1,300HP Mercury Comet BRAKE FAILURE CRASH

1,300HP Mercury Comet has brake failure causing the car to slam into the back of a minivan causing injuries to the driver and passenger. Everyone has healed from the accident and the car will be back on the road one day.
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[@russstover8190]

This is Russ, as I sat in the hospital for a couple days, I replayed everything in my head hundreds of times, things that I should have noticed as a warning, and what I could have done differently. I’ve seen lots of comments so I’ll address a few of them, not being defensive at all. In a normal car throttle sticking at 2200 RPM’s is not the end of the world, in my car that’s 900 ft/lbs of torque. I should have realized the load that was putting on the brakes. Didn’t cross my mind at the time. FYI: It had double springs on the throttle. In a normal car, I could have pulled emergency brake, I even got a quote at Good Guy’s Del Mar for an electronic e-brake & bigger brakes. Hindsight’s 20-20, I was just gonna trailer it to a few shows & not drive it much till I could do that. Why didn’t I downshift? Car had a B&M ratchet shifter, once I shifted up thru the gears you can’t downshift till you put it in park. So much going on in those last few seconds, forgot to downshift it after putting it in park, but it was probably too late to have had a big reduction in speed. As far as I know, driver of van was not seriously injured. Beauty of a modern car with crumple zones, self tightening seat belts & air bags. Car had liability coverage but no collision, I was still in the process of getting stated value insurance A

[@russstover8190]

I’m thankful no one was critically injured, tons of support from the car community, thank you all.

[@richardjohnson7638]

@@russstover8190 Amen to that. Glad nobody was critically injured. That was terrifying. I do like how the video took the time to show how your experience can benefit others. Now there’s time to heal and rebuild. Cheers brother.

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

We all want to show our rides , and what a beautiful car you created. Being a English man it’s rare to drive an automatic, and I’m very wary of not being able to pop the clutch. I had an issue where a bung in my intake manifold came out and the car revved to hell, but I could pop the clutch and kill it. So sad for you this happened, but come back stronger 👍🤟

[@paulbass3214]

Get off the road russ, you clearly dont know what your doing, just dont care about other people

[@richardelfstrom2322]

Did you figure out the point of failure in the brakes? Master cylinder? Line ruptured? Caliper failed?

[@IAMJAKETRIMBLE]

Someone who has worked as both a Tech and an Advisor, it blows my mind how little people think about brakes and tires. No matter if your vehicle makes 10 horsepower or 10,000hp, you need to be able to turn and stop. The fact that this gets overlooked on performance builds is just scary.

[@faststang85]

They were doing like 50mph, not 150 the brakes were more than adequate to stop. His rookie move off riding the brakes and having a stuck throttle etc caused it. You don't need baer brakes etc to stop a car at 50mph

[@faststang85]

@@mariomarquez5559 you aren't very bright are you dummy? That car came stock with drum brakes etc. It has disks on it with dual piston calipers, you can clearly see it so i highly doubt it has a single. You're as bad as the 2 bozos in the car. Btw the car is a 64 not 68

[@clintkeenan4657]

No KIDDING!!!!! Same same

[@BrianEvans766]

Sure it's fun to go fast, but more important to be able to slow down. You can not overlook that type of stuff because you can get yourself killed or others around you. Be smart when making cars go fast and put as much money into your braking system as you did your engine bay.

[@Motoko5000]

@@faststang85 the keys are your friend turn the car off or slame it in revse better the car then you guys and any one else

[@eltorpedo67]

"Is that brakes I smell?" "Yeah, I gotta ride them. The accelerator's sticking at about 2200 rpms." "Oh, ok. Hey, can you pull over? We're going to end this now." How things should have gone down.

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

100 %.

[@Randyboobandy69]

@@alexandr.the.greatt Bingo! So maybe dont drive the fucking dangerous car?

[@I.Live4oldcars.prospecting]

@@alexandr.the.greatt at the first sign of hot brakes and sticking throttle should of pulled over.

[@SuzukiKid400]

@@alexandr.the.greatt they came to a stop MULTIPLE times while riding the brakes.

[@IanSmithStuckUpStickerCompany]

@@alexandr.the.greatt wow man. Hope you're not driving a car, ever. The brakes WERE hot because he was already riding them to stop. Besides that, you do realize that most cars have a key, and that that key operates as a sort of off-switch for an engine, right? No excuses hold water here.

[@LostinTimeYT]

23 years, $200,000, two marriages, and you can't even drive the damn thing around the block.

[@kylezLand]

Ugh !!! Whys life suck some/most times

[@termonostruman]

its what they call lifes suck

[@tstrupp24]

23 years, sticking throttle and no brakes, new hobby time Russ

[@kaisersickle154]

The two ex wives clearly saw this coming

[@OkieDokieSmokie]

@@kaisersickle154😂😂😂

[@SlurryNoises]

@kaisersickle154 exactly my thoughts when he brushed away the brake fluid concern with no hesitation 😂😂

[@sigma9102]

👍@@kaisersickle154

[@redtarget5275]

Imagine sitting with your family at a stoplight and two divorced dads come flying through your trunk. Then they make a video letting everyone know the car is ok.

[@AmethystSnow]

Out of all of this, the biggest shock to me is that this dude only had liability insurance on a car he’d poured over 200k into.

[@deeremeyer1749]

Like anyone could get "full coverage!" on it? Oh wait. It's a 60 year old USED CAR. LIABILITY IS "FULL COVERAGE" YOU TOOL!

[@Perceivedshift]

Sticking throttle, old AF brakes, no handbrake…1200hp, this car was a disaster like the dudes marriages. I hope the driver of the minivan sues, proof of negligence is on video and they’ll likely suffer something long term as a result. I really hope no kids were in the van, soft bones don’t take well to negligent boomers rear ending them.

[@andrewakrause]

@@deeremeyer1749In reality, you can get insurance on anything. Plenty of classic cars have insurance up to replacement value.

[@vc9743]

​@@Perceivedshiftit's a wonder they even insured this car.

[@billblendick9780]

Oh well ….. thems the brakes !!!

[@erickirshner2810]

That owner is 100% responsible. Those brakes are definitely not designed for 1300 hp. You mentioned smelling the brakes. That's a huge warning sign. I feel bad for the poor people he smashed into.

[@hansonel]

This. 100% I would have tried to crash anywhere but into the back of a minivan, there could have been kids in there.... but no mention of the occupants of the minivan at all bizzarely. Crash into a tree. Try to drive around in a circle even.... the driver needs their license revoked IMO.

[@howardyost7290]

crashing into a tree is much worse then the back of a van rather have a few hurt instead of a few dead not trying to protect the guys in the comet but a tree is not soft like a car is let alone the fact all lanes were filled with stopped cars. No better option@@hansonel

[@outlierforlife]

Stupid is as stupid does

[@wallskog333]

​@howardyost7290 na I would rather put it in a tree roll it in the road. the last place iam putting it is in the back some innocent child . iam not going to make someone els also pay for my mistakes

[@SobboMonkeVR]

​@@hansonelno??? wtf why does he need his license revoked?

[@ianl5669]

This wasn't brake failure this was driver failure. Sticking throttle! Just ride the brakes till the brake fluid heats up till the brakes don't work.

[@gmm3780]

Yea dude that’s fkin insaneee

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

and he said, when Russ gets the car up & running again, he'll get back in the car, because he knows Russ'll get better brakes (10:48) -_-

[@Onemanstrash1]

@@OmarTheAtheistAziz you kind of missed the point....

