1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,000 MUSIC 2 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,000 MUSIC 3 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:18,000 MUSIC 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,000 Jamie! 5 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Hi, girls. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,000 Hi. 7 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,000 I'll get you some tea. 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,000 You see me? 9 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,000 We're two, Jamie. 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,000 To the hotel and step on it. 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:29,000 OK. 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,000 Jamie says step on it, I say. 13 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,000 Time to break out the drifting moves. 14 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:37,000 Because apparently, drifting is not just slicker. 15 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,000 It's quicker. 16 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,000 MUSIC 17 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:45,000 MUSIC 18 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,000 MUSIC 19 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,000 MUSIC 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,000 MUSIC 21 00:00:55,000 --> 00:01:01,000 MUSIC 22 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:03,000 Here we are. 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:10,000 MUSIC 24 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,000 MUSIC 25 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,000 That was quick, but sloppy. 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,000 You could use some lessons. 27 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,000 OK. 28 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Hold on. 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,000 I'm coming. 30 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,000 MUSIC 31 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:25,000 MUSIC 32 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,000 MUSIC 33 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:33,000 MUSIC 34 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:36,000 MUSIC 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:40,000 MUSIC 36 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:44,000 MUSIC 37 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,000 You know what drifting is, right, Jamie? 38 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:49,000 Yeah, it's a style of racing where they spin the rear wheels 39 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,000 and are able to slide around corners going sideways. 40 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,000 Exactly. 41 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,000 You know, it's funny. 42 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,000 That's the one thing that I can think of 43 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:59,000 that we haven't actually been trained to do with cars. 44 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Well, that ends right now because this entire episode 45 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,000 is devoted to drifting. 46 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,000 Later, we're going to power slide into a parking space. 47 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 But first, we have a myth on the docket 48 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,000 that drifting is actually faster than regular race driving. 49 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,000 Time to break out our racing gear. 50 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,000 Exactly. 51 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,000 MUSIC 52 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000 The perfect drift requires a precisely timed sequence of moves. 53 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,000 The engines revved. 54 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,000 The handbrake momentarily engaged. 55 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,000 And the power applied. 56 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,000 Then by steering into the slide 57 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,000 and keeping the throttle floored, 58 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 the kinetic friction of the spinning tires 59 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:37,000 supplies the centripetal turning force. 60 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,000 But is it actually quicker, 61 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,000 or does it just look slicker? 62 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:44,000 MUSIC 63 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,000 To find out, it's driver training with a difference. 64 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,000 MUSIC 65 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:55,000 MUSIC 66 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,000 MUSIC 67 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:01,000 MUSIC 68 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 Our drifting instructor today is professional driver 69 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,000 Conrad Grunwald. 70 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:08,000 He's been racing for 15 years, 71 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:11,000 the last 10 of them in the Formula Drift series. 72 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,000 And he's going to show Jamie and I a little bit 73 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,000 about what's what when it comes to drifting. 74 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:18,000 Shotgun. 75 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:19,000 Okay. 76 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,000 Before the guys take the wheel, 77 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:24,000 the lesson begins with a demonstration 78 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,000 to get a feel for what the drift is all about. 79 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,000 Cue the joyride of a lifetime. 80 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Conrad, I can tell already this is going to be pretty high 81 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,000 on the brown pants index. 82 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Watching you come up here. 83 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:38,000 I think you'll be fine. 84 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:42,000 He's right about the brown pants though. 85 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,000 MUSIC 86 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,000 All right, Jamie, you ready? 87 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:47,000 All right. 88 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:49,000 Okay, let's fly. 89 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:52,000 MUSIC 90 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Oh, here we go. 91 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Oh my God. 92 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,000 Wow. 93 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,000 Holy s***. 94 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,000 MUSIC 95 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,000 Wow. 96 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:10,000 MUSIC 97 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,000 MUSIC 98 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:13,000 Yeah, baby. 99 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,000 That's what I'm talking about. 100 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,000 MUSIC 101 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:25,000 MUSIC 102 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,000 That's a little taste of a drift car. 103 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,000 What do you think? 104 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 That is, that's insane. 105 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,000 But I do think I need some ear plugs or something. 106 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:38,000 What? 107 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:39,000 All right. 108 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 MUSIC 109 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:46,000 With Jamie suitably impressed and four tires already totaled, 110 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:50,000 it's Adam's turn to calibrate the brown pants index. 