SECRETS YouTuber Cleetus McFarland Is HIDING About The Freedom Factory

In this video, we talk about some little-known facts about Garrett Mitchell A.K.A. Cleetus McFarland, and his racetrack in Bradenton, FL "Freedom Factory." Some of his fans may not have been aware of the tragedy at the Desoto Speedway now Freedom Factory. Fans have also been curious about how much Cleetus McFarland paid for the Freedom Factory and about Cleetus McFarland's family. This video will explain all this and MORE!
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[@CleetusM]

Video wasn't that bad but the thumbnail is scummy

[@TunaNoCrustOfficial]

Fair enough Cleetus 👍 Send us a better thumbnail and I’d be happy to change it. Email in bio

[@gerald8204]

Thanks for the compliment Cleetus 🤙

[@Jefffrancis17355]

Damn this channel is gold. Thanks for all the info! Subscribed

[@t-dougz6050]

Lmao

[@craigalexander6214]

I would really consider on getting a new job. Because that video was absolutely disgusting very poorly made.

[@Mookiemadskillz]

This seemed like a bitter, poorly researched dig at cleetus.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

There's more to it than that: this lazy clown is trying to build his own brand by simply posting all of the footage of an entirely different content creator that he doesn't even know. A cyberspace parasite.

[@geertdepuydt2683]

Bait title and thumb aside, one can only be impressed about the guy after watching the video, though.

[@MrKmac4575]

you are being far too nice.

[@stevepetlock9370]

Yeah quite a few flaws in the research

[@lemegetatchu1989]

Glad I wasn't the only one who was thinking this bro.

[@maxp2305]

While yes, Cleetus is technically his persona, he's a very genuine guy and what you see on camera is what you get in person

[@davidchau252]

Matter in fact he's probably a bit more turned down on KZbin to keep its more family friendly. He's probably way more crazy and fun in person

[@340duster8]

You should see the Florida guy playing in the snow ​@@davidchau252 the snow rail looks fun

[@mikezaloudek4893]

100% I had my Son with me at World cup and Cleetus had just come back from ripping Leroy and came over to him specifically to say hi and get pictures. CLASS ACT. Made our day!! My Son is disabled with some medical issues and he LOVES watching his youtube.

[@SirDaffyD]

Cleetus even learnt to do proper burnouts from us Aussies. He even had a couple off top Aussie burnout cars at a couple of his events at his track. Even bought the engine out of one of them for one of his burnout cars. Love watching his channel. Been watching it from when it started. I remember him at 1320 Video.

[@340duster8]

@@SirDaffyD I hope he goes back over there and give it a shot again. Also for him to do a shoey again.

[@williamduhamel7726]

I live in the Tampa area and for years they have been closing racetracks and mud truck holes from Polk County through Hillsborough and down to Manatee and Bradenton counties. When he reopened Desoto Speedway / The Freedom Factory he brought something back down here.

[@Living_EDventures]

Yep, even a prestigious dirt track.

[@TheCuttz1984]

I'm Australian. But I will always support and watch cleats videos. You can see what he has done for motorsport in general. Bought a retired racetrack back to life. Bought family and friends into his business to help make them succeed also. IMHO he has earned and worked hard for his success.

[@jimtheedcguy4313]

Cleetus acts like the average Aussie car enthusiast anyway!!! Minus the Barra!

[@Nigel_THFC]

Nobody is 100% perfect but Cleetus come across like a genuinely good person that has helped so many different new KZbin channels to grow from promoting them on his videos FOC likes of Tom Bailey, Kevin from KSR, JH Diesel also Steve Morris and that's just a few.

[@wrc11]

the problem is his deeply racist relations

[@jimtheedcguy4313]

@@wrc11 where’s your evidence of that?

[@Gavin-qh7li]

​@@wrc11what gender are you today

[@alexanderr6000]

full disclosure, Mr Bean is not actually a person with Bean surname

[@formhubfar]

Thank God I stopped just after 2 minutes of that dribble, you make it sound like he was hiding all this and you had found it out.., how on earth did you get over 100K subscribers???

[@Toebytes]

Scummy thumbnails.

