Driving a $500 junker in a 500 mile off-road rally race | The List
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- We've done some insane rally races on The List, but in an effort to continually out-do ourselves this might be the craziest yet. It's called the Gambler 500 and the idea is that 2000+ participants take $500 cars and drive them 500 miles across Oregon, mostly off-road. Join our hosts Jessi and Patrick as they take the gamble and find out whether or not their $500 jalopy will survive through the most treacherous route in the rally, "The Devil's Butthole", as they check drive the Gambler 500 off their list.
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RIP Jessi! This is the video that brought me to one of THE coolest things I have ever done.
What happened?
@@ToyotaChaser She died back in August of 2019 while trying to break her own record.
She welded a wrench onto her tierod 😂😂 straight Savage
Dude said it cost just under $1000 for the Miata and the tires and suspension are not cheap. Even if the roll cage was home built and the paint was done with rattle cans, this thing was not $500.
That offroad kit looks to be the Paco motorsports one with the AFCO coilovers, that's 5K in itself. Add the cage and the tires and it's well over 6K.
mrrobfig maybe the miata cost 500 and they put a lot on it
Richardofearth for the gambler 500, it's either the whole build is 500 or the car is 500 - you choose which path you want to do.
either way the Miata doesn't qualify, but I hear there is an exemption for unusual cars.
there's no rules. it doesnt matter. the spirit of the event is 500$ cars, but you can bring your moms escalade if you wish.
im bringing a ford tempo down from alaska and no im not buying a 500$ car to travel thousands of miles. im buying a car that'll make it there.
RIP Jessi, your missed in the automotive community ❤️
10:10 that rainbow market in warm springs wouldn't let me use the dang bathroom!
Hah I spy Dirt Every Day in the background!
YEAH that van is bad ass
The co-star (guy) is NOT a car-guy when he doesn't even know their second vehicle is a Tracker.
Hes just a SOY BOY TOY
Tom Hughes I thought the same thing.
he was very awkward like my aunt talks about cars
Tom Hughes?
I'm a car guy and I didn't know that's a Tracker. Why? Because no car guy gives a crap about a nerd-mobile like a Tracker.
Who would ever downvote/thumbs-down this excellence in human activity?
Only "Greenies"
Maybe someone who lives in Oregon and doesn't want shitbox cars with bad exhaust, fireworks and welding starting million-acre wildfires in the Oregon desert?
You missed the point.Driving something You found,and You built,in Your shop is in most ways the most fun
If anyone into this kind of stuff come to Australia and do the shitbox rally $1000 cars across the outback
RIP Jessi Combs :( A seriously bad ass chick who died way too young.
the bear hanging on for dear life
My super secret emergency repair exhaust MUST HAVE.........Plumbers Strap....ask for it BY NAME!!!! The stuff is ONLY around $2 and with a couple of twists with a pair of pliers or a couple of small screws and a few small nuts and your exhaust WILL NEVER FALL OFF EVER AGAIN!!! Just double nut EVERYTHING!!!! LOL!! I have repaired more exhaust systems with Plumbers Strap that you can EVER IMAGINE!!!! LOL
Truly surprised at the lack of xj Cherokee jeeps
That Miata definitely could've gone over those trees...
Those swampers were at least 1k lol
REST IN PEACE JESSI!!!!!! Kinda shead a tear watching this!
I laughed way too hard at "twice pipes" #Cheech
Good thing you guys had a girl to fix your rides. :)
hahhaaa.. a hawt girl wrenching! I see no problem
That is just plain embarrassing... I hope the guys didn't break their nails or smeared their make-up on the trip...
RIP Jessie. :'(
What happened?
I was doing a summer camp by hoodoo ski camp and I got to see Jessie combs in the Miata driving by her and Patrick I heard the fireworks and everything never thought that’d be the last time
Here from donut 🍩
Aw man...Jesse Combs... Aw, man...
2:08 " old crappy cars" , wrong , that Desoto rocks Ms. Jessi
hahaha...kick life in the butt...this is in my bucket list ,,,,thanks, awesome video !!!
RIP Jessi Combs
Where are the nuts for the bolts at 6:48, on the suspension. I really want to do this with my buddy.
She said crappy old car and they showed the most bad ass '56 Desoto I've ever seen.
So, did they buy that car from the promoter for $500? In order to keep the field level, it should be required that you also sell your car to the promoter at the end of the event for $500, if the promoter requests it, that way people won't bring $20,000 cars to 'compete' with junkers.
Sometimes you have to put it all on the line to make things happen. Life insurance being one of them.
Prophetic...
This is awesome! Do you know when is it? Could you share any links? Great Story guys...
Prizma Photo im pretty sure its just a thing people do. No specific time or dates cause there is no singular governing body deciding when itll happen. Anyone can organize one.
