Re-Building a Racetrack with a Kei Truck

Wakefield Park Closed earlier this year. The local community and race car lovers alike were sad to see its gates shut. It then changed hands and the new owners asked me I wanted to come and have a look around at some of the re-construction of two circuits, one raceway!.. I said sure, as long as I can bring my Kei Truck and help out.
This is the mad electric mower Ryobi lent me: www.ryobi.com....
For more information about the upcoming reopening of One Raceway OR to lend a hand, follow these links:
Get Involved: getinvolved.on...
One Raceway Website: www.oneraceway...
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[@mcmtv2]

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[@michaelblacktree]

_"I am helping!"_ Haha 😎

[@Kopa_Malphas]

1) People get angry about street racing 2) Race track is built out away from people 3) Property values are low because of proximity to race track 4) People looking to build a home, and developers buy up land around race track because it's dirt cheap 5) Land develops and people move in 6) People complain about the noise of the racetrack they moved in next to 7) race track shuts down 8) People start street racing again 9) see 1.

[@TonysTechAndCars]

I did think it was completely dumb that people complained about moving next to a race track that was there before them. They can all F*** o** and pay more to live else where.

[@eduardwalhout1740]

Exact same thing happened to a skatepark near me.

[@MrTurbo_]

Very true, and if there is a race track, you'd be lucky if it's any good, here in the Netherlands you're always sandwiched between walls and guard rails when on a track, so one small mistake and your car is totaled (not to mention the bill from the track to repair the guard rail), it's actually safer and so much cheaper to just choose a bunch of roads in the middle of nowhere and race around there, than going to a track, which is a shame

[@IOUaUsername]

Just happened to the Archerfield drift track in Brisbane. They built it next to an airport thinking they'd not have that problem but the airport is mostly used for VFR flight (sun up, not too cloudy) so the townhouse owners 300m up the road decided the noise at night was an issue and the burnt rubber would make them sick despite the fact they bought a house next to an airport full of planes running leaded petrol.

[@MrJpblue1000]

In this case the neighbours who were affected, were there before the race track. The original track owners, did not operate the track within the guidelines of the Approval nor finalise the abatement showcased in this video. It was not shut down but forced to operate according to the approval.

[@xRockee]

ok the Kei Truck helping rebuild Wakefield? GOAT car status confirmed.

[@momoProjects]

Happens with small rural airports too... people move close to something that makes noise and get mad when it's loud Good to see a track will stay around and not be developed

[@ricochetgaming7858]

i wonder if some of the smaller airfields could manage with wooden sound barriers like 80s nascar had theyre cheap and easy to put up

[@pistonburner6448]

@@ricochetgaming7858 I think the best, cheapest sound barriers of all would be earplugs put into the ears of those Karens.

[@watsisbuttndo829]

Local airstrip at gloucester NSW had a decent skydiving business until a recently arrived resident with money decided he didnt like the sound of small aircraft on the weekend. Business dead.

[@grandy2875]

In Newcastle NSW there was a pistol club that was in a disused quarry. Developers bought up the land around the top of the hole and built a heap of McMansions. The new residents started bitching about the noise from the bang sticks, on the weekends...minor turf war ensued... one bloke, who was a right prick, sold up less than a year after moving in because he didn't like being told to pull his head in by the powers that be after his campaign of harrassment failed...😏 As far as I know, the club is still there...😁 🙃🐨🇦🇺

[@van_trippin5260]

Not just small ones. I live next to Birmingham BHX, had them in place since the 80's, defo work!

[@IOUaUsername]

Racetracks in country areas should think about having a crawler course and a mud pit. It costs nothing compared to the actual track and the locals would probably get more use out of it. I don't know any farmers with a Lotus Elise but I know a lot of them who'd love a place to play with their 4WD that has a tow truck on site that can get them unstuck.

[@mcmtv2]

I believe that’s on the cards

[@wazupshaggy]

@@mcmtv2 I was thinking that exact thing seeing the quarry how good it'd be like SMP to have a 4WD section. Along with the racetrack surely that'd be an awesome fun pit. Maybe we need to start a Kei Truck Crawler series... 😆

[@IOUaUsername]

@@wazupshaggy With a dirt section they could also do rallycross if they don't mind having to clean the dirt off the track after.

[@jaxsonneil1308]

I know over near The Bend race way at Tailem Bend has a crawler course and a mud pit I think.

