CPTV FEATURE: 2020 WORLD POWER WHEELSTANDING CHAMPIONSHIPS

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  • Опубліковано 12 жов 2020
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    If you are looking for just the raw footage of cars pulling wheelies, then this isn't the video for you. However, if you are looking for a video that tells the stories of arguably the wildest event, the 2020 World Power Wheelstanding Championships, then this is the video you won't want to miss.
    Byron Dragway's 26th annual World Power Wheelstanding Championship was chock full of excitement. There was some genuinely driving talent on display, and there were also some mishaps.
    This video, using footage shot by video great Les Mayhew, is lengthy but leaves you feeling you were there.
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  • @shadowthagreat
    @shadowthagreat 3 роки тому +20

    “He’s not a freak on a leash, he’s a freak unleashed” 😂😂😂 that announcer was hilarious😂 I love korn!

    • @Tsalinger
      @Tsalinger 3 роки тому +2

      Who is going to create the first Murder Hornet?

    • @Freekniggers
      @Freekniggers 3 роки тому +3

      I cringed at the gayness of his jokes.

    • @shadowthagreat
      @shadowthagreat 3 роки тому +1

      @@Freekniggers I loved it😂

    • @falconater68
      @falconater68 3 роки тому +7

      @@Freekniggers The word cringe has become gay itself.

  • @jeffhyde7934
    @jeffhyde7934 3 роки тому +10

    I lived in DeKalb, and raced on dirt at Sycamore Speedway, but EVERY October, we would go to the wheelstand competition!!! I miss it now that I'm in Florida, but grateful that it's on UA-cam!

  • @desertlizard4723
    @desertlizard4723 3 роки тому +35

    Dude! That car did a board slide on the barrier and drove away!!

    • @Si74l0rd
      @Si74l0rd 3 роки тому +2

      Definitely one of the craziest flukes I've ever seen, and the crowd loved the boardslide! I think they went more wild for that error than for any of the wheelies that didn't end in disaster lol.
      I bet when he watches it back he'll appreciate how close he came to a really nasty end. Amazing bit of driving though ;D

  • @krazicanuck9045
    @krazicanuck9045 3 роки тому +22

    “He’s not a Freak on a Leash. He’s a Freak unleashed”.
    Nice

  • @DanITGuy
    @DanITGuy 3 роки тому +3

    HELL YES!! BYRON DRAGWAY IN BYRON ILLINOIS! The Home Track of the WORLD POWER WHEELSTANDING CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! I Moved to Arizona and its the ONE THING I TRUELY MISS!! Ron Leek had no idea it would become what it has become! I was at the first of them and went every year until I moved to Arizona in 2008... Thank You for putting this on UA-cam!!! SO AWESOME!
    #BYRONDRAGWAY #PLAYGROUNDOFPOWER

    • @josephjakubec3171
      @josephjakubec3171 3 роки тому

      Yep, the only thing that I miss leaving Chicago to Arizona too.

  • @CaptainScarlet1961
    @CaptainScarlet1961 3 роки тому +8

    Any old timers here that remember the stars & stripes corvette wheelie car from the late 60's - early 70's with the perspex floor & twin brake pedals so he could drive it in a straight line.
    I'm 59 & remember seeing it featured in a load of "Hot Rod" magazines I inherited, the same place I learned all about the Snake & the Mongoose...good times:-)

  • @SonyFoLife
    @SonyFoLife 3 роки тому +42

    "was it worth it?"
    "No! Look at my car!" 😂🤣😂🤣

    • @zedsez
      @zedsez 3 роки тому +3

      It could cost twice what he won to fix it. lol

    • @du4-fpv777
      @du4-fpv777 3 роки тому

      @@zedsez Then you dont know cars.... that was the softest roll over ive evcr seen. the jersey barrier he slid into did the most damage. i could fix it all for 2 grand and thats with a grand leeway

  • @muhammadabdullaahrahmaan9825
    @muhammadabdullaahrahmaan9825 3 роки тому +11

    “EXCUSE ME’ WHILE AH KISS DA SKY🔥🔥🔥🏁

  • @greghardy7239
    @greghardy7239 3 роки тому +2

    The announcer sounds like he's from the early 60's. Lolololol

  • @donaldbowen1889
    @donaldbowen1889 3 роки тому +3

    Is that paul harvey as the announcer 🤣

  • @quickdeuce
    @quickdeuce 3 роки тому +5

    Brian Ambrosini's little Gremlin,, what more can be said,, that little hotrod is a CROWD PLEASER! If memory serves correctly that little hotrod has done a full gainer and unlike this body roll it's been on it's top before. GOD bless him and we're happy he's OK. He'll be back!!

