Off the boat and straight to the track. Nobody can say its not a real racecar. Mike you've done a hell of a job bringing this vision of yours to life. Good job sir!
@vyrnmn
11 ай бұрын
Was anyone saying it wasn't a real race car? This thing is awesome.
@jimhiscott2918
11 ай бұрын
So far the video is at 25:10 and he has yet to pull out the garden hose or pressure washer soaking every bearing and bushing joint with corrosive water. This is very pleasing to see. I never let water touch my road racebikes in the past and my current car build will never see water as well
@leeh9420
11 ай бұрын
Mike - I feel like you haven't figured out how big an achievement you're sitting in. It's incredible how much of that car you made by hand, and how much it is showing you already. Congratulations!
@Telecasterland
11 ай бұрын
Falken sponsored me and my Mustang GT before anyone else in X-Cross. They are absolutely the company that shows up and cares about the community and its feedback. The RT660 really shows that clearly. I'm so happy to see you running them. 🙂 Ok I actually came to tears when I saw the FALKEN sticker on the front being applied. It brought back such emotion and memories. They were so kind to a young kid so long ago. Falken forever.
@merlinzipp
11 ай бұрын
It also helps that Falken is making some really great tires. I just hope they don't jack up their prices anymore.
@Telecasterland
11 ай бұрын
I don't mind spending a tad more for an even better tire. However, I do get where you are coming from there is a lot of price gouging in the entire auto industry.@@merlinzipp
@Sean_Farmer
11 ай бұрын
When you're at a track like Buttonwillow that's so dusty off-track it's always a good idea to have something like a leaf blower and a compressor with you. You open everything up as much as you can and have someone using the compressor and air gun loosen everything up while someone keeps blowing the dust away from the car. That and a small shop vac with a brush head will take care of the majority of the dust. It's far easier than rags to get the bulk of the dust out.
@RealRickCox
11 ай бұрын
It would be fun to see what Ben "The Stig" Collins could do behind the wheel of this car. That would help you separate what the car needs from the stuff you need to focus on as a relatively new race driver.
@for-sure-friend
11 ай бұрын
are you the guy with the cool r32?
@boredom.victim
11 ай бұрын
I was just gonna say I'd like to see The STIG do a few laps 😂
@bayard1332
11 ай бұрын
Exactly the comment I was going to make, so I did, too.
@pauledwards6446
11 ай бұрын
Yes I believe his driving is bad too , with a real driver in it you could see what the car is capable of
@nsn876
11 ай бұрын
There was a comment on Tavarish's video at SEMA asking him to do a series driving KZitem builds
@cencio_1976
11 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to know more about what Quaife told you about the failing transmission
@RealRickCox
11 ай бұрын
I can't believe how much work that was to move to Australia and get it back. You overcame some insurmountable odds to keep that thing on the track. Looking forward to hearing more about the transmission failure and how you could have prevented it.
@Whateverpoopiepants
11 ай бұрын
The second gear is part of the input shaft. My guess is the heat treating is sub-optimal. He’s not the only person suffering with second gear failure on those quaife transmissions.
@danieledwards1081
11 ай бұрын
@@Whateverpoopiepants you're probably right there, Kyle over at the Boosted Boiz channel also broke second gear at World Cup, mind you he's pushing a hell of a lot more power through it
@Jin-Hu
11 ай бұрын
Man the second life you given this old Ferrari is nothing short of incredible. amazing work Mike
@ItsRichPerry
11 ай бұрын
Those god rays when pulling away after going off *cinematic chefs kiss* 🤌🏻
@firbolg
11 ай бұрын
Glad to see both you and the car made it back in one piece. I have to admit I was surprised to hear that leaded gas is still legal in the US, even if only as race fuel. Then I remembered that most piston aircraft still run on 100LL which is also lead gas... in my home country of Switzerland included.
@Standard_Issue_Pedestrian
11 ай бұрын
Right?! We really need to move on from that stuff, in both the automotive and aerospace worlds.
@Secretlyanothername
11 ай бұрын
@@Standard_Issue_Pedestrian in the US they're trying to move on from leaded in aviation. It's highly toxic, and it's awful for the children who live near airfields - it harms their brain development and makes them stupid.
