Shifting Gears with Aaron Kaufman (2018): Season 2, Episode 3 - The Olympus Rally - full transcript

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

TONIGHT WE ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON
FOR THE OLYMPUS RALLY RACE,

AND IT COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE,
LAST FEW HOURS,

BUT IT'S TIME TO GO.

BUT IT'S A ROCKY ROAD
TO THE PODIUM...

Kaufman: WHOA.

...AS FAILING EQUIPMENT...

THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
THE END OF THAT ONE.

BLEW A BROKEN AXLE,
CAR IS 100% USELESS.

...AND BITTER FRUSTRATION...

NO.
OH, THAT SUCKS.

STRUT'S ALL PULLED APART.

Skucas: DO YOU NEED TO LOSE
YOUR IN THE WOODS



AND THEN COME BACK?
- NO. AH!

...THREATEN TO KEEP ME
FROM MY GOAL.

ALL RIGHT.

Skucas: HEY, HEY, HEY!

Jared: I DON'T HAVE A LIGHT,
BUT I DON'T HAVE GAS EITHER.

Bowman: SO THAT ONE IS FULL.

NOW THAT ONE IS FULL.

ALL RIGHT.
IT'S GONNA TAKE A MINUTE.

SO JARED AND I ARE WRAPPING UP

OUR SUBARU
RALLY CAR'S FUEL SYSTEM

SO THAT WE CAN GET IT STARTED

AND RUNNING SMOOTHLY
SO THAT WE CAN TAKE IT UP

TO OLYMPUS IN WASHINGTON
FOR THE RALLY.

SPEAKING OF WRAPPING,
THE GUYS AT SKINZ

FINISHED UP THE SUBARU
WRAP THIS MORNING,

AND IT LOOKS MEAN,

BUT IT HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN
SMOOTH SAILING

TO GET TO THIS POINT.

Kaufman: THAT LOOKS LIKE
IT RIGHT THERE.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AARON BOUGHT
THIS 2001 SUBARU RS

TO BUILD
INTO A RALLY CAR.

HOPE YOU DON'T MIND TOO MUCH,
WE'RE MAKING IT A RACECAR.

THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE THE CAR
READY IN TIME

TO GO COMPETE UP IN THE OLYMPUS
RALLY IN WASHINGTON.

WE EXPECTED IT TO BE
A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD BUILD.

OKAY, LET'S NOT BREAK IT.

BUT WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A LITTLE OFF ON THAT.

BECAUSE RALLY RACING
IS A DANGEROUS SPORT,

THERE'S A LOT OF RULES
AND REGULATIONS

THAT GO INTO BUILDING
A RALLY CAR,

AND WE MANAGED TO HIT SOME OF
THE BIGGER BUMPS IN THE ROAD.

OUR TWO BIGGEST CONCERNS WERE
THE WELDS ON THE ROLL CAGE...

THERE'S NO CHANCE IN HELL
THAT'LL PASS.

OUR CAGE WON'T PASS TECH.

THIS IS THE WORST SETBACK
THAT I HAVE HAD IN MY CAREER.

Bowman: ...AND THE FITMENT
OF OUR FRONT STRUTS.

Kaufman: I GOT
A THREE-FINGER GAP.

THAT SHOULD BE, LIKE,
NO-FINGER GAP.

SO WHILE WE FIX THOSE ISSUES...

GOOD, TIDY, TIDY, TIDY,
TIDY, TIDY.

...AARON WENT TO WORK TRAINING
BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A RALLY CAR.

OH, THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD.

A BIG PART OF RALLY RACING
IS HAVING A CO-DRIVER

WHO BASICALLY ACTS
AS THE NAVIGATOR TO GUIDE YOU

THROUGH ALL THE TWISTS
AND TURNS OF THE RALLY STAGE.

Skucas: OVER CREST INTO
A RIGHT-SIDE DOWN, NO CUT.

SO ONCE AARON WAS FEELING REALLY
COMFORTABLE BEHIND THE WHEEL,

HE ENLISTED ONE OF THE BEST,
KRISTA SKUCAS.

I'VE HAD A FEW DRIVERS.

I MEAN,
IT'S JUST ADAPTING

TO PEOPLE'S
PERSONALITY STYLE,

LEARNING STYLE AND HOW
THEY REACT TO SOMETHING.

BUT THE FIXES OUR SUBARU
NEEDED MEANT

AARON COULDN'T PUT THE CAR
THROUGH ITS PACES

WITH KRISTA
IN THE CO-DRIVER SEAT,

SO NOW THERE'S NO REST
FOR THE WEARY

AS WE HAVE TO GET
THIS CAR BUTTONED UP,

READY TO LEAVE
FOR WASHINGTON TONIGHT.

WANT TO GIVE IT A TRY, J-ROD?

Jared: IT STARTED.

SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S LEFT,
AARON WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE OUT

THE SHOCKS AND SPRINGS
ONCE WE GET TO WASHINGTON.

WHO WANTS THE FORKLIFT?

I'M GONNA GO GRAB TOOLS.
- OKAY.

I THINK IT'S, LIKE,
8:00 SOMETHING NOW.

WE'RE ALL READY TO GET
ON THE ROAD OBVIOUSLY,

SO ONCE WE GET ALL THIS STUFF
STUFFED INTO THESE TOOLBOXES

HERE AND THEN LOAD THE CAR
AND GET ON THE ROAD.

Kaufman:
SO HERE WE ARE, SUNDAY NIGHT.

WE HAVE A LONG DRIVE
AHEAD OF US.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 36,
38 HOURS OF TRAVEL TIME,

AND THEN GET IN ON
TUESDAY NIGHT VERY LATE,

WEDNESDAY,
DO SOME TESTING AT NAMELESS,

DO THE SUSPENSIONS CHANGEOVER,
ADJUST THE CAR'S SETUP,

WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
DO SOME MORE WORK WITH KRISTA,

THURSDAY, REGISTRATION,
FRIDAY, RECCE.

SATURDAY MORNING, 9:30,
FIRST CAR IS OFF,

AND SO IT IS GOING
TO BE A WILD WEEK.

SEE YOU THERE.

Bowman: COOL.

YOU BOYS GOT IT?

Webster: WE'RE IN WASHINGTON.

IT'S VERY EXCITING
THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY HERE.

WE ROTATED BETWEEN DRIVERS,
AND IT WAS ROUGH.

I'M SORRY.
I'M JUST TIRED.

I'M REALLY TIRED.

I'M SHAKING A LITTLE BIT,
BUT IT'S DONE.

IT'S HERE.

Kaufman:
WE'RE AT NAMELESS PERFORMANCE,

AND WE'RE USING THIS AS A HOME
FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW,

JUST TO FINISH THE CAR,
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY,

AND WE'RE FINISHING UP ON
THE LAST LITTLE BIT OF TOUCHES

THAT ARE GONNA MAKE
THIS CAR WORK RIGHT,

DO WHAT IT HAS TO DO,

AND HOPEFULLY DO REALLY WELL
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

- HOW'S IT GOING, GUYS?
- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- HOW ARE YOU?

- GOOD, GOOD, NICE TO SEE YOU.
- WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?

I'M JOHN.
WELL, I'M JOHN HOYENGA.

I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS HERE
AT NAMELESS PERFORMANCE.

WE'RE A MANUFACTURING COMPANY
IN WOODLAND, WASHINGTON.

WE'RE PRETTY WELL-KNOWN
IN THE RALLY COMMUNITY.

