Freedom Factory TOUR #1 - How Bad is the Track, Plans For New Shop, Burnout Pad Layout!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.พ. 2020
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Here's a tour of the Freedom Factory's grounds and track!
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Cleetus McFarland
12961 44th St N. Ste B
Clearwater, FL 33762
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Here’s a link to the first Freedom Factory shirts!!! www.cleetusmcfarland.com/
Tractor build
Hell yea brother!!!! Got my FF shirt on the way for Cleetus and Cars Houston! Can't wait for the 15th
Hey Cleatus Freedom Factory Western you guys got to find somebody down there with a forestry Mulcher forestry Mulcher machine and I can clean up under them orange groves you can clean back call that big overgrown stuff along the parking lots and any of the heavy brush it's gone man and if you clean it all up first then you can see what you actually have to work with as far as where you got to fix drains and stuff like that and hook up water lines and such like this but anyway good luck man loving that you have the videos on so quick good luck
Cleetus McFarland
I gotta get a shirt. I grew up going out to Desoto Speedway as a kid. I haven’t been there in about 25 years. “The souths fastest short track.”
give us a call at reeves land services we can take care of any over grown grass problems and we can do fence as well
I own a paving company call Pavemaster out of Tampa guys! We would love to be able to help on the freedom factory project, EVERYBODY LIKE SO THEY CAN SEE!
I can only like once😥 check the web store a d try to contact them through their?
Message him directly. He has an email on his website. This is awesome though.
Hell yeah brother
Emsil him bro
Not as good as us wells tho 😂
Thoughts:
-People steal tractors and SxS's a lot, GPS everything that you leave out there.
-If you don't plan on using all the field area, leasing to a farmer is pretty common and brings in some extra cash.
-Insurance insurance insurance....and waivers for everything.
-Sign an equipment rental business as a sponsor, because you are going to need a lot more than an ag-tractor and borrowing what you need is more cost effective than buying.
-Ask for help, we all want to pitch in and there are experts in every field in your audience from mowing grass to engineering...but remember to have everyone sign a waiver that walks onto the property.
-Have fun guys, can't wait to see what you do and who you have come out there!
M. Perfekt this
M. Perfekt 100% this.
That field needs a dirt track
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Not to mention security. Can pay off big time just having a guard wander through every hour or 2.
There’s a guy that died there in one of the turns during a race his name was Dave Steele! Was 42 years old. It would be cooler then heck if you made a memorial for him there!
Yeah, you've mentioned this.
is it haunted?
2017
By the way, don’t throw away the old advertising signs, they’re actually worth some money
You're damn straight. I couldn't believe how much old signs went for even in poor condition
Cleetus - You guys should just have a *Lawnmower Party* . Fans bring: 1 - A lawnmower or weedwacker with a full tank of gas. 2 - Safety glasses. *Everyone shows up and mows for an hour or so and get to hang out at the track and take a look around* . Voluntourism. Go full Tom Sawyer on everyone, later have a Sweeping Party. A Painting Party. A Fencing Party. You'd get labor for free AND fans get to hang out and build something they feel like they're part of, community-wise.
Paint the helmet like the #3 and put hell yeah brother on the Google strap
I would drive down from NC with my family to be a part of this!
Hell yeah ill bring the ol Deere down there and rip some grass
Top 3 mowers with the most grass mowed and top 3 weedeaters with the most weeds eaten get rides in a car of their choice
DUDE, That's a sick idea for the lawnmower race. Yknow like whoever mows the most wins lol
I will come stay at the track for security and maintenance as long as I could live there in a camper for free I will maintain things, grass etc. and help get it into shape. No Joke I'm serious!!
Like his comment guy let cleetus see it
You can work a $9/hr security job for allied if you want to do that.
you should probably write at his business email then
Used to come here to watch demolition derby's and figure 8 races as a kid. Just seeing the pattern on the walls is a huge nostalgia trip for me. So glad you're putting this place back on the map.
Suggestion...Get power back on ASAP, that way when the copper thieves try to steal your wiring, they won't get far when they get a hold of a live wire!
whispering calm voice: "If you build it, they will come...."
Underappreciated comment 😎
Daniel Martin ...ya nailed it bro 🤣
1hr in and already comment of the day. Well said Daniel Martin
This is the time Mountain Dew should be giving a serious look at a sponsorship
ndmoody81 I’m glad I want the only one thinking that
Pepsi even owns Mountain Dew and they used to sponsor the track so...
802 Garage I think Pepsi was a nascar sponsor, so they got wall space without directly giving money to nascar sanctioned tracks.
@@rydplrs71 Ah, that would make sense. Still tho. :P
Damn straight
Cleetus:
Things to consider.
When deciding to buy mowers and tractors with men to maintain that property versus contracting it out.
Mostly in the end, contract mowing is cheaper, considering you buying the equipment, the parts and your mechanics to constantly keep everything running.
It is good if the mower guy is also the mechanic or else someone is sitting around.
Always get thee mower companies to bid the job and get a reference checking - reliability, insurance.
Also consider the employee wages, if full time will expect health insurance and vacation.
You have a lot of decisions to make, seek wise council ( free )
Alton Long
As a project manager myself, well said.
Good call man. Lot's of things to consider, said like a professional
I agree, I got a lot of jobs for the simple fact that we did what a big landscaping company did with 7 people.
Cleetus: knocks on helmet
Homeless guy steps out: "whadya want?!?"
