Iowa was an interesting experience to say the least. Seeing what happens when the track gets that wet and all the effort that goes into making the events happen was very cool and a lot of fun.
Ed, that trip sounded like a ton of fun and a great experience. did you fly or drive to Iowa? I imagine if you had the time to drive it was an epic road trip. Thank you for the fantastic content. Sincerely, Jeff from Pennsylvania.
I am from Eastern Iowa. Can confirm that if a big event is going on, not a lot of Iowa residents will be there unless it's the state fair or Mississippi Valley Fair.
hah I've been waiting for this video - I was watching the race live and when they announced the rider as "Ed Bolian founder of VINwiki" I started laughing knowing that a video of that night would pop up soon to see the behind the scenes. Thanks for the video Ed!
As a HUGE indycar fan, this was like my two worlds colliding. Hope you enjoyed your experience ed! There is no racing series in the world that provides more access to fans than indycar
Ed it was awesome to meet you on the grid right before the race!! Glad you enjoyed it! The one weird thing about Iowa is that when we race there, there are no infield seats, so everyone sits on the outside. Every other race we go to, thousands of people are in the paddock each weekend. I’m suprised you noticed that!
Glad you git to experience the behind scenes stuff at a race Ed. Sometime try going to a road race like Road America, Mid-Ohio And feel the relaxed chill . As a spectator there are no fixed seats you can sit anywhere, watch anywhere on the track. At R. America you ticket includes parking and free access to the paddock where all the teams are, watch the cars get set up, have the drivers, team owners and celebs just walking around, talk to crew members and the food is the best in racing. It’s a 400 acre wooded park with a 4 mile racetrack winding thru it. Great video Mark
Ed, Arie Luyendyk Jr. is much more than "The Bachelor". He is an accomplished race car and off-road truck driver, a heck of a nice guy and the son of 2-time Indianapolis 500 Winner and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame inductee Arie Luyendyk, aka "The Flying Dutchman". My son and I had the pleasure of sitting next to Arie Luyendyck Jr. and his teammates at Texas Motor Speedway during a TORC race and he could not have been more cordial with us, even posing with us for selfies. In a world where kids of famous people turn out to be real losers, Arie Jr. deserves RESPECT for how he handles himself and what he has accomplished. It can't be easy following in the footsteps of a father like his, but he is doing a wonderful job be his own man! Enjoyed this video, just like most Ed videos!
I'm going to have a behind the scenes experience at an Indy Car event at Pocono next weekend. Looking forward to it! (It's with one of the current Honda teams, too!)
I grew up in Iowa and went to college in Iowa (Iowa State), I love how the state always seems like a small town no matter where you are. I wish I would have been back home and could have gone over to meet you. Love the videos.
Ed, you always tie in sponsorship with great stories about them. Love this channel. Keep up the awesome work. Hopefully one day I will get the status and car to tell a great story about one of my many cars I have been through (quite a few dodge minivan stories I have).
Recently, I shrewdly negotiated a private deal on a range rover. I started watching this channel maybe 18 months ago, which built my enthusiasm for cars and ultimately inspired me to hunt down the vehicle I actually wanted to purchase, in the condition i wanted and at a price that made sense.
I think you may also consider that there's a fourth purpose to motorsports: technology development. Thanks for all the entertainment Ed, you've got some of the best car content on UA-cam
Ed was in my neck of the woods! Way cool! I was disappointed that I didn't get to go to this race. One of just a few races that happen at the Iowa speedway.
People should probably thumbs up this. If only so vinwiki can show it's value to Honda/other manufacturers and get more experiences.Ed did a good job of advocating for the sponsor while staying within the actual point of a vinwiki video. Honda does do a lot to support racing so it's not as if they don't deserve a little good press or vinwiki good sponsorship/manufacturer relationships. Not good for every video but the occasional well done advert seems fine.
The Honda Engine plant was outside the village I use to live in,I was their Orkin Man in Ohio 12500 Meranda Rd. Anna Ohio,I got a 6 mile walk there,it’s a Very Secure place,especially in What I called the Race Car side that you had to have special security clearance. Another Great Story & Experience Eddie🤓👍
Hello Ed, I need your help with something. Being so very well spoken as you are, I think if you lead others will follow or at least finally listen?! Motor - Anything that provides motive force. Engine - Internal combustion "only" to provide a motive force. The world has this all mixed up and it half drives me nuts, so it's time to 'fix' the next generation, since this one will do nothing but argue!
External combustion engines were always called engines as well though so it’s not perfectly cut and dried. Old steam locomotives were considered external combustion once the internal combustion engines came on the scene.
