Absolutely!!! I don't really care much for Reaper, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to hear that he died in a race. I mean there is a lot of drivers that's not one of our favorites, but we sure don't to hear about any of them dying. It takes the ones that we don't like to make drag racing so much un to watch. Just like when Birdman wrecked his firebird in the JJ the boss race. I personally can't stand Birdman as a drag racer, but I really felt bad for him when he in that terrible crash. I guess they are the love to hate drivers, but we hate them only bc they are always so damn fast, and hardly ever lose. Just saying, I never want to see any of them seriously hurt or killed!!!
As a car guy and a fellow 1st gen Camaro owner/enthusiast I can definitely say I feel for you brother! I sold my first 67 and kicked myself for years. Since then I have gotten another one but with family life and everyday struggles it’s still a project/dream in the works. I also don’t like to take money away from the family by putting my car ahead of most everything life throws at me but I know that one day I’ll get there or I’ll leave a treasure to one of my kids and hopefully they will love the car life also! I’m hoping that even if you decide not to build another Reaper that you will continue to find a way to keep yourself out there inspiring the younger generation!
I've watched Street Outlaws since the beginning and always had a soft spot for the trials of the Reaper. I hope you guys get 'er back on the track ASAP!
I agree!! I feel so bad! I hate to see anything like that after all the hours and sweat been put into a car and this happens to it! It s like a part of you!
Nah....if you are able to build multi cars for some events, then this burned out piece doesnt hurt at all...the important thing is his life....the car, only few metal parts and a block....
I remember reaper wanting to make the 405 list and they told him no because he had carbon fiber panels on his car now everyones car is built with them go figure 🤷🤔👍don’t give up James 👍🤗
As long as the roof is metal and has vin his was a thru and thru prob mod. They really didn't want to get rid of him for that they just didn't like him lying saying it's metal when the dam magnet wasn't clinging to it . But you're right not too much later big Chief started rocking the CROW MOD LOL🤦♂️
405 snobs never did like reaper and didn’t want him to be a part of 405. Chief was the biggest cheater out there but no one ever was brave enough to call him out.
What another devastation and a life-changing moment something you'll never ever forget even if the cars were brand new replaced now the feeling of all those years is gone in one second my heart goes out to you and your family they're not just cars they're family they're part of who you are when you build them.
Hate hearing the people saying " no one like reaper" he was the best racer in my mind. A true street and track racer wish him and his family the best and hope to see back again 👍👍
honestly out of everyone on that show he's the only one that ever had an interesting story that wasn't built around a fake ego but discovery tried way to hard to turn him into a villain of the group.
I'm so sad to see this. It's truly deviating loosing something you worked so hard building & loosing it on a matter of minutes. My heart goes out to ya!!! RIP to the old Reaper & looking forward to the rebuild of Reaper Jr.
If they were doing it for money they would all be broke really quick..they do it because that's what they love to do..it's their life..really pissed with the "he should quit racing anyway..he doesn't win that much"..this guy needs to shut his mouth if he can't make a nice comment..
Yeah the sucks what happen to James and his cars and trailer what bad luck this year 2020 has had shit luck for many people I can't wait till this year ends and hopefully 2021 is filled with better luck
@@davidroberts2404 thats the part that basically seals the deal for 2021 being worse than 2020. Ive lost all faith in this country its not the USA anymore.
I feel for the man, he seems to be a straight shooter, says what he thinks, I can respect that. Can't wait to see the next beast. Good luck Reaper. 👍👍🙏🙏
WOW ...That should Make It A Win Win Without Even Cranking it up...I mean It would take a FOOL To try an Outrun Something That has there Names On It...I Know I wouldn't ..Maybe if you painted over it I would race ya ...But Not With There Names Writing on it...NO SIR..!
