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Narrator: RIGHT NOW, ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
WHERE'S THE RED BULL EVENT?
WHOO!
...HOT-ROD HUNTER RICHARD RAWLINGS
AND MASTER MECHANIC AARON KAUFMAN
TAKE TO THE FRIENDLY SKIES,
WHEN THE RED BULL FLUGTAG FLYING COMPETITION COMES TO TOWN.
FIRST, WE HAVE TO BUILD A CRAZY CRAFT.
BUT BUILDING THE GAS MONKEY FLYING MACHINE...
[ WHISTLE BLOWING ]
...COULD TAKE SOME TRIAL
AND ERROR.
UH-OH.
OH. OH.
MEANWHILE, A SWEET 1950 WAYFARER ROLLS IN.
DUDE, THAT IS ONE SEXY-LOOKING CAR.
Narrator: BUT WILL IT CAPTURE THE ATTENTION OF A SAVVY BUYER...
PAINT'S NOT VERY NICE.
...LOOKING FOR A RARE FIND?
YOU BETTER GET IN YOUR PINK WONDER-MOBILE AND HEAD HOME, SIR.
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK, AS THE MONKEYS RACE TO THE FINISH LINE
SO THEY CAN LAUNCH THEIR SECRET WEAPON...
Rawlings: THE REAL KICKER IS YOU DON'T GET TO PRACTICE.
...AND ANSWER THE AGE-OLD QUESTION --
CAN GAS MONKEYS REALLY FLY?
SEND YOU LETTERS TO ME AT THE HOSPITAL. I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN THE WAY HERE.
Narrator: OR DO THEY CRASH AND BURN?
HOLY COW! WE GOT AN AIRPLANE!
WHOO!
WHOA.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
Rawlings: IF YOU REMEMBER LAST YEAR,
GAS MONKEY GARAGE WAS INVITED TO BIKER BUILD-OFF,
AND THAT'S A PRETTY COOL COMPETITION.
YOU KNOW WHAT? WE TOOK SECOND PLACE, AND THAT IS NOT BAD.
BUT THIS YEAR, THERE'S NO BIKER BUILD-OFF,
AND I GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO GET THE GAS MONKEY NAME OUT THERE.
I GOT MY RESTAURANT OPENING UP,
AND I NEED PEOPLE BUYING MY BURGERS AND DRINKING MY BEER.
SO I GOT A PLAN -- RED BULL FLUGTAG.
THAT'S RIGHT -- THAT'S THAT CRAZY COMPETITION
WHERE YOU STRAP SOME POOR SAP INTO AN AIRPLANE THAT WE BUILT,
PUSH HIM OFF A 30-FOOT CLIFF, HOPE HE CAN FLY.
SO, EACH TEAM PUTS ON A SHOW
FILLED WITH NUTTY COSTUMES, DANCING, CRASHING, FLYING...
YOU KNOW WHAT? FLUGTAG GETS MILLIONS OF EYEBALLS
AND IT'S RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS, AND I PLAN TO WIN IT.
NOW, I'VE ASSEMBLED A CRACK TEAM OF FLUGTAGERS.
I MEAN, I'VE GOT MY MASTERMIND MECHANIC, A-RON.
HE'S GONNA BE DOING ALL THE DESIGNS.
Kaufman: WHEN I WAS A KID, I USED TO TIE TRASH BAGS TO A BACKPACK.
NEVER REALLY GOT ME TO FLY,
BUT I LEARNED HOW TO CRASH AT AN EARLY AGE.
Rawlings: TEAM MANAGER -- WELL, THAT'S CHRISTIE.
SHE CAN KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HERE, ANYWAY. NOBODY LISTENS TO ME.
Rawlings: GOT K.C. LAYING DOWN THE PAINT.
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS FLUGTAG?
Rawlings: AND TO MIX IT UP, I BROUGHT IN A HOT RODDER
KNOWN TO BE GOOD WITH A WRENCH IN HIS HAND
AND A CRAZY IDEA IN HIS HEAD -- JASON "ELROD" ELLIS.
I MAKE MEDICAL VIDEOS FOR A LIVING.
Rawlings: SO, BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUPS.
I'VE ASSEMBLED THE BEST RED BULL FLUGTAG TEAM EVER
THIS SIDE OF AUSTRIA, AND IT'S RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
IT'S GAS MONKEY GARAGE FLYING CIRCUS.
NOW WE JUST GOT TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING
THAT HOPEFULLY WON'T KILL US OR KILL AARON,
'CAUSE HE'S GONNA BE THE ONE FLYING.
YOU DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA FLY THAT THING, DID YA?
THAT'S 30-FOOT DROP.
HERE'S THE DEAL. IF WE WIN, WHOO!
AND IF WE LOSE, WE GOT TO PARTY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
AND ON TOP OF THAT,
GAS MONKEY BAR N' GRILL IS THE OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY.
SO, WE'RE GONNA PARTY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME,
BUT FIRST, WE HAVE TO BUILD, LIKE, A CRAZY CRAFT.
SO, I DID A BUNCH OF RESEARCH,
AND I WAS THINKING SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
YEP.
SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE UNDER-PREPARED ALREADY.
SO, I GUESS RICHARD DOING THIS IS GOOD FOR PUBLICITY,
WHICH IS GOOD FOR RICHARD,
BECAUSE SOMEDAY HE WANTS TO TURN THIS SHOP
INTO "*** MY TRANSPORTATION" OR SOMETHING
AND MAYBE BUILD A CAR FOR JUSTIN BIEBER.
Kaufman: I THINK A BIG FLYING *** IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.
WELL, WHAT I WAS THINKING WAS THAT EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL
WOULD WANT TO THROW ME OFF A CLIFF ANYWAYS...
I WOULD LOVE TO PUSH YOU OFF A CLIFF.
I'D LIKE TO WATCH YOUR HEAD SNAP OFF IN THE WATER.
A LOT OF THE TEAMS THAT DO THIS,
AND THEY TYPICALLY PICK ABOUT 30 TEAMS FOR EACH CITY,
IS THEY GLUE TOGETHER STICKS AND WOOD --
WHAT?
Man: NOTHING.
WHAT?
Man: NOTHING.
WHAT?
Man: NOTHING.
YOU JUST GOT TOM'S ***
IN THE BACK OF YOUR OTF.
SO, THIS IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
BUT HERE'S THE RULE BOOK.
Y'ALL ARE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE THAT OUT. I DON'T CARE.
AARON, I BROUGHT YOU PAPER AND CRAYOLAS
SO YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
Kaufman: SO, WE'RE DOING A THING CALLED FLUGTAG.
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU,
I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT,
BUT IT LOOKS FUN, TO SOME DEGREE --
AND PAINFUL AND POSSIBLY DEADLY.
SO I'M ON BOARD.
BUT SERIOUSLY, THOUGH,
JUST TO GET SELECTED FOR THIS IS A PRETTY BIG FREAKING DEAL.
THERE ARE ONLY 30 TEAMS,
AND ALL WE GOT TO DO IS PUT ON A BETTER SHOW,
BUILD A COOLER CRAFT, AND FLY FURTHER THAN ANYONE ELSE.
AND THEN EVERYBODY HAS TO GO OFF THE END.
DOES IT SAY THAT?
OH, YEAH.
YOU'RE GOING WITH US, BABY.
OH, GOD.
I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS. I'M NOT DOING IT.
HAVE YOU GOT A BUDGET FOR THIS?
OH, I GOT A BUDGET.
10 GRAND.
WE'RE GONNA CHUNK OUR MONEY INTO THE WIND, HOPE IT FLIES,
AND HOPE IT GETS US SOME CUSTOMERS.