@@kevintucker3354 That's a good point, I should have said combustion only. Typically, motors are electrical and engines are all about fire and combustion. The world seems to have this all backwards for some reason. No you did not just rebuild your internal cumbustion motor, just as you did not replace your starter engine last week. People have learned a bad habit in this regard, just like concrete and cement, two totally different things but most folks get all backwards.
Raul Martínez correct, he got it all wrong.... the entire city shuts down for the race 😂 and the seats looked empty because everyone knew it was gonna pour but when the race started at 11pm it filled up
I love Honda. My dad raced Honda CR 250 motorcycles from before I was born. Both of my parent's swear that I was infatuated with his motorcycle and that my first word was Honda then variations of Honda, my mom's name is Brenda. I didn't call her mom I called her Bonda.
Honda is one of the few manufacturers that couldn't give a crap about their old cars. like no longer selling rod bearings, balljoints, ignition coils for the original NSX. they have no problem using it in advertising, but look at you like you have two heads if you try to keep a 25 year old Honda. some manufacturers have dedicated programs to keep vintage cars alive. Porsche has an entire department just for the 959. and don't get me started on their involvement with the import drag-racing community in the late 90s into the 2000s. Having worked as a Honda technician for over 10 years, i do appreciate their quality control. when they fail, they all fail the same. but their lack of support for old cars is why i had 3 BMWs when working at Honda
i remember watching an iracing livestream and chat was talking about this race and the delays. then someone was like "i saw vinwiki ed in a two seat indy car!"
The saying goes, the more haters you have, the better you are doing. I've been driving a 93 accord for the last 16 years. And I'd still choose it over mostly anything else made by a different car company. Especially the American companies that needed to be bailed out by the government. But I digress
I was a fan of Champ Cars or CART growing up, the IRL split from them in 1996, only for both to re-merge in 2008. Neither were the original sanctioning body of the Indianapolis 500, and it counted as a points race for Formula 1 in the 50s. Legends like Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, Al Unser jr. made their names here. Even Nigel Mansell and Jacques Villeneuve won championships in the 90s. CART engines were NOT as heavily regulated, and R&D could progress throughout the season. Which was bad news for poorer organizations. 1999 was the most dangerous (and exciting) season, as the cars got _too_ _fast_ and caused deaths & injuries, two races on the schedule had an *average* *speed* (!!!!) of over 230MPH, and drivers were struggling with the G-forces at some tracks. It remains the high water mark of American open-wheel racing in my eyes.
I work for a prominent name on Indy, a job I got over beers with a neighbor with zero experience outside the Army and old Dallara cars can be bought for 15/20k and drop an LS. Into it and here in Indiana, can be made street legal. Also, check out the new hybrid Indy hybrid engines that will produce 900 HP.
Great video ed! I respect Honda for what they do at the Indy but I disagree that the win race Sunday, sell on Monday is applied. Cause except civic type r they got nothing but trim packages even for Acura, which used to be more sporty now become like Lexus. Does Honda make decent vehicles, yes . Is it the racing commitment reflected in the product ? Not at all.
I’m gonna guess you’ve never driven a civic If that is your car in the pic then please go test drive a base model civic if you can afford it you will probably delete this comment handles miles better than anything I’ve ever driven
I honestly watched till the very end to see if this video was sponsored by Honda but then realised that would have been overkill. I can only assume that the track owner is paid a nice sum by the sanctioning body. They are not getting rich on ticket sales.
Ed!!! Dont u start doing that Home Alone face all the other you tubers do on thumbnails....ur better than that! Lol. Although...u did have a pretty darn good reason to be in awe....wow!!
Iowa was an interesting experience to say the least. Seeing what happens when the track gets that wet and all the effort that goes into making the events happen was very cool and a lot of fun.
Some of the best car story’s I’ve ever heard thanks 😁
Ed, that trip sounded like a ton of fun and a great experience. did you fly or drive to Iowa? I imagine if you had the time to drive it was an epic road trip. Thank you for the fantastic content. Sincerely, Jeff from Pennsylvania.
GREAT STORY BRO😁😁
I am from Eastern Iowa. Can confirm that if a big event is going on, not a lot of Iowa residents will be there unless it's the state fair or Mississippi Valley Fair.
@@giantmotoguy648 what's wrong with the state fair?
"iM nOt An InFlUnCeR" says the man who holds the cannonball run record
Grant Leben *ᑌᔕEᗪ TO
hah I've been waiting for this video - I was watching the race live and when they announced the rider as "Ed Bolian founder of VINwiki" I started laughing knowing that a video of that night would pop up soon to see the behind the scenes. Thanks for the video Ed!
steve slater lmao same
AWESOME! Love your perspective on this! Ed=Car Community Influencer.
