEE
IF MY SEMI RACECAR

WILL STAND UP AGAINST
THE PROFESSIONALS...

LIGHT THEM FIRES,
ROLLING TIRES.

...SOME OF THE BEST
IN THE COUNTRY.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
THIS TRUCK'S CAPABLE OF.

AND WITH NO TEST TIME...
- YES!

...THIS IS THE FIRST CHANCE

TO SEE HOW MY SEMI TRUCK
WILL PERFORM.

I'VE GOT
A MALFUNCTION LIGHT.



AH, WE GOT A CODE
POPPED UP ON HIS TRUCK.

BETWEEN THE SIZE AND SPEED
AND THE COMPETITION...

-GO, GO!

...I MIGHT BE IN
OVER MY HEAD.

WE ALL KNOW THAT SIDEWAYS

ISN'T THE FASTEST WAY
AROUND THE TRACK,

BUT IT MIGHT BE
THE FASTEST WAY TO FUN TOWN!

- OH!
- OH!

WELCOME PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY, BETTER KNOWN AS PPIR.

WE'RE HERE TO TEST
OUR NEWLY BUILT SEMI

AGAINST FIVE OF THE COUNTRY'S
BEST BIG-RIG TRUCKS AND DRIVERS.

WE'RE COMPETING ON
FOUR DIFFERENT COURSES.

THE DRAG STRIP --
IT'S AN EIGHT-MILE-LONG COURSE

WHERE WE MEASURE THE SPEED
OUR TRUCK'S ABLE TO ATTAIN.

THE 1/4 MILE OVAL -- A RACE
THAT PUSHES THE DRIVER'S SKILL

TO GO AS FAST AS THEY CAN

WITHOUT LOSING SPEED
THROUGH THE TURN.

THE ROAD COURSE --
FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS.

AND FINALLY,
THE FREESTYLE COMPETITION.

THE GOAL?

GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN
WITHOUT DESTROY YOUR RIG

OR LOSING CONTROL.

FOR ME, TO SEE IF WE'VE
BUILT A SEMI RACECAR

THAT CAN REALLY PREFORM.

I'VE ONLY DONE THIS ONCE
BEFORE, BUT THESE GUYS?

THEY DO IT EVERY WEEKEND.

SO, THIS COULD GO GOOD, OR THIS
COULD BE A REALLY GREAT JOKE.

THE DRIVERS HERE TODAY
ARE ALL TOP COMPETITORS,

AND MANY OF THEM
HOLD NATIONAL TITLES.

BUT WITH NO LUCRATIVE
ENDORSEMENT DEALS

LIKE NASCAR OR FORMULA ONE,

SEMI TRUCK RACING IS
A WORKING MAN'S COMPETITION.

MOST OF THESE DRIVERS
HAUL LOADS DURING THE WEEK,

AND RACE ON THE WEEKENDS.

PLACING IN A RACE CAN MEAN

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
IN PRIZE MONEY.

MAKE NO MISTAKE,
THEY SHOW UP TO WIN.

THESE GUYS ARE WELL EXPERIENCED,
TO SAY THE LEAST,

AND WHEN IT COMES TO
THEIR LEVEL OF EXPERTISE

IN THIS VERSUS MINE, WELL,
I'D SAY I AM GREATLY OUTMATCHED.

YEAH, LOOK AT THAT BOOGER
OUT THERE, MAN.

THAT IS
AN OLD STERLING TRUCK.

SO, WE'VE TAKEN AN '01 STERLING
OVER THE RHODES SEMI TRUCK.

AND WITH THE HELP
OF MY FRIEND BOB BALL,

ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S
LEADING DIESEL MECHANICS,

DOUBLED THE HORSEPOWER
AND TURNED IT INTO A RACECAR.

THIS REALLY SHOULD BE
ABOUT 900 HORSEPOWER,

SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLPARK
OF 2,200-FOOT POUNDS OF TORQUE.

THE VEHICLE NEVER REALLY
PRESENTED ANY MAJOR ISSUES

OTHER THAN ITS SHEER SIZE.

SOME ASPECTS OF THE DRIVELINE

BRAKING SUSPENSION ARE
JUST BIGGER THAN WHAT WE HAD,

SO WE HAD TO BUY A FEW THINGS
AND BUY MORE OF IT,

AND BY THAT I MEAN TUBING --
LOTS AND LOTS OF TUBING.

GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
YOU FILTHY ANIMAL.

THE DOOR OPENINGS ARE BIGGER,
IT'S WIDER ACROSS THE CAB,

THE STICK'S BEHIND THE CAGE,
DOWN THE SIDE OF IT.

WE HAVE TO DO THINGS TO IT
THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY DO,

LIKE ADD THE --
WE'LL CALL THEM "SIDE PODS,"

AND THEY'RE THE BIG BOXES
FROM EITHER SIZE OF THE FRAME.

CAB INTRUSION IS A SERIOUS TREAT
ON THE RACE COURSE,

SO WE'VE PUT THE SIDE
PODS ON THE TRUCK

TO PROTECT EVERYTHING
AROUND THE CAR,

INCLUDING THE DRIVER.

THE LAST 40 HOURS OF THIS BUILD
DIDN'T HAPPEN OVER ONE WEEK,

IT HAPPENED OVER A DAY,
YOU KNOW, A DAY-AND-A-HALF,

ALMOST TWO DAYS.

WE PACKED EVERYTHING TOGETHER,
SLAMMED EVERYTHING IN THERE,

GOT THIS TRUCK LOADED
AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.

WE BROUGHT IT UP HERE,
AND WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT

FOR THE FIRST TIME

IF IT CAN COMPETE WITH SOME OF
THE FASTEST RIGS IN THE COUNTRY.

MY NAME IS CHRIS KIKELHAN,

AND I OWN SUNDANCE MOTORSPORTS.

I'VE BEEN RACING TRUCKS
FOR THREE YEARS NOW.

I KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF
FLAIR ON EVERYTHING THAT I DO,

AND I WANT PEOPLE TO KIND OF
REMEMBER ME WHEN I'M OUT THERE.

I DON'T DRIVE THIS TRUCK
TOO OFTEN.

I JUST WRECKED ONE PRETTY BAD
IN DOING, LIKE, SOME TESTING.

I HIT A WALL
AT 70 MILES AN HOUR.

THE CAB FELL OFF, AND I BROKE
MY ARM AND STUFF, SO --

I STILL HAVE
A BROKEN HAND RIGHT NOW.

BUT I'LL GET THROUGH IT,
I GUESS.

MY NAME'S JUSTIN BALL.

I DRIVE THE NUMBER 17 PETERBILT
FOR JUPITER MOTORSPORTS.

LAST TIME I RACED WITH AARON,

HE KIND OF LOST THE BACK
END OF THE TRUCK,

AND HIS TRUCK SLID DOWN AND WE
KIND OF MET THERE IN THE MIDDLE.

I HOPE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
LIKE THAT THIS TIME.

MY NAME'S ALLEN BOLES,
AND I DRIVE THE NUMBER 3 TRUCK

FOR JUPITER MOTORSPORTS.

I'VE BEEN RACING TRUCKS
SINCE 1993.

I'VE DRAG RACED THEM,
I'VE CIRCLE TRACK RACED THEM,

ROAD COURSE RACED
AND EVERYTHING,

WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF ALL
KIND OF RACING AND BIG TRUCKS.

JOEY SEAMAN,
I RACE FOR MYSELF.

