Track Comeback in the K-Swapped Civic

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  • čas přidán 25. 12. 2020
  • Gotta get back on that horse.
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Komentáře • 607

  • @WiffCS
    @WiffCS Před 3 lety +748

    The fact you're competing with AWD Turbo cars in a FWD NA is so sick! I love this track series with this car

    • @IxTechNiK
      @IxTechNiK Před 3 lety +16

      It’s all about driver mod my guy

    • @pswmetalmonkey
      @pswmetalmonkey Před 3 lety +70

      @@IxTechNiK nope.. its a Honda, they are amazing underated cars, you are implying he is a substantially better driver than all his competitors, which is simply not true.

    • @WiffCS
      @WiffCS Před 3 lety +3

      @@IxTechNiK For sure, he's killing it

    • @IxTechNiK
      @IxTechNiK Před 3 lety +9

      Yeah it’s just both factors, I love Honda’s, but I’m an ef guy

    • @skyhigh5747
      @skyhigh5747 Před 3 lety +1

      @@IxTechNiK ratings. I like all the old schools. Everything from egs back.

  • @user-or9ey2ld6s
    @user-or9ey2ld6s Před 3 lety +549

    - saw a car burning down
    - hope the car‘s okay
    - craigslist: rarely driven, driven by an old grandma, no damage, very well maintained

    • @Teku175
      @Teku175 Před 3 lety +19

      Only driven to church on Sundays

    • @harryfp1494
      @harryfp1494 Před 3 lety +1

      I mean it’s a race car “ kinda

    • @mengx94
      @mengx94 Před 3 lety +4

      How low you willing to go on the car

    • @user-or9ey2ld6s
      @user-or9ey2ld6s Před 3 lety +6

      mengx94 15k no less, I know what I got

    • @Alxx2
      @Alxx2 Před 3 lety +1

      No lowball offers, I know what i got

  • @mwjscn
    @mwjscn Před 3 lety +693

    The moment you're in a racing environment, you should have a fire extinguisher. You have a helmet, hans device, and roll bar - it's just part of the safety suite. No point in potentially burning to death over $200.

    • @furezj
      @furezj Před 3 lety +102

      weight reduction > Life

    • @mwjscn
      @mwjscn Před 3 lety +160

      @@furezj Luckily if you leave your ego in the trailer you'll save more weight than the 5 pounds of the extinguisher lol.

    • @CueBeanKa
      @CueBeanKa Před 3 lety +53

      @@furezj Agreed. That's why I stopped eating

    • @harrisonlee3250
      @harrisonlee3250 Před 3 lety +72

      @@furezj run three lug nuts for the weight

    • @averyalexander2303
      @averyalexander2303 Před 3 lety +23

      I agree! I believe that ALL cars should have a fire extinguisher onboard whether its used for racing or not. Any car can catch fire at any time. For $20-$50 it's such a tiny investment there's no reason to not have one. If you can't afford an extinguisher you really can't afford to lose your car!

  • @tofadeisastart
    @tofadeisastart Před 3 lety +192

    Bens face when he was passenger with the pro driver 😂😂

    • @ramonbriones4487
      @ramonbriones4487 Před 3 lety +2

      👀

    • @davonmulder8458
      @davonmulder8458 Před 3 lety +19

      Being a passenger is waaayyy scarier than driving

    • @Turbochargedtwelve
      @Turbochargedtwelve Před 3 lety +11

      You get to enjoy those “wait my car can do that” moments that are so helpful in learning and dropping seconds

    • @aMaff
      @aMaff Před 3 lety

      TomO has that effect on people 😁

    • @isaacoliveira33
      @isaacoliveira33 Před 2 lety

      @@davonmulder8458 soo true man

  • @advalencia7374
    @advalencia7374 Před 3 lety +169

    This guy literally threw his fears of crashing out the window. Awesome job for getting 4th! Podium it is next year.

