The author's Minivan Makeover: A Journey to Reduce Weight and Boost Performance

The minivan, with its impressive 3,200 pounds weight, was a challenge to tackle. However, the author is determined to make it lighter and faster. They aim to shed around 500 pounds, which will significantly impact the vehicle's performance. The goal is not just about reducing weight but also about creating a "whole different van" that can pick up speed.

To achieve this, the author plans to install lightweight doors and potentially replace the windows with lexan. This makeover will not only reduce the weight but also enhance the minivan's aerodynamics. The author is excited about the prospect of going full throttle with their minivan, making it a legitimate racing machine. Despite the initial hesitation from most people, the author has found a kindred spirit in Dylan, who owns a McLaren 720S.

Dylan's Down-to-Earth Nature and Racing Experience

The author had the opportunity to meet Dylan, who is not only an owner of a high-performance car but also a down-to-earth individual. Despite being surrounded by cars with impressive specs, Dylan was approachable and willing to engage in conversation. When it came to racing, he was more than happy to participate, even offering to help the author push their minivan out of the way after a faulty sensor caused an issue.

Racing Experience at the Half-Mile Track

The author's recent experience at the half-mile track was nothing short of impressive. They reached speeds of 151 miles per hour, which is remarkable considering the challenges posed by the weight and aerodynamics of their minivan. Although they didn't win any classes, they outperformed others in terms of speed.

Comparison with Other Cars

The author's minivan performance was compared to that of other cars, including a Street car driven by Justin and Nick. The McLaren 720S, which Dylan owns, is an impressive machine that showcases the author's determination to push their vehicle to its limits. Despite being in a different class, the author's minivan performed admirably, thanks in part to the weight reduction efforts.

Event Reflection

The author reflects on the event, noting that it was a smooth and enjoyable experience. The speculation surrounding the event's cancellation had been high, but thankfully, everything worked out as planned. The author is grateful for the opportunity to participate in the event and appreciate the camaraderie with other drivers.

Owner of the McLaren 720S

The author took the chance to meet Dylan, who shared his passion for cars and racing. It was clear that Dylan is a kindred spirit, and the two drivers enjoyed each other's company. The owner of the McLaren 720S also mentioned that most people don't enjoy lining up with their minivan, but Dylan broke this stereotype by being down-to-earth and enthusiastic about participating in the racing event.

Financial Analysis

The author had calculated that the weight reduction efforts would be cost-effective, with the price tag for wheels ranging from $20,000 to $96,000. The corrected numbers reveal that the two vehicles are competing on similar terms, with a power-to-weight ratio that makes them comparable.