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 3 роки тому

      Yea I remember someone putting it on the roof , I can't remember if it was him or a chevette.
      Maybe both.
      I do remember the back hatch was wasted.

  • @kyledert2049
    @kyledert2049 3 роки тому +7

    Best wheelie ever is the video called never give up drag race

  • @blackisback74
    @blackisback74 3 роки тому +4

    That Chinto driver was amazing

  • @brandoku7003
    @brandoku7003 3 роки тому +4

    "When he gets it up, he'll get it down and get it up for a second maybe even a third time"

  • @marcophilhom6844
    @marcophilhom6844 3 роки тому +5

    He said NO! look at my car. LOL

  • @quickdeuce
    @quickdeuce 3 роки тому +4

    Sweet William from Michigan,, his last run was tha HAELL YEAH BRUTHA pass - and - GOD BLESS AMERICA!

  • @paulmartin8212
    @paulmartin8212 3 роки тому +11

    Great video. It's all about putting on a good show for the fans. Making the fans feel like they got their money's worth for the price of their ticket. I live in ohio and will have to put this event on my calendar for next year.

  • @chrismartin6544
    @chrismartin6544 3 роки тому +1

    This is the best bar none

  • @richardbarthelme6323
    @richardbarthelme6323 3 роки тому +15

    ...can I just say the track response team need a little physical conditioning so they can get to the drivers without being out of breath.

    • @baby-sharkgto4902
      @baby-sharkgto4902 3 роки тому +2

      You know what? Most of these safety personnel who help make these events happen are volunteers who sacrifice their time and put themselves in harm's way just so a lot of people can have fun and be happy for a day. I know you look like David Hasselhoff but not everyone does.

  • @andrewbeltramini5642
    @andrewbeltramini5642 3 роки тому +3

    Lol love having byron be my local drag strip

  • @tontobb8956
    @tontobb8956 3 роки тому +5

    He’s guaranteed to get it up
    Ladies. Can you here him calling

  • @gusgiesel
    @gusgiesel 3 роки тому +2

    Go Go Gremlin! I had a 1972 model, great car.

  • @pR1mal.
    @pR1mal. 3 роки тому +4

    /Ladies and Gentlemen, Elvis has left the building.... Epic ride, Brian.

  • @PunkIAm
    @PunkIAm 3 роки тому +6

    Oh hell yeah i was there, this year was pretty decent, you really got to stand over by the 300-400ft mark if you want the action lol

  • @averagecarguy420
    @averagecarguy420 2 роки тому +1

    “Was it worth it?”
    No. Look at my car.
    😂😂😂😭😭😭😭

  • @jeffbecker8716
    @jeffbecker8716 3 роки тому +3

    I just came here for the Gremmie. '74 Gremmie X - my first car. Rotted out and was glad to get rid of it in college, but now miss it.

  • @shaneagetro
    @shaneagetro 3 роки тому +2

    get air 4 times and lives to tell the story. holly cow!

  • @mackadresse6095
    @mackadresse6095 3 роки тому +2

    Great Performer! what a Show, thank you for making us dream.

  • @63stratoman
    @63stratoman 3 роки тому +15

    Nice patriotic gesture with that Camaro but need to remove the flag before it runs so it doesn’t hit the ground!😂

  • @hankschrader149
    @hankschrader149 3 роки тому +4

    That Gremlin is making some serious hp!

  • @brianmeattey4151
    @brianmeattey4151 3 роки тому +5

    The Shinto is incredible I've seen it a few times on you tube but hell yea it's incredible

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 3 роки тому

      CHINTO
      CHevy engine, ford pINTO

  • @tremainej8171
    @tremainej8171 3 роки тому +6

    I was like this isnt 2020.... then I see someone in a facemask walk by 😷.. definitely 2020

  • @oscarwalton1188
    @oscarwalton1188 3 роки тому +22

    Good news he won ten grand bad news he spend twelve grand fixing it lol welcome to racing

    • @Beer-can_full_of_toes
      @Beer-can_full_of_toes 3 роки тому

      That’s the life man. You gotta really love it to live it.

