Old Smokey F1 FINAL run Pikes Peak Hillclimb 2023

[@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.

[@Cuttin_Up_Cassics]

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..❤❤

[@ForOdin]

I love Scott popping back into the cab to say “I’m OK” to the camera. Seriously, though, why are guys named Scott so damn durable? First Kentucky Ballistics, now this

[@johanneswarn5488]

KB is one lucky guy

[@adamfaqi9112]

Yep. 50 cal explode right in front of your face is no joke.

[@jamesleicher]

in 4k as well

[@nwliving]

put a thumb in it

[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

While I do think I get where you are coming from. He survived so "OK", but in my experiences the amount of adrenaline that is pouring through your body, other than surviving one should not assume they are okay. I suspect he was checked out my emergency responders to verify that he didn't have any life threatening injuries and was sore as h3ll the next day.

[@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!

[@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.

[@robertmckeeverii6038]

Damn, what a run. This was my favorite truck on the web, hands down. Cummins, old Ford, pure awesome. I’m glad you were safe in your own cage. Definitely shows your welding ability and understanding of cages. I cringed watching this whole run in anticipation of the roll. Still got me.

[@Vgk36]

Dude same ! The whole time fuck!

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@MultiTravellingman]

It took Scott Birdsall less than 4 seconds to go from hitting the side of the cliff to going off the other side and into the snow. Thank God he's ok, it's sad that beautiful monster of a truck is gone, and looking at the aftermath photos and video it's crazy to think he walked away from it, hope you're doing okay and continue your work. Ken was definitely saying "not today!''.

[@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

[@coptotermes]

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

[@hpa101]

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

[@lauackerman4801]

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

[@kodymcmullen5691]

So glad youre okay man. Thats what a quality build does. Saves your life. You can always build another truck. Itll be cool to see what's coming next.

[@UncleManuel]

Well, you said it best in the description. Cheers to the strict safety rules and strong rollcages! 🤟🤟🤟

[@frankhage1734]

Thank goodness he landed in a huge snow bank. Landing on rocks hurts much more.

[@kietle4283]

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

[@jeffrankin9744]

Scott I'm glad you are ok. That run was f%%kin amazing up until it wasn't. Looking forward to the next build.

[@rickyvwt]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@brianallen8579]

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

[@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.

[@davidmckenzie3255]

Glad you’re ok. Sorry to see Old Smokey go out like that.

[@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

[@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.

[@motow3031]

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

[@adventureswithedna]

Man that was scary!! We've been following Old Smokey for a while. Glad you're okay.

[@TDC_Gaming_TDC]

Glad you were alright! Crazy wreck!

[@ng6424]

Thanks for sharing this

[@victorpenner7781]

So Glad your alive Scott

[@allmybasketsinoneegg]

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

[@dblbassted]

Nothing but admiration from me. Beautiful run, great safety, and lots of good memories

[@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.

[@markfortin421]

Old Smokey died...but she did it saving your life! Beautiful job designing and building that cage, so that after all that, you could climb out and give the camera a thumbs up. It probably gave the rescue workers moments of doubt when they got to you!

[@David_Conant]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@ledetdillan55]

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

[@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!

[@williamrejczyk5312]

Didn't see that coming. He was doing such a great job.🏆👍🏼

[@jasonveto2320]

I've always loved the truck! Hope your feeling better after such a wild ride

[@jeffklonowski6816]

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

[@pepesilvia2104]

Glad you're okay! Sorry about Old Smokey, Cant wait to see what you come up with next!

[@baddaddybrady2]

Glad your ok ❤

[@modfinishes303]

That was wild! you were in front of me so I got red flagged and had to restart. Just glad you are ok!

[@rockywalker9115]

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

[@kgwag]

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

[@FordEra]

Still so happy that you are safe!

[@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.

[@PapawsDadillacOEMplus]

I remember old smokey before it blew up. All the photos on the page said like you can't use this photo anywhere or something, then the massive burnout at hoonigan on those ccw wheels. now this is the end. Wild

[@hpdodge2894]

Just glad you are ok!