111 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 All right, Adam, do the best you can to pay attention 112 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 to how I move the steering wheel 113 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,000 and what I'm doing with the gas pedal. 114 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,000 All the movements are going to be quick but subtle. 115 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,000 All right? 116 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:00,000 All right. 117 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,000 MUSIC 118 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,000 MUSIC 119 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,000 MUSIC 120 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,000 MUSIC 121 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,000 MUSIC 122 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:12,000 MUSIC 123 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,000 MUSIC 124 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,000 MUSIC 125 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,000 MUSIC 126 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Oh my God. 127 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Holy s***. 128 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,000 MUSIC 129 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,000 MUSIC 130 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,000 MUSIC 131 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:25,000 MUSIC 132 00:05:25,000 --> 00:05:26,000 MUSIC 133 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,000 Oh s***, he's a crow. 134 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:29,000 MUSIC 135 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,000 MUSIC 136 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:33,000 MUSIC 137 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,000 This is awesome. 138 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,000 MUSIC 139 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,000 MUSIC 140 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:38,000 MUSIC 141 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,000 MUSIC 142 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,000 MUSIC 143 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:42,000 MUSIC 144 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:43,000 MUSIC 145 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:44,000 MUSIC 146 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:45,000 MUSIC 147 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:47,000 MUSIC 148 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,000 MUSIC 149 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,000 MUSIC 150 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,000 MUSIC 151 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,000 MUSIC 152 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,000 Wow! 153 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,000 That's a thing! 154 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:06,000 After admit I didn't pay attention to anything you said to pay attention to, 155 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,000 I was just sort of along for the ride. 156 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,000 That was crazy. 157 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:17,000 All of my driving training is about not allowing to happen what this is all about. 158 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:21,000 Keeping your car from losing its tension with the road. 159 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,000 This is about maintaining that. 160 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,000 I absolutely can't wait to get behind the wheel. 161 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:34,000 With the demo done and dusted, first up for actual hands-on instruction is the Heinemann. 162 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:47,000 About 20% of what we're going to do is with timing and that's with the steering wheel inputs 163 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,000 and what we're doing with our foot on the throttle and or the brake. 164 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:54,000 Too much. 165 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,000 The other 80% of what we're doing is really your eyesight. 166 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,000 Steady. 167 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,000 Way too much throttle, way too much. 168 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:10,000 Keep your eyes focused where you want the car to end up, not necessarily where you're going. 169 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:15,000 Even with intensive tuition, clutch handbrake and turn the wheel. 170 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:18,000 It's an incredibly tricky technique to master. 171 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:22,000 Ah, darn. 172 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:28,000 Jamie's attempting to simultaneously lose traction but maintain momentum. 173 00:07:28,000 --> 00:07:29,000 I lost it. 174 00:07:29,000 --> 00:07:30,000 We're giving it another try. 175 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Through a full 90 degree turn. 176 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:36,000 Brake, brake, brake, brake, brake. 177 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:41,000 Spinning out and losing control is not ideal. 178 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,000 Little more practice. 179 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,000 This is intense. 180 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,000 But our drifting debutaud eventually dials it in. 181 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,000 And here's how. 182 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:54,000 But what is the technique? 183 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,000 Stick with it. 184 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:57,000 Nice, good. 185 00:07:57,000 --> 00:08:02,000 Basically as you approach a turn you drop the clutch and floor the throttle so you rev up the engine. 186 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:03,000 Yeah. 187 00:08:03,000 --> 00:08:04,000 Nice work, Jamie. 188 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,000 That was a really nice turn. 189 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:12,000 Then when you release the clutch there's a huge surge in power which makes the wheel spin so fast you lose traction 190 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,000 and the back end swings out. 191 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,000 Hard on the gas, go. 192 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,000 That, believe it or not, is the easy part. 193 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:21,000 The hard part is holding the drift rather than wiping out. 194 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,000 Nice job, man, nice job. 195 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,000 That's what I'm talking about. 196 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:29,000 And that needs a delicate combination of throttle, steering and a bit of a handbrake. 197 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,000 And what can I say? 198 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:31,000 It takes practice. 199 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,000 Back to Earth. 200 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,000 I was in outer space. 201 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:43,000 With Jamie looking like a pro, it's finally time for Adam to take a turn behind the wheel. 202 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Or is it? 203 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,000 Well, things have changed. 204 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:53,000 It has started to rain and the rain is going to cause us a real problem. 205 00:08:53,000 --> 00:09:02,000 The thing is that if Conrad's car is able to do what you just saw it do on dry pavement, on wet pavement where we've lost about 50% of our traction, 206 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:08,000 that 900 horsepower behaves more like 2,000 horsepower and it's going to be hard to control it. 207 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,000 But that doesn't mean we're totally done drifting. 208 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:11,000 No, no, no. 209 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,000 The plan all along was for Conrad to give Jamie and I lessons in drifting in his car 210 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,000 and then to help us transfer that knowledge to a car we can do more myth-bustery things. 