Rob Dahm FLAT OUT In A 1500bhp 1973 Chevrolet Caprice Donk | Top Gear American Tuned
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Big wheels, big motor, big horsepower.
In this instalment of American Tuned, Rob Dahm explores the head-spinning world of Donk racing, where 70's Chevys get paired with 26-inch street-rubber tyres and monstrous horsepower. Hot Rod, owner of Kut-Da-Check Racing gives Rob a tour around his shop, explaining the ins and outs of big wheel racing, before taking his personal Donk down to the drag strip to show how fast it really is...
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I live in Georgia and have participated in some racing throughout the state and will tell you these cars that these men are putting together are absolutely phenomenal and shows the engineering problem solving and dreams being accomplished in side street shops I love this and used to live for this thanks for this spotlight
I haven't watched a video on this channel in years, but this one caught my attention. Never in a million years did I ever think I'd see KutDaCheck Racing on Top Gear, WOW. #RIPprj
You already know!!!!!
Absolutely love Rob and this series and hope it continues and grows.
I love that with outlets like Top Gear and Hoonigan, they are bringing more positive attention to Donks, Boxes, and Bubbles.
Donk=71-76 Caprice or Impala
Box=77-90 Caprice or Impala
Bubble=91-96 Caprice or 94-96 Impala
I was gonna say I'm sure Donk is more specific than just the tyre
@@veedubgeezer he's 100% correct.
I wouldn't want one but I appreciate it. I think to be into cars is to appreciate all forms of the art.
Edit: Couldn't have got a better host than Mr. Dahm. I hope they do more with him in the future.
Donks are basically modern day gassers. Its amazing how fast they go. No clue how skinny tires like that on a HUGE car can go that quick. Major respect.
shock setup. custom valved double adjustable
Rob has to have those guys to his shop for some rotary shenanigans. Nothing is more fun than stepping outside of what you are used to and trying something radically different in the same enthusiast sphere. Going from V8 donks to rotary vettes would be a great reaction to watch.
I love the donks. It's cool to see so many different interpretations of the same car. Different styles. So cool. Love Hot Rodding
Hot rod was a great representative of donk racing. Another great but short episode. Glad to see top gear doing shows on things other than just exotics.
For me, these donks are way more exotic than what I think you're referring to as 'exotics' (the Italian supercars, etc) - I frequently see lambos, ferraris, mclarens, etc where I live in the UK but a donk.. never :D
But, like you, I'm glad TG is doing shows on things like this, hopefully there's more of this type of stuff
It's a beautiful thing when you get to see your own car rolling down the street. I love rolling shots.
*Provided it wasn't stolen or it had popped out of gear and then rolled down the street.
That's a constant for every one of these episodes. Every one of the owners have mentioned how cool it was to see their own car rolling, without them in it. Its something every car guy wants to experience, but most of us dont trust anyone to touch our cars.
DAHM is the reason I watch these episodes. Another fascinating and very well done episode introducing amazing stuff. Thanks Rob!
Loving the Rob Dahm street tuner series, Top Gear finally gets it.
I saw this evolution 1st hand growing up in FL. Box chevys were the big deal in the 90s before I ever heard the word Donk. I always loved the glasshouse impalas/caprice. I never would have imagined what we see now days. I do miss the cragars and Vouges style tho you don't see it much now the big wheels are in.
as Mannie Fresh once said: REAL BIG!
Great episode! I'm fascinated by these things. Rob handled himself well.
Yes! He was respectful & just himself. Authentically showcased a part of motorsport people don't even know exists. Hoonigan did a donk build & it felt patronizing & like they were capitalizing on a culture they thought was a joke. Great job Rob
@@kennethporter992 False. If you watched the Hoonigan series you would know that Donks are how Scotto's media empire started and Hert grew up around it. Scotto was an editor at Donk magazine and may even have created it. Why would you think it was a joke?? That's a hell-of-a lot of money for comedy... Custom one-off Rotiform wheels. A race spec'd supercharged big block? C'mon, bro. You gotta do some research before you make an disrespectful statement like that...
@@Winglessflight97 oh I watched it. Scotto is an original culture vulture. He been capitalizing off elements of black culture for decades. Me and you just see it differently. Was it built right? Yes. But the way the series was edited & his history is a complete turnoff for me & it didn't feel like they respected it to me
@@kennethporter992 I see what you're saying but what car culture uniquely belongs to its original starting point? I honestly don't see how you can be a culture vulture in the car world unless you actually unapologetically troll in order to make a true mockery of it. If Scotto covered the scene better than we black folks did, that's our own damn fault cuz we owned hip hop coverage at the same time. It's like being mad at black basketball and football legends for being better at a game white men created. I don't see the appropriation here TBH. But to each their own, I guess.
