Old Smokey F1 FINAL run Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2023

[@LorraineCorso]

Scott built his own cage.

[@zupra5638]

Definitely knew what he was playing with

[@wethepeopleunitedwestand9381]

He sure did. He built the entire truck that saved his life.

[@Mastermindyoung14]

​@@wethepeopleunitedwestand9381saved him from itself. Haha

[@jayflow7949]

That’s Freaken Badass it’s Why We Should All Invest into Our Saftey In Our Own Personal Motorsport Endeavours & Thank God Hes Ok!!!!!!

[@wozow182]

So sorry buddy! Better to end up in a snow ball then a fire ball!

[@nathanialjohn3990]

With the video of the whole run it really puts into perspective how fast that all happened. Absolutely wild. When I saw the initial video, I'd like to think Ken was watching over you. Metal can be replaced, glad you're ok.

[@minter_fab_mafia]

I was thinking the same thing, ken was his guardian angel on this run!!

[@duke1281]

I miss the hell out of Ken..! Gone too soon..❤❤

[@Birdhouseboi810]

The seat and belt manufacturer should be proud too. I know the cage is like 85% of the safety. But the seat, belts and the rest of the safety equipment did their jobs. Sucks to see it go but glad Scott was okay, we all know he will be back to beat the new diesel record.

[@ChucklesGarageOfficial]

That would be Sabelt, Stilo and Hans

[@Birdhouseboi810]

@@ChucklesGarageOfficial I'd say that this crash should indicate to everyone that these are badass products, and if you wish to stay safe in a massive collision. These are some products to take into some heavy consideration.

[@TheFriendlyViking]

That pat at 12:49 conveys a lot of emotion. Reminds me of "thank you" at the end of RDR2. Old Smokey gave his life to save yours.

[@TurboVisBits]

cummins still purrin right up to that point too!

[@jwilliams703]

She was still running after all that. What a great truck.

[@davidmiller9267]

Glad you’re OK Scot! Hopefully Old Smokey II will rise from the ashes soon. You’ve inspired me to built a 1/32 scale slot car of Old Smokey before the crash. Now I have to do it. Rock on!

[@josephschmoe3796]

Upside down in Old Smokey, all covered in snow Thanking his maker, the welds did hold. He stepped on the pedal, but nothing was there A bone jarring impact then plenty of air. The ground came up quickly, He thought it might hurt, He hoped that his harness and helmet would work. The truck started started rolling, it gave him a scare, It rolled forever away up there. He came to a stop on an ice covered ledge, The career of Smokey came to it's end. Apologies to the Weavers and Gene Autry. Bro, very glad it wasn't worse. Looking forward to seeing the new ride.

[@SM-Scooby]

Wow what a nightmare losing brakes on the mountain! It's really good to see you climbing out after a wreck like that. Glad your okay This was by far one of the coolest vehicles on the mountain and it's sad to see it go. R.I.P Old Smokey

[@morganpowell2999]

Is that what happened? I kept rewatching it trying to see if something broke after that bump that caused him to veer to the left, or if he hit a slick spot or what.

[@BikingVikingHH]

He didn’t lose his brakes, that’s just the elaborate story he made up for clipping the corner early. You can clearly hear his right foot was on the throttle, not the brakes, which he explained by saying his pant leg was caught on the throttle pedal while he was placing his foot on the brakes?! Was he wearing a racing suit or Jnco jeans 😂

[@streetmtb]

@@BikingVikingHHdon’t know if you read the description it ties up pretty well. I’ve had brakes go and you do some pretty wild things trying to stay alive

[@holmes1956O]

@@streetmtb 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂that my story and I am sticking to it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💨💨💨💨

[@BikingVikingHH]

@@streetmtb yeah, I read his fucking ridiculous description, and you can clearly hear that his right foot was maintaining throttle, keeping the chassis settled as he went through the corner. Anybody who has driven aggressively can tell what he was doing, only suckers and simps would believe his description

[@lauackerman4801]

Holy crap! So glad you are OK. Hate to see the end of Old Smokey. Such a cool truck.

[@hpa101]

Glad you're OK dude, that was difficult to watch! RIP Old Smokey F1 😢 - Taz.

[@Caplan916]

This was so hard to watch Scott. You were on a fucking rip. Definitely on a run for a win. So so so sorry this happened to you and Ole Smokey. Take care of yourself and can’t wait to see what you come up with next.

