#SEMA 

You did phenomenal. 3rd place. In a fresh build, No practice, no break downs, in a new discipline of driving. You definitely have a leg up on the other hoonigans.

Love that this guy is a step above the rest of the hoonigan build crew in that he builds and then uses the car for what it was meant for. (Ive never forgotten about the diesel camaro)

No way this guy should feel bad. He kicked ass. First time drifting is bad enough. First time precision drifting around an obstacle course with a huge crowd? fugget-about-it. Nice work. Keep on trucking!

Just wanna say Darren did an awesome job on this series and I hope we see lots more content from him.

Watching Darren do this has made me confident I can do it to. Loved this and the progress up to it. Well done bro

Always been a fan of Mr Parsons attitude and abilities. Great stuff happy t day all.

Big props for jumping into the deep end like that and learnin how to swim! Can't wait to see more

Darren is a step above, beautiful work

What boggles my mind is how efficient Darren is, it's insane how much he can get done in a day.

So that was impressive especially the first time out with a car and you can see how much bite the car has it didn't want to slide but you made it happen . Great Job!

Built a rock-solid car, in a time crunch, got to the event, wheeled like a maniac and wrangled a monster of his own creation. Then podiumed no less! Absolutely epic commitment, even under evidently overwhelming pressure. All while filming and being open about the process. Damn fine work all around. I nearly spit take with the eagle and full patriot outfit combo. Dude is magnificent.

Seriously though....there is no way you would get me out there Infront of all of those people, doing shit I've never done before. Big ups to you!!!

For an air intake solution, could go NASCAR style, a heat shield underneath the air filter that's sealed off to a short cowl induction hood(2" maybe; check out the "Sunoco style" hood for 3rd gens, fits the styling really well). Maybe not the *most* effective option but it is certainly proven to be effective, and wouldn't require as much parts swapping, just a little fab work. Honestly pretty amazing how hooked up the rear of that car is - if anyone doesn't think that solid axles can hang corners, they better be checking out some Trans-Am and such(solid axle will do anything an IRS can... on smooth pavement). Definitely need more front tire on it with all of that rear grip, probably stiffen up the rear shocks and sway bar some to make it break free a little easier, keep the front softer so it can maintain grip and [try to] keep up with the rear. Also, that big tall spoiler out back isn't doing the balance any favors with zero downforce on the nose; I'd either leave the spoiler off for now(the last thing the car needs is more rear grip at speed LOL) or add a good sized front splitter to match. In fact, I'd probably start off with the splitter and with minimal spoiler height and add spoiler height if it felt like the car needed it. All that mechanical grip and HP, this thing will be a weapon once it's dialed!

You’re a winner in my book brother 👍🏼. You completed a build for a competition you didn’t even practice for and still placed 🥉, and you build was sick my dude!!! Thank you for the content, truly enjoyed it 😎

Much respect built it and sent it! Nothing but support here!

That's a great attitude to have man. I look forward to see your progress for the next event!

Hey, you set a personal baseline. Lotta people (myself included) would to into something like that where we have no knowledge or skill and just overthink and not even attempt it at all due to fear of failure. You knew your limitations, went full-send, and figured it out as best as you could. There were some failures but it's all important learning being done! It's only gonna get better! Be proud you have something to show for your efforts!

Dude, thanks for giving us the motivation to geep wrenching on our builds. Im building a sbc s10 to run a few laps and have fun 👍🏼

He is competitive on himself. He killed it!! Did pretty much the whole build and raced blindly!

Total shocker Brian not finishing a car for Sema lol...

Super humble and grateful you don't always get things the first try the car in my opinion is suited better for auto cross and some fun track days it will slay just need practice buddy definitely hope to see more of you and the Camaro.

dude you built an amazing car and what an experience

This was awesome, hitting the plane included

so proud of him pushing through the anxiety and showing up, hell yeh man

Awesome build

Great build and commitment to the cause. Hoonigan team: provide this man some lessons on drifting and suspension setup and bring him back!!!

that car looks scary fast out of those corners. sweet build.

DANGER DAN giving it the seal of approval!

much respect sir, you did awesome!

Car is stunning, and well thought out and top notch fab work, you will get your head around the driving bit ,no problem.

Nothing but respect for Darren. Incredible build ! And for all the haters let’s see you go out on a fresh build in a sport have never done before. Hope to see the Camaro all fixed up again soon!!! 27:53

Can't wait to see Scotto's car at SEMA 2028!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

My man, never apologize for having huge, pendulous balls and the ability to actually execute the work with discipline. You’re as rare as a winning lottery ticket. Good on ya mate

bro, you went out there to your first drift event with a big car with big power, and you tried anyway in from of a ton of ppl. thats awesome- props. and at least you finished your car!!

