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[ TIRES SCREECH ]
Man: JESSE JAMES, EVERYBODY!
THIS IS WHAT LIVING'S ALL ABOUT.
JESSE JAMES HAS BROUGHT HIS ATTITUDE...
[BLEEP] YOU FOUND A GOOD WAY TO GET ON MY [BLEEP] SIDE.
...AND HIS MAD BUILDING SKILLS...
I SWEAT ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS.
...TO AUSTIN, TEXAS, HOME OF HIS AUSTIN SPEED SHOP,
TO BUILD THE BEST CUSTOM CARS IN THE COUNTRY.
I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP] WHO THE CUSTOMER IS, REALLY.
I'M GONNA BUILD [BLEEP] THE BEST I CAN BUILD IT, NO MATTER WHAT.
ON THIS EPISODE OF "OUTLAW GARAGE"...
JESSE AND HIS CREW TURN A HIGH-PERFORMANCE NASCAR...
YOU'RE GONNA TURN THIS INTO A STREET CAR?
NO [BLEEP]
...INTO A HIGH-SPEED RIDE-ALONG RACER
FOR AUSTIN'S NEW F1 TRACK.
Jesse: I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY
THE HARDEST TECHNICAL PROJECT THIS SHOP HAS EVER HAD.
IT'S A ONE-OF-A-KIND, 200-MILE-PER-HOUR TWO-SEATER
DESIGNED TO GIVE PASSENGERS THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME.
Jesse: YOU KNOW, THIS STUFF'S PRETTY CRITICAL.
YOU PUT THIS THING ON ITS LID,
YOU COULD BE GRINDING YOUR BEAN OFF.
BUT WHEN IMPORTANT PARTS FAIL TO SHOW UP...
SO WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU GETTING?
DON'T [BLEEP] ME AND TELL ME
SOMETHING'S GONNA BE DONE THIS DAY WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S NOT.
...THE F1 RACER COULD MISS OPENING DAY AT THE TRACK.
...THE GUY THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON OUR STUFF.
DAMN IT!
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THIS MORNING, WE'RE ALL KIND OF WAITING ON JESSE TO GET HERE,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
WE HEAR A BIG-*** BURNOUT HAPPENING.
WE LOOK OUT...
HE DID A BURNOUT THAT WAS, LIKE,
THE LENGTH OF OUR PARKING LOT TO THE STREET,
AND IT LEFT SOLID TRACKS ALL THE WAY DOWN.
IT WAS PRETTY RAD TO SEE.
[BLEEP] NASCAR.
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
WHOO!
DAMN! WHAT?
SO YOU'RE GONNA TURN THIS INTO A STREET CAR?
NO [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHTER ]
Jesse: THERE'S A PRETTY BIG THIRST IN AMERICA
FOR FORMULA 1 RACING.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T GET IT
BECAUSE THEY'VE NEVER SEEN IT IN PERSON,
SO THEY DON'T REALIZE HOW CRAZY-FAST FORMULA 1 CARS ARE.
I DON'T WANT TO LUMP CRAZY [BLEEP] ON THIS SHOP
UNLESS I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE READY FOR IT.
SO...
[BLEEP]
OH [BLEEP]
Jesse: BOBBY EPSTEIN, WHO'S THE MAIN FINANCIER
BUILDING THE CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS,
THE NEW FORMULA 1 TRACK,
WANTED A NEW CUSTOM CAR
TO TAKE PEOPLE FOR RIDES AROUND THE TRACK AT 200 MILES AN HOUR
AND GIVE THEM THE THRILL AND THE SENSATION
OF LIKE A FORMULA 1 CAR.
THEY APPROACHED ME TO BUILD THEM SOMETHING
BECAUSE IndyCars AND OPEN-WHEEL CARS,
THEY ADD 3 FEET TO AND MAKE IT REAL LONG.
YOU SIT LIKE LOG-RIDE STYLE, WHICH MAKES THE CAR SO LONG
THAT THEY HANDLE LIKE [BLEEP] AND YOU CAN'T TURN.
ANYBODY COULD BUILD A CAR THAT GOES FAST ON THE STRAIGHTAWAY,
BUT SOMETHING THAT'LL TAKE A CORNER
AT 160, 180 MILES AN HOUR, THAT'S THE SCARY [BLEEP]
SO THAT'S THE STUFF YOU WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A RIDE IN
AND LET THEM FEEL WHAT THAT'S LIKE.
TWO SEATS, SAFE, FAST.
THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT HAPPEN
WHEN A CAR NEEDS TO GO 200 MILES AN HOUR
AND STOP AND BE SAFE
AND BE ABLE TO CRASH AND THE PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS SURVIVE.
YOU KNOW, FAILSAFES FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, FIRE SYSTEM.
SMITTY'S COMING IN TONIGHT,
SO SMITTY'LL HELP US WITH RELOCATING AND CONDENSING
ALL THE ELECTRONICS.
YOU GUYS KNOW WHO SMITTY IS?
NEVER MET HIM.
SMITTY'S MY CO-DRIVER FOR BAJA.
HE'S JUST A [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
DUDE, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LOVE HIM.
THE DIFFICULTY WITH THIS PROJECT IS
HOW MUCH WE HAVE TO DO IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME.
IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT.
I THINK EVERYBODY HAS TO STEP UP THEIR GAME
AND REALLY THINK THROUGH EVERY STEP.
EVERYBODY THINKS I WAS CRAZY FOR MOVING TO AUSTIN,
AND THEN I MOVED HERE, AND TWO WEEKS AFTER I GOT HERE,
THEY ANNOUNCED THAT THE F1 RACE WAS COMING HERE.
PBHT! DUH!
YEAH, BOBBY EPSTEIN CALLED ME ON A SUNDAY MORNING.
I WAS MAKING BREAKFAST FOR THE KIDS.
"WE NEED A TWO-SEAT CAR FOR THE TRACK.
CAN YOU BUILD IT?" I SAID, "YEAH."
MY HEAD STARTED TURNING
'CAUSE I WAS THINKING OF ALL THE OTHER TWO-SEAT CARS,
AND 30 MINUTES PASSED.
I'M LIKE, "DOES IT HAVE TO BE REAR-ENGINE?
"IF WE COULD MAKE FRONT-ENGINE, THEN IT COULD BE SIDE-BY-SIDE,
AND YOU'D RIDE IN IT LIKE A REAL CAR."
THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME.
IF IT DOES WHAT WE THINK IT'LL DO,
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE TO GET IN IT FOR A RIDE.
THEY'LL TAKE A LAP WITH A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER
AND IT'LL JUST BLOW 'EM AWAY.
AND THEY'LL TELL THEIR FRIENDS TO COME BACK,
AND THEY'LL GET AN EXPERIENCE LIKE NO RIDE YOU EVER HAD.
Jesse: YOU KNOW, TO ME, THIS IS LIKE THE FINEST RACING FACILITY
IN THIS COUNTRY, WITHOUT A DOUBT.
IT'S PURPOSE-BUILT FOR FORMULA 1.