WE HAD DAVE GET IN TOUCH WITH US

ABOUT AARON
WANTING TO COME RALLY,

SO I TOLD DAVE, LIKE, "YEAH,
I GUESS. YEAH, WE CAN HELP.

WE KNOW HOW TO DO THAT."
WE'RE ALL READY FOR YOU.

WELL, I SAY, IF...
WE'RE PARKED OUT BACK.

IF YOU'RE OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND DROP THE DOOR

AND BRING THE CAR IN
IF YOU'RE DOWN.

YEAH, JUST DO SOME DOUGHNUTS
OUT IN THE GRAVEL LOT

BEFORE YOU COME IN.
- JUST WARM IT UP NICE?

- YES.
- YEAH, EXACTLY.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS
WE'RE HERE

IS BECAUSE
WE DON'T HAVE DAMPERS.

OUR DAMPER SITUATION,
OUR SHOCKS AND SPRINGS

100% FELL APART BACK IN DALLAS.

THAT BEING THE CASE,
WE NEEDED SOMETHING ELSE.

THESE RIGHT HERE,

I THINK YOU COULD GET
SOME WORK DONE ON THEM,

BUT I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A RACEABLE STRUT SET.

THEY'D BE SHOT BY THE END
OF THE RALLY.

WE WILL DEFINITELY
GET YOU SQUARED AWAY...

- YEAH.
- ...SOME PROPER SETUP.

YEAH, THAT'S IT, MAN.

- COMING YOUR WAY.
- COMING DOWN LOW.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY
IS TAKE THOSE COILOVERS OFF,

PUT SOME GOOD SUSPENSION
ON THE CAR

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW ALL IT HAS
ON IT IS STOCK STI COILOVERS,

AND THAT WON'T MAKE IT
THROUGH A WHOLE RALLY,

ESPECIALLY NOT UP
AT OLYMPUS.

SO THESE ARE THE OLD-STYLE
DMS 50s,

SO IT'S A 50-MILLIMETER
PROPER GRAVEL SETUP.

YOU NEED GOOD COILOVERS
FOR RALLY.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT STUFF,

WHEELS WILL LITERALLY
FALL OFF THE CAR.

Kaufman: BEING THAT I'VE NEVER
DONE THIS BEFORE,

WHATEVER THEY SAY IS GOLD.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO,
AND SO THE DEAL IS,

THERE'S A LOT OF PLACES
TO LOSE THIS RACE

AND NOT TOO MANY PLACES
TO WIN THIS RACE.

- LOOK AT THAT.
- NICE.

THAT'S PROPER.

SO WE HAVE THE PROPER DAMPERS
ON THE CAR NOW,

AND ULTIMATELY, AT THE END,
IT'S ALWAYS VERY CLOSE.

IT'S ALWAYS VERY TIGHT,
AND IT COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE

THE LAST FEW HOURS,
BUT IT'S TIME TO GO.

AND BECAUSE OF THE SETBACKS,
THE CAR HAS YET

TO GET A PROPER SHAKEDOWN,

SO WE'RE HITTING UP A LOCAL
LOGGING ROAD TO DO JUST THAT.

NAMELESS FOUND US
A REAL RALLY STAGE

THAT HAD
THE SAME TYPE OF TERRAIN

THAT WE'RE GOING
TO FIND AT OLYMPUS,

AND THEY EVEN PROVIDED
A TEMPORARY CO-DRIVER.

50,
A RIGHT 4 UP HERE.

NAMELESS HAD ALREADY
WRITTEN NOTES FOR IT.

THEY HAD ALREADY BLOCKED IT OFF,

SO THEY HAD SET UP
A TRAINING AREA FOR US.

KEEP GOING, 30.

THERE'S GONNA BE A LEFT 3 MINUS
INTO A RIGHT 3.

HERE YOU GO.
HERE'S YOUR RIGHT 3.

YOU'RE GONNA STAY
TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD.

AND SO WE PUT ABOUT 10 MILES UP
AND 10 MILES DOWN ON THE CAR.

IT REALLY FELT PRETTY GOOD.
IT WAS A GOOD LITTLE CAR.

YOU HAVE A LITTLE
LEFT 6 UP HERE,

AND THAT'S GONNA TIGHTEN
INTO A 3,

SO YOU'RE
ON YOUR LEFT 6.

NOW IT'S GONNA TIGHTEN
TO A 3 AT THIS CORNER.

FEEL LIKE A LEFT...
- WHOA.

THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
THE END OF THAT ONE.

- UH-OH.
- YEP.

IT KIND OF SOUNDED
LIKE IT CLUNKED IN THE BACK.

I DON'T KNOW.
THAT AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.

SO WE TOOK THE CAR OUT,
DROVE IT UP THERE.

IT DID BEAUTIFULLY.

BRDDRAARDDA, POW,
BLEW A BROKEN AXLE.

CAR IS 100% USELESS.

Hoyenga: BROKE IT SO BAD,
IT SNAPPED TOTALLY OFF.

DO WE HAVE AN S SHAFT
COMING OR...

- WRECKING CAR HAS THEM.
- NO, WRECKING CAR'S GOT THEM.

YEAH.

Kaufman: IT'S COMMON IN RACING
TO HAVE A BACKUP CAR,

JUST FOR PARTS, NOT RACING.

THINK OF IT AS
A MOBILE PARTS BIN.

SO I WENT AND BOUGHT
A WRX WAGON THAT WAS...

IT REALLY HAD ALL THE SPARES
FOR OUR RACECAR

AND WAS EASILY DEPLOYED.

NICE AND A LITTLE MORE STOUT.

YEAH.

SO WE SNATCHED AN AXLE OUT
OF MY LITTLE SUPPORT VEHICLE

THAT I BROUGHT ALONG
FOR JUST THAT REASON.

IT'S A ROLLING PARTS BIN,

AND TODAY IT CAME THROUGH
IN A PINCH.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

AND SO WE STOLE AN AXLE
OUT OF IT, PUT IT IN.

OKAY.

Kaufman: WE GOT THAT ABOUT
PUT BACK TOGETHER.

JUST ABOUT.

I'M TRYING TO GET THE LOWER SKID
PLATE BOLTS BACK IN.

ALL RIGHT.
THE AXLE SHAFT,

100% K.O.d.
- REALLY?

ALSO, I'VE GOT
A MAJOR CONCERN ABOUT...

THIS HOOD?

...ABOUT THE REST OF THEM

CONSIDERING WHAT WE SAW
HAPPEN TO THAT SHAFT.

WELCOME TO RALLY.

Man: HEY, OKAY.

Kaufman: THE BIG QUESTION MARK
IS WHETHER WE MANAGED TO FIX

THE WELDS ON THE ROLL CAGE
TO PASS INSPECTION.

Man #2: WHO MODIFIED
THE ROLL CAGE?

Man #3: FRONT WHEEL IS
A LITTLE MESSED UP.

STRUT IS ALL PULLED APART.

- IS HE SEEMING...
- HE'S UPSET.

Skucas: DO YOU NEED TO LOSE
YOUR IN THE WOODS

AND THEN COME BACK?

Kaufman: SO WE'RE FINALLY HERE,
SHELTON, WASHINGTON,

HOME OF THE 2018 OLYMPUS RALLY.

THIS ISN'T JUST SOME BACKYARD
EVENT WITH A FEW CONES.

THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING THE RALLY
HERE EVER SINCE 1973,

AND IT WAS EVEN A STOP
ON THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

FOR A FEW YEARS IN THE '80s.

THE SCENERY IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST IS AWE-INSPIRING,

BUT THE RACE ITSELF
DEMANDS RESPECT.