WHEN I WAS 16,
I STARTED DRAG RACING.

MY PARENT'S ALL
THREE OF US DRIVE.

WE'VE ALL BEEN DRAG
RACING FOR A WHILE.

YEAH.
I BROUGHT ANOTHER SET OF TIRES.

I PLAN ON BLOWING THEM.

MY NAME IS TOMMY BOILEAU, AND I
DRIVE FOR CAESARS TRUCK RACING.

I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO
GROW UP IN A RACING FAMILY,

SO MY MOM AND DAD
ACTUALLY MET

AT A RACETRACK
WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE KIDS.

BOTH OF THEIR FATHERS
WERE RACING,

SO I'M THIRD GENERATION
ON BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY.

I'M ACTUALLY THE CHIEF
DRIVING INSTRUCTOR HERE

AT THE TRACK NOW.

I'VE GOT MORE LAPS AROUND
THIS PLACE THAN ANYBODY,

WHICH DEFINITELY PLAYS
TO MY ADVANTAGE.

WE'RE OUT HERE SLINGING
BIG TRUCKS AROUND.

THE ADRENALINE'S HIGH,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

OUTRIGHT BATTLE ROYAL,
I THINK.

HEY, I WANT TO THANK
YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT TO PPIR.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING
SOME TESTING

BEFORE THE FIRST ROUND
OF THE SERIES THIS YEAR.

AARON DECIDED TO COME JOIN US,
AND HE'S GOT A BRAND-NEW TRUCK,

AND HE WANTED TO SEE HOW
HE COMPARES TO THE BIG BOYS.

I'M BOB BOILEAU, AND "BOILEAU"
LIKE "GIRL HIGH, BOY LOW."

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COMPETITION
ON THE DRAG STRIP,

AND THIS IS ALL TIMED
WITH LASER BEAMS,

SO THERE'S NO FUDGING IT.

AARON AND I MET AT PIKES PEAK
A FEW YEARS AGO,

AND WE'VE STAYED IN TOUCH.

WHEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS
BUILDING A BIG TRUCK, I SAID,

WELL, I HAVE A PLACE WHERE
YOU CAN PLAY WITH A BIG TRUCK.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER
COMPETITION OUT HERE

ON THE 1/4 MILE OVAL,

AND YOU'RE EACH GONNA GET EIGHT
LAPS AROUND THE 1/4 MILE OVAL.

ANOTHER COMPETITION
WE'RE GONNA DO --

WE'RE GONNA SET UP
A ROAD COURSE,

'CAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS
LIKE TURNING LEFT A LOT,

BUT WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU
TURN LEFT AND RIGHT.

SO, THE GUYS
I'M MEETING UP HERE --

THEY'RE ALL BIG-RIG RACERS,

AND THEY'VE GOT
THEIR SEASONS OPENER

COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS
IN ALABAMA,

AND SO THEY'RE OUT HERE
SHAKING THEIR TRUCKS DOWN

MAKING SURE THEY'RE READY,
AND THESE GUYS PLAY HARD,

SO THEY DEFINITELY HAVE
SOME THINGS TO SHAKE OUT.

I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE DIFFERENT
SET-UPS ON YOUR TRUCKS

AND YOU'RE HERE TESTING
BEFORE THE SEASONS STARTS.

AND OF COURSE AARON'S GONNA
THROW SOME WRENCHES IN IT

TO SEE
WHAT HE CAN COME UP WITH,

SO THAT WILL BE FUN TO SEE
HOW HIS TRUCK COMPARES.

GUYS, I --
I'M SUPER EXCITED.

SO, Y'ALL'S TRUCKS ARE SORTED,
Y'ALL HAVE WORKED --

I MEAN, YOU'VE ALL BEEN
RACING THESE THINGS

AND A COUPLE OF THESE TRUCKS
AND DRIVERS ARE REAL FAST.

MINE'S BEEN A TRUCK
FOR ABOUT A DAY NOW,

SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING
TO SEE HOW THINGS SHAKE OUT.

I APPRECIATE Y'ALL LETTING ME
SLIDE IN ON TESTING.

ABSOLUTELY.
WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

AND WE'LL SEE
WHAT YOU GOT, AARON.

YEAH, WE'LL FIND OUT
SOON ENOUGH.

- OH, YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT.

SO, OUR COMPETITION BEGINS
WITH AN EIGHTH-MILE DRAG RACE.

IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME
AS ANY DRAG RACING EVENT

YOU'VE EVER SEEN,

ONLY OUR TRUCKS WEIGH
FIVE TIMES AS MUCH.

THE DRAG RACE IS GOING TO TEST
OUR SEMI'S POWER AND GRIP

AS WELL AS MY ABILITY TO SHIFT.

SO, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
THE POWER LEVELS, REALLY,

WHAT HAVE WE CHANGED?

WELL, WE GOT A BOB BALL
CALIBRATION IN OUR COMPUTER.

WE PUT ON A BULLY DOG TURBO,

AND WE'VE PUT IN SOME
FANCY INJECTORS FROM DETROIT.

THIS REALLY SHOULD BE
ABOUT 900 HORSEPOWER,

2,200-FOOT POUNDS OF TORQUE.

TO GET ALL THAT POWER
TO THE GROUND,

WE CHOSE A SET
OF CONTINENTAL TIRES,

WHICH, TO PUT IT
SIMPLY, ARE WIDER,

HAVE A BIGGER CONTACT PATCH,

AND A SPECIFIC TREAD
TO GET AS MUCH TIRE

ON THE GROUND AS POSSIBLE.

WE'LL SEE IF ALL THOSE
UPGRADES PAY OFF.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.

IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS PARTY STARTED.

CHRIS, YOU'RE FIRST.
YOU READY?

- YEP. OBVIOUSLY, THE WINNER.
- ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD
AND LET'S GET THE GREEN FLAG.

- WHOO!
- WHOO!

- 9.9!
- 9.935.

PRETTY GOOD.

I HAD TO TAKE THE FIRST ROUND,
RAN ABOUT A 9.9.

I'M PRETTY PROUD OF IT.
- HE THREW DOWN ON THAT ONE.

JUSTIN, YOU READY?

- YEAH.
- LET'S DO IT.

HEY, LIGHT THEM FIRES,
ROLL THEM TIRES.

GOING SECOND, I THINK
THAT WAS ALL RIGHT FOR US --

PRETTY MUCH JUST WENT
AT IT WITH, YOU KNOW,

WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT OUR BEST
SHOT AND SEE HOW IT WENT.

ALL RIGHT, SEND HIM.

WHOO!
A NEW COURSE RECORD!

JUST LIKE THAT!

- YEAH!
- JUST LIKE THAT!

GOT DOWN INTO A 9.7 --
WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT BETTER

HAD WE NOT LAGGED OFF THE LINE,
BUT IT WASN'T HORRIBLE.

- ALLEN.
- LET'S GO, BUDDY.

- THEY SET THE BAR.
- 9.74 IS THE TIME TO BEAT.

SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE, ALLEN.
- ALL RIGHT.

ALLEN "TURBO" BOLES --
HE'S BEEN RACING SEMIS FOR 30 YEARS.

THE GUY'S A LEGEND.

HE'S WON 2 NATIONAL DRAG RACES,

AND HE'S GOT AT LEAST
200 RUNS UNDER HIS BELT.

SEND HIM, BRADY.

SO, OF COURSE HE PUT DOWN
THE FASTEST TIME YET --

8.67.

