THIS WAS HELL! DRAG WEEK 2022 MOVIE: PART 1

[@djpmatchbox]

Can we just sit back and appriciate how much you genuinly care about David Freiburger. You literally spent all that time just caring more about your friend than you care about making it to the next race. You are someone that all friends should aspire to be. Thank you for being a good influence and someone we should all want to be like.

[@dcskate1022]

Freiburger sucks. , he holds back motor trend.

[@djpmatchbox]

@@dcskate1022 I'm curious why you say he holds them back?(I don't think he does but im always willing to hear someone else's point of view).

[@DIARRHEA-PANIC]

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[@ronjones-6977]

Well, according to Google, Freiburger is 103 years old. Gotta keep those seniors safe.

[@karenthomson9749]

Harden up bro.

[@HPSFRoadrunner]

I don't think you could ask for a better Crew Chief than Tony Angelo! Hats off to the man!

[@tac0ninja76]

Good crew chiefs check for fuel.

[@tripprogers4814]

@@tac0ninja76 Dang! I’m still giggling from your response.

[@dieselmunkey]

He sounds exactly like Russell Peters... Took me a second to figure out where I had heard the voice before 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacob1423]

i’m not a fan of him personally, he’s annoying

[@nu2this_stuff]

This.This is Reality tv! No scripts, no agendas, just true and pure entertainment. The ups and downs of a drag weeker unfolding as it happens. What a great community to be a part of. Cannot wait for part 2.

[@HighGearAutomotive]

Totally agree with you

[@dandaman4985]

Yea, right, no artificial problems at all!

[@punishergto5182]

Knowing the fate of the hemi doesn't ruin the video. Tony is 100% motivated. Mike is 100% gutted. And when blasphemi is running the audio is magical.

[@terrymoore9185]

I can see why Tony and Newburn are doing more of there own thing now, Finnegan has good content but he's more about standing back and having other people do the work

[@punishergto5182]

@@terrymoore9185 I disagree. He wrenchs a lot in his videos. In this video Mike's calculating all the dollar signs its going to take to build another hemi and wouldn't want to open up the engine in a parking lot (again) to find out what it needs. Then have to stick it back in the car to get it on the truck and somewhere to pull it again and fix it. That's why it's drag week

[@FinnegansGarage]

@@terrymoore9185 really? lol

[@biosaber585]

@@terrymoore9185 Not gonna lie, I can kind of tell you aren't a racer or from a racing family. Part of why Mike is LESS hands on for parts of this with the motor is he's trying to pick ties and yknow, get the car and coincidentally the entire Blasphemi team back in the game. That means buying parts, making calls, seeing what he can pull from where to get things back rolling again. In this situation Mike CAN'T be under the hood of the car because he needs to be figuring out what the fuck is the next step for them, is everyone going home or are we buying something last minute to stuff in the car and get back on the road, do we have a motor do we not, do we have a shop, the place to do the tooling the motor needs or not? Tony and everyone else is having to jump in to cover the slack BECAUSE Mike can't be doing everything in this instance. I can assure you he WANTS to but some things take priority, no sense tearing it apart if you have nothing to replace the potentially trashed motor WITH or anywhere to get parts or anywhere to have the work done the motor needs. Here we see Mike managing the team, he's the driver, the sponsor and the owner, he's got on about twelve different hats in this instance, Tony is stepping up being his crew chief getting bodies together to get the car worked on and pulling up the slack where Mike USUALLY is because Mike is again, wearing half a dozen other hats that take priority here over mechanic. I get what you're saying I do, it's the same thing I started to see with Freiburger in Roadkill, he spent more time standing around being a host than a partner to Finnegan, but when you look at it from the perspective of David bankrolling most of the stuff and covering the more management side of things it starts to make a little more sense why he isn't acting as a second set of hands on the cars. I'm not faulting you on your thought process just trying to explain to you what you aren't seeing here because you just.. don't know these things.

[@hosehead_]

Tony is absolutely the guy you want in these adventures. He only sees solutions in the problems.

