LOOKING FOR A BACKUP LINE OF WORK
IF THIS BULL[BLEEP] DOESN'T WORK OUT.
Man: I'LL TEACH YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW.
YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WITH THE REST OF THE DAY?
ME? WORK ON B-- WORK ON MY AUDIOS.
WORK ON MY AUDIO SKILLS.
DUDE, THIS IS A MESS.
[ ENGINE REVS ]
I'VE GOT A FRIEND THAT I MET AT PIKES PEAK, HIS NAME'S DAVE.
AND HE OWNS THIS FACILITY, RALLY READY.
AND IT'S A GREAT BIG RANCH WITH A BUNCH
OF DIRT RACE TRACKS ON IT.
AND SO THERE'S A RACE COMING UP IN WASHINGTON STATE
CALLED OLYMPUS, AND I AM EVER SO CURIOUS ABOUT IT.
PROBLEM IS, I DON'T THINK THAT
I HAVE THE SKILLS TO DRIVE A STAGE RALLY.
I UNDERSTAND VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT.
I'M GONNA ATTEMPT TO GO FROM WEEKEND WARRIOR RACER,
KINDA HAVE SOME FUN ON A TRACK
TO BEING A STAGE RALLY DRIVER.
ALTHOUGH VERY NOVICE, VERY GREEN.
BUT WE'RE GONNA TRY AND PUT THE SKILLS TOGETHER
HERE AT RALLY READY.
[ RAPID BEEPING ]
HOW YOU FEELING AARON?
YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T, LIKE, YOU KNOW THIS ISN'T, LIKE,
A BIG RACE, RIGHT? -I KNOW.
OKAY.
FEELING PRETTY NERVOUS, WE GOT A LOT OF HOURS IN THE CAR.
YOU KNOW, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN OUT HERE,
BUT YOU KNOW JUST TRYING TO REMEMBER MY TRAINING
AND WANT TO THANK THE SPONSORS
FOR MAKING THIS ALL POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, JUST...
WE START OFF RUNNING A BASE LINE.
HERE WE GO. THREE, TWO, ONE. GO!
[ ENGINE REVS ]
THE UNIQUE THING WE'RE GONNA DO FOR THESE GUYS THIS TIME AROUND
IS WE'RE GONNA ACTUALLY LET THEM DRIVE THE TRACK
BEFORE WE'VE DONE ANY TRAINING, WHICH IS TOP 5 WORST IDEAS
I'VE HAD THIS WEEK, AND I'VE HAD A LOT OF BAD IDEAS THIS WEEK.
[ British accent] OH, INTO THE FIRST CORNER,
EXACTLY AS UNDERWHELMING AS YOU WOULD EXPECT
FROM A 2003 HONDA CIVIC.
LOOK AT THE SPEED OR COMPLETE LACK THEREOF.
YOU'LL TUCK ON THE INSIDE, THAT'S RIGHT FOOT BRAKE,
SHUFFLE THOSE HANDS, THERE YOU GO,
EYES UP, TURNING AND BRAKE.
ALL RIGHT THAT'S GOOD, GET AFTER IT.
GOOD. TUCK IT IN.
OH, THROUGH THE SQUIGGLY BIT NOW.
STILL UNDERWHELMING.
YOU CAN TELL BY THE COMPLETE LACK OF DUST
THAT THIS IS A LAP TIME.
DUCT TAPE STILL HOLDING THE BUMPER ON WELL AS WE CAN SEE.
NOT OFF TRACK YET, SO...
OH, LOOK AT THAT --
TRACING A LINE AROUND THOSE BOLLARDS.
THIS IS HIS FIRST RODEO.
GAS, GAS, GAS.
OH, IT'S ALL OF IT, IT'S ALL OF IT, IT'S ALL OF IT!
RIGHT ACROSS THE LINE.
-NICE. -CROSSED THE LINE.
SHOULD WE TELL THEM THEIR TIMES?
[ Normal voice] NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY FUNNIER IF WE DON'T.
ALL RIGHT, WHO'S NEXT?
-HE'S PRETTY GOOD. -HE'S GOT HIS HELMET ON, GO JON.
GOOD LUCK.
GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE LOTS OF INSTRUCTORS
SO THEY'RE FAIRLY EXPENDABLE.
[ LAUGHTER ] REASONABLY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WE DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR A REASON.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING REALLY CRAZY,
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO BREAK WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT.
-YEAH. -ALL RIGHT?
SO ONCE YOU GET INTO SECOND, JUST GET THAT LEFT FOOT
ON THE BRAKE, AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE GAS
AND WE'RE GONNA ADD BRAKE ON TOP OF IT.
YOU GUYS READY?
DRIVER READY.
ARE YOU IN FIRST GEAR?
THINK SO.
PROBABLY?
[ LAUGHTER ]
REVERSE IS TO THE RIGHT OR THE TOP LEFT?
-UH, REVERSE IS OVER AND BACK. -OKAY.
READY? ALL RIGHT. YOU SURE YOU'RE READY? THAT LOOKS GREAT.
READY? GIVE ME A THUMBS UP. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
THREE, TWO, ONE. GO!
[ ENGINE REVS ]
GO AHEAD AND GRAB SECOND, LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE.
SOUNDS GOOD. SOUNDING HEALTHY.
SOUNDING HEALTHY.
GOOD. TRANSITION IN, ADD BRAKE.
A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ON YOUR INPUTS.
GOOD. STRAIGHTEN HER OUT.
GOOD. ADD SOME BRAKE.
TRANSITION, ADD BRAKE, THERE WE GO.
TRANSITION.
-NOPE. -OH, YEP. HE'S GONE.