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 3 роки тому +1

      Yep. There are very few people who make a living Drag Racing. 95% do it as a labor of love for the sport.

  • @TimZ007
    @TimZ007 3 роки тому +72

    26:00 MFer drove over the wall and kept going. First I have seen that someone did a broadside Tony Hawk grind down the side of the dragstrip and kept going.

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 3 роки тому +4

      The guy never ever lifted !!!
      Didn't you see the trailer behind the car with his huge balls in it 😂
      Woah jus woah

    • @JimHerbertOutdoors
      @JimHerbertOutdoors 3 роки тому +1

      "Broadside"? 😄

    • @nickloan6245
      @nickloan6245 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrTheHillfolk I believe his throttle linkage was damaged when he 1st hit the wall!!! He did a great job cutting the ignition. When I was driving my friend's car, I had a stuck throttle, I turned the key off and it seemed to take Forever for that small block to stop. One muffler blew up, may have saved it.

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 3 роки тому +4

      @@nickloan6245 How would a muffler blowing up save anything? 🤔 Just curious..

    • @Johnny-df4di
      @Johnny-df4di 3 роки тому +3

      No wax on the wall rode it out no sh!t

  • @Si74l0rd
    @Si74l0rd 3 роки тому +5

    That Gremlin has a proper nice roll cage fitted. No surprise the dude got out no problems after flipping it. Amazing run though before it went sideways.

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 роки тому

      Every car here would have to have a full cage, or they wouldnt pass tech.

  • @thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808
    @thesquirrelchroniclesakare7808 3 роки тому +8

    Hahaha... When he gets it up... He gets it up !

  • @wowguy3562
    @wowguy3562 3 роки тому +20

    I don't remember my grandma and grandpas Pinto doing anything like that

    • @chadfolmar5900
      @chadfolmar5900 3 роки тому +2

      The button was under the dash.They most have not been informed

    • @janetholley1004
      @janetholley1004 3 роки тому +1

      We just cut the roof off to see the sky not through the windshield😁back then...

    • @janetholley1004
      @janetholley1004 3 роки тому +2

      @@chadfolmar5900 I'm glad my husband didn't find it, he would have pushed it just to see the look on my face🤣

  • @gunners4129
    @gunners4129 3 роки тому +3

    Wayne's world, waynes world.. Party hard, Excellent!

  • @johndodd8160
    @johndodd8160 3 роки тому +5

    Chris still trying to get the stain out of that seat 😂😂😂😂

  • @vikingrobot4179
    @vikingrobot4179 3 роки тому +1

    Some beautiful cars they destroy.
    Probably the main reason I don’t drag race my barracuda.
    Just can’t afford to destroy it.

  • @samuelmcgill-rl3lb
    @samuelmcgill-rl3lb 3 роки тому +5

    That is why i got rid of my gremlin .i couldnt get it to go down the track straight on 4 wheels .too much work.

  • @MrBlackbutang
    @MrBlackbutang 2 роки тому

    Absolutely Feckin Awesome ! Can’t wait for next time

  • @ColoradoAdventureClub
    @ColoradoAdventureClub 2 роки тому

    "Was it worth it?"
    "NO! Look at my car.."
    hhahaaha Priceless

  • @MrMattrix2
    @MrMattrix2 3 роки тому +3

    I wish I could have gone and I love that my grandpa car was the on the promotional flyer for this event that vega is so cool

  • @curtiscamaro5926
    @curtiscamaro5926 3 роки тому +17

    Well , I Quess the Chento, is a little Bent O Now . The Poor little, Pinto.

    • @pR1mal.
      @pR1mal. 3 роки тому +1

      Quite the showman.

  • @landscapingspecialist
    @landscapingspecialist 3 роки тому +2

    Hell yeah! Effing love horsepower weather 🤘🏻

  • @FrankKunkel
    @FrankKunkel 3 роки тому +3

    Good work Les Mayhew.

  • @JesusisJesus
    @JesusisJesus 2 роки тому +3

    This is hilarious.
    I wonder if @Cleetus McFarland will get Into this next ? He’s done everything else.

  • @funkworthrollin4959
    @funkworthrollin4959 3 роки тому +1

    To quote an American Great.
    "Hell Yea!!! Brother!!!

  • @jimfagadore231
    @jimfagadore231 2 роки тому +2

    Love that Gremlin.

