(car engines)
- So hopefully, Dai takes out Vaughn.
Then we get to clinch third place in the championship.
Which we've been fighting for for several years.
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- Drink all the beer and wave all the American flags.
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- We're at Irwindale, for the last time.
It's time for me to step up and throw down.
Had a rough year.
I just kinda gotta relax and have some fun maybe.
Don't really take that approach to often.
Coming out for FP, but it's all good baby.
Let's roll out.
- [Announcer] Matt Field.
Woo, look at that big gloom of smoke coming off the back.
Triple seven, the falcon tires
we're gonna watch the videos Frenemies.
A fun drive to watch.
Last year for Matt Field strut.
Back to back wins.
Where is Matt Field gonna land?
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- 88 for Matt field.
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Odi Bakchis coming in third.
Can't stand it.
Froze it down on the bottom of tires of Jeff's wheels.
S14 now looking really rock solid.
An 87 for Odi Bakchis putting him in third.
- Pineapple does not belong on pizza.
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- Track is grippin' up, we're super stoked.
Tire wear's gettin' better, cars are gettin' faster.
Can't wait for tomorrow.
- There's a chance to follow Matt,
so I let some people pass.
That was a lot of fun.
Stupid things happen when we tangle with one another.
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- Well Odi's going to follow Matt so hopefully Matt like
gets off the brakes
and we can actually have a pretty cool run.
- We'll see who's got what.
I'll let it speak for itself right now.
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- I'll give Matt the big bang.
- Looks like a pretty good gap.
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- My fitting came loose and it happens
to be high pressure heel fittings.
So fuel was just spraying everywhere in my hood.
We're very fortunate and very lucky
that it did not catch fire.
But it's like hard to breath inside the car after the run
so I knew there was a big problem.
Just shut it down, let it coast all the way over here
and hopefully that's done with.
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- It was pretty close for Odi in qualifying.
He threw it into the inner bank, got into the wall,
front end started coming around, and for a second
I thought he was going in.
But I saw, he had it, it was pretty solid.
But I don't know where we qualify, better than him,
it's all happening.
- So how does it feel to qualify better than me?
(laughing)
- Took me long enough.
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- You know, I just woke up for yoga this morning
at 4:30am.
I just knew it was going to be a beautiful day.
Yeah.
(grunt)
(laughing)
- I got some cupcakes.
Avi made some.
They're teal and blue.
They have the Falken Azenis 615K plus tire tread on them.
I know it's Ripper's birthday,
so I gave Matt a cupcake too.
So let's go drop these off.
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Ripper.
- What is this a trick?
- No it's not a trick.
It's a 615K plus.
(aaaing)
- You need a cupcake for breakfast?
- Hopefully I don't have a blowout.
Thanks Odi.
- Ripper likes to be honest.
- I'm 30, dirty 30.
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Mmmmm.
- See this guy eating chicken nuggets.
No joke.
One bite each nugget.
Savage.
(evil laugh)
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- So Odi's working on his car because maybe he doesn't like
100 percent trust us or something, I don't know.
I think he wants that last little Odi touch on it.
Make sure it gets across the line.
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- [Announcer] Matt Field off run.
Kimber More in the chase position.
In that second outer zone the beast is...
hey, look Kimber More gaining ground.
Matt Field advances on, Falken Tires.
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Pass that front clip, poppin' a very shallow angle.
And a chase position Coplin goes into the wall.
Coplin hard on the wall comes to a halt.
Bakchis continues on through the course.
- Everyone down, already claiming victims.
Tracks no joke man.
- [Announcer] With that Odi Bakchis is in the top 16
and still fighting for a top three finish
in the 2017 season.
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- So you guys got this all wrong.
This is not the first top 16 we've been in together, okay.
It's been awhile.
- Have you guys seen two teal and blue cars top 16 ceremony.
- It's just been awhile.
- It looks new to me.
It looks very new to me.
- But still you've got no girls on your car.
- Not yet, not yet.
- I got four now!
(fireworks crackling)
- [Announcer] The beast from the bay, Matt Field.
- [Announcer 2] In that Falken Tire drips wheel escort team,
it is Odi Bakchis.
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And Odi Bakchis gets the win and advances on.
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Let's go to the judges.
A slide of left for Field, right for Justin Pawlak.
And Justin Pawlak unanimously gets the victory.
- You know it's craziness out here.
From here it looked like he had it.
Cause I see his car's just faster.
But it turns out Matt didn't get the win.
It's a bummer.
It's not over, battling for that third place spot
overall in the season.
And all these other guys are hungry for it as well.
- [Announcer] JB high on the bank.
Odi Bakchis dropping down a little bit.
Oh we got contact!
Dean and Odi both going into the wall.
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- I need a seventeen.
(rock music)
Oh dude, thank you dude.
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- [Announcer] Looks like James Deane will get the victory
by default.
Really only have one battle left in the final four,
and that is Vaughn Gittin Jr and Dai Yoshihara.
- So hopefully Dai takes out Von.
Then we get to clench third place in the championship,
which we've been fighting for for several years.
- [Announcer] Vaughn with a big bang,
Dai Yoshihara right there.
Transition, oh Dai.
Dai getting close proximity too, that front clip.
Dai Yoshihara, amazing angle.
Vaughn Gittin Jr getting a little sketchy there
using all the track.
Vaughn gets into the wall.
Three wheel motion of a different kind.
Daijiro Yoshihara going to the finals.
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- Overall third place in the season which is amazing.
We've had that goal for awhile.
I've been bouncing fourth, fifth, fourth
for like three years.
Happy to get that out of the way.
Now it's time to work on a championship.
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Thank you all for watching Frenemies.
It was a blast.
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- There's some crazy stuff that happened this year.
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- Let us know what you want to see more of.
- So like, comment, share and let us know.
Some behind the scene, some action, some crashes,
some banter, it's all there.
Let us know guys.
Hopefully we'll be back for season two.
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