IT'S A ONE-OF-A-KIND TRACK. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD.
WE NEED TO HAVE A ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR
THAT'S ALSO NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD.
I WAS JUST LIKE, WELL, LET'S JUST GET A BRAND-NEW
QUARTER-MILLION-DOLLAR ROAD-COURSE NASCAR.
YOU KNOW THOSE THINGS HOOK AND TURN REALLY WELL
AND FALL INTO CORNERS,
AND IT'S A FOUR-SPEED AND A BIG MOTOR,
AND IT'S GOT EVERYTHING
THAT'S GONNA MAKE PEOPLE *** THEIR PANTS.
HOPEFULLY WHAT I GET BACK IS
THIS BAD-*** CAR FOR THE AUSTIN FORMULA 1 TRACK,
SO WE'RE BASICALLY KIND OF DISSECTING THE CAR APART,
NICE AND SLOW AND THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IT
SO WE DON'T SCREW ANYTHING STRUCTURAL UP WITH THE FRAME.
WANT TO HELP ME TAKE THIS HOOD OFF?
YEAH.
NO TURNING BACK NOW!
COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR NASCAR --
[BLEEP] CUT THE ROOF OFF.
I HAVE KAIL, LUKE, PATRICK, SMITTY,
AND JUSTIN'S COMING IN.
AND I KIND OF THINK
THAT THESE ARE OUR BEST, LIKE, DETAILED FAB GUYS.
HOO.
LOOK AT THAT. LOOKS LIKE A MIATA NOW.
DON'T SAY THAT [BLEEP] THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
THIS ONE'S REALLY CRITICAL.
THIS ISN'T A HOT ROD
OR YOU CAN'T JUST BONDO OVER SOMETHING OR PAINT.
YOU KNOW, THIS HAS GOT TO REALLY BE SPOT ON.
I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST TECHNICAL PROJECT
THIS SHOP HAS EVER HAD.
WHOO!
WHAT YOU DOING, BUDDY?
I'M GOOD.
Smitty: I OWN A FAB SHOP IN PHOENIX.
MY AREA OF EXPERTISE
IS MORE OR LESS WIRING AND THEN FABRICATION.
I THINK WHAT JESSE'S GOT PLANNED FOR ME IS
TO DO SOME OF THE FAB WORK,
GOING OVER THE ELECTRICAL, AND THEN BACK TO FAB.
IT WAS A NEW CUP CAR THIS MORNING.
YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE MAKING OUT OF IT.
COOL.
Jesse: MAN, IT SURE FEELS GOOD TO HAVE SMITTY HERE.
HE'S PART OF THE FAMILY, EVEN THOUGH THESE GUYS DON'T KNOW IT.
HE'S PART OF EVERYTHING WE GOT GOING ON.
SO, HIM TO, LIKE, DOVETAIL RIGHT IN HERE
AND GO RIGHT TO WORK
AND HANGING OUT WITH THOSE GUYS AND TALKING TO THEM...
Smitty: HEY, I'M NOT GONNA REMEMBER EVERYBODY'S NAMES.
I'VE TAKEN IN A LOT TODAY.
Jesse: THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
THERE'S A MUTUAL CAMARADERIE OF HARD WORK
THAT BONDS US ALL TOGETHER, AND I'M GLAD HE'S HERE.
ASK ME IN ABOUT THREE DAYS IF I STILL FEEL THAT WAY.
[ LAUGHS ]
Man: WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
MY FRIEND JUSTIN FLEW IN.
HE'S A PRETTY AWESOME FABRICATOR.
TUBING OR SHEET METAL OR WHATEVER,
HE CAN PRETTY MUCH DO IT ALL.
I'M HERE TO MAINLY DO THE TUBE CHASSIS
AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE AND RELIABLE
TO DO 200 MILES PER HOUR PLUS.
I WAS REALLY EAGER TO WORK WITH JUSTIN.
HE'S SUPER-SMART.
YOU CAN TELL JUST BY HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIM
THAT HE REALLY KNOWS WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.
MAYBE THIS ONE OUT, TOO?
THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.
I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY THE PERFECT RADIUS.
YOU SURE WE HAVE TO GO A LOOP THAT WIDE?
ALL WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS IF IT FLIPS OVER,
SO I THINK A SHARP BEND THAT --
I WANT TO KEEP THAT LOOK.
YOU KNOW, STUFF'S PRETTY CRITICAL.
YOU PUT THIS THING ON ITS LID,
YOU COULD BE GRINDING YOUR BEAN OFF, YOU KNOW?
WE JUST WANT TO SCARE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT
AND GIVE THEM A THRILL BUT NOT HURT THEM
AND NOT HAVE THEM IN ANY KIND OF DANGER, YOU KNOW?
SO LET'S CUT THAT STUFF OUT AND START BENDING SOME TUBES.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ON THE GROUND.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU GUYS SPENT ALL THAT TIME MAKING ALL THAT STUFF STRAIGHT,
AND THIS ONE'S WELDED ON JUST [BLEEP] WHEREVER, SO...
WELL, JESSE CAME OVER AND NOTICED
THAT THE ROLL BAR WAS A LITTLE BIT...OFF-KILTER.
THIS IS AT TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES
WHEN THE CAR'S SITTING ON THE GROUND
WHEN IT ALL SHOULD BE SWEPT BACK
SO IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING FAST.
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT?
I MEAN, IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?
KNOW WHY MY BIKES ARE LIKE 150 GRAND?
'CAUSE I SWEAT ALL THE LITTLE DETAILS LIKE THAT.
Smitty: IT WAS STRUCTURALLY FINE,
BUT HE WANTED TO USE IT AS A GUIDELINE FOR HIS BODYWORK.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL CUT IT.
THIS IS LIKE BURGER KING --
YOU'LL GET IT THE WAY YOU WANT IT, BUDDY.
IT'S GOOD SERVICE.
WELL, IF YOU'RE GONNA DO IT, WE MIGHT AS WELL DO IT ALL.
IT'S PRETTY TIGHT.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
HOO! IT SMELLS GOOD.
I LIKE OUR LITTLE AUSTIN SPEED SHOP SIGN OVER THERE.
MMM.
LOOKS GOOD, MAN. [ LAUGHS ]
CAN I GET A LITTLE END OF THAT SAUSAGE?
Kail: YOU GET SO FOCUSED ON YOUR WORK,
IT'S FUN TO BE ABLE TO PUT ALL THE STRESSES OF THE SHOP
DOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT
AND JUST GO AND B.S. AND STUFF OUR FACE.
[ Laughing ] GREAT.
Justin: I FEEL LIKE MY TEXAS EXPERIENCE IS COMPLETE.
THEY DON'T HAVE NO PHOENIX BARBECUE LIKE THIS?
NOT LIKE THIS. THANK YOU.
OH! FOOD, BABY.
IF I HAD A BABY RIGHT NOW,
IT'D BE ONE OF THOSE TURDUCKLINGS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MUST KEEP EATING.
CAN'T STOP.
Man: [ BURPS ] HOO!
THIS WHOLE CARBON-FIBER THING'S JUST NUTS.