OKAY, SO, YOU GUYS GOT IT?
YEAH.
AWESOME.
GET TO WORK.
WHY DOES HE ALWAYS DO THAT?
HE'S LAZY.
Kaufman: SO, I GUESS WE HAVE OUR RED BULL FLUGTAG PLAN IN PLACE.
WE'RE BASICALLY GONNA BUILD
AN AIRPLANE WITH RICHARD'S HEAD ON THE FRONT OF IT,
SHOVE IT OFF A 2 1/3 STORY DOCK INTO THE WATER.
SOUNDS LIKE A WONDERFUL PLAN TO ME.
Rawlings: WE'RE SINKING A BUNCH OF TIME AND MONEY INTO FLUGTAG.
SO I'M RELYING ON THE REST OF THE TEAM TO PICK UP THE SLACK
AND BRING IN SOME JACK.
ONE OF TONY'S BIGGEST JOBS IS TO CHECK ALL THE E-MAILS AND ALL THE PHONE MESSAGES
FOR GUYS THAT ARE TRYING TO SELL US CARS.
DUDE, THAT IS A SEXY CAR.
TONY FOUND US A 1950 DODGE WAYFARER CONVERTIBLE
DOWN IN FLORIDA.
REALLY RARE CAR. I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN ONE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY EXISTED UNTIL IT POPPED UP ON THE NET.
TONY SHOWED IT TO ME. I SAID, "BUY THAT CAR. I WANT IT."
Kaufman: FIRST OF ALL, DOES IT HAVE A PARK BRAKE ON IT?
IF YOU WANT, YOU GO INSIDE, YOU CAN TRY. BUT I AM NOT SURE.
Rawlings: I TOLD HIM, "WHATEVER IT TAKES, JUST GET THIS CAR BOUGHT.
"I THINK IT'S KIND OF RARE.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE SOME MONEY ON IT."
[ CLAPS ]
THAT IS SO FRICKING COOL, MAN.
NOW, A DODGE WAYFARER IS A THREE-WINDOWED COUPE,
AND IT ONLY HAS ONE SEAT IN IT.
I'LL STEER IT OFF.
CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME?
THE DRIVERS --
THEY TEND TO NOT KNOW HOW TO GET THE CARS ON AND OFF THE TRUCK.
THEY JUST LIKE TO DRIVE THE CARS AROUND.
SO, AARON'S UP THERE, TRYING TO HELP HIM GET IT OFF.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE A WHILE.
SO I THINK I'M JUST GONNA GO HAVE A BEER.
GOOD FIND, TONY.
Kaufman: THIS IS COOL. I MEAN, IT'S A DODGE, BUT IT'S COOL.
LITTLE BIT THAT WAY. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
DUDE, THAT IS ONE SEXY-LOOKING CAR.
WOW. IT ROLLS EASY AS HELL.
WE GOT THE DEAL DONE WITH THE OWNERS FOR 4,500 BUCKS,
AND I HAD TO SHIP IT HERE, SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S WORTH.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M PAYING TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE.
THIS TIME, I'M JUST ROLLING THE DICE.
I HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF MY GAMBLE PAYS OFF,
BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S TIME TO FLOG THE FLUGTAG,
AND I GOT A DATE WITH THE MAYOR.
Rawlings: YOU GUYS READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL?
THIS IS OUR FIRST FLUGTAG EVENT.
THE MAYOR'S DIVING IN IN A PARACHUTE.
DIVING INTO THE WATER OR OUT OF A PLANE?
OUT OF A PLANE.
WHAT?
SHE'S KIND OF WACKY THOUGH, ISN'T SHE?
YEAH, SHE'S PRETTY COOL. I'VE KNOWN HER FOR A LONG TIME.
SHE'S SUPPORTING GAS MONKEY, I HOPE.
THAT'S REALLY COOL OF THE MAYOR TO DO THAT.
OH, THERE IT IS.
THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD LANDING PAD THEY GOT SET UP.
I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE HER A BETTER ONE.
GIVE HER A BULL'S EYE OR SOMETHING.
YEAH!
Brimberry: OH, GOD.
RICHARD, EVERYBODY'S GONNA THINK YOU'RE A [BLEEP]
WHOO!
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE'RE DIGGING RIM, DUDE!
I'M SURPRISED WE GOT A TIRE LEFT!
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHOA! WHOO HOO HOO!
[BLEEP]
[ SCREAMS ]
WE'RE GONNA KILL PEOPLE.
[ HORN HONKS ]
WHOO! WHERE'S THE RED BULL EVENT?
LET'S DO IT. WHOO!
WHOO!
HERE SHE COMES!
Rawlings: SO, THE BIG EVENT HAPPENS RIGHT HERE IN IRVING, TEXAS.
THE MAYOR'S HERE TO *** THE MEDIA DRUM
AND GET US SOME ATTENTION.
YOU GOT TO ADMIT, SHE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE AND ENTRANCE.
YEAH, DUDE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Man: YEAH! OH, YEAH!
Rawlings: AND SHE SHOWED UP DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION.
NOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WHOO!
THE MAYOR INTRODUCED THE LOCAL TEAMS --
THOSE PANSIES IN THE RED TUTUS, SPACESUIT DUDES.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? HER WEIGHT'S ALL BEHIND THE FLYING MONKEYS.
GAS MONKEY GARAGE.
GET YOU SOME OF THAT.
OH, WE'RE GETTING THE KEYS TO THE CITY.
YOU GUYS GOT TO WIN.
DON'T EMBARRASS ME. I'M WEARING THE SHIRT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY IMPROVED THE TASTE OF DOG FOOD?
HOW CAN WE DRIVE IN A PARKWAY AND PARK IN A DRIVEWAY?
MY WORK HERE IS DONE.
FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY, "GET ME SECURITY," WE'RE OUT OF THERE.
COME ON, LET'S GO!
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
I GOT TO GET AARON BACK TO THE SHOP
SO HE FLUG OR TAG OR WHATEVER.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
WHOO! HERE WE GO.
FIRST STAGE IN FLUGTAG. THIS IS FLUGTAG 101.
GET SOME FOAM. AARON SENT ME TO THE STORE.
HE SAID HE WANTED SOME HIGH-DENSITY FOAM.
I DON'T WHAT THE HELL THAT MEANS,
BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY GAVE ME.
LOOKS LIKE THAT.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT FLIES VERY WELL, THOUGH.
SOMEBODY GET THIS OUT OF THE TRUCK.
I'M TIRED. I'M FRICKING HOT.
THEY GOT ME UP AT 8:30 THIS MORNING,
GET 'EM SOME COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS.
WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS TIRED? PICK A NEW [BLEEP] LINE TO *** ABOUT.
GOLLY. ALL HE EVER IS, IS [BLEEP] TIRED.
MY LIFE SUCKS, TOO.
I DON'T HAVE A PORSCHE OR A SHOP,
SLINGING NEW [BLEEP] ALL THE TIME.
YEAH, ROUGH LIFE [BLEEP]
[BLEEP]
RED BULL FLUGTAG
[BLEEP] SUCK MY [BLEEP]
RICHARD RAWLINGS
[BLEEP]
UM, WASTE OF MONEY.
"MY LIFE'S HORRIBLE. I GOT A RESTAURANT AND A FERRARI.
WAAAAA."
SHUT THE [BLEEP] UP.
KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
LIKE I'M GONNA DO THIS MYSELF.
ONE OF YOU [BLEEP] HELP OR SOMETHING?
FREED! YOU DON'T MIND BEING ON CAMERA. COME HERE.
OH!
WHERE WERE YOU ON THAT ONE?