[@PointBlank65]

The track was there first , new houses can get bend if they don't like the noise.

[@xRockee]

its just classic losers who dont have a life and want cause issues for everyone else

[@snarshmallow]

So much content recently, thank you guys for all the hard work! Hope to see you in US next year!

[@1mandanceparty]

Hoping they go to the freedom factory and colab with CLEETUS!

[@OurCognitiveSurplus]

I was on the verge of selling my Lotus because there’s no tracks near me without Wakefield. I love that this is happening. I hope people with trick exhausts don’t abuse them in the future.

[@LogiForce86]

I hope a laserscanned version of the track will be available in a sim racing game soon, so not only the locals but also everyone else around the world can race on it too (besides, it is great advertisement these days). 😉

[@Paul-yr1dr]

it's on assetto corsa, just depends if the layout changes with the new work going on.

[@too_much_pc]

Our local speedway track closed this year, Archerfield, so much history and family & community gone. Drive-In Theaters as well. Well done lads. " You'd be there all day with that....that's all right"Congrats to the 38..no 40 of us including Moog's and Marty's Mums for watching this 400 times in 3 hours according to the figures 😉

[@D4VE26]

"You'd be there all day with that- that's alright" imagine if that was what comes after the 'not the size that matters' convo with a girl 😂

[@delta3eight]

What happened? I didn’t know they shut it down.

[@randomuser4310]

@@delta3eight same thing that happens to all tracks.

[@boulaibrahim3755]

MCM TV2 fans are being very well treated recently :)

[@missingpatel7349]

I find it very satisfying when I see Marty's Kei Truck in action. Doing small truck things the small truck way!

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Gawd I was expecting Marty to say "We have bought a racetrack", what a let down lol

[@mcmtv2]

Not in Australia

[@DirtdragonRS]

Race tracks bring money to small nearby towns, which then expand and then new people get bothered by the noise of the track and want them shut down. It's happening all over, even here in Ontario, Canada we have this issue and it's such a pain...

[@eddie9591]

We're experiencing the same at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The North Georgia area (anything north of Atlanta) is growing at such an insane rate, and the people moving into the suburbs around Road Atlanta are rich families that want the track shut down. I heard a similar thing was happening to the Atlanta Motor Speedway south of Atlanta too. I blame the realtors for maybe not telling people "btw, your subdivision is near a racetrack and it gets very crowded and very loud when events are happening"

[@thomaslopez3213]

We have calabogie around my corner of Ontario, which they thankfully built in the middle of nowhere!

[@jonathanwright5550]

Yep the city my dad is from had 5 speed way tracks now there's 1 plus a bunch of houses

[@DPVP93]

I have to admit, I was never a veiwer of you guys, and even used to give a friend of mine crap while she would wear her MCM hoody because I'm a HUGE Roadkill fan due to being an American Muscle Car enthusiast. I've never really been a big fan of JDM or Euro vehicles, but my eyes have been opened wider to what is actually on offer. I truly think you guys are awesome, and the way you push the fact that people should build their car for themselves and be happy with their own car is so inspiring. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you from a guy that really had lost a part of his passion for everything automotive, and has now had that spark re-ignited.

[@D4VE26]

👏

[@Smokkedandslammed]

Check out Matt Armstrong, he's a British CarTouber. That MF is always smiling and laughing with his Dad, its the best! DriftWorks is another British channel and they make some really bad ass cars.

[@veritaz212]

Martin is literally a kid playing in a sandbox with Tonka trucks, and it's great, lol.

[@cyclonicleo]

Kei trucks are the shiznit! I just wish this was on the main channel so more people could see what is happening at Wakefield. Props to the owners for engaging proactively with the local community and taking the time to listen to their concerns, then adjust their plans to suit. That's what a responsible, community focused developer does and we need more of it.

[@jhref]

You get it! It's not all about the "whinging residents". The previous owners wear a lot of the blame.

[@smoothwalrus9354]

The owner seems like a pretty genuine fella

[@T.S.T2014]

Please tell me he didn’t say that he’s “going to put a load in you” Marty? I’m smiling watching this and I’m so glad that they are trying to get the track open again. There are way to many public areas like this to close, instead all these millennials are going camping and destroying the beautiful Australian bush.

