I don’t think i’ve seen this in the comments yet. I think i speak for most people in saying, please don’t hesitate to include every step of the way in regards to the rebuild process of this place! We want to see it all. It is very entertaining and we love seeing progression!
id say hold back for now, especially if people have or are targeting the place for vandalism as well as thieving. gives them too much notice and where abouts the good stuff is.
@@mindedchaos well it clearly was, im not referring to cleetus owning it, im just on about its been done multiple times on different occasions meaning its an easy target. just if i was cleetus id let the days and weeks run by and see if any consistencies come out, by releasing these he'll either back them off or people might think hes a good target. this could just be over reacting but if it comes down to my property and money id make sure its not going to keep happening.
There’s a guy that died there in one of the turns during a race his name was Dave Steele! Was 42 years old. It would be cooler then heck if you made a memorial for him there!
Hey Cleetus just wanna say....... we are all super proud of yall and all the success. I have watched this channel for so long man. Your living my dream I’m sure there are many people like that here who feel the same! I hope one day I can bring my 83 Capri down to the freedom factory and raise some hell for Dale with y’all.. be safe fellas god bless
@@CleetusM Hell ya brother! I live in Stpete and have been following since you got pulled over in the dale truck on gandy. Keep up the amazing work congrats on your sucess.
James face when he saw the motorcycle was priceless!!! That kitchen equipment alone is worth a bunch of money!!! Make sure you are insured well, there are all kinds of people lookin for someone to sue!!!
I loved the little jabs throughout the video. Hopefully it was just kids making mischief and not a crackhead looking for cash, kids are easier to deal with!
@@thewookiee5174 No argument here, I just think that the kids will respond better to the beating and will grow out of it. Crackheads are used to it and are going to keep on doing their thing, kids may (may, mind you) get the hint--hopefully the first time.
If the vandals are ever caught instead of jail or like some say a beating they should make them work to clean up the track. There is nothing better than good hard labor
Yes I agree to use the back side aluminum stands to make a complete "main stands" and then fix the backside stands as money permits. I think the drivers family's will understand when their asked to just use the main stands along with regular patrons and maybe even have a small section for drivers family. Ok but either way make the main grandstands as complete as possible with what you have on hand using the back stands and close them for construction while you've used the parts from the back to complete the main stands.
People could sponsor new stands for the back stretch. Also, another option for replacing the wood temporarily is recycled plastic boards - they don't rot from rain. They will break down over time in the sun, but that isn't the kind of cascading failure issue that wood presents, once it starts to rot.
This is in our backyard and we grew up watching races here. It has such a rich history of racing and exciting entertainment. I can speak for other locals, the community appreciates your passion for re-inventing this amazing property. Looking forward to coming to a future event and watching your progress and growth. Thank you for these behind the scenes tours, you brought back so many memories. Legendary auto salesmen Tom Stimus (Wrestler Dusty Rhodes in the commercials) once bought and owned this track and made it an amazing showplace in the 80's. I remember meeting Al Unser Sr here and watching World of Outlaws, Sprint Cars, Figure Eights, smashing up derby and locals race what you brought. Really exciting and would be good to bring that back in someway to keep the track active once again. Best Wishes!
I know it’s close enough for us to travel to and I’m so excited! I had the ability to explore an abandoned track in northern Florida before it got revived and I’m so excited for the future of this channel and this business venture we are all in together
Maybe see about having vets work the grounds for events, ticket sales, parking, snack bars, etc you know the guys looking for something to do on the weekends
@@kidwave1 don't think it'll work for me but thanks for trying LOL. ... you know what I don't think I've ever tried to put the burgers first in the name that actually might help thanks
I literally feel like cleetus brought this place for the fans. I know it’s a business venture, but I really feel when cleetus talks about the place he talks from the heart.
Been looking at some history found this one interesting.Robbie Knievel set a world record at DeSoto Speedway in 1990 by jumping 30 Subaru station wagons on a motorcycle.
I own a pest control company in south Florida fellas. I’ll come out there and take care of those weeds for free for a tour of the shop and a room for a night
I wonder if they were mocking Cleetus'es Freedom Factory... Goonzquad has not seem to want to do anything with Cleetus. Hopefully they realize if they can't beat him join him, because yes it would be a good collateralization. I actually messaged the guys at SXS to help Goonzquad with their side by side and then all could have fun with Cletus... They said, they tried to but the boys blew them off.
@TheHilander yeah, all those Japanese bikes from like ‘76-‘86 were awesome. They’re cheap, reliable, easy to ride, and easy to work on. By modern standards they’re not crazy fast (I mean honestly who needs 200+hp on a street bike) but they got some zip and are fun as hell to ride.
Cleetus, you need to get a LLC for the race track so liability cannot be linked to your personal assets. This is a high risk business and should be under some kind of LLC.
Bullshit i sold this track. I hate live streamings ill always say i made the right decision in muh bussiness. No live streaming cleetus wont livebstream either
isn't cleeter a law student or is that a rumor? short term lease makes sense some local catering company to roll some dogs, flip burgers, slang brewskies if they suck switch it up.
This is hands down one of the coolest things on RUclips ever. This track couldn't of gone to a better group of people. Hell yeah brother. Visiting here is on my to do list now big time.
Hell yeah brother! Trust me when I tell you..... That place is a diamond in the rough and a great location next to the other track. I'm a little older than you but I love to see young dudes making moves like that$$$$. Put every dollar you can scrape together into that place. It'll be rough in the beginning but you'll be debt-free very very soon. I can only imagine this is mostly going to be a cash intake business. Be very very careful who you have around all that cash. I was friends with the past owner at the drag strip where I live and it was a dump and we would still have to count up 20 to $40,000 every weekend in $20 bills. it was only me and him and his motor home counting that money because he couldn't trust anyone else. Be careful brother good luck and congratulations. Do it for Dale!
You're so ambitious, and I'm inspired by you to be honest! You went from a RUclips guy who has a fast C7 Corvette to someone who is building a big business and making serious investments
He ruined my birthday. I sat in my chair with my party had of freedom all day for the tour video. My cake got cold and I went to bed weeping uncontrollably.
El Bandito I swore he said in part one one the tour he was posting part two yesterday. I have a hard time going to bed if I’m waiting on a cleetus upload. I assumed with his car getting stolen he was busy and forgot about us. I wish he posted vlogs every day at least on his cleetus two channel but beggars can’t be choosers. I’m happy to get what I can but his videos will never be long enough for me
I can't wait to see how quick they run out of money. There's at bare minimum a half million to get this thing off the ground for personal use. Way more for commercial.
I thought he was just emphasizing the size of the blower lmao. Like when people say “Do you want fries with that ketchup?” whenever they drown their shit in ketchup lmao.
Being a volunteer firefighter when I saw the spreaders I was in heaven seeing old equipment. They spreaders alone are $1,000 to 10,000 just for the spreaders if new. Them old pair are probably 700 to 1,000 dollars. Don’t get me wrong this whole race track is awesome. Can’t wait to see this whole thing up an running one day
I'd redo the pit area to bring it up to modern standards, but you need to install a live in groundskeeper or caretaker if you're going to start loading the place up with expensive gear, trust me/
And a security system, it looks like a handful of well placed cameras (like one set to catch plates of cars leaving) would do wonders, also for a temporary fix buy some of those dollar store, battery powered, door alarms with the magnet sensors. They scream loud as FK any time anyone opens a door. It will help, also the entrance, I'm guessing there is only 1 or 2 ways to get a car into there, take a couple of those old trucks and block off the entrance when your not there. If some kids wanted to rob y'all, they cant get a truck into the area so they would have to load it up all while leaving the truck out where people could see it.
This is such a huge undertaking. I genuinely hope from the bottom of my heart that Cleetus is able to do something with this and doesn't just let it go belly up.