@tbrtbrtzr
11 ай бұрын
This car os sooo beautiful! 👍
@haterade317
11 ай бұрын
Riley is the man. RS is going places
@davidlotspeich5547
11 ай бұрын
Compressed air is really helpful at getting dirt and dust out of the little nooks and crannies.
@maccatt7274
11 ай бұрын
Dry ice that bad boy and it's Cema ready....
@xTRACKD
11 ай бұрын
@@maccatt7274you would never ever do that trackside lol? davids right, you can fire up a 25L compressor and have it all blasted off in minutes
@CaseyPutsch
10 ай бұрын
How much do you have in your build in parts, materials, and 3rd party service (including value of sponsor parts). I’ll build a race car with the Ferrari engine you cast aside for the same or less. We can have a good natured competition with it.
@sarahdell4042
11 ай бұрын
Can’t get enough of this car!
@benzina5917
11 ай бұрын
A lot is learned with every spin and there is plenty of time to think about it when cleaning the dust away. You may want to consider taking the car to a large skid pad. This is what Mark Donohue did in his time with Penske and documented in the book 'The Unfair Advantage'. The skid pad is a super inexpensive and safe place to get comfortable with spinning and getting a feel for the car at the limit.
@KoryBrooks
11 ай бұрын
If you can only get Randy Pobst to set a benchmark to reach that would be awesome to see how capable the car is, and then watch you grow as a driver on the journey to surpass that benchmark.
@wayned3122
11 ай бұрын
Yep, I've been off a few times at Buttonwillow and there is no way to deny you have been off. There is usually a large dust cloud visible from the pits and the car is a new shade of brown. Love the vids, keep em coming. Love to see cars being driven as they were designed to do.
@wraith600original1
11 ай бұрын
good to see you back on track ,,,, i see you have repositioned the battery to the cabin good choice but i did see it move a little in a few shots 17:12 forwards and back under braking . what happend to the rear diffuser?
@pilchard2000
11 ай бұрын
That exhaust note climbing to full revs then the back off noise , I wet my pants .
@AG-tb4ce
11 ай бұрын
Car looks awesome on track, enjoy it in good health.
@tonigon5767
11 ай бұрын
You have done a great job! I'm so happy for you. The GTK sounds and looks amazing.
@someyoungguy6990
11 ай бұрын
Riley, your cage work and fab skills got you some mad props in Aus! This is why so many love car culture! When you need help everyone is in, be it set up or cleaning the dust and oil from the gooch (underside) of your car everyone is happy to help and just be part of the fun!
@frankietuned
11 ай бұрын
It would be interesting to see what a professional driver like Randy Pobst would be able to so with this master piece.
@mitchellsteindler
11 ай бұрын
Agreed. Or even just a regular pro.
@mitchellsteindler
11 ай бұрын
That would also be extremely important info for the cars development
@frankietuned
11 ай бұрын
@@mitchellsteindler my thoughts exactly!
@raj-u6t1m
11 ай бұрын
passenger seat so he can observe a pro in action
@gavinferguson
11 ай бұрын
best driving lesson ive ever seen was james may form top gear getting a lesson from the legendary f1 driver jackie stewart well worth a watch
@HomeBuiltByJeff
11 ай бұрын
Awesome work mate. Great to see you really starting to lean on it.
@michaelbradley7529
11 ай бұрын
The beauty of Buttonwillow is being able to go off course and not hurt anything other than your ego. Try that at Willow Springs and you are in for thousands in repairs (especially on that car).
@watersmart1
11 ай бұрын
Well Mike you’ve created a monster, that thing sounds amazing! 👍❤️🇨🇦
@dsb1829
11 ай бұрын
Glad it is back in the US and getting some time on track.
@tuningtobi
11 ай бұрын
I'm always happy when you Relays a new episode from your Ferrari. For me my dream car. I wish you luck for your further races and a very good time. Thanks and Best regards from Switzerland.
@mrcaps1971
11 ай бұрын
I can never get tired of watching and listening to the 244. Well done Mike!
@VR6NAVYVW
11 ай бұрын
This could have been a good episode for a detailing sponsor. Showing how to clean for after the track.
@slashwhatever
11 ай бұрын
Mike, I'm so happy you've chosen to bring us all along with your journey with this car. It's incredible. The attention to detail, the decals, the noise - oh god the noise - it's an absolute beast. Keep it up.
@benjireid798
11 ай бұрын
So satisfying watching the whole journey .