I KNOW JESSE'S NOT HAPPY WITH THESE GUYS.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY WITH THESE GUYS.
DAMN IT!
ALL THIS STUFF WITH KARL,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT ON WITH THAT.
I DO KNOW I NEED MY [BLEEP] MADE.
YEAH.
HEY. WELL, I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA PUT THE TRANNY IN THERE
WITH THE SHIFTER ON IT,
PUT THE SEAT IN THERE TO SEE HOW HIGH THE SHIFTER GOES,
'CAUSE IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THAT FAR FOR THE STEERING WHEEL.
THIS ISN'T GONNA BE ANYWHERE NEAR IT, YEAH.
YOU GONNA SPLIT IT OR YOU GONNA PUT IT ON THE BOTTOM?
UH, BOTTOM.
SMITTY'S NOT EVEN INVOLVED IN SOME THINGS,
BUT HE'LL WANT TO ADD HIS THOUGHTS ON IT.
I SAY YOU DOUBLE COPE IT. FILL IN THE CENTER.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
IT CAN BE IRRITATING.
WE GOT TO TAKE THIS TUBE OUT, HUH?
NO, LET'S JUST NOTCH IT THERE AND GET THESE TWO.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
SEE? WE'RE GETTING ALONG FINE WITHOUT YOU.
Smitty: TODAY'S MY LAST DAY.
IT KIND OF SUCKS LEAVING JUSTIN ON HIS OWN.
YOU KNOW, HE NEEDS ME HERE TO GUIDE HIM.
YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA MISS ME A LITTLE BIT?
JUST A LITTLE?
BUT I'LL HAVE MY PHONE ON. IF JUSTIN GETS STUMPED, HE CAN CALL ME.
SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
[BLEEP] YOU. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
WE JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT, LOOKING AT THIS BACK END,
FIGURING OUT HOW THE [BLEEP] WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT LOOK GOOD
WITH BODYWORK.
I'M WAITING TO SEE HOW YOU DO THAT.
YEAH, ME TOO.
WHAT MAKES THIS BUILD REALLY CHALLENGING
IS COMBINING THE FORM AND THE FUNCTION TOGETHER.
JESSE'S STYLE IS AMAZING IN WHAT HE PLANS ON DOING WITH THE BODY,
BUT IT ALSO HAS TO WORK
WITH THE CHASSIS BEING SAFE AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
Jesse: I KNOW NO ONE ELSE HAS DONE IT.
AND I'M LIKE, "AW! NO PROBLEM!"
AND THEN, LIKE, NOW THAT IT'S HERE,
I'M LIKE, "OH [BLEEP] I ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO IT NOW."
LIKE, "I HAVE TO CASH THE CHECK MY BIG MOUTH WROTE."
Luke: RIGHT NOW, I'M JUST DOING THE SHEET-METAL WORK,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M FAMILIAR WITH.
JUST KIND OF CLEANING IT UP.
HEY, HURRY THE [BLEEP] UP.
LET'S GO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NO MORE FIDDLE [BLEEP] AROUND NOW.
YOU'RE TEAMED UP WITH ME.
I, LIKE, DRAGGED MY FEET COMING IN TODAY A LITTLE BIT --
WENT TO THE GYM AND GOT OTHER [BLEEP] DONE
'CAUSE I FIGURED YOU'D BE [BLEEP] DONE
BY THE TIME I GOT HERE SO I COULD WORK, BUT...
[BLEEP]
THIS AIN'T [BLEEP] IT'S LIKE...
[ CHUCKLES ]
MMM. THAT SMELLS LIKE [SNIFFS] INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
ON SALE, $389.
ALL RIGHT.
I HATE WHEN I GET BORED AT WORK WAITING FOR LUKE.
[ LAUGHS ]
IT FEELS PRETTY STRAIGHT AND COMFY.
I THINK THIS THING SITS UP A LITTLE BIT IN FRONT, RIGHT?
THE AERODYNAMICS ON THE CAR ARE REALLY IMPORTANT,
AND WE HAVE TO ALWAYS BE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T THINK IT SQUATS IN BACK.
I THINK THE ACTUAL CHASSIS IS...
OH, YEAH. LOOKING DOWN.
YEAH, SO THIS LITTLE...
AT 200 MILES PER HOUR PLUS,
IF SOMETHING'S NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY,
IT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC
AND INJURE PEOPLE OR KILL PEOPLE.
IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD, THOUGH.
[BLEEP] GONNA [BLEEP] FUN.
TODAY IS MY LAST FULL DAY HERE.
Jesse: HEY, LET'S GO DRINK SOME BEER.
IT'S JUSTIN'S LAST DAY.
SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
BEER:30.
Justin: WE'RE AT GINNY'S LITTLE LONGHORN SALOON IN AUSTIN, TEXAS,
FOR CHICKEN [BLEEP] BINGO.
CHICKEN [BLEEP] BINGO IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
YOU GET A RANDOM NUMBER...
IT'S A PRETTY [BLEEP] GAME.
AWW.
BA-DUM-BUM.
...AND IF THE CHICKEN [BLEEP] ON THAT NUMBER,
YOU WIN THE PRIZE MONEY.
YOU GOT TO MAKE A ROOSTER NOISE.
WHAT'S THAT DO?
I'M NOT TRYING TO GET THEM ALL HOT AND BOTHERED.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE HIM [BLEEP]
Patrick: HENNY'S A BEAUTIFUL LADY.
SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS GETTING, BUT HER *** WAS DISGUSTING.
I MEAN, YOU REALIZE --
YEAH.
WHOO!
PARTY.
YOU REALIZE YOU'RE JUST KIND OF SITTING THERE,
STARING AT THIS CHICKEN'S ***, AND IT'S LIKE...
YEAH.
BA-A-A-WK.
BAWK-BAWK-BAWK-BAWK-BAWK-BAWK. BAWK-BAWK-BAWK!
THERE'S THAT MINUTE WHERE YOU'RE JUST LIKE...
YOU'RE WATCHING THE BUTT MOVEMENTS.
... JUST DOING THIS RIGHT NOW.
All: OHH!
WHAT NUMBER IS THAT?
OHH! IT GOT THAT ONE GOOD, TOO.
THAT'S A SOLID DEUCE RIGHT THERE.
24 AND 30.
WHOEVER'S GOT A LINE --
IT'S A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE TICKET.
Jesse: THAT'S ME!
ALL RIGHT!
WHOO!
THIS IS REAL TEXAS RIGHT HERE.
YES! THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
WE WORK HARD, BUT WE SHOULD ALSO BALANCE IT OUT
WITH PLAYING HARD AND HAVING FUN
AND, LIKE, ENJOYING THIS GREAT CITY WE'RE IN,
NOT DOING THE BIG, SHINY OBVIOUS STUFF.
NO, GO TO THIS PLACE.
THIS IS LIKE A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH RIGHT HERE.
JUST KEEP THAT. THAT'S FOR THESE GUYS' TAB FOR BEER.