If anyone can do it cleetus can.hes got America on his side.i would personally donate just to see this happen.plus his brand can carry this idea to reality.
@@dre145 It wont be if they move their entire operation there, The cost would be much lower. This place can expand their event list to a whole lot of things. Everything from car shows, burn outs, drifting, kart racing, circle tracks, Rally racing ( which can be set up and fixed up in their fields and repaired back ) Street car racing ( If they pave the entire middle of the track this will allow for a much larger area and cones are used for this kind of racing ( which is done on parking lots most times ) Other events that I have not thought of, This place could be busy every Friday and Saturday for events. The stands are about 5k people with a 20 dollar event ticket at the low end brings in 100k per weekend or about 5.2 million a year, With the average fan spending 20 dollars on food or merch. This is a total of 10 million for the year. The larger the spread of events brings in your current fans and new fans, Every ticket sold should have a link to youtube and other social media and along with what ever the event that is going on social media. There is some money to be made, With the diverse area they need to expand greatly in order to keep it open. Having an area with a few large shops that can be open for pubic business from Monday to Thursday for dyno testing, Car repair, custom work can greatly increase the income.
William Glaser the problem is he is already in the content business having 1 million people watch his video or 2 million does not cost him any more money. This is why service company’s cannot match the profit margins of a software company or tech company. What he should have done is expand his content business. Which your gonna try to say this will but I don’t think you needed all this headache. If you wanted to run events they could have partnered with the owners instead of brining on all the operations headache instead of focusing on creating better content
Just a word of advice when you get to the spraying weeds I would avoid "traditional" roundup or similar products. They will generally be about 41% glyphosate. They will kill the vegetation, but the effects don't last very long. You will want a soil sterilizer for the pavement. Those work for up to a year. Also when you spray you can get a dye that you mix in with the sprayers to see where you have and haven't sprayed. Be sure all people applying chemicals use extreme caution and use appropriate PPE. Rubber boots, rubber gloves, long pants, long sleeves, and possibly a mask. Seriously read the labels.
Respirator and eye protection no matter what you spray! I always tell people if it can kill a weed then imagine what it's doing to you when you get it on/in you. I'm no professional by any means but that stuff's nasty!
Wow. That concessions area is was actually left in pretty good shape. That equipment cleans up really well and the parts are all simple to replace if needed. Big bucks left in there for sure.
@@kidwave1 It's just a bedroom off the main office and not an apartment. I still think they could make something work with a full time caretaker/security person. Lots of options.
You can get metal plates, it's not the doors its the door frames that are a big factor, also concealed hinges are good so no one can break in using a pair of pliers and maybe a big old simply safe sponsorship.
Ok so let the next person/persons break in and be sure to catch them. Shoot them in the crotch with bean bags and make it into a video. Word will spread. Problem solved. Lol!
I've never commented on one of your videos, but I feel the need to say something tonight. I get excited for the next cleetus video, and you never fail to disappoint with your content. You are the reason I check RUclips. That being said, hell yeah brother. I can not wait to see what you have in store for us with this racetrack. Give em hell, and do it for Dale. Keep on doing what you're doing. Best RUclips channel out there.
Few pointers that you should keep in mind. All of the soda fountain stuff is mostly trashed, You might be able to save the dispenser. The sure flows will be more than likely be seized up, The carbonator may or may not work. You will have to replace all the lines, BIB stuff. and even the co2 regulators. For the BIB ( bag in box soda ) you might want to consider soda bottle as a cheaper option. In some cases BIB will cost you more than a wholesale soda. The same goes with the kegs and beer tap stuff. The fridge units will have to pass inspection and more than likely will have to be replaced. The fryers depending on condition will need to be steamed cleaned by a professional company. Do not attempt to do this your self. Stoves and other units will need to be checked for mice. If there is any mice droppings on them, Cleaning them will cause them to dilute the piss and they will stink. In the best case you might get away with using a lot of the older equipment. I would contact your local health department and have them come out in the next month to give you an assessment on what safety items you will need to do. This can be a huge bummer if you clean it all up and get an inspection a few weeks before your first event and come to find out you do not have enough hand washing sinks, not enough hot water, Bad water and a lot of those things. Being in your area there might even be some consulting firms that can assist you with this. As for you concessions. Signs should be all tv/computer run so that you do not need to deal with the old school looks. Keep your food to a minimum, Over thinking things tends to huge losses. Do not stick with just Pepsi product, Do BOTH, I hate places that only have coke and I have to drink that crap they call Mellow yellow., Yet some people like it. Do not get stingy on being a Pepsi only brand, You will sell more drinks this way. Also include a full line of diet. Since you know the owners of the drag strip and the other places near them, Talk to them about what sells the most. This way you make money while not spending a huge amount of money of stuff that does not sell. For track related stuff, Invest in more lighting. Benches, You can always contact companies that make the benches and see if they will give you a deal. Another thing is to contact a all of the raceways and other related places and see if they are replacing or have extra of this stuff. Put an ad in Craigslist and FB market place asking if anyone has any of this stuff. Many times when these things are either torn down or replaced some scrapper picks them up for next to nothing and stores them either for resale or sell when scrap prices jump high. For the track and burn out pad, Do you due diligence and research a bit of this and even contact companies that do this for real. Not all local companies that do road work will know how to properly build tracks and burn out pads. For all of the other areas that need fixed contact and seek out permanent sponsorships with a local paving company that also does small jobs that can chip seal and fix all of the areas. This will give them the opportunity to boost about their work at the Freedom Factory while also giving fans the opportunity to hire those that are local. Great for them and great for you. Think for the future and where you might put up your new shops, Even contacting a company that might be interested in building you a building at a lower cost while having their named sponsored as well. If you get a sponsor for something like this, Do a video all about it on here and a few more on your other channel. While they can put up a small video on their channels about Freedom Factory New building and link to you videos. There is always new fans that may not see your channel and might view it while they are looking for something related to one of your sponsors. The more channels you get your name one the further you can go.
Nobody is going to read the book you wrote. My god get a life. Yes the drink machine could be brought back to life with a little hot water and soaking. Nothing about that stuff is”trash.”
@@ecbadboy101 How little do you know about how drink machines work.... The hoses should be replaced, The shurflo are going to be locked up after sitting in sugar for the better part of 2 years, Its cheaper to replace them at 20 dollars each, Even rebuilt machines do not reuse hoses or shurflo . The carbonator might be good like i said, yet it will need new hoses and fitting along with a new co2 regulator. I did not even go in to the remote chiller or the ice plate, Depending on if it was drained of the water it may be cracked and leaking. Remote chillers may or may not work. There is a lot that goes in to making a place safe for food retail. If you did not like my post then why did your read it and respond?
@@ecbadboy101 Never said I know it all, I do know some.... Why not spend the time to read it and learn something than to dis a person for putting something out there. I read you comments... Its like the people who ask questions about something and its in the description like the person said... I mean really do people not read anymore or have they just gotten lazy.
The few times I was at DeSoto Speedway in the early ‘80’s, it was a first class facility! The nicest short track I had ever been too. Hope y’all get it back in first class condition.
I'm pretty sure he plans to do that and more, I'm sure short-track is not at the top of his list but he'll get it there... unfortunately it's starting to be a dying sport these days (I blame NASCAR), his plans are for something even better which is more suited for the times, I'm sure it will kick the place right back into gear, and hopefully bring back some of that old flare of some good old Circle Track right along with it for the ride.
@@justinhobart8747 yeah i dont think it will be a legit racing track, its just too big of a scale to run i think, you need purely business labor and mentality to run that then, to me it just sounds like hes going to make cleetus n cars a montly or weekly event type of thing, mixed with burnout days. definitely cant run a burnout track in the middle of ring track surely if your running races.