I don't get it, this man put his heart and soul into these cars. Win or lose he was there and some people actually think he would do this for insurance? Wtf
That doesn't make sense. Because the insurance wouldn't have covered enough to replace Reaper and spare parts, let alone the the second race car, parts, trailer and tools. 🤔. Not to having a fire suppression system in the trailer, with that much $$ in it, isn't very wise though. Thank goodness nobody was hurt.
I've been away from the drag racing scene for many years, but I have 2 questions in response to this clickbait titled video. What was the steam coming from the '55 Chevy car? Then, in the Reaper Camaro, with that exhaust system, what drives the turbo?
The 55 was purging nitrous, but it did seem more than needed. The video might have been showing different angles of the same times though making it seem he was purging more than he was. Reaper's car is using a procharger supercharger, not a turbo. Thus he is still using the zoomie style headers. Hope that helps
I think so people not a fan because he speaks his mind and he gets pissed and on top of it he is a odd guy, but I am a fan of all racers unless they cheat like a few that I know
Why does the video say last ride RIP????. It didnt show anything happening to Reaper!!!!! Video is a lie and misleading thats not cool atleast tell the truth if your going to make video or next time noone will watch any more of your videos!!!!!!
All things in life happens for a reason and there is no way to avoid it all we can do is be guided into the right direction of life and never go backwards
Yeah that sucks man seeing anyone smash up their race car!!! IF sponsorships help build a new car, let’s hope it’s not gonna be a damn ProMod like Justin’s car!!!! The “CrowMod”
This sucks so bad. I hate that it happened to James. Everyone loves the Reaper car. I hope he rebuilds the Reaper car. I seen he said the orange car couldn't be rebuild.
Dude nobody got hurt. It caught fire way in the back trailer while they were driving lol. They just lost 100's of thousands $ and nothing to show for .you would think they'd have some sort of insurance on those damn things
The Reaper loses big time against the full size 55 Chevy and even uses the parachute while he NEVER needed the parachute ever to begin with , the car is slow . maybe that is what caught his trailer on fire a unnecessary item
Is the trailer "catching fire while driving" with everything inside the new way to upgrade? Same thing happened with JJ. Claim it on insurance and build new instead of reworking the old chassis.
To tell the ecu where TDC is in relation to engine rotation. It's called the Crank Trigger Offset. That is the proper way to set your base timing. So if you command say 10* advance you actually get 10*.
no true racer deserves this. James might not be the most loved guy but hopefully the racing community gets behind him and does the right thing. James has done his part. very sad to see his cars like that at the end. just remember James, as Americans, we love a comeback story and your the kind of guy that does that
I wondered where Reaper had gotten off to. I hope he gets back soon, I really enjoy watching him run. I'm not usually a spelling Nazi, but it's not Faithful night, it's Fateful night. Like the silly candy bar commercial on TV...totally different.
James, the hotrod God's spoke, they did what they did. You still have your family. You have overcome so much. The next chapter starts, this one includes your Son. This will be the most amazing chapter of your life. There may have been a reason you lost what you did. You now have a chance to build something extra special, from the ground up with that extra special young man in your life. The HOTROD blood is flowing through him. There is nothing you can do, but steer it in the right direction. Tame and teach that young man the right way Mr. Reaper.
The title made it sound as though Reaper had died!! It should have read, "Reaper loses Cars in Trailer Fire." Is that considered Clickbait?
I thought the same, my jaw dropped in disbelief! But was only the car!! Lol
I thought the same.
Bad title.
Cars can be replaced, the drivers cannot
Absolutely!!! I don't really care much for Reaper, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to hear that he died in a race. I mean there is a lot of drivers that's not one of our favorites, but we sure don't to hear about any of them dying. It takes the ones that we don't like to make drag racing so much un to watch.
Just like when Birdman wrecked his firebird in the JJ the boss race. I personally can't stand Birdman as a drag racer, but I really felt bad for him when he in that terrible crash. I guess they are the love to hate drivers, but we hate them only bc they are always so damn fast, and hardly ever lose. Just saying, I never want to see any of them seriously hurt or killed!!!
