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In the early ‘80s, a con man lied his way into the driver’s seat for one of the biggest NASCAR races of the season, ran 13 laps, then disappeared forever. The claims he made to get there were bonkers, yet people just kept believing him! How could this happen?! Who was this guy? And where is he today? Join host James Pumphrey as he investigates NASCAR’s greatest unsolved mystery, the curious case of L.W. Wright!
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lol imagine being an actual driver and getting out qualified by this guy
😂🤣
You wanna know who else snuck into a nascar race and out qualified real racers?
MY MOM!
i mean he was 36th out of 40 and the other 4 could've dnf'd
BTW, it says L. W. "Wright blew his engine on lap 13." rather than black flag - not sure of the exit from the Winston 500.
@@engineerisengihere44 cuz your mom's a legend homie 👉
L.W. Wright pulled the greatest “hold my beer” moments
I think that title is reserved for Thomas Fitzpatrick, who stole a plane while drunk on a bet and landed it in Manhattan TWICE
It blows me away that the guy didn't just run with the $130k and disappear in the first place. Like dude wtf you really wanna drive a nascar that bad?
Hy 😂
“You can’t just start racing out of no where”
L.W Wright:”HOLD MY BEER!”
I think it would be that guy that stole an airplane and parked it outside the pub he made the bet at
A story that needs to be made into a movie.
i bet somebody would if they had more information about this
With Will Farrel as the driver 😂
@@laprepper as much as I love Ferrell...that’s a bad idea.
Logan Lucky?
I've got a strong feeling it would be a really great movie
This story really sounds like it started in bar with;
"I bet you 50 bucks you cannot become a nascar driver in 2 weeks"
"Challenge accepted, hold my beer."
So the dude basically took that truck to the bar, to collect his bet.
yea $50 is so worth a racecar semi an all lol
good point though.
They just say hold my beer not challenge accepted
Honestly for how Nascar started this guy sounds like he'd be Nascar Royalty.
Literally
This point is 100% fair
yea im guessing he was appart of the 80s satanic/pedo elite group that was and still is running 90% of the world lol
Well if he was actually good at racing maybe. Imagine if he actually won the race.
@@descentmvm trump?
Fan theory: D. B. Cooper didn't want to spend his cash from the airplane thing b/c he knew it was marked, so he decided to try NASCAR
D.B. Cooper's witness drawings don't really match L.W. Wright, and D.B. was also said to be a man in his late twenties, which means Wright would be late thirties, it's possible, but in Wright's photos I wouldn't say he was late thirties.
But still a great fan theory!
man i had the same thought an posted above b4 i seen your post
Somehow I don’t know who D. B. Cooper is, but I sure as hell heard the lyrics “F**k D. B. Cooper and the money he took,” in a rap song before, matter of fact one of my favorites.
@@rissu8573 education is key to life
Sorry I meant rock
This brings the movie “Catch Me If You Can” to a whole new meaning
Lap me if you can!!!
This is crazy, and Catch me if you can is not based on a tru story even if that is what we have been told.
@@ToreHansen got anything to back that claim up?
There are lots of interviews with the real frank abignal..
@@richiedagger733 One of those TH-cam channels that diggs into movies and tv-series.
@@richiedagger733 Found it, and he was in prision lots of the time the time shit is based on a tru story.
th-cam.com/video/fXEiRromBrI/w-d-xo.html
I imagine he’s out there on long hauls, and every time a V8 roars by he can’t help but smile and laugh all over again
Stat allocation for sneaky build:
Charisma: 10
Speech: 85
Driving: 5
Stealth: 350
Really funny that "stealth" is hidden behind the "Read more"
dont forget, cool = 420
so you never lose your cool
"I sneak into the Winston 500" rolls for stealth - Nat20
This is what happens when you put all your power points into one stat.
Nah, charisma = 1000
This guy straight up lost a dare to his buddies. They thought: “what’s the craziest thing we can dare L.W. to do…?”
imagine tell your grandkids a story about how "you snuck into nascar" lmao
Seriously. It would be a pretty sick story.
This will be a heck of story, and they will maybe report us to nascar....
@OPEN PAGE,,,,, 👇😍 shut up
Now I'm expecting a VinWiki on this
What's up checkmark!
This dude literally experienced a life time of work and achievement in 2 weeks. Talk abut being on the fast track in life to success.