@@erikja123 yeah he can do anything i assume tbh he could run racing series on a small scale maybe as he is getting sponsors in which are all racing or car associated.
@@Dockhead Don't see why you couldn't run a burnout ring in the center of the race track, all you're doing is replacing the grass with concrete, you're not changing the track or any.... No don't think racing will be the main purpose but, I don't see any reason you couldn't run a race now and then. The money is just not in racing anymore. That's why the track has failed twice within the last 10 years.
That sign was funny. You should livestream every event you put on there, just out of spite and because your business plan is firmly based behind a large audience. Also for people like me that won’t otherwise be able to watch. If I lived nearby I would attend. I’m new to your channel and have enjoyed what I’ve seen so far! Keep it up!
My favorite part of this video is how cleet is laughing about the vandalism, when he said "they came and broke the fluorescent bulbs and breathed in the fumes, once again another tough break" that had me dying looool
I was talking to my mom and telling her that my favorite youtuber just bought the old Desoto Speedway! She grew up in Bradenton and used to go to a lot of racing events down there in the 90’s! It’s so sick that you guys jumped on this awesome opportunity. Can’t wait to see what you guys do with this! Hell yeah brother. #doitfordale #bartle skeet #freedomdactory
Hey Cleetus, I actually work for Pepsi so if you need any help locating a sales rep and when you're ready to get your machines up and running, I can for sure help you out, or at least lead you to the right direction! :)
@@thejman3489 You can serve both Coke and Pepsi products, Do not limit oneself to one brand. This is how you piss people off and do not get repeat business. Being that he owns some of the equipment and a smart move would not to buy direct ( equipment/contracts )from either of the brands he can have both.
You know, I am just proud that someone is starting their own business up in 2019/2020. I might not be the "target audience" for this, but this is just amazing to see. For so long, these places died, and these guys are doing it. And this place has it all! Place for filming, place for doing office work, a freaking BEDROOM AND KITCHEN for when you are crashing after a late show... I mean... SHEESH... How perfect is this?!?
"this looks like every grandfathers garage" literally had to pause the video and laugh it out because it's all to true. my grandfathers got air tool oil from the 70s easily. really wish i lived closer to florida. would love to come out and hang out with you guys and do yard work on the track. wouldn't even ask to get paid because the best payment will be the memories of all the people to come and kids getting into the circle track scene.
what this guy said, I am trying to figure out how to move my family to Florida to get to help out/semi retire. super handy and good with electronics. wish i could help.
James' face when he saw the motorbike was so priceless i had to watch it twice lol. So excited to see more of this. Also it's called a concourse Cleet.
Hell yeah brother.. I see you have a lot of willing people to help out but I'm sure you can use all the help you can get so I'm here to lend a hand.. I do landscaping, pressure washing, painting, cleaning, and I currently own a soffit, fascia, and gutters business. Hit a brother up would love to be apart of the freedom factory family.. I used to go to this track every weekend when I was a kid. Raise hell praise dale
Start a gofundme campaign and have the tiers represent price estimates for upgrades/fixes to the park, like new bleachers, new concrete, paint, etc. Would love to participate.
Let’s all take a minute to shame the vandals who don’t respect other people’s property. They obviously were not doing it for Dale. Dale would never disrespect someone’s property.
its always a risk especially when places are abandoned im suprised at how untouched someof this stuff was if i was to come across this i would be so amazed and take so many photos not ruin it and destroy it ...
Hey Cleatus I’m electrician for 20 years change out those Dolly Parton bulbs to Sacco LED bulbs you’ll save money on ballasts and labor spend now to save later Recycle bowls or direct voltage no ballast needed
That old “NO LIVE STREAMING” sign blew my mind. The mentality of some folks just doesn’t flow with how things are these days. This applies throughout every aspect of life.
All I’m saying is when I hear “abandoned race track” I imagine a space that’s been run on a shoe string budget for years with lots of maintenance that’s been put off to save money. I’m sure it wasn’t a pretty penny. Antioch speedway was for sale in my neck of the woods last year and it went for something like $500,000. It was in the middle of no where and super run down too.
Looking forward to "cleeterNats 2021" People be expecting that scene from cars when you turn the power on. Neons n shit everywhere. Gotta tilt the hat to you guys. Fine work thus far. 👌
As a retired Chef, I can see so much potential in that concession area. Smash Burgers, Cheesesteaks, Fries, onion rings, and a host of other great track food. The syrups MAY be good even if out of date, but may not be worth risking it. Just found the channel after seeing Cleetus on OffTheRanch and already seriously impressed with you guys. Definitely getting me some Cleetus Merch.
To all the dreamers out there Cleetus and James are and should be a real inspiration for the folks out there with inspirations to go big. I look back and see a little Cleeter sitting in car on some South Florida back road looking to the stars above thinking man we need are own race track to turn and burn rubber on cause duckin the law out here just isn’t that fun and bam what do you know look mom the boy bought a beat up race track and made em dreams come true. Can I get a “Hell ya brother”
I like they are all appreciative and want to reuse the stuff left behind. I’ve seen others do a walk through of a property and they’re damaging good stuff, tossing it out, etc. That shows me they know the value of hard work and not having money.
Man, this race track is going to be the most epic content on RUclips. We gonna get up in the 10 million subs. Man I cant wait to go to this new track. Y'all have some shops there too for testing cars. Omg this is just outstanding. Lordy hell yeah brother. The possibilities are endless.
Hey brother, I’m sure you got a lot of hit ups already but I own a lawn service company and would be willing/honored to provide services to landscape the property for ya. Mow, trimming, weed removal, spraying and whatever else you might need. We operate out of Brevard county on the east coast of central/southern Florida and I’m a huge long time fan, would be so down to come out with some equipment and help with your landscaping needs. Avid car guy at heart so y’all can reach me on Instagram @tspectuning and if interested perhaps we can make something happen! Love you guys and love the channel congrats on the track brother!! Much love ❤️ 💪🏼 🚙 💨
I was hoping I would see someone closer than myself to offer this! I live in Indiana but would be so willing to grab a trimmer and blower and take care of all the overgrowth there in the common areas. It will look so much nicer once it's cleaned up.
You should have a "friends car" "burn" to a crisp on the track and then act "sad" so you can collect fraudulent "charity" money. Ask Adam Lz, it's worth 10 grand. That's burnout pad money boiiii
You guys are living your best life. Doing it right and making an American dream come true. Thanks for representing' Murica in the best way. Damn fine Americans.
Kermit of Rivia easy to see why. They were banning people from coming and enjoying themselves by filming their night and thought that making LESS noise about how much fun was happening there would somehow HELP them advertise getting more people in!
There is this stuff called Sweeping Compound that you can get at the hardware store. It will eliminate the dust when you sweep up the fire extinguisher.
@@CoffeeVSInvesting thank you sir!!! Just started building it. Slowly, 06-10s Are my favorite Chargers... If you're interested subscribe to my channel. Watch me build.
I'm actually amazed how good all the facilities look to be. Usually as soon as a building gets abandoned it gets trashed. Cant wait to drive my happy ass from Washington to the Freedom Factory
I don’t think i’ve seen this in the comments yet. I think i speak for most people in saying, please don’t hesitate to include every step of the way in regards to the rebuild process of this place! We want to see it all. It is very entertaining and we love seeing progression!
Yes please
id say hold back for now, especially if people have or are targeting the place for vandalism as well as thieving.
gives them too much notice and where abouts the good stuff is.
Agree
@@Dockhead it got vandalised before the reveal video so he waasnt targeted
@@mindedchaos well it clearly was, im not referring to cleetus owning it, im just on about its been done multiple times on different occasions meaning its an easy target.
just if i was cleetus id let the days and weeks run by and see if any consistencies come out, by releasing these he'll either back them off or people might think hes a good target.
this could just be over reacting but if it comes down to my property and money id make sure its not going to keep happening.