Did he really die
It depends on if he rebuilds it.
As a car guy and a fellow 1st gen Camaro owner/enthusiast I can definitely say I feel for you brother! I sold my first 67 and kicked myself for years. Since then I have gotten another one but with family life and everyday struggles it’s still a project/dream in the works. I also don’t like to take money away from the family by putting my car ahead of most everything life throws at me but I know that one day I’ll get there or I’ll leave a treasure to one of my kids and hopefully they will love the car life also! I’m hoping that even if you decide not to build another Reaper that you will continue to find a way to keep yourself out there inspiring the younger generation!
I glad that Jeff is okay, thank god. I love to see all of you guys racing. Get well soon
Who's jeff
I've watched Street Outlaws since the beginning and always had a soft spot for the trials of the Reaper. I hope you guys get 'er back on the track ASAP!
There's not a motorhead on the planet who doesn't feel bad for James and Stacey.
Yeah, there is.
I agree!! I feel so bad! I hate to see anything like that after all the hours and sweat been put into a car and this happens to it! It s like a part of you!
@@overyonderjustapiece yea, there’s always that one 🙄
Nah....if you are able to build multi cars for some events, then this burned out piece doesnt hurt at all...the important thing is his life....the car, only few metal parts and a block....
@@zerberus2525 well duh! That’s always the first thing!! Lol
Fateful. Not faithful. That fateful night we all dread to remember.
that was bugging me a bit ha ha, not even sure why.
Because the poster was too dumb to spell it correctly.
Thank for good time and the pic with the car James good luck with the comeback ...sorry for loss
I remember reaper wanting to make the 405 list and they told him no because he had carbon fiber panels on his car now everyones car is built with them go figure 🤷🤔👍don’t give up James 👍🤗
As long as the roof is metal and has vin his was a thru and thru prob mod. They really didn't want to get rid of him for that they just didn't like him lying saying it's metal when the dam magnet wasn't clinging to it . But you're right not too much later big Chief started rocking the CROW MOD LOL🤦♂️
405 snobs never did like reaper and didn’t want him to be a part of 405. Chief was the biggest cheater out there but no one ever was brave enough to call him out.
Drag racing needs as many people like James as it can get. This is a tragedy.
What went wrong
@@cliffordbrooks9662 accidental 🔥
What another devastation and a life-changing moment something you'll never ever forget even if the cars were brand new replaced now the feeling of all those years is gone in one second my heart goes out to you and your family they're not just cars they're family they're part of who you are when you build them.
You're screen comment add 8 minutes and 5 seconds should say "Reaper's last run ON that FATEFUL night last Sunday night"
We all love you get well soon ,and back out there racing with the boy's
Which run of this 10 minute video was it's last ?
"Faithful"? It's Fateful.....jfc
THANK YOU!!!!!!
It also doesn't need to be used in every frame.
Right on. And fiery not firery ffs
Fateful knight
Right??
Hate hearing the people saying " no one like reaper" he was the best racer in my mind. A true street and track racer wish him and his family the best and hope to see back again 👍👍
honestly out of everyone on that show he's the only one that ever had an interesting story that wasn't built around a fake ego but discovery tried way to hard to turn him into a villain of the group.
I’m sorry this happened to you ans I hope you get them both back the way they were before the fire ! Much love and respect reaper !
God dam you made me think the man died in a wreck . I’m glad he’s ok
Me too!
That orange yenko camaro was one of my favorite cars
I'm so sad to see this. It's truly deviating loosing something you worked so hard building & loosing it on a matter of minutes. My heart goes out to ya!!! RIP to the old Reaper & looking forward to the rebuild of Reaper Jr.
It was a FATE-FULL night. Hopefully he can come back after that FATE-FUL night.
wonder if all was insured, so it can be trailer ( replaced) cars rebuilt ?? or replaced, or however he can do it
It's sad to think i was standing next to his car few weeks ago then now to see look on his grandson face when he found out .
