Hurricane Debby Flooded Our Racetrack Badly, Track Entrance Destroyed

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Well guys over the last few days we got nailed by a TON of rain! Typically these hurricanes bring a ton of wind, and that does the damage... this time the water is what ended up damaging the Freedom Factory and Bradenton Motorsports Park!
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[@CleetusM]

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[@MoisesD214.4l]

six likes is brutal cleet

[@quadetresnak767]

@CleetusM we need a dale truck update brother what's happening

[@garrettcox5616]

Should have put a draggy on it and got the jet boat dragstrip record

[@firesandfishing5589]

Does anyone know if Cleetus has a KZbin channel that is”Cleetus McFarland shorts” or is this some BS channel?

[@davidchilds6505]

Stay safe

[@Brandon_Gray]

“The cops had the raceway entrance blocked off so I had to go hop in the helicopter to get thru” subtle flex no big deal

[@s3quattro10]

😂 should have said I’ll have to get one of my helicopters 😂

[@justinmanse2849]

thought the ssame thing lol

[@LankyLec]

@@tylerwood5143 We could ask you the same thing (He deleted his comment L Bozo) 🤣🤣🤣

[@j.moneyfilms]

​@@tylerwood5143 sounds likes your upset you didnt comment that first lol nerd.

[@w.callens1629]

Hopoveracopday

[@savageCI]

I don’t know about Florida but in Texas some ranchers just won a huge lawsuit against highway development that changed water shed and flooded their fields which caused a loss of crops and damages so may be something to check into those contractors could be liable for damages

[@Jfromtech]

Yes we needa bring this all the way up like the development court hearing early on he new it wasn’t gana b good for him

[@Bmr4life]

That’s exactly what I’m thinking. Developer can’t just flood someone else’s land

[@lokota0816]

Florida doesn't care about that they let developer's do whatever they want.

[@savageCI]

Nope and it’d be pretty easy to prove that what they did with the dirt work cause abnormal flooding conditions and disrupted normal watershed and also wasn’t properly planned for which resulted in damages

[@savageCI]

@@lokota0816 I’m sure they do until enough people get together and start raising hell ! Then all those who are in that money trail have no choice but to do something

[@volkswagon1966]

Time to get in touch with your lawyers and take those developers to court for property damage. Take the information from the last Hurricane we had showing the water shed and minimal flooding. Then show how the berm the contractors installed before this hurricane is what caused all of the flooding and property erosion/damage.

[@Cekmore]

This could be gem to stop them greedy devs

[@krvnjrcbs]

Nah

[@scottsmith1525]

I would imagine it's probably already being looked in to by these property owners, their lawyers, as well as their insurance companies.....or will be.

[@biggametex]

This happened to me a few years ago. They paid well into the 7’s for repair, future flood mitigation, and damages. Took 3 years and 200k in attorney fees to see a check though.

[@dustinphillips2006]

They will be the first to complain about your events, noise and traffic.

[@joemusicman64]

Cleet set a 1/8 mile record on a drag strip in a jet boat. Epic.

[@CleetusM]

Well I've been wanting to widen the track entrance a few lanes anyway...

[@goosenotmaverick1156]

Track entrance gonna have lanes and a tree? 😂

[@spicytoyz1183]

Wow! That was a hell of a storm! Haven't seen one like that here in a long time. I am the one who stopped and took a pic of you and Rip on the 4 wheeler earlier. Thanks for being nice!

[@clyde3013]

you got a whole river now!

[@aaronatstate]

Guess you could say that's the Upside of the situation.

[@Ryno_916]

The helmet said I’m staying brother!!

[@TheZanuu]

Your flooded front yard giving me flash backs to you nose diving off the front of your hovercraft and crashing into your fence 😂 savage that was!

[@bradykeeler5602]

I have never laughed harder

[@chrisgoetz3889]

Hilarious 😂 Also when he almost rolled the jet boat completely over with side by side blog Doug going overboard 😂x3

[@nvrmor023]

Best part was Maddie laughing at him!

[@DarktechKelly]

Yeetus McFarland!

[@jeffffro7674]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! Oohhhhhh……CLASSIC!!!!!