211 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:24,000 We've always planned to bring our own car in and now it's just time to bring it up a little bit earlier. 212 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:27,000 Alright. 213 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:31,000 Oh, that was inauspicious. 214 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,000 Hey, man. 215 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:38,000 You want to show me some ropes about how to do some drifting in this thing? 216 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Yeah, let's do it. 217 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,000 Just going to give it some gas and look where you want it to go. 218 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,000 Wow. 219 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:59,000 It may be a world away from Conrad's supercar, but to drift, this more myth-bustery motor requires the same technique, which is just as difficult. 220 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:13,000 Part of what Conrad is teaching is you start going in a circle, gun the engine a little bit to break it free and then kind of feather it, keeping it exactly that same RPM. 221 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,000 Too much. 222 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,000 You did everything right. 223 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,000 Just the timing was off. 224 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:28,000 And then if you don't control it just right, you go too far and you end up going backwards and stopping just like that. 225 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:30,000 There we go. 226 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,000 Oh! 227 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,000 It's a tricky task to master. 228 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:43,000 A little too much. 229 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,000 A little too much. 230 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:47,000 Adam takes a while to get a grip on letting it slide. 231 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,000 That's it. 232 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:49,000 That's it. 233 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:50,000 Get it really good. 234 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:51,000 Off the hamper. 235 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:52,000 Good. 236 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,000 Aha. 237 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,000 Very good, Grasshopper. 238 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:58,000 Nicely done. 239 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:03,000 I have to tell you this is one of the most fun things I have ever learned on this show. 240 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,000 Power and go. 241 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:08,000 Yeah! 242 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:10,000 That was the best one yet. 243 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,000 Maybe it's because it's so hard to get right. 244 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:21,000 That feels good, but the whole world changed shape there for a second, doesn't it? 245 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:33,000 Maybe it's that when you get that 180 right because you've shifted into gear and you're starting to give the gas and the wheels start to spin out and you're looking at this spot to your left and you're spinning around and you're attached to it by a chain. 246 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,000 What a show off. 247 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,000 That was pretty good. 248 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:39,000 It's just, it's a rush. 249 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,000 Have I made that clear? 250 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,000 Good speed. 251 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,000 Clutch, handbrake, turn the wheel. 252 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,000 It's been a long, hard training day. 253 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,000 Tough on the tires and tough on the trainees. 254 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,000 Back off, back off, back off, back off. 255 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,000 But after 12 hours of intense instruction. 256 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:58,000 Oh, nicely done. 257 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,000 Where did that come from? 258 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:01,000 Holy s***. 259 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:03,000 Dude, that was great. 260 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:07,000 Our dynamic duo are ready to delve into the myth. 261 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,000 We're going to get to the meat of this story and that is whether drifting is better than driving. 262 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:20,000 We're going to have to deconstruct the drift, set up some courses and see if that is in fact looking like the case. 263 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,000 Coming up. 264 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:26,000 The car carnage reaches a crashing crescendo. 265 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:33,000 And later, can you really powerslide a parallel part? 266 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:53,000 Welcome to the dry part of our episode. 267 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:58,000 Now, Jamie and I have gotten educated in the rudiments of drifting. 268 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,000 Yeah, nice work, Jamie. 269 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:04,000 But now it's time to bump that up a level and do some actual testing. 270 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:11,000 So we have abandoned the runways of Alameda, California and come to California's central valley to this beautiful dry runway. 271 00:13:11,000 --> 00:13:13,000 That's it. 272 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,000 This is a former NASA testing station. 273 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:21,000 But right now, let's just call this Adam and Jamie's Mythbusters drift testing facility. 274 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,000 How does that sound? 275 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,000 Time to trash some more tires. 276 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:37,000 In pursuit of the myth that drifting is the fastest technique for taking a corner, the guys set up for a time trial. 277 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,000 Let me run you through our course. 278 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:47,000 We're going to be trying to gather consistent timings with three metrics. 279 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,000 The first and foremost being entry speed. 280 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:54,000 We're always going to be crossing the starting line of our turn at 45 miles per hour. 281 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:58,000 When the car crosses the start line, I click. 282 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:03,000 We'll be doing two kinds of turns, one drifting and the other non-drifting. 283 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:06,000 And when it crosses the finish line, I click again. 284 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,000 And it's just that easy. 285 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:13,000 Here we go. Turn test in three, two, one. 286 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,000 Yep. First up with a consistent entry speed. 287 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,000 There it comes. 45, 45. 288 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,000 How fast can Adam get through 90 degrees? 289 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Oh! 290 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,000 Without drifting. 291 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,000 Well, that could have been better. 292 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,000 You're going to have to back up. 293 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,000 Oh, look. It's sprung right back. 294 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:38,000 There's your problem. 