I Kinda Sucked At Roadkill Nights (Full Eliminations Recap)

[@JeffHuntsinger]

Hard to believe that black Falcon that ran in the right lane didnt make the small tire finals. REALLY HARD to believe that.

[@FixerUpRon]

👍

[@chicago_race_engines7538]

💯

[@User-nx7rs]

It's called having favorites.

[@allyearstreets7305]

It's called mainstream racing

[@mickeymartin39]

SRC will get another chance maybe, if they decide to go again.

[@mfd4505]

Love watching you, Cleeter, Steve Morris, Roadkill, etc. The SRC crew definitely had a reason to be a little ill. That little Falcon was rolling.

[@FixerUpRon]

👍

[@terryjackmehoff7299]

It looks like you're a little bit afraid of that falcon too many excuses for me the roads not prepped it's got a little bit of rubber on it bull shit what's the matter you don't want Ohio rolling in and winning what a joke

[@BerryMcCaulkiner859]

When the fastest small tire car doesn’t get in roadkills reputation just went to shit!!! #ROADKILLISKILLED #SRC #SICKTHEMAG

[@battlemage4885]

SRC Mafia here. Dude even you HAD to have been impressed with a small tire small block running with ya like that!😆

[@laplantski]

On the track, yeah. But no prep, which we do zero of, naw.

[@waltersibelius5023]

That road was prepped

[@LoociferZ]

@@waltersibelius5023 You're right...A set of slicks on prep is pretty damn impressive.

[@laplantski]

@@waltersibelius5023 No it wasn't, they aren't allowed to use any VHT. The only prep was the small amount of rubber that was on the road, and it was minimal.

[@billmadison2032]

@@laplantski VHT

[@Amxracer]

The Falcon was flying !! Can’t believe they didn’t make the top 8 in small tire 😳

[@peterivero4337]

Do the light at the line to Qual its drag racing, but streets they would have been on line. Sadddd we know drag racing and these rules you tell make any sense.

[@thealarmclock9307]

They were easily in the top 8 but kinda got hustled with the staging fiasco.

[@uncleremis69]

@@thealarmclock9307 shit SRC’s falcon was top 3 or 4 of any car at the event. Big or small tire. Funny how Tom Bailey withheld the 2nd race against the falcon. Only beat him by a fender.

[@Cttruckn]

@@uncleremis69 I thought the same he didn't show the second pass and showed the other passes he made don't pass the sniff test.

[@danmyers9372]

I bet you were a bit surprised to see that small tire Falcon out on you to about the 500’ mark.

[@FixerUpRon]

👍

[@Noobularr]

SRC definitely got scammed with that timing system but it's really cool to see them invited to the event for sure

[@davidgorman2084]

something's bad wrong when that falcon didn't make the top eight.

[@addicted-to-bass74]

Definitely need to see the SRC Falcon in your magazine!

[@FixerUpRon]

👍

[@quickdeuce]

Undoubtedly Prodigy will be a part of the "Sick tha Mag" issue covering this event.

[@kimmatheson5752]

Doesn't really matter. Roadkill's reputation just went completely down the toilet. SRC had the baddest small tire car there.

[@rustyshackleford4327]

I'm src 100% but that Volvo is fast.

[@tommyhoskinson3662]

I agree!

[@rolokyber]

@@tommyhoskinson3662 hey Tommy, it’s all good, Prodigy is going to put a lot of racers on the trailer in these last few months of the season.

[@slickdog6155]

@@tommyhoskinson3662 You boys won in the eyes of all real street racers! The only way Billy could have won this race was if he had a big set of fake boobs and 10 grand in hair and make-up! LMAO!

[@briancoonrod7224]

@@tommyhoskinson3662 tell Billy release the kraken For next year

[@christinar7864]

Dang that Falcon almost smoked you.

[@rolokyber]

Prodigy kept up with you, I heard you ran the fastest in big tire. But they didn’t make the top eight. I watched the live and that was the only bullshit about the event. The racing was really good.

[@jerrellkull5347]

Obviously they put who they wanted in the "quick" 8.