Men's restroom: Leroy's pitstop
Women's restroom: ruby's pitstop
Merch store: dale's swag shack
Bar: Neighbors
Food court: let er eat grill
Jeremy Armstrong this comment is way underrated.
@@JamesonKEKW yea
Hell yes to all that
YES!!!
This wins the comment section for sure. Liked it so cleetus can see it
This track is the most exciting, ambitious project in all of automotive RUclips.
PERIOD! 💪🇺🇸🦅🏁
John Grafelman Had to send it
@@CleetusM you sent it to the moon
Do it for dale 🇺🇸
Big facts
There’s a guy that died there in one of the turns during a race his name was Dave Steele! Was 42 years old. It would be cooler then heck if you made a memorial for him there!
Probably hit one of those light posts. I hope cleetus takes them down and puts lights on the outside of the oval.
i really hope they see this and do that ,it wud be realy nice for his family and friends
@@ChuckBeefOG Nope, hit outside wall, spun around and hit it backwards.
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He spun around and hit the wall hard on the left side. Not a light post.
@Trey Lewis So, you're from the future and still managed to not know the correct answer. That's super embarrassing.
Hey Cleetus just wanna say....... we are all super proud of yall and all the success. I have watched this channel for so long man. Your living my dream I’m sure there are many people like that here who feel the same! I hope one day I can bring my 83 Capri down to the freedom factory and raise some hell for Dale with y’all.. be safe fellas god bless
austin calhoun thanks Austin. We’re just glad to be sharing this journey with y’all!
Cleetus McFarland I have loved every second of the journey hope to raise some hell with y’all one day!!!
@@CleetusM Hell ya brother! I live in Stpete and have been following since you got pulled over in the dale truck on gandy. Keep up the amazing work congrats on your sucess.
Cleetus McFarland Causeway!
Pretty wild there’s someone else that watches Cleetus and wants to rip their capri at a Cleetus and cars event😉😂 mines an 82 though
James face when he saw the motorcycle was priceless!!! That kitchen equipment alone is worth a bunch of money!!! Make sure you are insured well, there are all kinds of people lookin for someone to sue!!!
Liability is the easy part. Property not so much.
Especially in Florida...
The 1000 was a rocket. Thats a helluva bike.
I went back and re-watched that 5 times
The bar area should be named “Leroy’s”
i like this
Holley and Leroy's Race Fuel
"Leroy's Lounge"
Ruby’s
No imagination
“luckily they arnt in the ocean they are just on the floor” the straw joke was the hidden gem of the video 😂
CLEET is straight dissing the people who “broke in” as much as possible in the most badass way
I loved the little jabs throughout the video. Hopefully it was just kids making mischief and not a crackhead looking for cash, kids are easier to deal with!
@@thewookiee5174 problem you would end up in jail , good kick up the ass don't hurt me did more good than harm
@@thewookiee5174 No argument here, I just think that the kids will respond better to the beating and will grow out of it. Crackheads are used to it and are going to keep on doing their thing, kids may (may, mind you) get the hint--hopefully the first time.
yeah they'll come back for sure now
If the vandals are ever caught instead of jail or like some say a beating they should make them work to clean up the track. There is nothing better than good hard labor
Take the aluminum stands from the back side and put them on the main stands to get started then eventually fix the back side ones as time/funds allow.
Back side is NORMALLY for drivers families....or so I thought
That side is for drivers families normally
I think it would b much easier 2 fix the stands then move those stands that are alread bolted in the ground
Yes I agree to use the back side aluminum stands to make a complete "main stands" and then fix the backside stands as money permits. I think the drivers family's will understand when their asked to just use the main stands along with regular patrons and maybe even have a small section for drivers family. Ok but either way make the main grandstands as complete as possible with what you have on hand using the back stands and close them for construction while you've used the parts from the back to complete the main stands.
People could sponsor new stands for the back stretch. Also, another option for replacing the wood temporarily is recycled plastic boards - they don't rot from rain. They will break down over time in the sun, but that isn't the kind of cascading failure issue that wood presents, once it starts to rot.
This is in our backyard and we grew up watching races here. It has such a rich history of racing and exciting entertainment. I can speak for other locals, the community appreciates your passion for re-inventing this amazing property. Looking forward to coming to a future event and watching your progress and growth. Thank you for these behind the scenes tours, you brought back so many memories. Legendary auto salesmen Tom Stimus (Wrestler Dusty Rhodes in the commercials) once bought and owned this track and made it an amazing showplace in the 80's. I remember meeting Al Unser Sr here and watching World of Outlaws, Sprint Cars, Figure Eights, smashing up derby and locals race what you brought. Really exciting and would be good to bring that back in someway to keep the track active once again. Best Wishes!
Dude! Be fun to see a local car nut chattin with Cleetus n the boys. Get over there and say hey :-)
@@andylewis7360 This whole area is loaded with hardcore racers and motor heads old and new.
I know it’s close enough for us to travel to and I’m so excited! I had the ability to explore an abandoned track in northern Florida before it got revived and I’m so excited for the future of this channel and this business venture we are all in together
Hmmm no real racing....Just blowing tires.... Not my scene.
@@dizzychizzy1 They hope to bring racing events back.
You guys should consider putting up "you are here" maps like amusements parks, it'd be super helpful and give it that feel!
The Backyard Good idea
This man just bought a racetrack, let him plug his goddamn merch people!
Well said, plug it like a mofo!
May i suggest hiring a crusty old retired veteran with a cell phone, shotgun, RV and golf cart for overnight security?
With a big old grumpy dog as well.
are you saying this cause you want the job? lol
Maybe see about having vets work the grounds for events, ticket sales, parking, snack bars, etc you know the guys looking for something to do on the weekends
Oh!! I know JUST the golf cart they could use to get around real fast like. :P
He probably paid lots less due to that so they doesnt suck that much if all was clean he probably cannot buy it
"Leroy's Freedom Pub". Appetizers: "Let-er rip chilli tater chips", "Do It for Dale sliders", "Blackened Burnout Steak bites, with Sticky A-1 track Sauce". "330' All Beef Hot-dogins", "Leroy's Crispy Catch Pan pinatas", Sand Baggin Neighbor Steak Fries". 😊😋😋
❤ it !!! Damn that's awesome!!!! Now come up with a name and a menu for me for my new Hot Dog/Burgers Cart lol
@@justinhobart8747 Burgers-N-Dogs In the Sevens
@@kidwave1 don't think it'll work for me but thanks for trying LOL. ... you know what I don't think I've ever tried to put the burgers first in the name that actually might help thanks
That's all sounds pretty badass! You making me hungry
@@justinhobart8747 That will be a "Let-er rip Cletus Cart with Spaghetti burgers and dogs.
I literally feel like cleetus brought this place for the fans.
I know it’s a business venture, but I really feel when cleetus talks about the place he talks from the heart.
The pit row after the concessions should be called Earnhardt Alley
BkS Media « do it for dale way »
@@brendenrodgers7821 you answer to a 10 out of 1 name, with your 1 out of 10 name...
Concessions could be called “Dale’s Delights” lol
Do it for Dale!
If they do decide to name pit row after Dale they should ask his son Kerry to come for the dedication. Kerry is the spitting image of his father.
Been looking at some history found this one interesting.Robbie Knievel set a world record at DeSoto Speedway in 1990 by jumping 30 Subaru station wagons on a motorcycle.
someone died there in 2017 too
It's haunted as fuck. It was built on Seminole burial ground. That's why it was abandoned like that in a panic.
@@berrytharp1334 abandoned like that in a panic after multiple decades.....
@Brian Kendall what a load of shit
@@berrytharp1334 Name something in the US that ISN'T built on an Indian burial ground.