[@OmarTheAtheistAziz]

@@Onemanstrash1 no

[@ashchaya7676]

Yeah I find that shocking. Throttle sticking and you have shit brakes even on a good day? That's an unfinished project - I don't care how shiny it is.

[@uranusneptun5239]

As a car enthusiast from Germany I often hate on the strict regulations we have in most European countries but videos like these show why the regulations get constantly stricter. Too many irresposible idiots endangering the life of others. In Germany you would have to get you car checked and hope you can get it road legal but with a 100% certainty you would have to upgrade the whole break system to a race setup. Idk if you could even get 1300 HP road legal on such an old car.

[@stewiegriffin9218]

in america they dont even have mandatory yearly road worthiness / safety checks for UNMODDED normal cars, civilized intelligent Europe FTW

[@mr.wizard6891]

@@stewiegriffin9218You do in Texas

[@berardoferrari]

its not the brakes , its the engine idle set too high, which makes it difficult to drive in traffic. thats why he was riding the brakes which boiled the brake fluid.

[@Whocareslol420]

Here in North Dakota you see some dangerous modded cars, yet I get pulled over for factory tint

[@Nelson484]

Meh I'd rather risk getting rear ended in 1 in a million stupid situation like this, than live in a nanny state full of bureaucratic regulations, no guns, no freedoms, etc. It is a trade off but I believe it is worth it.

[@UR_Right24]

'Hey your brakes are kind of old.' 'Nah, they're OK.' 'Shouldn't we wear our harnesses?' 'Nah, fuck it, we'll be fine.' 'Hey I smell the brakes burning up.' 'Yeah, I'm riding the break cuz the accelerator is stuck, it's fine.' 'Do you have insurance on this car?' 'Yeah I don't go for that insurance crap.' 'We're close to an intersection and a red light, don't you think we should slow down?' 'What's that? You want me to speed it up? Ok.'

[@mikealanzo]

Just like in the movie: 1941: "You shouldn't touch the ordnance at all. But more specifically, you should never pull this hand-operating lever to the rear." (does exactly the opposite) "You shouldn't touch the ordnance at all. But more specifically, you should never pull this hand-operating lever to the rear." (Does exactly the opposite) "You never restore this lever to firing position. Do not make sure that this cover is completely closed." (Does exactly the opposite) "Never depress operator's foot triggers here, here and at the rear here." (Does exactly the opposite) PS: You must see the movie to fully get the scenario :)

[@ericche1983]

Have a glass of chocolate milk and relax, man.

[@ericche1983]

@WoodedBasher why are you so upset? Are you okay?

[@ericche1983]

@modest mouse colored person Que the the tiny violin.

[@saebelorn]

@@ericche1983 why are you having a breakdown in half a dozen comment chains

[@tomr862]

"Install harnesses." -Don't upgrade or even maintain your brakes after serious performance upgrades. -Ignore that sticking throttle--got enough coin in this thing already. -And hey make sure to take it out into rush hour traffic for that youtube vid. -Brakes smell real hot but let's do some quick pulls in the middle lane. -Make a video of both of you acknowledging then placating glaring safety problems before even leaving the shop and never even mention the innocent people you smoked in a completely avoidable/negligently caused accident.

[@EnzoTheBaker]

They should be in prison for their horrific negligence.

[@donderstorm1845]

- not wearing seatbelts properly - not mentioning the victims of his stupidity. could've easily crippled or killed someone.

[@CusPedro]

And yet he says he wants to educate us. That is the most hypocritical thing to say.

[@torbinzix1]

Doesn't the car have a horn to warm others of impending impact?

[@outdoor044]

​@@torbinzix1He spent $200K on it so if course he had no money left for a horn😂

[@quantum_ocean]

"I'm giving you a warning right up front; this video could be considered graphic in nature" seconds AFTER they show the impact LOL

[@themobseat]

That speaks to their mentality. Do first, think later.

[@Ken-dk8ev]

Lol !

[@Adsleeze]

@@themobseatwhat did bro talking do it’s not his fault he’s just a passenger calm yourself down.

[@timbcodes]

I mean, they’ve already show they don’t have good judgement, so this shouldn’t surprise you.

[@MarxAviano]

Wreck is shown in the first 20 seconds. Warning about the wreck being shown is after the wreck. Real geniuses behind this operation.

[@18JR78]

Lmao

[@kaloryfer99999]

Exactly.

[@deveousdevil]

Honestly very emblematic of their attitudes in general. Put the dangerous car on the road before having it checked out, show the wreck BEFORE the warning about it.

[@timbcodes]

Do first think later seems to be their motto.

[@MaskoDNK]

Kinda weird to not even mention whether the person you crashed in to is okay. Afterall he/she is the ACTUAL victim.

[@traindev1]

@@matticus3110 Why would they crush it? It's not a street racer; don't be such a fuckin Karen.

[@RegulerShowTV]

@@matticus3110why the hell would you blame the car for this? This is 100% the driver/operator/mechanic behind this accident. These comets are cool and rare, why crush a piece of history/art because of human error? Sue the guy sure but leave the car out of this. People who think like you make me lose faith in our species.

[@midsouth2strokes185]

@@matticus3110 ease up on the hormone blockers guy.. I bet u blame guns too don't you

[@joeharry8432]

@@matticus3110 why is everyone acting like the driver was driving recklessly and speeding? This was a complete accident due to the breaks giving out. Sure many measures could have been taken to prevent this, but it’s a learning lesson. If you can’t be polite when commenting, don’t comment at all.

[@anriveremuhammadazkasugiar5630]

@@matticus3110 just shut up you maniac Your comments shows that you're never get rear ended by a vehicle.

[@jackg2630]

The fact that these guys had to be called out hundreds of times to even get them to write a clarification on the health of the mini van driver. Really shows their character, they didn’t even think to address it in the first 12 min long video

[@BillyBobTheCattleFarmer]

Yea, these clowns are pieces of shit.

[@ninthhelltv987]

honestly baffling that there was NO mention whatsoever.

[@Atmo_nS]

I saw what looked like a car seat in the van also. How do you not address that there was no child in the car or people were okay or whatever the case may be? Quite odd.

[@rainfire3901]

I haven't seen anything about the minivan driver/passenger(s). What happened to them?

[@Joshthepurple]

I assume lawyers would be involved and told them not to address it

[@pipbernadotte6707]

$200k and you can't make brakes that work? Those wives were right to leave.

[@mineer-pg5sv]

bet you wouldnt be able to make them work lol

[@Anonymous_1210]

I was gonna say ​@@mineer-pg5sv

[@Anonymous_1210]

Accidents happen. It just sucks because there were so many hints before in incident

[@Nick-ue7iw]

@@Anonymous_1210 Accidents my arse. This is straight up stupidity and negligence. You didnt upgrade the brakes? You didnt put the E brake back in? You DIDNT STOP WHEN THE THROTTLE STUCK? YOU DIDNT KILL THE IGNITION WHEN IT RAN AWAY?!? This guy is a total tool.

[@Anonymous_1210]

@@Nick-ue7iw you may not understand what it's like to have to make a quick decision when an incident is underway. You're in shock. Shutting the engine wouldn't do anything.

[@lucasmills9959]

I love that they give you a warning about the crash AFTER showing the crash lol

[@jessicabecause3717]

They gave a warning about Bucky chipping some of his teefers. Its a serious issue!! /s

[@justonemori]

No emergency brake, sticky throttle, old and heated up brakes, only lapbelts then uploading everything to the internet for the Minivan's attorney to use in court. Priceless!

