Hey guys!
ChrisFix here, and today, we are heading to the Pocono Mountains with the
DriftStang, my drift build.
We are going out there to Stacked Motorsports Festival.
It's a three-day automotive event and I am doing subscriber ride-alongs.
Yes, that is right.
Subscribers, you guys, could jump shotgun in my car, and we're going around the track
drifting.
Now, all you need to do is give a small donation to charity,
and you get right in that passenger seat.
Every penny of that donation is going to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
It's a great charity to help children out who are sick, all the money's goin' to it.
It's not going to my tires, not going to gas, I'm taking care of all that stuff.
And the charity itself is a really good charity, all the money that we'll donate is
actually gonna go to the kids.
It's gonna help them get better.
I'll talk more about the cause a little later in the video.
But right now, I got to be completely honest, I am a little nervous because
drifting is really hard on vehicles.
This DriftStang is gonna be pushed to the limits.
This build, everything we've done so far is gonna be pushed to the limits.
We're gonna do ride-along after a ride- along after ride-along.
I don't know how many fans are gonna be coming out, I did post up on Instagram.
You guys said you wanted to come out, so, I'm hoping we get a bunch of people,
raise a ton of money, and I'm hoping we don't break, but we'll find out.
So enough talking, I got everything packed up.
Tires for days, tools,
Everything I could think of, and we're gonna head out to the track,
and go for some ride-alongs!
These fan reactions should be great!
OK, so we made it and are all set up at the track for three days of drifting.
And already we have subscribers signing up to get in the drift car for a ride-along.
So let's get this party started!
So here's today's course, and it's a skid pad which means it's a large open lot.
So this course could be run in two different directions.
Today, we're running it counterclockwise, so we're going in this direction.
And then later on in the event, they'll switch it around, change things up, and we'll run it
clockwise.
But in either direction, the most important thing is we don't hit the curb in the middle.
There's a small slot that we could slide through.
Miss that slot, right there in the green, and chances are you're gonna wreck your car.
But we're not going to do that.
We're going to hit all the right lines and we're gonna have a blast, so let's take
these subscribers out for the rides of their lives!
Have you ever been in a drift car before?
PASSENGER: Never.
CHRIS: Alright, this is gonna be a good one.
PASSENGER: Dude, my heart is going.
CHRIS: Good, you ready?
PASSENGER: Oh my God.
*chuckling*
Yo.
[Engine purring]
[It's roaring now]
[Engine continues roaring, tires start screeching]
PASSENGER: (through laughter) Oh my God.
For anyone who's watching and you have no idea if it's really that good, it's that good!
[Chris laughs] I promise you.
Oh my God.
Dude, thank you.
Thank you a million.
CHRIS: No problem, man.
As you could probably tell, this is an amazing experience and it's cool because
most people have never been for a ride in a drift car.
And this experience is something you really never get a chance to feel, unless if you
actually get in one.
CHRIS: Have you ever been in a drift car?
PASSENGER: Nope.
CHRIS: Have you ever been in a drift car?
PASSENGER: No, I have not, I drifted my Subaru, but...
CHRIS: Ever been in a drift car before?
PASSENGER: Nope.
CHRIS: Have you ever been in a drift car?
PASSENGER: No, no, first time I ever saw it, my nephews got a car here today.
So I come up to see 'em.
CHRIS: All right Bryan, ever been in a drift car?
BRYAN: Nope.
CHRIS: OK.
And man oh man, we got 50 people in this drift car today and check it out.
[Once again, tires screeching, engine roaring]
PASSENGER: HERE WE GO!!!!
PASSENGER: Woah, look out!
"I'm so glad I get to do this... This is awesome!"
PASSENGER: Oh my gosh...
PASSENGER: That was a good run!
CHRIS: That was a good run.
PASSENGER: It was an awesome run.
PASSENGER: You've gotten pretty good at this.
CHRIS: Thank you.
So after a ton of rides, they switched up the course and we ran it the other way.
And this, unfortunately, is when we had our first casualty.
MATTHEW: I'm your big, big-- number one fan.
