Cleetus McFarland gives Carson Hocevar a ZR1 and a corner

A Porsche, a Corvette and a Tesla get straight-line tests before the NASCAR guest makes the Freedom Factory oval considerably less comfortable for his host.

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Carson Hocevar gets first pick of the cars, chooses the Corvette ZR1 and eventually sends it sliding aggressively into a corner. Cleetus McFarland, driving the Porsche Turbo S alongside him, has invited a NASCAR driver to play on his home track. The guest isn't treating it as a gentle demonstration.

The new vlog drew about a million views since yesterday. After McFarland's World Cup uploads followed purpose-built drag cars through record passes and frustrating mistakes, this outing puts road cars into a different test: acceleration first, then the business of getting around an oval with someone beside you.

Jackstand Jimmy takes the Tesla Plaid for the three-wide straight-line runs. Its launch is the early attraction, while the Corvette shows its strength farther down the road. McFarland also takes Hocevar for a Tesla launch demonstration, explaining the technique with admirable economy: "There's nothing. You just mat it."

The oval demands rather more involvement. Hocevar warms up alone in the Corvette before lining up against McFarland, with the pair swapping lanes between rounds. His sliding attack in the second race levels the match and produces some of the footage viewers are discussing most: the rapid steering corrections needed to keep the car pointed where he wants it.

"That is not his car. He does not care. He's here to win," McFarland says. By the deciding round, the two are running door-to-door. For viewers coming for the oval action rather than the introductions and straight-line tests, that part begins around fifteen minutes in.

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The oval-track outing added about a million views since yesterday. Here's how the video's audience compares with the channel's wider viewing.

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▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

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