8.67 -- THAT'S
THE NEW TIME TO BEAT.

THEN IT WAS JOEY
"THE DRAG RACER'S" TURN.

- WHAT'S YOUR TIME GONNA BE?
- I THINK I'LL MATCH IT.

HE'S YOUNG, BUT ALREADY
TEARING IT UP ON THE CIRCUIT,

HAVING COMPLETED IN TWO
NATIONAL DRAG RACING EVENTS.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
SEND HIM.

HE DIDN'T QUITE MATCH
ALLEN'S TIME.

8.99.

HE DID DO AN IMPRESSIVE 8.99.

TOMMY. 8.67'S STILL
THE TIME TO BEAT.

AND THEN TOMMY WAS UP.

TOMMY HAS RACECAR
DRIVING IN HIS DNA.

HE'S GOT TOO MANY WINS
TO MENTION.

THIS DUDE CAN DRIVE.

HE DROVE A NEW TRUCK TODAY,
AND STILL PUT DOWN

A RESPECTABLE 9.22.

- I'M IMPRESSED!
- YEAH!

WELL, I GUESS
THAT MAKES IT MY TURN.

- HEY, 8.6.
- YEAH.

WELL, I'LL SEE
WHAT I CAN BRING HOME.

- ALL RIGHT.
- COME ON, AARON.

SO, WHEN IT COMES TO DRAG RACE,
THERE'S NO CAR CONTROL,

THERE'S NOTHING OTHER THAN GO,

SO IT REALLY BOILS DOWN
TO HOW MUCH POWER DO I MAKE,

HOW WELL CAN I PUT IT
ON THE GROUND,

AND HOW WELL CAN
I SHIFT THIS THING?

- BOB, WHAT'S AARON GONNA RUN?
- OOF.

10.7? 10.8?

I THINK HE'LL BE SOMEWHERE
IN THE -- IN THE 10s.

SO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT I'M GONNA FIND OUT

WHAT THIS TRUCK CAN DO
WITH SOME CONFIDENCE.

IT MAKES A LOT OF POWER.

BUT IT DOES WEIGH
A WHOLE LOT,

BUT I HAVE NO IDEA
WHAT TO EXPECT.

WE'LL FIND OUT.

HE SAID HE'S GONNA TRY
AND DO A BURNOUT.

- LOOK AT THIS. CHILL!
- WEAR OUT THEM BRAND-NEW TIRES.

- HE STALLING?
- HE KILLED IT.

- IT DIED?
- NO, NO, NO..

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA BE RACING ON THE 1/4 MILE OVAL.

THE FIRST COUPLE LAPS I
TRIED TO GET IT AS FAST AS I COULD,

AND THEN AFTER THAT
JUST SIDEWAYS.

THERE GOES THE CAMERAS.

- OH!
- OH!

DON'T HIT THE CAMERAS,
DON'T HIT THE CAMERAS!

BOB,
WHAT'S AARON GONNA RUN?

OOF. 10.7? 10.8?

HE NEEDS TO BEAT AN 8.6
IF HE WANTS TO TAKE THE LEAD.

SO, WE'RE HERE AT
PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY

TESTING OUR NEWLY BUILT SEMI.

WE'RE CURRENTLY
RUNNING A DRAG RACE

WHERE THE OTHER FIVE DRIVERS
HAVE ALREADY GONE WITH

ALLEN BOLES LAYING DOWN
THE CURRENT FASTEST TIME

OF 8.67 SECONDS.

HE SAID HE'S GONNA TRY
AND DO A BURNOUT.

OOH, HE'S GOT IT.

- CHILL!
- WEAR OUT THEM BRAND-NEW TIRES!

- HE STALLING?
- HE KILLED IT.

- IT DIED?
- NO, NO, NO..

I'M EXCITED TO FINALLY
PUT ALL THESE ENGINE

UPGRADES WE DID TO USE
IN MY FIRST-EVER SEMI DRAG RACE,

AND OF COURSE I MANAGE
TO STALL THE TRUCK.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S STALLED
AND THE BLINKER'S ON.

WE JUST NEED TO SEE THE WIPERS,
AND HE'S GONNA HAVE IT ALL.

AND THAT WAS KIND OF A --
YOU KNOW, TOOK A NOSEDIVE,

SO THAT WAS A LITTLE
BIT OF A BUMMER.

WE'RE GOOD.

DRAG RACING OUR SEMI TRUCK
IS NOT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE

YOU DRAG RACE.

YOU'RE INCREDIBLY HIGH UP,

AND YOU'RE MOVING
A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WEIGHT,

AND YOU BUILD POWER DIFFERENTLY.

I'M PRETTY EXCITED TO FINALLY
SEE WHAT THIS TRUCK CAN DO.

ALL RIGHT, SEND HIM.
LET'S SEE WHAT AARON'S GOT.

THAT'S BETTER!

OH, 9.5!

JUSTIN,
I THINK HE GOT YA.

YOU KNOW, THE DRAG RACE
WENT AS I'D EXPECT,

AND THEN MAYBE BETTER
THAN I EXPECTED.

ALL RIGHT, AARON.
HOW'D IT FEEL?

UH, 11.96.

-YEAH!

- RIGHT ON.
- YOU DID GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT!
- YOU DID GOOD.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS
RESPECTABLE FOR NEVER --

REALLY NEVER SHIFTING
A 10-SPEED SEMI TRUCK,

NEVER DRAG RACING A TRUCK EVER.

ALLEN COMES IN IN FIRST PLACE.

OF COURSE, OF COURSE.

GOOD JOB, SIR.
- THANK YOU.

JOEY "THE DRAG RACER"
COMES IN SECOND.

TOMMY PULLED OUT THIRD.

- YEAH!
- AND AARON...

HEY, GOOD JOB!

...YOU'RE FOURTH.

BULL.
THERE'S NO WAY.

- YES.
- WHOO!

I'M NUMBER FOUR!

I'M NUMBER FOUR!

TO ACTUALLY FINISH FOURTH
IN MY FIRST-EVER SEMI DRAG RACE

AGAINST THE BEST RACERS
IN THE COUNTRY SAYS

TO ME MY SHIFTING
WASN'T FAR OFF.

I REALLY DIDN'T ASK
FOR A BREAKDOWN

FROM ANY OF THE OTHER GUYS
ABOUT THEIR OPINION ON MY TRUCK,

BUT, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE
OF THEM OFFERED IT UP.

HEY, AARON.
YES, SIR?

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL TRUCK
YOU GUYS BUILT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THE WRAP WAS REALLY,
REALLY NICE,

ALL THE WELDS ON THE CAGE.

YOU DO THESE WELDS
YOURSELF, AARON, MAN?

THERE'S PRETTY MUCH
FOUR DIFFERENT GUYS

WELDING ON THIS THING.

WHEN I LOOKED AT
THE FABRICATION WORK,

THEY DID A PHENOMENAL
JOB ON THAT TRUCK.

- HEY, I LIKE THE WAY YOU --
- THANKS.

LOW CAGE AND EVERYTHING
UNDERNEATH THERE --

- THE SIDE PODS.
- THE SIDE PODS AND STUFF.

THE TRUCK THERE,
IT'S AN AMAZING TRUCK.

HE DONE GOOD,
HE DONE REAL GOOD.

I MEAN,
IT REALLY LOOKS SLICK.

-WE ONLY HAD TO REDO MOST OF IT.

