The last segment of the video shows that Cleetus is a classy caring guy. To care enough about if someone else is going to simply feel bad about something, and to then do something so effortless to reverse that feeling such as that last little speech in the video, truly proves that there is a genuinely kind heart inside of that gentleman. What a rollercoaster of emotions this video gave me. At the end, I PERSONALLY was feeling bad about the car as if I WAS the one who crashed it‼️ Then you gave me relief with that speech to HIM‼️ Gahlleee Bro you have a way of connecting with your supporters it's incredible. Thanks again. Your videos carried me through my 3rd battle with stage-4 cancer, bedridden with nothing to do but watch cool videos and you were the one I was stuck on‼️ I appreciate you.🙏 -Pete the Survivor King🎗
It felt to me like he knew he was PROBABLY okay, but that he was telling wasn't gonna be the guy to not check ASAP cause a "probably okay" and maybe his neck broke or something
Your genuine concern went to 1000% and we all could feel that everyone was in protection mode.... glad George is ok.. cars can be replaced.... George is one of a kind!
“Golly what in the world” is a new shirt coming out soon, glad to see George ok and u care about your friends and employees don’t let this stop you all from doing what we all love.
I can see it now. George hanging upside with his mullet hanging there and "Golly, what in the world?!" Around it. Hahahaha. I was dying when he said that
Just briefly scrolled through the comments; of the 1M+ people that viewed this video, I imagine 99.99999% of them to be just plain ol' good folks. It's really awesome to see how everyone just agrees that it's awesome that George wasn't hurt and not see any negativity. So happy I'm a subscriber to this channel!
You can really hear your concern in your voice as you ran over to see if George was OK . You are the man taking care of your crew. That is why I watch your Channel, keep up the great work and keep the content coming. 👍
What I've always liked about this channel is the human beings, not the characters or the story line or the empire. The actual people. Things were scary for a few moments but what will keep me coming back to this channel is that the second that car went over G wasn't a business owner, or a boss or a RUclipsr or a Character he was just a buddy scared for his buddy. Thanks for entertaining us guys but definitely stay safe. Also not just helmets and fire suits... Get those window nets closed. Obviously many bad things could have happened but the real easy one would have been a limb crush if George had not kept his hands on the wheel. Good instincts George! Glad everyone is safe. Good that you all learned from it. Thanks for entertaining us we do deeply appreciate it, we all need to get our minds off the state of the world for a moment. Thank you and stay safe!
BIGG BUENOS DIAAAAASSSSSS to George … glad he’s alright i can see in his face how bad he felt.. I’m really glad you clarified with everyone that all that matters is that he’s okay. Cars are replaceable people aren’t.. Cleetus is a real legend ✊🏼🇺🇸
"I really just don't care about the car, I care that he's okay." Hell yeah, brother. That's the way it should be. Cars can be replaced, people can't. That's a big part of what makes you and the crew so awesome. I'm glad George is okay because that looked scary as hell.
Listening to James' panic when he said "George!" really goes to show how close of friends they are. That is the sound of panic when someone is in fear of their or someone else's safety. Glad over all it went well and a lesson was learned. Looking forward to the future!
The ending is why we all love ya cleet, you're fuckn genuine lad. Your team is your family, much respect to that, nothing like a healthy working environment!
He's also got extended family and immediate too. But you're right. These guys are one big happy family. Kinda like the chinese meal. All different types of stuff(people).
George hanging upside saying "Golly, what in the world!" So glad he's okay, definitely looks like the brakes failed or something, damn thing wasn't even slowing down
Car was bouncing, and probably only has front brakes plumbed to the pedal. Cleet mentioned it had individually controlled rear brakes for steering while wheelie'ing. So seeing how the front is paper light, on leaf springs, and brakes are probably in the front (didn't see George using hand controls for rears), there was no way that thing was stopping. MAYBE, only MAYBE could he commit to hitting the bank, he may have been able to save it, or at least wall rub.
Glad George is alright, he adds so much to this channel hopefully he doesnt take it too hard, its all part of the game and he's a massive reason why this channel has the success it does. Cleeter has built a hell of a team with a heck of a bunch of guys and all of them make it happen. We need a new T-Shirt with the "Gollieeee what in the world" because that was funny as hell.
@@thedude7726 George is part of the team, which means he shares in the success. If you stay in school, you'll learn that somewhere around the 5th or 6th grade.
@@MOTO809 Cleetus would be just as successful with or without George. My personal opinion, George is annoying af, probably as much as Cooper was. I love the vids without George, this channel wouldn't suffer without him
Cleeter you are a true leader and someone who seems to genuinely care about the safety and even mental state of your employees. I'm glad I watched the outro. Keep on climbing brother!
When you heard the fear in Cleeter's voice as he ran you could tell he genuinely cared. The outro was a nice touch too, everything about it was class. The guy really cares about his friends/employees
Man you can hear the fear in Cleetus’ breath as he ran toward George. Glad George is ok, that was one heck of a scary situation. No weight in the front to plant the car down and the leaf spring front end just kept bouncing because of that making the stopping distance and controllability even worse. George did the best he could to save the car. That’s why they always have their helmets on whenever they’re on the track because you just don’t know when an incident can occur and it’s better to always be safe.
Except they didn't wear helmets before they realized they needed too, i can't remember what crash it was i think a supercar that made him change the policy to helmets all the time. He wasn't wearing one most the time after buying the track even vaugn gitten said it scared him that he wasn't. Now they do wear them all the time but there's plenty of videos of them not wearing them. The jet boats are the real sketchy things, having a 3rd man up top that you know is getting tossed around when you do jumps is scary.
clituris`lungs have taken a serious beating by covid 19 which he had a while ago.covid has serious long time affects on your health yet men in florida(florida men)don t take it seriously.note seriously,not serious!!