[@kyledinalb123]

Cleeter! You gotta make a limited edition "NO WAKE" track or drag strip shirt! 😂 🤣

[@unfairbullet]

This!

[@docgiggles130]

Make it a fundraiser for the track repairs

[@Kill-dc7lm]

@@docgiggles130 insurance will cover all of it most likely

[@docgiggles130]

@@Kill-dc7lm I doubt they will cover doing upgrades to try and keep this from being as bad in the future. Plus there is the lost revenue they will suffer while the track is repaired. And last of all, many insurance companies are pulling out of Florida so huge claims are more likely to cause them to have trouble keeping their insurance in the future.

[@ChowdyBoi]

good fundraiser idea

[@boatznhoz1890]

Can we appreciate james some more, cleetus says I'll try not to spray ya and James goes it's already rainin, people like james are once in a life time friends .

[@1320video]

Best of luck to the BMP crew! After seeing our track floor, the surface should be solid after things recede 🤙

[@MrSexyPsycho]

Didnt ask

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Just don't run anything heavy until the ground under the track is no longer saturated. Hovercraft races to dry things off anyone?

[@NFBartos]

I'm hoping the same thing. Victor invested a decent quality concrete track, it should hold up provided it hasn't been undermined 🤞

[@doktorzasinuse]

Is that distilled lake water or that nasty ocean rusty salt water 😂

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

@@doktorzasinuse Hurricane Water. There'll be some salt content, but nowhere near as much as sea water.

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

The best part about Ole Hurricane Deb is that we get to see James & Garrett by themselves ... there hasn't been enough of that lately

[@truettunderwood7615]

Agreed! I’d like to see them do a build together

[@at_3831]

Florida men in the wild

[@340Demon]

George is always a good time, but I couldn’t help but think how awesome this was to just have Cleetus and James chilling, despite the circumstances.

[@wudntulike2no32]

The channel was better when it was just them two with a little bit of Jeremy in the mix. I don't mind it today but I miss the older days.

[@jesseschwartz8913]

​@wudntulike2no32 what about cooper I miss dat guy

[@joedee6630]

Cleetus on the drag strip with his boat is the perfect definition of Florida man

[@aerosaaber]

can't believe they didn't run it against the TRX though

[@davidanalyst671]

its not a boat, that is a jet engine powered boat going down the drag

[@keiths8800]

Perfect example of glass half full kind of guy…..even if the track is 100% full.

[@jackass123455]

you could say he went DRAGBOAT racing

[@terry3177]

Cleet i just want to thank you for the videos. No mater how tough the situation is you always find a way to make people smile and laugh. Thank you brother.

[@KTWA]

George has been one of the best additions to this channel ever; that being said, this video made me miss ol' Cleet and Jackstand videos from years ago lol. Hope the freedom factory can be repaired quick.

[@bokyy747]

Yes.. Cleet and james grassroots

[@trixter192]

And cooper behind the camera with the occasional bombshell comments.

[@dustyc324]

​@trixter192 I do love George, but coop cleet and James will always be the original. need more James on the channel. I know he's got a family and they have more of a crew now. Cleet and James on a team for the next challenge series. Is dude that works at the track ( drawing a blank on his name) James Dad?

[@satricon]

word

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

For repair, you should have it dug out and have a small full concrete culvert bridge for future storms. As more development happens more water will end up in the ditches. Might as well future proof it now while it's already half removed

[@michaelblacktree]

My thoughts exactly. The water wants to go that route anyway. Make it easier for the water to get out.

[@timb7775]

Now that is a great idea.

[@brianmchattie157]

Totally agree, but should they be responsible for it or should either the county or the developers be responsible since it is the change in topography that the county has allowed the developers to create.

[@Wisconsin.pikachu]

@@brianmchattie157 if he wanted to help flood mitigation also his front field he should plant trees, maybe not a full forest. But he could do a few rows

[@jowofoto]

Yup. 100%

[@Jimbojamess]

That's a flex, cops won't let me through, gotta get the helicopter 😂

[@jordancrocker939]

read that in George's voice

[@Jng8notts]

Then proceeds to ride a jet boat down a drag strip 😂🤣

[@randyms3830]

Modern problems require modern solutions

[@ratrider5748]

and that's not even the blue one

[@darrenblaszka4438]

There is a reason I watch this channel. Wow!

