Pro Drag Racer Reacts to Drag Racing Fails 

Steph correcting Nolan about 5050 grind was hilarious

Steph is funny as hell, car catches fire and without a beat says did he get the win, true drag racer right there 😂

"Probably leaving cars and coffee" with the mustang sideways really got me ! 😂

I love the “Talk later, tighten now” mentality. That’s bit me in the a$$ so many times

I tried drag racing once. But I found it really difficult to run in high heels, skirt and a wig

Oh snap they got Steph!!! What an awesome crossover episode

Steph seems like such a sweet, friendly humble guy. Considering he is a damn LEGEND and essentially a walking encyclopedia, it's great to see him do fun stuff like this. Big love for Donut for making this happen, for Nolan for keeping it cool (I would have fangirled HARD) and for Steph for being entertaining and informative!

I'm sure others have mentioned this but that Cleetus clip was LZ's 13B Datsun 1200, and the recliner broke, he replaced both seats after this.

Steph is HIM. Bring this dude back. So chill for having such a deep résumé.

13:01 dude literally hit 87.99mph and backed off before he got sent back to the future

Steph is the best. I remember meeting him at SEMA years ago when he was still drag racing. Took heaps of time to talk to us like a regular car guy and shared advice openly. So stoaked to see him still doing so well.

Best part about the Cleetus clip he's just props the seat up, breaks it again but still send it down the track any way lmao. Mans crazy.

Stephan Papadakis is an absolute treasure! With everything I've seen of him, he comes off as the most calm, lovely, AND knowledgable guy.

Serious props to the editing and production team members, they are doing an excellent job.

11:51 when hes just waiting for Nolan to realise what happened, then the nods.. so good

I love seeing such a legend on the channel! He was a frequent flyer in the early Super Street days and I will always remember him as the guy who turned import drag racing from a bit of a joke in the '90s, to a serious competitive sport. I feel like he could be credited heavily with the aftermarket scene the way we see it today. Without guys like him showing what our cars were capable of, we may not have ever gotten there to begin with.

Guys, don't get mad, but I'm starting to get more excited seeing a new Real Mechanic Stuff then I am for Donut videos....(And I love those a lot)

Pretty sure that big wheelie at the beginning is from the annual Byron Dragway WheelStand Contest, so the feller was trying to keep it up as the longest wheelie wins the big money. It's a pretty wild event for anyone that likes to see bumper dragging at its best. A quick search on RU-vid will turn up many years worth of videos.

I have watched Steph's 2JZ Engine Build hundreds of times by now. Love falling asleep to this man building engines :D

One of the coolest experiences I've ever had was being trackside and seeing Steph run 6.66 @ 212 mph at the nhra pro import finals in Pomona. So many insanely fast and cool cars, such a sick experience.

People talking in details about stuff they know is awesome. I don't give a damn about drag racing, but this is still a great video that managed to keep me watching. Keep it up!

We want to see the Donut crew visit Cletus and have some fun at the FF.

12:10 ... aaah, a memory from my youth. I had a 76, 77ish Pinto with a 2.3 liter four speed manual and a friend of mine had a 76, 77ish Mustang II, also with a 2.3 liter 4 speed manual, and we always used to bump into each other on the street and, of course, we always raced. I always, ALWAYS, used to outrun him by a slight margin. Whether I was a better driver or maybe the Mustang was a few pounds heavier, don't know, but I always beat him. One time, we were racing and I went first, second, third and I was, as usual, just pulling him and he went first second, FIRST and he disappeared behind me. It just shredded his clutch. He never would race me after that.

10:07 ~ Eagle Talon, actually. I'd recognize that dinky little "spoiler" on the rear any day. It was the alternative to the Eclipse nobody wanted, the "we have an Eclipse at home" as mom would say. One guy who lives near an aunt of mine has a red Talon and was trying to keep it alive while dailying his 2010 Charger.

