[ CHEERING, SHOUTING ]
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Heavy D: AMERICA, MEET ONE OF MY SECRET SIDE PROJECTS.
THIS IS A DESERT RACE TRUCK.
IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH MY BUDDY,
UNCLE DONNY, AND NOW,
WE'VE GOT THE PERFECT EXCUSE TO FINISH IT.
WE JUST GOT A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
THE ORGANIZERS AT THE MINT 400 SAID,
"HEY, IF YOU GUYS CAN BE HERE NEXT WEEK TO THE RACE,
YOU CAN HAVE AN ENTRY TO THE RACE."
IT'S THE BEST OFF-ROAD RACE IN AMERICA.
THE MINT 400 IS A LEGENDARY OFF-ROAD RACE
THAT BEGAN IN 1968.
THIS TRUCK IS A 1977 FORD F100,
WHICH IS A VERY POPULAR MODEL FOR OFF-ROAD MODIFICATIONS.
THIS RACE TRUCK HAS TO BE READY TO GO.
-WHEN IS THAT? -FRIDAY AT 5:00.
-THERE'S NO WAY. -NEXT FRIDAY AT 5:00.
-WELL, THAT'S EASY. -A WEEK FROM TODAY.
-THERE'S NO WAY. -TO GET THIS TRUCK READY
FOR THE ROUGH DESERT TERRAIN,
WE'LL UPGRADE THE SUSPENSION WITH AND MASSIVE
KING COILOVER SHOCKS,
4 1/2-INCH, SEVEN TUBE BYPASS SHOCKS.
WE'LL COMPLETE THE INTERIOR WITH NEW PRP SEATS,
A COMPLETELY REWORKED DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
AND A FEW FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR SAFETY.
THEN, WE'LL FINISH IT OFF WITH AN EYE-CATCHING
THROWBACK FORD-STYLE PAINT JOB,
39-INCH BF GOODRICH TIRES,
SOME BIG KC LIGHTS ABOVE THE CAB TO SEE AT NIGHT,
AND A BUNCH OF OTHER PERFORMANCE UPGRADES
TO MAKE SURE THE TRUCK RUNS AND DRIVES WELL.
FIRST THINGS FIRST, SUSPENSION.
THAT'S THE HEART AND SOUL OF ANY OFF-ROAD RACE VEHICLE.
I LOVE THE WAY THIS TRUCK TURNED OUT,
HEAVY D DECIDED 7 DAYS AGO THAT HE WANTED TO GO TO THIS RACE.
THE TRUCK WASN'T READY, AND ABSOLUTELY NO ONE THOUGHT
WE COULD ACTUALLY DO IT.
WELL, GUESS WHAT? THE TRUCK IS RUNNING.
WE PASSED SPEC.
WE'RE HERE TO RACE, AND WE'RE READY TO ROCK 'N' ROLL.
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THAT WAS QUICK. THAT IS JUST NOT GOOD.
RIGHT NOW, JACKKNIFE IS LOOKING FOR ANY SORT OF REPLACEMENT
PARTS THAT WE CAN USE TO GET THE TRUCK BACK ON THE ROAD.
WE'RE MOVING AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN
TO GET THIS DRIVELINE FIXED,
BUT EVERY SECOND THAT GOES BY FEELS LIKE AN HOUR.
TRUCK IS RUNNING. IT'S 8:00.
WE'RE GOING TO GET ONE LAP.
THIS IS THE MINT 400,
AND THE FACT THAT WE GOT THIS TRUCK DONE IN 7 DAYS,
WE CAME HERE, WE GOT IT RUNNING,
THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE DAMN PROUD OF, LIKE, FOR REAL.
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WE'RE COMING BACK FOR MORE.
AND NEXT TIME, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A DIESEL.
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PRO LITE IS ONE OF THE CLASSES OF OFF-ROAD RACING
IN THE LUCAS OIL OFF-ROAD SHORT-COURSE SERIES.
SHORT-COURSE RACING IS WILD.
YOU PITCH YOUR TRUCK SIDEWAYS INTO A TURN
WHEN YOU'RE DOING LIKE 70 MILES AN HOUR.