[@marcuspitts2482]

Turning a bad situation into good wholesome content. Way to go dude. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

[@buffalobill6328]

Talk about turning lemons into lemonade. That’s why people love this channel is your guys eternal positive attitude. Imma buy a Cletus for President shirt just because of that.

[@Justin_Mooney11]

Ya millions of dollars tends to do that…..

[@skipperjenkins7651]

​@Justin_Mooney11 And? He didn't come from money, he earned it and built himself up, with his family and friends

[@justinstrother9506]

I cant believe you get hit with a horrible storm and record flooding and you still provide us with some live action. Man of the people right there. Cleetus for President! Well in 6 years anyway. Stay safe brother.

[@doctorb.5893]

6 more years, 6 more years

[@knight838_]

It wasn't that bad of a storm, we are just saturated.

[@Scuffed_Gambit]

@@doctorb.5893 6 years could be enough time for the USA to screw itself into oblivion

[@Kingjay814]

Yeah this wasn’t even a bad storm in the slightest. It’s what we call a “Rain with a name” it’s only so bad because of the new development. This is what happens when you tear down a bunch of woods and grass lands and replace it with concrete and I retaining wall.

[@dustyc324]

he did an update when the parking thing fell on all those cars. Hurricane walk through. stuff wasn't that flooded then, and it was a worse storm

[@jflynn1996]

That entrance to the Freedom Factory is more offroading than 99% of Raptors or TRXs will ever do.

[@Blue_Flame_Raptor]

99% of trxs. 65% of raptors

[@HOTRODMONZA]

AND 99% of what THEY KNOW HOW TO DO cuz that was PISS POOR

[@calitri-boost]

Yup TRX/Raptor owners buy them for street use lmao. I never see them dirty ever.

[@HollowPandemic]

Only time I see a trx is when it's passing on the shoulder at 100+ mph. Morons

[@joshuamartin1065]

Was more concerned about the boat 😂

[@coltonmeekins6948]

Police: “sir, we can’t let you enter.” Cleet: “Get to the choppa.” Baller

[@hunteranglin3750]

I think the new development people should be looked at for building a boundary wall that obviously didn't have any consideration on where the water was going to drain to and was not properly built. On the other hand the jet boat on the track was awesome 👍

[@Raansu]

Intentional probably.

[@nathanunderhill3211]

I see this type of stuff all the time, the engineer that designed that "wall" isn't paid enough to care about the track or what that wall will actually do to the surrounding area/ drainage.

[@mjay6245]

​@@nathanunderhill3211 Or he WAS paid to care what would happen with the water, in order to try and sabotage/bankrupt the racetrack/drag strip.

[@Studio23Media]

Stop pretending like you understand water sheds. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@hunteranglin3750]

@@Studio23Media I actually do understand a hole lot more about them than most. So maybe you should think before you pop off like a kid

[@rehn1kri]

Hey Cleetus and crew. Just wanted to thank you for making my wife laugh at loud at your boat ‘launch’ in this video. It’s the most joyous I think I’ve seen her since we got her brain tumor diagnosis 9 days ago. She’s 44 and might not make it 2 more years. Trying to keep our heads up while we can. Thanks again.

[@jeffffro7674]

DAMN CELL PHONES!!!!!! I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH I HAAAAAATTTTTEEEEE THESE THINGS!!!!!!!! For real though…. You guys GOTTA look into vibrational treatment!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!! I’ve lost almost TWO DOZEN of the best people I’ve ever known to this stupid crap!!!! I’ve done more research than you can shake a stick at and the leader in the field, by FAR is frequency vibrations hitting the body from something like a lithotripter, the right frequency can literally explode every single cancer cell in the body! Healthy cells are completely untouched!!! No one wants to talk about this because they can’t charge hundreds of thousands of dollars for these kinds of treatments!!! THEY WORK! I swear!!!

[@jeffffro7674]

That launch was pretty darn beautiful though, wasn’t it???? 😂

[@matthewharris7208]

i’ll pray for you guys. best wishes and i’m happy you shared that cute moment you guys were able to share together :) god bless you both.