Oregon: Gambler 500 on facebook. It's an organized event over 2 days. July 15th and 16th
There are now games let's all over the country. Look it up on FB for your area.
Fireworks in the Oregon desert in summer? GTFOH - literally.
R.I.P. Jessi. Just read about your passing and this comes up.
You guys should take that to the Flying Miata in Palisade, CO.
Ok on the tracker, the front plate ,IVE GOT THE MATCH TO IT! FROM OREGON SAME SAME!! I don't remember where I got it ,Funny, I live in New Hampshire!
RIP Jessi, what a life but too short.
Kinda looks like whoever came up with this looked at 24 hours of lemons and went "Renting a track and having safety rules is too much of a hassle. I'll make my own race without those things." Really hope no one gets hurt (or has gotten hurt) in one of these things.)
RIP Jesse, did they keep the miata 2wd?
Jesse, if you're ever in Alabama, you can borrow my welder and ride in my Bronco any time
Imagine just driving by a fleet of these cars without notice
$500 junker with $5k in suspension? i believe it will be fine offroad
$500 lol hahahaha a lot the cars are like $10,000 not $500. that miata .... is one of those examples lol 1000 for the car, 1500 plus for suspension, 1500 for those tires, 500-1000 for the roll bar, that car is an easy $5,000 minimum.
Maybe the rules say paid for it...hell..I got better stuff than that in the barn! It’s worth more than I paid for it... half the time it was free... I fix a tractor tire for a neighbor and he gives me a set of tires from a new Chevy he did not want cause he put a lift, wheels and bigger tires on his.. you can get a lot of good stuff for nothin or for cheap...
Talking about the cool lift and huge wheels and doesn't mention Dirt Every Day in the background with the monster van.
Well loves offroad an can weld shes a keeper
"Severely bent tie rod end."
Throws blob of welding rod on still bent rod end, calls it "perfect."
This does not make sense.
RIP jessi she was a beautiful soul in a world of rubbish
Note to self bring chainsaw when you do the gambler. Got it.
Man that Miata is life!!
RIP Jessi
RIP JESSIE COMB !!!
Always nice to see a female mechanic. Wish there were more of them out there.
One less now.. RIP :(
Rest in peace adventure girl.
Note to self next year chain saw
I love how I know exactly were 10:30 is
Is the 500 dollar junker the custom roll cage or one the wheels?
What's with the devil appearing for brief moments in this vid??
Is this on cable or something?
The cuckery of the guy really added to the television experience.
Fieros you say? I wonder what that looked like 😂
bucket listed.
R.I.P. Jessi #legend
Id love to mess up Jessi's exhaust
So they driving 500 miles is like from Sacramento to LA
I've got to join this someday! I've even already got a couple junk cars laying around that I could use. Just gotta make sure they run well enough.
You gotta rev that bitch all the way to red line. Every time. That's what makes the Miata so fun.
PACO Motorsports miata raised long travel suspension = modern baja bug.
Has to be rear engine to qualifynas a bug
2:08 How dare you call the Chupacabra an old crappy car, it's shitty at least.
I watched that dirt everyday episode
I've seen your car. I work on SE Portland on 122 and Division street. If you ever come to my pawn shop I have a million questions to ask you about the Gambler 500 because me and my hubby ARE TOTALLY FUCKING DOING IT
Take my Raptor on it(if i had one ) and say it was 500 bucks before taxes
Its a cheap Gumball 3000 rally i like it already
Prolly coulda warned ya, wear a dust mask. Backroads of central Oregon, during the dry season, IT'S GONNA GET DUSTY
Budget lifted miata... riding on AFCO coilovers lol, not quite. Enjoyed the content though
Dude that Paco kit is like 5k, that’s not cheap lol
Dirt Every day van @ 2:39
i will be there this year. i have the biggest P.O.S im ready to trash
Looks good adventurous
Good program
Hope to see you guys there in 2018.
Isuzu Vehicross @8:41 THAT'S CHEATING!
Terrible - One no remember there is no rules
❤ Jessie
Why were they hauling ass on the dirt roads
Vehicross spotted 9:00
Aww man Jesse was a cool car girl
Should'a towed the Tracker through a drive-through.
love these rides
RIP Jessie
Rip jessi♡ godspeed
You know.... just the same title as the video by doughnut....
Isnt she the dame from chip foses program
Dirt Every Day at 2:21
Love the bear!
RIP JC
Shotgun boy Ned's to grow a pair
so...your Ned? and you call yourself shotgun boy...ok
Really nice :)
Lol $500 my butthole
What would they have done without her lol
SHERVIN DELANO SMITH
dirt every day van can beat this car he he he he
Ive seen this miata irl
rip jesse