  • @GearsandGasoline
    @GearsandGasoline  Před 3 lety +178

    That incredible thumbnail is a shot from our buddy @ishotthat, check him out on instagram for more mind-blowing shots. Thanks so much for watching guys, hope everyone had a great holiday!

    • @josephmatuszak3855
      @josephmatuszak3855 Před 3 lety +1

      Always carry some pantyhose with ya in the toolbox in case your filter gets damaged or times like these in the rain. Cheers!

    • @rskekavant5880
      @rskekavant5880 Před 3 lety

      On your website you have nearly 500k subscribers... but you have over 750k now

    • @ReyesGaming69420
      @ReyesGaming69420 Před 3 lety

      If possible, get some carbon fibre fenders for the car to make it lighter

  • @Shadowboost
    @Shadowboost Před 3 lety +30

    I fucking love the comradery in this series. Everyone is so cool, chill, helpful, and encouraging

  • @DanieleCapellini
    @DanieleCapellini Před 3 lety +77

    So happy to see the civic back! Looks even cooler with the battle scar!

  • @martsmarts
    @martsmarts Před 3 lety +30

    Socks or women’s stockings are a “good” alternate to no air filter... try it. It works.

  • @WTFNoNamesLeft2
    @WTFNoNamesLeft2 Před 3 lety +22

    Celebrate, hit wall... celebrate, money shift :D the key to not breaking stuff appears to be to not celebrate until you hit the pits :)

  • @wildjezus2934
    @wildjezus2934 Před 3 lety +37

    It's amazing to see how much more comfortable he got towards the end after the training session, after seing what the car was capable off and in the last lap (the insane corner clip before revealing he got the record) you can really tell he was pushing the car 110%. Such a great video as always.

    • @granturismoab9
      @granturismoab9 Před 3 lety

      Ask the PROs is the best way to get to the top, in anything in life

  • @Mr.Broccolini
    @Mr.Broccolini Před 3 lety +94

    How in the hell does gridlife let you guys run without a fire extinguisher... Smh.. that's just dumb.

    • @Bwillev
      @Bwillev Před 3 lety +16

      Likely "recommended but not mandatory" type wording to avoid lawsuits or something rather. Lol.

    • @Mr.Broccolini
      @Mr.Broccolini Před 3 lety +15

      It seems like more of a liability if they're not mandating safety precautions.

    • @Bwillev
      @Bwillev Před 3 lety +8

      @@Mr.Broccolini I'm honestly not even sure why its not mandatory. Or at least, dudes just aren't doing it. All that money spent and don't wanna spend at most $200 to save your work? That alone seems odd.

    • @Mr.Broccolini
      @Mr.Broccolini Před 3 lety +8

      @@Bwillev that weight savings v.s. fire extinguisher comment is a great example of why lol the classic racecar "safety third"
      Terrible mentality to have.
      We can all learn from F1 this year that safety saves lives, as much as everyone wants to complain about it's encumbrance in racing.
      Stay safe; don't race your casket.

  • @Isaac_El_Khoury
    @Isaac_El_Khoury Před 3 lety +79

    I hope you guys had a great Christmas.

  • @91ludesit
    @91ludesit Před 3 lety +26

    Ben, you've had a seriously impressive season. I think your finishes just go to show what a driver you've become. I mean you're in 4th place behind cars that have WAY more power and 2 more drive wheels, that is a huge win in my book. I can't wait to see where you take this car in 2021, and now I want to build a car for street class time attack.

  • @theofebro6195
    @theofebro6195 Před 3 lety +116

    Maybe Ben should keep the civic like that.

    • @autoshenanigans-behindthes4916
      @autoshenanigans-behindthes4916 Před 3 lety +7

      I agree. It’s doing so well now I’m afraid if he does something different it might be counterproductive for it

    • @RyanRoadReaper
      @RyanRoadReaper Před 3 lety +5

      Yeah, I'm starting to like the "petina"/wear on the Civic

    • @musky420
      @musky420 Před 3 lety +6

      he should swap both front side panels with carbon

    • @Frightenerd
      @Frightenerd Před 3 lety

      Grip missile

    • @Frightenerd
      @Frightenerd Před 3 lety +1

      Imagine how cursed a ragecomics fender wrap would look

  • @SaveTheManuals
    @SaveTheManuals Před 3 lety +32

    *Tom is a beast* 💪Good mentorship outperforms any mods.