[@Jacobtheunwise]

​@@jeffffro7674 has nothing to do with cell phones . My grandmothers worked in telecommunications for 38 years using phones all day and doesn't have cancer..

[@johndoe1778]

I know 3 people, 43, 39 and 30 that all have been diagnosed with brain tumours the past year :( best wishes to you both and much love

[@ezybarra9252]

Whipped out the heli like a damn gta character. Cleetus you’re a fucken legend

[@Aikibiker1]

Sad to see that. I hope you get it repaired and back up and running soon. Our house (and the rest of the neighborhood) flooded during Hurricane Ian. The cleanup/rebuilding was terrible. Even worse was all the people trapped by the flood waters. Some neighbors and myself helped as many as we could get out with a canoe, and there were other people with more capable boats. I love how everyone in FL comes together after a storm.

[@beany1987]

Mad how they get permission to build those new homes in a area that is known for flooding. Plus the development looks to have affected areas that have previously not flooded this bad.

[@timb7775]

As my grand pappy always said.

[@tristans48]

the entire state wouldn't exist if flooding issues prevented people from building.

[@mikescherrer4923]

It's intentional. They will do every little thing they can to damage his ability to do business until he sells them the land for cheap. Successful race tracks are expensive, failing ones are dirt cheap. For more reference, look at every drag strip that has closed because of encroachment for the last 50 years. Developers specifically target race tracks. It's super easy to undermine their profitability and then scoop up the land hella cheap when the track owner gets desperate and gives in. If you catch somebody involved in these things in a moment of candor, they'll explain this exactly as I've described. It's a whole chapter in their playbook.

[@calitri-boost]

Florida wouldn’t have any houses if this was the case lol

[@recoilrob324]

@@mikescherrer4923 I wondered back when the developers were given permission to build all around the track....when they build this big wall to supposedly reduce the sound level...what's going to happen to the water when it rains a lot? You can't tell me that the developers didn't know that this would happen.

[@DrackensLair]

I'm disappointed that the Dew and Busch boats both weren't out there for a side-by-side pass. Keep safe out there, gents!

[@Skybolt211]

Was typing THIS. Would have been cool to have some jet boat drag races...

[@evilberger1]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@inibrius5380]

I mean they have two TRX's...

[@zacharykelly7434]

Pretty sure Taylor Ray bought the Busch boat

[@21wilsondustin]

Only in Florida will you find a Giraffe, in a mini TRX, doing passes in a mini jet boat on a drag strip. God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@2LegitTooQuit]

Right,it’s like a fever dream or new HANGOVER movie 🤣

[@rsmith3062]

With a race track accessible only by helicopter! LOL

[@2LegitTooQuit]

@@rsmith3062 Thar 🦒 is a stud! 🤣 💪

[@bepbep7418]

We went Mud bogging during Hurricane Bonnie. True Flordian's are just different.

[@2LegitTooQuit]

@@bepbep7418 😂, I’m must be Floridian at heart then cause that’s the type of stuff we do!

[@williamdirks3799]

I would definitely talk with yalls legal team about the developers being responsible because of the berm. If u can prove the extra flooding is due the developers you can seek relief. They pay for the repairs and new drainage system. Longshot they would have to pause development until they remedy the drainage situation. Something like that, just ideas off the top off my head. Take it easy cleet!

[@stormsurfin]

I think he has a law degree, so it'll be taken care of for him one way or another.

[@notreallyhere5900]

Nope he dropped out of law school , to do what he is doing

[@krvnjrcbs]

@@williamdirks3799 you realize that tropical storm set a record there with 21 inches of rainfall right? And the county had to open the dam to prevent it from failing on the lake literally across the street from him.... right? This flood event was in no uncertain terms caused by this silly berm.

[@ZacLP3]

“I can’t drive to the track- guess I’ll take the helicopter” Lol holy shit

[@growlith6969]

I want to know "what helicopter"? His isn't done yet right?

[@rblucker]

@@growlith6969I was thinking the same thing!

[@frenchonion4595]

These youtubers have ridiculous cash flow anymore living like Hollywood actors.

