Small Tire Shootout and Stick Shift Grudge Racin'

[@67stang65]

I’m so glad the shifter helped. Now a seat to keep you rigid and there’s no stopping you! The racing is great and your spunky personality is freaking awesome! Don’t ever stop being you❤

[@captainwhiplash]

Awesome guys

[@Jeffroson78]

Tess and Tony you guys did a fantastic job So crazy that little Ford motors out there gapping s*** like it is 400 and something horse and it's out there tall gapping 😅 everybody

[@aguyinnc2865]

Love watching Ford powered Fords kicking butt. Great job Tess, you're only gonna get faster!

[@my357mags]

My brain sent the wrong signal to my foot...LMAO. Your doing great Tess! You just make me smile! Thanks!! 👍

[@jonathanhanners6057]

Glad to see the clutch held up and you all had a good time and the more seat time you get the better you will be

[@rayrussell6064]

The fact that your still smiling makes it a good day. Back in the late 70s and 80s I had a 66 chevelle that ran 12.0s give or take but I had my alternator wired to a toggle switch so I could turn it off when racing and I had a Hurst comp plus shifter. Tess you did great you need to try and relax and with the never give up attitude I feel you got this. God bless and as always be safe.

[@leonardlaing6733]

Great progress. It looked like a fun day. Although Miss Midnight Mavrick, it’s time for a harness. I always enjoy your videos.

[@mikevaughn7743]

Great Video Tess and Tony! Its entertaining to watch Tess having such a great time with her car. :)

[@johnmoore8800]

Great job Miss Mav aka Tess... What's more exciting watching you PB every time you hit the track or Tony say really.... If you man is in pressed than you done good lady...In time you will have it master in Stick shift class... Especially when you are having so.much fun at it. Those moments make for great Vids... Thanks for sharing your guys success... Kickn Sss and taking names!

[@DjDubStak]

Really impressed with your driving. Your shifting is much better. Don't worry about it anymore. It's only gonna get better. Once you get comfortable with staging and develop a routine, you'll be making da Trash Panda eat.

[@Sainted1973]

You two definitely bonding like a couple and its cute to watch. Keep up the great work kiddo you'll get it soon enough. Ty for the content be safe God Bless.

[@attitudeadjusted9027]

My daughter was cheering you on grabbing my and then screamed she won she won. Then I got to explain to her a red light was. She said you still won anyway 🤠. Great vid and love to see you having fun. My daughter says hello and is practicing saying it like you do🙏

[@jasonbose3507]

You are doing amazing young lady!!! You know that stick shift racing is the only real racing, anything else doesn't measure up. I'm so glad that people still enjoy dumping that clutch at six grand and letting go, an amazing feeling!!! Keep up the good work young one.

[@davetapani3253]

Gave me goosebumps grabbing those gears. Great job! Great job!

[@wesleyrobinson5562]

I think this is so great. Lots of girls used to race in my days, not many left now days. I reced a 71 comet G T in the 70s. Didn't know what I really had until I went to a automatic. Loosing RPM between shifts. Love the videos. Thanks for the memories.

[@WhiskeyRiverRifleman]

Nice work Tess! Huge improvements!!!

[@kenfrost6035]

Can't believe the camera person took advantage of Tony like that bending over working on the car. 😂😂😂 Great job! Making improvements every day.

[@terrymcmullen1948]

Awesome video ! Enjoyed it. Just keep being you. Thanks Tony for your fine camera work!

[@SergioValenz1]

Oh man my jaw hurt at the end of this video. Between just laughing at ya'lls shenanigans and smiling at ya'lls excitement with every pass..... such an awesome vid. Great job guys!

[@cashmoney8607]

😂"get outta there"😂

[@jasonbose3507]

YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND ARE AN AMAZING TEAM AND COUPLE!!! You two ROCK, yeah 👍

[@lionelsmith6133]

Congrats on the 10:71.... seat time will get ya there 😊

[@Daniel-vr4lv]

How about a pistol grip Mopar style shifter?