George is the man, glad its chalked up to a business expense. That's the entertainment industry in general and you guys have us thoroughly entertained.
I'm glad you guys recognize how dangerous it is. It's great that it only cost a car for you to rethink safety. Looking forward to seeing a lot more crazy content!
@Blizzard Extreme I mean cleetus ain’t worried about the money spent on the car but that would definitely pay for the car and a good start on building a new less sketchy one
Thank God george is okay, and it really hit home watching everyone go into protection mode and making sure he was okay. God bless all of yall and thanks to God for watching over george!!!
Every time I watch this video I get Talladega nights vibes from Cletus like when Cal was running towards Ricky, Ricky thought he was on fire. Such love for the brothers guys glad everyone was okay
So glad George is safe. You can hear the fear in everyone's voices when they were running. Suits on, helmets on, belts on and window nets up guys. We love the content you guys give us but we love you guys more. The cars and the content is nothing without you guys. As viewers we need to hound them as much as they will surely hound each other now about safety. So guys, lets make sure they stay on top of it. Stay safe you crazy bastards, we don't want you guys going anywhere.
My heart skipped a beat, for a moment all I could think of was "Not George!!!". Let's add real fire suppression systems to the entire fleet as well, they're pretty short money, fairly easy to fab in when the cage gets installed and pay for themselves 100 times over the one time that you actually have to pull the handle. Fire suits are nice and all (when people actually wear them), but real fire suppression systems can be amazing.
They also need to properly affix those windows nets in the Crown Vic races. They only use self-tapping screws. That'll go over like a whistlin' fart in church when something about takes out a driver.
THIS. When you mention it in one of their videos where they’re having a blast doing goofy things, people sometimes call you a total buzzkill. Like nah man, we just don’t want to have a tragic moments of terrible incident occur with people we like.
George proved the crash cage does work.When you showed him with the neck brace on and you showed the car on its lid I thought the roof had collapsed in. The internal camera showed every thing but the brakes had worked correctly. The only thing he did wrong was no fire proof suit.
Yeah anybody would feel bad about it. But it looked like he did everything he could. slow-mo it looks like the front brakes stopped working after it bounced. Or maybe it just bounced his foot off the pedal, he said it was in a shitty spot. but at that point, swerving was the only option, or else he was gonna land on the roof of the shop lol. No suspension + uneven ground + hard swerve = barrel rolls.
@@eddominates I have to give it to George though, I give that tumble, roll a solid 8.2 for creativity. Never let it be said they don’t use the ENTIRE track lol.
this is why this is the best drag ish RUclips channel. a man who owns up to his responsibilities and never lets anyone hanging while also creating the best content, big props keep it up
Sucks that this happened but it was really nice to see Cleet show immediate concern for his friend. It was also nice to see the end of the video where Cleet takes responsibility for what could and will happen. Thanks again for the years of videos.
Great boss Cletus! Truly wonderful to see a guy who genuinely cares for his people, and that the money doesn't matter. Wish there were more people like you in the world
Doesn't matter if it's a $500 or $500,000 car or golf cart, peoples life and safety comes first, glad George is alright and that's all that matters, cars can be re-built, can't replace a life though.
Real friends in the freedom factory. All running in George’s time of need. Excellent team work to evaluate George’s condition and to control the fuel spill.
Couple things: 1. I am immensely grateful that George is ok...could have been way worse. 2. He was out of the pedal and onto the brakes WAY before that crash. Something was very off with that car, which brings me to... 3. You guys absolutely HAVE to do a shakedown run in these things way before you stick a driver in the cockpit and go full-send. Anyway, sounds like you all came away from the crash with a new outlook, some good lessons learned, a new museum piece...and undoubtedly a "Golly, what in the world?!" Fiero t-shirt. 🤣 Keep up the great work guys, and be safe.
My thoughts exactly. George wasnt even pushing it, got on the brakes early and you could tell the car just did NOT want to stop. Looked like a mixture of bad brakes and a very poorly set up suspension. Nothing he could do about it. That was bound to happen to anyone of them at some point
This x100. As this channel gets bigger more and more eyes are watching just waiting to find someone thing to bring it down. There’s a reason tv shows don’t do this kinda stuff in uncontrolled environments. If your going to do it be safe.
A once over on the safety equipment in the cars they didn't build would be good also. I know its cool to take a junk car and full send, but there is alot of shady built cars out there.
There's a line between having fun and being scared when you're doing dangerous stuff. Everyone who watched this video got to see what happens when that line is crossed. Thank you for showing us this video and it's very obvious how much you care about your team Cleet. We're all glad no one was hurt and the only loss was a fiero. Yall did good that day. Looking forward to some more videos Cleet even if they're not "we bought this crazy thing" videos.
@@googleleavemynamealone9145 That does happen a lot when boys play, I wont speculate since we only see what in the videos but I hope he's doing it because he wants to and that its an environment where you can say: No, this is too sketchy for me, without backlash. Got to say though, as easy as it is to get lax with safety, George is quick to grab a helmet, even riding in the back of the marauder.
@@mandem9319 only going on what was shown and the fact that working on their cars recording it and showing us is a massive part of this channel. the energy of this video is boys get a new toy and forget everything and just want to see what it will do and then pay for it!! something me and my mates have done too many times!
Gotta give George props for hanging on to that as long as he did. It's tough to steer a car when it's only got one wheel on the ground. He kept his cool and worked it to the end. Well done.
That's how true friends treat one another. Hats off to ya Cleeter, making sure your boy is good and not giving one flying you know what about the machine. Scary incidents open your eyes and gets those gears grinding about personal safety. Keep it moving forward and use the PPE available. Hell yeah brother!!!!!
coming back to watch this video 5 months later for the second time it’s even funnier listening to all the talking before the ending (and knowing what the ending is) this is hilarious. glad George was alright!!