Kaufman: WELL, OUR TEAM MEMBER JASON GOT A DESIGN OFF THE INTERNET
FOR THE AIRPLANE WINGS.
BASICALLY, I'M GONNA CUT THESE FOAM BLOCKS INTO SPARS
THAT WILL FORM THE FRAME FOR THE WINGS.
Brimberry: SO, YOU HAVE TO CUT THIS INTO EACH ONE OF THOSE?
MM-HMM.
I DON'T KNOW VERY MUCH,
BUT THAT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S GONNA CATCH MUCH WIND.
WE'LL JUST MAKE IT. IF IT DON'T WORK, IT DON'T WORK.
I REALLY ENJOY AIRPLANES -- I LIKE LOOKING AT THEM,
THE SOUND OF THEM, WATCHING THEM.
AND I KNOW A COUPLE THINGS ABOUT FLIGHT BUT NOT FORMALLY.
I HAVE NEVER BEEN TRAINED TO FLY AND I'VE NEVER BEEN TO SCHOOL
TO LEARN THE THEORY OF AERODYNAMIC FLIGHT.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME PRINCIPLES THAT I THINK I UNDERSTAND.
SO, I SET OUT TO BUILD A VERY CONVENTIONAL WING,
A DUAL-SURFACE WING, WHICH LOOKS LIKE EVERY AIRPLANE YOU'VE...
WELL, PRACTICALLY EVERY AIRPLANE YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
AND I THOUGHT A GOOD WAY TO DO THAT
WAS TO ACTUALLY BUILD FOAM SPARS
AND THEN RUN AN ALUMINUM ROD THROUGH THE CENTER OF 'EM
AND THEN COVER THEM IN VINYL.
THAT'S GONNA BREAK OFF.
TRUE.
RIGHT ABOUT THERE. THAT'S GONNA BREAK OUT.
AND THEN THE MORE I GET INTO THIS,
I REALIZE THAT MOST OF MY THEORY
COMES FROM LOOKING AT AIRPLANES THAT ARE PROPELLED BY ENGINES,
AND I'M GONNA BE PROPELLED BY FOUR NON-ATHLETIC HUMAN BEINGS.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO FAST ENOUGH
TO USE THAT WING SHAPE.
SO, NOW WHAT?
WE'RE IN TROUBLE.
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
OH!
OH, OH.
...THE FLUGTAG TEAM TAKES A NOSEDIVE.
OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
AND LATER, GET WHUPPED INTO SHAPE BY AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA WIN FLUGTAG, SITTING HERE, HALF-ASSING.
[ GRUNTS ]
Kaufman: THERE ARE SEVERAL ASPECTS TO THIS FLUGTAG.
IT'S THE MUSIC AND THEN IT'S THE DANCE AND THE SKIT.
WELL, FOR ME, I WANTED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT FLIES.
SO, I WAS FACED WITH A CHALLENGE,
AND THAT SEEMED LIKE THE PART OF THE CHALLENGE THAT I WAS EQUIPPED TO HANDLE.
MY PLAN WAS TO BUILD A VERY CONVENTIONAL WING,
AND I REALLY DO THINK IT WOULD WORK WELL.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO FAST ENOUGH
TO USE THAT WING SHAPE, WHICH IS KIND OF BREAKING MY HEART.
THOSE WEREN'T EVER GONNA WORK.
THE SHEETS OF FOAM THAT WE BOUGHT THAT WERE $700 FOR ALL OF THEM
ARE BASICALLY TRASH.
SO [SIGHS] WITH THAT BEING SAID,
I HAD TO RETHINK EVERYTHING, AND WE'VE CHOSEN A DIFFERENT PATH.
I'VE GOT IT.
LIGHT-BULB MOMENT.
WE COMPLETELY TRASHED THE IDEA OF MAKING A RIGID FOAM WING,
BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW PLAN TO FLY.
A HANG GLIDER IN ALL OF ITS MAJESTY
WILL GET THE JOB DONE 100%.
I SPENT SOME TIME WATCHING RED BULL FLUGTAG VIDEOS.
AND ONE THING WAS PERFECTLY CLEAR.
MANY OF THE FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT DID MORE FALLING THAN FLYING.
THEY JUST CAN'T GET GOING FAST ENOUGH OFF THE LAUNCH PLATFORM.
BUT THEN I NOTICED SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.
AT SLOW SPEEDS, THE HANG GLIDER FLEW PRETTY DARN WELL --
AND A WHOLE BUNCH BETTER THAN A BEAVER,
ALTHOUGH, I'M A FAN OF BEAVERS.
[ CHEERS ]
SO, WHAT I'VE DONE IS, I'VE BORROWED A HANG GLIDER.
ARE WE CLEAR OF THE FAN?
WE'RE GONNA ASSEMBLE THIS, TAKE A LOOK AT IT,
MAKE SOME MEASUREMENTS OFF OF IT,
SEE HOW WELL IT FITS INTO OUR PROGRAM.
THERE YOU GO.
AND THEN START CUTTING UP SOME TUBES.
Rawlings: THE PROBLEM WITH WORKING WITH AARON IS,
WHAT HE'S DOING IS IN HIS HEAD,
AND THAT'S HIDDEN BEHIND HIS BEARD.
SO IT'S LIKE A DOUBLE CONUNDRUM THERE.
YOU CAN'T GET TO IT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
YOU JUST LET HIM DO IT, AND HE'S DOING IT. I THINK.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FLIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS.
SO, WHEN WE HAD THE FOAM WE WERE LOOKING AT,
IS THAT DUAL-SURFACE WING JUST WASN'T GONNA MAKE ENOUGH LIFT AT SLOW SPEED.
AND CONSIDERING THE ATHLETICS OF OUR TEAM,
I DON'T THINK THAT Y'ALL ARE GONNA PUSH ME
ANY FASTER THAN ABOUT 10, 12 MILES AN HOUR.
WHERE'S MY FOAM, MAN? WHAT'S GOING ON?
OH, THAT BLUE FOAM YOU BOUGHT? WORTHLESS, DUDE.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
SO, YOU'RE JUST GONNA THROW A HANG GLIDER ON A CART?
G-G-G-GKK! I'VE GOT THE IDEA ON THAT.
Kaufman: OUR RINGLEADER IS QUITE A BIT OF A SHOWMAN.
THE RICHARD EXPRESS IN GAS MONKEY GARAGE
MIGHT BE ENOUGH SHOW TO WIN.
WE STILL GOT TO MAKE A SPECTACLE.
I'M PRETTY GOOD AT MAKING A SPECTACLE.
PERFECT.
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
Mathieu: [ GROANS ] THERE IS NO BRAKE FOR THIS THING.
Butler: RICHARD BOUGHT A 1950 DODGE WAYFARER.
SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY RARE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE.
I'VE SEEN A HARDTOP, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN A CONVERTIBLE.
PRETTY NICE CAR.
IN 1950, DODGE MADE WHAT THEY CALLED A WAYFARER CONVERTIBLE.
THEY ONLY MADE ABOUT 3,000 OF 'EM, WHICH MADE IT WAY COOL,
AND THEY PUT A 103-HORSEPOWER MOTOR IN 'EM,
WHICH MADE 'EM SPORTY, AS WELL.
IF IT WAS ME, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE CARS.
USUALLY WHEN RICHARD BRINGS IN
A CAR THAT'S BEEN SITTING AS LONG AS THIS CAR'S BEEN SITTING,
WE HAVE IGNITION PROBLEMS, BRAKE PROBLEMS.
HOPEFULLY, WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS CAR.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
STOP.
[ GIGGLES ]
GET CLOSER.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE WE ARE, WORKING ON '50 AND...
WELL, THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.
HMM. SPIN IT.