    • @ronin84
      @ronin84 Před 3 lety +4

      No kidding. Tom pushing the car and showing how much further it'll go seemed to really resonate. Need more Toms around me haha

    • @Bwillev
      @Bwillev Před 3 lety +3

      @@ronin84 tom has some unreal youtubes. His Fit days were incredible.

    • @SaveTheManuals
      @SaveTheManuals Před 3 lety +3

      @@Bwillev what is his channel name?

  • @Hopko50
    @Hopko50 Před 3 lety +2

    Crazy stuff. Field of heavily invested racers, fireproof balaclavas - short sleeves, no gloves, no fire extinguishers!
    Brave.

  • @Vishnuvichuz
    @Vishnuvichuz Před 3 lety +34

    Ben didn't choose thug life, thug life chose him!

  • @justinturner4850
    @justinturner4850 Před 3 lety +8

    So cool, I’m considering moving away from Hawaii to the mainland just so I can drive on a road course. I’d need to find a new career and completely start over but I really want to do time attack!

  • @ThePathOfFire
    @ThePathOfFire Před 3 lety +67

    hell yes brother! good job!!!

  • @krockz973
    @krockz973 Před 3 lety +14

    This is what racing is about. I highly enjoyed watching the journey and all the content. It is truly an inspiration. Keep up the good work and keep us posted 👍🏼🚘🛠

  • @timk1391
    @timk1391 Před 3 lety

    Honestly, to see you built, not a fully blown race track, but a very balanced machine to a track a be humble enough to listen to drivers with more experience and build off of experience.....is what we need to see and learn from as well. Please don't stop what you guys are doing. A lot of us appreciate what you gentlemen are doing.

  • @carlosevfaj
    @carlosevfaj Před 3 lety +1

    I worked with racing karts for a long time, and during rain, we usually take out the filter element, because we can't stop water from getting in, but we can stop the filter from holding water.

  • @wynandbreytenbach3945
    @wynandbreytenbach3945 Před 3 lety

    Congrats man! So happy for you! Love your Civic!

  • @HydeMyJekyll
    @HydeMyJekyll Před 3 lety

    Part of what makes these cars fun is the rotation into curves. I grew up driving on mountain roads, and spent the last couple years driving a 1992 Civic VX on a beautiful twisty road following a small river through a mountain valley about 15 miles each way to work. 92 hp car can haul some serious ass through those curves, stay within a few hundred RPM of peak torque and don't be afraid to use lift-off oversteer and throttle control to bring it around curves- Once you turn into a curve you've gotta apply pressure on the wheel the opposite direction of the turn and stay in the throttle to keep it from swinging around.

  • @ozzypawsborneprinceofbarkn3249

    I'm glad Ben is getting the opportunity to race but I miss the coverage of other drivers /classes.

  • @tdoggedy8416
    @tdoggedy8416 Před 3 lety +12

    Bro I got so sad last episode thank, God she's alive

  • @r6TrdSlow
    @r6TrdSlow Před 3 lety

    Congrats man!! What an accomplishment. As for your parting comments, It’s been so fun to see the track and civic build stuff. I say keep that up. The way you film that content and present it is really captivating (to me at least). I look forward to seeing more.

  • @shihanzahir
    @shihanzahir Před 3 lety

    SO good to see the Civic come back stronger and faster... Congratulations Ben and wishing G&G all the best for 2021. Kick ass!

  • @Doggepp
    @Doggepp Před 3 lety +1

    Literally one single tip - Drive through the understeer, made him shave off like 3 seconds in a few laps. Drivermod is where its at, good work guys!