I love how he didn’t fish for likes and make it worse than it was he literally turned it into a learning experience and kinda accidentally showed that behind all the fun and stuff you gotta be prepared for the crash, gotta love Cletus you never know what to expect but it’s always something great
That's Cleeter's way!! The thumbnails might occasionally look a little clickbaity to feed the algorithm but he's a Florida man... *what you see is absolutely what you get in the thumbnails!!*
We don't expect accidents, they just happen... but like you said to the guys, taking all of the easy, available precautions from this day forward will help keep an accident from turning into a tragedy. Glad you're ok George. Buenos many more Dias.
@@Don_Rodrigo44 Nope. Actually you're completely wrong and incorrect. The last time something sketchy happened they instituted a mandatory "EVERYONE MUST ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET AT THE FREEDOM FACTORY" rule and it is now strictly adhered to. So now they're just going to make it better by requiring everyone wear a firesuit with a helmet.
Glad George is ok. It reminded me of Jay Leno going for a ride in Hemi Under Glass and getting rolled. Cleetus, you’re a stand up guy for how you handle your shop, and what goes in in it.
I'm so happy for George. He went from hand porting heads and being bored every day to being part of a great team. We love him and it looks like he he's happy.
So much respect for you keeping the safety talk in the video. Everyone makes mistakes and the important thing is that we learn from them and move foreward better from it!! Glad everyone's okay and let's have a safe and fun rest of 2022!
Agreed. Accidents happen in the most unthought of time. Glad Senor Buenos Dias is good, will be really happy to see those guys follow through more on the safety stuff, I love this channel too much for something to happen to any of them.
Same exact thing happened at Irwindale ca. infield with jay leno riding shotgun with hemi under glass. Mixing a drag car with infield track is entertaining but never enough shutdown area!!
Your truly a genuine guy Cleetus, Much respect to you brother for seeing family over business. George is family and cars are just fun objects. George glad your ok brother, I know you were probably feeling that on your back in the morning. That was crazy how that happened. Keep the chin up and don't sweat the issues, you have friends, family and fans who care very much for you and are by your side 100%. Like my Pop use to say when he had some bad luck. (Ain't no thang but a chicken wing) lol. DB Grim here from NC. Hope to see you all at an event one day and watch you all in action.
I'm glad the Fiero is already over and done with, and I'm truly glad that you are all committed to taking your safety seriously now. If that's all that came from the Fiero purchase, it was well worth every penny.
Since safety is a talking point, something I've noticed forever is Cleetus needs to get better at putting his helmet lens down. If you ever have a flash up or cabin fire you'll be thankful you did!!
They all leave the lens up so they can be herd talking to the camera. Guess none of them know they can use external mic so they can actually be herd better and no need to scream so they can be herd in video's.
What I noticed was the lack of a submarine belt which would’ve held him in the seat not allowed the belts to shift and him fall out damn near. Had that thing flipped more than once it would’ve been really bad. Roll cage don’t help when your heads above it
Whole reason I like Cleetus is he cares about his friends and family and their well-being and puts all that above the show all while remaining to have a wonderful infectious positive attitude to all around him, truly a cool dude!!!
@3:35 you can hear George say “This thing looks dangerous” there was some wild foreshadowing in this video. Glad George is okay, and great to see the crew come together to make sure he was okay.
Glad George is OK. Happy seeing and feeling the concern in everyone for a fellow team member. Good job guys getting to George so fast! On a side note since we love George's one liners and all around good humor...can we get a GOLLY!! Shirt
George did a hell of a job trying to thread that needle to avoid a wall. In addition to helmet, suit & belts, I would add a neck support as standard equipment.
@@bigleague6723 Haha we'd love to, any time ole Cleet would have us. I bet we could pull some wheelies out there too, hopefully not end up like the Fiero lol.
And keep your nose up in the turns. Lol! My dad was also a pilot. He would always say that all the time instead of normal Bye, be careful. No idea what it means but always made me laugh.
Cleetus you’re a top bloke. The way you are always making sure everyone around you is safe and having the best time possible is awesome. Keep up the great work mate. I really hope to come to the freedom factory over the next couple years but I’m from Australia so it’s a rather expensive trip lol
That’s how a team cares for each other! These belongings don’t mean crap when a life could be gone. Love that cleet cares so much for his team and takes on any responsibility.
i still come back to this at least once a month, its a classic at this point, georges hilarious "golly what in the world" reaction, cleetus true OMG! panic in his voice,
Absolutely loved how concerned you guys were when he flipped. Shows you guys will run into anything to save someone. You guys are epic. Love the content. Stay safe🤘🏼🤘🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
It happens. That's actually the reason Jackstands original drag car on the show broke, pulled a wheelie so hard he yanked all four tires and destroyed the front frame rails when it came back down.
The best kind of safety lesson is the one where no one gets hurt, Glad George is OK. We love the crazy stuff, but never worth someone getting hurt. Keep being awesome, guys!
My favorite part is Garret’s genuine concern for George. He didn’t care about that car at all and was the fastest giraffe out there to make sure his boy was good. Also props to Sam for putting in the effort to flip that car back over.
I love how genuine you all are. At the end when everyone, even Sam, owned up to their safety shortcomings, just shows how real y'all are. Major respect for everyone and way to show the world what matters most to genuine car guys.
Much respect for the ending, you can tell your truly friends with your group! So many people would obsess over damage and I know it takes a big weight off George’s shoulder!
last clip really solidifys why i love watching cleetus, his view on anything that happens is 100% what should be the view for everyone taking part in these activities
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Hell yeah brother!!