[@mentalasylum3969]

Just call it Drag Weekness Week

[@adamroberts74]

This is perhaps one of the best videos I’ve seen of anything you’ve done. I watched the stuff as it was posted and it was great but it only scratched the surface of what happened that week. Thanks for posting this. This is what real racing is all about.

[@FinnegansGarage]

thank you!

[@johnlee6439]

Met these guys in Indiana off of highway 41. Rolled up on my bike didn’t want to be a loony fan so I acted like I didn’t even know who they were. So I said wow this ramp truck and 55 is an awesome setup you guys should get a tv show or makes videos and one of the guys said huh we do! Very arrogantly. Don’t know if I caught you guys on a bad day but left that day shaking my head

[@5533851]

@@johnlee6439 So... you lied to them when you met them, they told the truth, yet you left shaking your head. WoW!

[@chadwickalexanderjr1758]

@@5533851 I agree. "Doesn't want to act like a loon" Proceeds to act like a loon.

[@djpmatchbox]

Two hours of Finnegan! THANK YOU!! I am deployed and am in my TOC watching this. You're making my 12hr shift go by! Between you, Cleetus, Whistlin Deisel, and other car shows you are making my days go by.

[@SWHBOYCE]

...Don't fergit 'Diesel Creek !!...

[@andrewwaters6247]

Dude true story. Can’t tell you how many time I would bing watch my you tube favorites when I made it back to the big FOBs!

[@intimidator.jb3538]

Thank you for your service Doug, and for what it's worth, Merry Christmas !!

[@danmyers9372]

Had to Google TOC. Had no idea what that meant. Tactical Operations Center.

[@jonathanmorgan3735]

Thank you for your service Sir! Merry Christmas!

[@AugustusTitus]

That was a roller coaster!! Thank you to everyone that helped out and made things happen, especially the folks at Kenny's Auto Repair and Tony Angelo! Thank you David Freiburger for loaning the hemi to make things happen! Thank you Cotton and Newbern for doing what you did! Thank you to the film crew for the assist as well! Can't wait for Part 2!!!!

[@FinnegansGarage]

Well said!

[@alexigram2381]

Watched a second time and it's still a roller coaster. You get so pumped to see Blasphemi line up for a pass... Finnegan, I hope someday that you and Tony can switch roles and take one of his cars on Drag Week! That would be rad.

[@gteefxr3094]

What, did you just win an Emmy award?🙄

[@aspiceronni4462]

@@gteefxr3094 😂

[@Spin-N-Out]

Tony Angelo is the type of friend everyone needs!

[@brandonspiva7535]

We all need a Tony Angelo in our lives.

[@jacob1423]

not me lol i’m definitely ok

[@Ericsaidful]

@@jacob1423I mean, you need someone to say let’s go, and you need someone to say hold on. It’s balance.

[@JohnnyAFG81]

The ultimate highs and the absolute crushing lows that they call Drag Week!

[@adamstilldrives]

True test for the street cars. It's about getting that balance of speed and reliability. Totally awesome

[@MultiTravellingman]

@@adamstilldrives True, there's so much that goes into maintaining these monsters. From basics like tire changes, gas, fluid and filter changes, to extreme stuff like alternators, transmission, engine, turbo, pulleys, break failure, parachute failure. Then when all is good, it's up to the driver to know the limits of the car and having the ability to consistently deliver times that are worthy of a podium finish without going too far and destroying the car, risking their lives and not doing enough and losing by fractions of a second.

[@adamstilldrives]

@@MultiTravellingman not to mention changing grip levels at each different track, environment conditions etc

[@vicb9470]

“He knows what I do to Hemis.” BEST line of this whole episode! 🤣🤣

[@dubyatf3827]

Tony's comment at 1:17:50 has me hooked as a lifelong fan! It'd be difficult to not be positive around him. Thanks very much to everyone that made this happen!