That was a shitty video😒 was not fun to watch. Feel bad for both of them!
I would like to think I'm strong but man , when it comes to kids and cars that's it. Brought me to tears and not ashamed .
@@jonellwanger7258 The boy had to be told and he took it like a man!!
He'll be back for sure
Its in his blood! No doubt he will 🤘
@@DanPark68 he said he staying out if fast cars now
Of*
He is rebuilding reaper now going to call it Phoenix, all steel body 68 firebird with reapers cage.
@@patbeauchamp9198 lol not :D
If they were doing it for money they would all be broke really quick..they do it because that's what they love to do..it's their life..really pissed with the "he should quit racing anyway..he doesn't win that much"..this guy needs to shut his mouth if he can't make a nice comment..
Rite on ya big tuffy
The guy has a bus pass and lives in his mom’s basement...
@@Thesongstaysthesame lol i bet that he does to so sorry for reaper
Yeah the sucks what happen to James and his cars and trailer what bad luck this year 2020 has had shit luck for many people I can't wait till this year ends and hopefully 2021 is filled with better luck
Dont count on it unfortunately
Yeah shit aint gonna magically change because it went from one calender year to another, sorry about that.
@@armraised1 especially if heels up Harris and slow Joe are in the wh
Keep hoping..... it's going to be worse.
@@davidroberts2404 thats the part that basically seals the deal for 2021 being worse than 2020. Ive lost all faith in this country its not the USA anymore.
I feel for the man, he seems to be a straight shooter, says what he thinks, I can respect that. Can't wait to see the next beast. Good luck Reaper. 👍👍🙏🙏
I just bought a 1978 C10 drag truck that has Street Outlaws signature on the dash. It's so awesome!!
WOW ...That should Make It A Win Win Without Even Cranking it up...I mean It would take a FOOL To try an Outrun Something That has there Names On It...I Know I wouldn't ..Maybe if you painted over it I would race ya ...But Not With There Names Writing on it...NO SIR..!
I don't get it, this man put his heart and soul into these cars. Win or lose he was there and some people actually think he would do this for insurance? Wtf
Yea and all of those people need their heads busted
That doesn't make sense. Because the insurance wouldn't have covered enough to replace Reaper and spare parts, let alone the the second race car, parts, trailer and tools. 🤔. Not to having a fire suppression system in the trailer, with that much $$ in it, isn't very wise though. Thank goodness nobody was hurt.
The centrifugal blower on the Reaper, anyone know brand/ size/ specs? My apologies,
I asked this question b4 end of video. Very sorry 4 your loss...
Reaper knows what he's doing, he tunes it amazingly but things just happen R.I.P to the reapers beast
james cant catch a break
I've been away from the drag racing scene for many years, but I have 2 questions in response to this clickbait titled video. What was the steam coming from the '55 Chevy car? Then, in the Reaper Camaro, with that exhaust system, what drives the turbo?
The 55 was purging nitrous, but it did seem more than needed. The video might have been showing different angles of the same times though making it seem he was purging more than he was. Reaper's car is using a procharger supercharger, not a turbo. Thus he is still using the zoomie style headers. Hope that helps
It sucks but that is life, as long as you still have life you can always come back and that's all that matters
Very sad.. No one ever wants to see this happen to a racer. :(
Jesus reaper I'm so sorry you'll make a come back stay strong
Reeper will come back stronger. Heart goes out to them. Wishing all the best for the future
I'm not a huge fan of James tbh, but this is really sad to see.. The amount of work done, gone in flames.. Glad he's OK though
I think so people not a fan because he speaks his mind and he gets pissed and on top of it he is a odd guy, but I am a fan of all racers unless they cheat like a few that I know
Why does the video say last ride RIP????. It didnt show anything happening to Reaper!!!!! Video is a lie and misleading thats not cool atleast tell the truth if your going to make video or next time noone will watch any more of your videos!!!!!!