YOU JUST KEEP DOING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SOLID.

THE OVAL RACE IS
GONNA BE CHALLENGING.

THE RACERS ARE LOOKING TO PUT
DOWN THEIR BEST TIMES

IN ANTICIPATION
OF THEIR UPCOMING SEASON.

WHEN IT COMES TO PROPER
TECHNIQUE FOR OVAL RACING,

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU,

BECAUSE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED
IT'S SOME BLACK MAGIC VOODOO.

ADDITIONALLY, UNLIKE NASCAR,
THESE CURVES ARE NOT BANKED.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
IN THIS RACE

HAS GOT TO BE MY COMPETITION.

THE OVAL TRACK IS WHAT THESE
GUYS COMPETE ON EVERY WEEKEND.

THESE GUYS ARE TRAINED
CIRCLE DRIVERS.

IN FACT, IN THE WORLD
OF SEMI TRUCK RACING,

CHRIS KIKELHAN PLACE
FIFTH IN THE NATION.

JUSTIN BALL PLACED THIRD.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS. IN THIS
PHASE OF THE COMPETITION,

WE'RE GONNA BE RACING
ON THE 1/4 MILE OVAL.

EVERYBODY'S GONNA
GET EIGHT LAPS.

ALL EIGHT LAPS ARE
GONNA BE TIMED,

AND YOUR SINGLE BEST LAP WILL BE
SCORED FOR YOUR BEST LAP, OKAY?

WE'RE GONNA SORT YOU GUYS OUT
IN ORDER, FASTEST TO SLOWEST.

CHRIS, YOU'RE UP.

OKAY.

- RIGHT ON.
- LET'S DO IT.

- GET 'EM, BIG DOG.
- ALL RIGHT.

GOING FIRST, IT'S --
IT'S TOUGH BEING OUT THERE

AND NOT HAVING, LIKE,
ANY IDEA WHAT YOUR TIME IS,

'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU
SHOULD GO HARDER OR WHATEVER,

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE
DISADVANTAGES OF THAT STUFF

IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR TIME.

ALL RIGHT,
HERE WE GO, BOYS.

IF WE'RE TURNING LEFT THE
ENTIRE TIME, ALL OF THE WEIGHT,

ALL OF THE FORCES
ARE GONNA BE ROLLED

OVER ON TO THE RIGHT TIRES

AND THE OUTSIDE EDGES
OF THOSE TIRES.

THIS IS WHERE THE EXPERIENCE
IS REALLY GONNA PAY OFF.

IF HE GETS CROSSED UP
AND OVER CORRECTS...

WHEN HE'S DRIFTING LIKE
THAT HE'S LOSING SPEED.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.

CHRIS KIKELHAN --
THAT'S THE TIME TO BEAT.

JUSTIN, YOU'RE UP.
LET'S DO IT.

HERE WE GO.

SOME OF THE TURNS I COME
IN TO COME IN A LITTLE HOT.

WHOO!

19.90 --
JUST RAISED THE BAR.

WHOO!
COMING IN HOT!

JUSTIN JUST LET IT RIP
FROM THE STRAIGHTAWAYS.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
JUSTIN BALL, 19.79.

THIS IS
THE NEW TIME TO BEAT.

BUT ALLEN PUSHED INTO THE LEAD
BY EASING OFF THE CORNERS

AND KEEPING HIS
OVERALL SPEED DOWN.

19.7 FLAT.

WE'VE GOT OURSELVES
A NEW LEADER.

HEY, SLOW AND STEADY
WINS THE RACE.

LOOK WHAT
ALLEN'S TROWING DOWN.

I MEAN, YOU WATCHED
THESE PROS LIKE ALLEN

TAKE THESE CORNERS,
HARDLY STRUGGLING TO DO IT.

HE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A 19.6,
I'D SAY.

YOU CAN SEE THE YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE IN HIS TECHNIQUE.

IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE
THAT HE'S THAT SMOOTH.

AH, DAMN.

- COME ON, JOEY.
- GOOD LUCK.

ALL RIGHT, JOEY,
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.

19.7 FLAT
IS OUR NEW FAST LAP.

COME ON!
YOU CAN DO IT!

JOEY TOOK A MUCH
DIFFERENT APPROACH.

- HE'S GETTING GOOD, YEAH.
- UH-HUH.

OVAL TRACK I'LL DO DECENT --

FIRST COUPLE LAPS I TRIED
TO GET AS FAST AS I COULD,

AND THEN AFTER THAT
JUST SIDEWAYS.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT
TOO EASY.

- NO, NO! OH, NO!
- DANG IT!

- THAT WAS NOT GOOD.
- THAT'S MY BOY!

I'M GONNA HAVE TO CHARGE HIM
FOR SOME GRASS REPAIR OUT THERE.

YEAH, BABY!

WENT PRETTY GOOD --
I GOT A 19.8.

ALLEN'S 19.7 STILL HOLDS --
IT'S STILL THE TIME TO BEAT.

SO, YOU GUYS
ARE THE LAST TWO.

- ALL RIGHT.
- TOMMY,

WHY DON'T YOU GO
AHEAD AND MOUNT UP?

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

WATCHING THE OTHER DRIVERS,

I'M TRYING TO NOTICE
WHAT THEIR TRUCKS ARE DOING,

WHAT THEY LIKE AND DON'T
LIKE ABOUT THE TRACK,

WHERE THEIR BRAKING,
WHERE THEY'RE TURNING IN AT.

IF YOU PAY ATTENTION, YOU KNOW,
IF YOU OPEN YOUR EYES,

YOU CAN TELL A LOT
ABOUT THE TRACK

AND ABOUT WHAT THE OTHER
TRUCKS ARE EXPERIENCING.

MAKE DADDY PROUD!

I WAS JUST TRYING TO RUN IT
AS SMOOTH AS I COULD,

STAYING EASY ON THE THROTTLE,

TRYING TO USE UP AS MUCH
OF THAT TRACK AS I COULD.

THE TRACK'S SUPER BUMPY
OVER THERE.

YEAH.

OH!

NOW THE FUN STARTS.

- YEAH, THERE YOU GO!
- YEAH!

- ALL RIGHT.
- AND THAT'S HOW YOU DRIVE!

- HEY, AARON.
- YEAH?

- LET'S DO IT.
- GO GET 'EM, AARON!

COME ON, AARON! 19.7.
YOU CAN DO IT.

IT'S THE TIME TO BEAT.

I'LL TELL YOU,
THESE OTHER DRIVERS ARE PROBABLY

SET UP BEST FOR OVAL RACING.

AND SO THIS COULD GO GOOD
OR THIS COULD BE

A REALLY GREAT JOKE.

AARON'S GONNA STRUGGLE,
BECAUSE HIS TRUCK'S NEW

AND HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT THESE GUYS ARE UP TO.

HE HASN'T DRIVEN ANYTHING
BIG AND HEAVY.

- PULL THE NEXT GEAR, AARON.
- HE'S ON REV RIGHT THERE.

EVERYBODY WAS KIND OF SHOUTING
AND HOLLERING TRYING

TO GET HIM TO GRAB
ANOTHER GEAR.

WE ARE ABOUT TO START
THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS --

THE ROAD COURSE.

I WENT A LITTLE BIT
CONSERVATIVE AT FIRST,

AND THEN I JUST WENT BACK
TO JUST GOING BALLS OUT.

- WHOA!
- THE SHOWBOAT'S COMING OUT.