Accurate for Bradenton
i wouldn’t be against putting the car videos aside for a while and just watching track renovation videos!!!!
The John Deere lawn care test site is literally right around the corner from you guys on Lorraine Rd. I was down there dping a lot of development work when I worked for Kawasaki and they are always looking for places to mow. You might legitimately be able to work out a deal there.
They need to see this
There is a difference between GRASS and WEEDS ! Main reason Deere failed in the Northeast! Florida grass and Northeast grass isn't the same! Deeres suck up here, That sight is a brush hog test site! Not a mower site! Daytona would be a mower site. Cmon really
Deere has brush hog equipment, and they have other commercial grade equipment that could easily be tested in that stuff.
@@kwmiked when it comes to engine development, you don't care about how nice the grass is, it's about loading up the deck and the engine for durability. I understand your thinking, but the fact is that your thought process really isn't applicable in this situation.
It's awesome that you came across that opportunity while double penetrating a loft of development work.
"No laps by yourself. Always at least one person outside the car."
*proceeds to rip a lap with all three of them in the car*
lol
If you look at the track entrance you'll see cooper squatting while holding his phone, so no they werent in the car all three
But they have 4 people tho and 3 of them in the car
Wrong
Over the years I’ve learned that whenever Cleetus says “tomorrow” he really means “in two or three days”.
Jason Sledge somebody stole one of their vehicles. Crazy crap going on. I’m in the same boat just twiddling my thumbs dying to see a new posts and him talks about why he didn’t post and what happened exactly lol.
AshamedMusic • Where did he post about the car?
@@ninjafoxman8181 I'd have to look again but you can google it probably or search on youtube theres other automotive youtubers talking about what happened and cleetus responding. I'm not sure if it was at the track property or house but it was a yellow crown vic with a turbo that I didn't have any knowledge of. but i guess they broke or jumped a fence and took the car and then the car overheated because of a blown radiator and abandoned it in a parking lot. weird I know but its true. we'll see I guess when they post and I'm assuming thats why they haven't posted.
@@ninjafoxman8181 it was a bright orange crown vic it has been recovered now the guys were idiots didn't get far on intsa..
"DITCH the Pepsi sign, put OUR sponsors on it"
Your move Mountain Dew
KaotikGS yes but Mountain Dew is still it’s own company who can sponsor people at whatever they want
The Pepsi sign was probably a generic Nascar sponsorship, They probably never knew it was there anyway.
@@kaotikgs2932 coca cola owns pepsi..
The Muckler technically it is it’s own company or it would be called Pepsi Mountain Dew. Pepsi just bought it therefor own that company under there name.
@@upnorthviking823 No they don't..
I worked at that track for years, I was up in the tower, in the office, working the concession stand, I’m glad to see it coming back.
ive raced there for yrs with some great guys..glad it is coming back and hopefully theres still enough people to bring the races back there again
I really hope so, I’ve met so many amazing people there
All the teenagers and people in there 20’s i know would definitely get into racing the circle track and so would i my grandpa used to do pure stocks there and said “i never won but i still had a hell of a time. And if you want to get into it ill help you”
@@Weli72 should go for a job at the freedom factory, some experience might be helpful to them
I know that track pretty well, I was definitely thinking about it
Since you're paving the center section of the track. You should also look into local autocross clubs. Having a nice big track with plenty with a paved center really opens up a lot of possibilities for course design for an autocross. Some clubs will only run in parking lots but smaller clubs will use asphalt tracks also, especially if the selection of big parking lots is limited in the area. Renting the track out for the day for an autocross could be a nice way to get a bit of income from the track and easy way to make some decent content.
You could use that existing shop as the dyno building. Would cut down on the noise and crowding of having the dyno in the shop you or Jeremy work in all the time.
just moments ago this guy was shoving whistles to exhaust.. and now he got a race track..
doesitmatter one of his first videos I seen 😂
Those were the good old days
Seems like only yesterday I was seeing how this man had a custom vette seat.
Imagine he got arrested for passing the cop at 120mph??? None of this would have happened !!
3 years ago I think
The signs: Holley, Texas Speed, Nitto and... MOUNTAIN DEW!
Don’t forget “ADAM & EVE” sex toys..comes with free and discreet shipping...oh and did I mention that you get a free gift for him and her with every purchase! 😏
Hell ya mt. dew buy these guys a mower. A custom painted bartle skeet dew mowing machine.
@@spcpitts: Yeah, a Bardle Skeet green, turbocharged, LS-7 powered mower that can do a whole racetrack infield in 7.82 seconds!
Say what you want, it’s good to see it purchased by by someone that’s going to use it, not tear it down and build a strip mall.
A strip mall? My guy, are you stuck in 1996? Lol
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I don’t usually buy TH-cam merch, but I am very inclined to buy one of them ‘Freedom Factory’ shirts because your dream is the Real AMERICAN DREAM.
#MERICA
#MURICA
13:45 Garrett, hit up Yanmar tractors. They have been known to help out youtube channels.
im a fencer by trade, id love to fly out and sort your fencing out, picture big automated entrance gates with LED backlit logos..sick.. this place is fricken awesome
maybe drop him an email ( CleetusMcFarland@gmail.com ) just in case your comment isnt seen, pretty sure he'd appreciate it.