[@Anonymous_THWRNAFN]

Driving a jet boat down a drag strip was something I never imagined I would see. Although, this is the Cleetus Mcfarland KZbin Channel!

[@ivanstaev3819]

Heeeeell yeah brother!

[@anthonylee2099]

Heart goes out to you Cleetus. But you’re always smiling. You and your family and friends Stay Safe 🤙😎

[@Duane2004]

Jet boating on a flooded racetrack is peak Florida man activities 🤣🤣

[@Emppeli023]

Despite the situation, it's nice to watch when cleet and james vlog together like an og video!

[@Turteng]

Cleetus with the boat on the drag strip was the definition of turning misery into fun! But seriously, wish you all the best, hopefully things will be fixed soon

[@ritz2111]

When you were flying over the drag strip I was thinking mini boats would be fun then you guys did just that, great minds think alike. Wish you guys the best with the damages and hope the damages won't cost a arm and a leg. Keep going brother

[@stex5150]

Glad you guys did the jetboat run. That was the first thing that popped into my mind when you showed dragstrip wall to wall water. Jet boat drags, HELL YEAH BROTHER!

[@sophia_petrillo]

Unfortunately, this is the new normal down here in the Sunshine State - no matter how minimal the storm, we will continue to see worsening flooding due to a lot of factors, not the least of which is the neverending development. Not much to be done about it. Very cool to see you touring the aftermath by helicopter and I hope you and the drag strip are well insured and can rebuild and keep kicking ass. Glad y'all are safe and staying positive!

[@timb7775]

Greta was right!!!

[@Robby7430]

Cleetus said on FB that after the last hurricane they lost their flood insurance 😢 so definitely gonna be rough.

[@sophia_petrillo]

@@Robby7430 not surprising given what's been going on with insurance in the state but that still absolutely sucks to hear. Fortunately, you know our guy already had a plan in place for this eventuality, but that's still frustrating news.

[@SomeoneStoleMyHandle]

​@@sophia_petrilloThe obvious plan is to build a helicopter big enough to lift the whole shop and freedom factory and then put fill dirt in below it so it's higher than the developments 😂

[@mikehunt3222]

That’s why years ago they were smart enough to put in canals all over the state. But nowadays developers are too greedy and don’t want the expense of building them not to mention giving up land where more houses could go and engineers aren’t smart enough to figure it out.

[@Buddiesystem_]

Cleetus hired a whole hurricane to test out the 2 door TRX. Best giveaway ever.

[@Ram10779]

He’s literally trashing it🤦🏾‍♂️

[@lennixsingh626]

@@Ram10779 boo hoo he get some mud on it and cleaned it off. "hes trashing it" -🤓😭

[@Ram10779]

@@lennixsingh626 who wants a truck after watching someone fuck it up? Burn outs, jumping shit, etc…. You can always tell who has never actually purchased a $100k truck by the stupid ass comments they make. Stick to the used car lots buddy, I made my comment for the guys with common sense

[@Nathan15038]

Welp time to do drag boat racing 😂 But we love how you literally make every bad situation into a good one and find the upsides🙏

[@rogerf7265]

It's the same thing here in New Smyrna Beach. My inlaws have lived in their house since 1994 and have never had a problem with flooding until the last hurricane. That time they ended up with two feet of water in their house because everything that was woods around their neighborhood has been developed so now there's nowhere for the water to go.

[@sheilaeast9545]

That's terrible 😢

[@AKD18318]

That's why we love you brother you take a bad situation and make it okay!

[@goldenegg1063]

Money helps ALOT with bad situations . When youve put everything into something and just need itnto work for 6 months, but it all gets ripped away by bad luck . . Its not as easy to look on the bright side and think.. . "ahh well il get something better out of this"

[@0346GT]

Money is kinda important....