5:44 this is so true. always finish what you where about to do. my dad and i where fixing a stuck drum brake on his trailer. we where putting it back together and i had just hand tightened the lugnuts. neither one of us remembered to properly tighten them after we had tested so that the brakes worked. the wheel fell of as he was on the way home. luckely no one got hurt and nothing was damaged significantly but yeah try not to get distracted and finish what you started. or like he said, dont just put the bolts in and leave it. its better not to even do that.

This was another awesome video from the RMS Channel... I was kinda surprised that they were able to get Steph to be the Guest Star... The Knowledge that man possesses is insane... I would love to meet him and just talk... I can only imagine the stories that he could tell....

I think that the one where the guy was sideways doing a railgrind was actually a wheelie contest, not a drag race, which is why they knew how to keep the wheels up. The railgrind was probably not planned, but kind of awseome to watch.

Love how Stephen corrects the “50-50” comment AND corrects him with the o.g. “Rail slide” 😂😂😂😂

Havent even seen the vid but I already know its a certified donut classic

I love this series! I have yet to see a bad episode! Way to go, y'all!

I love how every time an engine revs, Papadakis is smiling. You know this guy is so passionate for what he does.

I’ve been told by drag racers they stay away from certain corvette body’s for their tendency to wanna take off, they said it’s cause of their front end design.

Dude Steph was an awesome guest to have! Super smart guy too.

I love how he admits how many engines he has blown!!

10:50 "How do you know where the edge is , unless you go over once in a while , or a 100 times" EPIC !

10:37 'You don't know where the limit is until you exceed it' is a mantra I've held for many years.

Steph is a cool guy, the way he explains what's going on is so intuitive, great video as always, this channel SLAPS!!

Outstanding mechanic stuff you guy's are amazing love watching this

In the 2nd clip, the throttle stuck at WOT and that's why it was still full throttle while grinding the guardrail. He was finally able to cut ignition after it come off the wall.

Steph's channel is amazing!!! The high tech, in depth items be walks through, like the CAD and 3D metal printing of an intake manifold that without 3D printimg is impossible to make as a single peice. This guy is a freaking wealth of automotive knowlege like no one else.

12:19 That is called a money shift

Man the Cleetus one wasn't even his car nor his fault LOL. Awesome content for sure though.

More Papadakis Donut stuff pleassssseeee, he’s such a treasure to the whole car community, so nice, so knowledgeable, to talented, and all without the ego of so many car boys (much like the Donut crew). I love youse all, great vid.

Really is worth subscribing to this channel. It's educational. I love the collabs you guys do.

this exact format but with drag queens and kings for april fools would be hilarious, just having them try to explain what happened like the pro

The comment about the supercharger bolts might also explain the driveshaft, I'm sure I saw on another channel (MCM?) about not strengthening the driveshaft too much, as it's cheap(er) and more accessible than many other parts, you want it to be the weakest link, kinda like a fuse.

Id say this man is a performance pioneer not just a drag racer. He is an automotive certified treasure!

This brother is highly intelligent with great character. The perfect person to have on the show where personality is everything.

Camaro might have had the mix off. Hydrazine is crazy stuff. It crushes and melts pistons. Not safe to store either. Awesome episode.

Is nice to see you guys partnering with Jeff Bezos

So cool seeing Steph back on Donut. One of my favourite builders! Thanks for giving us this guys!

This was amazing work! Loved this!

5:48 doing that and respecting someone doing that is such a good soft skill: bring your work into a safe state before you deal with a distraction. the less urgent the distraction, the more you finish. meaning even in an emergency, don't just drop your tool so someone falls over it while you help. or writing your homework: bring the trash out "after I finished my homework"; dinner's ready "let me finish the paragraph"; bae texts "U up?" ctrl-s alt-F4

love content with steph he is always great to watch, super knowledgeable.

Amazing video. Really loving this content, guys ❤

These videos are great. Keep them coming.

The car is going down the drag strip looking like a comet ☄️, a Stephan first thought is “did he get the win light” 😂

That rice burner rear wheelie was the most fun. Gonna have to watch more of these from you.