[@stevenhardwicke6481]

tess you make me so proud that was definitely your best pass o yea she go 10 45 she going to go .. you go girl tony and tess love you both stay safe your friend on long island new york

[@bradchandler6967]

Good day Tess. Don't beat yourself up about the reaction time. Get the launch rpm and shifting down, then work on the reaction time. Remember, you're learning all over again with the stickshift. It'll all come into it with seat time. But yeah--- good day girl !

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Tess, Maybe a "Rock Crusher" style shifter as they had on old Mopars would help you? With the hand grip, they have on them, the length, and the curve in the handle, it may be exactly what you are looking for? P.S. You need an "It's not an LS" sticker on the Maverick... or some "Powered by Ford" stickers... or both. It'll keep those Chevy guys from getting confused. Lol!

[@glamiskid50]

Right on Tess and Tony it was a good day love seeing Tess so excited when she ran the 10.75 Tony to very Cool love y’all

[@randycarter429]

So Cool love watching you guys !!

[@jcnpresser]

At the end, get out of there! Had tears coming out. Tony just can’t help it! It’s impossible, lol.

[@RONERACER]

I am impressed how well you shift that car .....nice job

[@chrisbryant1657]

Awesome video! I always liked a Hurst pistol grip shifter.

[@daboenterprize8265]

Doing amazing job it just takes practice 🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@The50Baker]

What are your thoughts of putting a 2 step on it and wire it into a button on the shifter and the clutch switch.. That way you'll leave at the same rpm everytime and you floor it and as soon as the clutch releases it takes off. If you wire just a button you have to worry about timing that, but if you wire both a button and clutch switch it'll be one less step you gotta worry about at the line. I hope you understand what I'm saying, it's kinda difficult to explain through a comment. You're doing great though, just when you was talking about it's not like a trans brake car, you could make it like one.

[@mattshanks2604]

I just love you Tess you are amazing!!

[@billstreber5194]

Great video and Miss Mav's smile is a great way to start my day Instead of a shift ball try the pistol grip type

[@damonrice8469]

Hey congrats on running some 10s passes. What rear gear you running? More seat time cure all.

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

It has a 4.30 rear gear in it, we had 4.10s in it before.

[@damonrice8469]

@@MissMidnightMaverick Thx, you will get the Maverick right soon. Ps, I have my 2step button on my clutch pedal, set at 4200, carb car. Works for me.

[@r1299]

Just throwing my two cents in. I'm a stick shift guy. My car has a MSW short throw shifter but I also changed to a weighted plastic cylindrical shifter, kind of the shape of a Red Bull can. I was skeptical at first but it shaved hundreds off of each shift pretty crazy how just a shift knob can make that much difference.

[@tommeboy3334]

I love it you are getting her into her own car and working on it. I know there would be more women out there doing this if they were supported like you are to her!

[@paulpulliam2264]

Gettin it in on banging those gears😎love the maverick!

[@Ada-zn3pw]

Damn that's Badass. Your shifting has improved so much. 10 seconds in a stick car is pretty damn impressive. Especially with a Ford engine 😂

[@thatnarnianhobbit]

Did I hear that your Maverick is a street car? I just bought a ford fushion 2020 SE. It has a v6 with twin turbo and it has a eco system and its AWD. What can I do to make this more faster but keep it street legal as well as track?

[@jesusmunoz5184]

What was the longer shifter handle?

[@eb5151]

It's a good day when you don't break, have fun, and get Texas Roadhouse on the way home😊

[@jasonpowell4847]

It liked the gears. Is there anything done to the front for travel.

[@ThomasThomas-wn3km]

I always really liked a Hurst "T" handle. I adjusted it to fit the angle of my hand to the shifter. It was extremely comfortable, and it was easy to hold on to ripping 2nd and 4th. It worked for me. Maybe it would work for you.

[@donniedarkoc1033]

It’s crazy that something so small in the whole scheme of things like added shifter length can help improve the efficiency of the whole run like it did.

[@dougbradley1568]

Tess was shining in this video 😎

[@arturozarate1752]

@ 2:15....JUST CURIOUS. Where did you get the idea for a longer shift handle? I liked the OEM shift knob too! Then I drove a 2001 Bullet.....that knob is what I use now in all my Cobras. It gets hot in the summer if someone is unfortunate to not have covered parking at work.

[@johnwyatt6448]

So which caltrac leafs are you running standard height or 1 inch drop your cars stance is awesome !