[@huntermccoy7641]

It's a parking brake.... use it in a emergency and see what happens. It hasn't been an emergency brake since 1930

[@kenyates6047]

Just plain stupid. Rushing to drive without taking a hour or so to inspect. Then about a day to repair everything!!!

[@SnafuWT]

@@huntermccoy7641 parking brakes (if used correctly) can be useful in emergencies. it can slow down or even stop a brakeless vehicle if you pair it with engine braking.

[@toomanyhobbies2011]

@@huntermccoy7641 garbage

[@FatherLamb]

Could have LITERALLY thrown it in reverse at that speed and hit the emergency brake... done.

[@mybossisdrunk]

I don't think we should overlook what absolute clowns these guys are. It's one thing to risk your own life/health, it's another to risk everyone's on the road. A hung throttle with riding the brakes is the most obvious case of "shut er down" I can think of.

[@janetmcgee4420]

That "host guy" took his own life in his own hands. He knew the issues with the brakes. It was a show car. Russ did everything he could for everyone involved. Your the clown. Your just jealous because even wrecked, that car is still worth more than you and your pathetic life.

[@leftylou6070]

I'd say the two most important things on a car is the brakes and tires.

[@dinoXAs2]

Yeah its great that this is posted for a warning to others that don't be us idiots, but i wouldn't never release this... such a failure and stupidity. I would just shame in silence.

[@Cymanytb]

​@@dinoXAs2 yeah I'm glad they have the balls to admit and show the world how they've messed up.

[@Tothro]

These people have cars so far up their asses the combustion engine has mashed their brain to a useless paste.

[@BatJack101]

"Car will be back on the road one day" ... how about not

[@ashchaya7676]

Yeah, can't wait to see how well he "fixes" that twisted wreck. I'm sure it'll be really shiny just like last time.

[@concrete981]

Russ will probably put a 2,000 HP engine in it next time.

[@concrete981]

Russ, that contraption is a jinxed mechanical asshole. take it to the junkyard and have it crushed.

[@A-sq2dy]

With lap straps 😂

[@gtdrummerdude]

​​​@@concrete981 Still with 10" rotors, single piston calipers and original drum brakes in the rear just repainted lol

[@nordiq21]

Guy works on a car for 23 years and forgets to do the brakes. Unreal.

[@smokethatmeth]

Imagine sitting at a light with your family of 4 and two divorced men rear end you at 55 mph, Then they make a KZbin video to let you know the car is ok.

[@teinspringz]

That's a typical car enthusiast in a nutshell, cannot see the forest from the trees!

[@masterchief8042]

Bro🤣

[@idawg]

@@teinspringz nah just dickheads

[@vutzemiP]

Just just made my whole day!! :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@FkSCF]

60mph

[@Steve-pk9ok]

As an engineer who worked for Wilwood brakes for many years and spent countless hours working with high performance stopping systems I can say one thing with no hesitation. Just because you can afford to do something doesn't mean you should if you don't know what you're doing. There is more to braking than just changing out brake pads and fluid. Braking is arguably THE most important system in any motor vehicle. This kind of reminds me of the guy with the homemade submarine that imploded recently.

[@user666mega]

Yeah, it also imploded due to bad brakes.

[@traitoR142]

@@user666mega It imploded because of stupidity, kind of like your comment will.

[@brandonolinger7246]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 wtf. That was funny

[@mrm1885]

I'm surprised hand break is not mandated by law in America.

[@fristytron]

@@mrm1885It’s because of freedom and stuff…

[@bazinga5342]

Building cars is not your forte, Russ. Let the professionals do it and buy one. Better than spending two decades building this deathtrap.

[@mineer-pg5sv]

oooo but it is, lets see you build a car like that fool lmao😂

[@Nick-ue7iw]

@@mineer-pg5sv For 200k I could build one HELL of abetter car then this shitheap. And mine could stop at red lights too!

[@timbcodes]

@mineer-pg5sv You’re awful at trolling. Do better.

[@mineer-pg5sv]

@@Nick-ue7iw stop meat riding if the thing has good brakes it would be an amazing build and you know it

[@mineer-pg5sv]

@@timbcodes your awful at thinking💀

[@gahbah274]

Seriously? How did these guys even make it to the age they are now without dying?

[@timramich]

How are they so wealthy but obviously so stupid? The people "on top" aren't actually too bright. They're bullshit artists. Speaking with sociopathic authority, even when it's bullshit coming out of their mouth, is a powerful thing. What with the recent generations and their participation trophies, and space travel stuff starting to take off again, you're gonna see a lot of rocket accidents. The people who built the stuff that sent men to the moon in 1969 were brilliant but modest and honest people. Now those people are shunned away and the world's an asylum run by functioning idiots. People making good money doing this high-end work don't know their asses from their elbows.

[@2FRESH-4U]

Luck

[@bry2k]

@@2FRESH-4U Blind luck.

[@brandonsnider7907]

Or accidentally killing others.

[@yipperskipper]

Boomers in a nutshell.

[@geeksimmer2488]

“Too much grief has been put into this car for it to crash into a brick wall” foreshadowing at its finest 😂

[@janetmcgee4420]

It's called editing moron.

[@epeli0035]

Look at the top comment dumbass

[@geeksimmer2488]

@@epeli0035 I did and nice, he did add a update. He didn’t when I commented this, dumbass

[@Azrael248]

I would care more about the car, look at it

[@heru-deshet359]

It's obvious you aren't a car guy/girl.

[@KNOWHOPE72]

A 1,300 hp car with just a lap belt for a safety belt is sheer madness!

[@superiorradio4540]

he had harnesses, they just didnt put them on

[@redpepper7181]

You not wrong!

[@x66Hawk66x]

Does not really matter how powerful the car is, using just the lap belt is madness in any car.

[@customizablemilk353]

@@superiorradio4540 even more lunatic

[@Ryan_Winter]

A sanity check is certainly required. There are extremely expensive sports cars out there, which are engineered to harness large amounts of power and very few of them have a power output approaching 1300 HP. Half of that power would be too much for a car without ABS, traction control and 4WD. This vehicle doesn't even have airbags or a modern crumple zone, it is a stupid car.

[@furyfantoo]

I'm still amazed at 3 things: he didn't turn the engine off (to at least stop the pulling), he didn't head for the wide-open RH turn lane (or the grass next to it), and why he chose to hit hte minivan near-dead-center, instead of trying to wedge thru between it and the white car to its left. He still would've hit the minivan, but at least some energy would've gone into the side of the white car, and less into the minivan. (#4 is why he continued to drive a car with a sticking throttle that caused overheated brakes, of course)

[@61Slughi]

Hitting something you're trying to avoid is called target fixation. Looks like he had about 9 seconds to realize there was a problem and do something. Going from everything's fine to full panic mode cuts that time way down and you get an accident. Another option he could have done was cranking the wheel and do a 180 degree spin. Looked like he had plenty of room to do it, but that's just me having all the time in the world to come up with that idea with no distractions.

[@XxTournaquetxX]

Saw this from Sam Hyde's "Silly Billy Boomer Car", Holy fuck guys that shit was off the fucking chain yo. I'm glad you guys are good, that shit was some "shots fired" nuts right there.

[@drinkinouttacups2665]

And I'm doin it for my dohta

[@Chthonian121]

Dude was riding the brakes on a 1300 HP car then acts surprised when his brakes overheat and go out.