Conclusion

The author's minivan makeover is an ongoing process aimed at reducing weight and boosting performance. With the help of lightweight doors and lexan windows, they hope to transform their vehicle into a legitimate racing machine. The encounter with Dylan and the McLaren 720S owner has been a highlight of the author's racing journey, demonstrating that even high-performance cars can be down-to-earth and willing participants in friendly racing events.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyou should already been signed in and log in and check him the streetcar takeover trailer year-round what's up guys we're back here at vandemere Speedway for streetcar takeover we got the rowdy to see over here we were up late last night getting the all-wheel drive fixed and working getting her ready for today but we are here we just got checked in and we are ready to suit up and get going to the lanes because they actually just started calling up the roll racing classes we are just entering the route of C and the roll racing today because they do have some big classes but we're still in the stock axles it's definitely gonna break if we try to launch it so we're just going to stick to the roll racing they're gonna be doing it until four o'clock today and we entered the route of C in the 150 mile an hour roll class so that means you're allowed to go up to 150 miles an hour if you go over that you get disqualified and then there's also like a king of the bakery class which is unlimited then there's also a hundred and forty mile an hour class so we're like right in the middle I think their asses should be able to do around 150 with the powered side should honestly probably do a little bit more but we will see well I'm just gonna go ahead and get suited up there's really nothing else to do except get her in line and see how she does on her first pass and hopefully everything holds up and nothing breaks all right guys we got the round and C in line to do the roll racing class pretty nervous I have no idea what its gonna do I haven't raced in quite some time stars gonna get her in second gear you start from about on 30 to 40 mile an hour roll so see how it feels in about second gear I'll try to break boost it a bit got a big pair of going to school up and I'm just gonna let her eat see what happens if it starts to feel sketch I'm obviously gonna let out hopefully everything holds up but we're getting ready to go here soon and we'll see what this big girl traps I just put it on the scales not too long ago and with me in it throughout she weighs 30 to 50 so if she is definitely heavy we get some weight out of this thing but as for future plans you second year I gotta work on that holy crap right Oh in the tree part over went 147 147 for the beam in the minivan let's go 147 in early sup Cal oh how you doing good glad to see you back hi YouTube long time no see no it's a little faster the last time I remember yeah now you need a ride in it oh yes if it makes it through today let's go rip on the highway or something you see what she just did yeah 147 yeah enough minivan yeah I'm stoked on that actually I think it has more in our short shift in a little bit we'll get your 150 mile an hour out of the way before you break out in eliminations alright guys so first pass in the band and went 147 miles an hour which I'm pretty stoked on like I said I definitely think i short-shifted I probably could checked the log but I'm not even gonna bother the tune seem good and everything so I'm probably just going to test it again everything held up good once it stands into the power it it's kind of scary like it hooks in books all-wheel drive do it that's a lot of power dude it gets it for a minivan it's guys dating yeah I think that one of the gears and I think yeah that's definitely the fastest the van has ever been in the corridor I've been 153 in it if you guys remember a couple years back in the half mile but I mean we just went 147 in a quarter-mile from a rolling start and that will also show that it would probably at least do 145 from a standing court because the only pickup about a couple miles an hour from the roll racing a lot of people think you'll go a lot faster since it's a rolling start but you're covering that much more ground a lot of people actually end up mile an hour about the same as they do from a standing quarter so that shows it has easy like 145 from a stop with a good launch but an SI I did at 9/8 yeah hundred did the 98 with a 145 and not even the greatest 60 foot no not at all we'll see what she does with a little more rpm I have to not be as scared but I wanted to get that one out of the way because first it's a shakedown we just got back from the trip I want to make sure it felt solid and good Howard's ever made yeah we just got the all wheel drive hooked back up but it felt perfect it went super straight it normally fights me like crazy but now that the all-wheel drive is working again it just hooks and books and that back power on the rear end just help straighten her out I'm pumped with that so still got the unicorn unicorn will always be in here something like that spun that's a different spot answer during during race week you guys at 1320 where unicornio the cars the hiding away in two places so he was riding shotgun right in our headrest but we got rid of the passenger seat so he's hanging out on the window net mount little bit faster after I put