[ POP! ]
NASTY-*** FUEL.
IT'S NASTY, DUDE.
FUEL PUMP'S BAD, DUDE.
NO. WE GOT A BAD GAS TANK.
GAS TANK LEAKING?
YEAH.
FUEL PUMP WILL WORK FINE IF WE CAN GET GOOD GAS IN IT.
JOSH AND ME GOT THE TANK FIXED,
WE GOT THE FUEL LINES BLOWED OUT.
ALL WE NEED NOW IS FUEL, A SPARK,
AND THE CAR SHOULD RUN PERFECT.
SPIN IT.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
CAR FIRED UP AND RAN LIKE A CHAMP.
CAR RUNS AND DRIVES PERFECT.
I'VE DONE MY PART TO MAKE RICHARD PLENTY OF MONEY.
CALL ME SLOW OR STUPID, I DON'T CARE.
BUT I'M NOT GONNA JUMP OFF THAT DOCK ON A KITE.
FLUGTAG THAT.
Kaufman: WE'VE JUST BEGUN BUILDING OUR PUSHING CRAFT,
OUR LAUNCH VEHICLE, IF YOU WILL.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS,
WE GOT SOME 1-INCH-THIN WALL TUBING HERE.
AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS COPED THE ENDS OF IT HERE AND BENT IT
SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A DUAL-SHEAR.
WE CAN PICK UP THE AXLE ON BOTH SIDES,
BECAUSE THESE LITTLE AXLES AREN'T GONNA SUPPORT WEIGHT ON ONE SIDE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF FLUGTAG LAUNCH VEHICLES
THAT FAIL BEFORE THEY EVEN GET TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
MINE WILL NOT BE ONE OF THEM.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE UP ALL NIGHT TO GET IT RIGHT.
WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA START
ASSEMBLING STUFF TO GET READY TO WELD AND START PUTTING TOGETHER,
AND THEN MAYBE NEXT TIME I TALK TO YOU IT'LL LOOK LIKE SOME KIND OF WEIRD SKATEBOARD.
OH, YEAH.
HOW LATE WERE YOU GUYS HERE LAST NIGHT?
I WORKED TILL FOUR-SOMETHING.
DANG.
FOR A SHOPPING CART, I THINK, IT'S FINE.
SO, THE QUESTION'S COME UP, "DO I THINK THIS THING'S GONNA FLY?"
I EXPECT FOR IT TO FLY INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFULLY,
BUT [CHUCKLES] I COULD BE WRONG. I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.
SO FAR, I'VE TURNED $1,200 OF PIPE AND TUBING
INTO A FANCY SHOPPING-CART LAUNCH VEHICLE
AND A NIFTY COLLAPSIBLE WING FRAME --
JUST A FRAME BECAUSE THE DACRON TO COVER IT,
WELL, IT'S STILL ON BACKORDER.
THIS PART BE INTERESTING, I'M SURE.
BUT NOT HAVING SKIN FOR THE WINGS SHOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL.
HERE. RIGHT THERE. LET'S DO IT.
HELL, I'VE GOT ONE BIGGER PROBLEM --
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FLY.
AWESOME. THIS'LL BE THE GREATEST SPECTACLE OF LOST MONEY
SINCE THE DRIFT CAR.
[ LAUGHS ]
Rawlings: SO, WE'RE LITERALLY OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
THIS 71-YEAR-OLD DUDE NAMED DAVE THAT I TALKED TO ON THE PHONE
IS, LIKE, A PROFESSIONAL WAKEBOARDER
AND HE'S A HANG GLIDER AND SOME KIND OF PILOT,
AND HE'S GONNA TEACH AARON HOW TO GET UP THERE AND FLY FOR FLUGTAG.
HE SAYS HE CAN TEACH YOU TO FLY.
THIS HAS GOT FLUGTAG WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
IT GOT BAD IDEA WRITTEN ALL OVER IT, BUT IT SOUNDS FUN.
[ LAUGHS ]
Rawlings: HOW YOU DOING, SIR?
YOU THE GENTLEMAN I TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
YES, I AM.
RICHARD RAWLINGS.
I'M DAVE BROYLES.
I'M A HANG-GLIDING AND PARAGLIDING INSTRUCTOR.
WE CAME TO BRING AARON OUT HERE,
'CAUSE YOU SAID YOU COULD TEACH HIM TO FLY.
SO, IS THERE ANYTHING COMPLICATED ABOUT IT,
OR YOU JUST HOLD ONTO THIS THING, OR WHAT?
WELL, ACTUALLY IF YOU JUST HOLD ONTO IT,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FLY; YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
BAD IDEA.
BAD IDEA.
Rawlings: JUST SLAP HIM IN A HELMET, THROW HIM ON THE KITE.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.
HE HAS SIGNED A WAIVER.
Kaufman: I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO FLY.
SO THE FACT THAT I GET TO COME OUT HERE
AND LEARN HOW TO HANG GLIDE IS GREAT.
THIS RIGHT HERE IS EVERYTHING I'VE EVER WANTED TO DO.
I JUST THOUGHT I WAS GONNA GET A LITTLE MORE INSTRUCTION.
YOU DIDN'T SET YOUR HEIGHTS VERY HIGH
FOR EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO DO.
WELL, I'M EASY TO PLEASE.
REALLY BAD IDEA.
Kaufman: SO, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FASCINATED WITH FLYING.
FROM A VERY EARLY AGE, I USED TO TAKE TRASH BAGS
AND ATTACH ROPES TO THE CORNERS OF THE TRASH BAG
AND TIE 'EM ONTO THE LOOP ON TOP OF A BACKPACK
AND JUMP OFF OF THE FAMILY BARN.
I NEVER REALLY WENT ANYWHERE,
BUT LUCKILY, I NEVER BROKE ANYTHING.
RUN WITH THE GLIDER.
FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER.
LET IT FLOAT.
BASED ON WHAT I'VE LEARNED ALREADY
ABOUT HAVING TO RUN AND GET LIFT,
THAT MY RUNNING PART OF THE TEAM,
YOU KNOW, BEING CHRISTIE AND RICHARD AND K.C. AND ELROD,
THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO DO A LOT MORE TRAINING ON RUNNING THAN I'M GONNA DO ON FLYING.
SPEED IT UP. FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER, FASTER.
LET IT FLOAT.
OKAY.
ALL I WANT TO SEE IS HIM GET JUST A LITTLE BIT OF AIR.
I MEAN, THAT'S ALL I NEED TO DO,
AND THEN I'M GONNA GO GET A BURGER.
YOU'RE GOING GO TO LUNCH?
YEAH.
YOU GOT TO LEARN LESSONS.
Kaufman: ENOUGH WITH THE RUNNING. DAVE HAS A SYSTEM.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY A CATAPULT, NOT EXACTLY ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST AN OLD SCOOTER HOOKED UP WITH A TOW ROPE, BUT IT GETS THE JOB DONE.
YOU GET IN, AND WE'RE GONNA HOOK YOU INTO THE GLIDER.
THEN WE'RE GONNA HOOK YOU INTO THE TOW LINE.
AND THEN ROCK 'N' ROLL HUH?
YOU BET.
OH, YEAH.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
OKAY. TAKING UP SLACK.
OH, YEAH, LOOK.
OKAY, PUTTING ON TENSION.
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
OKAY. RUN WITH THE GLIDER.
OH, YEAH!
Brimberry: OH, MY GOODNESS.
OH, YEAH! WHOO!
WHOO-HOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
I TOLD YOU HE'S GOT THIS.
UH-OH.
OH, OH, OH. WOW.
OH, THAT'S NOT GOOD.
OH. WOW.