[@Asapfragglerock]

I was feeling bad until he updated himself, his friend and a damn car and never mentioned the people they hurt

[@ZG0002]

Right? Absoulte tool. For all we know, that car was full of kids in the back seat. Not a mention, its probs because the driver is being sued and now can't afford to fix his death trap, so they are pissed.

[@claudiocerezo1644]

These idiots are loose in the streets bro

[@randalyates5605]

Never did recommend if your accelerator is sticking or brakes getting hot to pull over,,,oh well the show must go on.

[@Smokeyohfive]

Did you not read it all you m0r0n

[@mariocooldude9092]

​@@ZG0002hopefully it' was a family of taco 🌮 eater migrants 😂

[@fishboat6244]

1 year ago I was sitting at a red light and got rear ended by a F350 truck going 40 mph. The driver was on 2 different opiate pills and a muscle relaxer. He basically fell asleep driving. It's a nightmare to get rear-ended like that. I wasn't injured, insurance fixed my car and paid for my rental, other than that I didn't get a dime. To this day I'm always watching my rear view mirror when at a red light.

[@deveousdevil]

Did you talk to a lawyer? It is harder if you're not injured at all. But lawyer may have found something you didn't know.

[@243wayne1]

5 Point harnesses and neither was wearing them. Hahaha! Too funny.

[@theotherwayofstopping4717]

This isn't an "accident". An accident is something that happens due to unforeseen events outside anyone's control. Key word - "anyone". This applies ONLY to the occupant/s of the Honda SUV in this case. Ensuring your 1300hp street machine has properly functioning brakes and a throttle that doesn't stick then going out for a drive knowing full well that is not the case in your fucking 1300hp street machine anyway IS NOT outside anyone's control. It was a deliberate decision made in full knowledge of the car being in sub-par condition for the road. And that is 100% negligence, pure and simple.

[@JosephHHHo]

It's also a huge disservice to everyone else who wants to have the freedom to modify their street cars and do it reasonably and responsibly.

[@nikyjim]

cut and dry!

[@rafaelallenblock]

Yep and both of them should go to prison. But they're rich so nothing will happen.

[@tbohtwentyone]

This is a mishap. Not an accident. Multiple bad decisions caused this to happen. I feel for the van driver minding his own business when he was attacked by bad judgment.

[@noydb8310]

@@DrSaucePacket Exactly

[@oswaldoculo]

0:53 "we were involved in an accident" My brother in Christ, YOU caused the accident

[@michaeltutty1540]

That was no accident. It was a collision caused by driver negligence. I do hope the driver was criminally charged with careless driving causing injury at the least.

[@wildtj4714]

Those arguments are the same.. and none of those applied on that crash. Jesus

[@Sean-pv1nw]

how? wasnt even his car nor was he driving it

[@stefanforrer2573]

@@Sean-pv1nw the drive around was for his channel, could have ended the ride as soon as he knew the car was idling at over 2000rpm with that kind of engine (i mean he claims he knows how cars work), could have ended the ride as soon as he smelled the brakes, could have told him to kill the ignition... but nooooo, he needs his glamour shots on the road... both should have been charged with criminal negligence

[@maddmatter2003]

Ahh the court public opinion! Lets just get a rope. RIGHT??@@stefanforrer2573

[@patio87]

2 silly billies.

[@user-gu2ty5ho9o]

Elephant in the room: what in the fuck happened to the innocent people they plowed into? How do you not acknowledge that?

[@desertsurvival8235]

All of this concern for the mini van driver was really touching..

[@salahdehina9733]

He's in a modern minivan. He can have a 100 mph+ crash and would barely have a scratch on his body. And I'm sure that minivan doesn't cost anywhere near 200k.

[@desertsurvival8235]

@@salahdehina9733 hope you are being sarcastic or trying to troll me.

[@salahdehina9733]

@@desertsurvival8235 Imagine spending money you don't have on a car and working on it for 23 years and pouring your heart and soul into it then it just gets destroyed like that, if you worked on any project in you life you would understand. What I'm saying is that while I'd hate to be the guy in the minivan it doesn't even compare to how much I'd hate to be the owner of the Mercury after the crash.

[@desertsurvival8235]

@@salahdehina9733 well tbh with you I'm not really a car guy, I see cars or more as a tool, or in my case UTVS, but yeah bro I get what you are saying, worse still it was all on camera, with admissions to the breaks. All I can say both were idiots in the highest degree, more so the driver.

[@Neil_]

@@salahdehina9733 who wouldn't hate being the guy cluelessly driving around 200k of ego?

[@bigdaddyray100]

The sad part about this video is that not one mention of the people that were in the vehicle they hit and that really sucks , think about it

[@ninthhelltv987]

this

[@michalmocka3060]

nothing serious happened to them, thats why i guess, but they could mention this at least

[@megan737]

Sad part is actually watching the classic car crashing into the van

[@ravai5229]

@@michalmocka3060 Well we don't know. Whiplash is a fair possibility and that can mess up someone for life.

[@HernanSGasco]

@@ravai5229 Russ said "driver of van was not seriously injured. Beauty of a modern car with crumple zones, self tightening seat belts & air bags" .

[@_Chev_Chelios]

I can’t believe that this guy has barely said a word about the innocent minivan driver and possible family that they slammed into. How did that person and or family do on their recovery?

[@wilsontlavender1143]

I Wondering about what happened to the people in the other car myself, was it evermentioned or did I miss it? Wondering if the car was ever inspected for the highway, and if not why not? Seems like his insurance company would have insisted on a car to be legally inspected before driving on a highway. Why not turn the dam key off, and throw it in reverse or park? Or was he too worreid about hurting his car? They both should do jail time and be sued for every they have!

[@lostinthedesert-hp4bw]

It’s insulting how these two idiots make nothing but bad decisions that day, then want to lecture everyone else about not doing the same thing. I wouldn’t trust these buffoons 🤡🤡 with a cheap lawnmower.

[@backupraceres]

Grabbing the wheel when you know you are gonna crash front-first is a huge mistake

[@dystopian..]

So glad you guys made sure,it was road worthy before involving innocent people, thanks :

[@cl2eep_rides]

"Brake failure" is a hell of a way to describe going out with a knowingly sticking throttle.

[@gamwsas]

hes clearly pumping gas to unstick it

[@1SWEETSERENADER]

Typical "chevy" moron... Why is he driving it on the street 😐 cars like this need to be on a trailer.

[@TijdritPietje]

"I even got a quote for bigger brakes". Wow a quote

[@kfl611]

My suv sped up all on it's own, I was going 85 mph with the brakes on. What fun. I was on an interstate so I was able to maneuver around slower cars, I shifted into neutral pumped the gas a bit, put my car back into drive. Which I'm sure wasn't great for the transmission. I drove home with out any further incidents, except for a few more gray hairs. I had it repaired the next day, it was a transmission sensor thing, which went wrong and made my car think I was flooring it, which I wasn't - with my foot on the brakes. Stupid computer chips in cars.

[@T.J.Caldwell318]

@@TijdritPietje now he needs a quote for a lawyer

[@grantjohnston6152]

So glad all parties are okay... Thank you for making this video, it is a difficult video to watch but knowing all of the facts helps us to understand and prevent. Get better quickly!

[@deficator750]

this entire incident can be summed up in one word: Negligence

[@ADUSN]

And the second word:litigation. They are fucked

[@user-ex8zo3js2e]

I think STUPIDITY plays a huge role in this.

[@byronarachnicus6596]

Negligence, selfishness, narcissism, reckless operation are a few to throw in there as well.

[@frapp31]

Hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on this car but no upgraded braking system. Its not all about horse power. Safety should be the first priority. Lessons to be learnt. Good thing everybody has recovered.

