you cant help but be excited for this while listening to Cletus' voice as the FF opens. congrats dudes!!

Congratulations on all your successes with the Freedom Factory. That hard work is really paying off. You’ve built something special. I can’t wait to see where this goes in the future. Wish I could have been there for the opening.

I grew up in this area. Last time I was on that track I was 17. I’ve always missed it. My dad and uncles raced there. I’ve been a long time cletus fan and when I heard he bought it I thought about moving back to Florida as I’ve relocated to Washington state some years ago. But work and family prevents that move but I did fly my ass from Washington state to Florida to go this event and let me tell you driving up to the tank brought back tons of memories I even had to hold back some tears. I wish my dad was still around as he would have loved seeing the track againI had a blast. Thank you cletus and family for what your doing and what you have done. I will be back again for another event.

“Alright you guys can’t be up here tal....” Cleetus: “YOU GOT THE HELL YEAH SPECIAL”

I hope you and the guys had time to sit back and take everything in once the dust had settled. Giving that place life and getting people excited about it is a hell of a job, and one that a lot of people wouldn't have taken on. Enjoy this victory, you all deserve it.

When your girlfriend thinks you're taking her out for a romantic valentines day dinner at a fancy restaurant, but you're just planning on ordering a couple hell yeah brother specials.

Reason why people respect your facility is because we feel like your a friend from all the uploads and updates you provide so it makes you feel like you actually are invested into the track I no people who bought shirts or in some other way contributed even how ever so small. I hope you all the best and I love your channel

Everyone wants the "good ol days" of car meets to come back. Cleetus said fuck that, I'll bring em back myself. What a vibe man! Love to see it

Cleetus, I’m 75 years old and I live in Washington State. When I was 72 I flew back to Maryland for the call-out drags and met you and a whole bunch of other KZfaqrs. I was so impressed with how genuine you all were. Now I have put going to see the Freedom Factory and you and your crew at the top of my bucket list. Somehow I will make it happen.

Sheds single tear ... we watched this baby grow from a weed invested abandoned track to the greatest automotive facility on earth , and by gawd I can’t wait to see what the future holds

Who the hell was cutting up onions while I watched the video?!?!?! You guys renew my faith in humanity.

It's nice to see a dude that cares so much about every aspect of his business and the product he's putting out. Well done, Cleeter...

Girlfriend: "Why are you tearing up watching this?" Me: "These guys have worked their asses off, and they deserve every bit of this success."

Guy busts his ass, actually putting in the work on his own joint, gotta give him props

To all the Freedom Factory guys. I came across your video of opening night by chance, I am a Nascar fan from the old school days. I live in Riverside California, and you may know that back then the ( Winston Cup Series ) came to Riverside Raceway twice a year. They were my 2 most favorite days of the year, and actually they were 4 days to us who enjoyed camping in the infield... Sleeping in the back of my 1969 Chevrolet pick up truck. Anyway when they tore down the track it was a huge ordeal for me and sadly closed a chapter of my life. Since then I have always been interested in watching videos on abandon race tracks, that is how I clicked on to yours. But let me tell you I am so impressed with what you have done and the passion you have for your track. I can not count how many times I smiled at your joy of opening night. That would of been awesome to be a part of that and I am positive it was a great time for all that was there. Congratulations on your achievements. Inspiring to say the least. I am going to try to visit the Freedom Factory one of these days. Way to go ! Brian Petereit Riverside California.

You know you're in Florida when a guy operating a hydraulic saw 1 foot from his face isn't wearing safety glasses

Wish we could have been there. Congrats on everything buddy!

am i the only one that got a little emotional in the last 2-3 minutes of this video? cleetus is an amazing human and is making a lot of people's dreams come true, and the respect that's shown both ways is incredible. FF is on my bucket list to visit one day...

The first "the" is to emphasize that you're at the original The Freedom Factory

Can't imagine how this all had to finally feel after EVERYTHING you've been through to get your facility ready. Huge HUGE congrats brother!

Every anniversary just add another "the" to the sign. maybe a "the" sticker or something.

“Every person here acted like they were invested in this track as much as we were” Yup, because we watched the whole process from the start, we feel like we are a part of the process. I wasn’t there for this event, I live 900 miles away. but I will be as we head south every year on vacation. I wish I was there, looked like an awesome mix of cars and trucks from all over. I do have my jar of track on my trophy shelf though.