IT TAKES PLACE OVER 2 DAYS,
OVER 199 TOTAL MILES,

INCLUDING TRAVEL
FROM STAGE TO STAGE,

OVER GRAVEL ROADS,
THROUGH EVERGREEN FORESTS.

IT SOUNDS LOVELY,
BUT IT'S PUNISHING.

DAY ONE CONSISTS
OF EIGHT TIMED STAGES

WITH TWO SCHEDULED SERVICE
STOPS FOR A TOTAL OF 136 MILES.

DAY TWO IS FIVE STAGES LONG
WITH A SINGLE SERVICE STOP

FOR A TOTAL OF 62 MILES.

THE TIMES ON ALL THE STAGES
ARE ADDED UP,

AND WHOEVER HAS THE FASTEST TIME

AT THE END OF DAY TWO
IS THE WINNER.

SOME BIG NAMES HAVE STOOD
ATOP THE PODIUM AT OLYMPUS.

GUYS LIKE KEN BLOCK,
TRAVIS PASTRANA, DAVID HIGGINS.

MY GOAL IS TO DO THE SAME,

AT LEAST IN MY CLASS OF NORMALLY
ASPIRATED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE,

BUT THE FIRST THING
ON THE AGENDA, RECCE.

NOW THAT KRISTA HAS JOINED ME,
WE HAVE 12 HOURS TO REVIEW

THE DETAILED
COURSE NOTES WE CREATED.

WE'RE USING A TRUCK BECAUSE
THE RACECAR

IS HEADED OFF
FOR ITS SAFETY INSPECTION.

RIGHT 3 TIGHTENS
TO A 2 OVER BRIDGE.

AND A LITTLE LOOSE
RIGHT HERE

THIS IS, LIKE,
SIDEWAYS INTO THE DOOR.

- YOU WANT ME TO SAY...
- SHUTDOWN, SHUTDOWN, SHUTDOWN.

SHUTDOWN?
OKAY.

WHENEVER I HEAR SHUTDOWN,

THAT MEANS BRING IT DOWN
TO A CRAWL.

I'LL SACRIFICE WHATEVER TIME
WE HAVE TO

TO NOT WRECK THAT CORNER.
- OH, YEAH.

KRISTA AND I HAVE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER

OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
BECOMING MORE COMFORTABLE

WITH EACH OTHER'S
COMMUNICATION STYLES

USING COMMON
RALLY VOCABULARY.

RIGHT 6
INTO LEFT 2.

WE RATE EACH CORNER
FROM 1 TO 6 BASED

ON THE SEVERITY
OF EACH CORNER.

THE LOWER THE NUMBER,
THE TIGHTER THE CORNER.

THROUGH TO THE FINISH,
AND THEN...

A HUNDRED AND WHATEVER...

...DEAD AHEAD
TO SHUT HER DOWN.

KRISTA AND I HAVE A LOT
OF MILES OF RECCE

TO GET THROUGH IN A RELATIVELY
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

YEAH, SO THEY'RE GONNA TAKE
THE CAR THROUGH TECH

WITHOUT US, YEAH?

- YEAH.
- OKAY.

SO WHILE I'M OUT HERE,
I LEFT THE GUYS IN CHARGE

OF TAKING THE SUBARU
THROUGH TECH INSPECTION,

AND WE'LL FINALLY GET AN ANSWER
ON WHETHER OR NOT OUR ROLL CAGE

IS SAFE
AND APPROVED FOR RACE USE.

- NO, THERE'S ONE RIGHT THERE.
- IS THERE?

Bowman: SO RALLY RACING IS
INHERENTLY DANGEROUS.

IT'S NOT A MATTER OF
IF YOU'LL CRASH BUT WHEN.

SO TECH INSPECTION
IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE

ALL THE COMPETITORS ARE EQUIPPED
IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE RISKS.

- WE JUST GOT IT.
- JUST ON THE DASH.

OUR BIG QUESTION MARK
IN ALL THIS...

...IS WHETHER WE MANAGED TO FIX
THE WELDS ON OUR ROLL CAGE

TO A HIGH ENOUGH
SAFETY STANDARD TO PASS

AFTER INITIALLY NOT WELDING
THE JOINTS ALL THE WAY AROUND.

NO.
NO, THIS... NO.

WE BUILT IT A WEEK AGO.

- YEAH.
- WE FINISHED IT A WEEK AGO.

THAT'S KIND OF
HOW IT WORKS.

THANK YOU.

Mansour: SO ALL OF OUR HARD WORK
PAID OFF.

WE PASSED, FLYING COLORS,
AND THAT'S A MASSIVE RELIEF,

AND SO NOW WE'RE
GETTING TO THE POINT

TO WHERE WE JUST GOT
TO GO GET REGISTERED,

AND WE GO RACE.

SO AARON AND KRISTA HAVE ABOUT
SIX MORE HOURS OF RECCE TODAY,

SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE
THE SUBARU IS ALL GASSED UP

AND READY FOR THEIR
FIRST STAGE BRIGHT

AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

Skucas: PARC EXPOSé IS ALWAYS
A GREAT TIME FOR FANS

TO COME OUT AND SEE THE CARS
AND MEET THE DRIVERS,

EVEN SIT IN THE CARS.

- AARON KAUFMAN!
- HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON, GUYS?

- I SAW YOU ON TV.
- YEAH?

- HEY.
- HI.

HEY, HEY!

Skucas: IT'S 15 MINUTES
BEFORE FIRST CAR OUT,

AND THAT'S
THE ULTIMATE HURRY UP

AND WAIT WHERE YOU CAN
JUST LET ALL THOSE FEELINGS

JUST FESTER
AND MAKE YOU NERVOUS.

Kaufman:
GOOD MORNING, BUCKY.

YOU READY
TO START THE RACE,

HEAD INTO A GROOVE THERE,
BUDDY?

YEP, I'M HOPING TO.

YOU KNOW, AS
A LIFELONG PROFESSIONAL,

AMAZING SKATEBOARDER,
YOU KNOW,

WINS EVERYTHING THERE IS,
EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN,

BUCKY LASEK IS ALSO
A COMPETITIVE-CAR GUY,

AND HE HAS
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES

AND A LOT
TO BRING TO THE TABLE,

AND I FEEL LIKE
A BETTER-ENRICHED HUMAN

FOR KNOWING THE GENTLEMAN.

MAN, I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

DUDE, YOU'RE GONNA BE
SO STOKED, DUDE.

- OH, I KNOW.
- YOU'RE GONNA BE SO STOKED.

HOW DID YOU FEEL
AFTER YOUR FIRST ONE?

I DON'T THINK I BREATHED THROUGH
THE WHOLE FIRST STAGE.

YEAH, YEAH.

I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE,
BUT THERE'S ALSO A TENSION,

A NERVOUSNESS, YOU KNOW?
IT'S LIKE LIVES ARE ON THE LINE,

AND WHILE ALL RACING
IS DANGEROUS,

SOMETIMES IT'S MORE DANGEROUS
THAN OTHERS.

- T-MINUS, WHAT, 20 MINUTES?
- SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

I FIGURE I'M SUCH A HACK AT
BEING WHERE I'M SUPPOSED TO BE

ON TIME, SO I FIGURED
I'D JUST STAND BY THE CAR.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW PROUD
I AM OF YOU...

- THANKS.
- ...FOR THE WORK YOU'VE DONE

IN THE CAR AND OUT OF THE CAR
AND GETTING THIS THING HERE.

IT'S HUGE TO ME.
IT'S HUGE.

WELL, THERE'S A LOT
OF PEOPLE TO BLAME FOR THAT,

SO IT'S, YOU KNOW,
IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.