Man: JESSE JAMES IS THE WINNER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jesse: WE GOT FOAM TO START SHAPING TEMPLATES FOR CARBON FIBER.
THE WHOLE NEXT PROCESS
WAS SHAPING THIS FOAM AND EVERYTHING.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE IT, BUT I'VE SEEN IT DONE.
I LIKE MAKING STUFF OUT OF METAL,
BUT FOR A CAR LIKE THIS,
CARBON FIBER'S A BETTER OPTION BECAUSE IT'S MORE FORGIVABLE.
IT'S NOT GONNA DENT OR CHIP OR BEND OR CREASE.
I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT
SO THIS CAR'S LIKE A WORKABLE, USABLE CAR FOR THE F1 TRACK.
SO, THE FOAM THAT WE'RE USING FOR THE F1 CAR
IS SOMETHING THAT'S SOFT AND PLIABLE
THAT WE CAN SHAVE DOWN, AND BASICALLY,
WE'RE JUST MAKING THE SHAPE OUT OF THE FOAM,
AND THEN THE CARBON FIBER WILL BE MADE
BASED OFF OF THOSE MOLDS.
THIS STEERING WHEEL'S PRETTY DUMB.
DOING SOMETHING THAT'S IN A BIGGER INDUSTRY,
BIGGER WORLD, WHICH IS A FORMULA 1 RACE,
JUST BEEN STRUGGLING WITH IT.
IT'S BEEN REALLY STRESSING ME OUT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE,
I THINK IF YOU TAKE A CHANCE
AND YOU CUT SOME KIND OF ***' RACECAR UP
AND TRY TO TRANSFORM IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S A 90% CHANCE IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE DOG [BLEEP]
THE OWNERS SHOWED UP TODAY.
WE WERE ALL KIND OF, LIKE, READY TO JUST KIND OF TAKE A BEATING
'CAUSE THE CAR WASN'T REALLY DONE YET.
LOOK AT THIS THING.
OH, MY GOD.
JESSE.
HOW YOU DOING, MAN? HOW YOU DOING?
THAT'S GREAT.
Bobby: I THINK SOMEBODY'S A GREAT DESIGNER.
THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT LOOKS LIKE IT.
THAT'S REALLY WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF THE BOX.
OH, MY GOD.
IT'S A LOT FATTER THAN I THOUGHT.
EVERYTHING IS, LIKE, TRYING TO MAKE IT SUPER-SAFE,
SO THE ROLL CAGE AND EVERYTHING IS, LIKE,
FOR A TALL DRIVER OR PASSENGER, LIKE IF IT GOES ON ITS LID.
AND ARM RESTRAINTS AND...
IT SHOULD BE FUN.
PEOPLE ARE GONNA FLIP WHEN THEY SEE THIS THING FINISHED.
I THINK PEOPLE WILL COME FROM ALL OVER TO GET IN THAT VEHICLE.
THIS IS GREAT WORK. WHO ALL DID THIS?
RIGHT HERE -- PATRICK.
HEY, PATRICK.
LUKE OVER THERE AND KAIL OVER THERE.
YOU GUYS, THIS IS GREAT.
THANK YOU.
HE SEEMS REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.
Bobby: I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE ORDERS FOR THIS
THAN BOEING HAS FOR THE NEW GREATEST JET LINER.
I MEAN, THIS THING
SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE CORNERS AT 150, 170.
THAT'S NOT KILOMETERS PER HOUR.
Woman: [ Laughing ] NO!
THAT'S AMERICAN MILES PER HOUR.
THANKS, JESSE.
YOU'RE DOING GREAT.
SEE YA.
I LIKE CUSTOMERS LIKE THAT,
THAT DON'T TRY TO PLAY IT ALL POKER FACE, YOU KNOW?
[BLEEP]
I THINK HE'S PRETTY STOKED.
NOW WE JUST HAVE TO FINISH EVERYTHING.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Jesse: THE GUY FROM TURBO MACH IS COMING TODAY
TO LOOK AT THE BODYWORK ALL TOGETHER
AND IS GONNA TAKE STUFF BACK.
Karl: IT'S LOOKING GOOD, FELLAS.
MY NAME'S KARL RICKER.
CAME UP HERE TODAY TO SEE THE PROGRESS
ON THE COMPOSITE PARTS ON THE CAR
AND TAKE A COUPLE BACK WITH ME.
THESE CAME OUT NICE HERE.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THE FOAM.
I MEAN, THEY STARTED OFF
NEVER HAVING WORKED WITH THE MATERIAL BEFORE,
AND I THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A CAR.
Jesse: THESE GUYS ARE KICKING ***, HUH?
ALL THE FOAM PIECES WILL GO TO TURBO MACH IN SAN ANTONIO.
MOLDS WILL BE CREATED WITH THOSE,
AND THEN CARBON FIBER WILL BE LAID INTO THOSE MOLDS
AND PUT IN A BIG AUTOCLAVE
TO SUCK OUT ALL THE MOISTURE AND AIR.
GOT THIS SMALL CAR.
HOPEFULLY ALL THIS WILL FIT IN THERE.
IT BETTER FIT.
PULL THE HATCH OFF.
AND HOPEFULLY COME BACK, AND WE'LL JUST MOUNT IT,
AND THEN EVERYTHING CAN GO TO PAINT AND POWDER COATING.
IF THERE'S ANY SLIP-UPS, THOUGH, I THINK IT'S GONNA MESS US UP.
GET IT DONE.
OKAY.
WE CAME OUT TO DRIVEWAY AUSTIN JUST TO SHAKE THIS THING DOWN.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING MECHANICALLY IS WRONG,
IT'S SAFE, IT BRAKES GOOD.
THIS IS SO STRESSFUL FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
Jesse: LET HER KISS YOUR HAND.
DOESN'T BITE?
NO, SHE WON'T BITE.
CHRIS WANTED TO TAKE A LITTLE VACATION,
SO HE JUST DECIDED TO COME HERE
AND HANG OUT IN THE HEAT IN TEXAS AND HELP.
WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR PROBABLY 10 YEARS OR SO.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE HIM AROUND.
AND, TOO, IT'S LIKE I KIND OF MOVED
AND MOVED AWAY FROM ALL MY FRIENDS
AND ALL THE PEOPLE I WAS CLOSE TO,
SO IT'S KIND OF NICE
THAT HE COMES OUT HERE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS
AND MAYBE HELPING ME GET OVER
MY SELF-IMPOSED ISOLATION OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
HERE.
[ PIG GRUNTING ]
WANT TO SHOOT SOME GUNS?
IS IT BIGGER THAN ME?
YEP.
[ GUN *** ]
SO, TRY IT.
AND THIS DOESN'T HAVE A KICK, RIGHT?
NO, NO. IT'S SUPPRESSED, TOO.
YOU DON'T EVEN NEED EARPLUGS, SO...
YOU'RE READY TO GO.
[ LAUGHS ]
I LOVE THIS THING.
[ LAUGHS ] YOU LIKE THAT?
THIS THING IS BAD-***.
IT'S EASY, HUH? YOU DON'T EVEN NEED EARPLUGS.