295 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,000 Well, that was not my best turn. 296 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,000 But I got to dial into this. 297 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,000 This is the first time I've driven this thing. 298 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,000 It's going to take me a few tries just to get the comfort and feel. 299 00:14:52,000 --> 00:14:54,000 45. 300 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:56,000 Oh, boom. 301 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,000 Well, there goes our car. 302 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,000 I'm actually a little surprised. 303 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,000 I thought Adam would ease into it until he... 304 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,000 Oh! 305 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:11,000 ...got the right feel for that corner, but it seems like he's not. 306 00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:13,000 Here I come. 307 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:15,000 It's an inauspicious start. 308 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:17,000 Pull into the outside. 309 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,000 But from there on in... 310 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,000 Yeah! 311 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:25,000 Adam dials it in and nails the corner. 312 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:27,000 What was that? 313 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,000 Four seconds. 314 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,000 In a consistent time. 315 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:33,000 Four seconds. 316 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Four seconds every time. 317 00:15:39,000 --> 00:15:43,000 So now it's time for Adam to try and do the course while drifting. 318 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,000 This might get interesting. 319 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,000 Here we go. Let's drift again. 320 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,000 Remember for the myth to be confirmed... 321 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,000 40, 45, 45. 322 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:59,000 Adam must rip through the right angle in less time. 323 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,000 Initiating the drift. 324 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,000 Oh! 325 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000 What happened? 326 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:14,000 There is a lot going on in order to drift through this 90-degree turn. 327 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,000 I've got to choose a specific spot and at that spot... 328 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:22,000 Pull on the e-brake just a little bit while pushing on the clutch... 329 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,000 And then steering against the turn so that I slide into it... 330 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,000 And then give enough gas so I can come back out of it. 331 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,000 I need a couple more to get scientific about this. 332 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,000 That's it. 43, 44, 45. 333 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:38,000 I'm at 45 miles an hour. This is perfect. 334 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,000 I'm going to do it! 335 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,000 Down! 336 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,000 Yeah! 337 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:47,000 Adam, that feels good. 338 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:48,000 Woo! 339 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:52,000 What did I do? 340 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,000 Four seconds. 341 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:55,000 Excellent. 342 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,000 While I've done my runs... 343 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,000 Yeah! 344 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,000 Woo! 345 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,000 And while I had some mishaps here and there... 346 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,000 I did get two really nice fast times. 347 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,000 One in drifting, one without, and they were identical. 348 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:12,000 So while I know it's too early to call the fact... 349 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,000 Already seems that even though it looks cooler... 350 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,000 It might not be looking good for drifting as a man. 351 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,000 So far, not so good. 352 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,000 But the Heinemann's up next. 353 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,000 Can he beat his control time? 354 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:30,000 Four seconds. 355 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,000 Nicely done. 356 00:17:32,000 --> 00:17:35,000 When he tackles the turn with a perfectly timed drift... 357 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,000 Here we go. 358 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,000 He starts the turn there at the sanction and boom! 359 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,000 Well, that didn't go as planned. 360 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:56,000 Alright, so the goal is not to hit those things. 361 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:57,000 Yeah, I understand. 362 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:58,000 Okay, cool. 363 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:05,000 Well, I have to say it's kind of strange to throw the car into a state of slide... 364 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:08,000 Right when you're facing something that you're about to impact. 365 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:18,000 It is something that you sort of naturally don't want to do. 366 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000 Yeah, that's bad right there. 367 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,000 That's bad. 368 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,000 We have a special technique for that. 369 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:26,000 It's called the tape. 370 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:30,000 It's all happening so fast it's hard to say, like, okay, turn exactly now. 371 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:38,000 Thankfully, I think I would take a lot of practice before I could get through this at a maximum speed. 372 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,000 That's bad. 373 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:53,000 The right hand suspension arm is totally bent like an inverted V, where the other one's totally straight. 374 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,000 Well, maybe that's why I can't make it through those curves. 375 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Wait a minute, I think you're confusing causality and result. 376 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,000 Didn't you hit the thing right there? 377 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:05,000 Oh, that could have been me. 378 00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,000 Could have been, it has to be you. 379 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,000 That's the cue for more less than subtle running repairs. 380 00:19:21,000 --> 00:19:22,000 Never happened. 381 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,000 And a new angle of attack. 382 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:30,000 With the 90-degree left hand turned under our belt, it's now time to add a real wrinkle to this, 383 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:35,000 and that is a 180-degree turn inside of Tulane Road. 384 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:41,000 A complete reversal of the direction of momentum is the ultimate turning test. 385 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:44,000 But there's a tweak to the planned protocol. 386 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:49,000 Before we destroy that little car, we figure I'll just take over the straight driving. 