them under cars for the record though it's your fault that they're going past yes they understand you he went 147 to spot the day was it 30 20 you better hey you better give it all I can think in a faster line you got telephoto white lady left Lee no I'm staying power and I watch you guys stop earlier it's gonna be a good matchup I thought if I told him of my roll like yeah this up we're going to ask to McLaren in there out at sea between 147 his last full race as well you swim 147 those things definitely get out of here though so we might get the jump in when I have to like reel them in but see what happens either way racing against the super far 95 I mean I've seen like here right down in the comments right now what you think is gonna win the 720's 95 Odyssey all right guys let's do it Rousey versus a McLaren let's Joe but they've got their first with the obvious egos 150 well the good race whoa hi guys the mcquarrie technically aqua clear that and we just hung doors with them in a 95 on the Odyssey 150 miles an hour Claire wait a hundred oh the van looks like it's in front 849 no that was right lane I was closed butter race what happened man that was so close no I literally I had him and I looked over right as I was passing through and I literally saw you right at me so I didn't even know if I want it was my lights came on like that I went in 8 492 842 yeah you hit your 150 though chapter 145 article chapter food 150 2075 we're right on the money for the 150 class I'm impressive I feel like I had like a little bit hype though as soon as I was taking off my hat like a quarter early on you think I was with a little bit heads right when I hit third on a project I started coming pretty strongly attention right it was right I need I need a ride yeah it's literally yeah so I have an opinion downpipes oh good that was closed because it looked like you're ahead like from where I was dude it starts freight train in at 32 the limiter to ten like the mr2 it's gone yeah yeah that it definitely falls out of that power band a little bit but when it's in that upper power is something either way man that's a 95 Odyssey right next to the declare I bought this thing from some crackhead in Denver for 500 bucks almost half a million dollar exotic sports cars sell and he's gonna give you I mean we're going yeah so we'll see what I still I just turbos cool my turbo probably needs to cool you're hyped up man you might have the butterfly doors but you got four doors yeah we're over here truck it's still a family car I mean it's a grocery getter but it just doesn't have as much space we could have a grocery get her off so you can fit more in the back oh my god I think I might still pretty good are you a week worth of groceries I'm serious a lot of space very efficient vehicle all right guys so me and the McLaren we're gonna try to race again but we ran out of time so we only got the two roll Racing test passes so far and they already started the elimination so right now we are in line for the 150 mile an hour world-class elimination so if I win we move on if we lose we're done racing for the day that's just how it goes so give it our best shot I mean if we can hit that 150 again on the money I think we'll be good but something to keep in mind is if I do accidentally go up to 151 miles an hour I will be d2 because that is too fast for my class so I'm just gonna try to stay in front of the guy beside me then I'll let off but if it's like right there I'm probably just gonna stay in it and see what happens so there's a lot of fast cars in this class but I'm already really happy with how the route is he didn't perform today looks like I might be going up against the cr1 Corvette hi guys looks like we're going against ACR one I know this car is very fast so we'll see if we can take him out oh they're 100 150 line for the Corvette the right way and oh dang whoops we actually went through fast we went a hundred and fifty one and you in 146 so you definitely this got out on me real a minute looks like we're done there boy you I am pumped on that she held up if we left a little bit sooner right there what happened man you got out on you hard it looked like he jumped in the from our angle but it I we saw the video again it didn't yeah not he just left really good on me I wasn't ready for it you 151 I know you're trying to catch him yeah I went too fast either way yeah that thing's fast yeah oh is that his car oh that's a thousand words powerful yeah it's fast I didn't know that was frame you just purchased his nitrous before anyway yeah I'm in a good class today we're out mile an hour now yeah 151 bro 151 oh you went too fast anyways well either way 151 man I'm checking the router see come on now yeah we're good he's get in yeah what the heck is this thing 78 on to CVCC you guys cut in this short narrow this thing that's so cool dude it's tiny is your gas tank right now it is I like the fuel lines going right through the vent I think I knew it it's like a four-wheeler than my golf cart we're just gonna hang out for a little bit which I got the car show but I went too fast in the router to see I went 151 which puts me over the 150 mile an hour limit I would have lost either way it's going against Ivan and zr1 Corvette I think is really bad a lot of power a lot of power like I said a lot of fast cars in the 150 class yeah that Corvette makes right around 1,000 horsepower as well so I was it super