AARON'S GONNA STRUGGLE
BECAUSE HIS TRUCK'S NEW

AND HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT THESE GUYS ARE UP TO.

HE HASN'T DRIVEN
ANYTHING BIG AND HEAVY.

A GOOD FINISH FOR ME ON OVAL
IS NOT THE LAST CAR.

ROCK 'N' ROLL.

OKAY, I GOT IT.

- RIGHT THERE, HE'S --
- PULL THE NEXT GEAR, AARON.

- HE'S ON REV RIGHT THERE.
- DID YOU TELL HIM TO SHIFT?

YEAH, HE NEEDS
ANOTHER GEAR FOR SURE.

MY INEXPERIENCE
WITH THE TRUCK,

I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW
IF I PUT IT IN EIGHTH

IT WOULD LUG IT TOO HARD
COMING OUT OF THE CORNERS.

I HAD IT IN SEVENTH GEAR
AND I DIDN'T KNOW

HOW IT WAS GONNA RESPOND
IN EIGHTH, AND IN SEVENTH,

I FELT REALLY STABLE ON.

NOW IT'S JUST TIME
TO GO THROTTLE.

IT'S HARD TO ACCELERATE
WHEN YOU'RE SIDEWAYS.

COMING OUT OF THE TURNS,
IT SOUNDED LIKE HE WAS ALREADY ON

REV LIMIT, SO EVERYBODY WAS
KIND OF SHOUTING AND HOLLERING,

TRYING TO GET HIM
TO GRAB ANOTHER GEAR.

OH, MY GOD.

- THERE HE GOES!
- WHOO!

EVERYBODY SAID,
"YOU COULD USE MORE GEAR.

YOU NEED TO GO UP ONE."

BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING,

I REALLY WANTED TO PUT
TOGETHER A NICE CLEAN LAP,

SO I PUT IT IN EIGHTH AND GAVE
IT ROOM TO STRETCH ITS LEGS,

AND THEN A WHOLE
DIFFERENT BALL GAME.

I THOUGHT, "WELL, HELL,

LET'S JUST TRY AND SLIDE
THE ENTIRE TRACK."

NOT THE FASTEST TRUCK,
BUT I THINK WE FIGURED OUT

WHAT IT DOES WELL.

I JUST WANTED TO PLAY
WITH MY BIG TOY.

AFTER ALL, THAT'S WHY
WE BUILT IT.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A TRUCK
LIKE THAT SLIDE SIDEWAYS.

IT WAS
PRETTY FREAKIN' COOL.

THAT THING
IS ALMOST 12,000 POUNDS.

HE WAS JUST WHIPPING
THAT THING AROUND LIKE,

MAKING IT HIS BITCH.

- YEAH!
- LOOK AT HIM SLIDE!

- YEAH, BABY!
- OH, MY GOSH.

AARON, HE JUST TORE IT UP, MAN.
THAT WAS JUST CRAZY.

UH, THERE TRUCK THERE,
IT'S AMAZING.

SO, OVERALL, I'M REALLY PLEASED

WITH HOW THE MODIFICATIONS
ON THE TRUCK PERFORMED.

BETTER REAR SUSPENSION WOULD
HAVE MADE A BIG, BIG DIFFERENCE,

BUT I NEVER FELT
A LACK OF POWER.

BUT JUST THE FACT THAT
IT WAS LEGITIMATELY

ABLE TO HANG WITH
THE CHAMPIONSHIP

OVAL RACERS, I MEAN, GEE WHIZ,
THAT WAS TOO MUCH FUN.

YEAH!

I CAN'T DRIVE A RACECAR,
BUT I CAN GO SIDEWAYS!

YEAH, HOW DO YOU NOT HAVE FUN
IN A TRUCK SIDEWAYS?

THIRD PLACE...

TOMMY.

- HEY!
- YEAH!

AGAIN, SECOND PLACE,
JUSTIN.

- ALL RIGHT!
- HEY!

- YEAH!
- RIGHT ON.

AND THE OLD MAN.

HEY, GUYS.

- TAKING 'EM TO SCHOOL.
- ALLEN SCHOOLS THE BOYS AGAIN.

HEY, I'LL TAKE THAT
THEN, GUYS.

GOOD WORK, YOU GUYS.
GOOD WORK.

- ALL RIGHT.
- THIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.

YEAH, AND WE'RE NOT DONE.

TOMORROW, WE'RE GONNA
PUT 'EM TO GO RIGHT IN

AND LAST A LITTLE FURTHER.

I THINK
THAT'S GONNA BE FUN.

- AWESOME!
- YEAH!

LET'S DO IT.

GOOD JOB, GUYS.
- LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

WHOO!

- AARON, YOU GUYS READY?
- WE ARE.

ALL RIGHT, WE ARE ABOUT TO START
THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS --

THE ROAD COURSE.

OUR THIRD COMPETITION
IS THE ROAD COURSE.

IT INCORPORATES ELEMENTS OF OUR
PREVIOUS TWO COMPETITIONS

AND ADDS A WILD CARD --
RIGHT-HAND TURNS.

BECAUSE YOU'RE TRANSITIONING
FROM HARD LEFT TURNS

TO HARD RIGHT TURNS,

THE TRICK IS GETTING
A 12,000-POUND TRUCK

TO QUICKLY CHANGE DIRECTIONS.

AND THE WAY WE MANAGE TO HELP
MAKE OUR TRUCK DO THAT

IS THE ADDITION
OF A FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR.

ULTIMATELY, THE TRUCK
HAS MANY MODIFICATIONS

THAT IMPROVE ITS CAPABILITIES,
HOWEVER, IN ANY RACE VEHICLE,

THERE'S ONE MODIFICATION
THAT'S GUARANTEED

TO IMPROVE YOUR LAP TIMES --

UPGRADING THE DRIVER.

YEAH. YEAH.

AND WE GOT THAT COVERED
WHEN I CAME OUT HERE A WHILE

BACK TO LEARN FROM DRIVING
INSTRUCTOR TOMMY BOILEAU...

...WHO, WHEN HE WAS 14,

BECAME THE YOUNGEST AMERICAN
GRANTED A ROAD-RACE LICENSE.

THIS ROAD RACE IS GOING
TO ANSWER THE QUESTION,

ARE THOSE TWO SIGNIFICANT
MODIFICATIONS ENOUGH

TO HELP ME HANG
WITH THE BIG BOYS?

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE GONNA
GET FIVE TIMED LAPS,

AND WE'RE GONNA KICK IT OFF
IN THE SAME ORDER.

CHRIS, YOU'RE UP, BUDDY.

THERE'S A SURPRISE.

ALL THESE OTHER GUYS, LIKE,
THEY KNOW THEIR TRUCKS.

THEY HAVE HUNDREDS OF RACES
IN THEIR TRUCKS.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST
AN EXTENSION OF THEIR BODY.

IT'S JUST LIKE, THAT TRUCK
IS LIKE THEIR FEET TO ME.

LOOKING GOOD.

WHOO!

HE'S TAKING
THIS ONE SERIOUSLY.

WHOA!

THE ROAD COURSE WENT GREAT.

I WENT A LITTLE BIT
CONSERVATIVE AT FIRST.

THAT LOOKED PRETTY GOOD.

AND THEN I JUST WENT BACK
TO JUST GOING BALLS OUT.

THE SHOWBOAT'S COMIN' OUT.

- YEAH.
- WHOA.