[@swamp-yankee]

I think this is ai

[@HopsAndLead]

2 million and 295 million dollars lmao. That's a lot of millions when your millions has millions.

[@DVGSIBLNTHE]

Lmao😂

[@Zummiely]

I heard 2 billion 295million and I had to rewatch that part a few times to make sure. Could you imagine? Jesus

[@the.ghost.behind.u]

This is wut happens when u have text to speech do the talking for u

[@mariuszanfir2298]

@@the.ghost.behind.u The sad part is that is not even text to speech as in the audio he says "two millions two hundred and ninety five million" and not 2 millions and two hundred and ninety five thousand millions as the text would make you think 😂

[@TheeMissingLinc]

​@the.ghost.behind.u you're bout as dumb as the poster huh....

[@ChrisYork-xn9ej]

Cleetus is livin' the dream. Support this guy anyway you can. I watch all the videos. Have been for years

[@adoe1748]

Music to my ears

[@79tazman]

Same here been watching his video's have most of his merch and seen all his PPV I'm just waiting to win one of his giveaway cars I was hoping the trackhawk was going to be it but I have not received a phone call so I think I'm SOL but I'll win something sometime I just have too one of these days

[@BWADaniel]

@@79tazmanI hope you win!!

[@kaelpounds1714]

only thing i think cleetus has lied about was ag1 its good for waking you up but it tastes like shit

[@BikingVikingHH]

Yeah, definitely give this rich guy more of your money, he doesn’t have enough, how else will he fund his fake Patriotism™ lol Whistlin diesel and Cletus have the same fanbase full of pathetic fan boys; they are the Juggalos of the automotive world, just look at who shows up to the events lol I swear, you dorks idolize them the way a preteen girl obsessed over *NSYNC, backstreet boys or whatever crap they are shoveling out to the masses these days, it’s pretty gay tbh.

[@alexbehnen7371]

Thumbnail is in poor taste

[@danhard8440]

the guy dont know the meaning of 1320's channel? 1320 feet = 1/4 mile

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

Yeah this is the scum dumpster of KZbin. Report the video for misleading content.

[@racer193wr]

Cooper hasnt been around for quite some time. He does his own podcast and has his own race cars and two KZbin channels to cover both topics. Posting the outlaw wreck as if its Cletus McFarlands(channel) or Garretts fault is kinda a low blow..

[@kurtbarrett6785]

The video makes it sound like the sponsors paid for the Freedom Factory. In reality they they helped make it a little easier, but Cleetus/Garret still had to use every penny he had to his name, along with a loan from a friend to make the purchase happen. He talked about the purchase in pretty good detail on Roman's podcast.

[@SecwetGwiwer]

He actually part owns Motion Raceworks too so yes, it’s sponsorship but it’s also partly his money.

[@BLKMGK4]

@@SecwetGwiwer His buy-in with Motion came well after the FF was purchased. His money and input helped them grow too.

[@WezleyB]

Bro.. he was driving a c7 Corvette going to law school, while living in his own house..... You meant to say, Every penny that his family gave him......

[@TrevorSlusser]

@@WezleyB if you go back to some of his earlier videos he explains how he was able to do that. He had already started a business by that point

[@rp42069]

​@@SecwetGwiwerJames is also a partner in ownership of motion raceworks. Kevin, cleetus, and James

[@smcgeorge007]

After a minute into the video, I decided this channel is misnamed. It should be called "No Tuna, All Crust."

[@tonez2231]

Seriously, the bloke is a marketing genius in my opinion... I think much of his success is due to the people he has gathered at McFarland Racing... They all come across as genuine good guys 👍🏻

[@jatiii]

Her name is Grandma. Geez

[@jamesmorton8431]

Or Memaw or GG or MawMaw 😂

[@Adam-nv9zo]

Cleetus is the man. One day, he will be the Disney of the car world (minus all the weird crap).

[@andrewmagro7703]

💯

[@mysterj1]

I say he's the PT Barnum of the automotive world. My only knock on the guy is that I'd love to see more content of Mullet racing...and that he's kinda sketchy on safety stuff. He could be a huge factor in racing if he were to promote safety regularly - other racers/KZbinrs would jump right on. It would be a win/win.