387 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:53,000 Adam will do the drifting, and we'll do our comparisons that way. 388 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,000 So, first up... 389 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:58,000 Well, here we go. The 180, straight up. 390 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Let's log some data! 391 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:03,000 Jamie lays down a series of controls. 392 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,000 Into the turn, give a little goose out. 393 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,000 Yes, that's it, that's it! 394 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,000 And boom! 395 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,000 Clocking a consistent benchmark. 396 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,000 Eight seconds, like clockwork. 397 00:20:15,000 --> 00:20:18,000 Literally, like clock. 398 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,000 Well, Jamie's done his straight runs on the 180-degree turn. 399 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,000 I'm about to try and drift the same thing. 400 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,000 All right, here I come, drifting 180. 401 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:31,000 I'm looking for one really good one, that's what I want. 402 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,000 Yeah! 403 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:45,000 Woo-hoo! 404 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,000 Yeah! Woo-hoo-hoo! 405 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:50,000 Damn, that feels good! 406 00:20:50,000 --> 00:20:52,000 That felt beautiful! 407 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:53,000 It looked good. 408 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:54,000 How was it for time? 409 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,000 Nine seconds. 410 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,000 Nine seconds! 411 00:20:56,000 --> 00:20:58,000 I don't think I'm going to do much better than that. 412 00:20:58,000 --> 00:20:59,000 Dude. 413 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:01,000 I think it was perfect. 414 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,000 I felt like an action movie hero, man. 415 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:05,000 That was awesome. 416 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:08,000 It looked cool and felt great. 417 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:12,000 But cold hard data doesn't lie. 418 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:16,000 It appears that drifting is not faster. 419 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:18,000 Which I'm frankly totally astonished by, 420 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,000 because if you look at Jamie's 180 and regular driving 421 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:26,000 and my drifting 180, I swear that mine looks like the faster run. 422 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:27,000 But it's not. 423 00:21:27,000 --> 00:21:31,000 It was slower by a half second than my best of all runs. 424 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,000 Yeah! 425 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:39,000 It's not looking very good for this story. 426 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,000 But drifting's not done and busted just yet. 427 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:46,000 Coming up, Adam and Jamie go head to head. 428 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,000 At this point, we've established a foundation of knowledge 429 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,000 about what exactly drifting is. 430 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,000 Holy s***! 431 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,000 And how it works. 432 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:11,000 But the one thing that we haven't done 433 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:14,000 is take the car through a regular driving course. 434 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,000 And so that's what we're going to do next. 435 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,000 All right, let's go. 436 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,000 Now we want to put all of our experience 437 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,000 into a full and complete test. 438 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,000 This is our starting line. 439 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:38,000 A sort of an urban driving environment 440 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,000 full of twists and turns. 441 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,000 Both hard and soft, easy and difficult. 442 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,000 I love this game. 443 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:53,000 And put drifting to the test against regular driving. 444 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,000 Yee-haw! 445 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:08,000 This is our course that we feel provides a really good balance 446 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,000 of twists and turns and both standard 447 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,000 and exciting driving maneuvers to make this test fun 448 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,000 but also experimentally valid. 449 00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:20,000 Now there's nothing to do but to drive. 450 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,000 Jamie's up first. 451 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,000 Now it's time for me to run the course 452 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,000 with straight driving as fast as I can. 453 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:32,000 We'll take my best time and compare it to Adam's best time 454 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,000 while he's drifting. 455 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:41,000 In three, two, one, go! 456 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:47,000 Sounds exactly like that one. 457 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Jamie leaves for work every morning. 458 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,000 To clock his fastest time, 459 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:56,000 Jamie will take as many laps as he needs. 460 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,000 Two minutes. 461 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,000 Go! 462 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,000 Using more traditional racing techniques 463 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,000 in direct contrast with drifting, 464 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,000 come on! 465 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,000 Yee-haw! 466 00:24:16,000 --> 00:24:18,000 That was beautiful! 467 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,000 Jamie's up first. 468 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,000 Jamie's up first. 469 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,000 Jamie's up first. 470 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,000 Jamie's up first. 471 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,000 Jamie's up first. 472 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:32,000 That was beautiful! 473 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:36,000 Jamie maintains traction, clips each apex, 474 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,000 and accelerates through the corners. 475 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,000 Fast and smooth is the goal. 476 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:45,000 Trying to race like this is actually a new experience for us 477 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:50,000 and in this case, with my skill and with that car, 478 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,000 I'm as fast as I'm going to get. 479 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,000 Here it comes. It's going to be a good time. 480 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,000 That's what I'm talking about. 481 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Now, if this myth is true, 482 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:05,000 drifting should allow me to ride this course much faster. 483 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:07,000 I'm not talking like one or two seconds. 484 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:10,000 I'm talking like five to ten seconds. 485 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,000 That's what we're looking for, 486 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,000 a nice big difference between these two types of runs. 487 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:26,000 Three, two, one, go! 488 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:31,000 Unlike Jamie, Adam is all about the drift. 