[@tibbydudeza]

Sadly 23 years of work down the tube - you got to ask why Porsche uses carbon fiber and huge ass brembo brake calipers for their cars.

[@jaychqpr97]

@@tibbydudeza 23 years to build a car that not only looks terribly, but drives terribly and is a danger to everyone. Time to give up

[@rxw5520]

Imagine what a field day the other car occupants’ lawyer could have when he finds out it was some fucken retard in a “custom” car lmao 😂😂😂 I can’t

[@sttrsp9700]

@@jaychqpr97 if you can sit with a straight face and say that car looked terrible, your taste in cars is probably absolutely terrible.

[@HW.0029]

Back when I started modding my cars, my first mechanic said, always mod from the bottom up. Tires, suspension parts, brakes, and then add more power.

[@RSx94]

5:29 You can literally see the drivers elbow break right there. Must have hurt so bad

[@gtdrummerdude]

Dude literally put his arms straight out and locked his elbows before the crash lmao.

[@mr.d7429]

What a horrific crash, glad to see y’all recovered well, I just pray to God there was no babies inside that mini van!

[@DISRUPTOR40]

I feel WAYYY more sorry for the minivan driver than you guys , not even mentionning there state of health or concern......nice

[@tcjatko7964]

Exactly; It's all about him. I hope the van occupants were OK, and cleaned old Russ out.

[@100pyatt]

Absolutely this could've killed them from the Absolutely insane stupidity demonstated in this video

[@imhungry2387]

I hope they're multi-millionaires. They deserve to win a massive lawsuit. These guys should be forced to downsize to a single wide trailer jerks

[@infinitehexington]

​@@tcjatko7964it's his video after all

[@diegomaestas7939]

They did tho in comments

[@antanta]

As much as I feel for you, you did not even mention once what happened to the passenger(s) of the car you slammed into. It would be a courteous thing to do.

[@GMHG777]

Was kind of stunned they didn’t address this at all. Agree with your take 100% !

[@jessetello7033]

agree here, considering its also a family car and I saw a baby seat.

[@amypanddirtytoo1926]

I was surprised too! I just assumed that would be a big part of the conversation. I saw that Russ put it in a comment that was pinned. He said "As far as I know no one was seriously injured. Beauty of modern cars with crumple zones, self tightening seat belts, and air bags" I mean, OK, but as far as you know? So you don't actually know then? And seriously injured? Does that mean they were injured, just not in critical condition in a coma somewhere?

[@TUIgemini]

Absolutely mind boggling sitting thru 12 mins of this in anticipation - and zero mention of the mini van driver’s health or condition…

[@Zildjian_DW]

That's a rich guy for you. No empathy.

[@domnfg]

For anyone coming herefor the same answer: Eventually, Russ also commented on the video, pointing out that the other drivers were not harmed and that everyone was okay. He also seems to understand that he was wrong for not checking the issue and continuing to drive, for which he has been forgiven by most of the commenters who replied due to his acceptance of blame and subsequent apology.

[@d2cbro]

uh, they were harmed. it literally says they were injured

[@A-sq2dy]

1000 horse power. And I build my own brakes. And only fitted lap straps. 😂 good thinking Batman

[@pedinhu18]

I couldn't care less about the car and I'm glad the driver and passenger are ok, but the fact that the people on the car you crashed into didn't even get a mention on this video tells me everything I need to know. Also, a car build with so much time, money and work spent like this one, and you couldn't even think of adding a killswitch...and a proper seatbelts too for that matter. Well, i hope you learned something now.

[@danishghostrider]

And proper brakes for the amount of power. Brakes must ALWAYS be able to overpower the engine, regardless of power. That's my opinion.

[@Blue_thunder874]

They had proper seat belts

[@eriklarson9137]

Right? They are still making videos, and morons are still watching them. Lol. YT recd this channel to me today. I watched the video for a few minutes and was like, hey, I know that bald dude. Sure enough. It's the dude from this video. Yikes that people still watch them and encourage them after this. Dang.

[@AllDayErrDay.]

I hope those people in the minivan are okay, but I'm afraid the worst may have happened, seeing as this guy didn't mention their wellbeing.

[@seva7500]

@@Blue_thunder874I don’t believe lap belts to be considered a proper seatbelt.

[@ruthc8407]

The crash victim's lawyer thanks you effusively for this footage.

[@jstohler]

It's mind blowing that it's still posted.

[@cameronmeyferth753]

Yeah, so nice of them to provide a well edited video with commentary explaining exactly how and why they were negligent. Exhibit A.

[@bvilleD]

I pray that van driver sues them good. This is just isn't an insurance thing at this point.

[@deezet9518]

@@jstohler too late to change that, it’s all over the internet. The whole world knows about these guys now

[@ccllvn]

yep and they have cash from youtube media, I hope the crash victim gets a huge chunk for their pain and suffering

[@billykidman2091]

Glad you're both okay, hope you don't make the mistake of trusting someone that doesn't inspect the brakes of their 1200hp car before driving it on public roadways, let alone one reckless enough to refuse to stop when the passenger informs them of their actively cooking brakes. Drivers incredibly lucky his negligence only snapped his elbow and your teeth.

[@AllanJHolm]

This guy is an embarrassment to car enthusiasts everywhere. Grossly negligent and driving basically an unfinished car on the road.

[@guywheeler4225]

Keyboard warrior. Mistakes were made, but you're the embarrassment pal.

[@ericche1983]

Pipe down, nerd.

[@ctech14367]

An embarrassment I think not, however negligent yes.

[@complexdetai]

he could of easily could killed someone. Imagine kid or baby in the back seat of the honda.

[@ericche1983]

You’re so smart.

[@EZSTREETCARS]

"I've had an accelerator stick before" "I smell brakes" how many signs do you need?

[@NomadismeExperimental]

The picture of that disc brake at the beginning of the video was the first and only sign they needed.

[@rickstorm4198]

Exactly....

[@karney44m]

Indeed! The actual danger sign came before that however, throttle sticking. The rotor condition was not ideal but shouldn't have been a problem operated at low speed on the streets by a driver that could see the warning signs, the throttle issue should have been an immediate kill power, pull over moment. Brakes would still be working fine and 20 years of hard work not gone down the drain, not to mention those that may be feeling this incident for the next 20.

[@andyb9994]

I think the final sign was when they blasted that dude from behind can't believe they didn't stop before that

[@deezet9518]

Well, nothing can fix stupid I guess.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

A car with 1300 HP needs all the braking power it can ever have!

[@maryloudelossantos1624]

Thank you for sharing your video. Tips & pieces of advice are remarkably valuable & helpful.

[@adamboylan2307]

I feel bad for you bud. I would never get into a car with someone so irresponsible that they think 1300 hp and a sticky throttle isn’t enough to make him pull over and fix the problem. That’s an aweful situation for someone to put any other people into. Pure irresponsibility. Nothing more, nothing less.

[@johnslandrum]

Thank you Adam, much more polite that I was going to say it.

[@michaeljohn9263]

Why didn't he just shut off the engine?!?! I had my gas pedal stick in the winter back in 1996 and I just turned the key off, not all the way to lock the steering wheel and I stopped just fine.

[@timchilders3535]

@adam boyland Yes sir. One of the things I thought along those lines was, geez man that's like taking off in an airplane with a rod knocking, or the oil pressure gauge on low or none! Or hopping on a sportbike with the handlebars loose or something like that.