surprised and that was the third time we've ever even ripped her out a seat on the high horsepower tune so I'm more than pumping still got some testing tunes running so we actually might line up with the McLaren once again here in a few but right now we're just enjoying the view I got the nice little car show going on out here if you guys haven't been to a streetcar takeover you guys need to come check one out a really cool event got the Nitto Tire stand really fun event yeah this thing's sick well guys we may be out of the 150 mile an hour class but they still have open testing to going most of the day from roll racing so yeah you're going to line back up with the 720's Dillon has been awesome and he's down to go again I think if we get a good start it will be a very very close race because we were starting to reel them in on the top I just gotta get that brake boost like I just got to get out that's the issue I'm learning the route to see guys so we're gonna go up against the McLaren once again see if they're out to sea can take them down it's gonna be sweet blaring goddamn cow and faster but again we just need a better leave but things fast oh you had the AC on to the first one forty eight nine there's not much I can do to the car to light so yeah like I have different Maps but I've been running the race map all day so few that seem like what I do Bob get turned into yellow filter they see that's still good race gets up and goes she takes off you can see in the 360 like when I get this jump I wanted some second instead of nerds I saw they're giving us one last shot against the McLaren and then the test and toons are done for today so I talked to him a little bit we just both want a good even start the mini van natta had it figured out you definitely still just needs a little pop I feel like it does take off pretty good but like the McLaren and the zr1 they just have that instant torque I'm gonna hit it a little sooner where she knows he's gonna give me just he's gonna let me have just a little bit of a jump so then hopefully we can have a nice even takeoff by the time we're really getting into power so we can have a nice clean even race from the start because he wants to see a side-by-side race as well just as much as I do so we're gonna try one last time see what happens well on the last friend of the day a little bit of an issue had a perfect leave that was gonna be the race guy that left a little early and I was just barely out on him it was going to be such a good race but the van shut off luckily it was nothing major all that happened was the alternator belt is starting to fray a little bit need to get a new one thrown on here but in the process of this frame it's like cleaning off these little stringy pieces those have been running into the crank position sensor right here you can see all the bits of alternator belt caught on the sensor it actually wore through the wires and we pulled these back some the wires are actually touching inside of there because it kind of runs when you turn it over but like really crappy so I knew it had to be something with like the timing or something so that's getting spark and fuel came over here looked at all the wires and found that guy right there so yeah super simple cause why the van just shut off right there I really think we get it taking down the McLaren you know but he got us all three times we just couldn't get jump on him we out mile-an-hour him though which was awesome the band has been running awesome all day other than that and yeah I just got to clean that up put some electrical tape on it for now just to get it onto the trailer and then I'm just gonna have to cut that open and fix it at the shop but we are calling it there for today because the only thing left going on is decreasing the roll racing is done for today and we are not going to de grâce the band like I said cuz we're not gonna break stock axles today she made it through we're doing good we went a hundred and fifty miles an hour what was it three times with the back speed of 151 which is awesome and remember guys the minivan is 3,200 pounds with me and it almost 3,300 so she's a heavy girl we need to get like 500 pounds out of this thing and it will pick up a lot more mile an hour if we can get the weight down it'll be a whole different van so we know what we need to do we need to figure out some like lightweight doors we might have to do some lexan windows I kinda just want to go full race with the minivan make it legit but I'm super pumped with how the minivan perform today and also the guy with the McLaren the 720s is super cool dude his name is Dylan most guys with nice cars like that you know they typically don't like lining up with guys like us but super down-to-earth guy he was down to race to me as many times as we wanted and even that last pass after it shut off he even pulled over help me push it out of the way and I was there with me just to make sure I was good and offered me a ride back if I needed it so Dylan's an awesome guy he's put it down there I was talking to him for a bit really cool dude so overall awesome day made some new friends in the route I see finally did really good for once you know other than that sensor we had no issues with her and she was ripping 151 miles an hour in this thing that's fast just to put that into perspective guys when we went to the half mile I did 153 and that took a whole half mile to do that and