SEE, I TOLD YOU HE CAN FLY. THAT'S MORE THAN 250 FEET.
YEAH, BUT HE'S BEING PULLED BY A ROPE.
COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I THOUGHT
THAT FLYING THE FLUGTAG GLIDER WAS GONNA BE PRETTY EASY.
NOW I REALIZE THERE'S A COUPLE MORE THINGS INVOLVED...
Broyles: ARE YOU READY?
BUT I'M GONNA SPEND THE REST OF THE DAY HERE,
AND I'M NOT LEAVING TILL I GET IT RIGHT.
THIS MIGHT BE A NEW HOBBY.
WHOO!
I THINK THAT I KEEP THIS UP FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS,
IT MAY BE THE EDGE THAT OUR TEAM NEEDS TO WIN FLUGTAG.
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.
OH! OH, DAMN.
[ GROANS ]
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
AN EPIC CRASH...
[GROANING]
...LEAVES ONE QUESTION.
THINK YOU GOT IT?
I GOT IT BACK IN NOW.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT FLYING.
Rawlings: SO, WE'RE OUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE,
AND THERE'S A GUY NAMED DAVE
THAT'S GONNA TEACH AARON HOW TO FLY.
Broyles: EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.
Brimberry: OH, DAMN.
[ GROANS ]
Mathieu: THAT ONE HURT.
THAT HURT.
MAKE SURE HE'S OKAY.
[ GROANING ]
Broyles: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
UH, NOT IN THE TECHNICAL SENSE, BUT I'LL BE OKAY.
PULL MY ARM BACK IN THE SOCKET HERE IN A SECOND.
DID YOU DISLOCATE YOUR SHOULDER?
YEAH, MY RIGHT SHOULDER.
[ GROANS ]
THAT ONE LOOKED LIKE IT HURT.
YEAH, PRETTY GOOD. MY RIGHT ARM'S DISLOCATED RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NOT A BROKEN COLLAR BONE OR ANYTHING, IS IT?
HARD TO ASCERTAIN AT THE MOMENT.
I GOT TO GET OUT THIS THING RIGHT NOW.
I JUST CAN'T MOVE MY ARM.
[ POP ]
[ GROANING ]
OH! OKAY, HOLD ON.
[ POP ]
[ GROANS ] GOLLY.
WHEW!
SO, YOU THINK YOU GOT IT?
YEAH, I GOT IT BACK IN NOW. IT FEELS BETTER UP HERE.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT FLYING.
WHOO, YEAH. I THINK I GOT IT.
IT'S JUST THE LANDING'S A LITTLE ROUGH,
BUT ON FLUGTAG, I THINK WE'RE LANDING IN WATER, RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT YOU BROKE THAT THING.
SO LET'S GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE HE CHARGES US FOR IT.
ALSO THE COOL PART IS HE'S GOT YOUR CREDIT-CARD NUMBER, NOT MINE.
DUDE, THAT LOOKED LIKE IT HURT.
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT.
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING WELL,
ACTUALLY MADE A LANDING OR TWO THAT I LIKED.
AND THEN THE WIND SHIFTED ON US AND I THOUGHT,
"I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO FLY IN A CROSS-WIND SOMEDAY.
MAYBE IT'S TODAY."
Brimberry: OH, DAMN.
WELL, I LEARNED SOMETHING,
BUT I THINK IT WAS HOW TO BREAK THE HANG GLIDER,
WHICH I DID VERY SUCCESSFULLY.
I'M JUST NOT SURE I'M GONNA PICK UP ANY MORE SKILLS TODAY.
Mathieu: THAT ONE HURT.
[ GROANING ]
GLIDER'S ALREADY FIXED. SO I'M HAPPY.
Rawlings: I GOT THIS 1950 WAYFARER CONVERTIBLE
THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
IT TOOK A BATTERY, SOME GAS.
BAM -- RUNS, DRIVES, DOES EVERYTHING IT'S SUPPOSED TO DO.
GAVE IT A WASH JOB.
IS IT GONNA CLEAN UP ALL RIGHT ON THE INSIDE, TOO?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
LET'S SAY WE'RE IN IT NOW AT ABOUT $6,000.
NOW I GOT TO SELL IT AND MAKE SOME CASH.
I HAD TONY PUT IT ON THE OLD INTERWEB FOR SALE,
AND A GUY GAVE ME A CALL AND SAID HE WAS GONNA COME OUT.
HE'S, LIKE, A PRESIDENT OF SOME KIND OF MOPAR CLUB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HE'S REAL INTO THESE OLD DODGES AND DeSOTOS,
SAID HE WAS ON HIS WAY OVER TO CHECK IT OUT.
BUT TONY'S STANDING BY THE CAR, AND THE TOP'S NOT EVEN DOWN.
I MEAN, WHEN THE TOP GOES DOWN, THE PRICE GOES UP.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT, EXCEPT FOR TONY.
THERE WE GO. THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
THE GAUGES ARE PRETTY NEAT. THEY KIND OF GOT A GREEN TINT TO THEM.
YEAH, THE GAUGES ARE COOL.
THAT LOOKS LIKE MY GRANDMOTHER'S KITCHEN.
OH, HERE HE IS.
SO, THIS GUY, BOB, ROLLS UP.
HE'S GOT A PINK LANCER FOUR-DOOR.
HE'S GOT A BEARD DOWN TO HERE.
HE LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE AARON'S DAD.
RICHARD RAWLINGS. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD. BOB. NICE TO MEET YOU.
LOOK AT THAT CRAZY, LITTLE PINK LANCER.
YEAH, THAT'S MY LITTLE BABY THERE.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
SO, I TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE. HERE IT IS.
OH, EXCELLENT.
WAYFARER CONVERTIBLE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THEY MADE A ONE-SEAT CONVERTIBLE
LIKE THE WAYFARER THREE-WINDOW.
YEAH, IT'S REALLY RARE.
LESS THAN 3,000 OF THESE CARS WERE MADE.
I THINK IT WAS THE KIND OF DEAL WHERE THEY MADE ONE
AND EACH DEALER GOT ONE TO PUT IN THE SHOWROOM.
THIS IS SO GREAT.
YOU'RE TELLING ME ALL THE COOL STUFF ABOUT THIS CAR
SO I'M GONNA GET TO JACK UP THE PRICE.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS CAR'S WORTH.
THERE'S NO WAY TO JUDGE IT.
THEY DIDN'T MAKE ENOUGH OF 'EM TO REALLY VALUE
OR LOOK UP ON THE INTERNET TO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE WORTH.
SO I JUST HIT HIM HIGH AT 15 GRAND.
15 GRAND AND YOU CAN RUN AWAY WITH IT.
YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW.
IT'S A RARE CAR, BUT I THINK THERE'S RARE BUYERS, ALSO...
[ CHUCKLES ]
...FOR THIS CAR.
I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT IT HERE.
I'M LOOKING TO RESTORE A CAR. I DON'T WANT A HOT ROD.
AND SO I NEED TO HAVE A CAR
THAT'S PRETTY ORIGINAL AND ALL CORRECT AND ALL THERE.
IT HAS PAINT, BUT THE PAINT'S NOT VERY NICE.
IT'S BEEN REUPHOLSTERED.
THIS ISN'T THE CORRECT UPHOLSTERY ON THE SEAT.
IT'S THE CORRECT SEAT, WHICH IS GOOD,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE REDONE.
AND IT'S THERE, BUT IT REALLY KIND OF NEEDS EVERYTHING TO BE NICE.
SO, I'M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT RICHARD'S PRICE ON THAT CAR.
I CAN GO $8,000 FOR THIS CAR.
YOU BETTER GET IN YOUR PINK WONDER-MOBILE AND HEAD HOME, SIR.