[@adamboylan2307]

@@timchilders3535 yeah! It was unreal how the dudes were shaking hands with death the whole trip and then acted surprised when they crashed. Guess common sense isn’t so common anymore. Glad nobody died though.

[@adamboylan2307]

@Danbeater yes. I feel bad for dummies sometimes. But the driver was acting so confident that the passenger didn’t sense any danger. That’s what it seemed like anyways. Glad nobody died though.

[@davidleonard8369]

Ten and a half minutes telling people to use harness and inspect brakes and install a hand operated brake. Wow! Completely ignores what really caused this accident. Two people in a very powerful car driving with a sticking throttle. The instant you noticed the throttle hanging open one of you should have insisted that the ignition be turned off and pull over and find and fix the problem. Unforgivable.

[@TreyGoose]

As somebody with common sense would've 🤣🤦first Red Flag was 17 year old brakes. Why haven't the brakes been updated? 🤦

[@NewHandle_]

Then unsub and f**k off

[@deezet9518]

@@TreyGoose yeah, moped brakes on a 1300 hp car. And the worst: this Russ guy is talking about it before they drive off. So he knows and still goes and jeopardize other road users. They could have easily killed someone, knowing they were driving a pile of shit with a shiner red coat of paint.

[@04blushee]

My Exact Thoughts

[@ccjohncc1]

And fully aware it has insufficient worn 17 year old brakes. I mean come on man smh

[@LamentOfTheFallen]

im only 14, and I can't tell you the story my mom had told me not too long ago. Watching this video made me realize how scary a car accident can really be.. Sometime within 2003-2004 and during this time we lived in Kansas City and we didn't have much money and so sometimes our power would go out and so my mom and dad had really big problems between each other and it really upsetted my mom a lot. Then one day, my mom, my older sister, and my auntie went fishing by a lake and then afterwards when it got dark they would get in my moms 2001 Toyota Sienna and after they left the lake they were driving down a 2 way road until there was a stop sign. When my mom was going to turn the car she was still upset and I guess the tears in her eyes blinded her eyesight and she couldn't see until it was too late. When she turned a Semi truck hit her head on and the van was hit on the front end it was such a hard impact that it turned the car and eventually into a ditch. I was horrified by what she told me and she also told me that they didn't notice the car until 5AM in the morning. My mom was unconscious until the morning when she finally woke and realized they crashed and were still inside the car. Thankfully she is okay now and everyone is from the car accident. I have to thank god for protecting my mom and for still having her here for me🙏🙏❤

[@mantelmann13]

Looked like nothing from behind. But from the inside...holy moly. So much force. I never once drove withoung wearing a seatbelt. Never. And I never would. Nowadays I wouldn't even buy a car without an airbag. Glad that both of you and the person(s) in the other car are ok.

[@justlooking878]

I was in a armored truck at a red light when someone ran into from behind at 50mph it fractured my spine just think about being in a minivan my heart go's out to who ever was in that minivan

[@matthewhaworth5935]

Yeah your armored truck is likely worse than a modern commuter car like a mini van. Its built to be solid, and... well, armored. They have big steel bumpers etc. That's great for protecting the vehicle, and the money inside maybe, but there are no crumple zones for energy to be absorbed and dissipated into the vehicle itself rather than your body inside. You have your weight and size, but even a small vehicle traveling 50mph is carrying a butt-load of energy and it has go somewhere.

[@xxdabroxx]

What an absolute cluster. If you ever have a car with a sticking throttle pull over and fix it. DO NOT keep driving to the point of boiling the brake fluid and plowing into stopped traffic.

[@jimconlon1954]

They both should have fucking known better. No excuses.

[@ccllvn]

eh I don't see anything wrong with it. Throttle and brake control ain't that important. And the car only has like 1200hp so it's not like there is any risk. The 1960s crude frame is known to be safe.

[@brianrose4643]

@@ccllvn what does the frame have to do with anything? And how would you know that it's "crude"?

[@ZacksterVIII]

@@brianrose4643 I think Calvin was being highly sarcastic

[@MommyKhaos]

@@brianrose4643 because cars designed and made in the 60s we're completely and totally made with safety in mind, and not in using the cheapest steel around so they could maximize profits

[@seanjhonson6441]

That was a bad crash, love the vids! Glad you’re ok, keep it up!

[@concrete981]

let's face it. if Russ gets that thing back on the road he'll get 100 million views.

[@onamissionracing]

The only one I feel sorry for in this situation is the minivan driver/passengers. Two "car guys" driving around in a car that is knowingly having issues but continuing to drive was completely irresponsible. This wasn't a brake issue, it was a hanging throttle that caused severe brake fade, and you guys drove the car like that knowingly instead of stopping and fixing the issue.

[@zigodgaming778]

Titshay

[@rickstorm4198]

Touche?

[@ralphmillais5237]

Those brakes were totally inadequate for the power anyway, that was obvious from the start. The guy is a clown.

[@2ndAmendmenttillIDie]

Bet he's wishing he would of kept that last wife now. 😂

[@patrioticaussiesams8581]

If ya getting a struck throttle switch off the Engine hit neutral use Handbrake as it's a separate system as well.

[@daveg7059]

When I was a kid, the man that taught me so much about building cars, always told me to build my brakes to twice as much as I would ever need. He said if I didn't build my engine enough, I would just drive slower, thats it. But no one ever got hurt by stopping better. Plus, I have never built a street car without an E-brake, that is just foolish.

[@chrisanderson6204]

wait wait, was the e-brake a parachute or an anchor? Seriously?

[@edwardhoulihan4917]

Well, I have to say, stopping better =stopping quicker, right? They stopped in an instant and they definitely got hurt...sooooo...

[@Charcoalgreyhoe00]

Well when a cars for show and not racing it’s not gonna have a chute e brake not necessary unless it’s a manual

[@MommyKhaos]

@@Charcoalgreyhoe00 If it's a show car that has underperforming brakes it should have never been on the road unless turned off. This build is the perfect example of doing everything wrong: Taking a high performance vehicle with a known sticky throttle onto a public in-use road, having severely underperforming brakes, having a roll cage but only having lap belts instead of a 5+ point harness, No helmet on either driver or passenger, and clearly no experience of what to do in the event of an accident in a high performance vehicle (going limp while putting your arms into an X pattern on your chest). He deserves those injuries, and he's lucky that the accident didn't kill himself, his friend, or the people in the vehicle he collided into.

[@HALFBREEDMUGEN]

@@MommyKhaos I agree

[@cartoonhead9222]

Two boomers figure out why handbrakes exist, the movie.

[@slickshewz]

I'm just so confused at this. How the hell does a car with 1300hp not have a kill switch? On top of that, the throttle is sticking and you're boiling the brakes the whole ride....how long did you think they would last? I guess it just goes to show, experienced builder in no way equates experienced driver. No real driver would ever even consider driving a car like that, with shit brakes.

[@MrJeffcoley1]

You see stuff like this all the time. There was a fatal accident where driver lost control of a 54 Chevy with an LS swapped into what looked like stock wheels, tires, suspension, and brakes. No way the old chassis built for the straight six could handle the horsepower and torque of Corvette engine. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6rChXljr5yeh9U

[@slickshewz]

@@MrJeffcoley1 Jesus Christ. It's crazy because, if you talk to any track driver, even the most amateur driver (I'm barely above that 🤣), the thing they probably beg for more of is better and better brakes. Right next to better tires. I won't even put cheap tires on my daily driver.

[@drippinglass]

I smell brakes.

[@havsumora]

@@drippinglass That was it! Here's your sign!