[@nortiousmaximus940]

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

[@LorraineCorso]

Scott built his own cage.

[@JohnDoe-ud2cc]

I’m a 12v Cummins guy. I have been waiting for the release of this video.

[@TheBigDawgSL]

I've seen some rides in my life but man this was wild. Roll cage did its job with some help from the racers above.

[@brianellman]

I can see how you would not want a manual transmission. you have to concentrate so much on driving. that’s crazy. Loved it. :-)

[@tx.dezert]

Sad day for an amazing truck! Glad he was able to walk away!

[@brosselot1]

holy crap you were hauling the mail on that run. That is not a good race to loose your brakes very unforgiving. Glade to see you are ok. That was one hell of a ride.

[@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.

[@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. 👌🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Vgk36]

Thank God! He is ok!

[@JayMac]

Just did some quick math and seem like you were right around 10 seconds ahead of this time when all went wrong.. Probably would have been another WR. Doesn’t matter though what does is that the badass roll cage you built did it’s job and you’re still here.

[@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!!!

[@SuperMirco1998]

Hi Chuckles Garage, What a crash! Luckily Scott is okay. I would like to ask if it's possible to use a part of this video for a "Motorsport crash compilation 2023". Obviously I will add you channel name on the video and with link in description. Let me know if it's okay for you ;)

[@ChucklesGarageOfficial]

No thank you. If people want to see this, they can come here.

[@TDC_Gaming_TDC]

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,

[@KeolaB]

Wow! Glad you’re okay Scott

[@chandimawijesundera2542]

spectacular end to a very brave drive

[@Hatch3tman0]

Omg I saw picks of the truck after the wreck but so awesome to see the driver get out on his own.

[@omacastro1231]

Glad youre ok sir

[@chrisdavid9626]

Dang that was a hell of a run so glad the cage did its job well. Sucks to see smokey end that way but hey it did its bottom line safety job very well and kept you alive. Race vehicles are definitely built knowing they may need to keep the driver alive . Racecars aren't driven hard hoping to keep it in one piece forever, they're built to go fast hopefully stay in one piece for a long time and keep the driver safe.

[@salt-emoji]

Heres to new smokey boys! Glad everyone is safe. 🥂

[@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

[@dustytrailswithepa]

That’s one heck of a RIDE

[@danielsummers8410]

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

[@Arioch26]

Soo glad your ok I hate that the truck is gone I loved Ole smokey but your safety is what matters

[@MegaJessejames91]

I like how the tach is just constantly confused

[@ChucklesGarageOfficial]

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

[@CarlosGonzalez-gp4bm]

Seemed like you were upside and falling for an eternity. So glad you are safe

[@kevincrawford6864]

Rip old smokey, glad you were okay. It was definitely a unique vehicle, a crowd favorite.

[@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.

[@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

[@rydplrs71]

I’m glad he was ok. That was a good run, not pushing to hard but running it, then a moment of lost concentration catching an inside lip put a truck on a wrecker and a driver thanking his cage builder.

[@ChucklesGarageOfficial]

You might wanna read the description...

[@TrophyNZ1]

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

[@13illyxmaze]

That’s so scary, glad you are okay

[@pyro-tu4le]

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

[@StoopidSubaru]

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

[@TheLukewarm137]

Glad you are ok.

[@Rick.1904]

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

[@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?

[@rjung_ch]

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

[@joshkelly3743]

I said it .the first time I watched this. The snow saved your life

[@chiseledmedal2634]

So happy ur alright rip Smokey

[@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

[@CPcamaro]

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

[@GearDriveSpeed]

GoPro guys was on point. ❤

[@Mason_Courtney]

THAT IS RACING!!!! HOLY SHIT!

[@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.

[@GingerKidCustoms]

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

[@anthonyestevez118]

So glad he walked away!

[@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!

[@stankhunter666]

10:22 is where it gose down what's WTPM ?

[@kparchment]

Glad u ok🙏🏾