[@kietle4283]

Dam man that was one hell of a run!, glad you climbed out ok homie! 🙏🙏

[@NateBossi]

I’ve always had a fear for turns like that. There’s a few on the way up to Fall River. They’ve always sketched me out. I’ve dreamt about driving off of one. To actually do it must have been like a damn dream while it’s happening. Crazy. Thank god for your solid cage! Hate to see what would happen to a regular car in that situation.

[@craigbowie8925]

Glad you are OK Scott. When I see the images of the truck post crash, I just keep thinking, "What a well built safety cage." I also didn't realize how close you were to being done. God Bless and very interested in seeing what you do next.

[@rickyvwt]

Oh man. I'm glad you are ok! It was a heck of a ride! Godspeed Smokey

[@coptotermes]

Geez mate, what a ride! Glad you are ok, so many drivers don’t get out of a wreck like that!

[@stevemarkech6706]

That's a scary ride right there! Glad you're ok. Did anyone outside the truck get any footage? Curious to see that.

[@the318pop]

Yes, saw the outside footage first.

[@kgwag]

The truck can be replaced you cannot I'm glad you are ok Scotty.😢

[@NitrOAddicT]

Im fucking happy you walked away brother!! It hurts the soul to see smokey like that but I bet it was a HELL OF A RIDE.

[@thebigbadraider2828]

As sad as this is it really shows how dedicated you are to making a amazing vehicle. That thing took a major hit and walked away perfectly fine. Sad to see smokey gone but we are all glad you are okay

[@brianallen8579]

What a run you had going. Glad you’re ok!

[@glenwinter7279]

A beautiful build. Loved every second. Thanks for uploading. You should definitely be proud of building a vehicle like this Awesome engineering and design.

[@lewiskemp5893]

So glad to see you moving afterwards

[@allmybasketsinoneegg]

Roll cage & race harness appreciation day. Good job Scott.

[@TDCGamingTDC]

Glad you were alright! Crazy wreck!

[@nortiousmaximus940]

so sorry to see that happen, beers to the guy who built the cage. hope you rebuild.

[@LorraineCorso]

Scott built his own cage.

[@ledetdillan55]

Ole smokey had a good run, and im glad to see youre okay and made it out.

[@motow3031]

Love this dude and his truck. Hope he does something similar.

[@MegaJessejames91]

I like how the tach is just constantly confused

[@ChucklesGarageOfficial]

Pickup failed the day before. I never look at it anyways

[@victorpenner7781]

So Glad your alive Scott

[@jeffklonowski6816]

Didnt know what i was watching. That was wild!!

[@gamemeister27]

You got some thick skin, dealing with some of these crazy comments. You also had a hell of a machine, and I'm looking forward to whatever you cook up next!

[@dustytrailswithepa]

That’s one heck of a RIDE

[@Vgk36]

Thank God! He is ok!

[@adventuresaimless]

That’s Fucking heartbreaking!!!!! Sucks to that kind of work go into a rig and have it get trashed like that. But, the cage and safety gear did it’s job!!👍 glad to see you roll out of it in one piece and well enough to rebuild.

[@hpdodge2894]

Just glad you are ok!

[@Rick.1904]

Painful to watch but glad he's ok. Hell of a ride.

[@rockywalker9115]

Glad you walked away. We all want to see Old Smokey F1v2.0 one of these days 💪

[@bluboy484]

That was so crazy to watch, glad you're OK, but i have always wondered, how do they recover a vehicle that goes over and rolls down the side like that?

[@danielb6472]

They wait until after the race and just use a lot of winch cables. I saw a car go off Evo corner a year after it got it's name, and they shut the race down long enough to get the driver out and emergency response teams back to their spots, then continued as if nothing happened.

[@David_Conant]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@roytiller4537]

Glad your ok, don't let this stop you next year... I can't wait to see Old Smokey 2???? Hopefully you can find another one and be right back at it next year.

[@Mason_Courtney]

THAT IS RACING!!!! HOLY SHIT!

[@chandimawijesundera2542]

spectacular end to a very brave drive

[@williamgoodwin9667]

Omg🫢🫣 your one lucky guy what a run and almost there too bugger it. Hope you had a great day up there anyway. Thanks heaps for sharing. 👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@chug2176]

Recently totaled my street bike and while I’m not comparing it at all to this, I can understand the feeling watching the video knowing that you’re not gonna make it to the end

[@CPcamaro]

Glad the driver was okay after that. Excellent safety gear is important!