[@mtnbkr277]

Rigged! If the top 8 were truly the “fastest”, then why not be transparent about it and post everyone’s times? Seems fishy to me…

[@justbe4481]

Thanks Tom for all you do for US who suffers from epilepsy we love you and support you.

[@Jsiimms]

That black Falcon should have made it to the final 8 in small tire! That thing was flying!

[@jimmyzgarage5430]

Ohio boys SRC getting a lot of love in your comments Tom and it's well deserved. That family Works their ass off to go racing.

[@xTOP_L3V3Lx]

Lesson learned? Yeah he learned you have to bend the rules in this case play by the bent ones to make it i bet that falcon heads up wold have been top 3 out of both small and big tire only thing he learned was to not go to play toy events

[@FixerUpRon]

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[@steviej1995]

Great racing and a Great event. Sucks the Falcon didn't make the top 8. But you keep an eye on that young man. That Nova he is rebuilding is next level. I have a feeling we will see him win this one day.

[@Mcgruber18]

Can’t imagine why they would want to come back to that event?

[@RustyRowdy]

Great video Tom , guess I don't need to say any more SRC fan base is strong . Lesson learned for Billy ...

[@N_Denny101]

You may have not "won" saturday, but Damm this week...AWESOME! hats off to you and your crew. Sick Night!

[@sickthemag]

Thanks 👍 We had fun.

[@tylerwhite4743]

@@sickthemag them not picking the falcon for the 8 sucked more... Seems there is some politics there

[@LoociferZ]

@@tylerwhite4743 No, they just had people who took advantage of the fact they could stage further back. The runs were timed when people started the timers that were on little stands behind the quote flagger unquote. Think about it. If I'm ten feet away from you and floor my car, I have ten feet to speed up before hitting you. Now what about if I do it from 8 or 5 or maybe 3? The speed I hit you gets slower and slower. That's what happened with the beams. People were further away and floored it, giving them time to speed up before they even started being timed. If they were racing 1000', some people were able to slip 1006 feet of acceleration into 1000 feet of timing. More time, more ability to go faster. We could use the example of my hand slapping the person who thought using a psudoflagger and timing would be a good idea if they weren't ensuring every car was on the exact same starting point. Now, lets assume my hand is a good SICK and saucy 6 feet away before I start it speeding towards their face. More time to speed up, saucier slap. Now if I only do it from three feet? Not so much time, not so much acceleration and ultimately a VERY good street racer in a VERY good car doesn't get his chance to win $5000 because of a GINORMOUS flaw in how the timing was setup.

[@uncleremis69]

@@LoociferZ there’s someone on SRC’s comment section claiming he saw the times and the falcon was 2 tenths faster than the small tire pack. Sounds legit. Claims he was also bumped, but admitted to running slower than the pack.

[@PnwBanks]

Much love from the SRC Mafia. Apologize if some of us come across wrong!

[@FixerUpRon]

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[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

The whole starting process was a clusterfuk! When do you go, hands up! hands down! nobody seemed to know for sure!

[@Cent51]

It called arm drop, with chase is a race, the moment the arms come down you leave..

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

@@Cent51 In theory but half the field were leaving when his arms were still going up!

[@xTOP_L3V3Lx]

@@nzsaltflatsracer8054 facts

[@irahubscherjr6629]

Indeed... The guys familiar with the event and how the timing system worked, were the cars not lining up on the line and/or leaving early; because the timers were set up a certain distance behind the flagger, so the clock didnt start until they reached those beams, starting the clock. By staging further back from the line, they were essentially able to get a "running start" giving them a significant advantage. That set up also allowed drivers to leave prior to the "arm drop", because the timers didnt start until they reached the start beams; which I heard were like 10 ft behind the flagger, so in essence couldnt be a jump.

[@dextermacnutt]

Budget falcon almost had you man!!