Sheesh!!!
when this getting a tshirt lol
@Cleetus McFarland you might want to put a Head and neck restrain in the car
I bet he won’t make a jet boat out of a Fiero, no balls
George is for sure the Richard Hammond of the group.
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@@daltondeister6471 it truly is lol
Dude lol. True. Garrett is Jeremy and James is James
why cause he's short lol 😆 jk George is awesome
Wow, how did I miss this?
holy crap, George! Glad you're alright. lol
What's up fin
his head is too big
I sent this car to you freiburger and Cleet all at the same time. Shoulda bought it lol
His next trick will be doing wheelies with a hovercraft. Got any tips?
There's ur next one for Roadkill....
I’m glad George is ok, but his reaction “golly what in the world” was priceless. Funny dude love the crew.
been a long time since i laughed that hard! 🤣
that thing was a deathtrap, bouncing around like crazy...
I was thinking the same thing! 🤣🤣
everybody got what they came for - thrills, spills and laughs galore - George is OK - the car met its destiny
About shat my pants laughing so hard 🤣
i was literally thinking almost the same thing but not as youtube friendly 😂💀
The last segment of the video shows that Cleetus is a classy caring guy. To care enough about if someone else is going to simply feel bad about something, and to then do something so effortless to reverse that feeling such as that last little speech in the video, truly proves that there is a genuinely kind heart inside of that gentleman.
What a rollercoaster of emotions this video gave me. At the end, I PERSONALLY was feeling bad about the car as if I WAS the one who crashed it‼️ Then you gave me relief with that speech to HIM‼️ Gahlleee Bro you have a way of connecting with your supporters it's incredible.
Thanks again. Your videos carried me through my 3rd battle with stage-4 cancer, bedridden with nothing to do but watch cool videos and you were the one I was stuck on‼️
I appreciate you.🙏
-Pete the Survivor King🎗
Hope your doing ok pete! much love!
My heart sank. Cleet when you were running ..ooof., glad you’re ok George. Big buenos Dias
I bet that felt like the longest run of his life, trying to get to George to make sure he was ok.
It felt to me like he knew he was PROBABLY okay, but that he was telling wasn't gonna be the guy to not check ASAP cause a "probably okay" and maybe his neck broke or something
Same man. Felt like one of my buddies wrecked and I’ve never even met George in my life. So glad he’s okay
My heart sank when I heard George screaming rite before he launched it off the track lol
It was scary to watch his smile turn into an "oh shit this isn't good" face.
Your genuine concern went to 1000% and we all could feel that everyone was in protection mode.... glad George is ok.. cars can be replaced.... George is one of a kind!
“Golly what in the world” is a new shirt coming out soon, glad to see George ok and u care about your friends and employees don’t let this stop you all from doing what we all love.
With an upside-down Fiero LOL
I can see it now. George hanging upside with his mullet hanging there and "Golly, what in the world?!" Around it. Hahahaha. I was dying when he said that
This needs to happen
I would buy one!
"Flippin the Fiero to wheelies" with the middle finger replaced by a screen print if a Fiero.
Just briefly scrolled through the comments; of the 1M+ people that viewed this video, I imagine 99.99999% of them to be just plain ol' good folks. It's really awesome to see how everyone just agrees that it's awesome that George wasn't hurt and not see any negativity. So happy I'm a subscriber to this channel!
You can really hear your concern in your voice as you ran over to see if George was OK . You are the man taking care of your crew. That is why I watch your Channel, keep up the great work and keep the content coming. 👍
1000% ole cleet was in what you call a high stress situation you could hear it in his breathing.
What I've always liked about this channel is the human beings, not the characters or the story line or the empire. The actual people. Things were scary for a few moments but what will keep me coming back to this channel is that the second that car went over G wasn't a business owner, or a boss or a RUclipsr or a Character he was just a buddy scared for his buddy. Thanks for entertaining us guys but definitely stay safe. Also not just helmets and fire suits... Get those window nets closed. Obviously many bad things could have happened but the real easy one would have been a limb crush if George had not kept his hands on the wheel. Good instincts George! Glad everyone is safe. Good that you all learned from it. Thanks for entertaining us we do deeply appreciate it, we all need to get our minds off the state of the world for a moment. Thank you and stay safe!
Pretty much anybody would act the same way.
BIGG BUENOS DIAAAAASSSSSS to George … glad he’s alright i can see in his face how bad he felt.. I’m really glad you clarified with everyone that all that matters is that he’s okay. Cars are replaceable people aren’t.. Cleetus is a real legend ✊🏼🇺🇸
I just came back from watching the new video and it’s crazy how time flies I couldn’t believe it’s been 3 years
Crazy, that's because it's only been two years
Two years
"I really just don't care about the car, I care that he's okay." Hell yeah, brother. That's the way it should be. Cars can be replaced, people can't. That's a big part of what makes you and the crew so awesome.
I'm glad George is okay because that looked scary as hell.
I don’t know. I replaced my wife. Best thing I’ve ever done. Hahah.
Nah all jokes aside. Glad George is fine. Wild ride.
Only person ever to roll a vehicle and say “gollie” hahaha.
That had me ROLLING!
@@mstrt3749 🤣🤣🤣
Safety training may have a failing grade but the monetization training is passing with flying colors
I have a feeling this has also happened to some old man in central Arkansas. "GAWLIIEEEE"
Made me lol 😂
Listening to James' panic when he said "George!" really goes to show how close of friends they are. That is the sound of panic when someone is in fear of their or someone else's safety. Glad over all it went well and a lesson was learned. Looking forward to the future!
10:47 for those who wanted to hear it again.
Your here because of the "The Wheelie Fierro REBUILD Begins!!!" and you wanted to watch the wreck again... lol... Glad George was ok though.