True Reaper "Never out of time" James u got this bro
Looks Like Reaper needs a little rear 4 link adjustment make it go strait on the back wheels
Did you see the back tire come off the ground on the first run? Rebound is too stiff in rear.
Lol it wasn't a faithful night it was a fateful night.
LMAO indeed! He's been snorting nitro again .....
Well... I guess it depends on what you were praying for whether it was faithful or fateful night...
WoW James and Stacey I hope you guys can come up from this. Feel so bad for you guys. James you been threw enough now this.
I kinda thought ol boy in the 55 might need to load like 5 bottles of nitrous in that thing if hes going to purge the whole tank out.
Fr that guys and idiot. Purged a bottle and a half. Sometimes I question how the hell guys like that ever makes a fast car
Probably had the heaters on too long and had to drop bottle pressure for track conditions... it happens
I WAS THINKING THE SAME DAMN THING!!! lmao maybe he offers the crowd a contact buzz
Someone needs to come up with a nitrous purge recovery system!
This is really sad as much as this guy works he just keeps having bad luck prayers for the Reaper team
The office lol “why would you phrase it like that?” 😂 made it sound like he died
What’s those wheels on front of his car now??
All things in life happens for a reason and there is no way to avoid it all we can do is be guided into the right direction of life and never go backwards
That's a hard hit to take. Hopefully sponsorships help out with the rebuild.
Hes a millionaire
Yeah that sucks man seeing anyone smash up their race car!!! IF sponsorships help build a new car, let’s hope it’s not gonna be a damn ProMod like Justin’s car!!!! The “CrowMod”
@@jerrythao9321 And that car is probably 500k
@@joshuatate5671 reaper car wasn’t even close to 500k might be close to 300k with both cars
@@jerrythao9321 if he's a millionaire how come he isn't driving a new car🤓
You have a ton of fans reaper. All the faith in you and all the prayers in your corner. I know you will be back.
Ya know I've been following the reaper lately he's one smart cookie can from hard knocks his stuff runs too!
This sucks so bad. I hate that it happened to James. Everyone loves the Reaper car. I hope he rebuilds the Reaper car. I seen he said the orange car couldn't be rebuild.
I hope both of you get well soon I always watch the show every Monday we will pray for both of you wish you both the best.
Dude nobody got hurt. It caught fire way in the back trailer while they were driving lol. They just lost 100's of thousands $ and nothing to show for .you would think they'd have some sort of insurance on those damn things
Sir are you aware that there’s a Camaro stuck between your turbo and rear tires?
We love James before you know it he will be back harassing everybody again LOL
Yep All Day Long and Half the Night The Reaper Rules!!!
If I'm not mistaken, he said he had been having electrical issues previously. Faulty wiring is not something to ignore or procrastinate fixing.
Hey anyone of you going to be at XRP this weekend??
It's a prepped event , we are going to a street race in Oklahoma
@@nationalnoprepracingassoci8704 ahhh ok kool..well I hope to see you all again..be safe..
As long as the reaper him self is ok that's all that matters
Amen brother
You can replace humans to drive the car also though...
Just kidding haha
HOW DOES HE BREATH IN THERE /LOOK AT THOSE FUMES COMING OUT OF THE WINDOW
I think your mistaking "faithful night" for "fateful night"
Na it was a faithful night bro, the driver didnt cheat on his wife all evening
Loved Him on The 405 always unlucky So Sad 4 Him .A Lot of Money Gone UP in Smoke and No Backers . Wish U Good Luck M8 . From UK
Uhhh ok red... I think your nitrous system is purged...
Sometimes it’s done for longer periods to lower bottle pressure if it’s too high
That is a nice looking color and car. I cant decided if its red, orange or pink. Looks great
Anyone know how his trailer caught fire???
What caused the trailer to catch fire?