YEAH.

WE GOT TO START MOVING UP
IN JUST A COUPLE MINUTES.

BECAUSE WE'RE
BEHIND KRISTEN, SO...

YEAH.
IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME.

- LET'S ROCK 'N' ROLL.
- ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

- HAVE FUN.
- SEE YOU OUT THERE, GUYS.

- GOOD LUCK, MAN.
- THANK YOU.

- SEE YOU.
- SURE.

Kaufman: I'M PUTTING A LOT
OF PRESSURE ON MYSELF,

WHICH IS MAKING ME
A LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE
I'VE DONE ENOUGH RACES,

I'VE DONE ENOUGH STUFF,

THAT I REALLY SHOULD BE
MOVING UP IN THE PACK.

I REALLY SHOULD BE PROGRESSING.
I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO LEAN ON

AND PUSH A LITTLE MORE...

...BUT, YOU KNOW,

IT'S, LIKE, THERE ARE
A LOT OF VARIABLES HERE.

IS IT UNLIKELY THAT WE GET DEAD
OR INJURED?

YEAH, IT'S PRETTY UNLIKELY,
BUT THAT POSSIBILITY IS THERE.

COULD WE LOSE THE CAR?
YEAH, COMPLETELY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE ALL SORTS
OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN.

IS IT POSSIBLE AT THE END
OF THE DAY

WE COULD HAVE MY FIRST DAY
OF RALLY BEHIND US

WITH AN EXCEPTIONAL TIME
AND BE ON TOP?

THAT'S POSSIBLE, TOO, I SUPPOSE.

KRISTA, I'M VERY EXCITED.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE FUN.

THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.

THIS IS GONNA BE
SO GOOD.

WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.

IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS,
WE'VE GONE

FROM JUST HAVING AN INTEREST
IN RALLY

TO MY FIRST RALLY PERIOD
AT THE END.

WE MADE IT.
- OH, MY GOD.

AND SO I'M GONNA TRY AND RUN
AS FAST AS I FEEL SAFE DOING,

AND WHATEVER COMES OUT
THE OTHER SIDE

IS WHATEVER COMES OUT
THE OTHER SIDE.

ALL RIGHT.
I'M GONNA GET GEARED UP.

YES, SIR.

THIS WILL SET THE PACE
FOR THE REST OF THE DAY,

YOU KNOW,
AND IT MAY BE FAST.

IT MAY BE SLOW,
AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

Woman: HERE YOU GO.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

Skucas: THANK YOU.

DAYTON, 8.8 MILES.

Kaufman: SO STAGE ONE IS DAYTON,
9 MILES OF LOOSE-GRAVEL ROAD

THAT CLIMBS THROUGH THE FOREST
TO A HIGH RIDGELINE

AND BACK DOWN AGAIN.

SO THIS STAGE,
JUST EASE INTO IT,

AND YOU'LL PICK UP
SPEED AS WE GO.

YEAH.
CAR HANDLES DIFFERENT

THAN THE LAST TIME
I DROVE IT, SO...

OH, YEAH, AND
THIS SURFACE IS FUNKY.

WAITING.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO.

20, CREST INTO LEFT 4

AND LEFT 3
INTO A RIGHT 4 SHORT

AND RIGHT 4 OPEN
AND LEFT 5 SHORT.

THE VERY FIRST STAGE, YOU KNOW,
THE EXCITEMENT WAS HIGH.

I KNEW TO TAKE IT EASY.

THAT UP THERE IS A LEFT 5
INTO LEFT 4,

TIGHTENS TO A 3.

TOP OUT.

LEFT 3 LONG, OPEN, 40.

SUPER SWEET, SUPER CLEAN,
QUICK, NOT FAST.

ACROSS THE RIDGE
AND STAY LEFT 4, LONG.

THERE'S A LEFT 4 LONG,
AND IT OPENS,

AND A RIGHT 4
THROUGH YELLOW

AND THEN TURN LEFT 4
DEEP GRAVEL, LEFT 4.

EBB INTO A RIGHT 3,
THEN BRIDGE.

CAUTION, RIGHT 3,
THEN BRIDGE.

UP 2, TURN LEFT 2,

AND WE'LL STOP HERE
WITH THESE FOLKS.

WE GET TO THE END OF IT,
HELL YEAH.

HI, GUYS.

Man #3: FRONT WHEEL IS
A LITTLE MESSED UP.

Kaufman: GUY AT THE FINISH GOES,

"YOUR WHEEL IS ALL TILTED IN."

I'D SAY IT HAPPENED
ABOUT HALFWAY.

DO YOU WANT TO OPEN
THE HOOD AND WE CAN SEE?

IS IT... DO YOU THINK
IT'S BLOWN THROUGH HERE?

YEAH.

SURE ENOUGH, STRUT'S ALL,
YOU KNOW, PULLED APART.

IS IT GONNA BE IMPOSSIBLE

FOR THE CREW
TO FIX IT OVERNIGHT?

DAMN IT.

THAT'S ONE, FIVE, ONE,
LOOKING FOR HOME BASE.

Bowman: THIS IS HOME BASE.
GO AHEAD.

OH, SERIOUS.

IS THERE ENOUGH THREADS

TO STUFF A NUT
BACK ON THAT THING?

IT'S STAGE ONE, AND THE TOP HAT

ACTUALLY CAME LOOSE
ON THE STRUT.

THAT WAS A HUGE, HUGE BUMMER.

Bowman:
SO THE SHAFT IS STILL THERE?

IT'S NOT BROKE OFF THE TOP?
THAT'S GONE.

WE'RE DNF FOR THE DAY

BECAUSE IT HAS TO COME BACK
TO CAR PARK RIGHT NOW.

IT CAN'T CONTINUE ON AND COME
IN AT SCHEDULED SERVICE,

BUT AS LONG
AS WE GET IT FIXED TODAY

AND ACCEPT
SOME HEAVY PENALTIES,

RALLY RULES ALLOW US TO RE-ENTER
TOMORROW AND FINISH THE RACE.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE AT?

EXIT OF DAYTON, OKAY, COOL.

WE'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.

EXIT OF DAYTON,
LET'S GO GET HIM.

- BALL JOINTS STILL GOOD?
- HE SAID IT'S DRIVABLE.

HE CAN DRIVE IT BACK HERE,

BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO RISK
RUINING THE CAR.

I CONCUR, YEAH.

DOES HE SEEM IN...
- HE'S UPSET.

YEAH.

Kaufman:
OH, THE DAMPER HAS BLOWN UP.

NO.
OH, THAT SUCKS.

I WAS SO AGGRAVATED.

I MEAN, JUST NOT MAD AT ANYONE,
JUST AGGRAVATED.

MAN, I'M TRYING REAL HARD
TO NOT

LOSE MY
RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU NEED TO LOSE
YOUR IN THE WOODS

AND THEN COME BACK?

NO.
NO.

LIKE, YOU WERE DOING

EXACTLY WHAT
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.

AH!

WE GOT RED FLAGS.

OKAY.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT HAPPENED.

WE JUST KNOW A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF CARS THAT ARE MISSING,

AND WE ALL SIGNED ON KNOWING
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN,

AND CRASHING IS
ONE OF THOSE RISKS.

- MAKE A HOLE!
- MAKE A HOLE!

- HEY!
- MAKE A HOLE!

- IT'S THAT WAY!
- MAKE A HOLE!

Kaufman: SO ON THE VERY FIRST
STAGE OF THE OLYMPUS RALLY,

WE EXPERIENCED
SOME MECHANICAL FAILURE.