Ur still glad 2 years later? 🧢
The ending is why we all love ya cleet, you're fuckn genuine lad. Your team is your family, much respect to that, nothing like a healthy working environment!
He's also got extended family and immediate too. But you're right. These guys are one big happy family.
Kinda like the chinese meal. All different types of stuff(people).
George hanging upside saying "Golly, what in the world!"
So glad he's okay, definitely looks like the brakes failed or something, damn thing wasn't even slowing down
brakes don't help if they are in the air ;-)
@@greglade what brakes
He had stoppalators just to much freedom and having all the weight in the back does no promote even braking
Car was bouncing, and probably only has front brakes plumbed to the pedal. Cleet mentioned it had individually controlled rear brakes for steering while wheelie'ing.
So seeing how the front is paper light, on leaf springs, and brakes are probably in the front (didn't see George using hand controls for rears), there was no way that thing was stopping.
MAYBE, only MAYBE could he commit to hitting the bank, he may have been able to save it, or at least wall rub.
Fat tires, no front axel weight and hard breaking never going to stop good. Probably why it's been sold cheap🤣
"TICK TOCK, YOUR DONE" lmao Sam and George are the absolute best. The love you all have for each other shows in every video. Im glad George is okay.
Old man with a catch phrase lol.
Yeet
Glad George is alright after that wild ride. The way everyone rushed to make sure he was safe was awesome it shows y’all are family.
The genuine concern shows what a great crew these guys are. Glad his wild ride ended with him being ok.
Glad George is alright, he adds so much to this channel hopefully he doesnt take it too hard, its all part of the game and he's a massive reason why this channel has the success it does. Cleeter has built a hell of a team with a heck of a bunch of guys and all of them make it happen. We need a new T-Shirt with the "Gollieeee what in the world" because that was funny as hell.
Geoege has 0% of the success cleetus has.
@@thedude7726 ok child
@@thedude7726 George is part of the team, which means he shares in the success.
If you stay in school, you'll learn that somewhere around the 5th or 6th grade.
@@MOTO809 Cleetus would be just as successful with or without George. My personal opinion, George is annoying af, probably as much as Cooper was. I love the vids without George, this channel wouldn't suffer without him
@smokinjoeadams0071 i would 1,000% buy a shirt with ls george upside down and gollieeee what in the world upside down as well LMAO im glad he is ok.
Cleeter you are a true leader and someone who seems to genuinely care about the safety and even mental state of your employees. I'm glad I watched the outro. Keep on climbing brother!
When you heard the fear in Cleeter's voice as he ran you could tell he genuinely cared. The outro was a nice touch too, everything about it was class. The guy really cares about his friends/employees
Who here after finding out George done it again
Man you can hear the fear in Cleetus’ breath as he ran toward George. Glad George is ok, that was one heck of a scary situation. No weight in the front to plant the car down and the leaf spring front end just kept bouncing because of that making the stopping distance and controllability even worse. George did the best he could to save the car. That’s why they always have their helmets on whenever they’re on the track because you just don’t know when an incident can occur and it’s better to always be safe.
I think a little bit of panic and hitting the wrong pedal also played a role. That car sped up going uphill.
No dampers the thing just skipped like a rock.
@@tylerwhite4743 the car dont speed up just dont loose the speed sadly
Except they didn't wear helmets before they realized they needed too, i can't remember what crash it was i think a supercar that made him change the policy to helmets all the time. He wasn't wearing one most the time after buying the track even vaugn gitten said it scared him that he wasn't. Now they do wear them all the time but there's plenty of videos of them not wearing them. The jet boats are the real sketchy things, having a 3rd man up top that you know is getting tossed around when you do jumps is scary.
clituris`lungs have taken a serious beating by covid 19 which he had a while ago.covid has serious long time affects on your health yet men in florida(florida men)don t take it seriously.note seriously,not serious!!
George is the man, glad its chalked up to a business expense. That's the entertainment industry in general and you guys have us thoroughly entertained.
Glad George is ok. I bet the wheelie bars are not the only things with fresh marks
That's exactly why it's a good thing he wasn't wearing the suit this time round lol, it'd never have been the same!
@@danmackintosh6325 he was talking about fresh marks as in he shit his pants 😂
bet his boxers had skid marks as well lmao
Can't quite wash that smell out
That's a good one😂
I'm glad you guys recognize how dangerous it is. It's great that it only cost a car for you to rethink safety. Looking forward to seeing a lot more crazy content!
George, HUGE barrel roll guy.
Glad he’s okay. 🤙
🤔😟😎😏🤣😂
@Blizzard Extreme I hope you’re right. I’ll take one. 😂
@Blizzard Extreme I mean cleetus ain’t worried about the money spent on the car but that would definitely pay for the car and a good start on building a new less sketchy one
Window net down worries me the worst in those scenarios. Waiting on an arm to fly out and get crushed. Glad you’re ok George!!!
window net?? there was no windshield lmaooo
He did a great job of holding on to the wheel
@@andrewk4882 Sure, the belts were lose, but he did not reach out the windshield.
Thank God george is okay, and it really hit home watching everyone go into protection mode and making sure he was okay. God bless all of yall and thanks to God for watching over george!!!
Amen to that Brother.
Every time I watch this video I get Talladega nights vibes from Cletus like when Cal was running towards Ricky, Ricky thought he was on fire. Such love for the brothers guys glad everyone was okay
So much respect to you Cleeter, I could hear the fear in your voice that your friend might have been hurt. Glad Georgie is all good. Cheers boys
So glad George is safe. You can hear the fear in everyone's voices when they were running.
Suits on, helmets on, belts on and window nets up guys. We love the content you guys give us but we love you guys more. The cars and the content is nothing without you guys.