@@Winglessflight97 I respect your point of view. This area of car culture still primarily Black which is why it feels exploitative to me. His magazine did create an spotlight where there wasn't one before so I do have mixed feelings on it. There's a primarily Latino lowered and custom painted mini truck culture near me & I wouldn't feel right being a spokesman & capitalizing off of that. My main thing is compared to this video is that at many points in the hoonigan series it felt like a joke. I like the respect they gave it here
only negative is, video was too short at the car showcase part. we just say 2 runs and done. we didn't see alot of go pro camera angles during the race. didn't see it race another car.
i think this is "Donkmaster" if im not mistaken
here it is racing the hoonicorn ua-cam.com/video/D6V66Ol8axc/v-deo.html
edit: i was mistaken, thats a different 1500 hp single turbo donk lol
@@TheRealDieYoung not sure how or why my reply got deleted, but it explained who this was and a little bit of his teams history
Top gear has a donk on it damn good to see maybe they will get some respect for he work that goes into them
Ga, checking in… Thanks for putting the spotlight on KDC and Big wheel racing they been grinding for a long time. It’s overdue salute💪🏾.
I love how top gear is now very involved with American car culture I just wish the og 3 were involved with this 💔🙏
They're trying anything they can against the "og 3". The BBC refuses to admit that it's irrelevant in today's world of entertainment.
I refuse to watch even this video
Rob Dahm >>>> Any American Top Gear host
We had the 3 OG TG guys do a drag race episode, when they did the American west coast run with the Viper, Vanquish and LFA. where Clarkson got smoked by a 8.50 Drag truck and May got taken down by a EVO.. they spent more time dissing the American idea of customizing your car because it would always go "bang" according to May.
@@NXT_LVL It's just entertainment. I wouldn't put too much thought into it. Clarkson's also referred to roll cages as climbing frames in a dismissive way. It doesn't matter it was good entertainment.
My favourite car in the series so far... I didn't know I was a donk man 🤔
8th, good work hot rod. the details in the interior and the rim steering wheels is so good. good video topgear keep it up. I liked this video and I am not a customer fir these cars but I appreciate them and their beauty and the work that their owners do to take care of them and upgrade them
I love donks. They’re such a unique part of car culture, with a community that turns every car into a completely unique passion project. It’s such a collage of different cultures and histories, and it deserves its place in car culture. This is what it should be all about, not gatekeeping.
Love it!!!!!! About time these Brothas get some light for their engineering prowess!!! Salute!!!!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
has to be one of my favourite episodes so far. one of those things where even if you're not into it, you can't help but admire all of the quality work put into these rides.
One of the best series from Top Gear. Would love to see a series like this done in Europe covering different types of car styles and cultures. Definitely needs a presenter like Rob, someone who can appreciate and respect all sorts of styles and tastes, as most of the time Top Gear has covered modified car culture in the past it has been somewhat narrow minded and almost disrespectful.
Kut Da Check Racing...Let's Go Hot Rod 👍🏽👏🏽💪🏽...RIP PR Johnny 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
need more Rob! he really makes this series what it is
I admit, I'm not a fan of putting monstrously large wheels on cars like this (I prefer road racing over drag racing, so 20" would probably be my limit), but I'm impressed they're able to be driven that fast. Well done, and your Caprice looks fantastic!
Those wheels are freaking huge 😂🔥
Yup.. it’s nothin like em.. very unique and shows that enthusiasts on all car platforms can enjoy a lil of everything. Glad u guys got to experience this 💪🏼🏁
Thanks for bringing it to the main stage. Big wheel racing is awesome. I go to plenty races down here in the south.
Always look forward to seeing rob drive so many different style cars and wow people can make donks go really fast
Love y'all are shedding light on these!
I remember seeing robs video from back in the day, nice to see he's come this far.
These things are dope!! The wheels and paint give them a fresher look but still kept all the style and class.
Pure excitement on his face nice video
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 Showing Rob the Donk lifestyle.
We caught hell for YEARS driving and racing these cars, glad to see people finally realizing that it's just another area of the car community and shinning some light on them.