James: “ ahh man where’s the Busch light” 😂😂 hell yeah

I'm so proud of you guys and proud out the peeps cleaning up after themselves, that says alot about what kind of people you bring in.

Cleetus is so happy that he's at the point of crying because he realize how many people support him.

I'm not sure if the fact that it is a great handicap entrance was even part of the plan. But as a wheelchair user. Thank you. 🇺🇸🦅✌️

I loved this video as much as the first time I watched it 3 years ago!!!! Congratulations to the freedom crew!!!!

not sure if youll see this, as this comment being on a 3 year old vid, but just know success couldnt have came to a more deserving man, family, team, and friends. glad i found the channel, and for what its worth, youre the one ill continue to root for to have continued success brother. keep doing what youre doing, literally just trying to find a video here and there of yours i havent seen, to see how excited you all were to finally have opening night, to how much attention to detail you and the guys have put into the property, shows just how invested in this lifestyle everyone by your side is. keep being great brother! need to be able to make it down to an event sometime soon!

I live 5 min from this track, and I haven’t set foot on these grounds since I was 15. Walking through the gates was nostalgic, I don’t think the people watching who don’t live around here understand how much this means to us locals

Take notes people. This is how you act at a car show.

Congratulations cleetus! I'm so pumped for you! Watching you for like 3 years now. And seeing this and how happy you were. It's just amazing 👏

Watching this team for years and it's amazing to see how far they've come. So Happy for them!!

I've never been happier for a person I've never met in my life.

Watching Garrett get a little emotional over his first public event at THE FREEDOM FACTORY almost brought a tear to my eye as well. It’s been so sweet watching her come from abandoned forgotten place to the best thing KZfaq has ever seen 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Just imagine sitting back and looking at that accomplishment after all the hard work and struggle

You should name that two dog + drink deal the “freedom ain’t free” deal. 🤣🤣🤣

Can we take a moment to honour a paver who very obviously worked hard, played hard and was likely always put away wet? She gave it everything she had.

This place will become iconic.

So proud of Cletus. His progression over the years has been just amazing. He is just absolutely living the dream. Has been just an awesome past few years and looking forward to what the future holds!

Congrats to you Cleetus and your amazing Team! You all should be so proud of all you've accomplished in just the last year alone! Continuing to root for you as you continue to do good things, along with including all your youtube Team followers and sponsors on your Journey. The last 3-5 minutes of this clip speaks volumes towards your sincere appreciation for all those here. Keep moving Forward Sir!

Now that's a man that truly loves what he does....and appreciates everyone that helped him do it!! Congrats to you my man!

When he bought the track I kinda thought it would end up just being his playground and nothing more. He immediately started fixing and upgrading things, and now just over a year after buying it he's got it open to the public. HELL YEAH BROTHER!!!

It's amazing to see so many people come out and support the track to show some love for Cleetus and crew. It Looks like everybody had an amazing time and the Freedom Factory will be an Icon of hard work, passion for racing, and a shared love of the sport. You made it happen and that should be an inspiration to anyone with a dream. Heeeellll Yeeaaah Cleetus!

Well Done! Everyone can see you here and your humble personality along with your team and Im sure the majority respect that and what you guys are about. Glad to see that respect at your facility and I hope it stays as positive as you guys are.

I can’t believe this all started in your driveway at that rental house.

Those aren’t hot dogs those are Freedom Frank’s .

Just the emotion in his voice as he's talking about his success!! Many more to follow!!

I'm just so happy to see the FF finally open to the people. I have been following since early on. I just knew you and the crew were going to be amazing, especially once you purchased the speedway. I'm truly happy for you and I can't wait to be there live and in-person. Congrats @Cletus & crew

That paver's engine is one of many that will throw a rod at the Freedom Factory. RIP.

This is exacly how all events should be, respectful, keeping it clean and everyone will be happy. 100% thumbs up

So happy for you!!! It looked awesome! Congrats to all of you! Hell Yeah!

Sure made my eyes wet from the thought of all the hard work finally coming together! So glad things were a giant success! I don't see how anything could have come together any better! CHEERS to the Freedom Factory family!!