As viewers we need to hound them as much as they will surely hound each other now about safety. So guys, lets make sure they stay on top of it.
Stay safe you crazy bastards, we don't want you guys going anywhere.
My heart skipped a beat, for a moment all I could think of was "Not George!!!". Let's add real fire suppression systems to the entire fleet as well, they're pretty short money, fairly easy to fab in when the cage gets installed and pay for themselves 100 times over the one time that you actually have to pull the handle. Fire suits are nice and all (when people actually wear them), but real fire suppression systems can be amazing.
They also need to properly affix those windows nets in the Crown Vic races. They only use self-tapping screws. That'll go over like a whistlin' fart in church when something about takes out a driver.
THIS.
When you mention it in one of their videos where they’re having a blast doing goofy things, people sometimes call you a total buzzkill. Like nah man, we just don’t want to have a tragic moments of terrible incident occur with people we like.
The genuine concern that comes from Cleetus is just so heart warming. He cares so much about his best friends rightfully so!
George proved the crash cage does work.When you showed him with the neck brace on and you showed the car on its lid I thought the roof had collapsed in. The internal camera showed every thing but the brakes had worked correctly. The only thing he did wrong was no fire proof suit.
I feel bad for George. I know he’s feeling pretty bad that about damaging it. You could see it in his face. Glad y’all are good. Cheers
Yeah anybody would feel bad about it. But it looked like he did everything he could. slow-mo it looks like the front brakes stopped working after it bounced. Or maybe it just bounced his foot off the pedal, he said it was in a shitty spot.
but at that point, swerving was the only option, or else he was gonna land on the roof of the shop lol. No suspension + uneven ground + hard swerve = barrel rolls.
@@eddominates I have to give it to George though, I give that tumble, roll a solid 8.2 for creativity. Never let it be said they don’t use the ENTIRE track lol.
@@overanDownUnder He definitely get style points lol
this is why this is the best drag ish RUclips channel. a man who owns up to his responsibilities and never lets anyone hanging while also creating the best content, big props keep it up
Well said!
Sucks that this happened but it was really nice to see Cleet show immediate concern for his friend. It was also nice to see the end of the video where Cleet takes responsibility for what could and will happen. Thanks again for the years of videos.
12:40 “I just don’t know if we should ever run it again…” foreshadowing to September 2024. Glad all are okay!
Glad George is OK. "Golly, what in the world" has to be on a shirt. Went from laughs to terror and glad everyone could laugh about it after the fact.
but it has to be printed upside down
@@bluflaam777LSA with Georges body in that scrunched sitting position hahaha
@@blue95m3 That... is pure gold!
This needs to be a Tshirt design for sure
That was the funniest reaction to a roll over!! Glad he's ok.
Great boss Cletus! Truly wonderful to see a guy who genuinely cares for his people, and that the money doesn't matter. Wish there were more people like you in the world
Doesn't matter if it's a $500 or $500,000 car or golf cart, peoples life and safety comes first, glad George is alright and that's all that matters, cars can be re-built, can't replace a life though.
who came back to watch this 2024
Showed up on my home page / recommended feed !
I know he said it’ll never be operated again. Wonder if he at least kept it
Damn straight 🤘🏼
I did
Me lol I watch to much Cleetus lol
Real friends in the freedom factory. All running in George’s time of need. Excellent team work to evaluate George’s condition and to control the fuel spill.
Couple things:
1. I am immensely grateful that George is ok...could have been way worse.
2. He was out of the pedal and onto the brakes WAY before that crash. Something was very off with that car, which brings me to...
3. You guys absolutely HAVE to do a shakedown run in these things way before you stick a driver in the cockpit and go full-send.
Anyway, sounds like you all came away from the crash with a new outlook, some good lessons learned, a new museum piece...and undoubtedly a "Golly, what in the world?!" Fiero t-shirt. 🤣
Keep up the great work guys, and be safe.
My thoughts exactly. George wasnt even pushing it, got on the brakes early and you could tell the car just did NOT want to stop. Looked like a mixture of bad brakes and a very poorly set up suspension. Nothing he could do about it. That was bound to happen to anyone of them at some point
Spot on
This x100. As this channel gets bigger more and more eyes are watching just waiting to find someone thing to bring it down. There’s a reason tv shows don’t do this kinda stuff in uncontrolled environments. If your going to do it be safe.
A once over on the safety equipment in the cars they didn't build would be good also. I know its cool to take a junk car and full send, but there is alot of shady built cars out there.
It looked like the biggest issue with those brakes was the suspension of the car. Brakes don't work if the tires are off the ground.
Sam needs his own line of Cleetus shirts. He is a legend.
Put it on the chip
Having Sam around just makes everything much more wholesome.
Sent an email to cleetus to have him and Sam make a detail kit. The “hell yeah buffer” special 🤣
Uncle Sam tee-shirt
I feel like he said no because they mentioned it before
"Golly, what in the world?"
That's a t-shirt haha.
Glad George is ok!
gah lee*
it’s a fucking t shirt now😂😂😂
Haha that’s awesome. Just might have to buy one
Just got my signed Tshirt, came back to rewatch to pay homage lmao
@@griffingooch1722 haha I'm kinda jealous I didn't get a signed T-shirt.
There's a line between having fun and being scared when you're doing dangerous stuff. Everyone who watched this video got to see what happens when that line is crossed. Thank you for showing us this video and it's very obvious how much you care about your team Cleet. We're all glad no one was hurt and the only loss was a fiero. Yall did good that day. Looking forward to some more videos Cleet even if they're not "we bought this crazy thing" videos.
I think they have just been pushing George a little too hard out of his comfort zone and being nervous is dangerous when around these machines
@@googleleavemynamealone9145 That does happen a lot when boys play, I wont speculate since we only see what in the videos but I hope he's doing it because he wants to and that its an environment where you can say: No, this is too sketchy for me, without backlash.