Rawlings: HE CAME BACK AT A LOW NUMBER
THAT ALREADY WAS INTO MY PROFIT ZONE.
I COULD'VE SOLD IT RIGHT THERE,
BUT I FIGURED I'D PLAY A LITTLE GAME.
I'M GONNA ROLL THE DICE.
YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ME LOSE 100 TIMES.
I THINK I GOT A WINNER HERE.
SO I'M JUST GONNA STAY TIGHT, KEEP ON THAT HIGH NUMBER.
WELL, YOU'RE AT $15,000. WHERE ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?
MAN, I CAN COME DOWN TO, LIKE, MAYBE $13,000 OR SO.
[ SIGHS ] $13,000.
$10,500.
WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.
BUT HOW ABOUT $11,800?
$11,800?
OKAY, I'LL GO $11,800.
COOL!
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN OLD '50s CONVERTIBLE
FOR THREE YEARS.
I FEEL LIKE IT WAS A GOOD PRICE.
I DON'T THINK I "STOLE" THE CAR FROM HIM.
11,800 BUCKS.
TONY, WRAP HIM UP, PUT A BOW ON IT.
WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
Rawlings: NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU WENT TO SCHOOL
OR WHAT KIND OF MATH YOU DO OR WHERE YOU BANK,
BUT IF YOU CAN TURN 6 GRAND INTO $11,800,
YOU CAN PROBABLY HAVE A BUSINESS.
WHOO!
HEY, AARON. RICHARD CALL ME.
HE SAID HE HAD A BIG JOB FOR ME.
I DO HAVE A BIG JOB.
SO, WE'VE GOT A RED BULL FLUGTAG.
WE'RE BASICALLY GONNA SHOVE ME OFF OF A DOCK.
I DECIDED TO USE A TRIED-AND-TRUE METHOD --
HANG GLIDER.
Martin: AARON INVITED ME OVER HERE.
I WALK IN. I WAS SURPRISE.
I SAY, "I NEVER DONE IT BEFORE."
NORMALLY I DON'T DO THIS KIND OF WORK.
I DO CAR -- RICHARD'S JUNK CAR.
WELL, YOU DO BOATS AND RESTAURANTS AND CARS AND AIRPLANES,
AND THE ONE THING THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON
IS THAT THEY'RE JUST SEWING MATERIAL TOGETHER.
SO, THIS IS JUST MATERIAL WE'RE GONNA SEW TOGETHER.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
THEN HE INSISTS HE WANT ME TO DO IT.
SO WE HAVE TO SET THERE TO MEASURE AND SAY,
"OKAY, I'M GONNA TRY IT."
THAT'S DIMENSIONS FOR IT, AND...
YOU KNOW YOU IN RUSH, RIGHT?
I AM. I'M IN A BIG, BIG, BIG RUSH.
I NEED IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
SO, I GOT TO GO BACK THERE AND RUSH, TOO.
HE ONLY GIVE ME TWO DAYS TO DO THIS WORK.
TELL BIG MONKEY HOW MUCH MONEY YOU WANT.
OKAY, I'LL DO.
ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL SEE YOU. THANK YOU, SUE.
CHEAP-*** MONKEY.
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
DON'T LET YOU HIT THE FENCE?
Kaufman: YOU CAN. WE'LL BE OUT OF THE COMPETITION.
Narrator: ...AARON REENACTS KITTY HAWK, GAS MONKEY STYLE...
Narrator: THE ANSWER IS A.
HENRY FORD UNVEILED THE FORD FLIVVER IN 1926
BUT HALTED PRODUCTION AFTER A FATAL TEST CRASH.
Rawlings: AT FLUGTAG, BEFORE THEY FLY,
IT'S ALL ABOUT PUTTING ON A SHOW.
YOU GOT TO WEAR COSTUMES AND DO A BIG SPECTACLE,
BUT THEY PUT A FEW CHALLENGES IN THERE FOR US.
FIRST ONE, WE HAD TO MAKE, LIKE, AN AWKWARD FAMILY PHOTO.
THAT'S PRETTY FREAKING AWKWARD.
ACTUALLY, IT'S REALLY AWKWARD, BUT NOT A PRIZE WINNER.
THEN WE HAD TO MAKE A VIDEO.
I'VE BEEN WRESTLING BEARS.
WHAT?
GET HIM! GET HIM! [ GRUNTS ]
WE WON THE MAKE-A-VIDEO CHALLENGE.
SO RED BULL GAVE US A PRIZE TO HELP US GET READY FOR FLUGTAG --
A DAY OF TRAINING AT THE TRACK WITH AN OLYMPIC RUNNER.
WHOO.
WHAT UP?
WOW. ALYSIA MONTAÑO.
YOU GUYS ARE LATE.
RICHARD RAWLINGS.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP]
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
THIS WAS ACTUALLY NOT ANY KIND OF PRIZE, WAS IT?
NO.
IT SEEMS QUITE THE OPPOSITE OF THAT.
LET'S DO THIS. COME ON.
YOU SINGLE? WHAT'S UP?
HEY, HEY, HEY. YOU'RE IN TEXAS. WE INTRODUCE OURSELVES.
HOW YOU DOING? AARON KAUFMAN.
MY NAME'S ALYSIA MONTAÑO,
AND I RUN THE WOMEN'S 800 METERS IN TRACK AND FIELD,
AND I'M HERE TODAY, HIRED BY RED BULL,
TO GET THE GAS MONKEY GARAGE WHIPPED INTO SHAPE.
SHE DIDN'T EVEN SAY HI.
SHE JUST STARTS GETTING ALL IN OUR BUSINESS
AND TELL US WE GOT TO RUN AND JUMP AND DO THIS AND DO THAT.
I NEED YOU GUYS TO WARM UP. WE'RE ALREADY LATE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA WIN FLUGTAG, SITTING HERE, HALF-ASSING.
LET'S GO.
THE GIRL THAT THEY PICKED TO TRAIN US IS AN OLYMPIC RUNNER.
TOTALLY, TOTALLY OUT OF OUR LEAGUE.
RIPPED.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT OUR LEAGUE IS, BUT SHE'S WAY ABOVE US.
GIVE ME TWO LAPS.
YOU COULD BOUNCE A QUARTER OFF THAT.
GET IT DONE.
SO, I DON'T WORK OUT, RIGHT?
SO, I'M LETTING MY TEAM GET THE BRUNT
OF THIS GIRL'S FULL-ON ASSAULT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. SHOW ME YOUR STRETCHING.
YOU ALL WARMED UP? LET'S GO.
[ GRUNTING ]
OKAY. SERIOUSLY?
DO YOU GUYS EVEN KNOW WHAT A HAMSTRING IS?
NO, BUT I KNOW WHAT A [BLEEP] IS NOW.
Rawlings: AS IF I DIDN'T LIKE ONE CAMERA CREW FOLLOWING ME AROUND,
NOW THERE'S TWO, 'CAUSE RED BULL'S HERE
TRYING TO SHOOT THIS THING FOR A PROMO.
MY NAME'S CHRIS IMMEL. I'M HERE TO MAKE A VIDEO FOR RED BULL,
ABOUT THE RED BULL FLUGTAG.
AND ACTION.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. COME ON.
I WANT TO SEE THESE DRILLS. LET'S GO. ARMS, ARMS, ARMS!
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
THERE WE GO. YOU'RE TOP-HEAVY, GIRL.
WOW. ALL RIGHT. SERIOUSLY?
[ GRUNTS ]
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
SPEED. I SAID SPEED. THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
[ GRUNTS ]
WOW.
SHE'S MAKING US RUN THROUGH THIS LADDER...