THE CENTER NUT ON THE TOP
OF MY FRONT STRUT,

THAT ONE NUT,
IT JUST BACKED OFF,

AND THE STRUT FELL DOWN,
AND WHEN IT DID,

WHEN THE SUSPENSION
DROOPED OUT,

UNLOADED, THE SUSPENSION
CAME AND JUST POPPED IN,

BLEW UP INTO THE STRUT TOWER.

REALLY SUCKS, I MEAN,
OUR FIRST RALLY.

THIS IS A STUPID-ASS
PIECE OF... PART TO FAIL.

Kaufman: RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO
DAMAGE TO THE CAR WHATSOEVER,

EXCEPT FOR THE STRUT
FELL APART.

SO AFTER GOING THROUGH
THE TROUBLE

OF SWAPPING OUT
THE STRUTS AT NAMELESS...

- LOOK AT THAT.
- ...WE HAD A SILLY FAILURE

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T CHECK
HOW TIGHT A NUT WAS.

WE DIDN'T MARK IT.

WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH IT.

WE JUST MADE A MISTAKE.

"THIS IS RALLY."
IT'S LIKE, "."

THAT'S AN OLD SAYING.
IT'S TRUE.

IT'S TRUE THIS TIME.
IT'S TRUE NEXT TIME.

SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?

Skucas: WE'RE BASICALLY GOING
TO GET ASSIGNED

STAGE TIMES
FOR ALL OF TODAY.

TOMORROW IS WHEN WE ACTUALLY
OFFICIALLY RE-ENTER.

BY RULES,
WE ARE DNF FOR TODAY.

WE CAN START COUNTING FOR
STAGE TIMES AGAIN TOMORROW,

BUT THEY ARE ALLOWING US
TO GO BACK OUT,

ENJOY THE REST
OF THE STAGES FOR TODAY.

WE'RE STILL RACING.

WE'RE STILL IN IT, AND SO MUCH
CAN STILL HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ON ABOUT A 30-,
35-MINUTE TIME LINE

FOR OUR EXPECTED OUT TIME,
30 MINUTES OF REST.

GIVE IT A SHOT.

Bowman: THEY SAID
IF WE GET IT FIXED,

THEN WE CAN GET BACK OUT
AND PRACTICE, BY 1:15.

Kaufman:
THOUGH I'M DONE FOR THE DAY,

IF I WANT TO GET OUT
AND PRACTICE,

I HAVE TO HAVE THIS CAR FIXED

AND IN RALLY SHAPE
BY THE START OF THE NEXT STAGE,

AND THAT'S COMING UP IN
JUST ONE HALF-HOUR.

- I GOT IT.
- GOOD.

IT'S OUT.
IT'S OUT.

Skucas: HOW IS THIS REPAIR
SITUATION LOOKING?

I WAS TRYING TO GET AN ETA
ON THIS?

- I DON'T HAVE ONE YET.
- FAIR?

Kaufman: SO WE WERE ORIGINALLY
HOPING WE COULD FILE

THE TOP OF THE STUD UP
AND CUT SOME THREADS BACK ON IT,

BUT ONCE I DUG INTO IT,
I REALIZED

THERE ARE NO THREADS
ON THE TOP OF IT.

IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

I TRIED RUNNING A LUG NUT DOWN
THE TOP OF IT.

IT WASN'T GONNA WORK.

IT'LL TEAR THAT OFF
ON A BIG UNLOAD.

- MM-HMM.
- YEAH.

THERE'S NO ENGAGEMENT.

SO WE HAD TO, INSTEAD,
OPT FOR A SAFER

BUT MORE PERMANENT SOLUTION.

WE TIGHTEN THE WHOLE THING UP
AND THEN WELD THE TOP OF IT,

THAT BITCH IS ON.
- HELL YEAH.

WE'RE JUST GONNA REASSEMBLE
THE STRUT

AND WELD THE TOP NUT IN PLACE

TO ENSURE IT DOESN'T
COME APART AGAIN.

NOW WE JUST GOT TO GET IT
MOUNTED BACK ON THE CAR

AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

WHAT ARE WE AT ON TIME?

Webster:
WE'VE ONLY GOT 10 MINUTES.

THE REASON WE'RE IN SUCH A HURRY
TO GET THIS CAR

FIXED AND OUT
ON THE COURSE IS THREEFOLD.

ONE, WITH THE PROBLEMS
WE'VE FACED,

I DIDN'T GET THE SEAT TIME
I WAS HOPING FOR.

Skucas: ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WE HAVE 7 MINUTES.

YEAH.
WE'RE GETTING THERE.

TWO, IT'S ALSO MY LAST CHANCE
TO CALM MY NERVES

AND GET INTO A RHYTHM
WITH KRISTA.

ABOUT 4 MINUTES.

AND FINALLY, WE CAN WORK OUT
ANY LAST-MINUTE PROBLEMS

WITH THE CAR
THAT STILL MAY BE LURKING...

WE'RE GONNA MAKE A MOVE
IN ABOUT A MINUTE.

...WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE
INCREDIBLY BENEFICIAL

TO OUR PERFORMANCE IN
THE FINAL FIVE STAGES TOMORROW.

YOU CAN GO FORWARD AND THEN
RIGHT AND THEN LEFT.

ARE YOU ALL BUCKLED
AND HOOKED?

AFTER WE GOT THE STRUT
PUT BACK TOGETHER

AND GOT THAT FIXED,
WE WENT OUT.

OBVIOUSLY WE'RE DNF FOR THE DAY,

BUT WE'RE JUST RUNNING
TO GET SEAT TIME,

JUST TO PICK UP MILES.

GO.

20,
CREST INTO LEFT 4.

SO WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE,

I ACCRUED 52 MINUTES OF PENALTY
TIME FOR MISSING

SEVEN
OF THE EIGHT STAGES TODAY,

AND THAT'S A HUGE DEFICIT
TO OVERCOME.

LEFT 4 SHORT,
ACROSS RIDGE.

AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW,
MY CHANCES OF BEING

ON THAT PODIUM TOMORROW
AREN'T LOOKING VERY GOOD.

LEFT 4 INTO
RIGHT 4, 30...

BUT THERE'S ONE UNDERLYING THEME
IN RALLY RACING --

NEVER GIVE UP.

...TIGHTENS
TO A 3 HERE.

SO COME SUNUP TOMORROW,
IT'S GAME ON.

Skucas:
START THINKING ABOUT

MAKING A LITTLE BIT
OF A MOVE HERE.

I'M READY.

IT'S RACE DAY 2, WHICH, FOR ME,
IS A MUCH-NEEDED FRESH START.

IT'S BEEN STRESSFUL.

I'VE BEEN UPSET, BUT I'M GOING
TO TRY NOT TO BRING ANY OF THAT,

ANY OF THE ISSUES
I HAD YESTERDAY INTO TODAY,

ANY OF THAT MIND-SET.

EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN TAUGHT,
EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED,

I'M GONNA TRY AND PRODUCE
THE BEST JUICE THAT I CAN.

JUST REMEMBER --
LOOSE IS FAST,

BUT ON THE EDGE
IS OUT OF CONTROL.

- YEAH.
- YOU GOT THIS, BUDDY.

- YEAH.
- COME ON.

AND I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE
WITH A DIFFICULT DAY YESTERDAY.

IN FACT, SO MANY CARS HAVE
EITHER CRASHED OR BROKEN DOWN

THAT NOW THERE'S ONLY THREE CARS
LEFT COMPETING IN MY CLASS,

WHICH MEANS THAT
IF I MANAGE TO COMPLETE

ALL FIVE RACE STAGES TODAY,

I'LL BE ON THE PODIUM AT THE END
OF MY VERY FIRST RALLY RACE.