@marcolucchini8173
11 ай бұрын
Wow, you are not wrong about that dust, it looks like it got everywhere. As long as you're not hurt as well as the car. Great vid.
@andrewfalenski6583
11 ай бұрын
For the front splitter, how about using turnbuckles where the cables attach to the upper eyebolts. It would make easier to attach the cables while still remaining safe.
@virtualizeeverything
11 ай бұрын
thank you i love that you are driving this like you built it
@flexinclouds
Ай бұрын
This is such a big goal of mine. To build an autocross/road race car & engineer, improve & continue tuning it. Ive always been pretty knowledgeable with sportscar design & chassis tuning. But it takes lots of money & northern Illinois doesnt have anywhere near the same car community & performance shops, nor any tracks.
@renzak666
11 ай бұрын
That off kicked up the dust and gave a great visual of u in the car driving.
@robertt3715
11 ай бұрын
Such a great sight to see that thing putting in some laps back in the US! I remember the first time I went off track at Thunderhill (another great place to go off track, grass fields for days!), and honestly I was mostly excited that I had finally gotten my comfort level to match the car's ability. It was also at the specific corner I had been focusing on carrying more speed through that session, so I learned that I can take turn one at about 95, and any more I might get squirrely. I called it a success, and only got a bunch of tall grass in my car. 😛
@mstrdtiger
11 ай бұрын
Falken logo looks right at home on the car. Congrats on the sub 2
@1benyko
11 ай бұрын
What a journey this thing has been through. Glad to see it back home
@NaEveryday
11 ай бұрын
Glad i finally got too take this out on track and give it the beans
@newagetemplar6100
11 ай бұрын
One of the prettiest race cars I’ve seen for a while , I generally don’t like turbo powered cars for the sound but this sounds spot on . Build an s58 powered rocket ship myself and hope to be testing next year . ❤🇬🇧
@jtackerman28
11 ай бұрын
I was co driving the orange evo. Clicked off a 1:47 scrubbing the tires. Car is next level
@jgilmour5
11 ай бұрын
Great channel - very impressed by this and all your builds. Want to add my semi-educated voice to suggestions about getting to the real potential of the car. A 56 at BW is a great achievement right out of the box, with no prep time and no sleep! Amazing. But from the in-car I saw on your practice day this car is a good 10 seconds ahead of you Mike - pretty sure you know that. It's a genuine weapon - close to the fastest car there on the day even in it's current unsorted state - never mind adding boost. How do you (the driver) get there? NOT by putting a pro in the car to show you the way as suggested elsewhere in the comments - you'll learn nothing. I suggest more seat time in somthing you can fling about and educate your butt without hurting yourself - maybe a cart. If nothing else go for it but be careful and sneak up on it. The 244 will not be easy on the limit - boost is a beast to tame.
@stanceworks
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. I appreciate the support and the insight - I agree the car is a monster even in its current form, but I'm working my way towards that. I'll be out this year in the E30 quite a bit as well, for extra seat time.
@Ptrmrkks
11 ай бұрын
From humble beginning to the fucking moon .. i get so excited every time an episode on this car comes out. Been here since the first episode ❤
@rickhaiman9904
11 ай бұрын
Mike that thing looks and sounds absolutely incredible, Awesome Craftsmenship, You're There, Have Fun🤜🤛👍😎
@richardbrowne3641
11 ай бұрын
Glad to see your Ferrari home. I love FALKEN TIRES! I have a set of FALKEN SENCERA A/S 4 season Touring tires on my Subaru Impreza. 80,000 mile warente and a responsive comfortable ride. "CLEAN'ER'UP!" "FIX'ER'UP!" "GET'ER'DONE!"
@TheRealTomLauda
11 ай бұрын
I love this car. The GTK is so beautiful ! The massive wing fits her like a glove. And thank you for the inside footage. I could see your heel-toe technic very clearly, and it helped me understand why i suck at it. Every freaking video you put out i learn a lot !
@BEYTEK
11 ай бұрын
Awsome job bro great watch, Glad to see haltech trying to keep up with the modern ecus.
@velvetwindow
11 ай бұрын
Keep the dream going brother!! Great friends helping a great guy live his dream ..
@mac_m3
11 ай бұрын
Pushing on the last session is always tricky... on one hand your confidence is up from all the seat time accumulated during the day but sometimes mental fatigue is hidden because of this. It's happened to me before as well. It's awesome that you had a successful day though!