CHRIS: Awesome, dude.
That's what I like to hear.
MATTHEW: I've been wanting to meet you for so long.
CHRIS: Well now you're actually in the car!
MATTEW: I'm IN IT, it's so cool!
[normal screeches, followed by a more pronounced one]
[rumbling from the rear passenger side tire]
MATTHEW: Just blow a tire?
CHRIS: Yeah.
MATTHEW: *laughs*
Alright, first casualty of the day.
De-beaded a tire, but this tire was toast anyway, look at that.
Alright, so I'm gonna get some new tires on there and we're gonna get back out there.
Look at this.
Line of people here, going ride after ride after ride, and she's taking it and she's
taking it hard, like, all day long, non-stop.
I don't want to jinx myself right now, but this is why the Mustang is such a--a solid
drift car, so...
OK, let me go change this tire right now.
So let's remove the lug nuts,
And then out with the old,
and in with the new.
As always, I torque down the lug nuts in a star pattern to make sure we don't have any
issues with the wheel coming off on the track.
Safety is important.
And while we're at it, we're gonna replace the other tire as well so we have a fresh set
on and that'll help keep the drifts consistent, and it'll help the rear end
lock up evenly as well.
Alright, tires are on ready to go.
Just to give you an idea, you guys are always asking, "How long do tires last?"
The best thing about the DriftStang...
These tires have, about, I'd say like 50 runs on them, and that's when it de-beaded.
That's when it was like just enough where it's over.
So I've run them all the way down.
A lot of drifters do that, it just gets the most out of your tire.
50 runs on a set of tires.
A lot of these guys that are making a lot of horsepower, they go 5 runs and they need
new tires.
So I got these tires switched out.
We'll get the car off the jack stand, and we'll get back out there and give them
ride-alongs.
This one is gonna be fun.
Matthew convinced his mom to go for a ride.
She is terrified, but I give her credit for stepping out of her comfort zone.
But there's no holding back.
I'm still gonna send it.
[engine starts roaring]
[Mother screaming and laughing]
[Matthew laughing]
MATTHEW: Ohh, wow!
CHRIS: Way grip here!
MATTHEW: Much different!
CHRIS: That was good, right?
MATTHEW'S MOM: That was good.
It was good, thank you.
CHRIS: So today, everyone was having a blast and the car was holding up great.
For Day 1, we got 50 ride-alongs and tomorrow, it's supposed to be even busier.
[engine roaring and tires screeching]
CHRIS: So what's your name?
PASSENGER: Matt.
CHRIS: Matt?
MATT: I gotta say I really appreciate you doing the charity...
because, for me, it really hits home.
CHRIS: Yeah?
MATT: Yeah, I went through treatment a couple years ago.
CHRIS: Really?
Do you mind me uh, asking for what?
MATT: Osteosarcoma.
CHRIS: OK, I honestly, I don't know what that is.
MATT: It's a bone cancer.
CHRIS: Oh, wow.
Are you good now?
MATT: Yeah, I'm all good now.
CHRIS: Awesome, dude.
But I'm glad you're better, and now you're here donating for charity, and that's what
it's all about.
And this ride-along is the perfect one for me to tell you guys about the charity we're
raising money for.
St. Jude is a children's hospital that provides treatment to kids with cancer and
other horrible diseases;
Things that kids shouldn't have to deal with.
In the 1960s, 1 in 5 kids who got treatment at St. Jude survived.
But today, thanks to research and treatment funded by donations like this,
4 out of 5 kids survived.
So this charity makes a huge difference for people just like Matt here,
and I'm proud to be doing this today.
You want to know what?
Forget doubling the ride-along donations, we need to do something bigger,
something that gets you guys, the viewers, involved.
Let's do this; for every time you share this video, I'm gonna donate an additional $1,
and that's how you guys can help out and donate to a good cause.
MATT: That's incredible.
CHRIS: How old are you?
PASSENGER: 7.
CHRIS: 7, you're the youngest rider yet!
And what's your name?
PASSENGER: Gabriel.