PJ dont sleep on it dude 🤘
Have emailed the man. 👌 We'll see
As someone who was a general contractor for almost 10 years I can say with a fair degree of certainty that these guys either don't understand the amount of work needed to get the place up and running OR they are crazy lol. I'm rooting for them and love the idea of having the track up and running again but god damn. The circle track is (most likely) going to need to be torn up, built up with dirt and stone, packed, paved and finished. The electrical is (most likely) going to need to be re-run and updated through out a lot of the track. The sink holes in the track may be a sign of drainage issues so that could be a whole can of worms and I'm sure a million more little things that will pop up. With all that said I love the ambition and really hope it works out so I can come check out an event.
Maybe it looks worse on camera than it does irl and I'm totally wrong :)
@Guy Hamilton True. To be fair these guys are probly making a mil a year or more and then you add in sponsors $ and you have some money to throw around. I would imagine since they make videos from the track they get to write off a lot of the repairs and expenses so that will help out a lot. A normal person would have no shot of doing what they plan to do but hopefully with their circumstances it all works out
Should try to get Dale Jr to help with the circle track. His insight could be helpful
this is a perfect example of picking the right creators to support, these guys didn't make bank and then buy huge houses to lounge around in, they put their money back into the content which is a huge risk, but i have a feeling they'll keep rippin tires and doin it for dale and this whole thing will end up being bigger than any of them expected.
can't wait to see how this places comes along over the next year or so, once it's fixed up and they have their shops out there i have a feeling the content will be better than ever.
yeah, this is gonna be cool as hell, especially if the track gets into a state where it fan be easily raced
They make great, safe content for youtube. They can survive adpocalypses so they can continue to invest with less risk than most.
Steve Gee nicely said good buddy
@@stevegee6494 Its safe but its also good, and I feel this is the only IRL channel that does it well
They did get huge houses but they bought them at ethical prices and were smart enough to save up enough money to buy a track the Chanel pulls in 500-750k a year they have a mercy company that pulls in probably around 100-150k a year their some geniuses by putting a lot of money back in thoug
When you mentioned a third shop for the boostedbois my heart skipped a beat. Just imagining them set up on a permanent basis with you guys. I'd consider you my favorite TH-camr but they're almost tied. It's the only two car channels I watch every notification and have watched all the videos uploaded so far.
Being a lifetime construction worker and general contractor, I'm fully aware of the cost of surfacing the track and the maintenance that would be required. I pray you guys get the sponsorship needed to get it done and that you do the kind of business required to keep it up. Nothing would make me happier than seeing you guys end up with the most successful 3/8 mile in the southern states.
Good luck and God speed my friends.
That would be cool, but I think it would be better if the third shop was made universally for guests. Any visiting team can come in and make use of it. For collaborations and events, that would serve a lot of use and help out a lot of teams. When they went to Australia they had to ask for help and I'd hope some day some Aussies will come and there will be a shop open for them.
Me too! The shenanigans with both cleetus crew and the boosted boiz/pfi would be nuts. I dunno if they would move from colorado tho.
I could really see a small handful of youtube car channels all piling into this track together with Cleetus and all of them together making a go of it. Having a track right there to test on, and a legit 1/4 mile right next door would be a huge boon for all their businesses Put all the new shops in that back lot to the east of the track where they can be fenced off and private. Call it freedom row.
Just pour some bartle skeet on her. All good, brother.
Boostedboiz, cleetus and gingium are definitely top three car channels
What kind of cost are we talkin here
I like your enthusiasm with a piece of American history and pride. It's good to see a piece of history past come back to life! You are a true patriot with the zeal for fun and freedom with safety integrated! Good work!
Stopping back in 2024. Proud of You buddy.
A friend of mine buys and resells auction stuff. He has bought a couple of asphalt spreaders for a couple grand. It costs a lot to have paving done. Asphalt is easy. You buy some used equipement and when you hire maintenance guys, (you will need them), hire some with asphalt experience.
The best advice I could give you is to find someone who has business owning experience, construction/maintenance expereience, as an advisor.
If I wasn't in Oregon, I'd volunteer more than just my brain and life experience.
There's ways to own a business and not have it be a money pit. The least of your worries is an electrical fire. The worst I've seen a pole light do is throw some sparks. The buildings were done to electrical code, (HAD to be because of spectators/public events).
Doing things in house CAN be more cost effective, depending on level of expertise.
Two advisors you need: an attorney and an accountant. With your YT rev, you should already have them, right? lol Talk to your Dad(s), uncles, etc who have owned businesses, etc.
If you want to pick my brain, let me know, be glad to help you guys figure out a big picture strategy.
Regarding the pasture/field. If it's grass that can beused to grow feed, someone would lease it, to grow livestock feed, (they do in Oregon, Florida I don't know.) It creates a cash flow, and you don't have to maintain it. With 63 acres, you could likely lease 25-30 and still have plenty of parking.
Advice on something like that? Reach out to a community college or university. They'll be able to tell you how much acreage you need for parking, based on crowd estimates. You've done enough C&C's to have data.
good luck, hope this helps... fuck, hope you see it,
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Hey, Cleetus fans, vote this up, so they see it. We ALL want them to succeed with this, so we can enjoy it with them. There's a massive amount of knowledge in all of us you follow and support these guys.
If you know your shit about something related to physical plant management of something like this place, or accounting, or paving, or construction, these young guys are gonna need solid, honest advice. From what I see of the YT world, there's some damn good people, (think PFI Speed/Boosted Bois new shop story).