[@Seryous]

Finnegan, Obviously I feel for you having to go through all of this, but in all honesty this is some of my favorite content. The Crime Scene Investigation you have to do to figure out a problem, talking through all options and possibilities, and figuring out the root cause, and the solution to get back on track. I know it's at your expense, but this makes for some of the most intriguing content. You've taught us all so much. Also, Tony is such a great partner and valuable resource. Priceless resource.

[@njv6918]

love seeing this side of the race. Friend and i drove from michigan to drag week, made a test pass and i lost oil pressure on the big end and lost my motor. friend made a 60ft and destroyed the trans in his beetle. thank you guys for the content.

[@leviwestra787]

This was an epic journey to be apart of. Thank you Mike, Tony and the excellent team at CR Productions for capturing it and sharing it with us. I was captivated and completely blown away by the video production and story telling. Thank you, thank you.

[@Kiyothekingslayer]

This was so fun to watch and I love how you can really see how much Mike respects freiburger because he really didn't want to take the gremlin away and I thinks as a person we can all look up to finnegan

[@deray9355]

EPIC TV! One of the best videos I've ever seen by far. Waiting impatiently for Part II.

[@BIGGOTOR1046]

I absolutely can feel your pain! Love this in-depth look into the agony of Drag Week. Ready for Part 2.

[@Thedmcke3]

I love seeing Tony's competitor mentality. When others would be mourning the loss of another hemi, man's busy talking people into handing over their engines so he can complete the race regardless of the cost. I'm sure that toughness was part of how he was able to campaign in FD on basically no budget for so long.

[@Tomekkplk]

This is something I want to experience at least once in my life.

[@adamstilldrives]

Same here but I live in eastern Europe so it requires some planning and money saving. Hoping to complete it in a turbo'd chevy blazer and then ship the car back home

[@jacob1423]

@@adamstilldrivesya that’s like 100,000$ usd in shipping, hope you’re loaded

[@kikurass322]

Absolutely LOVED it, more of these Mike This was so well edited, considering nothing is made up, yet even compressed into two hours, we all knew where you were at. Continuity at its finest.

[@donmears4090]

Watching Mike and Tony work together is the phrase "Twin brothers from different mothers " come to life!

[@zone47]

Man, the gold top/dash is a nice touch!... I can tell right now that they don't pay you guys enough! It seems everything that could go wrong, did... nice that you kept a good attitude going.

[@MuddyFarmer75]

No matter how tired or the ups and downs you where making memories with a good friend that y’all will talk about forever 20 years from now you will be Tony remember that time we took two hemis apart and then put one back in gremlin lol

[@MrTazLewis]

I'm loving the mini series format and editing.

[@alan11121959]

...dude, this is F'N AWESOME! I truly hope your production team is planning on entering this film in some festivals. First rate production, fantastic storytelling, and leaving us hanging for episode two. Well done!

[@FinnegansGarage]

Wow, thanks!

[@justingriffith2991]

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[@mikeymac9]

This was awesome! Thanks for putting it together. Can’t wait for part 2. This was my first Drag Week and was bummed to see you out. I was really looking forward to seeing you run all week.

[@Mattspips]

Just two car guys, doing car guy things. Awesome!

[@willemversteeg5148]

Its amazing to see howmuch set back you got, and still keep the cool to come up with a solution. Not to mention how much you guys know about these engines. I,m sorry for your drag week, but what a great series you made of it

[@tuukkaseppala4996]

Seeing Tony always makes me happy

[@thndrlngs]

This was an emotional thrill ride. You guys are all top shelf folks. I'd let you and Tony grenade my motor any day of the week. Thanks for all of the additional effort put into filming this, and being so (seemingly) candid. The fact that you care so deeply about screwing up Freiburger's engine says a lot about you, and David as well. I honestly appreciate the great example of what a solid friendship looks like. Hands down one of the best things I've ever seen on this channel, or even on Motortrend. Truly edge of the seat entertainment. Thanks to you Mike, and Tony as well, for keeping me glued to my monitor!