BER-BER-BER,
BER-BER-BER-BER.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, AT 31, MAN,
THAT'S A NUMBER RIGHT THERE.

CHECKERED FLAG.

- WE'RE AT 31 WHAT? 31.7?
- 31.8.

I HAVE TO SAY, I WAS PRETTY
IMPRESSED BY THAT LAP.

- YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
- JUSTIN, YOU READY?

YEAH.

31.7 --
THAT'S THE TIME TO BEAT.

COME ON.

SO, LIKE LAST TIME,
JUSTIN HIT THE COURSE HARD...

AND ONCE AGAIN
RAISED THE BAR.

WE GOT A NEW LEADER!

ALLEN, YOU'RE UP.
- ALL RIGHT.

IF ANYBODY COULD BEAT THAT TIME,
IT WOULD BE OUR VETERAN, AL.

BUT IN THIS CASE,
EXPERIENCE PROVED NO MATCH

FOR YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE.

31.1.

MAYBE WE FINALLY FOUND
ALLEN'S WEAKNESS.

HE CAN'T TURN LEFT.
SO, WHAT DO WE GOT NOW?

JOEY?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IT.

30.9 IS THE TIME TO BEAT.

AND IF YOUTH IS THE KEY,
THEN JOEY HAS IT IN SPADES.

BUT IN THE END,
HE WAS WAY OFF THE MARK.

YOU'RE DONE!

NO, GET THAT
OUT OF THERE.

TOMMY, IT'S DOWN
TO YOU AND A-ARON.

AND TOMMY DIDN'T
FAIR MUCH BETTER.

ALL RIGHT,
HEY, LISTEN, GUYS.

THAT, UH -- THAT LEAVES
A LOT OF ROOM OUT THERE FOR YOU,

A-ARON.

- YEAH.
- YOU READY?

AS MUCH AS I'M EVER GONNA BE.

- LET'S DO IT.
- ALL RIGHT.

I THINK OUR TRUCK CAN BE
100 PERCENT COMPETITIVE.

I REALLY THINK YOU COULD
SCARE SOME PEOPLE.

I THINK I COULD EDGE UP
ALL OF THOSE TIMES.

I LOVE PITCHING THE TRUCK
DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

AND THROWING IT AROUND.

I REALLY DO LIKE THE ROAD
COURSE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT.

HEY, IS BOB OVER THERE?

BOB-BOB.
- BOB!

YES?

I'VE GOT A MALFUNCTION LIGHT.

OH, WE GOT A CODE
POPPED UP ON HIS TRUCK.

WE GOT A CODE POPPED UP
ON HIS TRUCK?

WELL, IT'S HIS TIME TO GO.

I MEAN, DOES THE CLOCK
START NOW?

IT'S NOT SEEING
THE SPEED SENSOR.

- AARON'S ROLLIN'.
- THIS IS A DIFFICULT TRACK

TO RUN A BIG TRUCK ON WELL.

ALL RIGHT, SETTLE DOWN.

WE ARE DOWN TO THE FINAL
COMPETITION.

WE CAME OUT HERE TO KILL IT,
SO LET'S JUST SMASH IT.

- OHH!
- OHH!

NOW I GUESS IT'S REALLY
A QUESTION OF THE TURBO

OR THE TIRES GONNA LET LOOSE.
- OHH!

HEY, IS BOB OVER THERE?

- BOB!
- YES?

I'VE GOT A MALFUNCTION LIGHT.

- OH
- THE ECM. I'VE GOT A CODE.

WELL, WE CAN CHECK IT
REAL QUICK.

SO, JUST AS I'M ABOUT TO START
MY ROAD COURSE RACE,

MY TRUCK THREW UP
A MALFUNCTION.

- WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? RPMs?
- ALL RIGHT, I GOT A SPEED SENSOR

AND "MISSING OTHER
ECU INFORMATION"?

IT'S NOT SEEING
THE SPEED SENSOR.

A BUNCH OF NOTHIN'.

THERE'S NO ISSUE.

NOTHIN'S GONNA CAUSE IT
TO DERATE OR BLOW UP, NO.

COOL.

NO, THE WAY WE LOOK AT IT
RIGHT NOW, RUN THIS DOG.

HEY, YOU GUYS.

WE GOT OUR LAST DRIVER
MOUNTED UP.

AARON'S IN THERE.

JUSTIN, YOU'RE LEADING
WITH A 30.9,

THEN IT'S ALLEN AND CHRIS.

AARON'S ROLLIN'.
LET'S SEE WHAT HE'S GOT.

THIS IS A DIFFICULT TRACK
TO RUN A BIG TRUCK ON WELL.

HARD ON THE BRAKES,
HARD TO ACCELERATION.

ALL RIGHT,
SETTLE DOWN.

WHOO!

THE REAR SUSPENSION
DID NOT DEAL WITH THE BUMPS

ON THE BACK EXIT
VERY WELL AT ALL,

SO, BASICALLY,
IF I WAS ON THROTTLE,

THE TRUCK WAS JUST HOPPING ALL
THE WAY DOWN THE BACK STRAIGHT.

THAT'S A SECOND OFF.

HE'S MOVING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

GO! GO!

THIS IS A BRAND-NEW
TRUCK FOR ME,

AND I'M DEFINITELY LEARNING IT.

- OOH! HE PICKED UP A BUNCH.
- HE'S GETTING FASTER.

HE MAY HAVE SOMETHING
UP HIS SLEEVE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

33.7 WITH THE SHOWBOAT.

- YEAH.
- THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD RUN.

- ALL RIGHT, AARON.
- YEAH! MOST IMPROVED!

- 33.2. NOT TOO BAD.
- ALL RIGHT!

A 33.2 IS LESS THAN A SECOND OFF
THE NEXT BEST TIME.

NOT TOO SHABBY IF YOU REMEMBER
THEY'RE PROFESSIONAL RACERS.

WINNERS FIRST.

JUSTIN.
- WHOO!

WON THIS COMPETITION.

GOOD JOB.

SECOND PLACE WAS ALLEN.

YEAH, BUDDY.

ALLEN'S BEEN ON THE PODIUM
EVERY TIME SO FAR.

- I KNOW.
- CHRIS GOT THIRD.

- YEAH!
- GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

SO, EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT-TIME
ADVANTAGE SEEMED INSURMOUNTABLE,

IT SEEMS THAT BETWEEN
THE MODIFICATIONS

AND THE BIT OF DRIVER TRAINING,
I WAS ABLE TO HANG IN THERE.

SO, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO NOW
IS WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO

THE NEXT PHASE OF THIS --
FREESTYLE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS, WE ARE DOWN
TO THE FINAL COMPETITION,

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS ONE PROBABLY THE MOST,

BECAUSE IT GETS TO SEE
YOUR CREATIVITY.

THE FINAL COMPETITION
IS FREESTYLE.

IT MIGHT BE A FAN FAVORITE,

BUT IT'S JUST ABOUT
THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING

WE CAN DO WITH OUR TRUCKS.

WE GOT THE COURSE SET UP WHERE
THERE'S SOME CONES OUT THERE,

THERE'S SOME BARRELS
OUT THERE.

THE MIDDLE ONE IS THE CAMERA
CONE WITH THE GoPros ON IT.

PLEASE DON'T HIT THAT ONE.

YOU'RE GONNA JUDGE EACH OTHER,
ON A SCORE OF 1 TO 5,

5 BEING THE BEST.
QUESTION?

CHRIS, YOU KNOW
WHAT HAPPENS NOW, RIGHT?