THIS IS ALMOST THE SAME.
IT'S A REAL COLT MILITARY --
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH AMMO SO I CAN WATCH YOU?
YEAH, I'M GONNA SHOOT IT.
DO YOU WANT TO TRY IT?
THAT MIGHT BE THE COOLEST [BLEEP] THING I'VE EVER SEEN.
[ LAUGHS ]
FEEL LIKE THE A-TEAM.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!
[ LAUGHS ] YOU LIKE THAT, DON'T YOU?
Jesse: GOT A CALL FROM KARL, OUR CONTACT AT TURBO MACH,
THE GUY THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON OUR STUFF.
HE GOT FIRED.
KARL WAS IN THE MIX WITH EVERYTHING,
AND TO DISH IT OFF TO SOMEONE ELSE
AND THEM NOT KNOW ALL THAT STUFF,
IT'S LIKE THE RECIPE FOR NOT GETTING IT DONE RIGHT.
SO, I'M GONNA NEED TO JUMP IN THE CAR
AND DRIVE OUT TO SAN ANTONIO AND SEE WHAT'S UP.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TELL BOBBY, THE OWNER OF THE TRACK --
"HEY, WHY ISN'T MY CAR DONE?"
"OH, 'CAUSE THE DUDE THAT WAS MAKING OUR [BLEEP] GOT FIRED."
THAT'S NOT A VALID EXCUSE.
HEY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING?
I'M BO.
I NEED TO JUST TALK ABOUT OUR STUFF AND SEE WHAT'S UP WITH IT.
NO PROBLEM.
WE'RE WORKING ON YOUR WING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, COME TAKE A LOOK.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
I WAS NERVOUS 'CAUSE OF ALL THE DRAMA AND [BLEEP]
SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE [BLEEP] HAPPENING.
THIS IS THE LAST STAGE,
AND THEN WHAT WE DO IS PUT THE FINAL PRIMER ON IT.
YEAH, SOON AS WE HAVE FIRST PIECES,
THEN TAKE EVERYTHING BACK AND MOUNT IT,
THEN THE THING CAN GO TO PAINT.
SO RIGHT NOW I'M JUST WAITING.
JESSE.
HOW YOU DOING, SCOTT? HOW'S IT GOING, BUDDY?
I'M GOOD.
JUST NEED TO TALK TIMEFRAME
AND ALL THAT STUFF WITH YOU AND SEE --
ALL THE STUFF WITH KARL,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WENT ON WITH THAT.
I DON'T WORK HERE, BUT...
I DO KNOW I NEED MY [BLEEP] MADE.
YEAH. I THINK THAT'S POSSIBLE, RIGHT?
Kail: THE F1 CHASSIS IS ALL READY FOR POWDER COAT.
IT'S ALL TORN APART. IT'S READY TO GO.
J.T. AT HIGHPOINT'S REALLY GOOD ABOUT DEADLINES.
QUALITY'S REALLY GOOD, SO THIS IS THE ONE SUBCONTRACTOR
I'M NOT REALLY WORRIED ABOUT AT ALL.
THIS IS IT.
J.T.: POWDER COATING IS PAINT IN A POWDERED FORM.
IT'S JUST A LOT MORE DURABLE THAN JUST REGULAR WET PAINT IS.
AND WE'RE DOING BLACK?
HIGH GLOSS? OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT BACK TO THE SHOP,
BLAST EVERYTHING DOWN TO BARE, CLEAN METAL.
THEN IT'S HUNG UP, THE POWDER'S APPLIED,
AND IT GOES INTO AN OVEN.
IT BAKES AT 400 DEGREES.
WHEN DO YOU NEED IT BACK?
THIS AFTERNOON? [ LAUGHS ]
IF YOU COULD DO IT...
THEY PUT ME ON A PRETTY TIGHT TIMELINE ON THIS F1.
THEY WANT A TWO-DAY TURNAROUND ON IT,
SO IT'S GONNA GO BACK TO THE SHOP,
WE'RE GONNA STOP EVERYTHING ELSE,
AND JUST WORK ON THIS AND GET IT CRANKED OUT
AND GET IT BACK TO THEM AS QUICK AS WE CAN.
WE GOOD?
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL KEEP ROCCO POSTED. I'LL HOLLER AT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HEY, BO. ROCCO OVER AT SPEED SHOP.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT ARE WE GETTING?
WHEN ARE WE GETTING IT, AND WHEN...
BO: Side panels, because they lock into the bolt,
you have lift the first skin, right?
Then you go back and you do the six plies.
You have to pull that out, cut the bottom off...
Rocco: SO I'M TRYING NOT TO BE A JERK ABOUT IT,
BUT IT'S BEEN, "OH, IT'LL BE MONDAY.
OH, IT'LL BE TUESDAY. OH, IT'LL BE WEDNESDAY."
THIS THING'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE AND DELIVERED.
IT'S GETTING UNVEILED,
SO WE DON'T HAVE A HELL OF A LOT OF TIME.
All right?
THANKS, MAN.
WHAT'S HE DOING?
RUNNING DOWN THE WHOLE [BLEEP] CARBON-FIBER PROCESS?
"'CARBON' COMES FROM THE LATIN WORD 'CARBONICUS.'"
AND LIKE, I DON'T CARE, DUDE. JUST GET OUR [BLEEP] DONE.
I DON'T WANT TO KNOW HOW THE WATCH IS MADE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.
I JUST DON'T KNOW
IF THEY'VE GRASPED THE URGENCY OF THIS STUFF,
OF WHAT WE NEED AND THE TIMEFRAME WE NEEDED IT IN.
Jesse: THE FRAME SHOULD BE BACK FROM THE POWDER COATER ANY TIME,
SO IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF EASY TO SEND SOMETHING
THAT'S ALL SANDED AND WELDED AND [BLEEP]
AND IT COMES BACK SHINY GLOSS BLACK.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. NOW WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
YEAH.
THANKS FOR GETTING IT DONE SO FAST.
OH, YOU BET. WE GOT ON IT.
COUPLE OF LATE-NIGHTERS.
THIS F1 WITH TWO SEATS IN IT HAS GOT TO BE TOTALLY UNIQUE.
I KNOW THERE'S NOT ANOTHER ONE IN THE WORLD.
IT LOOKS GOOD, HUH?
THANKS, MAN.
J.T.: THE WHOLE CITY OF AUSTIN, I THINK,
IS LOOKING FORWARD TO F1 COMING,
AND TO BE A PART OF THAT,
ESPECIALLY A PART OF IT WITH JESSE,
I MEAN, WE'RE ON CLOUD NINE.
LET THE CHIPS AND SCRATCHES BEGIN.
NO!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Kail: THEY ALL FIT IN HERE?
OH. I HOPE SO.
MAYBE WE JUST GOT TWO REAR WHEELS.
YEAH.
HOO!
[BLEEP]
THOSE THINGS ARE [BLEEP] AWESOME.
I'M GONNA TAKE THESE WHEELS AND TIRES UP TO J.C. AUTO SPEC
AND GET THEM MOUNTED AND BALANCED,
AND THEY'LL BE READY TO HANDLE SOME HIGH SPEEDS HOPEFULLY.