I own a pest control company in south Florida fellas. I’ll come out there and take care of those weeds for free for a tour of the shop and a room for a night
Andrew Perkins send him an email so he knows you can help out!
Anyone got an email for these guys?
I would try Garrettmitchell121@gmail.com
I think you can find it on their website
Email sent👍🏽
INCREDIBLE. Rewatching this in june 2023... they redid everything. incredible. So cool to see hope this place lives on forever!!
It should considering almost every event it's sold out to max capacity
The goonzquad were talking about bringing the Ferrari's and Viper to the Freedom Factory. Good news travels fast. Hell yea brothers.
I wonder if they were mocking Cleetus'es Freedom Factory... Goonzquad has not seem to want to do anything with Cleetus. Hopefully they realize if they can't beat him join him, because yes it would be a good collateralization. I actually messaged the guys at SXS to help Goonzquad with their side by side and then all could have fun with Cletus... They said, they tried to but the boys blew them off.
@@justinhobart8747 They shout out cleetus a few times in the older videos I don't think they were mocking him :)
Justin Hobart Nope. they are Cleetus fans.
They live a mile from me a couple roads over. That would be a long haul.
@@justinhobart8747 collaboration or collateralization? Anyway, they weren't mocking it at all.
You better yell "HELL YEA BROTHER" as your first line using that pa
"Hell Yea Brother, You're on the Cleetus McFarland RUclips Channel" *shows actual recording of the line over pa as intro to next episode*
Epic comment....Needs more Thumbs Up!
James went to another level of happiness when he saw the motorcycle
Nick Edwards the look on his face when he caught sight and pointed at the bike was priceless!
I had a GS750 , those 80's bikes where awesome.
@TheHilander yeah, all those Japanese bikes from like ‘76-‘86 were awesome. They’re cheap, reliable, easy to ride, and easy to work on. By modern standards they’re not crazy fast (I mean honestly who needs 200+hp on a street bike) but they got some zip and are fun as hell to ride.
Gs 1000 was in max max road warrior lol
GS1000's make one hell of a bobber !!
Not the small block with a “blower” I imagined when you mentioned it 😂
Right! I was expecting to see a big ass blower on a small block out of a race car 😄😄
Really. I was wondering why he said "Blower with a small block"...
They need to plumb the air into the carb and see how much boost it makes
Cleetus, you need to get a LLC for the race track so liability cannot be linked to your personal assets. This is a high risk business and should be under some kind of LLC.
This comment needs to be a lot higher
I'd be surprised if he isn't operating under an LLC already.
@Zachary Rugar he might.
It still is useful to say it, because someone else might learn from it.
It's personal property. Not a business. He could have everyone sign a waiver and be cleared.
Cleetus went to law school so....
OMG, that sign about no live streaming, wow, and here we are, a RUclipsr buying their track because they didn't adapt to the changing times.
I can see them submitting one of those regional filters for Snapchat and Instagram for additional free promotion.
Bullshit i sold this track. I hate live streamings ill always say i made the right decision in muh bussiness. No live streaming cleetus wont livebstream either
@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 How do you even say your tuber handle? I tried saying it out loud and my wife though I stubbed my toe.
@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 Your full of shetty my man.
@@gsfbffxpdhhdf7043 funny because the place went bankrupt.....
Lease that kitchen out to someone else and let them fool with all that. Foodservice is a huge headache you are not going to have time for.
Naw then you have no control over the shitty food served
isn't cleeter a law student or is that a rumor? short term lease makes sense some local catering company to roll some dogs, flip burgers, slang brewskies if they suck switch it up.
You can tell how good ole cleeter is. These grade school kids think they know more than him. Lollers.
Food Trucks and ask for 10% of their sales.
Yup, smart. You don't need control over the food, people will control it with their wallets.
This is hands down one of the coolest things on RUclips ever. This track couldn't of gone to a better group of people. Hell yeah brother. Visiting here is on my to do list now big time.
14:30 Cleetus that’s an 11 second bike! Revive that thing
Yup, one of the best GS's ever made. Shafty 1000!
Was going to say the same thing!
The ole beasty 1000! Sweet sounding motor as well.
agreed for that era and more it was a bad ass bike
Hell yeah brother!
Trust me when I tell you..... That place is a diamond in the rough and a great location next to the other track. I'm a little older than you but I love to see young dudes making moves like that$$$$. Put every dollar you can scrape together into that place. It'll be rough in the beginning but you'll be debt-free very very soon.
I can only imagine this is mostly going to be a cash intake business. Be very very careful who you have around all that cash. I was friends with the past owner at the drag strip where I live and it was a dump and we would still have to count up 20 to $40,000 every weekend in $20 bills. it was only me and him and his motor home counting that money because he couldn't trust anyone else. Be careful brother good luck and congratulations.
Do it for Dale!
Cleetus, God Bless you and your crew. As someone who wrenches, you have done this community extremely proud!
The can't film here sign needs to go in the men's room
david m lmao who’s the twitch streamer that was live streaming inside a restroom again?
@@judybigbooty108 loooooool memories of DrDisrespect hahahahaha
100% not what I was expecting when you said "we got a blower with a small block on it back here" lmfao
JNINEFIVE. I was slightly disappointed when it was a actual blower attached to small block lol
That needs some vertical stacks and some firebombing injectors. Too bad the jet engine isn't around to mod into a dryer. Heh heh!
“Caused about 20 dollars worth of damage” “what a bunch of badasses” HAD ME DEAD
Looking back and listening to the podcast with Cleetus. The damage was thousands
You're so ambitious, and I'm inspired by you to be honest! You went from a RUclips guy who has a fast C7 Corvette to someone who is building a big business and making serious investments
FINALLY BEEN WAITING LAST 48 hours refreshing every 30 min
Same he lied to us
Same brother
If you just click the bell notification you wouldn't of had to wait around refreshing like some caveman haha
He ruined my birthday. I sat in my chair with my party had of freedom all day for the tour video. My cake got cold and I went to bed weeping uncontrollably.
El Bandito I swore he said in part one one the tour he was posting part two yesterday. I have a hard time going to bed if I’m waiting on a cleetus upload. I assumed with his car getting stolen he was busy and forgot about us. I wish he posted vlogs every day at least on his cleetus two channel but beggars can’t be choosers. I’m happy to get what I can but his videos will never be long enough for me
Coolest thing to ever happen on RUclips, can't wait to see where this all goes.
I can't wait to see how quick they run out of money. There's at bare minimum a half million to get this thing off the ground for personal use. Way more for commercial.
@@burkfour you could get sponsors dont forget about that
Logan Burkhart not hardly
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Hell yeah! 👊🏻❤
See... Cleetus when you said a, " and I think there is a blower with a small block on it" ...this is not what I had in mind😂😂
That engine DEFINITELY needs to have a blower added to it. Yo dawg...
I thought to myself, Wow did he ever word that weird. Why didn't he just say there's a blown small block.
I thought he was just emphasizing the size of the blower lmao. Like when people say “Do you want fries with that ketchup?” whenever they drown their shit in ketchup lmao.
For real the blower needs a blower!
Being a volunteer firefighter when I saw the spreaders I was in heaven seeing old equipment. They spreaders alone are $1,000 to 10,000 just for the spreaders if new. Them old pair are probably 700 to 1,000 dollars. Don’t get me wrong this whole race track is awesome. Can’t wait to see this whole thing up an running one day
The beds are for the boosted bois after they had too many drinks at the event 😂
Yeah. They are going to need bunk beds in there.
They will be laid up in there with the “rona” virus.
@@SkinnyPedalMotorsports its corona...
Cameron Matthews we know what he means.
That GS1000 is a hard to find bike these days, that's a sweet restoration project right there
Y’all need to get Mountain Dew to hook the bar up! Imagine having all of the Dew flavors on tap!!!!