BUT AS I LEARNED THE HARD WAY
YESTERDAY,

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FINISH
ONE STAGE, LET ALONE FIVE.

IT'S 45 THROUGH HERE.

WHY ARE THEY SLOWING US DOWN
SO MUCH?

TURN IN HERE.

OH, THIS IS
A RED CROSS STAGE.

- OH
- THEY RED CROSSED IT?

- YEAH.
- WHAT'S GOING ON?

THIS STAGE
HAS GOT RED FLAGGED.

OKAY.

WE'RE BASICALLY JUST
CHILLING HERE,

LEAVE ROOM FOR...
- MEDICAL, YEAH.

...THE CREW TO GET HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT HAPPENED.

OKAY.
NO, I UNDERSTAND.

Skucas: THIS STAGE,
IT'S BEEN RED CROSSED,

SO WE'RE HOLDING HERE,

LEAVING GAPS
FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES,

WAITING FOR
NEXT INSTRUCTIONS.

- MAKE A HOLE!
- MAKE A HOLE!

- MAKE A HOLE!
- IT'S THAT WAY!

- MAKE A HOLE!
- MAKE A HOLE!

Skucas: RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE UNSURE WHO IT IS,

BUT DEFINITELY AMBULANCES
ARE INVOLVED,

AND IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE A SIMPLE FIRE.

WE JUST KNOW A CERTAIN NUMBER
OF CARS THAT ARE MISSING,

AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT
A LOT OF FRIENDS UP THERE,

SO IT'S A DIFFICULT THING
TO SEE, YOU KNOW?

THERE'S A LOT OF RISKS INVOLVED
IN THAT.

WE ALL SIGNED ON KNOWING
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN,

AND CRASHING IS
ONE OF THOSE RISKS.

LEFT 3 INTO
RIGHT 4 INTO LEFT 4.

I STARTED CALLING THE NOTES
A LITTLE BIT FASTER

JUST TO SEE
IF HE WOULD DRIVE FASTER.

FOUR 4 INTO LEFT
4 SHORT, 70.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!

Skucas: LET'S SWING AROUND,
GO TO THE NEXT STAGE.

Kaufman: YEAH.

SO YESTERDAY DUE
TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE,

WE DNF'd DAY 1
OF THE OLYMPUS RALLY.

AFTER FIXING THE PROBLEM

AND DOING SOME PRACTICE
RUNS OUT ON THE COURSE,

BOTH THE CAR
AND I FEEL READY FOR DAY 2.

HERE COMES THE AMBULANCE.

BUT THE FIRST STAGE TODAY
WAS RED CROSSED,

MEANING SOMEONE HAD A NASTY
OFF SOMEWHERE ON THE STAGE,

AND IT'S NOT SAFE
FOR US TO RUN.

SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE SECOND
STAGE OF THE DAY, COUGAR/WINDY.

Skucas: THIS STAGE
IS 10.2 MILES LONG,

A COUPLE OF BRIDGES.

IT'S A 10-MILE TREK
DOWN A RUGGED,

TWISTED, ULTRA-LOOSE GRAVEL ROAD

THAT CAN GIVE A CAR
A REAL BEATING.

AND WE'RE IN.
ARE YOU GOOD TO GO?

- YEAH.
- GOT IT.

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO.

LEFT 4, 60.

THAT'S A LEFT 5 SHORT,
THEN 120 AFTER IT.

AND PRESS INTO A RIGHT 5,
NOW LEFT 4 INTO WOODS.

Skucas: AARON WAS REALLY
LISTENING TO THE NOTES.

I COULD TELL, JUST BY THE WAY
HE WAS DRIVING THE CAR.

IT'S JUST ALL COMING TOGETHER.

RIGHT 5, SHORT.

AND AARON AND I
ARE JUST IN A RHYTHM.

HAIRPIN RIGHT...

INTO A RIGHT 6,
INTO A TURN.

LEFT 6 ONTO THE ROAD
PAST THE BRIDGE,

RIGHT 4, LONG, PAST JUNCTION

INTO A LEFT 5
PAST JUNCTION.

WE GOT SOMETHING WRONG.

DO WE HAVE A FLAT?

VERY POSSIBLE.

Kaufman:
ON THE LAST MILE OF THE STAGE,

I THOUGHT I HAD
A BIG MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

- YOU'RE ALMOST THERE.
- I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT.

THEN I THOUGHT I HAD
SOME BIGGER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

THROUGH THE FINISH...

WE WERE TAKING
SOME HARD HITS.

IT WAS ACTING REALLY WEIRD
WHEN YOU GO AROUND CORNERS.

DOES IT FEEL LIKE THE LEFT
REAR IS FLAT?

- YEAH.
- OKAY.

WE CAN ASK THEM
TO LOOK, TOO.

BEFORE I FELT COMFORTABLE
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT STAGE,

I WANTED THE GUYS WORKING THE
FINISH TO GIVE IT A QUICK LOOK.

CAN YOU LOOK
AT OUR LEFT REAR?

LOOKS FLAT, IT FEELS FLAT.

HE SAYS GOOD.
- HUH.

MAYBE WE BLEW A STRUT
OR SOMETHING.

BUT WHEN THEY TOLD ME
EVERYTHING WAS SHIPSHAPE,

I WAS BUMMED ABOUT THAT,
JUST BUMMED

THAT I DIDN'T PUSH HARDER.

YOU WANT TO GET OUT
AND LOOK AT IT?

NO.
LET'S GO WITH THIS PROCEED.

WE'RE GOING RIGHT?

YEAH, RIGHT.

THERE'S A SAYING IN RALLY
RACING, "PRESS ON REGARDLESS,"

AND IT'S SOMETHING
I KEPT IN MY HEAD

AS I ENTERED THE NEXT STAGE.

THAT UP THERE
IS A LEFT 3

INTO A RIGHT 4
INTO A LEFT 4.

DUE TO THE NATURE
OF RALLY RACING,

YOU CAN'T JUST PULL OVER

AND TAKE A PIT STOP
WHENEVER YOU LIKE.

THERE ARE DESIGNATED
SERVICE STOPS.

IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT
THE NEXT SERVICE STOP

ISN'T UNTIL AFTER THE END
OF OUR NEXT STAGE, NAHWATZEL.

SO I HAVE TO PRESS ON THROUGH
THE NEXT 14 MILES

REGARDLESS OF WHAT MAY
OR MAY NOT BE WRONG

WITH THE REAR END
OF MY RALLY CAR.

THEN RIGHT 2,
AROUND THE BARREL.

LEFT 2
THROUGH THE GATE.

WE'RE TRYING.
WE'RE TRYING.

YEP, YEP.

ONE 30, RIGHT 4,
LONG, ACROSS THE FINISH,

AND YOU CAN SHUT HER DOWN,

AND WE JUST HAVE TO GET
OUR TIME, PULL FORWARD,

AND THEN WE CAN TAKE
CAR OF THE CAR.

YEAH.

Bowman: THERE HE IS.

THIS MORNING,
WE'VE GOT THREE STAGES IN.

IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR
IS STILL TOGETHER,

SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A NORMAL SERVICE.

WE'RE GONNA JACK IT UP,
PULL THE WHEELS,

TIRES OFF,
JUST KIND OF DO

A GENERAL NUT-AND-BOLT CHECK,
FLUIDS CHECK.

Skucas: GOT A LIST ON THE DASH
WITH OUR OUT TIME.