This series should really make best on youtube robs a treasure
That's awesome! What a brilliant little niche in the racing world.
Awesome video 💪💪
The only thing downside imo is that these cars are gonna become more rare original and unmolested. I want a donk, bubble and box as a set but original would be great too. With how rare the aero coupes are, it's hard to see them gutted on stilts. Mad respect on all the time and money 8nvested in the beautiful machines
I hope that the next step in the evolution of donk is going to be autocross.
The Box Chevy with a Proline motor and FuelTech stole my heart
I miss seeing badass donks when I lived in Tampa and Charleston South Carolina! But they weren’t going as fast as they are now 😂
Top Gear hit a goal hiring Rob to do these series, he has the right personality for the job.
KDC Racing 🏁 Hot Rod 🔥
that is so cool...a new car culture
Brother gave him the power and the wisdom but he didn't use it to it's full potential!
JUST KEEP MAKING AMERICAN TUNED VIDS BRUH SHIT IS COOL
Great feature. Glad y'all did the showcase on a unique side of racing
You guys better keep this up, ut's fascinating
It’s hilarious seeing a box Chevy on 26s getting up on the chip and bumping in
Donk culture came a long way, from cheap chrome rims and lift kits, being laughed at and made fun of, to being the most cleanest powerful cars in the culture and being on top gear and powernation, I love my people
I haven't watched top gear since season 21
1st time I saw a Donk was in Florida.. It blew me away. My bro is like, yeah our potholes are huge. lmao
I love seeing cars being cars
Aye!!! Donks getting some love on TopGear🫶
Or he best actor in the world! Or this just genuen emotions with pure love and apriciation of real car lover!
2500 horsepower 😳 WOW
great episode those things are awesome
KDC reppin as usual🏁🏁🏁, ol boy gonna be hooked now he done got a taste.
Fascinating.
Almost everyone in this series said it was the first that they got to see their car run, lol this series was amazing
omg i dont think i can grasp that robb is here : D im so amazed, so happy : D dude the best!.
LOL. My first car (back in the late summer of 1980) was an approx. #3 condition '73 Impala Custom Coupe (ie: concave rear window) with just over 70,000 miles on the clock. I worked and saved up all summer for it and paid $1000 cash.
Car was bone stock, with the 175 hp (net) 350 small block with Rochester 4-barrel carb. It topped out at a little north of 100 mph, but to get there you'd need Nebraska. The only way it could have possibly accelerated in the same ballpark as this donk would have been to drop it off a cliff.
How do you find the time Rob? Love your drive!
Great video Rob awesome cars
That’s looks like Kut tha Check box Chevy fast fast.
Nice to see fueltechs bein used in the right way!!!
Respect! Loved this episode!
They have that suspension tuning *dialed*
Loving these!!
Yesss!!!! I love it!!!!
Hot Rod done did it for the A!!!!!!! Big Ups KDC
I love big wheel racing
another hit with Rob Dahm at the wheel
It's great to see the BBC continuing to make money around the world like this. Now they can reduce our subscription!!
Not sure about the donk things though. Each to their own
nice one! i enjoy the donk swervin videos on youtube lol for some reason it's my destiny. + race capabilities now xD
Engine mad one
Small wheels roll up to speed faster but big wheels roll faster
fascinating. i learned a lot. i thought it was any year big body on 26s.
Rob Dahm on TopGear ====> I subscribed🙏
😌
Wait a min...did this guy beat Donkmaster??? His Z06 was insane
Yep, look up kdc vs donkmaster
@@sakidonance2642 Whoa Donkmaster had tha whole fleet runnin too...Sheesh
That's what car regs should be for racing.
Would 100% rock a Box!
Nothing like a Landyaht going 101 m.p.h. in 7 seconds!
I don't understand what's so unbelievable about it?...Other than the big wheels, It's all about the tuning
I love the south 0 F given
They don’t make sense to me but I wanna drive one
First time seeing these things and they look totally my bag, boat missiles.
It’s truly horrible, I love it
yeah these whips is epic...#USA
i love donks more than most but i would never pull up to a drag strip on low pros....but im not rich like everybody else.....
Ill watch your channel if Rob is the host.
Dunk Master anyone? Otherwise Awesome!!
Is the whp reduced due to the wheel size ?
They gave us 1/8 numbers, wonder what it does in the 1/4 mile?
and those are sandbagged 1/8th numbers. cant show it all if youre racing for money
this cars looks are from midnight club bro