YOU'RE SHOOTING MUD, ROCKS, DIRT ALL OVER THE PLACE.
TRUCKS ARE BUMPING INTO EACH OTHER.
IT IS NUTS.
HERE IT IS. THIS IS THE PRO LITE.
THIS PRO LITE IS ALREADY PRETTY MUCH IN RACE-READY CONDITION.
WE JUST NEED TO GO THROUGH, CHECK THE MAJOR COMPONENTS,
MAKE A COUPLE TWEAKS AND CHANGES,
AND THEN, BAM, THIS THING'S READY TO ROLL.
FIRST, WE'LL DOUBLE-CHECK THE CHEVY LS MOTOR
TO AVOID ANY SURPRISES ON RACE DAY.
THEN WE'LL FINE-TUNE THE SHOCKS
SO THOSE BAD BOYS ARE READY FOR THE BIG JUMPS
AND WHOOPS OUT ON THE DIRT TRACK.
THEN WE'RE GONNA THROW ON SOME NEW 33-INCH BF GOODWRENCH TIRES
FOR BETTER TRACTION AND GRIP ON THE DIRT TRACK.
AND, FINALLY, SMOOTH OUT ANY IMPERFECTIONS ON THE ROLL CAGE
AND INSTALL A NEW FIBERGLASS BODY KIT.
THEN WE'LL FINISH IT OFF WITH A CUSTOM VINYL WRAP
SO THIS TRUCK STANDS OUT ON THE TRACK.
WE ONLY HAD A FEW DAYS TO GET THIS PRO LITE TRUCK
READY FOR THE RACE.
OUR FIBERGLASS BODY IS SITTING PERFECTLY
ON TOP OF THIS CHASSIS
SO NOW ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO IS THE VINYL WRAP.
AND THEN IT'S TIME TO RACE.
IT'S RACE DAY HERE AT THE UTAH MOTORSPORTS CAMPUS,
AND WE'RE HERE TO GET SOME SEAT TIME.
YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, THIS IS OUR FIRST PRO LITE RACE EVER,
WHILE THE OTHER GUYS OUT HERE
HAVE ALL BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS.
THE RACE COURSE IS 9/10 OF A MILE,
AND THE RACE LASTS FOR 14 LAPS,
THIS RACE IS GONNA BE FAST,
-COMING TO GREEN. -HERE HE COMES!
HE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO PASS RIGHT HERE.
OH [BLEEP]
SOMETHING HAS GONE WRONG.
PULL IN THE PIT.
YEAH, IT'S BROKEN. BROKEN AXLE.
-HE'S DONE. -NO!
I WAS GOING AROUND A RIGHT-HAND TURN,
I GOT T-BONED RIGHT IN THE REAR AXLE.
WE'VE ALREADY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS TRUCK,
AND NOW IT'S BROKEN.
I HOPE HEAVY D's HAPPY HE GOT TO RACE IT TODAY,
BECAUSE HE'S NOT GETTING HIS HANDS ON IT AGAIN.
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Diesel Dave: THE FAIL OF THE YEAR WAS A GAS-POWERED UTV
THAT HEAVY TRIED TO BUILD LAST YEAR...
AND FAILED MISERABLY,
ONLINE IN FRONT OF ALL OF OUR ONLINE FRIENDS.
IT WAS TERRIBLE, BUT HE'S TRYING TO REDEEM HIMSELF
BY BUILDING IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.
Heavy D: WE ALREADY STRIPPED DOWN THE BASE POLARIS UTV,
INSTALLED THE NEW CUSTOM TUBE SUBFRAME,
HOOKED UP THE BIG MILITARY AXLES,
INSTALLED THE CUSTOM FOUR-LINK SUSPENSION,
THREW THE TIRES ON, CHANGED UP THE BODY PANELS,
INSTALLED NEW P.R.P. SEATS, INSTALLED A CUSTOM ROLL CAGE.
TO HELP TAKE SOME LOAD OFF THE STOCK GAS ENGINE,
WE'RE GONNA RUN AN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT
THAT'S A TWO-CYLINDER DIESEL ENGINE.