[@anthonymedlock3105]

Awesome video.😎🙌👍👏🇨🇱🏴‍☠️🏁

[@jasonbose3507]

I love seeing people race Mavericks, they remind me of people racing VW Bugs, the super light bodies with big engines stuffed in them, oh yeah 👍 😎 👍

[@anthonymanfredijr6729]

Great video you’re friends are awesome

[@davidgough1161]

Bad ass driver with a badass car!

[@jimmymccormick142]

Great video Ford power forever baby great job you riding

[@sillycatthing]

Awesome! Congrats on the 10.70. That's moving. I wonder if instead of a straight shifter you could get away with a forward bent shifter. It might keep your hand more level.

[@bentonedwards8689]

My suggestion is to put a Mopar style pistol grip shifter. The shifter is getting jerked out of her hand and has to re grab to get 2nd. Same hand position every time will help I feel. Fun to watch Tess

[@fabiow88]

Great job Tess!

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

On a positive note just think about it your street car is faster the alot of people's race car or what they claim is a race car great job tess and Tony

[@peskypeet]

Ya done good. Think you're right on the new taller shifter. You aren't moving your body around as much to complete the shift. I hope a straight one doesn't make you start hunching your body to complete the 2-3 shift. Generally you want perfect seat position before finalizing shifter length and angles.

[@happyinfidel1]

Have you trie MGW shifters?.. And the old days Hurst shifters were very long..

[@jsp5407]

Love you midnight ❤️ as always and always hair looks amazing

[@arturozarate1752]

That ball is way too big. Save that for later after you win. Try a 1⅞" diameter ball. What shifter are you using? 1 - 2 shift did suck. I dont think its you though. That stick may be too long. I dont know if i mentioned before, but i use the stock Fox body shifter handles. The first handle you had on their looked like a Steeda or UPR....the stock is just a bit longer. I put it in a vise and took a blue gas tank to it and bent it how I wanted it. I like mine as even with the steering as i can get it in any vehicle. I raced road courses a lot in my early 20's and wheel to stick transitions were plentiful in SCCA TA-II

[@barrybazile1294]

Hi Tess I think you need to put a 1970 challenger pistol grip shifter it would be the right angle for you to shift them gears keep doing what you’re doing you’ll get it it takes practice but it looks like you were uncomfortable with that ball the Mopar challenger shifter is the perfect angle that you need good luck

[@robertoancrum5104]

Great job 👏👏👍

[@HOAOffender]

Just luv y'all! So legit, but still so damn fun.

[@Scott-gt6od]

Grabbing gears !!!! You need Jimmy Dales little wing

[@DJ63phx]

Hey my grandma drove a 66 Mustang fastback with a hopped up 289. And how she does it she goes? step on until you hit 45 and just lift back just a little bit

[@Bloodnut1986]

Could you turn the shifter the other way so the Bend is forward not backwards

[@dalekerr2576]

Hot Mess Tess 🤣🤣... Good job!

[@crypticsouls987]

At 22:40 I was so relieved you know exactly what the shifting problem is. Hope you find a solution. Until ya do you can try setting your body in the position it's going to be in when you shift into second so when you actually do shift to second, you will only be using your arm. Hope that makes sense

[@nathandumeney7601]

Like the maverick says “don’t think just do”.

[@davidgough1161]

That car ROLLS!

[@valschannel7357]

Great video you were so cute today..❤

[@rolandlluis3153]

Could you possibly turn the shifter around. If the mounting points allow it and you've got clearance in relation to the dash , while in 1st gear it may just be what you like. 💪🙏

[@TransAminal]

You having fun ? Don't let critics ruin it. 👍👌😎💯

[@TheZaciechan]

When I stage a stick car I try to stage before my component so I have a little extra time to get my launch rpm set right.

[@stevekelly4103]

Tess is amazing. Lucky tony

[@98wytebird]

you cant flip the shifter around to put it at a diff angle . seems like 2nd wouldnt be so far down

[@valschannel7357]

Stick shift is the hardest to do so don't beat yourself up it's easy to go fast in automatic transmission well easier than a stick shift I've been watching you src and chief those are my favorite to watch..❤

[@gearbanger57]

Digging the old school approach, keeping it a hot rod you can drive everyday and not a race car that's questionable driving on the street occasionally. You seem more confident each time you take it out, just figure out what works for you and have fun doing it.