[@irahubscherjr6629]

As the announcers described it... automotive ballet in the way the Falcon tiptoes the frontend down the track. Billy has become a master in tuning that Falcon's engine and suspension to work in tandem... if you go thru SRC race videos, the Falcon very rarely whitesmokes the tires. The way he is able to tune that suspension to any unprepped or prepped surface is impressive and explains why the SRC Boys are so successful in small tire street/no-prep racing.

[@yotasavage]

Sucks to see the Falcon get left out of the top 8 competition. That third run you guys had was side by side! It was clear that that was one of the fastest small tire cars in that strip.

[@402kev4]

💯 agree!

[@brucewilson1118]

Ya there was something clearly unfair going on there! 😢

[@crowntsp]

@@brucewilson1118 Yeah they didn’t know what the hell they were doing flagger was horrible

[@LoociferZ]

Wasn't the flagger. Look at the photos and videos. They were doing an arm drop which meant NOTHING. What meant something was how deeply people were staged. They werent' starting the clock until you passed those two sensors BEHIND the "flagger". Soooo if you staged back 10 feet, you had 10 feet of time to accelerate before you started the clocks. Billy lost to people who were already accelerating when they started the sensors. TERRIBLE system. You can't run a flagger with a sensor unless you have EV-REE-BODY lined up EXACTLY the same. That is to say you cannot run a sensor for managing the times if you don't have staging. Staging keeps everything fair. The fastest man did not win the small tire...or at the very least it wasn't the right people racing. That Falcoln was hauuulllinggg!!!

[@Pyle81]

Plainly SRC got 100% SCREWED in this Corporate suck ass event. The only exciting part was the guy that crossed the lanes in the old Chevelle and took out the cones.

[@isaaccan3155]

I watched the Motor Trend live feed. But the angle of your camera makes this looks so much crazier. Like true street racing.

[@martijnvkk]

The falcon (billy) was top 8 for sure, they didnt show times so im sure they cherry picked the top 8.

[@rockercover]

Street surface - Game changer. Good show Tom, thanks! 👍

[@sickthemag]

It's not easy that's for sure.

[@MotorCityMike]

You did great Tom - I believe you were top qualifier for big tire. I went out first round too right after you (left lane, spun the tires). Well deserved wins for Joe Barry and Mikael Borggren. Small tire class cars were unreal! Awesome footage.

[@ericdean4397]

SRC was in fact one of the fastest 8. Politics of the event wouldn't allow them to be in the show huh? It was cool to see them whoopin some ass on others and running sooo close with your high dollar big block set up. To bad they didn't let Billy in the show. It would have made the event much more interesting and enjoyable. SRC rules!!!!

[@FixerUpRon]

👍

[@daniellemedley1972]

new kid on the block got the chop (billy SRC)the falcon was clearly flying so ya had to chop him out must of scared a few

[@gasparsperformance9841]

It’s surprising to see that SRC wasn’t in the top 8 for small tire. it’s also amazes me that the black mustang didn’t go to the finals for small tire (possibly due to a jump) but the orange bel air had the same arm drop reaction time as that black mustang and won the big tire class.

[@jarrodjordan5293]

Bad day of racing better than a good day of work.

[@scottburrow8717]

Billy almost had you. I’m still trying to figure out how come Billy did not make it to the top eight. Because he was just as fast as everyone else out there

[@sickthemag]

That's a badass car.

[@NoPrepFans]

I just watched the SRC video and Billy was definitely flying when he made those passes with you just curious to see what you though about about racing that car

[@Loki13M]

Comes down to Billy's inexperience with that kind of timing system. If he had shallow staged like a great many racers were doing he would have cake walked into the top 8 with those passes. Not hating on Billy at all, been subbed to SRC nearly since they began.

[@dextermacnutt]

@@Loki13M could stage in the burnout box next time!🤣🤣🤣

[@tommyhoskinson3662]

@@sickthemag we appreciate the recognition man. It was nice to meet you and a bucket list item to be able to line up next to you!

[@techniciantrar6923]

Pretty bad ass show. Wish I could have been there. The flagger sure did get excited about your awesome burnout lol

[@jameswoodward6312]

So...did all the racers know that they could shallow stage ?? I watched and the MAK guys looked like they were staging for JJ's arm drop ??? I could only guess that the rules were not conveyed or explained?? Js...idk ??