- YES, MA'AM.
- 30 MINUTES.

Bowman: WE'RE GOOD, FUEL CHECK,
BOLT CHECK.

ALL THE OIL IS GOOD.

KIND OF LOOKED EVERYTHING OVER.

THE TIRES ALL LOOK GOOD, WILLIS?

- YEAH.
- NO CHUNKS, NOTHING?

Willis: IT FEELS REALLY GOOD

WHEN YOU PUT THIS AMOUNT OF WORK
INTO SOMETHING

AND YOU END UP
WITH A GOOD RESULT SO FAR.

- 10 MINUTES.
- AND IN IT GOES.

- JUST UNDER 10 MINUTES, GUYS.
- YES, BOSS.

THAT'S THE RIGHT RESPONSE.

WATCH YOUR ELBOWS,
KNEES AND TOES.

COMING BACK ON THE REAR.

Willis: SO AS LONG AS WE CAN
KEEP THIS PACE

AND KEEP THIS RESULT
AT THE END OF THE DAY,

I THINK WE'LL
ALL BE PRETTY STOKED TONIGHT.

Skucas: THANK YOU, GUYS.

THERE'S OUR ARROW THERE
TO TURN RIGHT.

Kaufman: SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE
ABOUT TO RUN STAGE 12,

WHICH IS THE SECOND-TO-LAST
STAGE OF THE DAY.

NOW, IN AMERICAN RALLY,
IT'S COMMON FOR MULTIPLE STAGES

TO USE THE SAME COURSE.

IN THIS CASE,
I GET ANOTHER CRACK

AT THE 10.2-MILE COUGAR/WINDY,
AND I'M HOPING TO IMPROVE

MY TIME OF 11 MINUTES
AND 50 SECONDS.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, GO.

20, 4,

THAT'S A LEFT 5,
SHORT, THEN 120.

LEFT 6, SHORT,

THEN A LEFT 3
INTO A RIGHT 4 SHORT.

MY SECOND-TO-LAST STAGE WAS...
WE WERE SCREAMING.

RIGHT 4.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WHOA, WHOA.

THIS IS A LEFT 4.

BUT THE MOMENT YOU GET
COMFORTABLE,

THAT'S WHEN YOU MAKE MISTAKES.

LEFT 5,
HAIRPIN RIGHT.

AND I KNEW THAT, SO IN THE END,

I DECIDED TO BACK OFF
JUST A LITTLE BIT.

RIGHT 6 THAT LASTS FOR 200,
BUMP, OVER CREST.

- WE FINISHED.
- COOL.

WE BEAT OUR TIME
BY 16 SECONDS.

AND WE STILL MANAGED
TO FINISH THAT STAGE

16 SECONDS FASTER
THAN OUR LAST RUN.

CLEAR MY AWAY.

AND THAT GOT ME EXCITED
FOR THE NEXT STAGE, NAHWATZEL,

WHICH I HAD RUN EARLIER TODAY,

A 14.1-MILE JAUNT THAT
I MANAGED TO FINISH IN 16.51.

BASED ON MY PERFORMANCE
ON COUGAR/WINDY,

I THINK I CAN BEAT MY TIME
BY AT LEAST 20 SECONDS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I NOTICED, AND I
AM NOT A DRIVING INSTRUCTOR,

SO I HESITATE
EVEN SAYING THIS,

SO TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT,
WHATEVER YOU WANT.

YEAH, GO.
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

BUT I THINK THAT YOU COULD
GO FASTER

AND THEN GET ON
THE BRAKES REALLY HARD.

- YEAH.
- BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE RIGHT NOW

YOU'RE ENGINE BRAKING A LOT...
- YEP.

...INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY
USING THE BRAKES

TO THEIR FULLEST ABILITY.
- 100%.

I, YOU KNOW, WAS READING AARON

TO SEE KIND OF WHERE
HIS MENTAL SPACE WAS,

AND I WAS LIKE, "IF YOU'RE GOOD,
I'M GOOD. WE CAN GO FASTER."

AND HE WAS LIKE, "ALL RIGHT."

GO, LEFT 3, 30,
RIGHT 3,

OPENS, CREST.

20, THEN
ANOTHER RIGHT 3.

Kaufman: ON THE LAST STAGE,

I FINALLY FOUND MY RHYTHM,
FINALLY GOT IN IT.

A LEFT 3 HERE INTO
RIGHT 4

INTO LEFT 4.

AND IT WAS...
WAS ON FIRE.

THAT UP THERE
IS A RIGHT 5

INTO A LEFT 3
OFF CAMBER.

THEN I STARTED CALLING THE NOTES
A LITTLE BIT FASTER,

JUST TO SEE
IF HE WOULD DRIVE FASTER.

REPEAT RIGHT 5
INTO A LEFT 3 OFF CAMBER

INTO RIGHT 4, OVER CREST.

IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
I REALLY HAD A GOOD TIME.

RIGHT 4, SHORT,
INTO LEFT 4, SHORT, 70.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY,
HEY, HEY, HEY!

OH, GOSH.

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- HE'S STOPPED.

Rodriguez: WE'RE TRACKING AARON
IN THE LIVE AREA APP,

AND APPARENTLY
HE'S IN THIS FINAL STAGE,

AND IT'S SHOWING UP
AS HE'S STOPPED.

Willis: DID HE ROLL THE CAR?
IS IT A CAR FIRE?

LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHY IS IT AT 0?
NO ONE KNOWS.

WE'RE ALL JUST THINKING
THE ABSOLUTE WORST.

Kaufman: AS YOU CAN TELL BY THIS
POINT, THE OLYMPUS RALLY

IS A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE
FOR EVERYONE,

FROM THE FIRST-TIME RACER
TO THE SEASONED VETERAN,

AND THAT INCLUDES THE TOP-THREE
OVERALL WINNERS THIS YEAR.

FIRST PLACE,
WITH A TIME OF 2 HOURS,

11 MINUTES AND 22 SECONDS,

PATRIK SANDELL
WITH PER ALMKVIST CO-DRIVING.

SECOND, WITH A TIME
OF 2:18:23

IS JEFF SEEHORN WITH
KAREN JANKOWSKI CO-DRIVING,

AND THIRD,
WITH A TIME OF 2:21:20,

IS SAM ALBERT AND HIS CO-DRIVER
MICHELLE MILLER.

TRULY IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCES
ALL AROUND

THAT INSPIRE ME
TO KEEP PUSHING.

4 SHORT
INTO LEFT 4 SHORT, 20.

Kaufman: SO IN THE LAST LAST
STAGE OF THE OLYMPUS RALLY,

I HAD A REALLY GREAT STAGE
THAT REALLY CAUSED ME

TO REALLY HAVE A LOT
OF CONFIDENCE AND PUSH IT HARD,

AND I PUSHED IT BEYOND
MY TALENT THRESHOLD.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY,
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

OH, GOSH.

I MADE A BONEHEAD MISTAKE.

I KNEW IT BEFORE WE HAD
ENTERED THE CORNER.

THERE WAS NO STOPPING THE CAR.

THERE WASN'T ENOUGH THROTTLE
TO GET US OUT OF IT,

AND THERE WASN'T ENOUGH
TALENT TO PULL US OUT.

- YOU ALL RIGHT?
- YEAH, I'M FINE. ARE YOU?

YEP.

THEY SAY GOD LOOKS OUT
FOR CHILDREN AND FOOLS.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH
ONE I WAS TODAY.

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- HE'S STOPPED.