COME ON, GNOME.
[ WHISTLE BLOWING ]
Brimberry: ...AND JUMP OVER THESE THINGS...
GO!
OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW, OW!
...AND, LIKE, RUN THE 40 40 TIMES.
CAN YOU GUYS PAY ATTENTION FOR FIVE SECONDS?
I NEED YOU TO GET THIS RIGHT, ALL RIGHT?
40 YARDS. LET'S GO.
YEAH, THE GAS MONKEY GARAGE SHOWED UP,
AND WE'RE USED TO SHOOTING THINGS A LITTLE BIT...
[SPLASHING]
WHEW.
...MORE DELIBERATELY.
AND THEY KIND OF SHOW UP AND JUST...
THINGS ARE GOING HAYWIRE,
AND EVERYBODY'S RUNNING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
THEY WERE TALKING OVER THE TALENT.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
THAT WAS REALLY ANNOYING. [ YELLING ]
LITTLE BIT LIKE HERDING CATS.
GO!
THERE YOU GO. UP. OVER THE OTHER ONE.
I CAN'T REALLY BELIEVE
YOU GUYS ACTUALLY GET A TV SHOW DONE WITH THESE GUYS --
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET SOMETHING DONE.
Rawlings: IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE ACTORS.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT OR DO OR WHATEVER.
I JUST... I'M RICHARD.
I CAN BARELY STAND WHERE I'M TOLD.
HERE'S THE DEAL -- THEY TOLD US --
NO, THEY SAID THAT WE WON SOME KIND OF CONTEST AND WE WERE GONNA GET A SPECIAL PRIZE.
Brimberry: THIS IS NOT A PRIZE.
Montaño: NO. THIS ISN'T A PRIZE, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE PRIZE IS? THAT DAY.
Kaufman: I'VE BEEN PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE GLIDER FRAME
THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
SUE'S BEEN SEWING UP ABOUT 110 YARDS OF DACRON FOR THE KITE.
Martin: I'VE NEVER DONE A PROJECT LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME. GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
Kaufman: BUT SHE'S GOT IT OVER HERE IN TIME AND IT FITS.
SO NOW WE JUST HAVE TO SEE IF IT FLIES.
I THINK WE CAN DO IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK, BOSS?
I THINK IT'LL BE FINE AS LONG AS WE DON'T RUN INTO THE FENCE.
Brimberry: SO, WAIT. DON'T LET YOU HIT THE FENCE?
YOU CAN. IT'S JUST, WE'LL BE OUT OF THE COMPETITION.
Rawlings: Y'ALL READY?
HE'S GONNA RUN NEXT WITH HIS HAND ON IT.
Ellis: ONE, TWO, THREE, GO.
FILLING UP? IT'S NOT FILLING UP.
BARELY GOT FILLED UP.
GO.
Brimberry: DAMN IT, RICHARD.
IT'S FILLING. IT'S FILLING.
[ SQUEALS ]
SO, I'VE RUN WITH IT TWICE, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET ENOUGH LIFT
TO TAKE THE WEIGHT OFF OF IT, WHICH IS A GOOD PLACE,
CONSIDERING I'M ONLY RUNNING 35, 40 FEET.
Ellis: STOP, STOP, STOP! ANYTHING?
[ CHUCKLES ] HE'S LIKE,
"NOPE, DIDN'T DO [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
IF MY TEAM CAN MAINTAIN THRUST, THEN WE CAN GET ALL THE WAY --
CAN MAINTAIN SPEED ALL THE WAY OFF THE END OF IT,
I FEEL WE'LL PROBABLY BE PRETTY SUCCESSFUL AND FLY.
NOT GONNA BE SETTING ANY RECORDS,
BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME.
AT THE VERY LEAST, I'M RELATIVELY CONFIDENT
THAT I WON'T PLUMMET TO MY DEATH TOMORROW IN LAKE CAROLYN.
I HOPE.
[ METAL CREAKING, ZIPPING ]
Kaufman: SO, HERE AT GAS MONKEY GARAGE, WE'RE PRETTY WELL KNOWN
FOR BUILDING CARS AND A COUPLE MOTORCYCLES ALONG THE WAY,
BUT WE'VE NEVER BUILT ONE OF THESE.
Rawlings: THIS IS A GREAT MARKETING PLAN FOR GAS MONKEY.
THIS WEEK, WE'RE NOT BUILDING A CAR.
WE'RE BUILDING AN AIRCRAFT.
IT'S FLUGTAG.
RICHARD ASSEMBLED A TEAM...
[LAUGHS]
...BUILT AN AIRCRAFT.
THE REST WILL BE HISTORY. AT LEAST WE HOPE SO.
I GAVE AARON AN UNLIMITED BUDGET,
BUT WE HAD A SHORT TIME FRAME.
COUPLE WEEKS LATER, HERE WE GO.
WE GOT OURSELVES A FLYING FLUGTAG CRAFT, WE THINK.
WE'RE TRYING TO FLY.
SO AARON PUT A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF MAN-HOURS
INTO BUILDING THE CART AND THE CRAFT ITSELF THAT'S GONNA FLY.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FLY, BUT WE KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
SO, THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THIS IS THE SPECTACLE.
THERE'S THREE PARTS TO IT -- THERE'S YOUR SHOWMANSHIP,
THERE'S THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD,
AND THEN THERE'S ACTUALLY FLYING.
THE REAL KICKER IS YOU DON'T GET TO PRACTICE.
WE BUILT THE CART, WE'RE GONNA PUT IT UP THERE, PUSH IT OFF...
AND KIND OF BE WHATEVER IT'S GONNA BE AT THAT POINT.
SO, YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING
WHY I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR MY BEER ASSISTANT YET.
WELL, FLUGTAG'S GOT A REAL STRONG RULE ABOUT DRINKING AND FLYING --
BUT THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT PUSHING.
[ GRUNTS ]
YEAH, THIS IS GONNA BE FUN FOR YOU.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: COMING UP ON "FAST N' LOUD"...
HOLY COW! WE GOT AN AIRPLANE!
...THE FLYING CIRCUS FINALLY GETS OFF THE GROUND.
Kaufman: FASTER!
Narrator: OR DOES IT?
SO, I DON'T KNOW HOW I GOT ROPED INTO THIS WHOLE FLUGTAG THING.
NUMBER ONE, I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS.
IT'S A 30-FOOT DROP FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE WATER,
LIKE A HIGH DIVE.
I DON'T DO HIGH DIVES.
SECOND, THERE'S POOP IN THE WATER.
PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY. THERE'S POOP IN THE WATER.
AND THIRD, THERE'S BEEN, LIKE, DEAD BODIES FOUND
IN LAKE CAROLYN.
I AM SO OUT ON THAT.
TOMORROW, I MAY NEED "MOMMY'S LITTLE HELPER"
JUST TO GET THROUGH IT.
Rawlings: COME ONE, COME ALL, BIG AND SMALL.
IT'S THE GAS MONKEY FLYING CIRCUS,
STARRING NONE OTHER THAN... THESE IDIOTS.
SO, HERE WE ARE AT FLUGTAG, AND THERE'S, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,
100,000 FANS OUT THERE,
AND THEY'RE HERE TO SEE THE MONKEYS FLY.
SEND YOUR LETTERS TO ME AT THE HOSPITAL. I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN THE WAY HERE.
Rawlings: WE'RE ACTUALLY NUMBER 13, AND I THINK THAT'S LUCKY FOR US.
I ALWAYS LIKED THE NUMBER 13. I'LL TAKE IT.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK IT'S BAD LUCK,
BUT IT'S JUST 'CAUSE THEY SUCK.
