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DEREK DEANGELIS: What's up?
And welcome to Drive Central, a central place where people
convene to find out what's happening right here on Drive
for the week.
Yes, I'm not Michael Spinelli.
I am Derek D, host of Fast Lane Daily, and we are
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So I figured I'd stop by and substitute for the day.
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All right, let's begin.
This week on TUNED, good old Matt Farah frolics around with
the Hennessey ZL1, and then drag races it against a CTS-V.
You shall have a sneak peak now.
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DEREK DEANGELIS: That's TUNED, every Monday,
right here on Drive.
Now, over to Alex Roy and Live and Let Drive.
Alex heads over to Morgan and drives a three-wheeler.
And I'm not talking about a Big Wheel, although I do think
that episode would be just as fun.
Maybe we could gather up all the hosts and
have a Big Wheel race.
What do you think, JF?
JF MUSIAL: Sure.
DEREK DEANGELIS: Let's do it.
I'm serious.
Anyway, take a look.
ALEX ROY: Almost 10 years ago, I visited Morgan
for the first time.
And Charles Morgan, whom I'd just met, gave me a tour.
And most people think of Morgan Motor Cars as being a
kit car company.
They are not.
But when you say that they're a modern company, well, it's
hard to believe it from what you see.
What appear to be sheds, a few brick buildings, a barn, and
then in the back of the property, there
actually was a shed.
Then Morgan took me inside, and told me that I could not
tell anyone what I saw.
And underneath, literally a tarp, was a small, wooden,
hand-carved model of a car that became the AeroMax.
DEREK DEANGELIS: That is Live and Let Drive, Tuesday's,
right here on Drive.
Let's head across the pond to hang out with Chris Harris.
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DEREK DEANGELIS: That is Chris Harris
On Cars every Wednesday.
And this week on Jalopnik on Drive, we visit the largest
private racetrack in the world.
And it's in some guys front yard in upstate New York.
Yeah, seriously, have a look.
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DEREK DEANGELIS: That is Jalopnik on Drive every
Thursday, right here.
And also, if you haven't noticed, Drive's host
competition is currently under way.
Drive hosts compete for the most views on their Cadillac
CTS-V videos.
Let's check out a clip of their "how to get the most
view tactics" at work.
Roll it.
JF MUSIAL: OK.
So the host competition is quite simple.
Each of you get a CTS-V, and you have a two-minute video
you need to produce.
Each video gets uploaded at the exact same time.
And the most views after one week wins, OK?
Now, there are some rules--
no animal cruelty, no violence, no nudity, and no
SEO tricks and tactics.
MATT FARAH: What about violence against nude animals
with proper keywords?
CHRIS HARRIS: That's a very valid point.
Why can't you do that?
MATT FARAH: Beats me.
JF MUSIAL: These are the rules.
CHRIS HARRIS:OK, we got to have equality
to start with this.
Why has he got a muffle like that and I've got one of these
things here that makes me look like I've got something
growing out of my chest.
MATT FARAH: I have one, too.
But this is actually chest hair in my case.
ALEX ROY: Yeah, Leo's SEO is going to
say wearing red shoes.
JF MUSIAL: You're wearing a hair net.
You're wearing a hair net.
MATT FARAH: He can just tag his, Joe Pesci, My Cousin
Vinny, Goodfellas--
JF MUSIAL: This what I'm saying.
You can't do that.
You can't tag--
ALEX ROY: I predict that Chris Harris will not win this
competition.
JF MUSIAL: Why do you say that?
CHRIS HARRIS: Because he hasn't cheated.
LEO PARENTE: And I predict Alex--
CHRIS HARRIS: He has turned up in the spirit of the game.
I've flown across a large expanse of water to do this
the right way.
And I'm beginning to suspect that people around me are not
treating it in the same spirit, and I think that's
disappointing.
And I think you've let yourselves down.
ALEX ROY: I think I'm going to make the most
heroic move of time.
I'm going to complete my entire video
without driving the car.
CHRIS HARRIS: Well, that's fantastic for Cadillac.
They're going to be over the moon, aren't they?
MATT FARAH: I'm going to get the most views because I am
going to crash my car into that wall, and nothing sells
like car crashes.
ALEX ROY: Unfair advantage to SEO.
CHRIS HARRIS: Sorry, obviously being American, you're going
to walk away now and be selfish, but I'd say, may the
best man win.
MATT FARAH: Oh, it's going to be like that huh?
These limeys, always sportsman like.
CHRIS HARRIS: You dress like a gentleman.
Of course, when I walk away, I'll stab you in the back.
MATT FARAH: Chris, how does it feel to not be the shortest
one on camera for once?
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DEREK DEANGELIS: Looks like it's going to be pretty
interesting.
Make sure you watch the episodes.
The competition ends this Thursday.
Although I think if I was in this "what host gets the most
views" challenge, I think I'd Derek
D-stroy everybody, right?
All right, I'm just saying.
Anyway, that is--
OK, thank you.
Anyway, that is airing until Thursday.
And, of course, you watch it anytime you
want after that, OK?
And you may think the Mars rover is cool, but what would
be cooler is if NASA dropped down something
for it to race against.
Do not miss the best motorsports insights in the
entire universe with Eugene Levy, I mean, Leo Parente.
That's on Shakedown every Monday and Friday
right here on Drive.
Well, that's if for Drive Central this week.
Watch me, Derek D, on Fast Lane Daily every day.
We'll be back from vacation in a few weeks.
In the meantime, buckle up, drive safe and always
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JF MUSIAL (OFFSCREEN): Aw man!
DEREK DEANGELIS: Come on.
Oh yeah, follow Drive, like Drive.
Hey.
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