These guys will benefit from knowledgable advice, in addition to financial support.
It sounds like you've done this before. Since Garret has such a large following this was probably the right move
@manny s
I'm an old, hyperactic fart. Been building hot rods and drag racing since the '60's, have owned shops, and other businesses, was in construction for 30+ years.
I just got an education in asphalt a couple of summers ago, when they rredid the road in front of my place. They fixed the first 10 feet of my driveway, but I had to prep it. In the process, I got to know the crew, and found out they grind up a lot of the old asphalt, then mix it back in with new.
I was giving the young foreman a hard time about 'selling our asphalt back to us', and he said I could have all I wanted. They offer it, so people don't think they're selling it back to us. I was joking, but it turns out the ground up stuff just needs to be heated, and rolled, and it's asphalt, again. Ultimate recycling.
I ended up cleaning up both sides of the mile and half road for them, and fixed my neighbors drives and stuff, and still ended up with 3-4 pickup loads of ground up asphalt, and gravel. Was able to cover all my outside work areas and I still have enough, (plus a bunch of new asphalt they ended up giving me), to expand my driveway by about 60%. All it cost was a bunch of fucking shoveling, and humoing a wheelbarrow.
The friend I have who buys auction shit and sells it bought a 'road maker', the following winter, after I got the asphalt education. It's the thing the dump truck puts the asphalt in. It's motorized and puts down the new road. Then the roller follows it.
He paid less than scrap for it, about 600.00. I fix all the broken stuff the buys, and there was nothing wrong with the spreader, needed a new battery. Fired right up. It had a hours clock on it, and the total was equalt to about 3 summers of use. He sold to somebody city or county in Montana for 12,000.
There's a ton of them for sale on the Internet, cheap. Cleetus and the boys could spend 10,000 and get a grinder, spreader, a big and little roller, and maintain the track themselves. Buy the new asphalt delivered, like the road construction companies do.
This place is gonna be successful, that means they will need a maintenance crew. If they hire the right guys, they can get maintenance, improvement and paving experienced guys. Would keep their costs down.
They have the added advantage of already having the tools, and shops to maintain used equipment, unlike a normal track.
After over 50 years of owning and running all kinds of businesses, the single most important aspect is keeping costs down. No matter how successful, or how much money you make, you just can't hire everything done. The more successful you get, the more there is to do, and the more wear and tear on the physical plant. Vicious circle.
I have already heard Garrett talk about keeping ticket prices down. Keeping costs low is the way to do it. Otherwise, it will be NHRA, or Disneyland prices.
TH-cam creates a new dynamic, as well. It is an amazing community. Look at the story of Brent and the Boosted Bois. Brent is mentoring the Bois, his son is one of them. He loses his shop lease. That could kill many businesses, or, at least eff em up for a few years.
Kyle, (Boosted Boi), go crowd funding, and in less than a year THEY have the foundation of a dream shop. That shop is massive potential. The TH-cam community bought them a shop!
There's a machinist in Cape Cod with a channel. His wife divorces him, and he has to sell his shop. He was so effing depressed. Really depressed, not just sad. He does a Go Fund me, and raised 60,000+ in less than 6 hours! Fucking TH-cam people are amazing.
He's a new man. Just dropped the first post funding vid this AM. He is shell shocked by the response, but in a good way. He was hoping to get enough to subsidize the move. If he wasn't dpendant on shop income, and had the time, he could find a much better place than the shit hole he's leased. He could buy something, given time, but he's already going in this direction.
i've been successful at businesses, but sometimes life still fucks you. I had the start of a dream shop in the '80's. It was a dream, and was about to blow up. One day my partner says, 'I don't want to be partners anymore.'
Turned out, his new girlfriend's dad, who didn't know I was who was making this thing happen, was whispering in my partner's ear, 'You don't need George, you can do it without him.'
Well, he couldn't. I didn't learn about the 'dad' who was wanting to horn in for 10+ years. After I left, the shop didn't operate 6 months. We has since patched up our friendship, and he's once again my 'big brother', but he admits it was the biggest mistake he's ever made.
He's 10 years older than me. He lived about three blocks away from me when I was a teen. I knew he was into cars. He had built some show quality stuff, and had grown up in SoCal. Best fiberglass man to walk the planet. I had a '57 Chevy Two Door wagon I was building. I needed some welding done on the rear housing, and didn't have a good car battery, let alone a welder. I put the empty housing on my shoulder, and walked down to his house one day.
Asked him if he could do some welding for me, if I could help him with something as payment. We've been like brothers for over 50 years.
Anyway, life can throw you curves, it knocks you down. You gotta keep swinging at the pitches, and get up when you get knocked down.
If you do, you learn something every time.
later...
@Nathan DiSalvo
I imagine aggregate size would be critical. Size and consistency, both. Too rough and it would kill tires. Asphalt/tar content is where the strength comes from. They're using a 'new' binder glue stuff, which they mix into the mixture, and use it to bind new asphalt to old asphalt when they overlap, and they use it to seal those joints.
I got a crash course in asphalt a couple summers ago, when the road in fromt of my place got a new overlay. In the process, the city redid the first ten feet of my driveway for free, but I had to prep it.