  • @muhammadabdullaahrahmaan9825
    @muhammadabdullaahrahmaan9825 3 роки тому +3

    AWESOME FOOTAGE 🔥🔥🔥🏁

  • @arcangel5257
    @arcangel5257 9 місяців тому

    that one guy just did a rail grind and saved it like nothing on the other side 😂

  • @houstonbelcher1095
    @houstonbelcher1095 3 роки тому +1

    They need to bring back the hemi under glass and he will win it all

  • @BobMarley-dk9hn
    @BobMarley-dk9hn 3 роки тому +3

    Wow great footage! Subbed for sure dude

  • @rmenard1986
    @rmenard1986 3 роки тому +5

    That CHINTO though!

  • @baby-sharkgto4902
    @baby-sharkgto4902 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome video

  • @COYOTE_N8
    @COYOTE_N8 3 роки тому +4

    That gasser sounds like it has rod knock, lol on the last pass

    • @thezoms9961
      @thezoms9961 3 роки тому +1

      Tume stamp on that?

    • @stevejones6647
      @stevejones6647 3 роки тому +2

      The whole car looks like a pile of junk glued together with a stick welder

  • @treesparks1467
    @treesparks1467 3 роки тому +3

    Credit to the most energetic announcer. What a great sounding guy

  • @c0c0asauce
    @c0c0asauce 3 роки тому +3

    You would only need one extra mirror on the driver door to see forward. I don't think that would be cheating. Surely someone has already thought of that though.
    That tap on the wall did more damage than the roll over and it's in the worst place too.
    Good show.

  • @jamesrankin9833
    @jamesrankin9833 3 роки тому +3

    Good stuff!

  • @landscapingspecialist
    @landscapingspecialist 3 роки тому +1

    The SICKEST 🤘🏻😈🤘🏻

  • @vgnope
    @vgnope 3 роки тому +1

    Hahaha.
    Was it worth it...
    NO, look at my car!

  • @deanfuller1702
    @deanfuller1702 3 роки тому +1

    Big balls of 🔥 COULDN'T not root for the killer bee.

  • @bobpaulino4714
    @bobpaulino4714 Рік тому

    Love the older builds.

  • @tonyflores5198
    @tonyflores5198 3 роки тому

    BEST WHEELSTANDERS EVER, MEXICAN JUMPING BEAN AND PURE INSANITY, FROM HOBBS, NEW MEXICO, BACK IN THE 80'S!!!!

  • @davelowets
    @davelowets 3 роки тому +1

    Korn... 👍 One of my favorite bands.

  • @fireantsarestrange
    @fireantsarestrange 3 роки тому +1

    It's not a race.. its a wheelie contest. lol

  • @muhammadabdullaahrahmaan9825
    @muhammadabdullaahrahmaan9825 3 роки тому +2

    STRAIGHT BANANAS 🔥🔥🔥🏁

  • @johndodd8160
    @johndodd8160 3 роки тому +2

    Great content 👍👍

  • @rdk_metalmelter1250
    @rdk_metalmelter1250 3 роки тому +3

    Couldn't they find any other announcer?

  • @marvelouslighting3181
    @marvelouslighting3181 3 роки тому +2

    I love Korn, But it gets stuck in my Chinto, and Sweet William needed to put his Stick shift chevy up launching Larry Gremlin hole.

  • @von...
    @von... 3 роки тому +3

    holy shit this was at Byron, IL and I missed it? fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 роки тому

      Been goin on at Byron for decades...

    • @von...
      @von... 2 роки тому

      @@davelowets well this dumb ass just found out 10 months ago haha
      I will definitely be making the drive for the next one. Speaking of which, when are they generally held?

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 роки тому +1

      @@von... Close to fall usually.

  • @WhippJunior
    @WhippJunior 3 роки тому +5

    Good Stuff!

  • @seethekarma
    @seethekarma 3 роки тому +3

    Great content! Very well put together! New subscriber :).

  • @karlmcnealjr
    @karlmcnealjr 3 роки тому +4

    Do you put a piece of plexiglass in the floor so you can see where you're going? Need rear steering like the monster trucks.

  • @quickdeuce
    @quickdeuce 3 роки тому +4

    I liked Tim Schandlin's lil Luv,, he got HIGH, REAL HIGH but gained too much speed too soon. Mom Nature's gravity won that battle. He'll find a way to slow it down and hold that front end up,, watch and see. Greg Broscious High 'N Wild wheel stand'n Nova has been on just about every magazine cover and is seen in You?Tube intros many, many times. His last lift was pretty good but his timing was off this show. he'll be back!