[@zachbnonymous]

I had to pause the video to laugh after I heard that

[@TheOfficialDanman]

Agree one million percent, the previous owner's biggest issue was their communication and openness about what they were doing. This video is fantastic showing that the new owner is keen to get it right and communication is the key! Great work Marty and all

[@thecraftiekiwi4919]

good on ya marty for helping out in the k truck. And thank you steve for trying to get the track back up and running. i remeber watching a video of a s4-5 rx7 vs a v8 supercar going round this track as a kid! such a neat track. all the best guys!

[@IOUaUsername]

There's something about the country accent that makes an 18 year old sound more grown up than a 30 year old with a city accent.

[@lotto77102]

Amazing that Wakefield's alive, but I worry that the underlying issues of the surrounding properties going back on their agreements from the 90's will persist.

[@AndrewB416]

omg the bucket on the excavator is bigger than the kei truck. LOL.

[@revengefullobster4524]

Great to see tracks being built, improved and maintained. I love the additional content. You guys are killing it, hope there's more than 40 viewers...

[@mr.f755]

#41 😂

[@sadfghjkllkjhgfdsfg]

This has such "kid takes his tonka toys down to the jobsite" vibes and i love it

[@mikh9202]

Cant wait for Wakefield. Im a single dad with a disabled kid, cant get to SMSP for track day but Wakfield is good for me. Got fresh slicks on the R6, just waiting for them to open again.

[@eddie9591]

I'm loving these solo videos from you guys. Moogs last video was amazing and this one from Marty is awesome too. Hope you guys give us more of this type of videos whenever you can.

[@Lukaslevanen1435]

The new owner you can see and hear the amount of passion and caring in his voice and face. He truly cares for the community around the track. That’s pretty rare these days and the fact he is putting his own money down to update and help with noise is amazing. Here in the states we see the same issues. Ppl move close to the tracks and then complain about the noise. I live a mile from a dirt circle track and it’s noisy but I’m perfectly ok with it. Honestly during Covid it was shut down and I missed the noise. Keep these tracks alive please!

[@drucejnr]

Exactly. Sometimes it takes the right owner to get things done

[@gordowg1wg145]

It's a really disgusting practice - track were already there, so they KNEW what they were getting into! Worse, because of the noise issue the houses are generally significantly cheaper to buy and they're just being greedy f***ers!

[@darylnicklen3685]

Every Race Track recovered is another Victory. Thanks to those who invest and all those who invest there time and effort to achieve for the common good. Thanks for the report Marty made me smile all the way. Go Mighty Kei Truck.

[@ogentor_no]

Wow, surprised to hear Aussies still call articulated dumpers "Moxies"! Warms a Norwegian heart that even though the Moxy name dissapeared years ago in favour of Doosan, and now Develon, the hearty old dumpers made in Elnesvågen outside Molde is still a household name, and a synonym for the vehicle class even outside little Norway. Love the video, great to see the effort taken to keep a local racetrack going. They're just too important for the local car scenes to lose.

[@TimHoppen]

It's the most appropriate vehicle that you could take because it actually runs 😉

[@eriksimca9409]

i feel like we soon need some track owner to respond "f*ck you, you knew this noisy track was here when you moved here"

[@aaronturkey]

3:53 Is that Mike Nolan from the Big Lez Show?

[@eddie9591]

We're experiencing the same at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia. The North Georgia area (anything north of Atlanta) is growing at such an insane rate, and the people moving into the suburbs around Road Atlanta are rich families that want the track shut down. I heard a similar thing was happening to the Atlanta Motor Speedway south of Atlanta too. I blame the realtors for maybe not telling people "btw, your subdivision is near a racetrack and it gets very crowded and very loud when events are happening"

[@jasminemae1857]

Good on you Freya, how cool!

[@64-bitMicro]

It's the only vehicle Marty owns that's not broken..

[@mcmtv2]

Levorg works again.. that’s like that’s 2 out of the 7 or 8

[@Telowin]

When i imported my Acty i had to have it weighed to register it, i had to drive it to a local quarry to get my certificate the DMV wanted.

[@Barry.ONeill]

He done something right in his life somewhere 😅 that would of been my first question how did you get into a position to own 2 tracks 😅💯🤙

[@bubbalove5097]

Not sure if y'all can have it down there but bamboo grows quick and tall and can be used as a natural sound brake. Just have to have the right variety growing.

[@jhref]

That is absolutely not true. Please do not rely on bamboo for a noise fence.