Turns out the city is responsible for water runoff. I was just considering getting aprice to fix the two 'ponds' I've had at the end of my drive for 20 years. At each corner, 2" deep all winter. Then come summer it was inch thick mud and muck. Turned out the last time the road was overlaid, 40 years ago, my drive was gravel, so the city didn't do anything to mitigate run off. Later, the previous owner added it, and like all of the work on this place, it was shit work, hence the ponds.
The crew was great, and taught me all about the prep, and such. Then I learned about how recycleable asphalt is, and got all the old ground up asphalt I wanted, (heat it and roll it, it's asphalt, again. Most of them had done a bunch with it, at their places.)
I got a bunch of end of day, new asphalt, too. I was able to get enoughh gravel and grindings to cover all of my outside work areas and paths, (got a half acre). and enough grindings and new mix to add double the width of about 60% of my driveway, free, for shoveling and wheelbarrowing it.
Something I discovered when it came time to work the new stuff. The agggregate is a certain size, and smaller. The stuff that's 1/4" and smaller is like cream of wheat. I used it to fill in between bricks, along tone edge, to anchor them, like mortar. I also used it as an overlay, where pressure washing and other stuff had made the asphalt real rough. IE: too rough for floor jack, andd such.
You can work this stuff until you almost have a concrete smooth surface. When asphalt is dumped in a pile, this stuff rolls down the size of the pile.
It's an amazing material, and with some work, they could have a phenominal surface.
I do recall learning 40+ years ago, the best asphalt roads have a concrete base. The concrete is more stable, the asphalt more durable. When you see new highways, especially Interstates, they concrete first. When you see state or county roads that fall apart waaaay too soon, they have no concrete base. The traffic pushes the asphalt into the ground, creating cracks.
They would need to hire somebody who know asphalt, but given the situation, they shouldn't have a problem finding an asphalt genius, who's also into cars, who would walk to Fl to go to work for them.... you know what I mean? LOL
@@georgedennison3338 It sounds like you've lived a heck of a life sir. These are the things that need to be passed on... so I say thank you! I had no idea they didn't use concrete under the asphalt... I thought it must have been a standard or something... awe heck was I wrong...
@manny s
Thanks... I've packed a lot in, that's for sure. The condition of my body is proof of a lot of it. LOL I still plan on packing a lot more in, yet. I stil, put in 12-14 hours, 7 days a week. i'm talkin' about half of it hard ass physical work.
re: concrete under asphalt. To do it right, it should have concrete. If you notice the Interstates are built with a concrete base. Think about a state or county road that falls apart after 4-5 years. You've seen them, I'm sure. They chesp out, and don't put concrete down. They figure they can repair it, and get by.
If you have any friends with asphalt driveways, check them out. Drive anything heavy on it, and it'll kill it.
The other killer of asphalt is cracks. A crack develops, then water gets in, and freezes in the winter. The ice expands, making the crack bigger. THAT is a problem.
I got a crash course education about asphalt a couple of summers ago, when the road in front of my house was repaved. I was thinking about getting a bid to fix a problem where my asphalt driveway meets the road, (no curbs and gutters, or sidewalks on our street.)
I've had two ponds for 20 years, at each corner of my drive. Then they fill up with road muck, by summer, I have two, inch thick blocks of dirt I have to remove. The last time the road was resurfaced, the drive was gravel, so the city didn't do anything about runoff, which is their resposibility.
Ends up, the city agreed to repave the first ten feet of my drive, as wide as I wanted to go. I had to do the prep. I went wide enough to park two cars. The road crew taught me what to do for the prep, and I got to know them. Most of them had done things at their places with asphalt.
If you notice, they will grind up the old asphalt, where they are going to overlay and make an old asphalt- new asphalt joint. The grindings can be heated, rerolled, and turned back into asphalt. Use one of those big azz propane roofing torchs. I used a heavy flooring roller to do some.
Anyway, asphalt is amazingly recyclable.
Later..
I’m an electrician up here in Michigan, I would be honored to donate my time to do any electrical you needed!!
There are so many fans that could honestly donate a lot of time to this track to make things happen I’m in Indiana and would drive there to help for a whole weekend
Bradly Henderson I am in Indiana also Florida road trip to help out the boys 👍
J M I would flew in Florida and help clean up the place
Also from indiana lol
Indiana here too, also an electrician willing to donate some time.
As a road builder, I recommend pulverizing entire track 1’ deep, regrade and compact with 2 layers of 2” lifts of asphalt.
Umm, what? What kind of roads do you build? You suggest pulverizing existing, compaction, then 4" asphalt... You may build driveways. You deff don't build roadways or racetracks. 4" of asphalt over pulverized would be a waste. Asphalt is far to soft without a solid base.
Finding and paying the last track electrician, food service manager, groundskeeper etc to explain the quirks of the property will save you SOOOOO MUCH money.
When you build a garage area, you should name it the "Eagles Nest"!! Its perfect!🤘
Uhhhh.... The first thing that came to my mind was the Kehlsteinhaus, Hitler's "Eagle Nest"
GOOF
Robb Southard- nobody would fucking think about that. Good lord, liberals and their incessant thinking/talking about Hitler. Jeez.
@@brettbaratheon9776 well, I ain't no liberal, but I immediately thought about Hitler's Eagle Nest. But yeah, i'm a nobody in fact, so you're technically right lol
Patrick Noel there is a point to be made about that. But in reality, the eagle is our boy, and they make nests here in the states, so you’d have to be abnormally sensitive to put those two things together and somehow come up with the idea that Cleet is a nazi 😂
We fans should all plan a day to go out there and help Cleetus the mow, paint, or whatever it maybe.