489 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:36,000 As he hits each corner, he flicks out his rear end 490 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,000 and powers through the slide. 491 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,000 Or not. 492 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:46,000 He did a 360. That's not good. 493 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:49,000 Not unless you want to do a 360. 494 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:53,000 See, that's the thing. 495 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,000 You start to slide. You lose traction. 496 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,000 If you're not really good, 497 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,000 you lose control. 498 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,000 That's the problem. Go! 499 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,000 Despite dialing in the drifting, 500 00:26:28,000 --> 00:26:32,000 Adam makes at least one major time-sapping error on every lap. 501 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:36,000 To accurately test the myth, 502 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:40,000 he needs one mistake-free run to compare with Jamie's control. 503 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,000 All right, sir, I'm in place. 504 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,000 Starting in three, two, one, go! 505 00:26:57,000 --> 00:27:01,000 MUSIC 506 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,000 Woo! 507 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,000 Woo! 508 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,000 I bet that was good. I just bet that was good. 509 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,000 That was one fifty-four and a half. 510 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,000 Dude, I matched your time! 511 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:35,000 You did. Boom! 512 00:27:35,000 --> 00:27:37,000 Ha ha ha ha ha ha! 513 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,000 So, Adam completed his stylish sideways lap, 514 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:44,000 but in the final analysis, simply failed to go faster. 515 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,000 Meaning the myth is dead and buried, 516 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:48,000 unless... 517 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:50,000 Q, our professional race driver. 518 00:27:50,000 --> 00:27:53,000 If Conrad can't, no one can. 519 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,000 Adam and Jamie, count it down. 520 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,000 I'm ready to go. 521 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,000 Three, two, one, go! 522 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,000 That sound just makes me so happy. 523 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:15,000 What's immediately clear is that Conrad's killing it. 524 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:20,000 His drifts are bigger, better and louder. 525 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,000 He's squealing a little more than you were. 526 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,000 That is as it should be. 527 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:32,000 But how does this more talented technique time out? 528 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:40,000 Ha ha ha ha ha ha! 529 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,000 How do we do? 530 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,000 Two minutes flat. 531 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:50,000 So you think that's about as fast a drifting run as you can do? 532 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,000 I think that's about it. 533 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,000 I don't know if I can push any harder than that. 534 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,000 That was a pretty sideways run. 535 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,000 Dude, that's a result. That's beautiful. 536 00:28:57,000 --> 00:28:58,000 Yeah. 537 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,000 Thanks Conrad. 538 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:00,000 Thanks guys. Appreciate it. 539 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:04,000 Conrad couldn't have completed a classier lap than that. 540 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:08,000 And he was six seconds slower than the straight driving control. 541 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,000 It's a conclusive result. 542 00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,000 But there's an anomaly. 543 00:29:13,000 --> 00:29:15,000 Right about now, you're probably wondering why 544 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,000 my best drifting time was actually faster than Conrad's. 545 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,000 And simply put, it's because Conrad is a better drifter. 546 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,000 He spent more of his time with his talent swinging out, 547 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:27,000 moving sideways into the turns the way you're supposed to 548 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,000 when you're properly drifting. 549 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,000 Strangely, that meant that I went faster. 550 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,000 Alright, it's time to call it where. 551 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,000 Do we stand on the myth that drifting 552 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,000 provides a significant speed advantage over race drive? 553 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,000 Well, it didn't look good in the beginning, 554 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:46,000 and it doesn't look good now. 555 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:47,000 I'd say it's busted. 556 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,000 I think it's handily, cleanly, and every way it busted. 557 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,000 Like our car. 558 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,000 How much further we gotta go? 559 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:58,000 Just up till the commercial break. 560 00:29:58,000 --> 00:30:00,000 Yes, there we go. 561 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,000 Oh, here comes the commercial break. 562 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,000 On the other side of this break, 563 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:16,000 the mythbusters break out the movie moves 564 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:21,000 Oh, so close to test Hollywood's idea of parallel parking. 565 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:23,000 I think I might have hit something. 566 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:32,000 Now that we've shown that drifting is not necessarily a faster way to race, 567 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:37,000 I had an idea that maybe there is something that is quicker to do with drifting. 568 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:38,000 What's that? 569 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,000 Parallel parking. 570 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,000 Parallel parking? 571 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:44,000 You mean like with real cars on either side of the parking space? 572 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:45,000 Yeah. 573 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,000 Dude, I can get expensive. 574 00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:48,000 Yeah. 575 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:58,000 Now, no clear investigation of the slipping and sliding and racing and speeding 576 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:02,000 can be replete without an investigation of parallel parking. 577 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:04,000 The bane of everybody's driver's test. 578 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,000 You gotta pull up alongside the car and turn the wheel. 579 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,000 According to some formula, your mom told you, 580 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:12,000 no, no, no, the action movie hero has a totally different way of parallel parking. 