Wow! What an amazing look behind the scenes. Thanks for bringing us such a cool and unique opportunity to see it!💪
yes... part of the system now!
Didn't realize Ed walked with so much swagger! lol
The Dude it's his custom built knees yo
when you walk with more big dick energy than the guy who drives f1 for breakfast and dates 30 women a night for dinner
Yeah I agree, his walk is most likely from having 2 knee transplants. Literally. Not titanium but real knees from someone else.
Steve Gough, my boyfriend, has an amazing career and his life stories are just fun to listen to. I'm glad you got to mert him and do this
As a HUGE indycar fan, this was like my two worlds colliding. Hope you enjoyed your experience ed! There is no racing series in the world that provides more access to fans than indycar
Looks like a really fun time Ed!
What a cool opportunity, thanks for sharing Ed!
Ed it was awesome to meet you on the grid right before the race!! Glad you enjoyed it! The one weird thing about Iowa is that when we race there, there are no infield seats, so everyone sits on the outside. Every other race we go to, thousands of people are in the paddock each weekend. I’m suprised you noticed that!
I’ve been waiting for this video since I saw you on the tv broadcast.
Glad you git to experience the behind scenes stuff at a race Ed. Sometime try going to a road race like Road America, Mid-Ohio
And feel the relaxed chill . As a spectator there are no fixed seats you can sit anywhere, watch anywhere on the track.
At R. America you ticket includes parking and free access to the paddock where all the teams are, watch the cars get set up, have the drivers, team owners and celebs just walking around, talk to crew members and the food is the best in racing. It’s a 400 acre wooded park with a 4 mile racetrack winding thru it.
Great video
Mark
A sponsored video I could actually sit through. Thanks VINwiki!
Ed, Arie Luyendyk Jr. is much more than "The Bachelor". He is an accomplished race car and off-road truck driver, a heck of a nice guy and the son of 2-time Indianapolis 500 Winner and Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame inductee Arie Luyendyk, aka "The Flying Dutchman". My son and I had the pleasure of sitting next to Arie Luyendyck Jr. and his teammates at Texas Motor Speedway during a TORC race and he could not have been more cordial with us, even posing with us for selfies. In a world where kids of famous people turn out to be real losers, Arie Jr. deserves RESPECT for how he handles himself and what he has accomplished. It can't be easy following in the footsteps of a father like his, but he is doing a wonderful job be his own man! Enjoyed this video, just like most Ed videos!
I'm going to have a behind the scenes experience at an Indy Car event at Pocono next weekend. Looking forward to it!
(It's with one of the current Honda teams, too!)
Great Vid , Great opportunity! Go Ed!
Ed you shrewd, shrewd advertisement strategist. I about teared up at the end that was so beautiful lol
I grew up in Iowa and went to college in Iowa (Iowa State), I love how the state always seems like a small town no matter where you are. I wish I would have been back home and could have gone over to meet you. Love the videos.
I was watching and when I heard Ed’s name I perked up. Cool to see him there
Hey Ed! I met you at the Charlotte cars and coffee last Saturday! Thanks for coming out and talking to me!
im going to make it a point to meet ed and the vinwiki guys one day.
Seeing this channel grow to what it is From 60k subscribers makes me extremely happy 😁
I love this. As a daily driver of a radical race car I love this!
Check my youtube. radical sr3
Grats Ed! Frikin awesome! Props for your influence.. true. And another great story on the books!
The Best Automotive Ad in History, Change My Mind
Holy shit I’m finally early to an Ed video! 🤩
Last time I was this early, Shmee was turning down a ride in an MC12.
Ed, you always tie in sponsorship with great stories about them. Love this channel. Keep up the awesome work. Hopefully one day I will get the status and car to tell a great story about one of my many cars I have been through (quite a few dodge minivan stories I have).
Last time I was this early Ford still hadn't seen Ed's prostitute Lamborghini video
you certainly influence a hell of a lot of people through watching your videos, what with your shrewd negotiations n all that
me being one of them :)
Recently, I shrewdly negotiated a private deal on a range rover. I started watching this channel maybe 18 months ago, which built my enthusiasm for cars and ultimately inspired me to hunt down the vehicle I actually wanted to purchase, in the condition i wanted and at a price that made sense.
I think you may also consider that there's a fourth purpose to motorsports: technology development.
Thanks for all the entertainment Ed, you've got some of the best car content on UA-cam
Just ordered my shirts yesterday, thanks for the great deals Ed!