Well, I guess we finally got the Up to Speed on James' dad that we've all been wanting!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 YESS
EXACTLY!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣😎
SO TRUE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ayyyyyyy
Dude don't change a thing with "Up To Speed"!!! This series is what got me watching and subscribing to Donut, it's a great series!!! By the way, great story. I've watched NASCAR since I was a kid, used to anyway, not so much these days , anyway, I had never heard of LW Wright but this was a fantastic story!!!
Mr. Bean sneaking into the Pentagon is actually terrifying when you think about it. Imagine his classic shenanigans and tomfoolery causing the entire nation to go to DEFCON 1.
but mr english would solve it anyway
I would totally watch this
I'd rather see Mr Bean in the Pentagon than 'go brandon' in the White House ... !
There's a little movie series about it known as Johnny English
Pre 9/11, sometime in the 90s we stopped on a road trip at the pentagon parking lot to take a piss in the bushes by a chain-linked fence. I like to tell people I pissed on the pentagon.
I started watching this channel because of the very first few episodes of "Up To Speed" hosted by the one and only: James Pumphrey. If views are down, that sucks. All these kids want now-a-days is a build series. These episodes of Up To Speed by James and "Wheelhouse" Nolan and "Bumper 2 Bumper" by Jeremiah are my bread and butter. Don't get me wrong, I do always appreciate the "Money Pit" series by Job.
Same I love the up to speed series
forget the intimidator, it's time for the impersonator
never forget the intimidator, do it for dale!
Noice mate.
Thats austin dillon
STRANGE music😏
Apparently, someone found him earlier this year. According to Wikipedia:
"On Friday, April 29, 2022, Rick Houston of the Scene Vault Podcast announced that they had found Wright, releasing a podcast interview with him on Monday, May 2nd, 2022, the 40th anniversary of Wright's infamous race and disappearance. The podcast announcement included an audio clip of Wright identifying himself"
Apparently the guy that found him and interviewed him is holding a lot of info he got back until he can find a good deal to make a lot of money off the interview. The main thing he said that his real name was Larry Wright and he showed the guy the suit he wore in the race.
How can it be that the views are down!? I was so stoked when you guys started again and i do notice how much love and work is behind every new up to speed episode. Seriously you guys are awesome and thank you for the superb, not mediocre, content that you're making :)
Maybe its the ceaseless ads and promos
Maybe because its a holiday and everyone tied one on last night. Im sharing good story
Their best Up to Speed episodes (most of them) have been about cars or the manufactures. I appreciate and enjoy the different ideas, but not everyone is excited about an Up to Speed on a story. Especially seeing this could had been posted on their Past Gas podcast YT channel.
I'm always elated when I see a new episode of Up To Speed. Up to Speed and the original B2B are the reasons I fell in love with this channel. Not having Up to Speed and Jeremiah taking B2B and making it the new Science Garage instead of showcasing specific cars made me feel less connected to the channel and the people behind the camera, so seeing a return from Up to Speed made me really stoked. I really do hope James continues to talk about cars and manufacturers, as those are obviously the point of this show, but I wouldn't be too upset with a few short stories here and there.
Also, on the topic of the ads, I don't really have a problem with them. I think people are missing the fact that this is a company that has to keep profits up in order to give us this content. I enjoy all the ads (except for the ones with Jeremiah and the animated ads. My opinion on Jeremiah is, of course, just an opinion. I see that a lot of people really like him on the channel, so I wouldn't want him pulled off, and he is warming up to me a bit, I just don't care for his awkward humor and excessive delivery.)
While I like some of the changes, I wish B2B was still B2B and Jeremiah had his own show and I wish Up to Speed would be the way it was before. Money Pit's a great show btw. Hope someone from Donut was reading this, hope it wasn't Jeremiah. If it was Jeremiah, no hate bro you put on a show that, seeing from the comments on your videos, it looks like most fans of the channel enjoy.
the "we bough 34 different useless car products from ________" videos are getting a little old and it seems like they're every other video
Bernie Terrell (aka "clueless marketing guy") was my grandfather, and he didn't give the dude a bunch of money and a semi. Also, his company was Space Age Products, not Space Age Productions. 😂
Can you give some more detail to the story from your grandfather's perspective ? This is an interesting story and would like to hear more about it.