  • @DJBobbyChicago
    @DJBobbyChicago Před 3 lety +1

    This series is awesome. It’s great to watch you improve times and deal with difficulties to still have fun and do well! I hope you two keep doing these!

  • @InvaderSS670
    @InvaderSS670 Před 3 lety

    Good for you man. Fantastic video! Huge congratulations for an amazing first season.

  • @nizki121
    @nizki121 Před 3 lety

    Congrats! Really enjoyed these track vids.

  • @johnchatzopoylos2116
    @johnchatzopoylos2116 Před 3 lety +4

    Ben: let's try and throw down some laps
    The weather: hold my clouds😂

  • @regularaussiemedia1426

    Been following your channel for years but I have REALLY enjoyed seeing your journey in the fwd civic Ben! So awesome to watch and finally get that record. So good, enjoyed every minute

  • @mhdin787
    @mhdin787 Před 3 lety

    hey G&G ! I wanted to say thanks for making these kind of videos. I've been following this Honda series since your road trip with the Miata until now and it makes me want to like find myself my own dream car and work on it. You also help me reignite the old petrol head in me. So yeah...thank you! So much! Have a great day!

  • @Danny760side
    @Danny760side Před 3 lety +1

    Its alive! Happy for you bro you and that civic have come a long way

  • @Racemannen
    @Racemannen Před 3 lety

    Always just as wonderful to see your movies from tracks. And really fun to see your improvement on lap times after getting some tips. Looks really good now! Gives me inspiration for the coming season here in Sweden. But then with the RWD E46 M3.

  • @Ampidire
    @Ampidire Před 3 lety

    Amazing effort and incredible result, the car and you and well, everything. Dope. Can't wait to see what's next.

  • @j_mars_cars
    @j_mars_cars Před 3 lety

    Can we appreciate the editing needed to make 5:58-6:00 happen? The exact timing of this car months apart, different in many ways, same track. That transition was 😱

  • @mitsumedia7627
    @mitsumedia7627 Před 3 lety +1

    dude, ive been watching for a while, and you have me hooked on gridlife. you set a goal in my head to get out there at some point. great content!!!

  • @RX7Cody
    @RX7Cody Před 3 lety

    This was great! Speaks in levels how far you’ve come and came back!

  • @LSXvoodoo
    @LSXvoodoo Před 3 lety

    Great journey, loved all the detail you covered and the cinematic edit.
    Cant wait for the next season.

  • @ronin84
    @ronin84 Před 3 lety

    Awesome video and series guys. My fave on YT right now

  • @karlotuazon6057
    @karlotuazon6057 Před 3 lety +1

    I love the huge improvement throughout the series. Cant wait for more

  • @koltrountree7619
    @koltrountree7619 Před 3 lety

    Love the civic series,it's nice to see a ff car actually being tracked and putting down respectable numbers! It looks great,as always keep up the good work!

  • @taylorc4476
    @taylorc4476 Před 3 lety

    Dude, super stoked & such a great series! I loved my Integra & always lusted for a properly modded Civic hatch. Now, I only want one more. Badass, dude. Keep it up!

  • @ASMotorsports
    @ASMotorsports Před 3 lety

    Great effort!!! Can’t wait to see what you guys will do next year.

  • @gtiturbo85
    @gtiturbo85 Před 3 lety

    wow what a fantastic comback!!! good work Ben! finally let loose and drove that car to its potential! keep up the good work!

  • @rosssefton8896
    @rosssefton8896 Před 3 lety

    I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your entire K-Swap Civic Series man - absolute excellent work!

  • @HomeBuiltByJeff
    @HomeBuiltByJeff Před 3 lety

    Fantastic series. I really enjoyed coming along for the journey.

  • @marijntopgear
    @marijntopgear Před 3 lety

    This series is just great. Thanks for making this content. Cheers!

  • @ArnoldvandeWorp
    @ArnoldvandeWorp Před 3 lety

    Crashing can damage your confidence but you've got back on track and don't give up! Awesome.