[@chiseledmedal2634]

So happy ur alright rip Smokey

[@rjung_ch]

Glad you made it out alone and in one piece! A break failure, it just pushed you off the edge.

[@TDCGamingTDC]

I hope you got all your GoPro's! So glad you were alright. Any ideas for the next build?

[@ThePower1037]

He was planning to bring another diesel lmp (I think), so he already has another build, still bummed though, it was out of his hands,

[@omacastro1231]

Glad youre ok sir

[@robertpoole5670]

Dam I'm glad your ok. Seen the snowball of blood fall when you Said your ok and the blood around your nose 🙏 cages always matter

[@pyro-tu4le]

Glad to see you are okay, that's all that matters.

[@danielsummers8410]

wow such crazy footage. grateful it happened on the turn it did I suppose.

[@jeffpilarski5017]

Sounds and looks like rear traction issues from the beginning .I get cold tires and a lot of torque but that thing looked loose from the get go. Can't put a price on safety equipment. Great to see you walk away.

[@MegaAndyandyandy]

dang. Thank god you are ok. Can you raffle off the eco diesel shortblock after? I neeed that!!! lol good luck and go fast!!!

[@DeanofMachines]

Also, liking this video for the life saving cage. Not because I liked what happened.

[@Dat_lego3g]

Sorry for your loss of the truck and I hope your doing okay. Also you are one hell of a fabricator if a cage can survive that. Are you gonna build another truck?

[@Gusracer944]

Scott knows how to weld I guess! Cage kept its integrity. Well-built Scott!

[@bjornwall455]

Loveley sound❤❤❤

[@TrophyNZ1]

First of all Glad your ok, but wow was a ride, Smokey was a beast, Question, will there be another Smokey?

[@kdowz934]

I'm glad you're okay. Still, sorry for your loss.

[@tennesseesyndicate5337]

That was wild you just drove off a mountain

[@grant9301]

Holy crap! how many rolls was that? I think i saw about 10 rotations? Lucky there was plenty of snow to cushion the impact without that it would have been like throwing rocks into a wood chipper. I think Ken was watching over ya? Hope Old Smokey can rise from the snow to live another day. Please Hoon Responsibly!

[@joewilliams932]

the vidoe is awesome may i ask in the next q&a vid how do you manage to keep the tyres hot enough to work when the bottom of pikes peek is sunny and the top has snow the road surface must be so cold at the top for your race tyres ? a testament of your building ability you walk away to rebuild her

[@KareemFloat]

There's a lot of really positive adjectives that i can and do apply to this build, however "SAFE" is the most important. a roll cage is that one bit of safety equipment that we all have and need but hope to never use, though this run was going really well, it suddenly wasn't.. then it was all well again as you got to walk away a bit shaken AND stirred, but also alive. Major props to your cage design, and your welding abilities, might have lost several hundred thousands in equipment and man hours, but all that investment couldn't get you back to your family if had a different outcome. Make the next build just as adjective filled like this one was, but keep the most important one at the forefront once again.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

That moment, when a Truck is doing a very poor impersonation of an Aeroplane, and no corners have been cut on the safety equipment,... This is a lesson many many people need to learn, the 'I'm Ok' at the end shows just how much value there is in doing the gear correctly.

[@GearDriveSpeed]

GoPro guys was on point. ❤

[@averytrecek2856]

Is there any way to determine the cause of the brake failure?

[@vehementshortfuze4820]