- I GO FIRST, LIKE USUAL.
- YOU'RE FIRST.

- ALL RIGHT.
- GET 'EM DONE, BUDDY.

I THINK FREESTYLE'S
GONNA BE FUN,

BECAUSE THE GUYS ARE GONNA
WANT TO CUT LOOSE.

I HAVE A FEELING THEY'RE GONNA
BURN THEIR STUFF DOWN

TRYING TO OUTDO EACH OTHER.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
HOW IT PLAYS OUT.

LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED.

HERE COMES THE WILD MAN
HIMSELF --

CHRIS. HERE WE GO.

YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.

I'M NOT JUST THE
STEERING-WHEEL-HOLDER GUY.

I TAKE IT TO THE EDGE.

LOOK AT CHRIS.
HE IS ABSOLUTELY OUT OF CONTROL.

THAT GUY IS A MADMAN.

- WHOA!
- THAT'S NOT FUN.

I WENT OUT HARD,
PRETTY MUCH DRIFTED

AROUND THE WHOLE OUTSIDE.
- JUST HIT EVERYTHING, CHRIS.

SMOKED THE TRUCK OUT,
BLEW LIKE THREE TIRES.

- THERE GOES ONE.
- OVERHEATED THE TRUCK.

CHRIS IS GONNA GO
TILL THAT THING EXPLODES.

LOOK AT HIM.

I CAUGHT THE TRACK ON FIRE,
WHICH WAS A TRACK FIRST TODAY.

WOW. I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO JUDGE THAT.

I WENT OUT AND SET THE TONE.
THAT'S WHAT I DO.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT,

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE
JUSTIN.

SO LET'S DO IT, BUDDY.

COME ON.
- GET 'ER DONE.

- GOOD LUCK.
- ALL RIGHT.

THE FREESTYLE'S PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MOST FUN THINGS,

SEEING IF YOU COULD MAKE THE
TRUCK SLIDE LIKE YOU CAN A CAR.

LOOK AT JUSTIN
WHIP THAT THING AROUND.

HE IS KILLIN' IT.

SETTLE DOWN, JUSTIN.
YOU'RE NOT ME.

WHEN WE COME TO THE FREESTYLE
TODAY, THE BACK END ON THE TRUCK

STARTED HOPPING AROUND

A BUNCH ON ME,
DOOR FLEW OPEN...

- AND THE DOOR'S OPEN.
- SETTLE DOWN, YOU WUSS!

...AND JUST SAID, "WELL,
WE'LL JUST RUN IT ANYWAY."

- WHOA!
- THERE GOES A FENDER.

- CAN WE GO NEGATIVE?
- OHH!

IS THERE NEGATIVE NUMBERS
HERE?

ALLEN, ARE YOU READY
TO GO OUT THERE

AND SHOW THEM HOW IT'S DONE?

- ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET IT.

FLIP ME OUT, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
HERE GOES ALLEN.

LET'S SEE WHAT HE'S GOT.

- OOH! NICE CONE!
- HE GOT THE CONE.

HE IS PUTTING UP A TON OF SMOKE.
LOOK AT THAT.

HE CAN'T EVEN SEE
WHAT HE'S DOING.

HE DON'T EVEN KNOW.
HE'S LIKE THIS BEHIND THE WHEEL.

I LITERALLY LOST HIM
IN THE SMOKE.

JOEY, YOU GOT THE RIGHT
TIRES ON FOR THIS?

- OH, YEAH.
- WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO FOR US?

- BLOW 'EM.
- YOU'RE GONNA BLOW 'EM?

- YEAH.
- LET'S DO IT.

I WASN'T REAL NERVOUS
GOING INTO THE FREESTYLE.

I DO BURNOUT SHOWS
EVERY NOW AND THEN.

A COUPLE TRUCK SHOWS HERE
AND THERE A YEAR.

AND IMMEDIATELY, JOEY IS
SPINNING THAT THING AROUND.

HOLY MOLY,
THAT IS CRAZY!

HIT THE BARREL, JOE!
THERE HE GOES. NO!

TOMMY, YOU'RE UP.
YOU READY?

- LET'S DO IT.
- LET'S DO IT.

- COME ON, BUDDY.
- THE FREESTYLE IS KIND OF COOL.

I GOT TO WATCH MOST OF
THE OTHER GUYS GO FIRST,

SO I KIND OF HAD A FEEL FOR WHAT
THE JUDGE PANEL OF MY PEERS

WAS FEELING WAS GOOD
AND WHAT WASN'T.

WHOA, LOOK AT THAT.

TOMMY IS ABSOLUTELY
PUTTING SOME STYLE

INTO THE STYLE COMPETITION.
- WHOA, BARREL.

- YEAH!
- YEAH!

WHOA, LOOK AT THIS. HE'S
ACTUALLY PLAYING TO THE JUDGES.

HE'S COMING RIGHT HERE
IN FRONT OF US.

LOOK AT THAT!

- THERE'S A BARREL.
- OH, YEAH!

AT LEAST IT'S BEEN
ENTERTAINING SO FAR.

I WAS GOING FOR MORE
TECHNIQUE AND PRECISION

LIKE WHAT YOU'D SEE
IN A DRIFT COMPETITION,

DOING REAL TIGHT DONUTS
AROUND THE GoPro CAM.

THAT IS CRAZY!

IT WAS REALLY ENTERTAINING.

THAT WAS A PRETTY GOOD RUN,
RIGHT THERE.

TOMMY'S WAS ENTERTAINING.

TOMMY'S WAS PERHAPS
THE MOST COMPLEX.

YOU BLEW INTO THE LEAD
WITH A 17.

- YEAH!
- GOOD JOB.

- AWESOME.
- HEY, ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN.

ALL RIGHT.
'CAUSE AARON'S UP.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS
THAT CRUSHING STUFF

IS A CROWD FAVORITE.

HERE WE GO.

AND SO, I TOOK LIFE BY THE
REIGNS AND CRUSHED MY OWN TRUCK.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
HERE GOES AARON.

LET'S SEE WHAT HE'S GOT.

OH!

THE PRODUCTION VALUE
OF DESTRUCTION.

- THERE GO THE CAMERAS.
- OHH!

IS HIS ACCELERATOR STUCK?

-HERE HE COMES!

- WHOO!
- YEAH!

- ARE WE ROLLIN' OR NO, ARE WE?
- WE ARE ROLLING.

- OKAY.
- NEVER HAD LINES BEFORE.

THIS GOES BACK
TO MY ACTING DAYS.

NINE, EIGHT, SPEEDING.

I'M CHRIS DE LA GARZA, DIRECTOR
OF PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE NEW SHOW

"SHIFTING GEARS."

THIS YEAR, WE'VE GOT
BETTER CAMERAS,

WE'VE GOT BETTER DRONES.

HELL, WE EVEN HIRED
BETTER DRIVERS.

HOW WAS THAT?

LES, THAT WAS IT.
LET'S CALL IT GOOD.

LET'S CALL IT GOOD.

HERE WE GO.

IT'S FINALLY MY TURN
ON THE FREESTYLE CONTEST,

AND I HOPE
I DON'T REGRET THIS.

AARON'S GOING OUT.
LOOK AT THAT.

AND HE IS SLIDING
THAT THING AROUND.

OH!

HE ACTS LIKE HE KNOWS
WHAT HE'S DOING.