now we're doing it in a half the distance so the route is he's getting quick all-wheel drive is still working good but that is going to be it for today she did awesome proud of her real good we we lost a couple and the 150 class but we out mile an hour and all of them so from a high street race role we would have got him dude you didn't listen now 147 was the slowest we went today I mean we just got to get some weight out of this big old girl and she's gonna fly she's already flying 150 miles an hour dude you got done for the day no drag racers yeah I think we're I'm just tired yeah I don't know yeah it's a long time and especially if you enroll and Dragons these events how's the event been going going good really smooth nice real happy with it with all things considered about all the stuff that's happened the last couple of weeks yeah been a lot of speculation out here yeah we were having this race until Thursday afternoon yeah that's what I said in our last video was like I don't know if it's gonna happen I hope it does I'm just glad we're here glad to McLaren racing they actually had it all worked out for those either don't know there's a Justin run Street car take over this kid's got some crazy machines him and Nick the savage real good buddies but take care of man yep all right guys getting out of here for today I just got to doing over here the owner of the 720 s this thing is awesome and I said most guys don't really like to line up with our stuff but super down there found just to go back and forth and race and it was awesome so I want you guys to go check him out as well like link your Instagram and stuff and I appreciate it man like I you know I've been out here all day racing all kinds of different cars but I definitely enjoy lining up with you guys it's not everyday you get the line up with a thousand horsepower grocery-getter so it's sick build Congrats on everything and I mean I'm excited to run it again yeah it was fun we definitely have to make it happen again and how much did you say this one made to the wheels uncorrect at its value twenty a twenty incorrect did is ninety six nine sixty so we're talking corrected numbers my band corrected as a thousand o2 and this same corrected numbers is nine sixty so that just kind of puts it into perspective and weight I think we're about the same so I know with you in the van you said you're about thirty to fifty yep right yeah so it kind of shows we're trapping just about the same that last one you wait I've got the aerodynamics the minivan sort of like that's a little Gracie Mouse yeah yeah but you were 149 that last time and well actually the time before mine broke but they're swimming right under 150 and I'm right at around 150 so the power-to-weight ratios right there yeah yeah this thing is such a beautiful car so thank you for letting us have some fun against it it was sweet no problem and thank you yeah I hope you have a good day man you do man see you next time yeah yeahyou should already been signed in and log in and check him the streetcar takeover trailer year-round what's up guys we're back here at vandemere Speedway for streetcar takeover we got the rowdy to see over here we were up late last night getting the all-wheel drive fixed and working getting her ready for today but we are here we just got checked in and we are ready to suit up and get going to the lanes because they actually just started calling up the roll racing classes we are just entering the route of C and the roll racing today because they do have some big classes but we're still in the stock axles it's definitely gonna break if we try to launch it so we're just going to stick to the roll racing they're gonna be doing it until four o'clock today and we entered the route of C in the 150 mile an hour roll class so that means you're allowed to go up to 150 miles an hour if you go over that you get disqualified and then there's also like a king of the bakery class which is unlimited then there's also a hundred and forty mile an hour class so we're like right in the middle I think their asses should be able to do around 150 with the powered side should honestly probably do a little bit more but we will see well I'm just gonna go ahead and get suited up there's really nothing else to do except get her in line and see how she does on her first pass and hopefully everything holds up and nothing breaks all right guys we got the round and C in line to do the roll racing class pretty nervous I have no idea what its gonna do I haven't raced in quite some time stars gonna get her in second gear you start from about on 30 to 40 mile an hour roll so see how it feels in about second gear I'll try to break boost it a bit got a big pair of going to school up and I'm just gonna let her eat see what happens if it starts to feel sketch I'm obviously gonna let out hopefully everything holds up but we're getting ready to go here soon and we'll see what this big girl traps I just put it on the scales not too long ago and with me in it throughout she weighs 30 to 50 so if she is definitely heavy we get some weight out of this thing but as for future plans you second year I gotta work on that holy crap right Oh in the tree part over went 147 147 for the beam in the minivan let's go 147 in early sup Cal oh how you doing good glad to see you back hi YouTube long time no see no it's a little faster the last time I remember yeah now you need a ride in it oh