[@sebastiend.5335]

This is better than any film or soap opera. Thanks Mike!!! Greetings from the Netherlands

[@MartinHurley]

Such a tough few breaks. I wanted so bad for this to be a repeat of the greatest roadkill episode. Especially now knowing you made this 2 part movie. Hats off to you guys though for sticking with it for the whole week. Still was fun watching this but I look forward to you recapturing the title.

[@kellencox9326]

Man, this story is so familiar. Spending countless hours and dollars prepping for a race, just to have the wheels immediately fall off of the program in the first 5 minutes. What a ride this video is right from the start!

[@erichbritton]

You guys are masters of remaining calm no matter how much pressure you're under while more gets poured on then it all gets fixed and then something else goes wrong.

[@Ahamilton1804]

Tony is the man! What a roller coaster ride. Everyone needs someone like that to keep pushing them through. Way to never give up Finnegan!

[@chrisb3017]

Thank you for such awesome free content. This episode shows what happens with stress and the human mind. What they did in the end is what they would have done initially if they were thinking straight. Again great episode

[@morgatis101]

What a brilliant piece of TV 📺, quite captivating in parts , very well filmed and produced , just what we needed . Very much looking forward to the next instalment here in the good old 🇬🇧 UK .

[@dinosshed]

Great entertainment, very well put together with the cinema type layout. I got that feeling of living each painful moment, realising just how the highest high turned to a new low several times in one day. It's living life.

[@bvonsvideos]

Wow. I must say that this is gold gentlemen. I am truly looking forward to part 2 and sharing this.

[@FinnegansGarage]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@archstanton9206]

Thank you and your crew for this, Mike. What a treat.

[@brianevans9916]

Huge shout out to Kenny and Gage, I’ve known Kenny for 30 + years, stand up guy and a true Mopar junkie!!

[@SmackeysGarage]

I ended up watching this while I was tooling around with my cars in my garage. It was quite the story. The rollercoaster that you had to go through to get that engine (or not get that engine) really was brought to life through this video. I'm looking forward to part 2! I also got some WireCare parts for my GTM kit car and they have some great quality stuff. Great partnership between you two for Dragweek!

[@y0uthinasia]

best automotive entertainment ive came across in a while. Hold on to Tony Angelo, hes a gift. Great work. Cant wait to watch the next one! 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@0guitargod]

This is my favorite content right here. I wish we could get more Finnegan style stories like this but in other racing disciplines like road course

[@chrisgibson6079]

I always find myself liking your videos before I even watch them lol keep up the good content

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thanks for watching!

[@harduka9126]

The world needs more people like these!

[@grtych]

2 Hours of Finnegan at 5am? Let's get started

[@Diazjake]

2 hours of Finnegan at 12.30am? Let’s get started 😵‍💫

[@coreyforshey3812]

His entire editing crew is amazing. Not at all easy to edit this content. Bravo to the entire crew

[@rip_biggie4202]

Christmas came early

[@mrichards4724]

@@rip_biggie4202 that's what Mrs Claus said.

[@glenniz1]

@@Diazjake 2 hours of Finnegan at 3:54 am? I say, Bring it on!!

[@stevec5280]

Bravo keeping the Roadkill tradition of authentic drama alive

[@skyb2149]

This is some seriously good content... Thanks Mike and Merry Christmas to you and all around you brother!

[@ReedyCreek28]

Next year hire Tony for a couple of weeks prior or drop it off at his shop and just have the man that knows this car only 2nd to you, look over it as much as he can, love you videos, you are awesome!

[@TheOne-yc1wt]

Its not everyday when someone says, here take my hemi, let alone having awesome people around you willing to help out no questions asked, just goes to show what a great group of guys you have around you as well as the person you are because you would havw done the same without hesitation! Damn good episode!!

[@TrampusWingo]

Tony is a MANIAC. Love that dude. And even though I followed the tragedy during drag week, I’m still on the edge of my seat. Fucking love this deal, and appreciate you putting this movie together. What a damned memory!