581 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:15,000 They drive at speed towards the parking space, 582 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:20,000 slam on the brakes and power slide perfectly right into the space they want. 583 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,000 Now Jamie has been practicing out on the open tarmac. 584 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:29,000 That was really cool. 585 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:31,000 And he feels like he's got it dialed in. 586 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:32,000 Yeah. 587 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:33,000 Yeah. 588 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:34,000 There we go. 589 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,000 So we've got a little parking space right here, 590 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:39,000 and he's going to put his practice to the test to see if it works. 591 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,000 All right. 592 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,000 Here we go. 593 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:45,000 I don't know how this is supposed to be done, 594 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,000 but what I'm doing is getting up to the right speed, 595 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:51,000 throwing the wheel over, pulling the handbrake. 596 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,000 Oh, so close. 597 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:56,000 Breaking free of the real wheels with that handbrake. 598 00:31:56,000 --> 00:31:57,000 That was better. 599 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:01,000 But then stopping with the foot brake at exactly the right time. 600 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,000 Oh, there's no room for error on this thing. 601 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,000 Rush hour. 602 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,000 You want this space before anyone else steals it. 603 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:08,000 It's going to be yours. 604 00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:09,000 You're going to take it. 605 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:10,000 You're going to own it. 606 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,000 Own it. 607 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:12,000 Here it comes. 608 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,000 Oh! 609 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:23,000 Yeah. 610 00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:24,000 Beautiful. 611 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:26,000 Yes. 612 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:29,000 You are literally, like, kissing the crones on the other side. 613 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,000 That is what I'm talking about. 614 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:39,000 I'd say the evidence is party clear that this car was not parked 615 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,000 in a normal fashion. 616 00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:45,000 You can tell by the linear black marks on the pavement 617 00:32:45,000 --> 00:32:48,000 that the driver must have brought this in at speed 618 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:52,000 and hit the rear brakes, swinging the rear end of the car 619 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,000 exactly into position against the curb 620 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:58,000 if you catch my drift. 621 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:00,000 That's a great start, 622 00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:03,000 and it's seemingly as simple as the movies would suggest. 623 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:07,000 But at 90 degrees, they're only halfway there. 624 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,000 Here we go. 625 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,000 Three, two, one. 626 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,000 And he's off. 627 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:22,000 Hollywood would have us believe the full 180 is just as easy. 628 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:31,000 Well, there's a reason they called them bumpers, right? 629 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,000 Maybe not, but Adam ain't done yet. 630 00:33:34,000 --> 00:33:35,000 There we go. 631 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,000 40 miles an hour. 632 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,000 40 miles an hour. 633 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,000 There we go. There we go. There we go. 634 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:45,000 Oh, oh, so close. So close. 635 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,000 Now I feel like I'm making progress. 636 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,000 Now I feel like I'm making some progress. Good. 637 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,000 Oh. 638 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:01,000 Come on. 639 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,000 How do we make this move? 640 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:07,000 Hey! Beautiful! 641 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,000 Good job. 642 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,000 Awesome. 643 00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:12,000 Give me some. 644 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,000 Awesome. 645 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,000 If only there was a horn, I would honk in celebration. 646 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,000 Here, sound guys, could you give me a horn? 647 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,000 Thank you very much. 648 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,000 It was a thing of beletic beauty. 649 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,000 But it's time for a dose of reality. 650 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:38,000 Well, it's one thing to try and do a 180 parallel parking job 651 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,000 with cones surrounding you. 652 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:43,000 It's another thing to do it into a real parking space 653 00:34:43,000 --> 00:34:45,000 with real cars around you. 654 00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:49,000 For Adam to get in here at speed doing a 180, 655 00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,000 well, if he makes it, it's only going to be by a hair. 656 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:54,000 So it's almost a guaranteed impact. 657 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:57,000 Without any mind, we're going to have him in a helmet 658 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,000 with a neck guard. 659 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,000 Like going into battle with a four-point harness. 660 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,000 With shin guards. 661 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,000 Snug as a bug. 662 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,000 And a rug. 663 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,000 Everything that we can possibly do to keep him safe. 664 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:14,000 Not only will a mistake mean a major impact, 665 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,000 the space itself is tighter. 666 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,000 Now, how will this nonchalant movie maneuver 667 00:35:19,000 --> 00:35:23,000 stand up to this level of real-world detail? 668 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:26,000 Okay, Adam, on your mark. 669 00:35:26,000 --> 00:35:28,000 Here we go. 670 00:35:32,000 --> 00:35:34,000 I'm fine. 671 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,000 So close. 672 00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,000 Rats! 673 00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:42,000 That wasn't quite the slide-rule slide Adam was after. 674 00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,000 But unlike his car, he's undamaged 675 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:48,000 and raring to go again. 