[@slickshewz]

@@jobe1911 indeed. But did you see the calipers and rotors on that thing? I can't imagine trying to stop that boat with any amount of control.

[@njckman17]

I'm sorry but there is no way Russ is going to have this car back on the road. Thank god. It's a blessing in disguise.

[@SoosRamirez1]

No it’s not

[@brandontrlicek5853]

And you're an idiot in plain sight

[@timsgarage1356]

@@SoosRamirez1 yes it is.

[@SoosRamirez1]

@@timsgarage1356 explain

[@60degreelobwedge82]

@@SoosRamirez1 Hopefully the innocent victims who got rear ended sue the shit out of these 2 assholes.

[@NOOTSMAZDAS]

I remember watching this video when it came out a year ago glad you guys are safe

[@Drerex]

Wow! That had to of been scary. Glad you guys came out of it ok. Hopefully the people in the mini-van were ok.

[@pliantimpala7858]

Never ceases to amaze me that people will put tons of money into making a car more powerful and faster and not think to put money towards stopping that power if need be. Can't believe how tiny those brakes are.

[@G1NZOU]

Same, I'm trying to get a 1967 Wolseley running again, and I'm not even planning on making it more powerful but even then I'm considering double brake lines with dot 5 and Cooper S front disks instead of the old lockheed master cylinder and drum brakes. Old car brakes weren't fantastic even when new let alone when aged and adding so much more demand on them.

[@RockyMtn5280]

And having an emergency brake crank that bar back and put it in neutral

[@JohnnyDrizzle]

Its the American way.. all show, no go

[@jeffrenman4146]

They didn't even have a shoulder harness… You couldn't have planned this any better to try to mangle these guys than what happened in this car. Failure from the start piece of junk

[@adamstokes]

Well said. I learned at the age of 18 stupidity of under-braked cars. Off the shelf, the Ford Falcon XR6 was disgraceful with catastrophic brake fade after just a couple of hard corners. As I got older, my Nissan Skyline taught me that better brakes allow you to go faster.... and live longer.

[@camels9654]

That impact gives you a true appreciation of how much force there is when you come to a stop that quick.

[@nedflanders4026]

makes you appreciate airbags

[@TriforceOfCourage97]

im so glad that you MUST have an over the shoulder strap here in my country or the car isnt allowed on the road.

[@harrisonr2193]

Force is equal to mass multiplied by acceleration and damn did they accelerate FAST

[@camels9654]

@@harrisonr2193 Ya I remember in physics the accelerations goes from 100 km/h to 0 in 0.1s and the force was insane.

[@nickfelicio198]

You can appreciate the testing that the NHTSA does.

[@1996slamster]

Well... out of any video you've uploaded this one's gotten you the most views. Gotta thank Russ for that one!

[@stylepoint1200]

This just seems insane to me. The brakes were the second thing I upgraded on my car was the brakes. Went with Wilwood 4 pistons and upgraded rotors on front and swapped the rear to a disc setup. Full steel braided lines. I built my car to handle a 700hp turbo engine. Because power means nothing if you can’t control it!!

[@jaychqpr97]

Forgive me if i'm wrong but I watched the whole video and didn't hear any mention of the driver that you rear ended at 45mph... are you kidding me?

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

I legit think that they view the other vehicles as npc's driving

[@mariocooldude9092]

That's because they hit a family of illegals from south of the boarder AKA taco 🌮 eaters 😂

[@courier11sec]

"Don't worry. Russ and I are are okay" Absolute don't care about Russ and you, dude. Another case of rich people's total absence of consideration for anyone but themselves.

[@redtarget5275]

Imagine sitting with your family at a stoplight and two divorced dads come flying through your trunk. Then they make a video letting everyone know the car is ok.

[@brianc1481]

That's because they're in litigation.. I guarantee.

[@raywagner8016]

I'm watching this, reading your analogy and can say this from my own throttle sticking episodes over the years. How the hell can you get behind the wheel of a car like this and not know how to shut off your ignition? You should stick to things under 200 horsepower. That's the nicest thing I have to say.

[@suchabadkitty1293]

THIS 100%. So friggin ignorant AND negligent.

[@jasonochs8369]

so everything would be fine with less than 200 hp?

[@angelalane1307]

A Prius.

[@raywagner8016]

@@jasonochs8369. No guarantees but the brakes might have a fighting chance against 150 ft lbs of torque.

[@retro440]

Jam it into PARK, jam it into REVERSE, shut off the ignition. What was he thinking?

[@jamescc367]

What an absolute gorgeous car and it will be again! Thank God y'all are ok, nothing more important than that! he still gets to build cars if he wants and you still get to experience fantastic cars and show them to us You guys still get to breathe the air and experience this fantastic world and everything in it How did the people in the van do? Were they hurt, no kids in the back etc etc?

[@lord_flashheart]

This is at least worth a honorable mention on the Darwin Awards.

[@Patrick-co3fj]

What a scumbag. Choosing to put every other car and pedestrian at risk of death or injury in a car they knew wasn't safe to be on the road at all and continuing despite them needing to burn the brakes to even drive it. You are awful and so are the people defending you. I hope the other driver was okay and gets a good payday for this.

[@genociderjill]

are you the SUV driver 🤪🤪😭😭😭

[@BigSplenda1885]

@@genociderjill Hhaha soooo funny.... dumbass… if you were the SUV driver I’m sure you wouldn’t be laughing, moron

[@nvr2late666]

@@genociderjill Are you even legally old enough to drive?

[@gredausvemiru6236]

@@genociderjill didn't know special ed kids knew how to make KZbin accounts let alone make comments

[@kravenkrawlhobby5438]

@@gredausvemiru6236 so trash like you making comments about people being retarded is how you defend someone who sounds like a bitch.

[@tp5401]

As some one who treats spines and injuries... This driver jacked somebody's life up like nothing else and never a mention in the video. Thats pretty cold honestly.

[@JDankens]

Have you ever been sued before? It was or is probably in an ongoing legal battle, which means zero statements unless arranged. They didn't need to make this video though.

[@tp5401]

No... And good point!

[@jonathanandrew2909]

As someone who pays car insurance, which seems to go up ~10% every year without any accidents, I’m sick of idiots who crash their cars.

[@jimpatro]

He should be saying "Screw the legality, I want to know how the people I hurt are doing". @@JDankens

[@user-gu2ty5ho9o]

@@JDankens So maybe don't fucking try to monetize it and use it to promote your stupid-ass KZbin channel then, genius. Why and how are people so GODDAMNED STUPID???

[@josemedeiros007]

Wow, what a shame, it was such a nice looking car. I hope the driver wasn't seriously injured who he crashed into. I also had my brakes go out on my 1965 Mustang Fastback in 1980, the front flex brake line to the drum brakes wore a hole in it rubbing against my tire, and my brakes failed coming off the free way, I was able to downshift with my automatic transmission, and put on the emergency brake and turned off the engine, I coasted and stopped in the middle of an intersection when it was a red light on my side. Fortunately people just went around me and did not cause an accident, and I was able to push the car to the side of the road with my friend that was with me who is now a San Jose Police Officer. After that event I put in Disk Brakes in the front from a 1970 Mustang Mach 1 that was being parted out due to a rear end collision, and installed a 1970 Dual Reservoir Master Cylinder and Earls stainless steel braided flex brake lines to the front and back brakes.