@ericmeyer6155
11 ай бұрын
Love seeing this car develop. Absolutely legendary. I need to know more about that time attack truck in the background.
@pkt1213
11 ай бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned the spec tire. I thought they looked a little funny when you were taking them off.
@antonvalchev6653
11 ай бұрын
After the dust finally looks like race car!🎉
@Iceracer25
11 ай бұрын
I used to ice race in VW Sciroccos. I remember running consistent laps and wondering if I was leaving anything out there on the VERY long front stretch. I left my foot in the gas for what I counted to be half a second- I nailed the snowbank at the end and got airborn. It's good to know where the limits are Mike. Happy cleaning!
@sprintn918
11 ай бұрын
LOL!! That is the bummer aboout going off at my home kart track here in Colorado! The dust is so fine that EVERYTHING on the kart is covered! And if you run a 125 CC shifter kart like we do...there are a lot of places for that dust to cake itself into. So i completely empethize with you and even cringed when i saw you go off and all that dust come into the cockpit and accross the front of the windsheild, as i knew what it was going to yield.
@albertvandam530
11 ай бұрын
Happy to see you finally use it and push it good. Been following since day one and this episode might be my favorite. Cheers brotha and Enjoy!
@Racerman27410
11 ай бұрын
The car is a winner regardless of how fast it can go. Fantastic design and fabrication work shows in every detail.. Enjoy the fruits of your labor but please try and keep it between the curbs if you can.... it is a race car but its a one of a kind race car. Cheers!!!
@that_escalated_quickly2720
11 ай бұрын
The car looks and sounds incredible Mike!
@pkvillager
11 ай бұрын
Great to see the car back in the US and on the track! Assuming the GoPros overheated on you, switch to DJI Action 3 or 4 and you will be good to go.
@PPekka
11 ай бұрын
Amazing. This build is just awesome because of the great build series and equally great driving documentary. Rarely you get both. Some just build and some just race, but this is cool AF. I really hope the guys at BOM actually deliver and take Binky to the track and document that too as they promised in one of the first episodes (if their nursing home let them at this rate).
@greengrowcer2419
11 ай бұрын
Finding the limits...its an honor to share this journey brotherman....
@33naki
11 ай бұрын
I'm glad the she's back in the states. This car has been my favorite item on the internet for quite some time, and not seeing it for a while was unfortunate. Especially after such an exciting trip to Australia. Those videos gave me goosebumps and truly made me feel as if I were there with you, experiencing what you were doing. It's been such a long time coming to see where this car is now and I so badly just want to see more. It's funny how this car is a mere couple hours away from me yet it's so far and I may never see it in person. Regardless of all that, I'm glad this puppy bad boy is back on the track and I can't wait to see how far you can push it🤙
@christophercarrera7486
11 ай бұрын
Been checking back EVERY DAY for this episode! YESS
@dalewilliams7484
11 ай бұрын
I love this car. Ive been watching from day one. It just hit me, the red and white reminds me of the old marlboro livery
@zimble
11 ай бұрын
Such a sick build and you're actually driving the hell out of it to make it better. Love the videos and thanks for the content!
@2801race
11 ай бұрын
Great stuff Mike, throughly enjoy your videos. 👍🏻💪🏻
@midlifecarsis6420
11 ай бұрын
Great video; you can't ever know the limits until you go past them! I'd be interested to see you log IATs (on high boost especially) as that chargecooler core is a wee bit small for the amount of boost you'll be running.
@raybernard7058
11 ай бұрын
Gone off like that at High Plains in Denver. If you dont lnow yet, you air filter, is FULL of dirt. Turbo vacuum cleaner was running when you made the cloud. Lol.
@marktwivey4427
11 ай бұрын
I love the build and the car is sick as flock and then the story and journey you and the guys have been through is amazing.
@michaelkim3432
11 ай бұрын
Car's looking great! Seems to be running great as well! You must be having a great time...keep up the awesome work!
@duncanbenfield8040
11 ай бұрын
Great build and looks amazing fun to drive . Just thought would a duct for air info the cabin be a good idea as driving with the window open means the aero pack fitted is being compromised and obviously less cleaning if you spin out on a dust circuit . Looking forward to the development on this and your other cars.