676 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:50,000 I'm going to go in. 677 00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:52,000 I'm going to go in. 678 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,000 I'm going to go in. 679 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:56,000 I'm going to go in. 680 00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:58,000 I'm going to go in. 681 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,000 I'm going to go in. 682 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:04,000 All right, Adam, on your mark. 683 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:07,000 This is your last journey, little baby. 684 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:09,000 Here we go. 685 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,000 Give it everything. Let's go! 686 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:13,000 Yeah! 687 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:34,000 I kept seeing the cars 688 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:36,000 and I was not steering towards them 689 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:39,000 as like a natural survival mechanism. 690 00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:42,000 Because really, you don't want to steer into cars. 691 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,000 So I thought on this run, 692 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,000 I just got to ignore the cars. 693 00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:49,000 Ignore that the cars are there. 694 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,000 And I totally succeeded at that part. 695 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,000 Well, that's a good thing. 696 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:58,000 You got a little more of the car in the slide. 697 00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:00,000 I'd say you were up to about 50%. 698 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,000 I can't park this car, dude. 699 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:04,000 Yeah, it's tight. I don't blame you. 700 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,000 This movie-inspired parking procedure 701 00:37:07,000 --> 00:37:10,000 was purportedly a pushover. 702 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:14,000 In fact, it's more like an accident waiting to happen. 703 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,000 But that's not going to stop our high rollers 704 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:22,000 from taking this myth to ridiculous lengths. 705 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,000 Back at Crow's Landing, 706 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,000 the course deserves a fitting finale. 707 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,000 A drifting masterclass. 708 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,000 For your viewing pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, 709 00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:39,000 Conrad Grinball. 710 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:30,000 With the course marked out in cones, 711 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:34,000 Jamie and Adam were clearly on course for a confirmation. 712 00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:36,000 Hey! 713 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,000 Although with a smaller space and cars in place, 714 00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:42,000 it wasn't nearly as simple. 715 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,000 I have to say, as the skilled collectors, 716 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:48,000 Jamie and I have been all our lives. 717 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,000 This episode holds a special place in my heart. 718 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:52,000 This is one of the coolest things we've ever... 719 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:54,000 Man, I think it's time to bump it up a little. 720 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,000 What do you mean, Jamie? 721 00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:58,000 Time to raise the stakes. 722 00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,000 Raise the stakes, half. 723 00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,000 Oh, no. 724 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:08,000 Let's see a parallel park this beast. 725 00:39:11,000 --> 00:39:14,000 Okay. It just got real. 726 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:17,000 Well, the bad news is that big old cars like that 727 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,000 are basically like driving boats. 728 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,000 They got crap for suspension. 729 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:23,000 They're spongy. They're all over the place. 730 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:26,000 They're anything but a precision driving machine. 731 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:29,000 But the good news is that things like anally lock brakes 732 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,000 and stability control and electronics 733 00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:34,000 didn't exist when they made that car. 734 00:39:34,000 --> 00:39:37,000 So between the two of those things, 735 00:39:37,000 --> 00:39:42,000 I'd say it's a toss-up whether Adam hits the mark spot on or not. 736 00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:45,000 Because the guys are not allowed to damage the vintage limo, 737 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:48,000 the parked cars are played by foam cutouts. 738 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,000 Okay, Adam, are you ready? 739 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:53,000 I was ready as I'll ever be. 740 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:56,000 Three, two, wish me luck. 741 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,000 Oh, he's going too fast. 742 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,000 Told ya. 743 00:40:10,000 --> 00:40:13,000 I think I might have had something like another car. 744 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,000 Good as new. 745 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:24,000 Time for take two. 746 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:32,000 Well, a few attempts in and I'm doing abysmally. 747 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:35,000 I just hope the limo lasts long enough for me to get this right. 748 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,000 Too fast. 749 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,000 Ah, f***. 750 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,000 Like I said, too fast. 751 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:49,000 Well, after the last crash, we've reset as best we can. 752 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:52,000 We're gonna give him one more try. 753 00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:55,000 Okay, Adam, one more time. 754 00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:59,000 You can do it, buddy. 755 00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:09,000 That was terrible. That was terrible. 756 00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:12,000 Did you order a limo? 757 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:13,000 I'm here. 758 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,000 I think it's time we brought in an expert. 759 00:41:18,000 --> 00:41:19,000 Conrad, you're up. 760 00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:21,000 All right, Jamie, I'll give it a shot. 761 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,000 I call this maneuver prom night. 762 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,000 Wow! 763 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,000 That was amazing! 764 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:38,000 That was astonishing. 765 00:41:38,000 --> 00:41:40,000 That was beautiful. 766 00:41:40,000 --> 00:41:41,000 Thanks, Adam. 767 00:41:41,000 --> 00:41:42,000 Amazing. 768 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:43,000 Nice work. 769 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:44,000 Thanks, Jamie. 770 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:45,000 Can't be done. 771 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:46,000 No, it can be done. 772 00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:48,000 I just can't do it, but it can be done. 773 00:41:55,000 --> 00:42:00,000 And so concludes the Mythbusters Crash Course in Street Racing. 774 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:06,000 Two cameras, one camera, and one camera. 775 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:09,000 Two cameras, $600. 776 00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:13,000 18 tires, $3,600. 777 00:42:13,000 --> 00:42:17,000 One second-hand car, $3,000. 778 00:42:19,000 --> 00:42:24,000 Spending all day drifting, priceless.