[@david32gtr87]

I have to admit I was put off by the 2 hour runtime and was going to skip this. Glad I didn't. Loved it

[@brandonspiva7535]

I'm sure you've heard this before but when you came back got out and said "you transmission bench pressin son of a B@#$!" That gets me every time and lets me know what kind of guy Tony is thank you both for all you give us.

[@StudioBeast7575]

Awesome video guys! It's really good to see everything y'all went through the whole time of drag week. I'm really Looking forward to the second video.

[@FinnegansGarage]

More to come!

[@grooveguy]

Mike thanks for this 2 hours loving it. And Merry Christmas to you and your wife and family!!! Been following you for years. Sending love from a 🇨🇦 gearhead!!!!🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸👍

[@karlx-1]

This was a very cool ( part 1) documentary. There will be a day 50 years from now where people will watch this is get an intimate look into the world of hot rodding and racing in the 2020's. I watch the old doc style mini films of the early days of NHRA. These were a great look into how things were. You guys are on-point with the long-form edits.

[@peterrobins3708]

Comments of the year...hands down easily "We're gunna be the fastest support vehicle here" They deal with it so calmly like gurus. With what was facing them must have looked like the pending disaster before it even started. Impressive & habitual smilers, despite the situation, they were committed to being nice to others & to themselves. Life Lessons in full via cars Keep on keeping good sirs, in full respect I dips my hat to you all.

[@m.hernandez8581]

Gotta love Tony for pushing to compete. Dude is a rock. That’s the guy you want on your team

[@kipmcmillan7800]

Thanks for the gift Mike! It's incredible seeing all the fine details from Drag Week. Hopefully your 2 part movie is bigger than Endgame. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year brother.

[@Boostedm3nace]

I’m glad I finally got to catch up on your videos. Thanks for documenting all the good and bad. Seeing you guys fight through all the constant issues and still keep pushing is badass.

[@andhotrodshop]

This absolutely made me want to be in drag week 😂😂 I love Tony’s comment “now there are only 4 cars in our class”. 😂😂😂😂❤❤👍🏻🔧🔧🙌🏼👊🏼💸💰#dragweek

[@Whitney764]

Tony knew what was coming and did it anyway, definition of badass

[@plnthrd]

Man I thought my luck was bad, but when I watch you guys I feel better about my life..lol

[@tristan999]

Hey Mike! Merry Christmas, appreciate the content brother.

[@claymillican25]

This was fantastic!!!

[@Chuck_Carolina]

The last of the 'Gun Fighters.' Soul on brothers!

[@michaelkiefrieder9354]

I'm just going say it ,I know it was a Week or so from Hell for you guys and Crew alot of Highs & lows. I was locked in for the whole 1:57:12 can't wait for Part 2.

[@davidnorth3411]

Good new equipment , good problem , it’s the best adventure , like your positive vibe ,your chill power is soothing even as everything is untangling,,getting in the race is content that brings the real .

[@cameronfrye5514]

It was so hard watching that first run already knowing how it would turn out. Glad you put this video together!

[@keystoneweapon1]

This was seriously one of the most entertaining things I've ever seen... What a rollercoaster!!!!

[@raymondpauze8801]

Tim at FHO is THE man, SUPER nice to deal with and willing to help all the time.

[@DaveHiggoHiggins]

This is quality viewing. What a ride so far, I'm hanging for part 2! The struggle that so many experience in drag week brought front and centre for us to learn from and enjoy. Really appreciate it. Also nice to see Harry making a cameo in there. #Steveoarmy

[@scottburrow8717]

Greatest drag week video ever. Can’t wait till the next one!!! LETS GO!!!

[@rlh4331]

Always appreciate the insight- the comradery, the friendship and the drive to perform. Live to fight another day my friend- it's a journey.

[@tonykemper8896]

so I had to wait a few days to watch this video till I could sit down and watch it in peace in its entirety....... that being said the level of never quit in this video is on a scale I've never witnessed before! I know what happens but this really shows the heartbreak and 100% commitment to never quitting we should all strive for in our own lives! can't wait for part 2

[@erwindevries1784]

Bedankt

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thank you, Erwin! i appreciate it.