yes if it makes it through today let's go rip on the highway or something you see what she just did yeah 147 yeah enough minivan yeah I'm stoked on that actually I think it has more in our short shift in a little bit we'll get your 150 mile an hour out of the way before you break out in eliminations alright guys so first pass in the band and went 147 miles an hour which I'm pretty stoked on like I said I definitely think i short-shifted I probably could checked the log but I'm not even gonna bother the tune seem good and everything so I'm probably just going to test it again everything held up good once it stands into the power it it's kind of scary like it hooks in books all-wheel drive do it that's a lot of power dude it gets it for a minivan it's guys dating yeah I think that one of the gears and I think yeah that's definitely the fastest the van has ever been in the corridor I've been 153 in it if you guys remember a couple years back in the half mile but I mean we just went 147 in a quarter-mile from a rolling start and that will also show that it would probably at least do 145 from a standing court because the only pickup about a couple miles an hour from the roll racing a lot of people think you'll go a lot faster since it's a rolling start but you're covering that much more ground a lot of people actually end up mile an hour about the same as they do from a standing quarter so that shows it has easy like 145 from a stop with a good launch but an SI I did at 9/8 yeah hundred did the 98 with a 145 and not even the greatest 60 foot no not at all we'll see what she does with a little more rpm I have to not be as scared but I wanted to get that one out of the way because first it's a shakedown we just got back from the trip I want to make sure it felt solid and good Howard's ever made yeah we just got the all wheel drive hooked back up but it felt perfect it went super straight it normally fights me like crazy but now that the all-wheel drive is working again it just hooks and books and that back power on the rear end just help straighten her out I'm pumped with that so still got the unicorn unicorn will always be in here something like that spun that's a different spot answer during during race week you guys at 1320 where unicornio the cars the hiding away in two places so he was riding shotgun right in our headrest but we got rid of the passenger seat so he's hanging out on the window net mount little bit faster after I put them under cars for the record though it's your fault that they're going past yes they understand you he went 147 to spot the day was it 30 20 you better hey you better give it all I can think in a faster line you got telephoto white lady left Lee no I'm staying power and I watch you guys stop earlier it's gonna be a good matchup I thought if I told him of my roll like yeah this up we're going to ask to McLaren in there out at sea between 147 his last full race as well you swim 147 those things definitely get out of here though so we might get the jump in when I have to like reel them in but see what happens either way racing against the super far 95 I mean I've seen like here right down in the comments right now what you think is gonna win the 720's 95 Odyssey all right guys let's do it Rousey versus a McLaren let's Joe but they've got their first with the obvious egos 150 well the good race whoa hi guys the mcquarrie technically aqua clear that and we just hung doors with them in a 95 on the Odyssey 150 miles an hour Claire wait a hundred oh the van looks like it's in front 849 no that was right lane I was closed butter race what happened man that was so close no I literally I had him and I looked over right as I was passing through and I literally saw you right at me so I didn't even know if I want it was my lights came on like that I went in 8 492 842 yeah you hit your 150 though chapter 145 article chapter food 150 2075 we're right on the money for the 150 class I'm impressive I feel like I had like a little bit hype though as soon as I was taking off my hat like a quarter early on you think I was with a little bit heads right when I hit third on a project I started coming pretty strongly attention right it was right I need I need a ride yeah it's literally yeah so I have an opinion downpipes oh good that was closed because it looked like you're ahead like from where I was dude it starts freight train in at 32 the limiter to ten like the mr2 it's gone yeah yeah that it definitely falls out of that power band a little bit but when it's in that upper power is something either way man that's a 95 Odyssey right next to the declare I bought this thing from some crackhead in Denver for 500 bucks almost half a million dollar exotic sports cars sell and he's gonna give you I mean we're going yeah so we'll see what I still I just turbos cool my turbo probably needs to cool you're hyped up man you might have the butterfly doors but you got four doors yeah we're over here truck it's still a family car I mean it's a grocery getter but it just doesn't have as much space we could have a grocery get her off so you can fit more in the back oh my god I think I might still pretty good are you a week worth of groceries I'm serious a lot of space very efficient vehicle all right guys so me and the McLaren we're gonna try to race again but we ran out of time so we only got the two roll Racing test passes so far and they already started the elimination so