  • @sterlingwallace8693
    @sterlingwallace8693 Před 3 lety

    Dude! Keep kicking butt. That is awesome on the record. Congratulations and Merry Christmas to the Bens, and family.

  • @SINastayNate
    @SINastayNate Před 3 lety

    Congratulations on a great season. You competed really well, especially since you are in a fwd car! Keep it up, can't wait to see what you Are able to do next season!

  • @thebikerepairshopformby

    Just great to see your progression with the car, so amazing that you got the record 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

  • @murbin.86
    @murbin.86 Před 3 lety +39

    Idk, those scars look pretty damn good on Mia..

    • @Brayd.1986
      @Brayd.1986 Před 3 lety

      Little bondo and some paint and she’ll be mint👌

    • @Bwillev
      @Bwillev Před 3 lety +6

      @@Brayd.1986 fuck I wouldn't even bother. Track car wounds.

  • @jaypalo
    @jaypalo Před 3 lety +1

    Congrats on placing 4th, it was awesome to see you develop and become a better driver all season long. And may I see the civic looks awesome with its battle scars. 🔥

  • @jev2867
    @jev2867 Před 3 lety

    I love the camaraderie. It's a competition and getting good results and improving on them, and yes there will be aholes but for the most part it's all about fun and guys/gals looking out for each other.

  • @heavychevy4443
    @heavychevy4443 Před 3 lety

    It’s great to see you head back into it right away. Mental strength is more important than any car set up out there. Mad respect and good luck going forward 🤙🏻

  • @jamesreed6283
    @jamesreed6283 Před 3 lety

    So glad to see you got the civic back on the track! Congrats on the fwd record!

  • @pedrodavi5483
    @pedrodavi5483 Před 3 lety

    So, this is just the best channel on CZcams with the best content, I can't tell how I'm happy just for watching this, please, keep up with the great work.

  • @GavinRemme
    @GavinRemme Před 3 lety

    Incredible video. Loved every second.

  • @Mik3Mcflyy
    @Mik3Mcflyy Před 3 lety

    Attaboy!!!! Watching this entire build and the journey you developed with this k series has been inspiring to anyone out there that owns a k series. The potential is almost never ending. Great job dude and keep the content coming 👍🏻

  • @annon-ski7985
    @annon-ski7985 Před 3 lety

    Awesome, turned out nicely.

  • @tholbrook422
    @tholbrook422 Před 3 lety

    Welcome back. Hope everything is going well with the Civic.

  • @barshawnhaynes9973
    @barshawnhaynes9973 Před 3 lety

    This video is inspiring! I can't wait to get back out at the track. One step at a time.

  • @corybennett817
    @corybennett817 Před 3 lety

    First year, fwd track records everywhere, 4th overall, ...your composure Sir Ben, TOSS IT for now and CELEBRATE! Congrats!!!!

  • @TerminusVox
    @TerminusVox Před 3 lety +1

    Good showing AND good show! Well made video(s) as always. Thank you!

  • @TinyMiniStealth
    @TinyMiniStealth Před 3 lety

    Congrats Ben and team!

  • @TheJMedia
    @TheJMedia Před 3 lety

    So awesome to see you progress as a time attack driver and smashing the fwd record! Civics prove really capable as a track car!

  • @MonkeyTailsDotNet
    @MonkeyTailsDotNet Před 3 lety +1

    Please please please keep this series going next year. As a “wannabe” driver on a hopefully similar journey these videos are so inspiring.

  • @elijahbarrett798
    @elijahbarrett798 Před 3 lety

    Epic episode! Love the editing and the driving. Keep pursuing a faster lap! I’m building an EM2, I feel the same as you did after every mod.