THAT'S GONNA HELP RUN THE ALTERNATOR
AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHICH IS GONNA HELP MANEUVER
THOSE BIG MILITARY AXLES AND TIRES.
IT'S BEEN A REALLY LONG JOURNEY TO BRING THIS STOCK POLARIS RZR
TO BECOME THIS MONSTER ROCK-CRAWLER THAT YOU SEE TODAY.
I REALLY HOPE THAT WE'VE GOT ALL THE INITIAL ISSUES
THAT WE WERE HAVING WITH THE FAIL OF THE YEAR
SORTED OUT BY NOW,
BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO GET THIS BUILD READY
AND SEE WHAT IT CAN DO.
ROAD TRIP!
TODAY, WE HAVE THE VEHICLE
THAT THE WHOLE WORLD SAID COULDN'T BE DONE --
THE FAIL OF THE YEAR UTV.
THE POLARIS RZR THAT WE PUT ON MILITARY AXLES,
MONSTER-TRUCK SUBFRAME, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA PUT IT TO THE TEST.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS WHAT IMPOSSIBLE LOOKS LIKE.
YOU SEE, WE STARTED WITH A 2016 BONE-STOCK POLARIS RZR.
TAKE A LOOK RIGHT HERE.
YOU CAN SEE A 9-TON RATED MILITARY AXLE.
YOU SAID THEY WOULDN'T WORK ON THE RZR.
WELL, GUESS WHAT? IT'S HERE.
AND BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE, YOU AND THE REST OF AMERICA
WILL KNOW THAT THIS IS NO LONGER THE FAIL OF THE YEAR.
WE ALREADY KNOW IT'S NOT THE FAIL, DAVE.
WE CAN SIT HERE AND TALK TO THESE PEOPLE
TILL WE'RE BLUE IN THE FACE.
BUT LET'S SHOW THEM. LET'S PROVE IT'S NOT THE FAIL.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
OBSTACLE NUMBER ONE -- HELL'S GATE.
IT'S AN OBSTACLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STARTS AT THE BOTTOM
AND HAS TO WIND AND CLIMB ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
THE TRICKY PART IS
THE TRAIL GETS REALLY NARROW AND OFF-CAMBER IN THE MIDDLE.
SO YOU NOT ONLY HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO KEEP YOURSELF STRADDLING THE RAVINE,
YOU ALSO HAVE TO AVOID SLIDING INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT,
WHICH WILL THEN TIP YOU INTO THE WALL
AND GET YOU STUCK OR FLIP YOU BACKWARDS.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
HELL'S GATE!
[ GRUNTS ] THE ESCALATOR!
THIS IS A LOT STEEPER THAN I REMEMBER.
MAKE-OR-BREAK-IT TIME --
AND HOPEFULLY IT'S MAKE IT, NOT BREAK IT.
MAKE SURE THE TIRES ARE ON THAT LINE, BUDDY.
STRAIGHT UP, STRAIGHT UP, STRAIGHT UP.
-GOOD. -GOOD.
STAY STRAIGHT, STAY STRAIGHT. DON'T TURN TO THE LEFT.
-STRAIGHT. -STAY RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO. GOOD. NOW YOU'RE GONNA HUG THE WALL.
YOU'RE GONNA HUG IT.
-STAY RIGHT. -STAY UP.
Diesel Dave: THERE YOU GO. STRAIGHTEN YOUR WHEELS.
KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING.
-STRAIGHTEN YOUR WHEELS. -THERE YOU GO. GOOD.
REAR-STEER TO THE RIGHT. YEAH, BABY!
WHOO!
YEAH!
YES!
YOU KNOW, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
EVERYBODY ON SOCIAL MEDIA --
ALL OF OUR FRIENDS, FOLLOWERS, PEOPLE THAT WATCH US --
TELL US WE CAN'T DO MORE STUFF,
BECAUSE, HONESTLY, THAT CREATES GREAT STUFF.
FAIL OF THE YEAR? NAH.
THAT'S THE SUCCESS OF THE CENTURY.