Hell yeah brother! Good ol mountain dew
I'd redo the pit area to bring it up to modern standards, but you need to install a live in groundskeeper or caretaker if you're going to start loading the place up with expensive gear, trust me/
And a security system, it looks like a handful of well placed cameras (like one set to catch plates of cars leaving) would do wonders, also for a temporary fix buy some of those dollar store, battery powered, door alarms with the magnet sensors. They scream loud as FK any time anyone opens a door. It will help, also the entrance, I'm guessing there is only 1 or 2 ways to get a car into there, take a couple of those old trucks and block off the entrance when your not there. If some kids wanted to rob y'all, they cant get a truck into the area so they would have to load it up all while leaving the truck out where people could see it.
I love that Cleetus just drops goofy and fun t-shirts. He’s not making a cringey “clothing line” with his last name as the brand.
So, you wouldn't buy a Mitchell Apparel shirt?
Like McFarland FABRIC-ations?
V A don’t tempt me.
Shots at Tj Hunt? 🤔
Peter Correa Adam LZ ?🤔
This is such a huge undertaking. I genuinely hope from the bottom of my heart that Cleetus is able to do something with this and doesn't just let it go belly up.
Dude. Cleetus McFarland is making freedom in spades.
What a waste of money, payroll insurance maintenance. Pretty sure that was a mistake
If anyone can do it cleetus can.hes got America on his side.i would personally donate just to see this happen.plus his brand can carry this idea to reality.
@@dre145 It wont be if they move their entire operation there, The cost would be much lower. This place can expand their event list to a whole lot of things. Everything from car shows, burn outs, drifting, kart racing, circle tracks, Rally racing ( which can be set up and fixed up in their fields and repaired back ) Street car racing ( If they pave the entire middle of the track this will allow for a much larger area and cones are used for this kind of racing ( which is done on parking lots most times ) Other events that I have not thought of, This place could be busy every Friday and Saturday for events. The stands are about 5k people with a 20 dollar event ticket at the low end brings in 100k per weekend or about 5.2 million a year, With the average fan spending 20 dollars on food or merch. This is a total of 10 million for the year. The larger the spread of events brings in your current fans and new fans, Every ticket sold should have a link to youtube and other social media and along with what ever the event that is going on social media. There is some money to be made, With the diverse area they need to expand greatly in order to keep it open.
Having an area with a few large shops that can be open for pubic business from Monday to Thursday for dyno testing, Car repair, custom work can greatly increase the income.
William Glaser the problem is he is already in the content business having 1 million people watch his video or 2 million does not cost him any more money. This is why service company’s cannot match the profit margins of a software company or tech company. What he should have done is expand his content business. Which your gonna try to say this will but I don’t think you needed all this headache. If you wanted to run events they could have partnered with the owners instead of brining on all the operations headache instead of focusing on creating better content
Just a word of advice when you get to the spraying weeds I would avoid "traditional" roundup or similar products. They will generally be about 41% glyphosate. They will kill the vegetation, but the effects don't last very long.
You will want a soil sterilizer for the pavement. Those work for up to a year. Also when you spray you can get a dye that you mix in with the sprayers to see where you have and haven't sprayed. Be sure all people applying chemicals use extreme caution and use appropriate PPE. Rubber boots, rubber gloves, long pants, long sleeves, and possibly a mask. Seriously read the labels.
Yea glyphosate is no joke...
Highly toxic and known to cause cancer....
Respirator and eye protection no matter what you spray! I always tell people if it can kill a weed then imagine what it's doing to you when you get it on/in you. I'm no professional by any means but that stuff's nasty!
Ya id just sprinkle some spike down were i didn't want anything to grow
If you used roundup in the past 10 year's call now free consultation
We use Horticultural Vinegar; add salt to it to make it stick; works better than roundup & not carcinogenic.
Wow. That concessions area is was actually left in pretty good shape. That equipment cleans up really well and the parts are all simple to replace if needed. Big bucks left in there for sure.
Reinforce all the doors, gonna have to do a lot for security
They need an on-sight security team 24/7. Heck, they could build a small 3 br house or mobile home and have a live in security and care taker.
@@TheFlatlander440 Theres already that bedroom!
@@kidwave1 It's just a bedroom off the main office and not an apartment. I still think they could make something work with a full time caretaker/security person. Lots of options.
You can get metal plates, it's not the doors its the door frames that are a big factor, also concealed hinges are good so no one can break in using a pair of pliers and maybe a big old simply safe sponsorship.
Ok so let the next person/persons break in and be sure to catch them. Shoot them in the crotch with bean bags and make it into a video. Word will spread. Problem solved. Lol!
The “corridor” should be called “freedom alley” from here on out!
Freedom everything! Freedom cracks, freedom hot dogs, freedom burnouts.
Freedom lane, road, way, etc. It all works!
The commentators tower should be the Eagle Nest.
Bald Eagles Nest (BEN)
@@chemicaljuice3078 I can already hear them calling it the Big BEN
Would be great if it didn't have the Hitler stigma all over it. It is a shame.
Eagle's Nest
That was suggested for Cleetus's shop but uhhh... the nazis kinda ruined that name.
Was born and raised here in Bradenton have a lot of memories at this track!!!
Come along way from 4 years glad I took a watch back in ⏲️ time
“They smashed our straws. Luckily they’re not in the ocean”
SAVE THE TURTLES!
I died
Corvette Direct sksksksksksksk!
Even on this trump kicked there ass
Save the hollys instead.
22:56 James *dead serious* : "This is actually not a PA system, this is actually a production studio to drop fire beats."
Lil spray-em-all bout to drop that 🔥 in 2020
I've never commented on one of your videos, but I feel the need to say something tonight. I get excited for the next cleetus video, and you never fail to disappoint with your content. You are the reason I check RUclips. That being said, hell yeah brother. I can not wait to see what you have in store for us with this racetrack. Give em hell, and do it for Dale. Keep on doing what you're doing. Best RUclips channel out there.
Agreed
Don't comment again please
It’s so crazy to come back to this video and see where it is now.. such a transformation.
Few pointers that you should keep in mind.
All of the soda fountain stuff is mostly trashed, You might be able to save the dispenser. The sure flows will be more than likely be seized up, The carbonator may or may not work.
You will have to replace all the lines, BIB stuff. and even the co2 regulators. For the BIB ( bag in box soda ) you might want to consider soda bottle as a cheaper option. In some cases BIB will cost you more than a wholesale soda.
The same goes with the kegs and beer tap stuff.
The fridge units will have to pass inspection and more than likely will have to be replaced.
The fryers depending on condition will need to be steamed cleaned by a professional company. Do not attempt to do this your self. Stoves and other units will need to be checked for mice. If there is any mice droppings on them, Cleaning them will cause them to dilute the piss and they will stink.
In the best case you might get away with using a lot of the older equipment.
I would contact your local health department and have them come out in the next month to give you an assessment on what safety items you will need to do. This can be a huge bummer if you clean it all up and get an inspection a few weeks before your first event and come to find out you do not have enough hand washing sinks, not enough hot water, Bad water and a lot of those things.
Being in your area there might even be some consulting firms that can assist you with this.
As for you concessions. Signs should be all tv/computer run so that you do not need to deal with the old school looks.
Keep your food to a minimum, Over thinking things tends to huge losses.
Do not stick with just Pepsi product, Do BOTH, I hate places that only have coke and I have to drink that crap they call Mellow yellow., Yet some people like it.
Do not get stingy on being a Pepsi only brand, You will sell more drinks this way. Also include a full line of diet.
Since you know the owners of the drag strip and the other places near them, Talk to them about what sells the most. This way you make money while not spending a huge amount of money of stuff that does not sell.
For track related stuff, Invest in more lighting.