The Grim Reaper has come for the "Reaper"
I thought that was a 30 gallon drum on the front as a pro charger that's big
The Reaper loses big time against the full size 55 Chevy and even uses the parachute while he NEVER needed the parachute ever to begin with , the car is slow . maybe that is what caught his trailer on fire a unnecessary item
That car is not slow lol a stock Honda civic is slow a 5 second car is not slow
Does anyone know what caused the fire?
So what is the first 7 minutes of video for?
Is the trailer "catching fire while driving" with everything inside the new way to upgrade? Same thing happened with JJ. Claim it on insurance and build new instead of reworking the old chassis.
Shit like this happens to good people. James goad sorry for your loss! I hope you can get back to racing and keep the dreams alive!!
Its Crazy to see the Gap grow in the top of the door from the pressure on Chuck 55 and that SumBitch was Hangin on for dear life!
A great guy and racer. Reaper will be back.
Man that is a gorgeous red Chevy wow !!
Hello
What caused the fire?
Why do these trailers catch fire?
Never been a huge fan of him but man that really sucks! The orange camaro was super nice too
So the story is jj the boss had his cars at reapers shop and the shop had a fire. So what happen to jj the boss cars then?
How the hell does this happen to BOTH Reaper AND JJ Da Boss at roughly the same time??
Greek Lightning.
Hello
If it was coil on plug why does he need a timing light..I need a closer look at his setup ..I can't see a carbi
To tell the ecu where TDC is in relation to engine rotation. It's called the Crank Trigger Offset. That is the proper way to set your base timing. So if you command say 10* advance you actually get 10*.
@@LUXFAB gotta cheers
Thats the second or third time his trailers cought on fire is it
no true racer deserves this. James might not be the most loved guy but hopefully the racing community gets behind him and does the right thing. James has done his part. very sad to see his cars like that at the end. just remember James, as Americans, we love a comeback story and your the kind of guy that does that
What a carp trick! I clicked cause I thought the driver known as Reaper had been killed.
I wondered where Reaper had gotten off to. I hope he gets back soon, I really enjoy watching him run.
I'm not usually a spelling Nazi, but it's not Faithful night, it's Fateful night. Like the silly candy bar commercial on TV...totally different.
Reaper always does amazing test passes but when he races something always happens
Same with Doc.
Donell Muniz not always
Donell Muniz but yea
Cause he sucked
Love the colour of that Nomad! It's like Days of thunder colours
Cole Trickle FTW
Ive notice on this cars there always like .a steam trail coming out explaing to the viewing public thankyou
Trailer maintenance….
What’s that?
All that for a note at the end?
That turbo at 1:16 holy mother of god that waste gate is probably the turbine size of my first junkyard turbo
What's happened to the ss. I've been sick.
His Trailer with Both Reaper and the Orange car in it burned to the ground
here it is or what's left of it th-cam.com/video/BRlVOVVQnIo/w-d-xo.html
Kinda ironic.. the reaper comes for everything.
That’s deep man.
Seems as though the front is to heavy and the slicks aren't enough too pull the front off of the pavement... Rebalance or revamp the frame.
What a sad day...hard to swallow, but Reaper will be back. Hang in there.🏁
Do they know what cause the fire or was the fire just to bad to pin point anything?????
Faithful night? Don't you mean fateful...night?
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger , built it up again Reaper , you rock ! , chearz from Melbourne Aust.
Damn man, that sucks.....hope it all comes back together nice and smooth
Glad he is okay ! Wondering if he saved 15% on his car insurance
Nah he only had 150k in insurance couldn't cover one car let alone both
James, the hotrod God's spoke, they did what they did. You still have your family. You have overcome so much. The next chapter starts, this one includes your Son. This will be the most amazing chapter of your life. There may have been a reason you lost what you did. You now have a chance to build something extra special, from the ground up with that extra special young man in your life. The HOTROD blood is flowing through him. There is nothing you can do, but steer it in the right direction. Tame and teach that young man the right way Mr. Reaper.