[@DerangedCoconut808]

track/drift/drag spec kei truck? glad your advertising the track. im still waiting for the track course being developed here in HI (oahu) as we havnt had a place to safely push our cars minus the parking lot time attack course at Aloha Stadium or the old drag strip off island.

[@royferntorp]

Dump Truck races would be awesome. Parity achieved with dirt!

[@1mandanceparty]

What a cool video! And the little kei truck was phenomenal in helping! When you guys come stateside, please colab with Cleetus McFarland 💙💙💙

[@DCCUSTOMSANDFABRICATION]

you Should make more videos and ask people to watch through the ads completely and donate the the money from the videos to the track

[@Madmick82]

Watching Wakefield come back to life is putting the biggst smile on my face.

[@octane613]

Alright fellow americans. We showed our support for Cleetus to save his track - we can do it for our boys down under. Tell us what we can do MCM!

[@GregShelley-dc6ns]

We would love some American friends stop by and give us a hand - and see some Australian regional hospitality.

[@TG.34295]

The neighbours are wankers with big $$$ and got it shut down.... Sooo good it's been revived...🤘

[@andrewkirk8687]

Love seeing people investing in Motorsport. And not for sheer profit.. for the love of the sport ! 🏁.

[@olivertomlinson5437]

Marty, build a deputy 4 hour car, best way to help Wakefield/one is help fill the grid at pheasant wood, and you’ll have a bucket load of fun too !

[@glensgraphix]

This is incredible news! I wasn't aware there was a new owner until I saw this. I had seen items posted from the "Save Wakefield Park" group on social media doing their best to keep the track open. But this is the best thing knowing it will have a new life as a better track/s for grass roots motor sport to attend. I don't live anywhere near this track I am very happy to discover what is happening. NSW and Australian motor sport have something to be excited about with the saviour of Wakefield Park.

[@davidw381979]

People who buy or build a house near a race track should have to sign something that says they understand where they are buying and wave their complaints rights

[@tbm275]

Man I need to move to Australia, I need a Freya in my life, specially for that accent alone

[@MrMadeinthe80s]

I was hoping with that initial opener that you guys went full Cleetus and bought the track to bring back to life lol.

[@jamessuman2151]

Echo Steve's comments about it being the place of some of my favourite days, a place where I've made lifelong friendships, and a place I dearly miss. Can't wait to go back!

[@AyodanDownUnder]

I wish Perth had a secong racetrack, we have 1 north of the river but we need one south of the river so we can have more events here.

[@danieldoran199]

Awesome video. Easy watching, very interesting as well

[@ConwayT91]

Marty is so fucking wholesome and i love it (and him)

[@ZeroSystem]

The owner seems so genuine and kind, he wasn't doing marketing BS or being business-y just a guy who you can see is a fan of the life

[@tom.m]

Even though there's basically zero chance I'll ever drive there, seeing a track improved rather than torn down is one of the best feelings a motoring enthusiast can get. The great vibes from all involved on top of that makes this video such a pleasure. I'll be coming back when my mood needs a bit of forced induction. Thanks for highlighting this wonderful project on your channel.

[@chrislonsdale11]

Is the owners name Steve shelly brother of the blokes that own Bert’s soft drinks taren point?

[@giovannigiorgio4622]

I used to be a flag marshal at Oran Park. It was an easy way to be apart of it all, i was 16... 25 years ago... far out! free day at the track and i always got the last turn and it was a beast, Flag marshals are people too.

[@punkrockprepper3704]

What they are doing by rebuilding and revitalizing the track and, in turn, revitalizing the surrounding community is very similar to what Eric Hubbard is doing with Backroads of Appalachia. I ask you all that are in the US, or even abroad, to check out Backroads and what they are doing for the communities affected by the loss of the coal industry.

[@willjones2954]

It is good to see someone saving the race track . some families are built around racetrack

[@frankhauptle2744]

It'd be quicker to drive the excavator with a full bucket to the destination than to use the toy tonka to deliver it. Less fun though probably.

[@uhgal]

Just awesome guys! hope this track gets to live again!

[@burntrubber5689]

In this episode.. Marty takes a big load up the dirt track.

[@tonycosta3302]

In Las Vegas, there is a company that lets you rent big land moving equipment like that by the hour so you can dig up the ground on their site for fun.