SO, LOOK OUT! GAS MONKEY FLYING CIRCUS COMING AT YOU.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
Rawlings: IT WAS A LITTLE NERVE-RACKING GOING UP THE RAMP.
I MEAN, IT'S GO TIME, 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT TURNING AROUND.
WE'RE GOING OFF ONE WAY,
AND IT'S GONNA BE GOOD OR IT'S GONNA BE BAD.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. BE SAFE. BE GOOD.
ALL MY MONEY'S RIDING ON YOU, SON.
UP HERE ON THE FLIGHT DECK WITH TEAM NO. 13,
GAS MONKEY GARAGE.
LUCKY 13, BY THE WAY.
RIGHT ON. COME ONE, COME ALL.
WELCOME TO THE AMAZING GAS MONKEY FLYING CIRCUS.
YOU'VE ALL WONDERED WHAT'S UNDER THE TENT.
WELL, WE'RE FIXIN' TO SHOW YA.
GET READY. YOU'VE SEEN THE BEARDED LADY,
YOU'VE SEEN THE FLYING THE MONKEYS,
YOU'VE SEEN THE AMAZING DAREDEVILS.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THEM ALL ROLLED INTO ONE?
WHAT'S GOING ON? HOLY COW! WE GOT AN AIRPLANE!
WHOO!
LET'S GIVE IT UP! WHOO!
ONE THING WE'VE BEEN REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WAS WIND DIRECTION.
WHEN WE GOT UP THERE, THE GODS HELPED OUT.
Rawlings: AARON, I GOT A STRAIGHT WIND. HOW DO YOU FEEL?
GOOD.
THE WINDS WERE EXACTLY THE WAY WE NEEDED 'EM, AND EXACTLY THE RIGHT SPEED.
YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE SOME FLIGHT? WE'LL SHOW YOU FLIGHT.
Rawlings: EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD. I HAD THE CROWD ALL AMPED UP.
Y'ALL WANT TO GO?!
[ CHEERS ]
WE GOT THE CRAFT TOGETHER.
AARON'S STRAPPED IN, HE'S READY TO ROCK.
Kaufman: GO! GO, GO, GO, GO GO!
FASTER!
Brimberry: [ SCREAMS ]
[ CROWD OHHs ]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
[ SCREAMS ]
OH!
WELL, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS...
WE GET GOING, AND ORIGINALLY, I WAS CONCERNED
ABOUT GOING OFF TOO FAST IN A CROSS-WIND.
SO I TOLD THE GUYS TO TAKE IT EASY.
BUT THEN I COULD TELL EVERYTHING WAS GOOD.
SO I WAS TRYING TO GET 'EM TO GO FASTER, FASTER, FASTER.
WE MAYBE COULD'VE USED A LITTLE MORE SPEED,
BUT WHEN I GOT OFF, I WAS SO CONCERNED ABOUT FLIPPING OVER BACKWARDS,
THAT I WAS NOSE-IN VERY HARD.
I TRIED FLARING OUT AT THE BOTTOM.
IT JUST DIDN'T DO ENOUGH, AND SO I CAME IN PRETTY HOT.
AND THEN THE JUDGES LIKE TO SEE EVERYONE JUMP.
I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR WE FLEW. THEY DIDN'T TELL US YET.
BUT I KNOW WE'RE IN THE TOP FIVE, AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.
WE CAME OUT HERE TO WIN, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE DIDN'T.
THAT'S A SHAME.
IT HAD SOME PROMISE, BUT IT DIDN'T DELIVER IN THE END.
THIS'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE SCORES HERE.
THERE WASN'T MUCH OF A SKIT THERE LEADING INTO THAT.
Man: I'M WAITING ON EVERYONE FROM THE TEAM
TO JUMP FROM THE PLATFORM, PLEASE.
LET'S SEE IT. GET IN THERE.
YEAH, GET IN THE WATER, GUYS. THERE YOU GO.
OH, SHE'S RUNNING BACK THIS WAY.
OH, CHRISTIE AIN'T GONNA JUMP.
SHE DOES NOT WANT TO GET WET.
LET'S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THOSE SCORES DOWN THERE.
OH, A 2. OW.
I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.
Rawlings: SO, WE DIDN'T WIN, AND I THINK PART OF IT WAS CHRISTIE.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
IT COULD'VE BEEN PUSHING, IT COULD'VE BEEN FLYING.
IT WAS DEFINITELY CHRISTIE.
IT WAS DEFINITELY CHRISTIE.
I HEARD THE GUY SAY SO. HE SAID, "WHY DID YOU GIVE 'EM A 2?
WELL, CHRISTIE DIDN'T GO IN THE WATER.
EVERYBODY DIDN'T GO."
NOBODY SAID I HAD TO.
I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
NO, WE DIDN'T.
OKAY, SO, I WAS REALLY SCARED. I COULDN'T HELP IT.
WHY?
'CAUSE I'M SCARED OF HEIGHTS.
WHAT IF I DIE?
[ SQUEALS ]
WHOO!
Rawlings: OFFICIAL FLIGHT DISTANCE -- 9 FEET.
THAT'S RIGHT, GUYS -- 9. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY...
CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN.
WHOO! THANK YOU, GUYS.
...WE CAME IN FIRST IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A BUILD-OFF THIS YEAR TO ADVANCE
GAS MONKEY GARAGE OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC EYE,
SO WE'RE USING THE RED BULL FLUGTAG EVENT TO DO THAT.
AFTER PARTY'S AT THE GAS MONKEY BAR N' GRILL.
BOOM. SHAMELESS PLUG.
WHOO!
WHOO!
Narrator: THIS WEEK, RICHARD'S WALLET TOOK FLIGHT,
AS HE INVESTED TIME...
RICOLA!
Narrator: ...MATERIALS, AND MAN-POWER...
WHOO!
WHEW!
...ALL ON A BET
A GAS MONKEY CAN BUILD A FLYING MACHINE.
RICHARD LOOKED LIKE
HE GOT LIFTOFF...
THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
...WHEN HIS RARE DODGE CONVERTIBLE
NEARLY DOUBLED HIS INVESTMENT.
BUT HE TOOK A NOSEDIVE
WHEN HIS FLYING CIRCUS FAILED TO GET OFF THE GROUND.
[ CROWD OHHs ]
ALL IN ALL, RICHARD WAS DOWN $7,945 FOR THE WEEK.
WHOO!
BUT WINNING PEOPLE'S CHOICE --
PRICELESS.
Rawlings: WHOO!
IT'S THE GRAND OPENING NIGHT AT THE NEWEST BADASS HANGOUT IN DALLAS.
WELCOME TO GAS MONKEY BAR N' GRILL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
GUYS, I GOT TO TELL YOU, THIS HAS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE
EVEN BEFORE I STARTED BUILDING CARS AND HOT RODS.
IT'S ABOUT DRINKING BEER, HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH THE LADIES,
LISTENING TO A LITTLE LIVE MUSIC.
WELCOME TO A PIECE OF MY SOUL.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
THIS WEEK ALL ABOUT INVESTING INTO THE BUSINESS.
I'M JUST GONNA KEEP THROWING A LITTLE BIT MORE IN,
A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY IN, TRY TO MAKE THIS WHOLE THING BIGGER.
BECAUSE, LET'S FACE IT, IT IS EXPENSIVE TO BE RETIRED NOW,
AND IT'S GONNA COST ME A WHOLE LOT
FOR THAT LITTLE FISHING BOAT I WANT
DOWN ON THE RIVER IN LOUISIANA.
GO TO THE BAR, TAKE CARE OF YOUR WAITRESSES,
LISTEN TO THE BAND, HAVE A DAMN GOOD TIME.
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