[engine roaring and tires screeching]
GABRIEL: Wheee!
[multiple screeches from deceleration]
CHRIS: What'd you think?
GABRIEL: That was...
AWESOME!
CHRIS: Yes!
Give me a pound, man.
And run after run, everyone was having an amazing time.
But then my biggest fear;
Disaster struck.
[Engine revving, doesn't sound right]
What the heck?
Something's not right.
PASSENGER: Yeah, it doesn't sound good.
CHRIS: So we'll get you to jump in again, something not running right.
I need to check on it.
Something's not running right.
It's running on four cylinders or something.
It's just, it doesn't feel right, I can't even drift.
Uhh, hopefully, it's look--
[Engine dies]
Well, it's dead now.
Uhm...
Yeah, I need to figure out what's going on, it just died, it's not running right, can't drift.
It-- we've been going continuously for about 8 hours now.
So I need to figure out what's wrong.
So I'm gonna scan the computer, see if there's any pending codes, if it's missing, if
it's... the fuel pumps dead, whatever's wrong.
Hopefully, it'll let us know.
OK, so the scan is telling us that the Coil Pack A circuit is open and that most likely
means the coil pack is bad and needs to be swapped out.
So let's remove Coil Pack A, which is pretty easy.
Just remove the electrical connector and then there are four bolts holding this in.
And while I'm doing this, I did post up an SOS, I need a coil pack for the 4.6.
I could make a run to the parts store, but that's about an hour round-trip and we have
at least 50 fans waiting for rides, and this is not good.
If I have to make that run to the parts store, there's no way we're gonna be able
to get all 50 rides done by the end of the day.
This is what I was afraid of.
OFFSCREEN PERSON: Heard you needed a coil pack, I actually have one.
CHRIS: Yes!
Awesome, thank you so much!
This is perfect!
And this will fit, right?
That's the exact same thing.
Beautiful, thank you very much man, I appreciate it.
OK, so now let's get these wires on the new ignition coil,
and then screw this in as quickly as possible because time is of the essence.
Hopefully, this fixes it and it's not something worse.
Here goes...
[Engine starts perfectly]
[Series of revving up to redline]
[It sounds amazing]
I just wanted to take a second and say that dude saved the day.
You ready?
OFFSCREEN: Yeah.
Because of him, we were only down for 10 minutes, which is basically two ride-alongs
lost.
Fingers crossed!
Alright, let's see if we could do this.
Hopefully, it's just the coil pack.
PASSENGER: It sounds better.
CHRIS: We're gonna send it.
PASSENGER: I'm feeling it.
[hard acceleration]
[series of revs and skids]
Woo!
Yeah!
So for the rest of the day, the car ran even better than before.
We managed to get everyone who signed up into the DriftStang for a ride.
We even had one extra lap to get somebody who is deathly afraid of getting
in my drift car, and that is my sister.
And I made sure to send it extra hard on this last lap.
You know, as a brother should do.
[SisFix laughing and occasionally saying "oh my god!"]
[oh, and screaming once or twice]
SISFIX: That was awesome, yeah!
Oh my gosh, that was awesome.
Alright, I did it.
CHRIS: Holy smokes, just went through this entire event today.
60 ride-alongs, that's from the start of the event, 10 A.M, to now it's over 6 P.M.
They gave me a few extra runs in so I could get some more fans in.
Non-stop, we had one hiccup where that coil went but we fixed it.
Real quick teamwork.
Everybody came together to help.
Holy smokes, this is insane!
And all this today couldn't be possible without the help of these guys.
Everybody here helped out big time, I really appreciate it.
I couldn't do this alone.
It's-- it was literally impossible, it was run after run after run after run.
Day 2 done, Day 3 coming up!
Alright, so this is the last day, and there's already a line.
And our first subscriber of the day is belted in and ready to go.
So let's send it!
And I want to give you guys a feel for how special these ride-alongs are.
Not just for the charity, but also for the people themselves.
Listen to this.
PASSENGER: So I hope this gets in the video.
My shop class at school watches... your videos.
CHRIS: Yeah?