[@Kiddomike]

Mike & David made me fall in love working on cars. One problem though, I own mostly mid-2000’s Toyota vehicles. The most tinkering I’ve done on one of them is finding a the leak of the windshield washer reservoir. 😂

[@coreyforshey3812]

Thank you, Mike & Merry Christmas to everyone. This is a AWESOME gift! Again; THANK YOU

[@FinnegansGarage]

merry christmas!

[@joesierra7439]

@@FinnegansGarage your an incredible and a big inspiration Mike! Thank you sir And Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@alwayslive7460]

You have done EVERYTHING possible to race- your friends are behind you. This is passion- try NOT to entertain ANY anguish, because it's ok, because that's the way it is.. it must be okay- just remember to pay the kindness forward.

[@jonstepro]

Wow. What a rollercoaster of emotions. Kudos to you for sharing this story as it does provide a complete picture of what went on. Plus, thanks for posting in this longer format. Around the holidays it is nice to have something to watch when the weather outside is so brutal for some of us.

[@craig380]

Fantastic movie. I thought Roadkill episode 70 (Blaspemi vs Super Bee) was the perfect example of the agony & ecstasy of building and running a race car, but this tops it. The stoicism that you and Tony A show when giving up would be the obvious option is inspiring.

[@fireplugrm]

Love watching you guys doing Drag Week. This may have been mentioned elsewhere, but our field techs regularly use FaceTime on their smart phones to let the engineers see what they are seeing. Cuts down on confusion, etc. Lots less finger pointing.

[@lepus6511]

Tony trying to race at 39:39 was my favorite part lmao

[@SubSonicSubaru]

Thanks!

[@FinnegansGarage]

Thank you Shawn!

[@Mr5speed]

Chris is killing it on the post ! This video and record of events is nothing short of EPIC !

[@BarryBaugher]

The highs and lows are so entertaining. Thanks for sharing your story. Tony is the man when things get tough he just keeps on going! Good times!!!

[@CataleyaCoffey]

2 Hours of Finnegan at 5am? Let's get started. Thank you and your crew for this, Mike. What a treat..

[@runnersp1985]

A phenomenal insight in to the mind of a professional destroyer like Mr. Angelo. 😂

[@HighGearAutomotive]

Great job! Can't wait for the second part. Great testament to the quality of a video when you thoroughly enjoy the whole thing all ready knowing the whole story. Thanks for producing it.

[@Bryanja81]

Tony is one hell of a teammate. He doesn't know how to quit. He will beg, borrow and steal to get it done and that is very admirable. Thank you to Frieburger for letting Mike use the old Hemi as well. What are friends for?!

[@stoichiometry147]

That was a hella of a thing… I wonder what happened during drag week. This was details and it was delivered on a night when I’m alone, with no family or friends on Christmas Eve. Thank you!

[@xxtherevlukexx]

The anticipation for part 2 is killing me. AHHHH

[@shawndinterman2219]

Ol Kenny's auto repair deserves a pat on the back and a big thanks bud appreciate ya

[@MrJc7998]

The ability you ALL have is incredible. That roller coaster is insane. I’d give my left ball to have half their knowledge. Great show fellas. Professionals in the game right there

[@danielbrealey2924]

Sweet! Thanks for the upload Finnigan. Merry Christmas from Australia bro (It's been Christmas day for an hour already here 😄) and Happy New Year

[@Gary-ce2hk]

At this point ,hemi teardown. We still don't know what happend to, or where the fuel went. If they did figure that out I missed it. Work in hard. Good luck. Great video

[@andrewwaters6247]

O man that was awesome to watch! I realy feel bad for yall For your struggles but man it is real life ruckus for sure ! Memories for yall. Much respect ! And thanks for putting this longer “movie” you should put it out as a proper movie and I bet you would make a few dollars to have a ligit spare hemi next time. Don’t stop the awesomeness!

[@emmanuelmonge6965]

i watched the live feed of drag week '22 and was just stoked about your journey, had no idea just how far it went.