Love your build 100% am myself a Firebird formula Performance pack T5 fan with I currently own and build from a barn find

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thankyou Darren.

Darren doesn't suck. Great clean build

This is the kind of build series i love. Gutted the car out, worked his butt off, finished it and raced it. Not like those others i wont mention that take years to build

The song that was playing while Darren was talking about hitting the plane was so spot on to his spirit at that moment lmao

4 videos and you're done, Scotto's still mounting that seat...

Hell yeaaaaaah!!! I wanna see more of this guy!

That car is dope ! It’s all about the experience

pretty great. LS is not my thing, but I still love it

love to see it rebuilt.

Good job Darren!

God, all the offroad guys are humble as fuck and great builders

I want to see this thing on a track! Looks rowdy!!

I did the same exhaust routing but with an h-pipe on my 77 z28. It worked great. Like you said, easier and works better. Who cares if it's the commonly accepted way.

Good build 💪🏾

That rear wheel is wobbling like crazy

Woo Hoo! Who knew Irocs could be cool?

If it's anything like the sonic in Oregon.. it's gnarly AF and you're most definitely not missing out. Go to dairy Queen if ya want the exact same food, but better. Haha.

Happy thanksgiving

Hate how much he’s beating up himself. He did great!

So it looks like Brian never finished his, big surprise there. I cant wait to see it tho, when his son finishes the build. Hope im still around by then

First time drifting a car you never had any practice driving, a 3rd place finish is strong.

Always one of the third gen now I want one even more

This car is actually hella fast 😂 props to builder driver to head out there either zero xp

Well done Darrin

I've owned a thirdgen for like 7 years and being a teenager in it I can tell you you're right they don't drift that good lol they're kinda sketchy i could slide mine but it doesnt slide right it will go right around most times, they do hook like crazy I assume they're just better for drag racing/street racing

dude got a whole car ready for this event in the span of what? a month or so? damn.

yeah, fix it up, take it to a track and do some laps with it, i think it would perform pretty good for that to

5:56 Was that Nads' EG hatch back there?

I really appreciate your honesty, leave it in the comments. I don't give a shit it's logical and easy. Nice

Where did you get that plastic(?) dash insert?

Don’t beat yourself up kid. You beat Scotto and Vin and the car looks great and sounds great

This vs that elimination bracket for the gymkhana grid cars gotta happen

Yes happy Thanksgiving

Work on more lock. You will find the car doesn't want to grip and straighten as much if you can sit on more angle, plus it'll make this type of driving easier, look better and make more tyre smoke

Good effort I say! 👏🏻👏🏻

Cool build That thing wants to drag !

Shout out to the TERRA CREWWWWWW!!!

The only hate comment I have is my hate for SEMA and what it does to force builders into rushing builds

I think you great for your first time, i also would be nervous with the cameras and people watching.

So... Scotto built a bunch of brackets, and has another unfinished car. Who would of guessed this would happen 🤣🤷‍♂

It's Just like the build and battle car.

A hammer and a 2x4 itll buff right out no worries its character lol

Love the car. Need more angel. Use your hand brake to start your slide and then gas it.. everone has there own way. Just need to figure out what works for you.

Darren, you did good. Please stick with the skids, I guarantee you'll get better. Lastly you're trying to slid something with a steering box and little angle, don't be so hard on yourself

How do you get fresh air to the giant air filter, when the hood is shaped like this?

Sick. It's probably a much better track car, but amazing build.

Don't be so negative about your drifting skills. You built an entire car in three months....not everyone can do that. On top of that, you were there driving it right after you built it. You have skills you don't suck completely. Just need practice. Happy Thanksgiving.

What was the second car in the lineup at 19:52?

Bring it to a vegasdrift event and come drive with us bud Dec 3rd

Future side pipes?

Hell yeah 👏👏

That blair witch project filming almost hid that flat piece of steel your calling a crossmember.

Reminds me of the blue s14 from Tokyo drift

I think that -6 line killed your power, you generally need larger hose just for e85.

See, you should have let me drive it.

Gurgle goo

🤘🤘

Maaaaam, Fk the crowd. 99.9% of those ppl can't do what u can buddy, keep ur head up high, ur doing great🫶🫶

crazy build. cool. too much grip tho. you gotta kick loose the tires to fling the butt around and juggle it.

Bad ass

Sounds like you need skinnier tyres or way more tyre pressure there, hoss

Now thats a finger tight gap. 😂 ouch

I really thought he was going to say F it and hit the ramp

Dude said mid 5s 😂🤣.

HOONIGAN is better when non HOONIGAN guys build cars 😂😂