[@DubsStop]

​​@@mysterj1If you've watched the recent video where he's giving people rides in the 1200hp Ford they're signing waivers first so he knows what he's doing. Think about the Freedom 500. You think he's going to be liable if someone crashes and burns? Definitely not.

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

Lolz. Minus the weird crap indeed lol

[@tstager1978]

Garrett is one of the most talented drivers on the planet. He can race anything including airplanes.

[@georgeavocado5495]

And helicopters

[@nonyabiz2777]

Cleetus is a product of a great mom and dad that supports the children and raised them right. He is a great man and his friends are just as cool as he is. His wife is right beside him and they have a great family he really got a perfect wife.. American dreamer making it with integrity and hard work. Bravo team C.M.

[@Savage_D_508]

Cleetus is one of the smartest KZbin channels, bringing all others along.

[@andrewpeck8483]

Cleet has made a few videos now about his start with 1320, talking about college, getting more and more into racing. Not to mention calling Madi his fiance and having a child together when they have been married for somewhere close to two years now with a daughter on the way. Just based on the 1320 video about cleet that came out a week or so ago, it shows how sloppy this video is and just how baity this is.

[@gnrsgl]

Thanks for showing old videos of cleetus makes me love his content even more

[@shaterproofblosm]

If Cleetus is uncomfortable or for any other reason what so ever prefers to be called Cleetus then bloody 100% full send on that. He doesn't have 1/5th of the negativity in this half assed video distributed across his entire career.

[@charliehodgdon3060]

Cleetus McFarland is my absolute favorite KZbin channel. Cleatus and the guys are some of the most genuine people on the platform.

[@robertbass974]

Cleetus has the most entertaining KZbin channel ! Always fun to watch!

[@effortlesschoice]

Cleetus & crew are just a ton of fun. You never know what they’ll be up to; I watched a video of Cleet’s mom teaching us about beekeeping…it was hilarious. I (truly) appreciate the family friendly content and lack of profanity.

[@PinksGarage]

Garrett A.K.A. Cleetus is a very genuine person. His first video was a total joke video that took off. I have always liked his channel, and it just gets better every year. He is the reason I have a youtube channel that is nowhere near successful, but I love watching his stuff every week.

[@johnc.hammersticks]

Cleetus has changed the racing scene forever, give credit where credit. is due.

[@anthonyconrad1456]

The car he's talking about in the video is not his it belongs to Tom Bailey.

[@Geemisman]

Wich car do you mean ? interresting

[@OldCrLvr]

He's referring to Tom Bailey's Sick Seconds 1.0 that he is filmed in front of in the first "Cleetus" video Kyle filmed.

[@Jefffrancis17355]

@@OldCrLvrJust watched the video and he literally didn’t even say that the car belonged to Cleetus. You just a hater 😂

[@MadAlhazred]

​@@Jefffrancis17355 "Cleetus 'merica McFarland and HIS Modified Chevy 3000 horsepower Camaro" Is what the op is referring to.

[@mazhul1748]

yeah its very obvious this guy did very little research lol

[@HigherFlyinBird]

Am subscribed since 2015 XD.... this is THE ONLY CHANNEL that makes me smile every times i watch a video

[@geoffygeoff9391]

"Two million two hundred and ninety five million". Damn that's a lot of money for a race track.

[@DelFam2011]

You didn't even get his first name right, it isn't Garrett, it is Lawrence.

[@bepbep7418]

Garrett Lawrence Mitchell... YOU didn't get his name right 😂

[@Malachi86]

I would like to see someone making over a million dollars a month merchandising

[@tstager1978]

Garrett also owns a percentage of motion race works. The sponsors helped a little, but he bought the freedom factory. He owns and operates it.

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

And according to a recent update should be paid off in like the next year ish, which is AMAZING!

[@braapzakk1681]

Cleetus is one of the best automotive youtubers in the world!

[@pirateradioFPV]

Dude loves what he does, takes good care of his people and genuinely appreciates what he has. Only big channel I regularly visit.