The thing I like most about donut is they know people watch these who understand a car in and out, but also are people who don't so they explain things for them. Really appreciate that.

Great video, very excited to see this thing run!

The 1,2,1 shift is also called the money shift, because it usually costs you allot of money after you shatter the trans or motor

Stephen is such a down to earth, cool car guy. Can't help but appreciate him.

Another awesome video from this channel, Thanks for everything.

That camera work at 8:50 is fantastic. Kept the action framed perfectly despite the racer capable of getting the traction needed at any point there.

Love this guy, he's good at explaining stuff

The first clip you showed with the Red Corvette that particular model was famous for that problem in other forms of motorsports as well

LOL. I love it: "We don't know the next thing that's going to break until we break it."

I met Steph a back around 2004 when I was 12 at import drags at Sonoma raceway. He was such a cool dude, I'll never forget it

Stephan is THE MAN! I watch all his stuff, regardless of its relevancy to my interest 😂

I like Steph, real chill and fun attitude.

The fact cleetus mcfarland was in this video goes to show that weight makes a difference on the seat

That Corvette in the first clip reminded me of the movie 200mph. When they're constantly worried about their "MX-5" taking off like a plane.

The pacing is phenomenally perfect!

Steph seems like a cool dude. Nice episode guys!

Papadakis is the MAN! Glad you guys had him on!

I can't get enough of this channel! I need daily videos! XD

That badass mustang drift was at George Rays in Tennessee. Super wild drag strip

That broken seat clip was Cleetus McFarland driving Adam LZ's Datsun 510, that video was hazardous.

i love this show, keep up the great work

In 1971 when I was 15 I went to the HS drags at the1/8 track in Eugene Oregon and got see a total drive shaft failure from the coolest car there in my book a full on Rambler Scrambler. Lights go clutch pops and suddenly the only sound the drive shaft rolling across the track.

"If you put something on, tighten it." Wise words, I've forgotten to tighten nuts before, it didn't end well.

This guy's awesome! Hope to see him back.

I looove how steph breaks everything down

Probably one of the best guests to have on a show to talk about CAR STUFF!

Awesome having Stephan on the channel. His own channel is amazing too, although he unfortunately stopped uploading.

12:55 for some reason my brain was like "heh back to the future reference"

When I was growing up it was Steph in every magazine. Glad to see he's still setting the bar

Nolan just agreeing with everything while Steph stole the show with his knowledge 😂

Stephen Papadakis is the real deal. Watching such a professional level build on the Supra was very impressive

That table and chairs clip actually set just round the corner from me at Santapod Raceway 😂

Stephan is the total entertainment package, enjoyed every comment, thank you.

Steph Papadakis a true legend in the Import Scene!

about tightening stuff, a funny little story here: there is very popular Rally team in finland called PTF-Racing, they drive an old 70's Lada 1200, however, they were about to go to the arctic lapland rally last winter but they also drove one small rally in between the travel to there (epic!), after the rally which was +70 stage kilometers, they got to the arctic lapland rally spot and then they checked if everything still ok. (they replaced the engine before the trip) and co-driver who also works on the engines and mostly on the car itself too, notices that the engine was literally not even attached to the car :D it was missing the mounting bolts from engine mounting brackets, so he forgot to mount the engine, they drove and won the +70km rally in between the travel to the main rally they were going for haha! and you know what? nothing broke!

13:12 Missed a prime opportunity to say he blew the welds on the intake manifold.

Steph was an awesome guest. He's so much more chill than I would have expected. I fucking cracked up at 2:45.

"How do you know where the edge is unless you go over it once in a while?" Who else can't stop hearing this in Dom's voice

Love this channel. You always find great guests to react

Another great show, I love this channel

SP in that civic hatch running into the 8s was the stuff legends were made of

Yes the white car was Australian, 1970 XW Ford Falcon. It was at Eastern Creek Raceway and the tierod end snaped, making the wheel turn in.