No way!?!
Sick trust fund, I bet
Imagine this guy on the road... IN A SEMI
Also sounds like a scenario that could have started as a dare in a bar
Legend has it he used the semi to smuggle beer from Texarkana to Atlanta.
My grandpa snuck into a f1 race in the 70's dressed as a mechanic, went into the pits, did a pit stop super slow, ran away from security and went home to finish his homework, he was in university and snuck into a fucking f1 race, he is dead now but he will be my hero forever, godspeed grandpa
18-23 minutes is definitely the sweet spot for up to speed. If a story needs more time I'd prefer a 2 parter.
@Leonardo Santuario don't worry he's looking for a free cookie. Too bad granny drank to much prune juice.
I like the idea of long stories being in 2 parts.
No don't change the format, I love the longer stories and more attention to detail. We get to here more of your enthusiasm as each episode unfolds. I just wish you would put out content more regularly. You guys should do an up to speed or past gas episode about the relationship between music and car culture.
James, what if it was DB COOPER? He needed a cover story, a super stealth, ZILLIONS OF HRSPRS, very fast getaway ride?? Case Closed!
He would've been able to front the team himself... Also, DB Cooper was supposed to be a white guy. This dude was/is African American.
@@davidkline4372 DB Cooper money was useless because of the serial numbers! So, you’re saying: it has to be someone that can change ethnicity? It’s gotta be a T-1000! Good work helping me solve this! I “hit” a wall before, but I think this was the “key” element, glad we finally found out the truth before getting “black flagged”?
@@davidkline4372 a wright of color... when was the- EAZY E
eazy e's real name was eric lynn wright
lynn wright wright
I CRACKED THE CASE LADIES GENTLEMEN AND BEYOND
"too legit to pit"
love it 🤣😂
People who watch NASCAR TH-camrs: “Hey, I’ve seen this one, it’s a classic!”
Donut viewers: “What do you mean you’ve seen it? It’s brand new!”
On a more serious note, I reckon Mario Rossi could make for a good video. He’d be interesting because he was actually quite innovative as an owner before he disappeared off the face of the Earth.
yeah it’s brand new to people who aren’t into the niche, that’s the whole point of them making a video about it.
I guess Emp is a NASCAR youtuber now
@@Anagusame well he's not the only one to tell the tale nascar has on there TH-cam channel and some others but knowing donut they will do a good job
@@annoyingoranger100 so you both agree then. Nice
"yeah, well, i saw it on a rerun."
"what's a rerun?"
I know this is completely unrelated but the part in the sponsorship when Nolan is talking about unwrapping a game system unlocked a childhood memory. You guys are awesome and thank you for everything you do
I desperately want a movie about this story
There is an anime on Netflix called Great Pretender and there's an episode where they scam a pair of brothers who organize airplane races and race without knowing that much about flying.
Hands down the best up to speed episode in this lifetime. I almost died laughing when James said… he also crashed into a wall 😂. Man this guy is an absolute legend!
Love the historical stuff keep them coming.
"Too legit to pit." I am dead! Lmfo This needs to be turned into a movie!!!
Heck yeah. Another NASCAR video.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how much of an A-list staff Donut media has right now ? From the show hosts, to the animators, researchers, editors, camera work, and even the homemade ads, everything is made above standards. Thank you for the great and steady content you guys deliver.
Ok this is probably the best episode James has been in for a LONG long time! Lots of laughs, thanks for this!
My friend told me this story years ago about his father. He died in a car crash on the way home from the race
Day 110 of asking Donut media to do either a Up To Speed or a Wheel house on the oil crisis
There was an oil crisis? Donut should at least mention it once in awhile. Seems like something that would tie into a lot of car stories.
@@Diesel257 i know right!?
Man I don't get why do people want only cars and manufacturers in Upto speed.
I love hearing about stories of different automative legends from James.
He's amazing along with the entire donut media crew.
I really hope if nothing else this guy tells someone his story on his death-bed so we know who he is, such a cool story. Great job guys!!
His real name was Larry Earnest Wright.
Was wondering when you were gonna have a video on LW Wright. THis is easily one of the most interesting unsolved mysteries in auto racing.
Ah yes that’s me in #ForzaHorizon5 with the 2JZ Nascar 😂😂😂
😭😭
Maybe yes, of course because the race fans put some 2JZ Engine under the hood is probably a lot of performance cars in every season....