-DRAGGED. -UH-OH.
PROMPTLY.
[ LAUGHTER ] Man: OH, MAN!
-FIRST ONE OF THE DAY. -NO REVERSING.
REASON 2,315 WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.
Cameraman: I SAW YOU GET IT OFF THE TRACK THERE, WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
UM, I HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKE
AND DIDN'T LISTEN TO MY INSTRUCTOR.
ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO LISTEN TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR?
ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
WELL THAT WAS DIFFERENT. -YEAH.
IT, IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
-YEAH. -NAILED IT.
-YEAH. -ONE THING IS IT IS NOTHING
LIKE DRIVING ON ASPHALT. -NO, IT'S NOT.
YEAH, WE THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING YOU GUYS
IN THE RED WX FIRST AND THEN I WAS LIKE,
MAYBE WE'LL JUST -- THEY CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT.
WE'LL BE FINE.
IT MIGHT BE GOOD, JUST NOT MAGIC.
-YEAH. -YEAH.
LIKE MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS, "I MAY BE DUMB BUT I SURE AM STUPID."
IT'S GOOD. -READY TO GO?
WE BELTING UP AND EVERYTHING?
OH, DEFINITELY BELTING UP.
-OH, WE GOT A RUNNING START. -A ROLLING START IN THIS ONE.
UH-OH, WE GOT A REVERSER.
[ LAUGHTER ]
MAN, I THOUGHT -- REMEMBER -- IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY
WHICH IT COULD BE POSSIBLE I'M WRONG,
BUT WE SAID "LISTEN TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR."
AND "NO REVERSING." BUT YOU KNOW.
-WAS IT -- HOW MANY RIDE -- -OH, HERE WE GO AGAIN.
I KNOW OFF TRACK EXCURSIONS,
IN 15 MINUTES HOW MANY RULES CAN WE BREAK?
YEAH, YEAH. I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE MANY LEFT.
Man: ALL RIGHT, DRIVER READY?
THREE, TWO, ONE. GO!
Instructor: ALL RIGHT, GO AND GRAB SECOND.
AW, LISTEN TO IT.
HE'S GOT AT LEAST 3.5 CYLINDERS THERE.
THAT ONE'S TRYING TO CATCH UP.
IT'S LIKE, COME ON, MAN!
GOOD. TUCK IT IN. THAT'S GREAT.
GOOD. EYES UP. GAS, GAS, GAS.
TURN IN. GOOD AND TURN.
GOOD AND TURN.
GOOD. KEEP A NICE SPIN LINE THROUGH HERE.
LITTLE BIT OF BRAKE. STAY ON THE GAS.
GOOD. KEEP THOSE EYES UP.
BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE. BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE.
TRANSITION.
-WHOA. -OOH, HE'S GETTING BETTER.
GAS, GAS, GAS.
NICELY DONE. NICE AND TIDY.
HOW'D THAT FEEL? -GOOD.
I THINK I WAS A LOT SMOOTHER THAN I EXPECTED MYSELF TO BE.
YEAH. OH, IT WAS NICE AND SMOOTH.
I WAS PRETTY HAPPY WITH THAT.
SO I THINK WITH THESE GUYS TEACHING US HOW TO
ACTUALLY DRIVE THESE THINGS, THIS COULD BE A GOOD DAY.
I'M REALLY EXCITED. I'M ALL STOKED.
I'M READY TO GO AGAIN.
Man: DRIVER READY?
THREE, TWO, ONE. GO!
ALL RIGHT GO AHEAD AND GRAB SECOND.
EYES UP, BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL.
GOOD. TUCK IT IN LEFT FOOT. TRANSITION.
NOW IT'S A LEFT FOOT BRAKE.
NICE. KEEP THOSE EYES UP. WATCH THE GAS.
TUCK IT IN WITH THE LEFT FOOT.
GOOD. AND TRANSITION WITH THE LEFT FOOT.
HE'S GOT A LOT OF DUST THOUGH, THAT'S LOOKING...
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY SHARP.
GOOD. MAKE A NICE GOOD LINE THROUGH HERE.
GOOD STAY ON THE GAS. USE THAT LEFT FOOT TO BALANCE IT.
GOOD. TUCK IT IN.
GOOD STAY ON THE GAS. LEFT FOOT BRAKE.
NICE STRAIGHT LINE THROUGH HERE.
GOOD. TUCK IT IN. WATCH THE BRAKE.
BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE.
-OOH! -STILL ON TRACK.
-NICELY DONE. -LOST ALL OF THE SPEED THOUGH.
-GOOD. -[ LAUGHS ]
VERY NICE. ALTHOUGH THAT LAST CORNER.
YEAH. THAT LAST CORNER WAS TERRIBLE.
-OTHERWISE, NICELY DONE. -THANK YOU.
YEAH THAT LAST CORNER WAS A TRICK.
AND THESE [BLEEP] BRAKES, YOU'RE RIGHT.
-YEAH. -I MEAN THEY'RE JUST.
YOU GOT TO LIKE COMPLETELY STAND ON THEM.
-GET WITH THEM. YEAH. -YEAH.
-WAY TO GO! -YAY!
THAT LOOKED GOOD.
Cameraman: FIRST TIME EVER ON A DIRT TRACK?
YEAH. FIRST TIME ON A DIRT TRACK.
-HOW WAS IT? -IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
UH, YEAH YOU JUST WANT TO GET BACK IN THE CAR AND KEEP GOING.
YOU KNOW? SO HOPEFULLY LATER, GET SOME MORE LAP TIME.
BUT YEAH, THAT WAS A BLAST.
SO, YEAH. LET'S DO THIS.