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

Thank you Cleet and James for keeping us posted on what's going on down there. My sister and brother in law live withing 45 mins or so of the drag strip, the Freedom Factory, Shop and all down there. I'd say it's time to consider filing some lawsuits against those developers for not properly accounting for the drainage issues they created with their giant berms. I mean it's Florida, it's not like this level of rainfall wasn't to be expected. I'm quite serious when I say it's time for lawsuits, the tracks shouldn't be forced to foot the bill for others mistakes. You've experienced many storms like this, even worse in your area, and these facilities have never sustained damage like this from this type of storm until now. I hate to think ill of anyone but I have to wonder did they not see this coming and did what they did anyway? We know some of them really don't want the tracks to continue to operate and it's all about money to them. Capitalism isn't bad in and of itself and has lifted more people out of abject poverty than any other system. Problem is when those who use it only for their gain at the expense of all effected by their greed. Again thank you Cleetus and your amazing crew for keeping us up to date. Take care and God Bless...

[@zachmoyer1849]

this isnt fault of capitalism this is fault of corruption and not adhering to rules already in place. Every system fails if that happens.

[@f688xt6]

Agreed. They need to see consequences of their actions.

[@dustyc324]

​@@f688xt6thats how business goes. it's why you have insurance, not for your insurance to cover your stuff, for your insurance to make someone else pay for your stuff. they just do the repairs and run the bill up for who they can pin it on. They might even also insure the developer and have to figure that out amongst themselves.

[@leewieland]

The smile on your face Cleetus rippin the jet boat down the track is damn awesome

[@zambonidriver42]

That chicken coop reminds me of old Leroy a few years back.

[@accordv6er]

Have the same flimsy coop haha. They work ok until the wind strikes. I love that he has chickens

[@racebanning6390]

CHIKKINS ARE MINI RAPTORS!!! HURRICANES MEAN SQUAT TO THEM.🐓🐔🐓🐔🐓🐔😁😁😁

[@JuPac420]

😂😂

[@dustyc324]

​@@accordv6erMaddie has chickens

[@PHILLY214]

7years back

[@Vulcanicnomad]

The fact that there’s literally waves with white caps on the track is absolutely astonishing!!! Gonna go buy some merch now.

[@danielcopley3645]

Having a best friend telling you its gonna be fine is the BEST!

[@Eternal_999]

One look at your track and I recognized it lol I used to walk there across the fields from Lorraine and had many good memories there as a youth. New subscriber bro 🤙💪

[@joshscott9661]

as soon as I saw the drag strip was flooded I thought "jet boat" immediately.. so glad cleeter and jackstand thought the same thing!

[@ThePocketMedic]

I was getting ready to comment about needing to put the jet boat on the strip, and then he said they were doing it 😄

[@jonnie2bad]

@@ThePocketMedic i made the comment and had to go back and edit it.👍

[@GregGilly]

very cool

[@madmagyver9981]

I feel your pain brother, Pasco county here. On up side if you were wondering where water flows during super crazy rain

[@aaronhume]

Wow, that is crazy! I am sooo glad to have you as a "Florida Man" to answer all the un-asked questions, haha! I hope y'all are able to recover quickly from all the damage and flooding, keep on keepin' on!

[@f688xt6]

Cleet, gotta love how you're making the best of a bad situation. This is another of the many reasons we love you guys. Keep up the optimism!

[@This-and-That]

When given lemons make lemonade brother.....BOAT RACES on the drag strip !

[@Syritis]

can't believe they missed the opportunity for jackstand to stage cleetus in the jet boat.

[@4yefoxbody]

At least he got the Fiero out before the hurricane😅

[@tthulsey]

That was super sick, unloading the jet boat make sure you turn on the tree so we can get some times on how fast the jet boat is in a quarter mile 😂😂😂

[@stephenb9330]

With a mini jet boat,Cleetus makes track history again. I live about 6 miles from the track, news report said we received anywhere from 11"-14" of rain😳 IF it is not cost prohibitive, move the FF drainage trench East about 50', then add another lane (to have 3) to the entrance, I know drivers w/ there trailered race cars who have waited in line to get in for over an hour for some of the one day races. Example race day jam up's: Street Car Takeover and Street Kings, just to name a few. 🤔

[@elliesmith1752]

Guys! We need to call out Board of County Commissioners for the results of their actions!! They said they would support the track and business so let’s call them out and force them to manage the mess they have created!! Love you Cleetus ❤ let’s save the track!!!

[@DarkSevariant]

Bruh, once these politicians get elected, they just hide behind the Grey wall....the Gov't union employee wall. They're all worthless, or in bed with the gov't employees. They don't care about the public.