Super ugly game
I wish I could put a V8 back in it.
@@muhammadwahyuhidayat21498 im speak da engrish
As someone who recovers semi trucks and trailers for a living I wonder did the semi truck and trailer ever turn up again? And if so where because that could tell us a lot. It's amazing how much you can tell about a person by where they abandon equipment at
James: I could just lie, like now, Nolan is my son
James, Nolan is your son, did you do too much cocaine and not write that down?
James, you are why I started watching Donut Media, and why I keep watching. I have no idea about format stuff, but keep doin' what you're doin'. Thank you!
My late grandfather was friends/acquaintance with Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, and Willy Nelson. Several times as a kid I found myself at a dinner table after a show with them or a combination of them. It was surreal. Years later I went on a small security detail for Willie. The man can take a pound of weed anywhere he wanted! This was back in the 90s and early 2000s, when weed was super illegal all over. I sat in Willie's motorcoach and bullshitted while he and the cops smoked mountains of weed.
Should have smoked.....probably the one guy on Earth to turn weed down from Willie Nelson. It also would have been my first time smoking weed in my life......I $#@! that up.
To anyone who doesn't get why being compared to cilantro is good; some of us don't find cilantro to taste like soap but instead like a very FRESH leafy herb.
Love the new format, didn’t have a problem with the old one though. People just suck sometimes.
Ivan Stewart next!!
when did they change the format? i didn't even notice, what changed?
@@rorymacpherson4755 i just read that Donut media was bought by The Drive... Or they have the same parent company now... Could be related to the change in format...
@@davidkline4372 What's The drive?
I effin love you guys!!!! This is the only channel I’ve subscribed to in 10 years! From your guys’ personalities and energy, to the quick slap happy editing bits which put me on the floor laughing. Your channel is currently really helping me through some hard times and I really appreciate what you guys do for the automotive enthusiasts and even more so for how much optimism and love you share for everyone on donut and even more so for the fans at home. Donut isn’t cars, it’s family
I hope those hard times come to an end soon. Trust me I'm right there with you. I too watch certain TH-cam videos to help get me through the difficult days I'm facing. Anyway, just wanted to let you know someone gives a shit and sympathizes with your situation.
"I start for the Patriots - Yeah I kiss my dad on the lips" that is absolute gold.
Dude was probably sitting in the bar with his friend and was like "I could race in Nascar" and his friend bet him alot of money that he couldn't race
UP TO SPEED TWO WEEKS IN A ROW LET'S GOOOOOO-
Bernie Terrell was my dad (I'm Bernie Terrell Jr). That story gets more exaggerated every time it's told. My dad wasn't dumb. He was actually very business smart. He wouldn't give that guy that much money and he definitely didn't give him an 18 wheeler. We had two tour buses and two 18 wheelers. They weren't given to anybody. They were parked at our house. We had our own Nascar team. I was at some of the races when they were local. I'm not sure my dad was involved in this at all. I first heard of it from a newspaper article and now this dork is dragging it back up. Not really nice to call someone dumb when you don't know the facts and the person passed in 1998, so he can't defend himself.
Can’t believe this comment has been overlooked
I love how James' face is superimposed on everything. More please!
Love this format. I appreciate the in depth nature, actually to get into the meat of the subject. Keeping doing your thing
I love how you have Gordon on screen when you say "greatest NASCAR driver ever". Great way to trigger a bunch of the fans haha.
I mean...he ain't wrong tho
right? should have been Carl Edwards
@@TheBlackSantron Nah, you trigger people by saying Logano's the best driver.
@@karelpgbr Kenny Harvick has them all beat
No. Just...... NO! Gordon definitely is NOT the greatest nascar driver ever. He's a whiny, spoiled, overrated, underhated, pretentious, yuppy, douchebag brat who happened to get lucky by being paired with a team that is infamous for cheating under the radar and nothing happening to them when they get caught. The dude (if you can even call him a dude) literally breaks down in tears and throws a temper tantrum if he doesn't win.The only people who could possibly be any worse of a human being than Gordon are his God awful, equally pretentious and douchey fans.