[@annwilliams2128]

So glad Joe Barry and his incredible 1956 Chevy won !!! Keith

[@beeeennnnnnn]

Thanks for sharing Tom!

[@glenryan6569]

Not really a big fan of arm drop with 6,7,8 second cars I know it's for fun but guys with 100000 to 250000 dollar cars are pretty competitive. You can have a starter line you up then a light on a stand could be activated for safety and a fairer start. Don't think Joe Berry was to happy sitting forever on the transmission brake, glad he got the win in the end.

[@tyronetrump1612]

They really need to get Limpy to do the starts and line them up evenly. Arm drop and chase is the race is so ghey and yesterday

[@tylermartin2895]

I gotta jump on src!!! 🤘🤘🤘

[@questioningthoughts2152]

Why didn't that black Falcon get into the top 8 shoot out? That car was on rails but some how got over looked and wasn't included, Seems very odd. Those guys were one of the fastest of the group.

[@Vultor]

Could be several reasons, but just to be nice we will take Billy's explanation. You don't hit the first timer until about ten feet out. Billy was on the line drag racing where some of the other cars were three feet back of the line, roll racing. Gives them an advantage in speed when they hit that timer. There is no doubt the Falcon was one of the fastest cars out there. If this timing issue is to blame, it needs to be addressed.

[@breal3117]

Ive seen the falcon put most of those on the trailer at no prep events. Granted if u watch the staging every one of the cars that got in the 8 started a ft or two back,

[@royhenson3379]

Hell of a Save @2:05.

[@jessewilford3160]

Damn you didn't put your real second pass the one with Billy right at your bumper damn everybody screwing over SRC

[@jimmyzgarage5430]

I noticed the same thing.

[@sithyarael6807]

That International was neat.

[@onestallfab]

SRC BILLY FALCON TOP 8

[@FixerUpRon]

👍

[@chrissmith7730]

I swear those Swedes run on rails everywhere they go! Hahaha! Awesome coverage!

[@Crucial929]

that Falcon was flying ... was it the fastest small tire car there?

[@johnspratt4421]

Arguably was if I remember correctly it has put the Volvo on the trailer more than once at no preps and I think on the street also was either the falcon or his s10 they also have a channel called street raceing channel

[@Mcgruber18]

We will never know!

[@krazyphucker369]

They do not post all the times so no one actually knows who leads seem kinda fishy just post all times it's not that difficult then there is no question

[@melissamcallister2867]

Why dtid you send billy the kid packing when he was a half a car slower then you

[@josephacerra5987]

The ups and downs had me really enjoying the watch. 💯 Thanks for sharing in all the fun

[@johnunruh1086]

After seeing SRC video and yours, I will never have anything to do with Motor Trend magazine. Events, video's. Or builds!! I will never buy anything that is advertised on their sites! Politics in racing!!

[@toughflacowboy]

Hay Tom how did if feel going up side by side with Billy at src

[@quickdeuce]

We fans of the SRC family thought it was too cool that Tommy and Billy had a spot rite there with ya Tom. It had o be a ton of fun for the boyz to be set up with and visit with the pilot of the FASTEST STREET CAR ON PLANET EARTH!

[@johndoe-sf6hk]

if ppl go back and watch its been shown that the flagger was not making everyone pull to the line so racers who figured this out took advantage to not off a couple tenths off their time. now that its been revealed it sucks for those that really didnt have too much to do with the event but their names are used to promote it. pretty sure the roadkill guys wouldnt want an event with their name on it to operate like this but proof is in the pudding as they say. hope they correct the timing issues, if not then reap what you sew

[@jordannorman1314]

A couple tenths in the 8th would be car lengths not a foot or 2. So that theory doesn't amount to jack squat

[@joeyjojojr.shabadoo915]

*SRC Falcon GOT ROBBED. 370cu LS TT that made (and usually makes) people look silly. A REAL STREET CAR.*

[@philliptoole8360]

Don"t matter when you go, just when you start the timer, Billy didn"t know he was green to the trick of stage next time he will

[@tyronetrump1612]

that's the one thing about those boys - they will never the same mistake twice

[@timothyhays1817]

That's racing. You had a busy week and it's all good if you enjoyed it. I read somewhere that the City of Pontiac is going to revamp the Widetrack section of Woodward Ave. I wonder how that may affect this event.