NO SIGN YET FROM THAT BO DUDE?
Rocco: I TALKED TO HIM FIRST THING THIS MORNING,
AND HE WAS GONNA GO CHECK WHAT THEY HAD READY,
AND WHATEVER WAS READY, THEY WERE BRINGING,
AND I'VE CALLED THEM TWICE SINCE,
AND I'VE GOTTEN HIS VOICEMAIL BOTH TIMES.
THIS WHOLE CARBON-FIBER THING IS JUST NUTS.
I KNOW JESSE'S NOT HAPPY WITH THESE GUYS.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT HAPPY WITH THESE GUYS.
DAMN IT! DAMN IT. WHAT'S THE DEAL?
WHEN ARE WE GONNA HAVE THIS STUFF? OH, BY MONDAY.
WELL, TODAY'S TUESDAY, IT'S 10:30,
AND I STILL DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
THEY'RE ONLY GOING ON FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS LATE.
DON'T [BLEEP] ME AND TELL ME SOMETHING'S GONNA BE DONE THIS DAY
WHEN YOU KNOW IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW?
BE STRAIGHT. I WANT TO HEAR WHEN IT'S COMING.
I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE. I DON'T LIKE IT.
Jesse: YEAH, THESE [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THAT ARE DOING ALL OF OUR CARBON-FIBER WORK --
YOU KNOW, THE STUFF IS SUPPOSED TO BE PERFECT,
AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY LUMPY.
RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T GIVE THESE GUYS THE CAR LOOKING LIKE THAT.
THEY WON'T PAY THEIR BILL.
IT'S, LIKE, GARBAGE QUALITY.
Rocco: CALLED BO YESTERDAY, TEXTED HIM LAST NIGHT,
TEXTED HIM THIS MORNING -- HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM HIM.
[ Ringing ]
HEY, BO, IT'S ROCCO.
Hey, I'm on the road.
YOU'RE ON THE ROAD? ALL RIGHT. HOW FAR OUT ARE YOU?
ABOUT AN HOUR.
GEEZ. ALL RIGHT.
I got out late. Was still drying it.
That part's still a little tacky, the one I'm bringing.
All right?
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.
THANKS.
THIS WHOLE CARBON-FIBER THING IS JUST NUTS.
I JUST DON'T THINK THEY'VE GRASPED
THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL THIS STUFF.
I JUST REALLY DON'T.
SO, GUESS WHERE BO IS?
STILL AN HOUR AWAY.
SO I DON'T THINK IT SUNK IN ON ANY OF THOSE GUYS.
IT'S ANOTHER WORK DAY FOR THEM, AND THEY DON'T CARE.
SO, IF WE GO BY HIS TIMELINE,
WE'LL GET THE REST OF THIS STUFF IN NOVEMBER.
I'M DONE BEING NICE.
TIRED OF GETTING [BLEEP]
Patrick: YOU CAN'T GET TIRED OF THAT.
AT SOME POINT, YOU CAN.
[ LAUGHING ]
GOT TO TAKE A LITTLE POPCORN BREAK EVERY NOW AND THEN.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WELL, I THINK TIME CRUNCH,
BECAUSE THE TRACK'S OPENING IN LIKE A MONTH,
AND THEN THIS THING'S GOT TO BE FULLY PREPPED
AND PUT TOGETHER LIKE A REAL RACECAR --
YOU KNOW, SAFETY WIRED AND LOCKED TIGHT
AND EVERYTHING DONE DONE, YOU KNOW?
IT'S NOT JUST GOING ON THE FREEWAY AT 80.
NO, IT'S GOT TO BE ABLE TO GO AT 200.
Rocco: HOLY CRAP.
HOW WAS TRAFFIC?
[ CHUCKLES ]
AUSTIN AFTERNOON.
OH, MAN, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT -- IT CAN NEVER BE A GOOD DAY.
OOH. WHAT HAPPENED UP THERE?
Rocco: I STILL DON'T HAVE EVERYTHING,
AND THE STUFF WE DID GET, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT DEAD PERFECT.
Kail: IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE SO FAR IN THAT, LIKE...
IT SEEMS LIKE THE CARBON FIBER IS DIVOTED.
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
THIS IS JUST IN THE RESIN, RIGHT?
IF I SAND, THAT'S GONNA GO AWAY?
YEAH, IT'S GONNA GO AWAY.
HE SAYS THIS WILL SAND OUT.
I JUST DON'T SEE HOW IT'LL SAND OUT.
IT'S GOT A CRACK IN IT.
HE SAID THAT'S JUST RESIN. HE SAID IT'LL SAND OUT.
THAT'S [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
I CAN SEE THE [BLEEP] FIBER'S SPLIT.
[ SCOFFS ]
Jesse: THE CARBON FIBER JUST LOOKS LIKE DOG [BLEEP]
WHAT'S UP, DUDE?
NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SEND THE CARBON FIBER TO OUR PAINTER
AND HAVE HIM TRY TO BLOCK-SAND IT AND CLEAR-COAT IT
TO TRY TO GET IT SO IT LOOKS PRESENTABLE.
YEAH, THESE [BLEEP] [BLEEP]
THAT ARE DOING ALL OF OUR CARBON-FIBER WORK,
YOU KNOW, THE STUFF IS SUPPOSED TO BE PERFECT,
AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY LUMPY
AND JUST HAS BAD SPOTS EVERYWHERE.
MAN: We'll be there between 9:30 and 10:00.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS, MAN.
BYE.
RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T GIVE THESE GUYS THE CAR LOOKING LIKE THAT.
THEY WON'T PAY THEIR BILL.
LIKE, "WELL, WHAT'S THIS?" YOU KNOW?
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A BRAND-NEW RACECAR.
AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, I'M NOT PAYING FOR THAT.
YOU KNOW?
ONE, THEY'RE [BLEEP] ME OVER 'CAUSE IT'S TAKING SO MUCH TIME,
AND, TWO, IT'S, LIKE, GARBAGE QUALITY.
Kail: I THINK OUR ORIGINAL VISION IS OUT THE WINDOW,
AND I THINK WE'RE JUST DEALING WITH
WHAT WE GOT TO FINISH THE CAR, AT THIS POINT.
IT JUST WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO BE --
JUST BE ABLE TO BE MORE CREATIVE WITH IT
AND NOT HAVE TO PLAN AROUND [BLEEP] UPS.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST HEADING DOWN TO BOB, THE PAINTER,
AT CUSTOM COACH WORKS TO DELIVER ALL OF THE PAINTABLE PARTS.
I'M GONNA TRY AND SAND SOME OF THAT OFF.
THAT ONE'S REALLY VISIBLE, TOO.
OH, NO!
THERE'S SOME LOW SPOTS, THERE'S SOME DIVOTS,
THERE'S SOME WEIRD STUFF GOING ON WITH THE CARBON FIBER.
THIS IS ALREADY A MESS.