Honda hands down the best overall motorsport company they have something for everyone
"Without racing there is no Honda" -Soichiro Honda
Ed was in my neck of the woods! Way cool! I was disappointed that I didn't get to go to this race. One of just a few races that happen at the Iowa speedway.
People should probably thumbs up this. If only so vinwiki can show it's value to Honda/other manufacturers and get more experiences.Ed did a good job of advocating for the sponsor while staying within the actual point of a vinwiki video. Honda does do a lot to support racing so it's not as if they don't deserve a little good press or vinwiki good sponsorship/manufacturer relationships. Not good for every video but the occasional well done advert seems fine.
Ari is an awesome guy. I would love to hear him tell stories on this channel.
Ed on national TV...cool!
He was also in national TV when he broke the cross country driving record.
Arie Jr coming to tell a Car Story? YES, PLEASE, AND THANK YOU!
The Honda Engine plant was outside the village I use to live in,I was their Orkin Man in Ohio
12500 Meranda Rd. Anna Ohio,I got a 6 mile walk there,it’s a Very Secure place,especially in
What I called the Race Car side that you had to have special security clearance.
Another Great Story & Experience Eddie🤓👍
Looks like the suit was a perfect fit for Ed. Was hoping you were gonna Drive Arie round the track.
Watches a video about Honda and gets a ad for a Nissan
I got a Ford one
Was it the Nissan leaf one? Got the same one and a motorcycle survey ad before the vid.
i dont get any ads :)
I’ve gotten 4 Honda ads 2 videos And 2 in the sidebar
Another awesome VinWiki video!!!!!
Love your stories. Keep them coming.
Sounds like a fun day Ed.
This is dope. I love Indy car and Ed
Indycar is the best racing series in the world!!!
*Ed for President 2020*
Hello Ed, I need your help with something. Being so very well spoken as you are, I think if you lead others will follow or at least finally listen?!
Motor - Anything that provides motive force.
Engine - Internal combustion "only" to provide a motive force.
The world has this all mixed up and it half drives me nuts, so it's time to 'fix' the next generation, since this one will do nothing but argue!
External combustion engines were always called engines as well though so it’s not perfectly cut and dried. Old steam locomotives were considered external combustion once the internal combustion engines came on the scene.
@@kevintucker3354 That's a good point, I should have said combustion only. Typically, motors are electrical and engines are all about fire and combustion. The world seems to have this all backwards for some reason. No you did not just rebuild your internal cumbustion motor, just as you did not replace your starter engine last week. People have learned a bad habit in this regard, just like concrete and cement, two totally different things but most folks get all backwards.
04:36 : ❤️ the VINwiki logo on the car
sounds like an amazing time!
Every Vinwiki fan in Newton is probably losing their mind.
Raul Martínez correct, he got it all wrong.... the entire city shuts down for the race 😂 and the seats looked empty because everyone knew it was gonna pour but when the race started at 11pm it filled up
Good story. Thanks for sharing.
Best guy on this channel
He is the channel :D
I saw you on TV that night, was a welcome surprise :)
Who else saw Ed on the TV?
I was watching, and didn't expect that. Funny listening to Leigh Diffey try to talk to Ed.
Only saw EdTv.
"Hi I am Commander Bolian, and Honda is my favorite race car on the presidium"
Old but gold
How soon until the VINwiki sponsored race car?
Gotta love them Honda’s
Bro this dudes life is lit
“When I pulled out, I realized it was my sister”
Vinwiki music starts playing
Ed’s such a good story teller that idk if vlogging would gain him more followers
Now that is a great selfie!
I love Honda. My dad raced Honda CR 250 motorcycles from before I was born. Both of my parent's swear that I was infatuated with his motorcycle and that my first word was Honda then variations of Honda, my mom's name is Brenda. I didn't call her mom I called her Bonda.
My first job was at HyVee in Newton IA - lived about 20 min from there for a few years.
Last time I was this early, Arie Jr. still had a rose in his hand.
I've done the Honda S2000 parade lap once (Newgarden) and lent my car to charity (Rahal) a second time. Love Indy car at Mid Ohio!
Good morning, have a wonderful Wednesday!
Honda is one of the few manufacturers that couldn't give a crap about their old cars. like no longer selling rod bearings, balljoints, ignition coils for the original NSX. they have no problem using it in advertising, but look at you like you have two heads if you try to keep a 25 year old Honda. some manufacturers have dedicated programs to keep vintage cars alive. Porsche has an entire department just for the 959. and don't get me started on their involvement with the import drag-racing community in the late 90s into the 2000s. Having worked as a Honda technician for over 10 years, i do appreciate their quality control. when they fail, they all fail the same. but their lack of support for old cars is why i had 3 BMWs when working at Honda
Last time I was this early, Shmee was still squeezing into a CLK GT-R in Bahrain
I loved that car in Need For Speed
The transcript of this is the world's longest run on sentence. Never heard so many "and"s in my life. Also the longest Honda commercial ever.