PASSENGER: Yeah. CHRIS: And where you from?
PASSENGER: I'm from Scituate, Massachusetts.
CHRIS: Wow, how long was that for a ride?
PASSENGER: 5 and a half-hour drive.
CHRIS: Four and a half?
PASSENGER: Five and a half.
CHRIS: Five and a half, woo!
Thanks for coming out dude.
PASSENGER: Yeah.
PASSENGER: I don't even know what to say, I'm out of words.
CHRIS: Yeah, what's your name?
PASSENGER: Uh, Kyle.
CHRIS: Kyle, Where are you from?
KYLE: Uh, I'm from Cincinnati.
Uh, and I had to take two flights.
CHRIS: Two--?
You flew here?
KYLE: Yeah.
CHRIS: That's insane.
KYLE: You've been so inspirational to me, so I aspire to be a mechanic one day.
I've never been in like a real... exciting car before.
CHRIS: You nervous?
KYLE: Yeah, not really, no.
"Oh, this is awesome!"
I'm never gonna forget this.
CHRIS: Awesome, dude.
Thank you so much for jumping in.
KYLE: Thank you so much.
CHRIS: All the way from Cincinnati.
That is incredible.
KYLE: You've made a lot of people's days.
CHRIS: Your boyfriend makes you watch the videos?
PASSENGER: Yeah.
[Chris chuckles]
PASSENGER: I knew nothing about like, cars and then I bought one when I turned
like 16, and your videos saved me so much money, man, they're awesome.
CHRIS: That's great, that's what I like to hear.
That's the whole reason I make the videos.
Now next I jumped on an opportunity, and I asked one of the event models if she
wanted to go for a ride-along.
And here is what happened:
MODEL: Oh my God, what a bucket seat!
Look at me!
CHRIS: Have you ever been in a drift car before?
MODEL: No!
CHRIS: No?
[the usual, complimented by giggling and cheerful screaming]
MODEL: Holy crap!
Oh my God!
I feel like my helmet's not on straight!
[both laugh]
CHRIS: What do you think? MODEL: That was crazy!
CHRIS: That's fun, right?
MODEL: Oh my God, that was so fun.
CHRIS: I get to do that all day long.
I love it!
MODEL: Wow.
CHRIS: I'm always ready to send it.
PASSENGER: I just think you gotta be exhausted.
[payback in the form of horizontal Gs]
CHRIS: The rest of the day went great.
I was able to get all 50 people to jump in for a ride and the car ran flawless.
By the end of the day, we hit a milestone; The DriftStang drifted over 100 miles!
And we did this for 8 hours a day for the last 3 days, so 24 hours total.
And when you think about it, this car was going to the crusher.
But we saved it and built it the right way and this proves how well-built this car is.
All those videos of doing things the right way, this is the proof,
and all I could think is how incredible this is.
CHRIS: How was that?
PASSENGER: That's intense.
CHRIS: That's fun, right?
PASSENGER: Yeah, that was fun.
PASSENGER: Oh my god, you were lying.
You're flying!
CHRIS: And just like that, the last ride of the event was done and we did it.
We made it all three days.
And that was the most epic thing I've ever done with this car.
We had 160 subscribers go for ride-alongs.
That means we raised $1600 for charity.
But wait, it doesn't stop there!
Every share this video gets, I will donate $1 of my own money.
As you can see here, YouTube lets me track shares in the analytics.
Now if you're wondering what is considered a share, if you copy the link of
this video and you post it on Facebook, you send it in a text message, send it in
an email, you post it on a forum, put it on Twitter,
anything like that is considered a share and one share equals $1 I will donate of
my own money.
So this is one way that you guys could help out and donate to charity.
You don't even have to be at the drift event.
You could do it right now.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video, if you did, remember to give it a thumbs up.
If you're not a subscriber, consider hitting that subscribe button because we got a lot
of cool videos coming out, including supercharging the DriftStang.
And finally, any questions about the charity or anything you saw in this video,
feel free to comment or check out the description for more information.
Good stuff coming up, remember to stay tuned!