The honorable distinction of Greatest NASCAR Driver of All Time belongs to none other than Dale Earnhardt Sr. and no, before you say it I'm not a Dale Jr fan either. As far as I'm concerned he betrayed his father and his father's legacy by having the audacity to sign with hendrick motorsports after he left DEI. Don't get me wrong, I understand his decision to leave DEI. I also understand his decision to not sign with his father's old team, RCR. He wanted to do his own thing and establish his own legacy while honoring his father's while not following directly in his father's footsteps. I get it. I fully supported him making those decisions. But to sign on to be teammates with the likes of Jimmie fricking Johnson and (gag) Jeff (retch) Gordon (projectile vomit) was just inexcusable and a disgrace to the Earnhardt name.
Wow, a video without James screaming every other line as if the story isn't interesting enough, I'm into this
People's attention spans generally require someone yelling at them alot, to keep us from looking at our phones. Take your judgment elsewhere
@@JK-gm6kk hot take
I miss paganigaming, and the days when I could read Donut reply threads and they weren't stacked with bots.
Good times, good times..
He died in a car accident. What's ironic is that it was a Pagani that crashed into him.
probably the best donut video ive ever watched apart from the dale earnhardt video, im not even a nascar fan and have never watched a race in my life but damn you guys make it so interesting and get me sucked in, great job!
“it’s like mr. bean sneaking into the pentagon” really got me
His real last name was Hubbard. He lives in Mathews Virginia. He dirt track races at saluda raceway. The semi is still in his yard. You can find him easy. I knew the story my whole life but never believed it until I read articles about it years ago.
Can you tell us more? Like a late picture of him or some proof?
@@abderrahmanelbakkali190 yeah i can come up with some proof. he's easy to find. I'll go over and take some current pics.
3rd video I've seen about L.W. Wright and I'm very intrigued by the mystery as someone who loves NASCAR
@nascarmanhistory being one of the others? That’s how I found out about this initially.
-Cons $$ and a semitruck
-Sweet talks a racecar and pitcrew
-Finesses a racing license and qualifying slot
-Races 13 laps
-Refuses to elaborate
-Leaves in a stolen semitruck
Still waiting for an up to speed on British top gear and/or Clarkson, Hammond, May
So his actual name was Earl Westley Wright. His nickname was L because of his accent, when he would say his name, it just sounded like he was saying L instead of Earl. He didn't tell my uncle how he was going to do it, but according to him all he said was he was gonna "Win tha Winston". He apparently tried to get my uncle to go with him to Nashville but he thought he was just drunk. Turns out the next day, they were supposed to help my grandpa build a shed and Earl never showed up. No one could find him. My uncle said they checked every bar in northeast Nebraska but no one had seen him but the Sheriff didn't want to file a missing persons because it's not the first time Earl went on benders like this. Fast forward almost two weeks and my grandpa and uncle are watching TV and they switch over to the race and who do they see on the damn TV, Earl. They caught the last 3 laps of his. He showed up 3 days, and made a big scene pulling into town in a Semi. My uncle said he honked it for like 10 minutes straight as he was pulling up. He wrecked the Semi like 4 years later after hitting 2 peacocks. Apparently that wasn't the craziest thing Earl ever did, my uncle has a bunch of stories from when they were in the Navy and whatnot. Earl died in '97 of testicular cancer. That's as much as I know about him though.
You guys should make an electric powered DeLorean. Imagine it.
That would be sick!
Not sure how this series of videos ist struggling to get views. It's the whole reason I started watching Donut. UTS is the GOAT.
i'm convinced gallifrey is real and this guy is actually a timelord. i can only assume it was the 11th or 12th doctor or some other timelord that that hasn't been shown on screen because 11 and 12 are probably the only ones who'd do crazy shit like this. like 11 got rory an E-type convertible jaguar and 12 brought a tank to the year 1138. it's either them or some unknown timelord
R.I.P L.W Wright
Hey guys, great video and I still would like to see you look into all the cheating that went on back in the day in NASCAR. There's a lot of good stories on the brilliance those crew chiefs had back then!
I think you would be interested to know that LW Wright was recently arrested and identified as Lary Earnest Wright. We finally know!
Yall still haven't done an Up To Speed on the Camry. One of the most reliable and best selling sedans of all time and they even use them in Nascar now. Toyota made one with a v8 and rwd. Cuz why not?
And added about #TopGear slash #TheGrandTour show with jeremy clarkson,Richard Hammond and James May from how it started to how it's going to this day.