[@RaymondCoggins-xd2re]

One of my favorite channels

[@user-wd8ji5rb9g]

Somebody needs to tell whistlen diesel N westin Champlain about the consistency part sense they only upload once every 90 days

[@XxAtomic646xX]

they use youtube purely for business, cleetus likes making videos. you can succede in youtube 2 ways, assuming you have the subs, you can put out alot of shorter vids per week or one big video a month or so. both have pros and cons, shorter vids can have multiple ads, but long video once a month is alot less work but less money potentinally if it doesnt go viral like whistlin's videos do.

[@jordanstarkey8437]

Cleetus is a champion and an honorary Australian. Keep it up mate.

[@animestarlord9021]

Drove past that place on my FL trips many times. I may have to stop in next time I go down.

[@frankgeimer5952]

I watch him every episode!

[@bepbep7418]

Dugging up a wreck that has ZERO to do with Garrett or The Freedom Factory 😂 what a sad existance to have.

[@quintend1465]

I’ve lived in myakka most my life, these guys are legends for bringing back life to this track and bringing entertainment to the area

[@DeadTubeSociety]

“Why don’t you use your Real Name Tuna?… What are you hiding from?”

[@timothylindsey9081]

Disappointing that videos/channels like this can ride the coat tails of the real deal. Cleetus is the real deal, nothing in this video took any “sleuthing” to figure out, Garret has said all of it in his own videos. KZbin algorithm needs to be adjusted to not have this in the top results for people interested in the real deal, aka cleet.

[@kountrygunz2032]

yep welcome to the future of youtube. videos like this are completely made by AI. There's a program you can type what you want to make a video about and AI will generate a narrated video complete with clips along with clips you add

[@A.G.Rich51]

Been watching Cleet since the Neighbor build. The only channel you really need for entertainment. Just wait for the month of freedom and you will enjoy daily content as well as a chance to win a turbo with an order of merch

[@dadadadankable]

It’s weird. I’m only 31 but I remember when 1320 had a website before KZbin. ☠️

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

I'm 32. I remember when Netflix sent your stuff in the mail 😂 My wife jokingly calls me grandpa when I bring up stuff like that 😂😂

[@michaelchaplin3445]

This representation of Garrett’s progression is watered down and not a true representation of the growth of his brand.

[@mayhem035]

I was skeptical as you wanted to watch the video, great job bait clinking. What a nice resume of Cleetus success. Great job! 👍👌👊✌️❤️

[@TunaNoCrustOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@yeahok115sure]

@@TunaNoCrustOfficialhey you content is good, absolutely no reason to have lame thumb nails. Knock off that type of thumb nail and keep making good content and your dialed

[@stephenhood2948]

@@TunaNoCrustOfficial The thumbnail was kind of scummy, but the video was really good. You know you can change the thumbnail, right??

[@Manuelvtec6]

Making America great again Brother

[@artmchugh5644]

You could have another whole video just about his cars !!!!! Ruby the auction corvette! Leroy the c5 go-cart 😊 😊😊😊

[@kb278]

He's said A HUNDRED MILLION TIMES DO NOT COME TO THE TRACK IT IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. lol this guy just sending the world.

[@NikoMoraKamu]

he is the chosen one to unite all the motorsport fans off the world

[@Khemore]

I love his channel, been watching since he added turbo whistles on the exhausts of his first Corvette lol :D

[@Transparencies-EST.1787]

Hes one of the top car youtube guys in the making ..hes done so much

[@naughtmeenaym869]

Cleetus would have been the best attorney ever. But he chose to help others more by creating content and spreading joy.

[@Blougheed]

I think he would find himself calling the judge Bruther too often

[@soaringfreedomgiraffe393]

Big big fan Murica!!!!

[@butchcassidy3373]

Yeah he can out drive most and is an excellent helicopter pilot. And a good dude.

[@ImgoneButUrstillHere]

Cleetus the man.. great channel!

[@RicKeefer123]

What you don't see is even more important. Garrett is a genuine person who does more for people than is ever recorded for distribution.