Got to say though, as easy as it is to get lax with safety, George is quick to grab a helmet, even riding in the back of the marauder.
@@googleleavemynamealone9145 also they didnt do due diligence and check over the car before ripping it
@@Dan-mu5oy that's a bold assumption
@@mandem9319 only going on what was shown and the fact that working on their cars recording it and showing us is a massive part of this channel. the energy of this video is boys get a new toy and forget everything and just want to see what it will do and then pay for it!! something me and my mates have done too many times!
Gotta give George props for hanging on to that as long as he did. It's tough to steer a car when it's only got one wheel on the ground. He kept his cool and worked it to the end. Well done.
Exactly! And not to mention it’s got a trailer axle in the front! He did pretty good lol
That's how true friends treat one another. Hats off to ya Cleeter, making sure your boy is good and not giving one flying you know what about the machine. Scary incidents open your eyes and gets those gears grinding about personal safety. Keep it moving forward and use the PPE available. Hell yeah brother!!!!!
coming back to watch this video 5 months later for the second time it’s even funnier listening to all the talking before the ending (and knowing what the ending is) this is hilarious. glad George was alright!!
Man there are still plenty of killer wheelies left in that thing. Buff that $hit out and try her again!
But this time put some shock absorbers in it so it doesn't bounce and lose contact with the floor.
And fix the rear brakes.
Sam can fix the paint ...lmao
It was bent to shit. you could see it tipping to one side when they rolled it back over. twisted to feck
@@MaNNeRz91 drivers rear slick only blew off the bead.. cars so stiff it picked up the passenger front wheel
To hear the concern in Garrett's voice and the team as it happened was something else. To see George okay and hear rule changes was awesome
Only George could bring the wrong end of a wheelie machine off the ground.
Glad you're ok George.
I love how he didn’t fish for likes and make it worse than it was he literally turned it into a learning experience and kinda accidentally showed that behind all the fun and stuff you gotta be prepared for the crash, gotta love Cletus you never know what to expect but it’s always something great
That's Cleeter's way!! The thumbnails might occasionally look a little clickbaity to feed the algorithm but he's a Florida man... *what you see is absolutely what you get in the thumbnails!!*
We don't expect accidents, they just happen... but like you said to the guys, taking all of the easy, available precautions from this day forward will help keep an accident from turning into a tragedy. Glad you're ok George. Buenos many more Dias.
except everytime something sketchy happens he always says this and nothing happens
@@Don_Rodrigo44 Nope. Actually you're completely wrong and incorrect. The last time something sketchy happened they instituted a mandatory "EVERYONE MUST ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET AT THE FREEDOM FACTORY" rule and it is now strictly adhered to. So now they're just going to make it better by requiring everyone wear a firesuit with a helmet.
Glad George is ok. It reminded me of Jay Leno going for a ride in Hemi Under Glass and getting rolled. Cleetus, you’re a stand up guy for how you handle your shop, and what goes in in it.
I remember that, it was just about as random, too! Would've never guessed that would've happened when it did, was a shame about the Hemi, though...😭
The roll cage did its job, George is safe, its a damn good day when you can walk away. Stay safe guys. Lets have some fun
That was my take away as well. It was decently built but probs needed a once over before ripping lol.
Watching this getting ready for the video to drop on Friday
I'm so happy for George. He went from hand porting heads and being bored every day to being part of a great team. We love him and it looks like he he's happy.
So much respect for you keeping the safety talk in the video. Everyone makes mistakes and the important thing is that we learn from them and move foreward better from it!! Glad everyone's okay and let's have a safe and fun rest of 2022!
That “driveway edit” bit was a great ending Cleet. Good that you shared that both of info with your audience.
You’re a good human mate. Keep it up.
Had to come back after finding out George flipped it again😂😂
Glad you're all taking safety more seriously. An accident was bound to happen eventually. Just super grateful that George is ok!
Agreed. Accidents happen in the most unthought of time. Glad Senor Buenos Dias is good, will be really happy to see those guys follow through more on the safety stuff, I love this channel too much for something to happen to any of them.
U could hear the actual worry in cleeters voice. Just backs up what a good guy he is.. genuine dude
The sound in cleters voice as hes running is genuine fear that his friend is hurt, glad to see people are more important than a chunk of metal
Same thing when Coopers Camaro caught fire. Garrett definitely values friendship overall... At this point they're more family than friends
Same exact thing happened at Irwindale ca. infield with jay leno riding shotgun with hemi under glass. Mixing a drag car with infield track is entertaining but never enough shutdown area!!
Your truly a genuine guy Cleetus, Much respect to you brother for seeing family over business. George is family and cars are just fun objects. George glad your ok brother, I know you were probably feeling that on your back in the morning. That was crazy how that happened. Keep the chin up and don't sweat the issues, you have friends, family and fans who care very much for you and are by your side 100%. Like my Pop use to say when he had some bad luck. (Ain't no thang but a chicken wing) lol.
DB Grim here from NC. Hope to see you all at an event one day and watch you all in action.
I'm glad the Fiero is already over and done with, and I'm truly glad that you are all committed to taking your safety seriously now. If that's all that came from the Fiero purchase, it was well worth every penny.
That's it, this is a perfect comment. Thank you sir.
Perfect comment.
Would it have been fun to watch? Sure.
Was my first thought “how long before someone gets hurt?” Yep!
Since safety is a talking point, something I've noticed forever is Cleetus needs to get better at putting his helmet lens down. If you ever have a flash up or cabin fire you'll be thankful you did!!