SOMETHING'S GONNA HAVE TO HAPPEN AROUND THE EDGE.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT GONNA BUFF OUT
UNLESS YOU SAND IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT.
HE HAS SOME VINYL CARBON FIBER.
IT'S LIKE A STICKER, BASICALLY,
BUT IT'S A REALLY GOOD REPLICA OF THE CARBON FIBER.
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN COVER THESE AREAS UP.
WE TRIED TO LAY SOME DECALS ON THERE
AND THEN CLEAR OVER THEM.
IT WASHED OUT ALMOST COMPLETELY, THEN TURNED JUST BLACK.
WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THAT DIDN'T WORK.
WHAT IF WE PUT, LIKE, A BLACK EDGE ON IT?
THAT WOULD CLEAN IT UP AND MAKE IT LOOK A LOT NEATER,
AT LEAST ON THE PIECES THAT JUST END REAL JAGGED LIKE THIS.
BASICALLY, THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO CLEAN UP THE MESS.
OH, THAT'S DISAPPOINTING, MAN.
YEAH, THAT'S NOT GONNA WORK DOING THAT.
TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THIS STUFF.
WE STILL GOT A LITTLE WORK CUT OUT FOR US.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE GOT SOME RESEARCH AND THINGS TO DO.
[ LAUGHS ]
I LEFT ALL THE WHEEL DECISIONS AND TIRE DECISIONS FOR PATRICK,
AND [BLEEP] MAN, HE NAILED IT.
YOU KNOW, TAKING THAT FAT SIDEWALL NASCAR TIRE OFF OF IT
AND PUTTING ***', LIKE, OLD BBS-STYLE WHEELS ON IT
[BLEEP] [BLEEP] LOOKS BAD-***.
IT, LIKE, OPENS THAT WHOLE CAR UP.
I CAN'T WAIT TO DRIVE IT NOW.
Kail: TODAY WE SHOULD HAVE MOST OF THE STUFF BACK
FROM BOB THE PAINTER.
ALL THE ALUMINUM THAT'S GLOSS BLACK SHOULD BE HERE.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE ALL THE CARBON FIBER WILL BE HERE.
HOW'D IT GO?
WE GOT THE STUFF TO COME OUT PRETTY GOOD,
BUT IT TOOK A LOT OF DOING.
GOT RID OF SOME OF THE IMPERFECTIONS.
SOME OF THEM WOULDN'T GO AWAY, SO WE, UH...
HAD TO CAMOUFLAGE IT A LITTLE BIT.
AND ONE FOR YOU.
IT'S ALWAYS KIND OF LIKE CHRISTMAS
WHEN WE GET PARTS ALL WRAPPED UP.
IT'S FUN. YOU GET TO UNWRAP THEM,
AND YOU GET JEALOUS IF SOMEBODY GETS A BIGGER PIECE THAN YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
OH, THANK YOU.
YEP.
Kail: ALL RIGHT, NOBODY STEP ON IT.
PLEASE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'LL WORK. YOU READY TO PUT THAT [BLEEP] ON?
SHOULD I GET ANOTHER SCREWDRIVER?
IF YOU WANT TO.
DUDE, I SO WANT TO.
Kail: RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ALL THE BODY PANELS,
AND WE'RE JUST GETTING ALL THE FASTENERS SET TO HEIGHT
AND JUST GETTING ALL THE BRACKETS AND EVERYTHING
HOOKED UP,
MAKING SURE ALL THE BODY PANELS ARE READY
FOR THE VINYL-WRAP GUYS TO COME IN.
Jesse: WHOO!
[BLEEP]
HE DID GOOD WITH WHAT HE HAD.
[BLEEP] BOB SAVED OUR ***.
Jesse: 'CAUSE THAT [BLEEP] LOOKS [BLEEP] GOOD.
NO ONE WOULD KNOW IT WAS A [BLEEP] NASCAR.
HUH?
[ Southern accent ] THAT'S A REAL "NICE CAR."
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, IT'S FINE. LOOK AT THAT [BLEEP]
SOME OF THE BEST [BLEEP] I'VE DONE
HAS BEEN COVERING UP [BLEEP]
[BLEEP] AUSTIN SPEED SHOP LOGO LOOKS PRETTY BAD-*** ON THERE.
WE CAME OUT TO DRIVEWAY AUSTIN --
IT'S A LITTLE TEST TRACK -- JUST TO SHAKE THIS THING DOWN.
WE'VE CHANGED A LOT OF THE CAR
SINCE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT AS A NASCAR.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING MECHANICALLY IS WRONG,
IT'S SAFE, IT BRAKES GOOD.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THIS IS, LIKE, SO STRESSFUL FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY FAST CARS AND REALLY FAST RACECARS.
I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GONNA BE THIS MUCH FUN.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS
'CAUSE IT'S, LIKE, BRAND-NEW CAR, BRAND-NEW SETUP,
BUT, MAN, RIGHT OFF THE TRAILER,
THIS THING'S GOOD AND DONE AND NO BUMPS HERE.
IT DOESN'T PUSH AT ALL.
IT'S JUST HAPPY, HAPPY CAR. I COULD DRIVE IT ALL DAY.
IT'S JUST FAST AND FUN.
HOW FAST I WAS GOING IN THIS THING
IS THE TESTAMENT TO HOW GOOD IT WORKS,
'CAUSE MY CONFIDENCE WAS REALLY STRONG.
AFTER ABOUT 10 LAPS, I'M LIKE, "MAN, THIS THING --
LET'S PUSH IT."
THIS LITTLE TRIP OUT HERE, IT'S REALLY REASSURING,
'CAUSE WE GOT THE BIG TRACK ON SUNDAY,
AND WE'RE GONNA SEE HOW IT PERFORMS
WHERE IT WAS MEANT TO BE DRIVEN.
THIS THING'S, LIKE, GOOD TO GO.
WE CAN JUST CLEAN IT UP,
AND LET'S GO OUT TO THE F1 TRACK AND RUN IT.
THIS THING MAY NOT WORK
OR IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE AND BURN TO THE GROUND,
SO IT'S, LIKE, TAKING A BIG RISK, YOU KNOW?
WE COULD EITHER LOOK REALLY FOOLISH,
OR THEY COULD BE LIKE, "OH [BLEEP]
THAT'S A BAD [BLEEP]"
Gil: I'M GIL,
AND I WAS HIRED BY RICHARD AND AARON FROM THE GAS MONKEY GARAGE
TO HAUL MY MULE, SADIE,
DOWN TO JESSE JAMES' AUSTIN SPEED SHOP.
SHE WAS TO HAVE A SIGN ON HER
ASKING THEIR BLACKSMITH TO PUT SHOES ON HER.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S BEEN A SERIES OF PRANKS
BEING PLAYED BY JESSE JAMES AND HIS GUYS
AGAINST RICHARD AND AARON FROM THE GAS MONKEY GARAGE
AND VICE VERSA.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT,
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PRANKS ON RICHARD AND AARON'S PART.
Jesse: WHAT'S THAT GUY DOING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
SHOULD WE GO SEE WHAT'S UP?
THOSE GUYS DON'T BELONG HERE. I CAN TELL.