[@kubix354]

10:52 "I know his brakes gonna be great" got me so bad lmao

[@archangel9114]

Hearing Russ yell "no brakes" took me back 10 years ago when the same thing happened to me going down a hill road I said to my father sitting in the back " no brakes" I started pumping the brakes with no effect then I tensed my body on the steering wheel like Russ did when I saw that sharp curve at the end of the hill, I went flying off the road landing hard in a ditch. I broke my back and my father broke the femur in two places, he recover eventually but I was left paralyzed in a wheelchair for life. So yes I agree 100% with what you said, do whatever t takes to maintain those brakes in perfect working condition.

[@davidhunt6463]

Man that is shit. With all the innovations in medical science these days it may be possible that you'll walk again. That would be great. Glad your dad recovered eventually. All the very best, Dave.

[@hongomybongo9684]

I’m sorry about your accident. I hope medical science is almost to the point where you’ll be able to walk again soon.

[@Sharkie1717]

Sorry about what happened. Thanks for your comment.

[@MarkWesley]

Sorry to hear this. I hope one day advancements in medical tech gets you walking again.

[@calmdownnow20]

Iam really sorry to hear that... Hopfully u will walk again sir... Respect

[@chinohillschampion]

So thankful that the comments on this video are generally siding AGAINST these two guys in the video. If they want to completely disregard all brake safety rules, they should do somewhere other than a public road that has children, pedestrians, and other innocent people.

[@dmanor013185]

@@MrHurricaneFloyd and to top it off, I don't think I heard him mention the person they hit in front of them if they were ok or not.

[@Shreddinstan]

@@markob17 I think its stupid that they cut off how we used to be able to see downvotes so the snowflakes wont get butthurt! Why even have it as an option anymore?

[@jonaszepog1829]

@@dmanor013185 That's correct

[@bobberguy1]

Russ is probably living in a tent after the lawsuit.

[@stevebanning902]

Boomers.. you'd think they'd know that the brakes are the most important part of your car lol

[@JoeWitAFro]

Idling high, riding the brakes, smelling it and having too much faith in the braking system with too much ego with the video being recorded, a combination of things led to this and could have been easily prevented. Hopefully you all are ok.

[@ccllvn]

can only agree

[@AlphaMachina]

What irks me is that the minivan has a car seat for a child in the back of it. You can see it from the shots they took. That's highly disturbing. Hopefully that baby wasn't in there.

[@tylerburks6871]

@@Thoth_al_Khem still had no brakes. Could’ve been easily prevented had the car been gone through before driving though.

[@johngrepo9976]

This won't sound right but at least it failed like this and not at power or around a fairground atmosphere. Injured children or worse would never leave your mind

[@JoeWitAFro]

@@tylerburks6871 He immediately knew it was idling high because he was riding the brakes, but still chose to make little pulls in traffic. Hindsight is 20/20 but pushing boundaries will cause eventual unforeseen problems. We all know the risks.

[@dangryder6050]

Man, it's crazy the number of apologists in the comments saying "accidents happen" "this is what insurance is for" etc. as if Russ and Shawn didn't make a series of poor decisions and rearended a completely uninvolved bystander. These are the people we're sharing the roads with.

[@superameric8]

Agreed. Fools.

[@rollin19]

Can you get lost? You clearly are a troll.

[@deezet9518]

And our kids as well 😡

[@ccjohncc1]

It is best to assume 9 of every 10 cars around you are crazy people on hard drugs. When a light turns green I never blindly go. I look both ways twice and then go. Twice over 20 years I avoided being t boned from cars that blew right threw the red light they had.. I also regularly check rear view mirror for fast upcoming cars. People pass out and fall asleep. Or drive 1200 hp cars with old breaks. A couple times I changed lanes and avoided being rear ended. Practicing looking out can literally save your ass.

[@ccllvn]

yep...imagine being in your car at piece and then you're injured and have to deal with huge damage because some jerk in a 1960s crude frame car with a ridiculous 1200hp engine and dodgy brakes runs into you 😎

[@ChevyCitation]

5:24 Stuntman would have done a "No Mercy Reversi" or "Rocking Horses" to avoid that crash

[@rockymountainstemcell651]

I've been a passenger in an accident......I recognize that look, feeling and those pain moning.....UGH! I am so sorry for everyone. Glad you are ok.

[@crw3673]

A classic case of not paying attention to the red flags until it's too late. Glad you survived and are using this experience as a learning lesson, for the rest of us 🤔

[@PedroJungbluth]

Heating the brakes holding a big engine like that is a little nore than ignore a red flag. Is ignore s flasshing gigantic red light with sirens.

[@treesss56]

You know what really sucks? Not once did you mention the health and well-being of the poor person that you ran into. I can see why he's afraid to take that car on a drag strip. He has no clue how to drive.

[@donsargent827]

That is what stood out to me also the most.

[@corona22707]

OMG that's exactly what I was thinking. Innocent ppl on the road not knowing the danger that's on its way because of reckless people that ignore all the signs not to drive that car or not to continue to drive it.

[@ls60fd]

@ Steve Smith Yeah that bothers me too. They didn't mention anything about the MINI VAN they hit. I mean it looks like there weren't kids in it but not a mention of their condition is kind of heartless. It was their fault all the way and probably shouldn't have been driving that car with the issues it was having. Brakes smelling sticky throttle? If I was the driver of the mini van I'd be all over that video in court. They should have pulled it over a first sign of possible trouble.

[@euroachesbtfo3471]

Normal 'Muricans. There is a reason why whole planet hates USAians (?) xD

[@bubbalawrence1]

@@ls60fd yeah hopefully that minivan sees this video and sues that owner all to hell

[@MACK-11-]

I’m glad you guys are safe thanks for the tips.

[@AutotopiaLA]

Thank you

[@redtarget5275]

Imagine sitting with your family at a stoplight and two divorced dads come flying through your trunk. Then they make a video letting everyone know the car is ok.

[@rcdrum29]

Ok, I won't comment on the "accident" itself, everything has been said. But I'm VERY disappointed that not a single word of compassion was spoken out for the poor people who were hit. I really hope they are not in a wheelchair. 😠

[@Bentley.777]

I was thinking the same thing what about the people in the other car that should have been mention first 🤨

[@BananaWagon]

That’s all I thought of during this whole video. No mention of how that famil/person is.

[@whaletacos]

Right? How self-absorbed do you have to be to release the footage of almost killing an innocent person/people due to admitted blatant negligence and not even mention them.

[@TheJeffMiller]

Thank you. My thoughts exactly. When he started reviewing his injuries, then the driver's, without even so much as a word about the innocent people they could have killed, I couldn't have been more disgusted. That sort of self centeredness, and irresponsibility for having a poorly maintained, under engineered car on public roads, gives every car guy a bad name.

[@Melvin_RongDong]

@@whaletacos if they are injured, they could probably sue and easily win with this video as evidence

[@chesapratama4797]

This guy really talks a lot more about how their car is doing and shows a lot more care for their car rather than the person they crashed into.

[@jiggareactmilitant]

Yeah literally nothing about the car they rammed into at 45 mph, smfh.

[@DangerousDavies2008]

The arrogance and negligence on display is astonishing.

[@patrickwayne3701]

@@DangerousDavies2008 "He's back on his motorcycle and active, and Russ is doing great in physical therapy" what of the folks in the minivan?= crickets Yeah. Quality Stuff.

[@patrickwayne3701]

@@DangerousDavies2008 yeah, this whole post should be played by an attorney for the folks in the minivan, and then turn to the jury and ask for the moon.

[@gerhard3061]

@@DangerousDavies2008 I agree, stupid old piston heads who should be in the old folks home instead of on the road😤