[@leifhoffman6533]

The damn development around the FF and the Drag Strip. I feel bad about the Sports Park. I hope the damage is not too bad. They are going to have to install drainage. Garrett, bring your Fire Truck over and use it to pump it out. Do you have a "Hard Sleeve" for the truck? It is used during a fire to pump water from a lake or stream to fill tankers if there are no hydrants available. Maybe a local Fire Department would let you borrow one. Give them a donation if they are volunteer. For a donation they may do it for you.

[@richienotsorich4303]

Great idea! 👍

[@philb5593]

BMP has drainage for the track, just can't keep up with 15 inches of rain. Give it 12 hours and it'll be gone.

[@robgilm]

Pump it to where? The ground is completely saturated, that's why it flooded.

[@DaltonEMain]

Brother.. build a little bridge and put a big ole directional water shed in that corner of the parking lot and lay concrete under the bride and in that ditch for like 20-30 ft and you will be good to go! Heck you could put catch basins in near the track to drain the water from there too but you would need to run the drainage somewhere lower in elevation, not sure if that would be easy where the track is at right there but who knows? Good luck! Made for a great video with the Dewski though.

[@jacobgillean7129]

Dang. We’ve gotten 13 inches of rain over here on the St. John’s river. No flooding yet waiting for the storm surge to take effect. River is 3 ft lower than last night. Stay safe and recover quickly over there on the west coast Cleet!

[@djbazinet8758]

Being from Louisiana and having lived through many major hurricanes, they are my worse fear. But, my favorite things is exploring the damage of them afterwards so this video was awesome to watch.

[@lisawilson4551]

The drag strip now called Lake Freedom 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️what a mess. Nice to see you smile guys but my heart goes out to you. Stay strong guys, you’ve got this ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@francisdeoliveira3414]

😢 Sad for u Cletus n u y'all!!!

[@RyanMcIntyre]

Hell yeah!! The second I saw all that water my first thought was, “jetski” 🤣🤣

[@timreed-dq3nx]

Sue the crap out of whoever built the berm & whoever owns the berm.

[@nightwheel]

That would likely fail and in worse case, possibly force closure of the tracks. Because those developers will no longer play nice with them at all afterwards. I wouldn't be surprised if they, the developers, expected that their berm would cause track flooding issues. Maybe even as a passive aggressive attempt to eventually force the tracks to close due to constant flooding repair costs.

[@rotorguru9702]

You'll bounce back better than ever bro, one step back 10 steps forward

[@Fopeano]

It's amazing how much more relevant this is to me because I've been there. Such a great place you and Vic have.

[@neilchallis5535]

Hope theres no more serious damage on either track once its drained off, much love from the UK

[@martymorse2]

Listening to Jackstand giving Cleetus directions reminds me of the scene in CaddyShack when Bill Murray tells the Priest that "it doesn't look like the heavy stuff has hit yet" so they keep playing golf in a severe thunderstorm. That advice did not work out well for the Priest's life expectancy.

[@TheAngryHusky]

Never even considered that I’d ever see a boat running down a drag strip. 😂 Wild

[@ibbylancaster8981]

Up here in South eastern North Carolina, we’re anxiously awaiting Debbie to arrive and dump on us for the next 3 days. Glad you guys made it through ok. Much love to all that are affected 🤙🤙

[@jfgjetski7161]

Man's side I'ma fly over to the track.... And quite literally flys to the track. What a life to live. Edit: and he's earned every bit of that, not hating on him

[@ronjones-6977]

The saddest thing is that you edited this.

[@Cekmore]

​@@ronjones-6977its a cya edit. Nothin but love

[@jfgjetski7161]

@@ronjones-6977 you know there'd probably be someone that wanted to start some type of argument for no reason.... Just preventing that🙃

[@Cekmore]

@@jfgjetski7161 he still tried ... 😹🍻💞

[@jfgjetski7161]

​@@Cekmorehaha, I've learned when in doubt cya 🍻

[@richardjohnstone3920]

Send the dew boat down the quarter mile 😂

[@Bmr4life]

He did

[@billmadison2032]

There is not a quarter mile of flood for him to drive on

[@dyent]

@@billmadison2032 There is. It only needs a couple inches.