  • @michaelleftwich8186
    @michaelleftwich8186 Місяць тому

    They should look into setting those wheelie cars( and trucks) like those modified pulling tractors with the hand operated throttle and individual brakes with right and left brake pedals. And then have a window in the floor so they can see where they are going.

  • @pmmartinpmjm
    @pmmartinpmjm 3 роки тому +2

    No Jason Schubert? Darn. I was hopin to see that flying cutlass.

    • @54raceman
      @54raceman 3 роки тому +1

      Same i was hoping he had it back together and was there

  • @jimtoohey7242
    @jimtoohey7242 3 роки тому +1

    Had a 77 gremlin x orange too

  • @PeerlessYT
    @PeerlessYT 3 роки тому +7

    Badass!

  • @JayJay-_
    @JayJay-_ 3 роки тому +1

    A bit too much to control?? The brakes don't work when you're on your roof

  • @jadz684z
    @jadz684z 3 роки тому +9

    Is that herbies cousin or something I can't believe he grinded the wall like that

  • @ryanwalker388
    @ryanwalker388 3 роки тому +5

    I think a compilation video would of been nicer to watch.

  • @dianawise1423
    @dianawise1423 Рік тому

    Love it omg

  • @mikeymike758
    @mikeymike758 3 роки тому +1

    Do these cars have a window cut into the floor? Lol.... :-) How the hell do they see?

  • @DaLizMs
    @DaLizMs 3 роки тому +4

    Doesn't suprise me a member of KORN does this.

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 3 роки тому

      Is he an actual member, or just a friend of the band's?

  • @mrnobody8540
    @mrnobody8540 3 роки тому +1

    The Wall Banger😘

  • @ShiroiYuki.
    @ShiroiYuki. 3 роки тому +2

    was it worth it?
    no, look at my car.

  • @davids5080
    @davids5080 3 роки тому +14

    26:11 still not lifting haha talk about full send damn!

  • @jeffnpatricia
    @jeffnpatricia 3 роки тому +2

    Give that man his pilots license

  • @jasonvandervalk3679
    @jasonvandervalk3679 3 роки тому +2

    I love the name shinto👍

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 роки тому

      It's Chinto. CHevy engine, ford pINTO.

  • @hughjass4995
    @hughjass4995 3 роки тому +1

    Way to many ads..holy cow UA-cam..good grief

    • @dannygroom3327
      @dannygroom3327 3 роки тому

      I don't think I got one ad the entire show!

  • @stevesolo16
    @stevesolo16 2 роки тому

    It looks like "Jeff Wild" showed up as "Jeff Mild," this year! Lucky for Jeff application for GED classes are reopening soon. All you have to do is prove you didn't storm the capital with Jeff.

  • @Rayyshawn
    @Rayyshawn 3 роки тому

    Car hits wall
    Driver:f*ck it I wanna die

  • @KINGSPL
    @KINGSPL 3 роки тому +1

    Was it worth it? NO LOOK AT MY CAR!! 😭😡 Lol I feel his pain he almost cried

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 роки тому

      Half the fun is rebuilding the car better for next year.

  • @ifraneman07
    @ifraneman07 2 роки тому

    I watched the Backup pickup and the Hemi Under `glass , circa 1965 , now that was wheelstanding , this is just kids stuff

  • @bigdog1476
    @bigdog1476 3 роки тому +2

    Holy shit, he jumped the wall

  • @BryanEddy09
    @BryanEddy09 3 роки тому +4

    Dang I tear up watching these showdogs tearing it up for us .
    Hope that Gremlin gets fixed up .

  • @davelowets
    @davelowets 2 роки тому

    26:00 I wonder if this first pass, with the bumper gone, let the car get up just that little bit higher and stay there? 🤷🏻
    Over the wall... 😳 What a WILD ride. Bad-ass.. 🤘

  • @mikeyetman6010
    @mikeyetman6010 3 роки тому

    I know I’m not the only one that keeps getting a laugh out of the announcer when he keeps saying this is what you came for this is what you came for.. let’s she if he can get it up ohh yeah he got it up. Sounds like a low budget erectile disfunction commercial😂😂😂😂😂