[@jayburrough4308]

Could you use something like a stutterbox that way you can set your rpm and floor it so you don't have to watch the RPMs when you are staging it's just a rev limiter heck you probably already have it LoL 😂 love the channel guy's it's awesome keep them coming

[@clydegreenwood5673]

Just take your time and do one thing at a time and you will get it and just keep your head up and good luck and be safe and God bless you guys

[@chriscatarcio2983]

Good job. Try exerting pressure on the shifter before the gear change. It will not come out of gear till you bump the clutch. I think a straight leaver would be better. 😉👍

[@joshuarisley8091]

I have to have a straight stick in my chevelle, the curve back makes it a longer move, I can grab a pistol grip, or a t handle alot better than the ball.

[@TxHammer757]

Watching your driving video I believe a harness would hold your body better and make your shifting easier and more consistent....just a thought

[@Ny_Foxbody93]

Iv gotta say I love watching you guys, you do an awesome job tess, congrats on the 10.7! you an tony make an awesome team! Keep it coming lol... also what mic do you guys use???

[@Mbscott1932]

Could you turn the shifter around

[@MissMidnightMaverick]

I tried it, but it was too far forward.

[@Mbscott1932]

@@MissMidnightMaverick well I thought you did a great job.

[@glennramsey917]

Its fun to see you all excited .. i didnt get a 460 shoehorned down into my foxbody like i thought i could … so i built a rowdy lil ole 5.0 that will hold lots of nitrous or boost … my gf has never ben in anything fast so ill start out slow then work my way faster … i cant wait to see her reaction !!!

[@michaela.norrissr.6510]

Pistol Grip time... She gonna be Flyin...

[@RONERACER]

Is that car all motor ....?????????....bring it down to Irwindale . I have a couple of cars for you ...street cars ...we drive them to the track ......

[@toddclark332]

No granny shifting I you know better your miss midnight sure hope you paint it blue you're definitely killing it girl good teacher Ton❤

[@rjalomo9386]

How we going to shift like a Grandma lol ur so adorable🔥😍😘☺

[@jkK-lw9lu]

Nice job,,, maybe move the seat right to be closer to shifter, and put a real containment seat with 5 point harness so you’re not getting bounced all over the place on the launch so you can gitit into second… and if something goes south you can be safe!!!!!

[@arturozarate1752]

USE the MSD 6AL-2 and activate the 2step rev limiter with a clutch pedal switch. Set it to what ever you want your launch rpm to be. Beam-in, clutch to the floor, accelerator pedal to the floor, 🚦, and drop the clutch as usual. No looking at a tach or pedalling a specific rpm. Just mash and go! If you dont so this soon I'm breaking up with you Tess. Ill still watch Tony with the Ohio boys.

[@keefespencer1173]

I've noticed that when they pull out the Zamboni and they just sweep the surface it's not only picking up loose rubber but it's also scraping a thin layer of layed down rubber along with the track prep and it makes the track worse to the point it's even making low horsepower cars spin on the hit

[@vintagespeed]

turn the shifter around with the curve forward, if you can reach it might help.

[@mocarpenter8836]

Tess was all over that Pastrami on Rye @ the light 😂😂

[@mattshanks2604]

Bad ass day Tess!!!!

[@t.s.racing]

Thousands of tips, here's 1 from a person who taught power shifting in school. Try the 3-4 shift wide open. Trust me it works. Psychologically the 2-3 shift is hardest, and the 1-2 shift is a close second for trying to train the brain. Get out on a empty highway, hammer 3rd., with your foot resting on the clutch, pulling pressure back on the stick, then just tickle the clutch, DON'T LET OFF THE GAS. I promise you'll laugh at finding out how easy a wide open 3-4 shift is !!!! Once your confidence builds try the 1-2, then finally the 3-4. T.S. RACING 🏁

[@davidgough1161]

I think a longer offset shifter would be better, I have always preferred that type

[@mustangmondzuik]

gotta love Tony ps by the way these things r runnin she's got a chance