He’s Lucky to have SURVIVED! (Race Week Day 6)

The Art of Racing: A Day at the Track

As we set out to tackle the track, it was clear that this was going to be a day to remember. The heat and sun beat down on us, but that didn't deter us from getting behind the wheel and putting our skills to the test. Our first challenge was with Troy, who had been struggling with his car earlier in the day. Despite being a little sore, he was determined to make it through the day and secure a good spot on the podium.

"I'm just going to take it one lap at a time," he said, as we pulled onto the track for our first run. "I don't want to get ahead of myself and make any mistakes." With that, Troy put the pedal to the metal, his car roaring to life as he hurtled down the straightaway.

Meanwhile, Alex Taylor was also getting ready to take on the day. As one of the top drivers in her class, she was feeling confident about her chances of taking home the win. "I'm just going to focus on running the best I can," she said, as we prepared for our first run. "I know it's going to be a tough competition, but I've got this."

And compete they did, with Alex putting up an impressive 871 lap time early in the day. But despite her best efforts, she couldn't quite shake off the competition. Troy, on the other hand, was having a more varied day, struggling with his car's engine at times, but still managing to put up some respectable times.

As the day wore on, we took our breaks and grabbed some lunch. It was a time for us to recharge and refuel, before getting back out onto the track. We talked about everything from strategy to car maintenance, as well as sharing stories of our experiences with the cars.

The afternoon saw more of the same action, with Troy and Alex continuing to push themselves to the limit. But despite their best efforts, neither could quite get ahead of the competition. It was a testament to their skill and dedication that they were able to stay so close throughout the day.

As we wrapped up our last run for the day, it was clear that this had been an incredible experience. We had pushed ourselves to the limit, and come out on top in many ways. But most importantly, we had made some new friends and had a blast doing it.

The Crew's Thoughts

"I'm just glad we could make it through the day without any major issues," said one of our crew members, as we packed up the car and headed to the truck. "It was a tough day out there, but everyone did their best."

"We learned so much today," added another crew member. "From Troy's struggles with his engine, to Alex's impressive lap times, it was a day full of surprises."

As we hit the road for our journey to Pueblo, we were all feeling pretty good about how the day had gone. We had experienced some ups and downs, but in the end, we had come out on top.

But as we looked out at the storm clouds gathering on the horizon, it was clear that this was going to be a long trip. We would have to navigate through rainstorms and treacherous road conditions to get to our destination. But we were ready for the challenge, knowing that we had been tested and proven ourselves already.

The Final Stretch

As we drove into Pueblo, we could feel the excitement building. The final stretch was almost upon us, and everyone was ready to give it their all. We knew that this was going to be a tough competition, but we were confident in our abilities.

And then it happened. Alex Taylor crossed the finish line first, securing her spot at the top of the podium. It was an incredible moment, one that we would all remember for years to come.

"We did it!" she exclaimed, as she accepted her award. "I'm so proud of myself and my team."

Troy, who had been a close second, was equally thrilled. "I may not have won," he said, "but I gave it my all. And that's all anyone can ask for."

As we celebrated Alex's victory, we couldn't help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment. We had worked together as a team to achieve our goal, and in the end, it paid off.