The Camry was/is always 4cyl & V6 Front wheel drive. Never ever been a RWD V8 version. ever. Apart from a Nascar which is just a shell
@@HJZ75driver it was a one off build by Toyota. There are also several AWD versions over the years that were in mass production.
@@aceofspades1012 Yeah. Unlikely. Unless it was a JDM version. AWD doesnt even sound right
@@aceofspades1012 The grey one, is a full tube chassis. With a Tundra V8.
I love up to speed!
Really cool to watch James tell us some SUPER INTERESTING stories.
Maybe reformat it, but NEVER STOP UP TO SPEED.
Kisses, Grandpa
Day 188 of asking Donut to bring old B2B back
Yehhh ✌️🤩🥂❤️🥂🙌
cool
What's the difference in the two?
@@joshuagibson2520 the old one they would get actual builds and other cool cars on set and go thru them and talk about all the unique things about them. Now it's just talks about the technical aspects of things. Shows how/why things are done in cars and racing. At least that's what I've seen in the few episodes, quit watching it when they changed it
@@Redneck.Rembrandt aaah. Okay. Thanks. I'll have to check out the old ones. Sounds awesome.
Emplemon's video on Taladega is worth the watch.
It was easy to con people before the internet and smart phones. Lol great story thank you!
It's even easier now to con people with the internet and smartphone. Online scams have turned folks into multi billionaires.
He's out there somewhere, sitting alone in the corner of cheap bar, drinking Busch Lite, laughing to himself, then walking out to that tractor trailer.
The surprising thing this sounds like a story my dad told me of his cousin when I was a kid I’ll go and confirm if it’s him. Bruh if it is holy crap I’m gonna be excited af
"It's like Mr. Bean sneaking into the Pentagon"! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'm in fucking tears 😭😭😂😂😂😂
james this was such an invredible story, and you kept me totally captivated and on the edge of my seat as to next! haha love content like this!
I accidentally came across the end of a movie where you were wrestling w some dude on the trunk of a car. It's been messing w me for like 3 days. Idk the name of the movie, but I know it was you James. If it weren't for Donut you would be a similar character you're describing in this video. Love you man!!
Day 34 of asking for up to speed on folkrace
Whats that?
The definition of "when you lie on your resume but still get the job"
That dude pulled a hell of a dream/scam mad props to him lol in 2 weeks that's massively impressive. Thee most badass thing I have heard 💯💯🎉🎉
This dude was D.B. Cooper level skilled at the legendary vanishing trick.
I will literally watch anything with James. He’s so entertaining
Watched an EmpLemon documentary just the other day on NASCAR and learned of this. I recommend his videos. They’re well researched and interesting.
EMP went from YTP's to making doc's. His channel is great!
@@travisdelee8647 glad someone saw my comment. His content really is top notch.
Wow. It be so cool to know more about this guy. So we know how he finished off his great race life and how his life went.
Let’s gooo!
Brandon!
BRANDON!
Plot Twist: L. W. is your long-lost dad, James.
Day 650 of asking james to do an Up2Speed on his dad.
A couple more tidbits about this. He was black flagged off the track because his engine blew on the 13th lap and he was a danger to everyone. However, he still got a little over $1500 in 1982 money for being listed as finishing 39th, because another driver had wrecked and that driver was listed as finishing last. He vanished into thin air with his race winnings, the rig, and whatever money he had left from the $37K. Rumor has it that he could have just walked away with the full 37K plus the rig, but he went through with it all just for the chance to race and the notoriety.
God Bless L.W. Wright, the most famous short track racer of the west.
(Or so he thought)
Well, maybe that fake nascar driver is just some giga chad sigma male doing some side quest for fun
This story was incredible. Please do more
There's cons all the time. You'd be surprised how easy it is. There's a good show called Cold Fusion on TH-cam. He posts videos all the time of people doing such things.
Good video and I am excited for more Up To Speed.
He was flagged off for being a hazard to himself and everyone else and then just evaporated? Oh how I wish that could happen everywhere...
Yalls editing team is getting better
This is the grandfather of the “When you lied on your resume to get the job” meme
How tf is this not a movie yet?! This is badass!
Darren Charles Crowder 'I bet I can get away with stealing the pace car'
L.W Wright: 'hold my Beer son let me teach you how to do this correctly'