They all leave the lens up so they can be herd talking to the camera. Guess none of them know they can use external mic so they can actually be herd better and no need to scream so they can be herd in video's.
What I noticed was the lack of a submarine belt which would’ve held him in the seat not allowed the belts to shift and him fall out damn near. Had that thing flipped more than once it would’ve been really bad. Roll cage don’t help when your heads above it
Whole reason I like Cleetus is he cares about his friends and family and their well-being and puts all that above the show all while remaining to have a wonderful infectious positive attitude to all around him, truly a cool dude!!!
@3:35 you can hear George say “This thing looks dangerous” there was some wild foreshadowing in this video. Glad George is okay, and great to see the crew come together to make sure he was okay.
6:01 😭
@@TheMarcusGomez that’s what I’m saying, so much foreshadowing haha
its the leaf springs on the front that did it!
You can tell everyone is genuinely scared for george as they hear the crash. He is a precious man. Safety is #1!
it had a rollcage he wasnt gonna be badly hurt
George was crushed that he just did that and you continue to amaze me how awesome you treat your guys!
4th car that week it sounds like, that's sad
@@RJ_Cormac I mean, it's not like he ran over 4 shopping carts in the Walmart. It's not at all like a normie damaging 4 cars.
Cleeter: "OH SHIT!"
George: "GOLLY!"
Not even in a rolled car will George swear, what a legend! I know I'd throw some F bombs if I were in his shoes.
Came here to write this. I'd probably drop 36 F bombs in 3 seconds haha.
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Golly has to be THE most American thing to say at a moment like that 😂
Yep, "golly what in the world" lol
Even ole cleet had a shit
Who came back in 2024 because squirrel flipped over the fiero again 😂
Glad George is OK. Happy seeing and feeling the concern in everyone for a fellow team member. Good job guys getting to George so fast! On a side note since we love George's one liners and all around good humor...can we get a GOLLY!! Shirt
Yesss! I agree 👍
George did a hell of a job trying to thread that needle to avoid a wall. In addition to helmet, suit & belts, I would add a neck support as standard equipment.
Wow, that was sketchy! You'll have that with those wheelstander jobs lol. Glad George is okay.
I see you over there.😁 Would be cool to see Misfit lay a couple strips across the ole pad.
For sure!
@@bigleague6723 Haha we'd love to, any time ole Cleet would have us. I bet we could pull some wheelies out there too, hopefully not end up like the Fiero lol.
Remember on Jay Leno’s show with a wheelie car, they did the same thing.
@@300zxdriver i was looking for that comment, they dont stop or turn well lol
Very respectful of you Cleetus. Nice to see people caring for people.
My dad was a pilot. His philosophy was always: any landing you can walk away from is a good one. I am glad to see George is ok.
And keep your nose up in the turns. Lol! My dad was also a pilot. He would always say that all the time instead of normal Bye, be careful. No idea what it means but always made me laugh.
And any landing where you can use the plane again is a great landing.
Cleetus you’re a top bloke. The way you are always making sure everyone around you is safe and having the best time possible is awesome. Keep up the great work mate. I really hope to come to the freedom factory over the next couple years but I’m from Australia so it’s a rather expensive trip lol
That’s how a team cares for each other! These belongings don’t mean crap when a life could be gone. Love that cleet cares so much for his team and takes on any responsibility.
i still come back to this at least once a month, its a classic at this point, georges hilarious "golly what in the world" reaction, cleetus true OMG! panic in his voice,
George straight up 86’d that Fiero. Whistlin Diesel is proud; “if it’s red it’s dead” as they say
Love it =)
I get the feeling that this one actually got the boys attention. Glad George is ok. I’m sure as you said, you’ll all be better.
Absolutely loved how concerned you guys were when he flipped. Shows you guys will run into anything to save someone. You guys are epic. Love the content. Stay safe🤘🏼🤘🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Glad George turned out okay. Hearing everyone truly worry and express concern was terrifying. Love you guys, man.
My favorite video in awhile guys. Had Mr laughing out loud when he was all like "golly" upside down. Glad everyone is alright
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Same 😂🤣
If you listen closely you can her a f bomb squeak out right before it goes airborne! Lol
I've never seen a wheelie with all 4 tires completely off the ground. Good job. Glad George is ok
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It happens. That's actually the reason Jackstands original drag car on the show broke, pulled a wheelie so hard he yanked all four tires and destroyed the front frame rails when it came back down.
I think Kyle went toward the stars on the back bumper in his MR2.
The best kind of safety lesson is the one where no one gets hurt, Glad George is OK. We love the crazy stuff, but never worth someone getting hurt. Keep being awesome, guys!
had to come back and watch this again, George is a legend
I'm really happy to hear George walked away, let alone in one piece.
Glad to see you break character at the end, and say what you did.
Much respect.
My favorite part is Garret’s genuine concern for George. He didn’t care about that car at all and was the fastest giraffe out there to make sure his boy was good.
Also props to Sam for putting in the effort to flip that car back over.
I would be pissed off too if some moron smashed up my new car.
@@thomasallen6980 The car wasn't safe. He was practically a test dummy.
yea right he didn't even drop the camera, first thought was probably "oh this is great footage i'll get a bunch of views'
I love how genuine you all are. At the end when everyone, even Sam, owned up to their safety shortcomings, just shows how real y'all are. Major respect for everyone and way to show the world what matters most to genuine car guys.
On the rewatch, holy cow yall set poor Georgie up for failure out the gate 😂
Much respect for the ending, you can tell your truly friends with your group! So many people would obsess over damage and I know it takes a big weight off George’s shoulder!
last clip really solidifys why i love watching cleetus, his view on anything that happens is 100% what should be the view for everyone taking part in these activities
Really glad George is ok. Saying that, it felt unfinished without an eagle screech as it left the track.