Rodriguez: WE'RE TRACKING AARON
IN THE LIVE AREA APP,

AND APPARENTLY
HE'S IN THIS FINAL STAGE,

AND IT'S SHOWING UP
AS HE'S STOPPED.

WE'RE ALL JUST HANGING OUT,
AND WE'RE, LIKE,

WE'RE THINKING
THE ABSOLUTE WORST.

Willis: DID HE ROLL THE CAR?
IS THE CAR ON FIRE?

LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHY IS IT AT 0?

NO ONE KNOWS.

Skucas:
PRESS ON REGARDLESS.

WE GOT THIS, AARON.

Kaufman: YEAH.

- HE GOT PULLED OUT OF A DITCH.
- OKAY.

SO HE'S ON HIS WAY UNDER,
AT...

VERY SLOW.

Skucas: ALL RIGHT.
HOW'S YOUR STEERING?

Kaufman: IT'S ALL THERE.

Man #4:
HE'S MOVING 15.4 MILES AN HOUR.

- THAT'S PRETTY FAST.
- HE'S KILLING IT.

- FASTER THAN 0.
- FASTER THAN 0.

Willis: NO ONE IS IN FRONT
OF HIM ON THE MAP,

SO NO ONE IS TOWING HIM.
HE'S UNDER HIS OWN POWER.

Skucas:
LEFT 5, THEN BRAKING.

Bowman: IT'S GETTING CLOSER.

IT'S COMING DOWN,
COMING DOWN THE HILL.

HOLDING STEADY AT 30.

THE SPIRITS WENT FROM, LIKE,
DOWN TO NOTHING TO,

"THEY JUST MIGHT FINISH,"
YOU KNOW?

AND ALL THEY HAVE TO DO
IS PASS THAT FINISH LINE.

THE TIME, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THERE HE IS.

Man #5: YEAH.
THERE YOU GO, BUB.

- WOO!
- THERE YOU GO, BUB!

Kaufman: WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH
THE LITTLE CAR IN

ACROSS THE FINISH,
AND WHAT A GLORIOUS END.

- HEY, WE DID IT.
- YEAH.

A STRANGE AND
WELL-SORTED LITTLE TALE.

- CONGRATULATIONS!
- THANK YOU.

- LOOK AT THAT WHEEL.
- YEAH!

JUST SEEING EVERYBODY,
YOU KNOW,

WATCH US FINISH,
THAT WAS A BIG DEAL.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
AARON KAUFMAN IN THE HOUSE!

151, AARON!

I DON'T KNOW WHY EVERYONE
WAS SO EXCITED, BUT THEY ARE.

IT FEELS GOOD.

- YOU BROUGHT HER HOME.
- YEAH.

GOOD JOB, MAN.

HAVING ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS
OF FAILED PARTS,

WRECKED CARS,
BROKEN GLASS, BLOOD...

- ALL RIGHT!
- GOOD AS NEW.

...WHILE I SAID I WOULDN'T
HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY,

I COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT
THE BLOOD AND BROKEN GLASS.

I THINK WE WERE RUNNING AT,
YOU KNOW,

50 SOMETHING AFTER WE BROKE IT.
- I KNOW.

I WAS LIKE, "THIS THING IS
A TANK. IT'S GOING."

YEAH.
I'VE ENJOYED THE RALLY.

I'M LOOKING TO COME BACK.

I THINK THE CAR IS ON ITS WAY
TO BECOMING

QUITE A GREAT
LITTLE RALLY CAR.

OKAY, SO NOW WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE OVER

TO OUR FOUR-WHEEL
DRIVE CLASSES.

THIRD PLACE, IN NATIONAL
NORMALLY ASPIRATED

FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE,

YOU ALL KNOW HIM
AS THE BEARDED WONDER,

IT'S AARON KAUFMAN
WITH KRISTA SKUCAS AS CO-DRIVER.

Kaufman: BY FINISHING MY FIRST
RALLY THROUGH ALL OF THE ABUSE,

I MANAGED TO SECURE A SPOT
ON THE PODIUM IN MY CLASS.

WHICH BOX?
- THE SHORT ONE.

ALL RIGHT!
WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.

I'M SITTING HERE TODAY,
FINISHED THE RALLY,

AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS THIRD
OUT OF THREE FINISHERS,

I LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON --
TO NEVER GIVE UP.

WELL, AARON, IT'S A TOUGH,
TOUGH SPORT,

AS YOU NOW KNOW,
BUT WOW.

YOU KEPT AT IT.

THE TEAM KEPT THE CAR GOING,
AND HERE YOU ARE.

YOU'RE ON THE PODIUM.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU,
THERE NEVER WAS ANY DECISION

TO MAKE OTHER
THAN KEEP GOING,

JUST KEEP PUTTING ONE FOOT
IN FRONT OF THE OTHER.

THIS WAS SOMETHING WE KNEW
NOTHING ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.

IT WAS SOMETHING I WAS
ALWAYS INTERESTED IN.

WE BOUGHT A CAR.
WE LOOKED INTO IT.

WE DECIDED TO COME,
AND, YOU KNOW,

WITH DAVE AT RALLY READY
HAS JUST BEEN A DRIVING FORCE

BEHIND EVERYTHING,
HELPING US FIND KRISTA,

AND I KNOW I WOULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR KRISTA,

IT WASN'T FOR DAVE
AND MY TEAM AT ARCLIGHT,

YOU KNOW, DILIGENTLY
PUTTING TOGETHER

A GOOD CAR.
- ALL RIGHT.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS
ON THIRD PLACE.

MOVING ON OVER HERE...

IT SEEMS SILLY TO BE
SO EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT,

BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
I'D BE HERE.

NO, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL,
BUT IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

ALL RIGHT.
CHEERS, MY FRIEND.

- OH, CHEERS.
- CHEERS.

CHEERS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, LIKE, IT'S
SO MUCH WORK TO GET HERE.

I'M SUCH A GOOFY EMOTIONAL
PIECE OF CRAP.

THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE, MAN.

SUPER DUPER COOL, MAN.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.

IT WAS A LOT OF EFFORT
FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE.

DAVE HELPED ME UNDERSTAND
HOW TO RACE THIS CAR,

HOW TO RUN THE CAR.

WHAT A GIFTED AND TALENTED
AND CARING INDIVIDUAL,

AND BUCKY WAS REALLY
A BLESSING, YOU KNOW,

TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE THAT IN
YOUR CORNER AND ROOTING FOR YOU

AND TRYING TO HELP YOU
GET FASTER.

KRISTA WAS DEFINITELY A BIG,
BIG PART OF THE FINISH TODAY.

THIS IS SUCH A SPECIFIC
SET OF SKILLS.

I LEARNED A LOT FROM HER,
AND SHE'S REALLY GOOD,

AND SO, IS THIS
THE DREAM TEAM?

I DON'T THINK I COULD
HAVE PICKED,

I DON'T THINK
I COULD HAVE HIRED,

I DON'T THINK I COULD
HAVE SUGGESTED

A BETTER GROUP OF PEOPLE.

I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME,
AND IT'S JUST A...

ALL RIGHT.
BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS.

THANK YOU.
- WE APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, IT WAS AWESOME.

THANKS FOR HAVING US
ON THE RIDE, MAN.

- SURE, ABSOLUTELY.
- YEAH.

LET'S DO IT AGAIN SOON, HUH?
- THANK YOU.

YEAH, VERY SOON,
AS SOON AS WE CAN.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BUY
A LOT OF THINGS,

BUT YOU CAN'T BUY MEMORIES
LIKE THIS.

IT FEELS GOOD.

IT MAKES ALL THE HARD WORK
WORTH IT.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.