Probably, but from what I can tell old mate is a bit sensitive to criticism and since its almost certainly his fault the brakes failed I doubt he'll publicly post what exactly the cause was even if it can be determined. Not everyone in motorsport is like Stephen Papadakis or Steve Morrison; Guys who actively post explicitly detailed videos outlining what went wrong when their stuff fails. This is just my own speculation but I'm guessing it was a mechanical brake failure of some kind that resulted in a total loss of hydraulic pressure. A seal blowing perhaps, or maybe a line getting caught in a suspension spring and getting pinched/broken. Who knows? I think its very unlikely to be heat related (in other words brake fade). I think this because the pedal went all the way to the floor with reportedly zero effort required and there was a sudden decrease in braking performance. Brake fade is not like flipping a switch; Friction coefficients are not linear, but curved. As brakes get hotter the amount of friction they produce steadily decreases, but not all at once. As such they don't just stop working like that but simply become much less effective. There's still pressure in the system so the pedal stays firm, it just feels like its not doing anything, even thought it actually is still working it just takes longer to slow the car down due to the reduced friction. Even if the brake fluid boiled the system would still be sealed and compressing the gas would still provide some pedal stiffness, it would not just drop to the floor. Furthermore, as far as I know the car is basically the same as in previous years and such extreme brake fade hasn't occurred before, so its unlikely for such a dramatic difference in performance from one year to the next. I think its far more likely to be a loss of fluid pressure caused by some kind of leak/mechanical failure. Was it poor maintenance? Did the line rub against a damper or get caught in a coil spring? Was there some kind of manufacturing defect that was out of old mates control all together? Did he perhaps cause damage to it somehow during the run? Perhaps by cutting corner apexes too severely and dipping a wheel off? Honestly I have no idea, but I do feel confident it wasn't fade.

[@vehementshortfuze4820]

@@kylee.woyote7237 Ouch

[@tylerdavis3640]

I'm really glad your ok, could've ended much worse

[@tommo98765]

Couldn't help but stare at the tacho the whole time. It's the main gauge, goes to 10 but the needle doesn't pass 2. I can't deal.

[@SteveGiles33]

So sorry bro! I know you put a lot of time and work in this rig but the important thing is that you’re ok

[@bapakandeh5358]

coming back stronger smokey!!!!

[@Alpha14850]

I feel as if we as a community should rename that corner Hoonicorner in memory of Ken Block and OleSmokeyF1 both of whom terrorized the og Donut Garage in LB.

[@GingerKidCustoms]

What was the flashing red warnings on the digital dash about?

[@EL-ru8nl]

Miss the good ole days when you could watch from the road. We use to attend every year until they made you sit in the certain areas. I believe it was the year loeb broke the record.

[@Toxikbum]

I'm mad the truck is destroyed ... that was truck was beautiful... please bring back Ole smokey

[@Toxikbum]

I'm crying like a fairy 🧚‍♂️

[@ACupOfDuck]

I'm glad you are okey! But isn't this the second time ol' smoky got hurt up there?

[@cerberus1166]

my heart is broken. this thing is a beast. 1 of a kind behemoth

[@BoostedSpeedDemon]

I hope you read this comment, and can answer something for me. The whole run your line was so good on all the turns. And then that one particular turn, the one you crashed, you just threw it right into the inside corner, right into the rocks intentionally. At least that's how it looks in the video. And I'm wondering was it a mechanical failure? Did you throw it into the rocks trying to slow down? Driver error? It's just so obviously intentional looking, that I'm curious what happened in that moment?

[@ChucklesGarageOfficial]

Read the description

[@Jmeon4eva]

"Get that diesel truckin'" "Put that hammer down and give it helllllll"

[@shortvidz9576]

Wtf not the ending I was looking for😢

[@voodooillusion7219]

Question all the red lights flashing before the crash and a warning on the display screen, did you see it or it just normal, if I may ask I don't race so don't understand did the car have a weird feeling before rhe the crash

[@kparchment]

Glad u ok🙏🏾

[@weldthatiron3683]

Sad demise hope you build another one

[@joshkelly3743]

The snow saved him!

[@Co-xm1nt]

He built his own cage everyone

[@zupra5638]

RIP Ol' Smokey

[@sirswerve2493]

A true HotRod!

[@HeadlineNews]

RIP to a wicked truck.

[@Zura4ever]

Bro really wanted to do takumis move hahahaha

[@chuckfowler8875]

Damn bro two more turns and you would have been there..Well I guess if your gonna fly off the mountain you picked the right place.

[@QRS365]

thank God you survived. I looked at your video and I believed Jesus saved you from that crash. But RIP ole Smokey

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

C est long non le 208 turbo 16s à mis 8 minutes 77 👍

[@JeepsofCalifornia]

now that was cool.

[@slowsporty5972]

That silence after the crash tho.

[@zackarymartin8796]

Old somke did her job in keeping u safe u can build again

[@KL0WNK1NG]

R.I.P hunni

[@davidjohnston7512]

Woops!

[@DevBizkit]

jeeeeezus marie joseffff!!!!

[@TranceFur]

It’s lucky that the crash happened further up the mountain where there was snow to cushion and slow the rollover. I hate to imagine how this could have ended lower down where it’s all boulders and hard ground.