What I learned from my ride with Matt Farah

"F40LM" (mclarenf1gtr)
11/10/2013 at 13:09 • Filed to: None

That I can tell you:

1. I no longer like Underground Racing, and you don't either.
2. Everything Lamborghini works, and everything Audi doesn't
3. Matt is far nicer and more awesome than you can anticipate
4. I look like an awkward douche next to people I really like (case in point: I kept stuttering when I introduced myself to Justin Bell)
5. I also met Tanner Foust, Rutledge, Justin Bell, and Chip Foose (briefly). Bell looked almost amazed that I recognized him and remembered his racing career, and looked genuinely pleased with himself when he walked away after I told him I was a fan. Chip was swarmed and just wanted to sign autographs and go home. Top Gear boys seemed cool but had better things to do. Farah stopped to have a conversation with some kids. We talked for like 10 min, then he gives me my ride and tells them to wait up because WTF he'll give them rides too! Then he comes back and chills for another 10. You can ask him any question and you'll get a direct answer with a hilarious story to follow. He's like that really funny kid in high school everyone likes, who just so happens to be a ~celebrity now.
6. People on Tuned and The Smoking Tire who complain need to get beaten up /and/or meet Farah. Either should change their mind.
7. What they do with their budget is amazing.
8. It's not all glory. Matt is a genuinely hard working guy. Day job and all.
9. Even in Corsa mode, it is surprisingly comfortable
10. Half a million dollar cars still squeak and rattle

That's all I can think of for now. I was too much of a kitten to ask for a picture of me with him, so here are some shots of the car we were in (soon to be in a new episode).

AMA in the comments (that won't get him in trouble).

DISCUSSION (30)

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 13:16

Not a question, but everyone I've interacted with in that group is awesome. Zack is always up to chat on FB about stuff. Helped me with my car hunt

PRBot II > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 13:16

Kinja'd!!!

I'm so jelly.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > PRBot II
11/10/2013 at 13:18

EL_ULY > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 13:29

awesome dude, you are lucky like..

Kinja'd!!!

yup, that caliber of lucky

shinsen > PRBot II
11/10/2013 at 13:59

yayayayay, matt F seems like a well balanced journalist, I really like listening to his weekly podcast, even though if they don't think people listen for all 120 minutes!

shinsen > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
11/10/2013 at 14:00

what did you end up buying?

aquila121 > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:03

Nice all around. This kind of appreciation also says great things about you, F40LM.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:07

Even though I'm not a huge fan of UR, I'd quite like to know a reasonable explanation for #1.

pdthedeuce > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:09

care to comment further on UGR ?

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:10

He can also be a real douchebag in comment wars. I haven't ever gotten involved, but there were a couple that I saw on the smoking tire vids that made me decide to never watch one of his videos again.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:13

And why don't we like underground racing anymore?

F40LM > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
11/10/2013 at 14:35

Basically, the owner of UGR was a huge douchebag to Matt and the whole smoking tire crew. No one has ever been as remotely as disgusting to him as they were. Example: Matt once commented how he currently couldn't drive a UGR model because it was in the shop for repairs, etc. Which it actually was, and he has proof. He got letters from their lawyers threatening to sue for slander, etc. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

F40LM > pdthedeuce
11/10/2013 at 14:35

F40LM > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment
11/10/2013 at 14:35

pdthedeuce > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:37

they always seemed shady to me .

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 14:58

I see. They sound like Musk times seven.

Burrito de EJ25 > KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb
11/10/2013 at 15:29

Matt Farah also name drops like a motherfucker. It's incredibly obnoxious.

dogisbadob > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 15:32

For #10: The LFA probably doesn't squeak and rattle!

Takuro Spirit > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 15:46

Did the Lambo have a tow hook?

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > shinsen
11/10/2013 at 15:52

S2000

Dusty Ventures > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 16:03

Kinja'd!!!

Brotruck

F40LM > Dusty Ventures
11/10/2013 at 16:08

I wish I had a picture of that. It wasn't so much of a bro truck as a trophy truck with the wrong starting truck. Really old suspension components, etc.

F40LM > Takuro Spirit
11/10/2013 at 16:08

Not that I saw.

F40LM > dogisbadob
11/10/2013 at 16:09

I should just add Italian

Dusty Ventures > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 16:14

Can't be a trophy truck, its headlights are real ;)

dogisbadob > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 16:22

nah

Probably all European cars do that. Italian, German, Swedish, British, French, all of them!

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 16:37

Wow really? That's highly disappointing. They do build some of the most impressive turbo cars in the world, it's sad to see they treat people like that.

F40LM > Dusty Ventures
11/10/2013 at 19:23

you know what i'm saying. it wasn't just lifted with a huge exhaust. it actually had some nice stuff on it.

F40LM > dogisbadob
11/10/2013 at 19:25

I don't think volvos squeak and rattle. Koeneseiegegegggs might crack your spine and rattle your brain.

Dusty Ventures > F40LM
11/10/2013 at 20:20

I here you. Actually it looks vaguely familiar