WHAT ARE YOU GUYS HANGING OUT HERE FOR?
WELL, WE GOT TO GET SOME SHOES ON THERE.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU SHOULD JUST TAKE THIS [BLEEP] SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Rocco: YEAH, YOU GUYS NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THESE [BLEEP] AT GAS MONKEY
SENT SOME DONKEY OR SOME [BLEEP] HERE.
YOU KNOW, THEY THINK ME SENDING 5 TONS OF HORSE [BLEEP] TO THEM
WAS A [BLEEP] JOKE.
NO, IT WASN'T A JOKE.
WHEN I BUILD [BLEEP] I TAKE IT SERIOUS,
AND THOSE GUYS CAN [BLEEP] OFF.
GOOD CALL.
[ PNEUMATIC DRILL WHIRRING ]
Jesse: SO, WE'RE GETTING READY TO TAKE THE CAR OUT TO THE F1 TRACK
FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND TODAY IS OPENING DAY,
THE FIRST DAY THEY'RE GONNA LET CARS GO ON THE TRACK,
SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING.
KIND OF EXCITED TO SEE
HOW WELL IT WORKS ON A BIG, BRAND-NEW TRACK,
AND I GET TO PUT THE FIRST MARKS ON IT.
WE'VE BEEN BUSTING OUR *** ON THIS THING,
AND NOW WE'RE KIND OF, LIKE, DOWN TO THE LAST MOMENT,
SO WE'RE JUST DETAILING THIS THING REAL QUICK,
AND I THINK WE'RE ALL PRETTY EXCITED TO GET IT OUT THERE.
THERE'S KIND OF LIKE AN UNDERLYING NERVOUSNESS
TO EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THIS THING COULD DO ANYTHING ONCE IT GETS OUT THERE.
Jesse: THIS THING MAY NOT WORK
OR IT MAY CATCH ON FIRE AND BURN TO THE GROUND OR WHATEVER.
SO IT'S, LIKE, TAKING A BIG RISK, YOU KNOW?
WE COULD EITHER LOOK REALLY FOOLISH,
OR THEY COULD BE LIKE, "OH [BLEEP]
THAT'S A BAD [BLEEP]"
AND SEE IT HAULING ***,
DOING 200 MILES AN HOUR ON THAT STRAIGHTAWAY
AND, LIKE, STRAIGHT PIPES BLARING,
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD-SCHOOL LE MANS CAR OR WHATEVER
AND IT LOOKS MEAN AS HELL -- THAT'S WHAT THE GOAL IS.
DON'T SLOW DOWN, MAN.
Kail: THIS EVENT IS HUGE.
IT'S THE RIBBON-CUTTING OF THE OPENING
OF THE FIRST F1-DEDICATED TRACK IN AMERICA.
MIGHT WANT TO CUT THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT.
IT'S UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE HERE,
SO AS LONG AS THERE'S NO SURPRISES TODAY,
I'LL BE ECSTATIC.
Jesse: TO ME, THIS IS, LIKE,
THE FINEST RACING FACILITY IN THIS COUNTRY,
WITHOUT A DOUBT.
PURPOSE-BUILT FOR FORMULA 1.
SHOWING UP TO AN EVENT THAT'S LIKE A GLOBAL PRESS EVENT
FOR THE BIGGEST MOTORSPORT IN THE WORLD,
WHICH IS FORMULA 1 RACING...
I'VE MADE CAREER OF STEALING THE SHOW,
SO LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO IT ONE MORE TIME.
I'M OVERWHELMINGLY EXCITED TODAY.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE ENERGY HERE.
IT'S FANTASTIC.
All: CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS!
Bobby: AND GET TO SEE THE COTA CAR.
TO SEE IT OUT ON THE TRACK AND DRIVE AROUND,
AND I THINK IT'S GONNA STEAL THE SHOW.
Kail: WE PUT OUR HEART AND SOUL IN THIS CAR.
THIS CAR ISN'T JUST GONNA GO
INTO SOMEBODY'S LITTLE COLLECTION AND GET PUT AWAY.
IT'S GONNA BE SHARED OVER --
IT'S GONNA BE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN.
SWING IT.
YEAH.
WHAT'S UP, PATRICK?
Jesse: I'LL PROBABLY JUST GO OUT A LITTLE BIT
AND TAKE IT KIND OF EASY FOR A LAP OR SO
AND SEE HOW IT IS.
WE'RE ALL GOOD?
BUT I KNOW IF EVERYTHING WORKS GOOD,
I'M GONNA GET OUT ON THE STRAIGHTAWAY AND HAMMER DOWN,
SEE WHAT IT'LL DO.
BUMP THE REV LIMITER.
YOU READY TO TAKE THAT BABY TO EIGHT?
NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE.
OCHO CILINDRO.
IT'S A LITTLE INTIMIDATING.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
Bobby: [ LAUGHS ]
THAT THING SOUNDS [BLEEP] COOL!
Jesse: THE CAR IS A PLEASURE TO DRIVE, AND I DIDN'T PUSSYFOOT IT.
YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE WENT OUT
AND, LIKE, DONE EASY LAPS.
I DID ONE WARMUP LAP, AND THEN [BLEEP] PINNED IT.
I WAS SLIDING -- BOW WOW WOW WOW!
I FIGURED I WOULD NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO IT FIRST AGAIN,
SO I MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.
Kail: THAT WAS AWESOME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
[BLEEP] FUN.
SOUNDS LIKE A RACECAR?
IT DOES, IT DOES.
IT TURNED SOME HEADS.
THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS, LIKE, "OH, MY GOD.
"LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED. LOOK WHAT THEY DID.
LOOK WHAT HE CREATED."
IT'S AWESOME. SO HAPPY.
OH, IT'S FUN.
I WAS, LIKE, SIDEWAYS EVERYWHERE.
YEAH. I SAW IT. I SAW YOU UP THERE.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN. VRRR!
Jesse: I LOVE IT WHEN A PLAN COMES TOGETHER.
LIKE, JUST -- I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT A GREAT DAY,
ESPECIALLY FOR AUSTIN SPEED SHOP TO PULL SOMETHING OFF
AND GET IT OUT,
AND I CAN DRIVE IT LIKE THE WAY I DRIVE, YOU KNOW?
GO DO 170, 180 MILES AN HOUR ON A STRAIGHTAWAY
AND JUST HAVE FUN.
HOW WAS IT?
IT LOOKS GOOD. IT'S [BLEEP] NUTS.
THESE GUYS -- I MEAN, IT'S 99% THEM AND 1% ME.
I'M JUST DRIVING IT AND DOING A LITTLE BIT OF WORK,
BUT THOSE GUYS REALLY BUSTED *** AND MADE A COMMITMENT.
AND IT'S COOL TO BE SUCH A PART OF, LIKE, A BIG EVENT
HERE IN TEXAS, LIKE THE FORMULA 1 RACE,
AND INTRODUCING THESE GUYS TO THE WORLD OF RACING.
IT'S, LIKE, WOW!
THAT WAS BAD-***.