[@Manuelvtec6]

His spirit lives on inside the track

[@79tazman]

The guy has a strong work ethic that is why he is kicking butt the guy works all day when he is filming or not plus he does stuff to keep his fans coming back for more I know I started watching him when he was putting whistles on his vette and on his truck and driving them around making crazy sounds asking people if they know what is wrong with his car it was so funny anyway Cleet and Madie are now husband and wife and have been for a while and she is going to have baby #2 soon and it's going to be a girl so they are set already with a son and a daughter. the guy is so lucky anyway I am a big fan of him and always will be.

[@llamacebu216]

The dude is a corporation IMPLANT

[@jasonforrest9833]

He wasn't hiding this. There is a youtube video about the track before he bought it. It talks about the drivers death.

[@Lou_Sassle1]

I could tell how little effort was put into research for this video. So many points are just completely wrong

[@HighSideHustler811]

How the hell did he figure that one out… he gets shown drunk while tryin to take his KZbin Career to the next level and his career skyrockets…, I get drunk at work and get sent home without a career. Homies got a real life cheat code or some shit

[@402SHO]

I’ve met Cleetus many times he’s a great person and is cheerful around his fans. Now James I’ve had two bad experiences talking to him. Both times I waited for everyone to leave him alone and tried saying hi to get a picture with him in the car with me in front of it. Both times during Rocky mtn race week in Kearny Ne. Edit: while meeting him I also meet Brent from PFI speed he has easily became my favorite youtuber. Any time I walk up to him he actually remembers who I am which leaves me SHOOK.

[@Kowalskithegreat]

Honestly that's about what i'd expect, having people come up to you in the pits asking questions while you're tryna get shit ready is tiring

[@402SHO]

@@Kowalskithegreat mf was sitting in the back of the pit lane for 1 1/2 hours while the track was shut down and not a single soul near him… but nice try key board warrior🤣

[@timmiller6454]

I've been to alot of cleetus events vip and jackstand has always been willing to take pics I have a hat signed by all the cleeter crew and pictures with Jackstand at multiple events so you just were probably rude or being a dick

[@402SHO]

@@timmiller6454 dude I legit didn’t even say anything to him but hi can I have a picture and I received a rude response probably because he had been sitting a HOT RACE CAR🤣 Jesus Christ u guys dick ride them so hard. I never said I don’t like James I just had bad experiences trying to talk to him. I even signed the top of Leroy’s makeshift cardboard roof. This is on Rocky Mountain Raceweek there is NO vip bud 🤣

[@a-a-rondavis9438]

Guarantee you are one of those that gets starstruck and tunnel vision'd into meeting someone with zero consideration for the person or awareness of what's going on. I've seen people be possessed when they're in the presence of a celebrity. No inhibitions.

[@TheJeracuda]

Cleetus is also now a part owner of Motion Raceworks

[@David-qx8jm]

Cleet's the man. When it comes to great entertainment in person and on the tube

[@35RSkyline]

Dude the thumbnail is really shitty why would you think that's ok? Video wasn't to bad but you don't try to make someone look bad for clout. I have never met Garrett but I have talked to people that have and he's a good dude. I'll always support Garrett his videos have had an impact on my life. Don't do my boy dirty.

[@barefootmechanicz7105]

More bollocks

[@hayden401]

if you know Garrett, you know all of this stuff anyway. I love the channel, it isn't JUST cars. He is a great racer and is litterally learning as he goes with the channel, great to watch.

[@karverkieran4958]

Cleet Cleet and squirrel make my day with every single video. And who can forget about jack stand ❤❤❤

[@tracybroome3326]

Nice video but don't call Garrett a redneck he's not he probably went to the dentist yesterday bro say bad ass not red neck smarty

[@Bootchair]

His brother is a dentist….

[@79tazman]

Cleet is a redneck he knows it just because he has all his teeth and is clean does not mean he can't be a redneck hell I'm a redneck too and have all my teeth and own my own home and business but I have a wild side and that's the redneck coming out of me

[@montycrain5783]

Lots of Family Money is always a big help.

[@Colls716]

Lmfao delete this 😂😂 u think this guy got to where he is bc of family money?