  • @igvtec
    @igvtec Před 3 lety

    HELL YES!!! Congratulations, I was so excited for you I was yelling at my phone haha
    I am a big Honda fan myself, and haven't been so pumped about a video in a while once again congratulations keep up the brilliant work love the content. 😎👍👏

  • @edwindiaz6317
    @edwindiaz6317 Před 3 lety

    Great episode soo proud of you Ben and Mia hard work pays off love this channel soo much keep it going guys!!

  • @DahakaCL
    @DahakaCL Před 3 lety

    I have been following you guys last 2 years and A half.
    That 1.39 makes me jump and yell "fuck yeah!".
    Great driving Ben!

  • @AndrewMalkin
    @AndrewMalkin Před 3 lety

    You've made tremendous progress this year. Keep it up!

  • @thakiddj
    @thakiddj Před 3 lety

    Congrats Ben on breaking the record and placing 4th huge for just a little civic! Been following the whole build and as a fellow Honda kid I’ve been rooting for you the whole time! Andy over at ASM is a beast with k series hope one day to meet you all in person at gridlife 🙏🏽❤️

  • @yellowfl4sh
    @yellowfl4sh Před 3 lety

    Congrats on your lap times! Really been enjoying your content!

  • @ramonbriones4487
    @ramonbriones4487 Před 3 lety

    Such a great ending to a great season. Congrats and thank u for the content

  • @kenengrie
    @kenengrie Před 3 lety

    Seriously flying with that civic! Very nice!

  • @Itr-tv7kt
    @Itr-tv7kt Před 3 lety

    came back even stronger !!! great job... thanks i enjoyed your video alot.
    i like your civic.. :D

  • @pc0736
    @pc0736 Před 3 lety

    congrats dude! On both the lap times and the kickarse content.

  • @kkkevv224
    @kkkevv224 Před 3 lety

    fav saturday content guys.! GG.! excited for next year w you two ben n ben

  • @marquisethomas5611
    @marquisethomas5611 Před 3 lety +1

    Now its a race car, that fender adds character

  • @mzondi1970
    @mzondi1970 Před 3 lety

    Great stuff. Long time sub and cant wait to see more.

  • @touringteg
    @touringteg Před 3 lety

    Well done 👍. I am glad to hear a few words about the Falken 660. Still want to hear more about how they compare to the RE71R

  • @JohanGavieres
    @JohanGavieres Před 3 lety

    Omg! Tom is a amazing driver. congratulations on setting FWD world record 1:39 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @Furry_Viking
    @Furry_Viking Před 3 lety

    FANTASTIC!!! CONGRATULATIONS SIR!!

  • @amadafaka
    @amadafaka Před 3 lety

    I'm glad this channel didn't buy a wrecked Maclaren to fix like every other channel is doing. These guys are putting in the work that a lot of car guys can relate too.

  • @GooseWurkz
    @GooseWurkz Před 3 lety

    Congrats ben, car did amazing that session.

  • @easygoingdude9990
    @easygoingdude9990 Před 3 lety

    I'm happy for you dude.. Merry Christmas to you all 🙂

  • @SurajMDurgad
    @SurajMDurgad Před 3 lety

    Congrats Ben! 🎉

  • @randyyang4253
    @randyyang4253 Před 3 lety

    Good to see you guys breaking the record!!!

  • @jasonpelletier3824
    @jasonpelletier3824 Před 3 lety

    Congratulations man!!!

  • @MiguelGarcia-cq3il
    @MiguelGarcia-cq3il Před 3 lety

    GREAT SEASON AND CONGRATULATIONS

  • @tswvyeejyaj7619
    @tswvyeejyaj7619 Před 3 lety

    Awesome to see ot back!

  • @Finalpursuitracing
    @Finalpursuitracing Před 3 lety

    CONGRATS!!!!!! 🎉🎈🍾

  • @KINGVONFRM063
    @KINGVONFRM063 Před 3 lety

    Im so happy for the civic, merry christmas🎄🎁🎆

  • @jihadjoe
    @jihadjoe Před 3 lety +1

    Woohoo! Congratulations on the season, and better luck next time to Asian Ben!