Benches, You can always contact companies that make the benches and see if they will give you a deal. Another thing is to contact a all of the raceways and other related places and see if they are replacing or have extra of this stuff. Put an ad in Craigslist and FB market place asking if anyone has any of this stuff. Many times when these things are either torn down or replaced some scrapper picks them up for next to nothing and stores them either for resale or sell when scrap prices jump high.
For the track and burn out pad, Do you due diligence and research a bit of this and even contact companies that do this for real.
Not all local companies that do road work will know how to properly build tracks and burn out pads.
For all of the other areas that need fixed contact and seek out permanent sponsorships with a local paving company that also does small jobs that can chip seal and fix all of the areas. This will give them the opportunity to boost about their work at the Freedom Factory while also giving fans the opportunity to hire those that are local. Great for them and great for you.
Think for the future and where you might put up your new shops, Even contacting a company that might be interested in building you a building at a lower cost while having their named sponsored as well. If you get a sponsor for something like this, Do a video all about it on here and a few more on your other channel. While they can put up a small video on their channels about Freedom Factory New building and link to you videos. There is always new fans that may not see your channel and might view it while they are looking for something related to one of your sponsors. The more channels you get your name one the further you can go.
Nobody is going to read the book you wrote. My god get a life. Yes the drink machine could be brought back to life with a little hot water and soaking. Nothing about that stuff is”trash.”
@@ecbadboy101 How little do you know about how drink machines work.... The hoses should be replaced, The shurflo are going to be locked up after sitting in sugar for the better part of 2 years, Its cheaper to replace them at 20 dollars each, Even rebuilt machines do not reuse hoses or shurflo . The carbonator might be good like i said, yet it will need new hoses and fitting along with a new co2 regulator. I did not even go in to the remote chiller or the ice plate, Depending on if it was drained of the water it may be cracked and leaking. Remote chillers may or may not work.
There is a lot that goes in to making a place safe for food retail.
If you did not like my post then why did your read it and respond?
William Glaser I read about 2-3 lines of it my time is more important than a know it all commenter on RUclips. lol Mr. soda man.
I read it @William Glaser, lot of good points!
@@ecbadboy101 Never said I know it all, I do know some.... Why not spend the time to read it and learn something than to dis a person for putting something out there. I read you comments... Its like the people who ask questions about something and its in the description like the person said... I mean really do people not read anymore or have they just gotten lazy.
Cleetus, if you guys are needing a company to inspect and repair your bleachers the company I work for specializes in bleachers.
He should definitely not let anyone sit on them unless he has them inspected that's a liability waiting to happen
@@thecloneguyz agreed!
The few times I was at DeSoto Speedway in the early ‘80’s, it was a first class facility! The nicest short track I had ever been too.
Hope y’all get it back in first class condition.
I'm pretty sure he plans to do that and more, I'm sure short-track is not at the top of his list but he'll get it there... unfortunately it's starting to be a dying sport these days (I blame NASCAR), his plans are for something even better which is more suited for the times, I'm sure it will kick the place right back into gear, and hopefully bring back some of that old flare of some good old Circle Track right along with it for the ride.
@@justinhobart8747 yeah i dont think it will be a legit racing track, its just too big of a scale to run i think, you need purely business labor and mentality to run that then, to me it just sounds like hes going to make cleetus n cars a montly or weekly event type of thing, mixed with burnout days.
definitely cant run a burnout track in the middle of ring track surely if your running races.
boyo he can probably run some drifting events there also
@@erikja123 yeah he can do anything i assume tbh he could run racing series on a small scale maybe as he is getting sponsors in which are all racing or car associated.
@@Dockhead Don't see why you couldn't run a burnout ring in the center of the race track, all you're doing is replacing the grass with concrete, you're not changing the track or any.... No don't think racing will be the main purpose but, I don't see any reason you couldn't run a race now and then. The money is just not in racing anymore. That's why the track has failed twice within the last 10 years.
That sign was funny. You should livestream every event you put on there, just out of spite and because your business plan is firmly based behind a large audience. Also for people like me that won’t otherwise be able to watch. If I lived nearby I would attend. I’m new to your channel and have enjoyed what I’ve seen so far! Keep it up!
My favorite part of this video is how cleet is laughing about the vandalism, when he said "they came and broke the fluorescent bulbs and breathed in the fumes, once again another tough break" that had me dying looool
I was talking to my mom and telling her that my favorite youtuber just bought the old Desoto Speedway! She grew up in Bradenton and used to go to a lot of racing events down there in the 90’s! It’s so sick that you guys jumped on this awesome opportunity. Can’t wait to see what you guys do with this! Hell yeah brother. #doitfordale #bartle skeet #freedomdactory
Hey Cleetus, I actually work for Pepsi so if you need any help locating a sales rep and when you're ready to get your machines up and running, I can for sure help you out, or at least lead you to the right direction! :)
Mountain Dew Sponsor.... Send an email up the chain of command on his behalf!
Coke is better
@@Rockymountain11 I agree but Cletus is sponsored by Mountain Dew so it's probably better to stick with Pepsi in this case.
@@thejman3489 You can serve both Coke and Pepsi products, Do not limit oneself to one brand. This is how you piss people off and do not get repeat business. Being that he owns some of the equipment and a smart move would not to buy direct ( equipment/contracts )from either of the brands he can have both.
@@kameljoe21
It's called contracts dude and clauses that's why he can't just do whatever he wants to do
You know, I am just proud that someone is starting their own business up in 2019/2020. I might not be the "target audience" for this, but this is just amazing to see. For so long, these places died, and these guys are doing it. And this place has it all! Place for filming, place for doing office work, a freaking BEDROOM AND KITCHEN for when you are crashing after a late show... I mean... SHEESH... How perfect is this?!?
"this looks like every grandfathers garage" literally had to pause the video and laugh it out because it's all to true. my grandfathers got air tool oil from the 70s easily. really wish i lived closer to florida. would love to come out and hang out with you guys and do yard work on the track. wouldn't even ask to get paid because the best payment will be the memories of all the people to come and kids getting into the circle track scene.
what this guy said, I am trying to figure out how to move my family to Florida to get to help out/semi retire. super handy and good with electronics. wish i could help.
Seth Atwood nothing like uprooting the family to volunteer at a race track 😂
Nathan S I’m sure his old lady would love that
Name for the bar area!! “Holley’s Hideout” and have pictures of the dog everywhere
This^^^
Yes!
I second this motion
Since it's a hideout there should be hidden Holleys everywhere. Like a hidden Micky but better.
James' face when he saw the motorbike was so priceless i had to watch it twice lol. So excited to see more of this. Also it's called a concourse Cleet.
I laughed out loud - "YOU GOT A MOTORBIKE DUDE!!!" like that's the most awesome part of this purchase.
Promenade works too
Cleetcourse.
Hell yeah brother.. I see you have a lot of willing people to help out but I'm sure you can use all the help you can get so I'm here to lend a hand.. I do landscaping, pressure washing, painting, cleaning, and I currently own a soffit, fascia, and gutters business. Hit a brother up would love to be apart of the freedom factory family.. I used to go to this track every weekend when I was a kid. Raise hell praise dale
Start a gofundme campaign and have the tiers represent price estimates for upgrades/fixes to the park, like new bleachers, new concrete, paint, etc. Would love to participate.
The freedom factory shirts are essentially the way to contribute at the moment.
Let’s all take a minute to shame the vandals who don’t respect other people’s property. They obviously were not doing it for Dale. Dale would never disrespect someone’s property.
Unless its for a burnout
Egging then on was a bad idea. These, assuming, kids likely live locally and can come back. I personally wouldn’t have mentioned it at all.
its always a risk especially when places are abandoned im suprised at how untouched someof this stuff was if i was to come across this i would be so amazed and take so many photos not ruin it and destroy it ...