[@lennontompkins9968]

You clearly haven’t been watching or anything, he put everything on the line to get where he is and worked hard, still working hard, made it pay off nothing just fell into his hands, you could try do what he’s done but 90% of people would have cracked and gave up

[@gt1man931]

Garret does bust hard work, every day. But, without dad's money for the original white vette back at the start, no one would have been noticing. To say he did it all without a pretty good bag of seed money would be a lie.

[@Colls716]

@@gt1man931 he bought his C7 with his own money😂 Garret was the social media manager for 1320video which is great money

[@tjbishop5374]

Disrespectful thumbnail for video.

[@ZeroFox1970]

Fuck didn't realise ive been watching Garrett for 9 years wow

[@ericwight919]

I love cleetus or "subscribe" to anyone that does what they say not someone that talks about it.whats not to learn that Jerry springer hasn't already taught us😂

[@obiesunstreak2409]

Just the first 30 seconds this comes off as a major hit piece. This channel needs to be shut down for spreading false information and trying to hurt the car culture.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Showing scenes of "a group of people sitting side by side, all with their nose in their smart phone" is SO disturbing...........it's disgusting. Like a bunch of chickens programmed to peck the correct button to get their piece of corn.

[@popcornshiner3937]

Cleetus and the whole crew are awesome, keep it coming boys. Golley

[@rodcrandall1589]

cleetus is the reason I started watching KZbin

[@dupont4sure]

that was Kyle from 1320 laughing filming cleetus.

[@mattack6779]

I was born at Tampa General 60 years ago and have lived in the Bay area my Whole life. from age 8 to 50 I lived in South Tampa on Bayshore Blvd. You could hear the oval track racing from what is now Cleetus' track if the wind was out of the east. There was nothing around Desoto Speedway until recently I guess. I moved to St. Petersburg in 2008 and it was still empty over there on us 41. It is scary how many people are flooding into Florida right now. Come November, I hope people remember why they left the crappy area they came from and don't turn FL. into a lawless Hell Hole also.

[@elbergasjason494]

i've met him in person very humble dude overall🤘🏽

[@maya00795]

Hell yeah brother 😊 i'm Cleetus McFarland subscriber......... Watching from india. 🇮🇳🤠🤠🤩🤩🤘🏻🙌🏻🇺🇸 G od bless america 😊

[@stricken05]

He’s a crazy driver watch him drift the Tacoma

[@cloudpandarism2627]

how you got 100k follower is beyond me. the dislikes on this video says it all so if that was your goal - congrats! you are nailing it for people to hate you.

[@torque-ej4nu]

Ok i gotta cut in, fire proof suit or not, 200+ degree coolant is gonna burn you either way. Fire proof is fire proof not steam proof. That was an unfortunate radiator placement behind the driver. Risky design. No firewall or windshield separate the a hot liquid system from the driver.

[@CajunReaper95]

I think like a lot of channels the name is a brand more than anything!

[@markim5087]

You should do a story on texas metal, extensive ! the true story of behind the work, and how dangerous some of their work is,and how bad some of their cars,and trucks drive, I can show you pics of work you wouldn’t believe,scary bad..their shows may show cars finished but your find them back in their shop in parts..it took me going to 5 other shops to just get my truck safe,and running after the damage they did to a brand new truck with 10 miles sent to them..

[@KeepingItKeith]

This was put out 2 months ago but Cooper hasnt worked wirh Cleet for years.

[@rileyflanigan5309]

It’s called being goofy. He definitely knew he was being filmed and it wasn’t his car 😂

[@HerionDealer]

Me being birn 88 and looking to cleet as a elder realized perception is flawed hes younger

[@georgeanthony8999]

Cleetus a lawyer!!! Bahahaha, "no officer, I did not know I broke the law"

[@BrodeyDoverosx]

Literally no secrets. He’s said all of this publicly.

[@bfoz3730]

"Holley, also has a KZbin channel..." or better known for making aftermarket parts since the early 1900's... this is why we can't have nice things...

[@ThEtRuTh576166]

1320 covers more than just street racing

[@devilsadvocate7358]

Why the dramatic title?

[@_CryptoNoob_]

If you're not part of the Cleeter crew, you're missing out!!