Pro Drag Racer Reacts to Drag Racing Fails
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Published 2023-09-14
We asked drag racing expert Steph Papadakis to break down the worst drag racing fails we could find on the internet.
Huge thanks to Steph for joining us today! Check out his channel at @PapadakisRacing
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All Comments (21)
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Steph correcting Nolan about 5050 grind was hilarious
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I tried drag racing once. But I found it really difficult to run in high heels, skirt and a wig
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"Probably leaving cars and coffee" with the mustang sideways really got me ! 😂
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I love the “Talk later, tighten now” mentality. That’s bit me in the a$$ so many times
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Steph is funny as hell, car catches fire and without a beat says did he get the win, true drag racer right there 😂
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Oh snap they got Steph!!! What an awesome crossover episode
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Steph seems like such a sweet, friendly humble guy. Considering he is a damn LEGEND and essentially a walking encyclopedia, it's great to see him do fun stuff like this. Big love for Donut for making this happen, for Nolan for keeping it cool (I would have fangirled HARD) and for Steph for being entertaining and informative!
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I'm sure others have mentioned this but that Cleetus clip was LZ's 13B Datsun 1200, and the recliner broke, he replaced both seats after this.
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Steph is HIM. Bring this dude back. So chill for having such a deep résumé.
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Stephan Papadakis is an absolute treasure! With everything I've seen of him, he comes off as the most calm, lovely, AND knowledgable guy.
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Steph is the best. I remember meeting him at SEMA years ago when he was still drag racing. Took heaps of time to talk to us like a regular car guy and shared advice openly. So stoaked to see him still doing so well.
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11:51 when hes just waiting for Nolan to realise what happened, then the nods.. so good
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13:01 dude literally hit 87.99mph and backed off before he got sent back to the future
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Serious props to the editing and production team members, they are doing an excellent job.
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I think that the one where the guy was sideways doing a railgrind was actually a wheelie contest, not a drag race, which is why they knew how to keep the wheels up. The railgrind was probably not planned, but kind of awseome to watch.
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I love seeing such a legend on the channel! He was a frequent flyer in the early Super Street days and I will always remember him as the guy who turned import drag racing from a bit of a joke in the '90s, to a serious competitive sport. I feel like he could be credited heavily with the aftermarket scene the way we see it today. Without guys like him showing what our cars were capable of, we may not have ever gotten there to begin with.
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Guys, don't get mad, but I'm starting to get more excited seeing a new Real Mechanic Stuff then I am for Donut videos....(And I love those a lot)
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Pretty sure that big wheelie at the beginning is from the annual Byron Dragway WheelStand Contest, so the feller was trying to keep it up as the longest wheelie wins the big money. It's a pretty wild event for anyone that likes to see bumper dragging at its best. A quick search on YouTube will turn up many years worth of videos.
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Best part about the Cleetus clip he's just props the seat up, breaks it again but still send it down the track any way lmao. Mans crazy.
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I have watched Steph's 2JZ Engine Build hundreds of times by now. Love falling asleep to this man building engines :D