Cole Davin definitely would be sick an make thing start going much faster plus a lot of us do the things they need suck as Electrician an painters
This is what I was thinking, plan a fan day for cleanup and resto
I'll repost my comment: You guys should just have a Lawnmower Party . Fans bring: 1 - A lawnmower or weedwacker with a full tank of gas. 2 - Safety glasses. Everyone shows up and mows for an hour or so and get to hang out at the track and take a look around . Voluntourism. Go full Tom Sawyer on everyone, later have a Sweeping Party. A Painting Party. A Fencing Party. You'd get labor for free AND fans get to hang out and build something they feel like they're part of, community-wise.
Cole Davin he wont allow it , too risky someone could get hurt
MattsAwesomeStuff that’s a awesome idea im only 9 hrs away I’d come down for a weekend and work
I only charge for pizza and beer
Y’all should make a mud bog in the extra land to generate more revenue
Awesome Idea!
Rule #1: No track driving without a person outside the car.
30 seconds later: All three driving in the Crown Vic. lol
cooper got out, you can see him at 17:53
@@wackypocket You took my joke from me. How rude! hahaha
The helmet in the front lot, paint like your Eagle helmet.
If you contact a farmer about leasing out the hay rights they will actually give you a check and you do not have to do anything !
Only thing that sucks is you gotta let the grass grow tall so rodents become a huge problem
This will only work if those fields are not used for parking.
It might work for this year, yet next year it will not work.
When this place opens up and they start having weekly events that grass will need to be cut.
William Glaser there are smaller balers for smaller hay
I can get one for my lawnmower
@@kameljoe21 some can be used for hay they dont need 60 acres of parking
@@6181green get millions of cats
At least you guys aren't being stupid about the whole thing, you are focused on things getting fixed properly and you are making sure that there aren't any hazards anywhere before you open up the track....Respect for that!
Dang was just lookin at old vids of this place and it seems it’s downfall was when a guy died here. So sad but you boys will have the support and everything you need to get this place pimpin in no time.
Forget the mowers, get a bunch of goats and just move them around. Bonus points when one headbutts a theif
Montygue lmao
You goat to be kidding XD
Actually... This. Add some turkeys and you can entirely skip the security
Goats do not eat grass cows or horses will eat the grass my goats are super picky on what they eat lol
Cletus and mighty car mods crossover!
you could make a off-road/motocross track with all the extra land you have.
Was thinking the same thing..
And a mud pit for mud runs
I was thinking a bigger road course but that works too
Audio Comment: put a high-pass filter on your outdoor speaking scenes, about 100Hz. Don't do that for cars/exhaust/noise. Congrats on the track!
Take the land and make a rustic camping area like the Zoo at Brainerd International Raceway in Northern Minnesota. It takes on a life of itself during big drag racing events.
Build some mud bogs also. The possibilities are endless. Tractor pulls, monster trucks, etc.....
Yeah like an all around motorsports haven. Burnout pad, motocross/sxs track, mini dirt circle track, paved circle track, mud pit, tractor pull area, etc etc
i was getting ready to post the same comment! bog deep!
They had a mud truck in the video announcement so I would assume that is part of the plan.
Thinking the same think i have a mud dragster i would love to rip around in out there
That would be sick since lakeland closed.
All that ad space, Mountain Dew really needs to step up their partnership with you.
Timothy Thayer yea to redo the track
Im sure its in the works already, seeing as PepsiCo already owns mountain dew. And the new advertising space around the track.
I just tried to order some mountain dew from Pepsi, for my restaurant. They told me they are fixing to discontinue the product due to its health risks.
Moses Dominguez they just added a new Mountain Dew so you Are not tell the truth
Pepsi is too woke for any of that, they don't like the south
I live in Bradenton and I am a local business owner for 1 Hour Dry Floors. Well be happy to come down and do some floor cleaning if there is any there or just volunteer and help out in any way. I also know a few other people that would come with. So happy and excited for the future of this track. I watched races on this track when i was a kid and just saw a race 3 years ago with my dad and son. Thanks Cleetus for doing this, amazing!!
Wow Cleetus!! Me and a partner built the engines for some of the Super Late Models that dominated the track in the 80's. Bringing back some great memories. So glad to be bringing the track back to life. It's been sitting too long.....
I feel like the longer your mullet grows the more dirt related incidents show up in your videos
PANCAKES_ GO I’m just gonna send it....
It’s a must y’all get Mountain Dew. They were never really a sponsor but miss the ole barddle skeets
I havent heard them say barttle skeet in a long time wonder why
@@apz39 same
now that they have this track they are on another level...it could happen!!!
I just want to know where the Bartle skeet even came from?
I like the shot at them towards the end of the video when talking about the main sign, “yeah, we’ll ditch the Pepsi logo, and get our other sponsors on there”.