THERE GO THE CAMERAS.

- OHH!
- WHOA!

NOT IN THE CAMERAS!.

YEAH, WELL,
GoPros ARE INVINCIBLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
KNOW THAT OR NOT,

BUT GoPros SURVIVE EVERYTHING.

AND IT TAKES SOMEONE LIKE ME
THAT UNDERSTANDS

"A" THE RACECAR, AND THEN

"B" THE PRODUCTION
VALUE OF DESTRUCTION.

AARON IS OUT THERE KILLING IT.
LOOK AT WHAT HE'S DOING.

IS HIS ACCELERATOR STUCK?

HE'S TRYING TO
SHOW UP TOMMY,

AND TOMMY KIND OF
RAISED THE BAR.

OH, MY GOSH!
DID YOU SEE THAT?

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH HIS NOSE?
OH, LOOK AT THAT!

HIS NOSE JUST FLIPPED OFF
THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK!

WHAT'S HE GONNA DO?

RUN IT OVER!

HE'S GONNA RUN OVER IT!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!

- YES!
- YEAH!

I DECIDE TO MAKE ABOUT,
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A $5,000

AND $6,000 CHOICE
TO RUN OVER MY OWN HOOD.

NOW THAT'S HOW YOU DRIVE!

- TOTAL DESTRUCTION. NICE RUN.
- OH, MY GOSH.

- MASS DESTRUCTION.
- OKAY.

GO AROUND THE HOOD.

YEAH!

WHOO, BOYS!

I DON'T KNOW, FELLAS.

EVERYBODY TAKES MY MOTTO --
JUST DESTROY YOUR

I TOOK A COUPLE PAGES FROM
CHRIS'S BOOK OF HOW TO DRIVE,

AND I WROTE THE WHOLE REST
OF THE BOOK, I THINK.

OH, THIS IS EXCESSIVE,
BUT I LIKE IT.

BUT I LIKE IT.

YOU'RE GONNA REMEMBER THAT GUY
THAT RIPS HIS HOOD OFF.

I'VE HAD SO MANY TIMES
WHERE I'VE COME

IN THIRD PLACE
OR SECOND PLACE,

BUT JUST LIKE BOUNCED OFF
THE WALL AND TOTALLY SIDEWAYS,

AND PEOPLE, THEY COME
TO SEE ME AFTER

INSTEAD OF MAYBE
THE GUY THAT WON.

YES! YES!

- WHAT DID YOU BREAK?
- CHRIS, WE'RE STARTING WITH YOU.

- OH, MAN.
- PROBABLY GIVE HIM A 4.

- 4.
- I'M GONNA GO 5.

I THINK AARON ACTUALLY KNOCKED
IT OUT OF THE PARK THIS TIME.

I MEAN, THE HOOD COMING OFF
AND HE WAS JUST BURNING --

MELTING THE TIRES PLUM OFF
A BRAND-NEW TRUCK.

SO, AARON.

YES, SIR.

YOUR BOYS HAVE SCORED YOU...

OKAY.

LET ME KNOW HOW BAD IT IS.

...WITH A 22.

- AHH!
- YES!

I WON SOMETHING!

SO, YOU GUYS, TOMMY IS SECOND,
AND CHRIS IN THIRD.

IT'S COOL TO HANG OUT
WITH PEOPLE THAT SEE THINGS

THE SAME WAY YOU DO AND LOVE
BEATING ON RACE EQUIPMENT.

YOU GUYS ALL ABSOLUTELY
THREW DOWN.

- HELL, YEAH.
- THAT WAS AMAZING.

AARON DID REALLY WELL.

IF HE WOULD'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO GO OUT AND PLAY

WITH THAT TRUCK FOR A DAY

INSTEAD OF LITERALLY
GETTING IT BUILT,

FLYING IT
FROM TEXAS UP TO HERE,

TO GET IT HERE
AND RUN IT IN TIME,

I THINK HE WOULD'VE DONE
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

BUT, ALL IN ALL, HE SURPRISED
ME, ESPECIALLY IN THE FREESTYLE.

HE KILLED IT.

SO, ANYHOW, I'M GONNA
GET THE TOTAL.

YOU GUYS,
THIS WAS FANTASTIC.

- WE'RE ALL WINNERS, BOB.
- WE CAN DO MATH.

WE'RE OKAY.
- WE'RE ALL WINNERS.

CHRIS, YOU ARE ALL WINNERS.
BUT, NO.

IT'S OBVIOUS WHY I WON,
I THINK.

I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DROVE
OVER THEIR OWN CAR.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN TALLIED.

IT WAS A GOOD FIGHT.

JUSTIN, THIRD PLACE
IN THIS COMPETITION.

- ALL RIGHT.
- GOOD JOB.

TAKING THIRD, SIT UP
IN THE TOP THREE,

I MEAN, THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

TOMMY,
YOU WOULD UP IN TWO.

- YEAH!
- WHOO!

THIS WAS A BLAST.

IT'S SAD THAT IT'S
COMING TO AN END.

BUT IT JUST MEANS RACE SEASON'S
RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER

AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN HAVE
A GOOD TIME THERE,

KEEP SEEING THE GUYS,
SEE AARON AGAIN SOON.

AND ALLEN IS THE VICTOR!

HEY, I GOT FIRST OVERALL,
AND I'M HAPPY.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE
I WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, FIRST,

WITH THE NUMBER-3 TRUCK.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.
GOOD JOB.

LIKE I'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES,

WE ONLY MAKE SO MANY TRIPS
AROUND THE SUN,

AND QUITE FRANKLY,
THERE'S NO DRUG --

YOU CAN'T BUY THIS DRUG
ANYWHERE ELSE.

I'M REALLY GLAD YOU DECIDED

TO COME OUT HERE
AND JOIN THESE BOYS.

SO I HAD A BLAST.

IT'S OBVIOUS I'VE GOT
SOME CATCHING UP TO DO.

BUT THANKS FOR LETTING ME
SLIDE IN HERE

AND HAVING SOME FUN WITH YOU.

AND YOU WON ONE OF THEM.

- YEAH!
- COME ON, MAN.

YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAD VERY,
VERY, VERY LITTLE TIME

TO PUT THIS TRUCK TOGETHER,

AND WE HAD SOME GREAT HELP
FROM SOME TREMENDOUS PEOPLE.

AND HONESTLY,
I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB.

I THINK IT IS ONE OF
THE MOST UNIQUE RACECARS,

ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE CARS,
WE'VE EVER BUILT.

THANKS, YOU GUYS.
THIS WAS A LOT OF FUN.

- THANKS, MAN.
- ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, I KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS NOW.

-YEAH.

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT
I HAD A GREAT TIME,

AND I'M REALLY
PROUD OF MY TRUCK,

AND I'M REALLY PROUD
OF MY TEAM.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
MY FRIENDS AT THE NEXT RACE.

-YEAH, THAT WAS GREAT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE'RE A BUNCH OF DUMB, PUNK KIDS

THAT WENT OUT AND PLAYED.

THESE ARE OUR TOYS
AND WE DON'T BUILD THEM

TO NOT PLAY WITH THEM.

I DIDN'T WIN A TROPHY,

I DIDN'T WIN A RACE,
BUT I'LL TELL YOU THIS.

MAN, OH, MAN, WAS DRIVING
THAT BIG TRUCK SIDEWAYS,

THAT WAS IT FOR ME.

HOW MUCH FUN.