[@toddbrown3101]

So was this a roll race? Thats what it looked like with some of them starting way back and getting a running start!

[@13699111]

Thank you for posting this great video

[@matthewmccormick2417]

Tom you still a winner. Look at what you have did last week to help many SIR. You are sick lol

[@chrisbryant1657]

SRC Falcon was clearly one of the fastest small tire cars at this event! SRC 100% got screwed for whatever reason. Looked fishy to me watching the livestream. Predetermined!

[@irahubscherjr6629]

It was likely due to the timing system they were using... the first beams were like 10 ft out, which allowed guys familiar with the system to start behind the startline and get a rolling start. This also appeared to allow guys to leave early, since the timers didn't start until the car got out 10ft or whatever the distance was. I disnt watch the entire video, but a few people mentioned that the cars in the shootout were the ones not staging on the line or waiting to the end of the arm drop.

[@jimmyzgarage5430]

@@irahubscherjr6629 you should probably go and read the pinned comment on the SRC Channel. New evidence has come too light.

[@FixerUpRon]

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[@irahubscherjr6629]

@@jimmyzgarage5430 I seen that... they were used as a filler, for the car that,dropped out. I seen other comments about it being a case of wanting similar times to make it more "competitive" and the Falcon was too fast for the rest of the small tire class, considering he was within a car of Tom Bailey with his high $ big tire car.

[@thealarmclock9307]

What a sweet car .. I imagine you had to turn er way down.. love from the SRC mafia

[@stephens340]

Kinda bullshit the black falcon didn't make it into the top 8 he was definitely faster the some that did .....

[@buddyenglish4756]

They should of let Billy run

[@brucewilson1118]

Tom what did you think on getting to meet the SRC gang!

[@FixerUpRon]

Great racing... Looks like those src boys in the background

[@chrislovett9711]

Really hoping to see some SRC Love from you 🇺🇸from one Father too another

[@Adub86]

Good to see the SRC fans dominating the chat. Shit was rigged. #SRCfans

[@jorgeconcepcion934]

Tom that falcon is one of the fastes street car you ever run .🤔🤫

[@jimmyzgarage5430]

I don't think it's one of the fastest street cars that Tom will ever run but it is one of the fastest small Tire cars on a crappy unpret Street.

[@tyronetrump1612]

@@jimmyzgarage5430 true... lest we forget Beater Bomb and KC Maxx

[@kylestubblefield3404]

I cant believe that guy saved the Nova, Pucker Factor was High!

[@vehdynam]

Great video , many thanks.

[@mcintyretyler89]

Would love to see Mr Bailey on the real street vs that little falcon. Would be a nail biter.

[@haroldcampbell4531]

To be fair Tom's car is not set up to race on the street

[@lincolnstovall9471]

That billboard, that’s shits funny when talking about, to much smoke on the burnout. LOL 🤙👍🤙👍

[@joen5332]

Must be it doesn't matter if you leave before the starter starts to drop his arms because there was quite a few of them guys that jumped before the starter even flinched

[@OPFOR109]

But you looked bad-ass losing!

[@eliminator_ryan]

anyone going to point out that Joe Barry jumped the arm drop?

[@mrhighlight8771]

Soon enough Billy will come around and beat everyone at this event even.. Never again will he show up for nothing. He's not got the money like most so he stays hungry.. The truth will see itself through

[@gtnoslp]

Too bad about SRC and the Falcon not getting one of the top 8 picks...the Falcon was on a rail and even tree'd Bailey a few times!

[@Vette4life]

Rough weekend. I had a great time though.

[@mcintyretyler89]

#streetracingchannel

[@rmcnasty7319]

Thank's for a good Show. That looked like fun. They need more traction glue. Or have it at Bradenton.