[@willm687]

Getting called champ by a trucky god that hurts

[@FilmSkoolReject]

This is the earliest I've caught a new video drop. How ya goin' boys?

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

no it is special cause we got 2 MCM TV2 in one day

[@masterdinosawr]

The owner seems like a great guy with his head in the right place. He wants to better the track and help others make the awesome memories he made there too. That's the kind of people we want owning and running these tracks.

[@TheTrailzmp]

This is now one of my favorite MCM episodes! Some of the best days of my life happened at the track.... Really hits home.

[@jiredale]

I love this soo much. The racetracks of Australia are slowly disappearing, so it's fantastic to see the people enthusiastic about their continuation and adaptation into the future!

[@luke_james]

Wait this drives me nuts who in the wright mind buys a house near a race track and had the hid to complain about the noise... we if u want to play that game I want to complain about my neighbours kids crying and the family watching football on TV and the smell of them cooking meat on there bbq. As someone with no interest in football or meat been cooked I want them to build a wall so I can't hear them.... do I can work on my car with out there rubbish life choices

[@rodrop88]

The houses were there before the race track. The original owners of the race track were not complying with the conditions in their development consent, hence the noise complaints being made.

[@ArcticNightwind]

So just a guess but is the big banked wall at the start of the main straight going to be a new circuit?

[@stevemonkey6666]

This is a great episode but I want to say that Marty was about as useful to that worksite as I would be. 😅

[@snowandlightsmusic]

8:52 😮wow the construction industry is a bit... different to how i remember it... marty out here giving the community EVERYTHING 😂

[@NateH-qd7bm]

That's cool to see the kei truck in it's natural habitat

[@peterrabbit6775]

Thank you for all of the great content lately. (So much better than a post every two months)

[@Jwalker76]

Happy to hear this track will continue on, and not turn into a housing estate.

[@glensubtorq]

Great to see this work being done. I raced a lot during the 90's at this track. So happy to see it survive 😎

[@JoshsCarCorner]

I visited Australia for the first time in 2019 and one of the things I got to do during my visit was drive a VX Monaro V8 around Wakefield Park during a track day. One of the best days of my life, and so glad to see that the track will stay open!

[@Loatsofdetail]

You needed flashing light when on site 😂

[@SimpleCarGuy]

I thought it said rebuilding the Kei truck and after watching for 11 minutes, I thought to myself.. ‘hmm that’s a long intro’. Fun video, you guys!

[@jessexist]

Ralph wiggim “I’m helping”

[@fillman86]

Speaking of shutdown tracks, you might want to look into Port Wakefield’s track (it’s in SA)

[@brianodonnell1664]

YEAHHHHHH!!!!

[@tyronemartystock379]

That Kei Track it sounds amazing With Turbo Good job Marty👏👏👏👏👏

[@BigCgull]

Site pest more like it. Not even a high viz geeeeezuz!!! Should be sluicing that dirt before recycling it.....ya never know!

[@naratouzumaki]

Really enjoying and appreciating all of the content lately guys thank you for the hard work

[@outlawdingo3020]

marty: how much dirt can you put in that? truckie: about 40tonne, what about you? marty: 350kilos truckie yeah right 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cheapcharlie7]

Dang, the noise walls are massive.

[@Mr83rt]

Thank you for sharing this with us all. This has been happening far too often over the years so to see someone put their money where their mouth is has been a breath of fresh air for us all

[@jasehsv]

Should be interesting with a reverse layout

[@froggymicb]

DLEIFEKAW KRAP. Sounds like an awesome German racetrack!

[@coop8549]

Closing tracks: It's a win, win for the gov, Developers pay for development contracts - Enthusiasts get frustrated and muck up on public road, cops get more fines $$$$$

[@Kim_Anderzzon]

What are the decibel limits on Australian tracks? In Sweden it's 95db... My dads lawnmower make more noise than the Camaro I used to compete in... One reason to why I stopped competing was the decibel restrictions. It killed the V8 sound & it killed so much joy. & people stopped watching bc of the same reason.

[@mariohughes2289]

Awesome video guys thanks for sharing, 😂, sending Love ❤ from IRELAND ❤

[@ashscottvideo8391]

currently watching this in Wakefield, England. not that interesting, thought I'd share anyways ...

[@stephankyle6460]

Electric race cars could be 100uards from a development without noise conplaints. Just saying.