[@jagharingenyoutube]

@@dyent You can clearly see that there is no water before the quarter mile finish line

[@VeedeesVoyage]

Getting the good ole day vibes with just you and james😂. Love George just nothing like the OGs🤙🏽

[@TanguDisen]

May Cleeter and all those involved on the channel stay safe at this difficult time.

[@Cardioid2035]

‘Lake freedom’ referring to the flooded parking lot got me good lol

[@MickeyMouse9543o5]

Jetboat content when a storm rolls by! EPIC COMEBACK CLEET

[@vapinbachelor289]

She coming to see me next.. Debby does the Carolina’s .🤣 Those developments should be responsible for all damages they caused with there berms! Idk the laws in Florida but in NC they would be liable.

[@cameronbarnard5820]

Dude that's crazy that ya'll got that much water, but I'm glad that you guys are safe!

[@Stout-yw5xh]

😂Jet boat on the drag strip 😂😂 way freaking cool.

[@meziked]

Cops: "You can't go here" Cleet: "You sure about that?"

[@railworksamerica]

Stupid problems require stupid solutions

[@acemobile9806]

I'm still trying to figure out how they could legally prevent him from entering. The general public, yes. The owner has every right to, especially when millions are at stake.

[@codycondos420]

Don't forget to wear a life vest while checking the mail 😂

[@Hippie9D]

That sucks man. I just got hit by a tornado a week ago and got a tree through my pole barn. Messed up my project car a bit. At least everyone is ok here and with you!

[@Ryno_916]

Now we get a track repair series, I’m down for it lol

[@excamarocruiser8682]

Jet boats down the drag strip would be pretty sickk, welp u did it hahaha

[@balltongue87]

this is PEAK florida man and im 100% here for it. launching the jet boat with launch control is the perfect pun

[@northwestrider369]

We came to FL this week. We drive through it from the southern half of SC to just south of Jacksonville on Monday afternoon. By then it wasn’t super bad, but some patches of heavy rain.

[@99reactss]

Now we know where the drains and bridges go😂 😂😂 0:26

[@jonathantraeger3584]

Seeing the drag strip completely covered makes me think it's the perfect time to see what the hovercraft and the jet boats will do in the quarter mile Edit: after watching more I see great minds think alike

[@ruger8412]

13:20 standing up in the jet boat no helmet no life jacket,,, hope Maddie as some good life insurance policies on ol Cleet.

[@gettnbread]

I've seen worse being done, calm down buddy

[@ruger8412]

@@gettnbread gonna be a lot of loans bills due if he's there or not I'm just stating facts bud. Not excited at all but even Ken Block wasn't invincible and he was an actual athlete competing at the highest level did one silly thing & bam.

[@DongMcgee]

Shut up nerd

[@introventures]

The cars from the cheap car battle are exactly where they left them at the end of the video. That's awesome.

[@stevew145]

That is fuck you money. "You wont let me drive? Ill take my helicoptor."

[@YouFavLawnGuy13]

I live down in Texas and we’re still recovering from hurricane Beryl Prayers Brother! 🙌🏼

[@PatsRC]

14:22 thats knee deep to us non giraffe folk.

[@scoobsmcgee9325]

This sucks, I'm sorry to see it and I'm sure it will be built back better than ever. That said: Also ohhh nooo, not delays in the house construction around the track. Darn.

[@Kxji]

On the bright side you can use the mini jet boats with George 😂

[@HussleFarms420]

Stay safe out there cleet

[@mikemedeiros5458]

10:15 is exactly why you’re supposed to have a safety chain lol

[@rodney1818]

@@mikemedeiros5458 Yes, because safety chains.Keep your trailer from coming loose from your truck

[@mikemedeiros5458]

@@rodney1818 I’m talking about the safety chain that hooks to the bow to keep the boat on the trailer if the winch cable or strap fails, obviously

[@markbakovic4978]

Sorry about damage from hurricane Debby be safe. God Bless

[@Lach99]

Honestly sort of a blessing cool content out of it and I’m sure that insurance payoff will be massive and the track and drag strip is about to be upgraded so much!!!!!!