Honda like Ferrari, only sold cars to the public to fund the owners racing passion.
MrHondaBlink sadly that is no longer Ferrari
@@goomby3941 or Honda. Bring back the S2000!!
MrHondaBlink Ferrari still got that racing in there cars the owners is what fucked it up but putting all of there 1000 hp cars in garages
Honda is still motor sport big dog. Ferrari....meh. Mercedes taking Ferrari's lunch money in F1
Bring back the Prelude as as well !! 👍🏼
Part of why my 'race car' is a heavily modified 99 civic
Great story. In my opinion nobody tells a story better than you.
You should give it a try at barber Motorsport park. Very fun track
Thanks for the insight!
i remember watching an iracing livestream and chat was talking about this race and the delays. then someone was like "i saw vinwiki ed in a two seat indy car!"
Great story!
So cool keep it up ed
The last time I was this early, something, something...
Ha ha, ed probably never thought he'd go that fast in a honda
Amazing🤙🏼🙏🏻
Does this mean you’re getting a Honda front wheel drive with a giant wing in the back? That’s fantastic engineering lol.
Yo you went to newton Iowa I was there but didn’t know of you at the time lol
How fun!
How many times was honda named in this video?
Probably as much as Jesse Pinkman says "bitch" in Breaking Bad along the whole series, about 55 times
I’ll never understand why people still diss Honda in 2019...
The saying goes, the more haters you have, the better you are doing. I've been driving a 93 accord for the last 16 years. And I'd still choose it over mostly anything else made by a different car company. Especially the American companies that needed to be bailed out by the government. But I digress
Agree. When is the last time you saw a Lamborghini race car 🏎???
I don’t! And the last Honda I owned was a 1978 Civic in green, we called the frog.
Lancair W There are lamborghini race cars in plenty of racing series...
hi ed keep up the good work
I was a fan of Champ Cars or CART growing up, the IRL split from them in 1996, only for both to re-merge in 2008.
Neither were the original sanctioning body of the Indianapolis 500, and it counted as a points race for Formula 1 in the 50s.
Legends like Rick Mears, Mario Andretti, Al Unser jr. made their names here. Even Nigel Mansell and Jacques Villeneuve won championships in the 90s.
CART engines were NOT as heavily regulated, and R&D could progress throughout the season. Which was bad news for poorer organizations.
1999 was the most dangerous (and exciting) season, as the cars got _too_ _fast_ and caused deaths & injuries, two races on the schedule had an *average* *speed* (!!!!) of over 230MPH, and drivers were struggling with the G-forces at some tracks.
It remains the high water mark of American open-wheel racing in my eyes.
I work for a prominent name on Indy, a job I got over beers with a neighbor with zero experience outside the Army and old Dallara cars can be bought for 15/20k and drop an LS. Into it and here in Indiana, can be made street legal. Also, check out the new hybrid Indy hybrid engines that will produce 900 HP.
as someone from iowa summers here suck with how hot it gets
great story
Who’s your editor? We want to meet him/her
Great video ed! I respect Honda for what they do at the Indy but I disagree that the win race Sunday, sell on Monday is applied. Cause except civic type r they got nothing but trim packages even for Acura, which used to be more sporty now become like Lexus. Does Honda make decent vehicles, yes . Is it the racing commitment reflected in the product ? Not at all.
I’m gonna guess you’ve never driven a civic If that is your car in the pic then please go test drive a base model civic if you can afford it you will probably delete this comment handles miles better than anything I’ve ever driven
All the thumbs down votes must be from NECKCAR fans. Great vid. I was shocked to see you in the 2-seater that night. Very cool experience.
9:31 That's the face of the cat that got the cream!
I honestly watched till the very end to see if this video was sponsored by Honda but then realised that would have been overkill.
I can only assume that the track owner is paid a nice sum by the sanctioning body. They are not getting rich on ticket sales.
Maybe it time for you to get the new NSX!! They are selling for 20k less than MSRP in some places
I remember my girlfriend watching that series of The Batchelor and asking me if I recognized Arie. I didn't.
Ed!!! Dont u start doing that Home Alone face all the other you tubers do on thumbnails....ur better than that! Lol. Although...u did have a pretty darn good reason to be in awe....wow!!