@Gripworkz
11 ай бұрын
This channel is truly inspirational to me. This is is one of the channels I consider a benchmark to how I want the videos on my own channel to be. I hope that one day I’ll be competing alongside you at GTA someday. Amazing job.
@superezbz
11 ай бұрын
I think it would be interesting to see you take this around Nurburgring a few laps. You could really get the speed up and test it.
@scottguenther-lee2214
11 ай бұрын
Such an impressive build and an incredible journey. Still trying to find the confidence that you have to start my own build on a car that I've owned for 20+ years. Keep up the amazing work! ❤👊
@lukeburkill7767
11 ай бұрын
Hey bub, I noticed your racetech seat flexing a bunch you should take advantage of the rear seat back mounting holes and make a mount to your main hoop. 👌🏽
@oldschool1993
11 ай бұрын
In 1972 I picked up an Aston Martin DB 5 in Oakland ( Richmond) and it broke down in the middle of the hood. 1972 was the height of the Black Power movement and there I was , Mr. Lily White standing alongside the road getting a lot of strange looks. Fortunately a nice black lady pulled up and asked if I needed help and offered to let me ride to her house and use her phone. Just as I was closing the hood to go with her, I noticed the coil wire was laying across the temp gauge capillary tube- I moved it and sure enough it had rubbed through and was shorting the coil wire- the car fired right up, I thanked the lady and hightailed it out of there. Took highway 101 north, a beautiful drive in a DB 5, but around midnight somewhere along the Oregon coast I hit a deer. Pulled over and the deer jumped up and ran off into the woods, but I finished my Journey home with a smashed fender and only 1 headlight.
@paulharrison3298
11 ай бұрын
Loving it Matt, keep doing the thing!
@RogueViirus12
11 ай бұрын
Every one of these track day videos that comes out makes me want to get out to the track. My wallet can't afford that, but damn if I'm not chomping at the but to go do it now.
@timmason5230
10 ай бұрын
Nice work Mike!
@khamismwajambia9096
Ай бұрын
Beautiful car
@MellowYellowCJ7
11 ай бұрын
If you want to reduce how much your car bounces/lurches while backing out of the trailer, you can drop a piece of PVC pipe in the trough between the trailer floor and door/ramp. love your content.
@michaelbradley7529
11 ай бұрын
How cool would it be to have onboard air jacks just for tire changes. Not necessary, just cool. 😉 Also, get that thing tuned for E85. You'll get about the same or more power with the added benefit of cooling from the ethanol, and it's massively cheaper than race fuel.
@Trumpetmac
11 ай бұрын
Congrats 👏 👏
@getahanddown
11 ай бұрын
Marking your fasteners is the way to go. Even just thinking you hear a clonk or creak and being able to check every nut + bolt with a torch and eyeballs.
@afcalle
11 ай бұрын
This is a labor of love for sure
@jdubbsvt85
11 ай бұрын
Solid ripper. Enjoy it!
@johnrborowski
11 ай бұрын
CONGRATS on finding the limit of your 308 build. That's a huge milestone :)
@fillman86
11 ай бұрын
if you use the track a lot, and it's more important than things elsewhere... have you considered moving closer? (I'm sure rents etc would also be a lot cheaper out there, probably also quieter roads)
@billbrisson
11 ай бұрын
looking great! sounding great! put some foam around that battery! it's moving under G load and won't take long to become a real problem
@vyrnmn
11 ай бұрын
09:26 That watch is a Nixon Rotolog. I always thought they were pretty cool looking.
@Dan-po8bi
11 ай бұрын
So beautiful mate.
@stephenlepore4476
11 ай бұрын
vicious! i love it!
@frankfraga295
11 ай бұрын
Love your hard work on this build! Tires slip because of torque not horsepower btw.
@PPekka
11 ай бұрын
Horsepower doesn´t exist btw. it´s just a calculated number derived from torque and rpm, so yes it´s always torque everything.
@feral4mr2
11 ай бұрын
Love this car, wish I could afford to develop mine as much.
@VernonRhem
3 ай бұрын
Alrready loved thev look of the 308 but you maked it look better which i throught could not be done
@randiiburleson
11 ай бұрын
A light coating of dust everywhere has the advantage of highlighting what might otherwise be in invisible leaks... and you'll visually know as you wipe down every surface of the car where you have cleaned and where you have not. Not a bad exercise, in the end.
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