right now we are in line for the 150 mile an hour world-class elimination so if I win we move on if we lose we're done racing for the day that's just how it goes so give it our best shot I mean if we can hit that 150 again on the money I think we'll be good but something to keep in mind is if I do accidentally go up to 151 miles an hour I will be d2 because that is too fast for my class so I'm just gonna try to stay in front of the guy beside me then I'll let off but if it's like right there I'm probably just gonna stay in it and see what happens so there's a lot of fast cars in this class but I'm already really happy with how the route is he didn't perform today looks like I might be going up against the cr1 Corvette hi guys looks like we're going against ACR one I know this car is very fast so we'll see if we can take him out oh they're 100 150 line for the Corvette the right way and oh dang whoops we actually went through fast we went a hundred and fifty one and you in 146 so you definitely this got out on me real a minute looks like we're done there boy you I am pumped on that she held up if we left a little bit sooner right there what happened man you got out on you hard it looked like he jumped in the from our angle but it I we saw the video again it didn't yeah not he just left really good on me I wasn't ready for it you 151 I know you're trying to catch him yeah I went too fast either way yeah that thing's fast yeah oh is that his car oh that's a thousand words powerful yeah it's fast I didn't know that was frame you just purchased his nitrous before anyway yeah I'm in a good class today we're out mile an hour now yeah 151 bro 151 oh you went too fast anyways well either way 151 man I'm checking the router see come on now yeah we're good he's get in yeah what the heck is this thing 78 on to CVCC you guys cut in this short narrow this thing that's so cool dude it's tiny is your gas tank right now it is I like the fuel lines going right through the vent I think I knew it it's like a four-wheeler than my golf cart we're just gonna hang out for a little bit which I got the car show but I went too fast in the router to see I went 151 which puts me over the 150 mile an hour limit I would have lost either way it's going against Ivan and zr1 Corvette I think is really bad a lot of power a lot of power like I said a lot of fast cars in the 150 class yeah that Corvette makes right around 1,000 horsepower as well so I was it super surprised and that was the third time we've ever even ripped her out a seat on the high horsepower tune so I'm more than pumping still got some testing tunes running so we actually might line up with the McLaren once again here in a few but right now we're just enjoying the view I got the nice little car show going on out here if you guys haven't been to a streetcar takeover you guys need to come check one out a really cool event got the Nitto Tire stand really fun event yeah this thing's sick well guys we may be out of the 150 mile an hour class but they still have open testing to going most of the day from roll racing so yeah you're going to line back up with the 720's Dillon has been awesome and he's down to go again I think if we get a good start it will be a very very close race because we were starting to reel them in on the top I just gotta get that brake boost like I just got to get out that's the issue I'm learning the route to see guys so we're gonna go up against the McLaren once again see if they're out to sea can take them down it's gonna be sweet blaring goddamn cow and faster but again we just need a better leave but things fast oh you had the AC on to the first one forty eight nine there's not much I can do to the car to light so yeah like I have different Maps but I've been running the race map all day so few that seem like what I do Bob get turned into yellow filter they see that's still good race gets up and goes she takes off you can see in the 360 like when I get this jump I wanted some second instead of nerds I saw they're giving us one last shot against the McLaren and then the test and toons are done for today so I talked to him a little bit we just both want a good even start the mini van natta had it figured out you definitely still just needs a little pop I feel like it does take off pretty good but like the McLaren and the zr1 they just have that instant torque I'm gonna hit it a little sooner where she knows he's gonna give me just he's gonna let me have just a little bit of a jump so then hopefully we can have a nice even takeoff by the time we're really getting into power so we can have a nice clean even race from the start because he wants to see a side-by-side race as well just as much as I do so we're gonna try one last time see what happens well on the last friend of the day a little bit of an issue had a perfect leave that was gonna be the race guy that left a little early and I was just barely out on him it was going to be such a good race but the van shut off luckily it was nothing major all that happened was the alternator belt is starting to fray a little bit need to get a new one thrown on here but in the process of this frame it's like cleaning off these little stringy pieces those have been running into the crank position sensor right here you can see all the bits of alternator belt caught on the sensor it actually wore through the wires and we pulled these back some the wires are actually touching