Come on Pepsi!!!!! Get it together!
the fact that Burnouts For Wyatt reaches this far is beyond amazing. I was lucky to be apart of the movement when it first started, here in Birmingham, Alabama. now Wyatt is up there riding front seat with Paul walker taking turns at 300+ miles per hour. Rest In Peace Wyatt❤️
This channel has officially hit a golden age
Cleetus there's a smaller TH-camr called SlapShoes, he specialises is in NASCAR history, you really should invite him to come out and explore the area. He could probably tell you more about things that you're looking at around the track and trackside. He'd be more than happy to help you out with anything. 👍
I see the concept of money hasn’t taken hold of most the commenters. Owning a racetrack is expensive. The insurance is expensive. Payroll is expensive. Y’all are asking for dirt tracks, parking shuttles, camping areas, moto cross tracks, complete repave, road courses, mud bogs, Mt Dew on everything, and so on. Lol Let them start with some mowing and painting before y’all start asking about Forza and everything else.
reality is sometimes a bit hard to handle tho
These guys have smart business sense... and the tracks not really that bad. They will be able to get it patched good enough to do what they want for a while until they have some capitol built up, then a re-surface will probably have to be done. (at least on the circle track part) And managed in the right way the fans could/would, all chip in and re-furb the place. Appoint a "manager" for each task & group. Then post a numbered sign up sheet for each group/date for the fans and when it's full that's all who get in that day. Last thing they need is a free for all herd of cats in there...
It's called dreaming, and guess what? Cleetus is doing the same thing lmao
@@Danger-Dave Resurfacing the track would literally be a million dollar job. It would also be a necessity for round track racing for insurance purposes. Insurance is what killed the track in the first place. I'm not saying people shouldn't dream and who knows, they might be able to do it. I'm just saying that you're talking about millions of dollars like it's nothing.
Camping doesnt have to be fancy with electric and water supplies, it could just be a designated area for primitive camping. Mud bogs and motocross are all just dirt, a rental front end loader with a backhoe would be just about all you need.
Cleetus I’m an electrician in Miami that can help you out with not only the electrical in the freedom factory but also the CCTV to help with people breaking in. 63 acres is a lot of ground to cover with a security. You put the materials and I’d be honored to help
Proud of you cleetus, now go buy NORTH WILKSBORO MOTOR SPEEDWAY in NC and restore it!!!! Would be awesome to watch all these southern track get brought back to life !
I would love to see a partnership with the neighboring track for a "tracks day" in the future. Walk back and forth from circle track to strip. That's what dreams are made of.
That's would be an awesome cleetus and cars event
@@jhettlockard3757, it would, indeed. First, the drag racing. Then the Demolition Drag Racing. Followed by drift racing on the oval, the burnout pad competition and who knows what else.
Cut in a wild rally course around the whole property for side by sides and invite ken block out to hoon at Cleetus and cars
Ken block dont go to crap, he doesnt even go to the burnyard events lol
Ryan Maestas kinda hard when he lives in a couple states over
They could do a badass rallycross event with the track and all the land they have.
Oh hell yeah, what a bad ass idea.
Have him do a gym khana there
Rip Dave Steele! I’ve visited this track so many times, you don’t even know how hyped i was when i saw the first video!
Cleetus, listen, promise me one thing, you will use this track to bring back the most badass and American racing sport that has ever existed, it hasn’t been held in a good many years, but it needs a comeback, I’m talking about road tractor racing, look it up, there was a family friend that ran a freightliner in the road tractor racing in Atlanta way back when, at one time it was so popular it was featured in the intro to Smokey and the Bandit II
It’s hard to find any videos of since it really only happened at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the 70’s and 80’s, they still have some event where they bring road tractors onto the track but it’s not real deal road tractor racing, just look up the truck race in Smokey and the Bandit II
Mountain Dew is missing out, Don't take their first offer when they finally figure it out..
Make them work for it 🤣
Yeah until u get a heart attack like James Pumphrey, the NOS ad in previous vids became a public warning lol
The only reason I came into the comments was to say exactly this lol
when he said there was room for 1/5 sponsor, the first thing I thought. And then when I went out to the road sign, and he said we'll get rid of that Pepsi , all I could think was Mountain Dew
SERIOUSLY, now that they have zero sugar, they might be willing to spend the money to advertise and sponsor. Because they're putting ads for that stuff everywhere
@@LEOhopeful Mountain Dew is owned by PepsiCo. I feel like he said that hoping they'll catch on and he wont have to take down that particular sign.
“If only we could make’em say stuff like, Freedom.”
“Thad be cool.”
Got Oil ?
We can teach am
Open up a campground - you'll have all the volunteer help you can use!! I would gladly park an RV for a week in return for running a mower, general clean up, or even electrical troubleshooting/ repair/ upgrades.
Motocross track. Pit bike track. Good money in all weather all year. Keep your cafe busy and the place busy? What a place! Wow
I like how he said enforcing the no laps without a spectator but yet, does a lap with all three in the car 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼
Cooper was standing on the sidelines. You can see him on the lap at one point
Diecast Mods in that case, forget I even existed! ✌🏼 lol
No bogging involved.
If the wall isn’t painted like an American flag I swear
4 sure
Each star is a bald eagle. potentially each eagles face is a different racing legends face
They should have an artist put a flag with ed in front of it
Saucey(spaghetti), spicy, bald eagles, murican flags.
@@santisisneros7756 beautiful
watched many saturday night races there and snowbirds next door,happy to see it get new life.
That’ll be a great place to do drifting competitions, I’m sure that will have a big turn out. I t going to be awesome congratulation guys you guys should thank God for the great opportunity he’s giving you guys be safe God bless I’m sure that if you would do all the work that you plan to do in a way that be pleasing to God you’ll be sure to grow and be blessed in it.