[@Ontheregz]

Its a road kill/motortrend event. They race on Woodward Street, that is the whole reason they host the event there lol 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kevinmoore8679]

Love your SS I also drive one but a 5th gen. Beautiful car

[@bobroberts2371]

3:50 A cylinder that has been filled fuel: The engine needs to be run for a while unloaded so liquid fuel can escape between the top and second ring. Never run it hard right away as this can break a ring land.

[@billmadison2032]

If he wants to be around any longer, Joe needs to stop buying those chocolate shakes.

[@bobpratt8224]

Thanks for the coverage....give you a D for sound!(microphone) little tip sharpen up those reaction times

[@barrelsurfergirl4614]

This is why you need to take six seconds 2.0 and whop everyone

[@mcflybywire]

Nobody: Motor Trend Boomers: Let’s do an arm drop race with a made up timing system on a curved street with man holes but be rude af to the drivers and strict about tech and safety. SRC Got Robbed 😏

[@tobydyes]

That's that good ass driving

[@cesarvitorino3433]

Tom, what is the best pass ever for Sick 1.0 (1/8 or 1/4 mile) ??

[@jdubs5446]

FALCON FOR THE WIN! I HATE FORDS!

[@crowntsp]

The racing part of this event was a shit show

[@jeffmiller2682]

Who owns the bad azz orange and silver 55 !

[@sabre-ub3op]

Having an arm drop at a big event like this was stupid! Who's big idea was that? I would go on with more complaints but I'll stop there.... SRC

[@johnspratt4421]

Thick its bs how it went down with the src guys but the reason for the arm drop is because thr event is supposed to replicate old school racing stop light to stop light with arm drop

[@augie-dawgiewright3798]

@@johnspratt4421 If they were really trying to replicate old school racing, they wouldn't have a guy that has no clue how to be a starter out there doing arm drops, they would've had a buxom young lady out there waving her bra.

[@irahubscherjr6629]

@@johnspratt4421 but then they placed the start beam 10 feet out from the line to disqualify the typical street race setup, and make it more of a rolling race with a flag start.

[@jimmyzgarage5430]

@@irahubscherjr6629 you keep on posting this and you should probably go back and read the pinned comment on the SRC Channel video. SRC did get screwed. Trust me I wish it didn't happen but it did. Motor Trend and roadkill has lost a lot of credibility with a lot of people. I would imagine they'll be quite a few people canceling their subscriptions to Motor Trend.

[@irahubscherjr6629]

@@jimmyzgarage5430 I did see it, and totally agree...it was setup. The Falcon was faster than most of the cars they selected. But the timing setup the way Billy explained it, is completely unfair to someone like Billy, who hadnt used that "off the wall" type setup before... as well as a flagger who doesnt appear to know how to fairly stage a race... several times including the final when turbo cars werent spooled up or ready when he dropped his arms... even JJ gives a 5 mississippi count.

[@gavjones9981]

Great racing 👍

[@official_btj1017]

That road was uneven, all the cars slid to the one side, good race tho.

[@zeroackdraws]

I see my sticker!!!

[@carlbrockway2408]

That was as rigged as it gets

[@Amxracer]

😎

[@xirrus69]

I knew a Tom Bailey back in the mid 80's in Brightmore Detroit are you him ? ......Bryon & Michelle

[@robertbriggs4176]

Is this 1/8 mile ? It looks short.

[@nickmx3388]

This is all rigged because a little black falcon was making all these expensive big tires guys who think they are special mad because they might get more attention than them. It makes me "Sick" I need one those magazines Or is it a book? To clean up the puke lol Sick dude!!!

[@nickmx3388]

Put a 275 or 10-5 on that thing you will the most power and the most expensive car and probably lightest car there are you will get drug by 2 thousand dollar junk yard hammered mustang with ls mystery motor with Chinese turbo or hammer it over the head with spray and able to spray all day. Lol

[@richardgutteridge2127]

SRC got screwed! Road kill is a joke.