inside of there because it kind of runs when you turn it over but like really crappy so I knew it had to be something with like the timing or something so that's getting spark and fuel came over here looked at all the wires and found that guy right there so yeah super simple cause why the van just shut off right there I really think we get it taking down the McLaren you know but he got us all three times we just couldn't get jump on him we out mile-an-hour him though which was awesome the band has been running awesome all day other than that and yeah I just got to clean that up put some electrical tape on it for now just to get it onto the trailer and then I'm just gonna have to cut that open and fix it at the shop but we are calling it there for today because the only thing left going on is decreasing the roll racing is done for today and we are not going to de grâce the band like I said cuz we're not gonna break stock axles today she made it through we're doing good we went a hundred and fifty miles an hour what was it three times with the back speed of 151 which is awesome and remember guys the minivan is 3,200 pounds with me and it almost 3,300 so she's a heavy girl we need to get like 500 pounds out of this thing and it will pick up a lot more mile an hour if we can get the weight down it'll be a whole different van so we know what we need to do we need to figure out some like lightweight doors we might have to do some lexan windows I kinda just want to go full race with the minivan make it legit but I'm super pumped with how the minivan perform today and also the guy with the McLaren the 720s is super cool dude his name is Dylan most guys with nice cars like that you know they typically don't like lining up with guys like us but super down-to-earth guy he was down to race to me as many times as we wanted and even that last pass after it shut off he even pulled over help me push it out of the way and I was there with me just to make sure I was good and offered me a ride back if I needed it so Dylan's an awesome guy he's put it down there I was talking to him for a bit really cool dude so overall awesome day made some new friends in the route I see finally did really good for once you know other than that sensor we had no issues with her and she was ripping 151 miles an hour in this thing that's fast just to put that into perspective guys when we went to the half mile I did 153 and that took a whole half mile to do that and now we're doing it in a half the distance so the route is he's getting quick all-wheel drive is still working good but that is going to be it for today she did awesome proud of her real good we we lost a couple and the 150 class but we out mile an hour and all of them so from a high street race role we would have got him dude you didn't listen now 147 was the slowest we went today I mean we just got to get some weight out of this big old girl and she's gonna fly she's already flying 150 miles an hour dude you got done for the day no drag racers yeah I think we're I'm just tired yeah I don't know yeah it's a long time and especially if you enroll and Dragons these events how's the event been going going good really smooth nice real happy with it with all things considered about all the stuff that's happened the last couple of weeks yeah been a lot of speculation out here yeah we were having this race until Thursday afternoon yeah that's what I said in our last video was like I don't know if it's gonna happen I hope it does I'm just glad we're here glad to McLaren racing they actually had it all worked out for those either don't know there's a Justin run Street car take over this kid's got some crazy machines him and Nick the savage real good buddies but take care of man yep all right guys getting out of here for today I just got to doing over here the owner of the 720 s this thing is awesome and I said most guys don't really like to line up with our stuff but super down there found just to go back and forth and race and it was awesome so I want you guys to go check him out as well like link your Instagram and stuff and I appreciate it man like I you know I've been out here all day racing all kinds of different cars but I definitely enjoy lining up with you guys it's not everyday you get the line up with a thousand horsepower grocery-getter so it's sick build Congrats on everything and I mean I'm excited to run it again yeah it was fun we definitely have to make it happen again and how much did you say this one made to the wheels uncorrect at its value twenty a twenty incorrect did is ninety six nine sixty so we're talking corrected numbers my band corrected as a thousand o2 and this same corrected numbers is nine sixty so that just kind of puts it into perspective and weight I think we're about the same so I know with you in the van you said you're about thirty to fifty yep right yeah so it kind of shows we're trapping just about the same that last one you wait I've got the aerodynamics the minivan sort of like that's a little Gracie Mouse yeah yeah but you were 149 that last time and well actually the time before mine broke but they're swimming right under 150 and I'm right at around 150 so the power-to-weight ratios right there yeah yeah this thing is such a beautiful car so thank you for letting us have some fun against it it was sweet no problem and thank you yeah I hope you have a good day man you do man see you next time yeah yeah\n"