They were doing it for hilary clinton
@@kevinwheeler5595 he said he has overnight security up there now, so doubtful they will be back.
That conference room brings back alot of memories 😂 some of us rowdy driver's use to be in there discussing how many weeks we would be suspended
Hey Cleatus I’m electrician for 20 years change out those Dolly Parton bulbs to Sacco LED bulbs you’ll save money on ballasts and labor spend now to save later Recycle bowls or direct voltage no ballast needed
13:44 Angels descended from the heavens and symphonies roared in the background as James makes a discover
I just watched like 5 times... I'm dead! Lol
This is one of the most exciting undertakings I've seen on youtube... ever I think. Good luck boys!
Should call the bar “Eagles Peaks,” the Merch shop “Freedom Den,”
Miguel Magana hmmm similar line of thinking but Eagles Den would be a badass bar name
@@murderiscoolLOL Eagle's Call. Merch shop "To The Cords". Restaurant with barbecue "FULL PULL". Circle tracked, dub it "Freedom Ring"....
freedom den is the office bedroom
How about naming the bar bootlicker and the merch shop fuccc trump
Or eagle speedway ?
That old “NO LIVE STREAMING” sign blew my mind.
The mentality of some folks just doesn’t flow with how things are these days.
This applies throughout every aspect of life.
I’m impressed with the shape of this place. I think you guys lucked out on a lot of things. So excited to see where this goes!
Christopher Wilson the price hasn’t been disclosed. Trust me once I say they PAID for this place.
All I’m saying is when I hear “abandoned race track” I imagine a space that’s been run on a shoe string budget for years with lots of maintenance that’s been put off to save money. I’m sure it wasn’t a pretty penny.
Antioch speedway was for sale in my neck of the woods last year and it went for something like $500,000. It was in the middle of no where and super run down too.
I looked up the asking price right after they bought it. Somewhere around 2.3million.
William Smith whew! I’m sure they got it for less than asking but even if they paid less, wow!
Looking forward to "cleeterNats 2021"
People be expecting that scene from cars when you turn the power on. Neons n shit everywhere. Gotta tilt the hat to you guys. Fine work thus far. 👌
Maybe 2022 or 2023...
Name for concession: “Bartle skeet and all you can eat”
"Bartle skeet, let them eat"
I like it!
Haha perfect
As a retired Chef, I can see so much potential in that concession area. Smash Burgers, Cheesesteaks, Fries, onion rings, and a host of other great track food. The syrups MAY be good even if out of date, but may not be worth risking it. Just found the channel after seeing Cleetus on OffTheRanch and already seriously impressed with you guys. Definitely getting me some Cleetus Merch.
Between the stands and the concessions it is called the "concourse" or "vendor row".
What first came to mind to me was 'Midway'
Ethanol Alley
Freedom Way..
Concourse would be the most general term for it but they should definitely give it some name like that.
The announcer's box should definitely be called the Eagle's Nest.
When I look out onto that track, the first thing that comes to mind "Spectator Drags" !!!!!
IKR?!!! I expect it to be part of Cleetus and Cars.
100% first thing that came to mind...
Same here!
The day everyone helps clean up is gonna turn into the movie hot rod
Lol "Did we start that?"
To all the dreamers out there Cleetus and James are and should be a real inspiration for the folks out there with inspirations to go big. I look back and see a little Cleeter sitting in car on some South Florida back road looking to the stars above thinking man we need are own race track to turn and burn rubber on cause duckin the law out here just isn’t that fun and bam what do you know look mom the boy bought a beat up race track and made em dreams come true. Can I get a “Hell ya brother”
13:45 James' face is priceless!!🤣🤣 That man loves anything with an engine!
This would also be a great location to host drone races. I recommend that when you're ready, get in touch with MultiGP.
!!!!!!!!!! fucking yes, that's a great idea!
Next episode: Junkyard LS swap track dryer with 96mm turbo
Came to the comments in hopes that someone said to LS swap it!
Junkyard engine with an eBay turbo, match made in heaven.
The boyz over a Texas speed sent us a motor for the dryer 😂😂
With power glide, trans brake and two step
I like they are all appreciative and want to reuse the stuff left behind. I’ve seen others do a walk through of a property and they’re damaging good stuff, tossing it out, etc. That shows me they know the value of hard work and not having money.
Man, this race track is going to be the most epic content on RUclips. We gonna get up in the 10 million subs. Man I cant wait to go to this new track. Y'all have some shops there too for testing cars. Omg this is just outstanding. Lordy hell yeah brother. The possibilities are endless.
Hey brother, I’m sure you got a lot of hit ups already but I own a lawn service company and would be willing/honored to provide services to landscape the property for ya. Mow, trimming, weed removal, spraying and whatever else you might need. We operate out of Brevard county on the east coast of central/southern Florida and I’m a huge long time fan, would be so down to come out with some equipment and help with your landscaping needs. Avid car guy at heart so y’all can reach me on Instagram @tspectuning and if interested perhaps we can make something happen! Love you guys and love the channel congrats on the track brother!! Much love ❤️ 💪🏼 🚙 💨
Email him
I was hoping I would see someone closer than myself to offer this! I live in Indiana but would be so willing to grab a trimmer and blower and take care of all the overgrowth there in the common areas. It will look so much nicer once it's cleaned up.
Hell yeahhhh! People like you are champs 💪🏼 hopefully he reaches out to you 😊
Recommend emailed him!
Hell yeah brother 🤟🏼
RUclipsr: I've bought a supercar......
Cleetus: hold my beer
Supercars are cool, but owning your.own race track is even cooler
For real he does not rebuild crashed supercars he rebuilds tracks.
More like hold my Mountain Dew!
Haaaa !!!!! It's like oh you own a Lambo ? That's cute.
@@andrewbarnes2175 hold my bald eagle
You guys definitely hit the jackpot with everything left behind to be used! Congratulations I wish I lived closer cuz I’d be there
Make a timelapse of all of the cleaning so we can watch the whole restoration/modification
Yessss!
I just said to myself “man I sure wish we could get a late night Cleetus video” and BOOM!
Camm Fisher you know the deal!
I know I was refreshing all yesterday and today waiting!
I've been waiting since yesterday morning waited all day thanks guys yall are the best youtubers out there by far. Love. It. Hell Yea Brother
You should have a "friends car" "burn" to a crisp on the track and then act "sad" so you can collect fraudulent "charity" money. Ask Adam Lz, it's worth 10 grand. That's burnout pad money boiiii
@@CleetusM all the youtubers destruction derby
You guys are living your best life. Doing it right and making an American dream come true. Thanks for representing' Murica in the best way. Damn fine Americans.
Kermit of Rivia easy to see why. They were banning people from coming and enjoying themselves by filming their night and thought that making LESS noise about how much fun was happening there would somehow HELP them advertise getting more people in!
There is this stuff called Sweeping Compound that you can get at the hardware store. It will eliminate the dust when you sweep up the fire extinguisher.
“After they went over there and fired off some fire extinguishers and inhaled some dry dust” 😂😂😂 mint 😂😂
Minty!! 👌👌👌👌
Corey C honestly the best comeback to them dicks I’ve heard too. Huffing dry dust 😂😂😂
your polite descriptions of the “badass vandals” kills me LOL
Definitely announce when the clean-up day will be Oh, I would definitely drive over. And donate some of my time. To help out
Sweet Top Banana Man!
@@CoffeeVSInvesting thank you sir!!! Just started building it. Slowly, 06-10s Are my favorite Chargers... If you're interested subscribe to my channel. Watch me build.
I'm actually amazed how good all the facilities look to be. Usually as soon as a building gets abandoned it gets trashed. Cant wait to drive my happy ass from Washington to the Freedom Factory