Please have the big fire extinguishers “real ones” at each corner of the track, fires no joke
Ya look at Adam lz's last video, you can never have to many fire extinguishers
Put a 20lb one in your car instead of a 5lb too.
darren corbit What happened?
cam the systems are even better
Rian Koning go watch Adams latest video.
Pulls car off of jump.
James: "We can get lunch now!"
Priorities🤣
Sold for 2.2 million from my research and I've been told that's one heck of a deal for all of that land
Childhood dream realized. This is gonna be so much fun!!!!
7:30 the first rule of the freedom factory is no laps with everyone in the car
17:10 proceeds to rip with everyone in the car
Murica!
ok, coop may have gotten out, that might have been a backpack in the back seat not a person.
Coop was standing on the side @ 17:54
Coop got out, SOON as he said lets do some laps I was ready to call em out lol
Still can’t believe cleetus has a race track... like of course he does 🤣
bangerino one day I want to open a drag strip and open to people who has very fast cars anything is fast is allow it can be fast bmw, mopar, diesel trucks and more
@Loudmanv8 are jets allowed?
Shawn lochan well I say anything so ya i don’t give a f if it jet engine on a truck or anything
Lol OK cool😂
The potential of the Freedom Factory is amazing. You could insane hell events with cars, music, food, tailgating... the list goes on and on. I am so excited for you guys!
Hey cletus, this track used to belong to my cousin before you bought it. It is awesome to see the track is being used again. Kept it up, love your content
Seriously, Mountain Dew needs to reconsider that sponsorship, you guys own a RACE TRACK now. I'm still wound up over this news!
Honestly, the Dew PR team is either kicking themselves or having a meeting next week to consider. Worst case scenario there's only one event at the track this year bringing in what, 10k people? On top of dozens of videos between now and then.
If hot wheels is gonna sponsor tanner fox then mtd should sponsor cleetus. More video production, constant crew that stays the same, and aats changing the game to something we will love.
Mountain Dew gets free advertisement from him now.. why would they want to pay for it?
Having jeremys shop at the track would be such good leverage for him he’ll be able to actually test cars
Jeremy also has go carts. Cleetus goes gocart racing weekly. Guess what the inner 1/8 mile oval track will be used for?
Best video start ever. We go from the intro to the Crown Vic hard parked on a dirt mound. I just immediately laughed my ass off imagining what led to that.
Cleetus build that shop at the FF like a show room for your cars! Like some bright LED lights, paved floor, and then the cars that aren’t performing
Cleetus is richest person with a mullet
Second only to Billy Ray Cyrus lol
@@heresjonny4107 no riff raff takes the cake
@@BobbyB910 beat me to it.
@Brian the weed factory, now we're getting dank
#3 is Joe from a trailer park in Florida. Has $40 and a 87 elcamino with less than 230,000 on the OD
Cleetus "rule 1 , no laps without another person outside"
5 mins later
" alright guys were gonna do some laps in the stock crown vic!" Lol
cooper got out, you can see him at 17:53
@@wackypocket Missed that. Nice catch!
I like the idea of getting stuff fired up that was left behind
Where's part 2 man?!! I need my freedom factory fix!
You've owned the track two minutes, and James already has a drive shaft sitting in the grass. Feels like home already :D
"no laps unless someone is outside the car to help"
proceeds to go three up and do laps in the crown vic
Livin the boyhood dream, buying a race track to hoon on, and I'm stoked that you're grabbing hold of real burnout culture and trying to grow it in the states, rather than static burnouts. That pad is gunna be next level.
Freedom Factory shirts are a bit too much of a Skid Factory copy for my liking.
Total skid factory rip-off, I love it :D
Mountain Dew needs to be the other sponsor! Someone get those guys on board
I gotta be honest, I'm so friggin excited to see this after it's done. Like SO excited. And being from Louisiana, it's feasible for me to make a trip down once it is.
Goats....everyone will love them and they will keep that grass nice and low, also you can allocate some of that property as agriculture and have a big old fat tax write off
12 goats on 10acres pasture and carrots growing in the infield lol. That ag write off is what 50% OFF doubt it works for commercial property. Still gave a good laugh though. Maybe he is better of with eagle nest light towers and get some discount for endangered wildlife refuge. Bwahaha! But we all know most likely bird going to be there is Florida turkey and Mexican Turkey (sandhill crane and turkey vulture)...
That’s what they use at Sonoma raceway and it’s pretty awesome to see the herd monching away.
Yes mountain dew goats.
I’d turn the smaller shop into a track maintenance shop for tractors and mowers etc.
Aww man. What a nice thought, building a guest shop for the Boosted Boiz. :) I love their collabs.
I would buy a bobcat skidloader, like a s650. . You can get mower attachments, fork attachments, post hole drills, buckets, it would be so useful. New machine 60,000 or so, plus 15k in attachments .
"no laps unless someone is outside the car to help"
Precedes to run the vic around :D:D
Someone was standing off too the side
Glow yeah coop was outside while james filmed Garrett
17:53 someone outside
yea. cooper was outside. 119 people didnt realize this???
Was thinking the same thing. Haha
Mountain Dew definitely has to sponsor y’all now
Just sayin
Yeah all endorsements deals
In the process of watching all your videos. I had to watch all the Freedom Factory videos before because I was so excited about what you guy have been able to do!! Im thrilled to finally catch up to this point and watch them again!
Yeah 🔝🔝👆Congratulations Don’t miss out
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