And so with that, our racing adventure came to an end. We had pushed ourselves to the limit, and come out on top. It was a day we would never forget, one that would stay with us for years to come.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enoh boy welcome to Julesburg dragstrip just over the border and colorado we just left Nebraska about five minutes ago we're here for the fourth day of racing in Rocky Mountain race week and I'm really excited for this because I've never been to this track and I love coming to new drag strips this one has a completely different character of its own this is actually the oldest running drag strip in the country and it's still an active runway when they're not racing it's a it's a very unique track there's no walls on the sides I've never been to a track like that before before we get to racing though we're gonna go back to the road last night and show you some of the cars we got to hang out with some of my favorite cars some of the most beautiful cars and I actually got to write in the hearse spoiler alert so let's go to that right now on these trips we love running into the first second third place racers and so Tina we're with Tina right now and Fred and the boys are with Royce he's number one just by a little bit I see you've got a good solution for not melting your ear parts yeah we had it we got by the smell then I was like like on the bottom yeah that's pretty cool actually it's a damn pipe size alright guys we didn't make it too far we have a little bit problem on the road we're hungry so we're going to Wendy's there's a number one and number two overall and then David over here is actually doing pretty well 10:05 so yeah we're going to eat with a number 1 & 2 overall that Louie we with champions right all right witty yeah yeah we lost Tina at her walk away we don't no idea where Tina David are but voice is here and get back on the road soon as we can because it's gonna be a late night checkpoint number two for the trip we're here in North Platte Nebraska at a train museum gotta get the picture and get back on the road good job red so I've been trying to run into the hearse along the road so I can hop in for a ride and see what this thing is all about we're driving down this pitch-black road that you can see here and we zoom right past it was creepy as hell because as you can see you can't see it I hear it there it is buddy over here oh it's so much room the turning radius of the scene last checkpoint of the night we're at Front Street Cafe and I think for about 3540 miles from the hotels so we just changed time zones it's like 11:00 p.m. here so a mid night back we wrap bring some good sleep tonight not bad Fred still going strong suspension bracket well it up a little trailer is that it golf is it's a golf cart or what the trailer oh it's a trailer on a trailer I think a go-kart body and I just put a put everything inside it's my trailer there you go yeah Suzie C Rocky Mountain Rays we cruise on the road you'll notice a lot of them traveling packed some of them are from the same city some of them meet each other here it's just part of the camaraderie of this is you travel out groups make sure everyone's safe something breaks you help them out if they if they don't have the know-how or the parts to fix it and people just keep going on love it so I just found out unfortunately they do not have ET boards here so just like yesterday at Kearney where their ports aren't working we're gonna try and get you the ETS as much as we can but you might not see the times on the videos here and there another ten oh yeah ten I'll just you're done for the day you're gonna try to get a little close get a little bit of work we're gonna try to do a little better wasn't a 1003 your 1008 I like it what's the story yeah standings right now okay Oh Sarah Sarah yes that's good worst-case you turn in that and into 1008 so there you can right yeah so at least it's a decent average still it won't be good enough for first bipolar well he's gonna make pull down and head up there in second second yeah when they call second round we'll be ready to rock oh boy oh no no no no no no no all right roll out real slow pretty much untouched the steering wheel is supposed to be so thank God Troy with the bottle a is doing okay he's at the hospital right now bill Armstrong's there with them and he said they're doing preliminary checks everything looks good he wants this car back together so you can drive it to Pueblo so we got rich and bill written side by side first and second place six ship cars right now first and sorry first in third place dick ship cars going at it side by side at level and these guys run next to each other all right at the finish that on you're running with the car yeah I am impressed 9:35 with a kayak I would really like to know in the wind tunnel if the kayak helps or hurts his aerodynamics I don't think you could hurt it anymore amazing the Lightning ran on 8:38 he's gonna be very happy about that one I saw this thing make a pass it looks like it's working would you would you eat he was 838 at 165 yeah we're we're getting it dialed in so pretty happy with it gonna make up more faster you gonna quit swap - you're creeping over we're getting on the road it looks like first place to us to make a pass third place I think is kind of hurting so we're we're gonna hang tight and just get on the road and save it for Puebla well good luck on the road hopefully we don't see it cuz you guys believe him way before us if we see you that's means you actually have a problem we might have lunch you know oh yeah leave your lunch and dinner you know that never happens for us we're always busting our bus the whole way but you know it would be cool to get some lunch and some dinner I think we did that the other day after going through the mountains right I don't know turn over a new leaf there you go well good luck on the road we'll see you in Pueblo Thanks yesterday forgot to pull the pin for the parachute and today it worked well dang yesterday no shoot today too much shoot well both you and race we have to work for it I don't know I guess I soon as I check off like it was hang in there so I just let that sound it's very solid out like I'll cross my fingers for you check it out see what's up how's it going who's that oh my bad you're in that extra one right there in the silver tribe he's right behind you with easy not gonna be happy with that boy this is gonna be interesting Royce and Tina both having issues I know Tina's trying to make it back up to the lanes I think we're delaying racing by an hour because of the wreck so depending on what Royce gets you could get really tricky if neither room can make another pass but I know Tina's almost ready so we'll see if she can make it there fuels are pretty much stuck in one spot they're not moving obviously is there something going on with Royce's car Tina's over there she's made one pass today she has yet to make another one I don't even know she's in the lanes right now she could be having trouble as well so number 1 & 2 overall fastest cars on the property are both having a little bit of trouble hopefully get them lined out we get some decent passes out of them we'll see so was it I didn't hear that UT was 1012 you're still in the lead but with a 1005 so you're good there I guess you get packed up be safe on the road we'll see you in have you gotten the pasty like yet I see Ison the intercooler so probably not closer I think we got over how close are you and Alex right now do you know I'm not sure no I know that we're I think we was a hundred or so all the way here oh really we didn't even know the roof right here we just had we had a cool go out we had plug wires go out and then last this morning we finally found to inject the wires that was comin pin from the connector we got new connectors on them and that fixed it so we drove here with like on like four cylinders don't like we thought we had it all fixed he looked over at 30 miles rest way here from the motel this more I'm like that I still got him I still feel it you know on so started digging a little deeper and checking the cylinders and we had a couple cold ones so NIC's little easier to figure out what's going on paid a good pass we just pedal a little bit 817 nothing nothing to cry about here eight seven all right so strictly business and Alex Taylor are number one and two right now in the 850 class and Alex just ran at 871 which is her best of the day sure she's stupid excited about it I think that keeps her at number one first of all let's do it there you go I got a decide the cards like super hot right now everything fun so I'd love to see a little bit faster but I ran an 871 the car hook so I don't know how much better I can get on the track right now I can't complain too much I think I'm probably going to turn it in watch the truck and see if he does anything my main thing is like I know I still got that drive and I still got one more day so I was course love to like lay down a faster number and really just like secure it but I know there's a lot can happen in time hopefully that stays you don't have to go back out there and you can just make a nice little Drive and then turn it up in purple it is I can't reiterate enough about yesterday that I have learned so much good goodbye dear thank you yeah that's a wrap from here in julesberg we had one heck of a day here thank you the julesberg crew for giving us as good a track as they could with the heat and the Sun I really enjoyed this track it's a nice relaxed atmosphere there's a lot of fun today luckily Troy with model a is doing great considering what happened he's just a little bit sore he's gonna be riding with us to puebla for the last day it's a 330 mile drive the races are in for something this is a long trip and I see big rain storms building in the distance so we'll be following them we'll be bringing the last day of action to see who takes home the win all the classes make sure to subscribe we click the bell so you get email notification on our next videos we'll see them\n"