Gave me chills when you said everyone was so respectful. After all the crap in 2020 you give me hope for humanity. Thank you and god bless the Freedom Factory.

What I really like about cleetus is he doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty to chip in and get shit done. So many others would just let the contractor do all the work. Not cleet. He’s in digging dirt laying asphalt. And still stays humble enough to meet fans etc.

Huge congratulations! Thanks, for putting it in for this! Very encouraging to see. The FF showed some true grit getting this across the finishline.

Its crazy to think this was only a year ago. Looking back to this its INSANE how much you guys have done for the car community not only in Florida but literally world wide. I haven't been to an event yet but its on my bucket list. Keep being awesome brother!

When I first stumbled on this channel it was just a goofy kid putting weird stuff in his corvettes exhaust and trucks pro charger...came such a long way. Perfect example of hard work paying off.

Gonna be a lot of dads bringing their kids here and planting that car loving seed , and you will be apart of that result. You'll be hearing future generations explaining how they got into cars and they will mention the time their dads brought them to the the freedom factory.

Garrett, you absolutely killed it. I so wish I could've made it out there for the opening event but man I must say I am so happy for you and your team overcoming every obstacle. The people that showed up were very invested regardless of if they were or not money-wise because this opening means so much to everyone else as well. You have succeeded my friend.

Proud of ya man been following you for a few years and seen ya grow and grow and I swear your smile just keeps gettin bigger and bigger so keep it rollin cuz I got faith in ya brutha!!!

I’m smiling ear to ear watching this man live everyone’s dream

Loved the line " Wait is that money coming in the gate, instead of going out".

So glad you guys got to do a soft opening during everything. This is amazing. Happy that the FF is able to host and have others enjoy it woth you guys. This is great and going to help so much. Huge boost for the FF and all the FF fans.

"is the hotdog good?" "yeah" shit still wrapped in aluminum foil lol

That paver put everything she had into the Freedom Factory.. RIP to lil mama

put a couple dots after the first "the" and it's like a cliff hanger. "YOU'RE AT THE... THE FREEDOM FACTORY!!!!!!!!"

I love that you are constantly involved with everything going on it’s not just pay someone and disappear it’s clear you care about this so much. Watching learning and helping everywhere you can ! Happy for you if it wasn’t 9-10 hours from me ide love to come threw. one of these days my camaro will see the FF and Bradenton motor sports park!

Congratulations on the awesome first opening!! Cant wait to see what the FF has in store!! God bless Cleet!

When the first guys walked in, I had a smile on my face straight to the end of the video. I am so happy for you and your accomplishments. I know the stress of opening your door to the public for the first time and you did a great job. No matter how prepared you think you are, there will always be something. The fact that there is no garbage for you to clean up is a testament to your character as a man, as the owner, and to the whole McFarland/ Freedom Factory brand. You guys show everybody the highest level of respect and in turn people are going to show you the utmost respect in return. I wouldn't be surprised to see, in 5 to 10 years, the FF with a giant parking garage out by the road and several new on and off road tracks on the property making it the premier motorsports park on the east coast. Give it a few years and I guarantee the next door neighbor will be made an offer they can't refuse and Cleetus will have his own pro drag strip too. The sky is the limit now!!

Just put 3 dots after the small”the” “You’re at the... THE FREEDOM FACTORY”

I’m so happy for you guys!! You and your whole crew deserve nothing but the best for all the hard work and dedication to this dream of yours come true!!! It’s amazing what can be accomplished when one sets goals and stays steadfast to the completion of a project, no matter how tall a order it may be. So here’s to you and you’re crew Cletus, May the Freedom Factory have many years of of nothing but success. HELL YEAH BROTHER!!!!!

Cleet, I had chills the entire video for you! Beyond happy and wish you the absolute best of luck moving forward!

Not gonna lie, this made me a little emotional. You've worked so damn hard for the Freedom Factory, and your dedication to making it as good as it can be is clear to all of us. You've brought so many people together already, and gotten a large portion of the community involved with the merch sales. If anyone is deserving the success, its you, Garrett. You never take anything for granted, and you're always thankful for the people who support you. You are one of the greatest influencers on this platform, teaching people that if you try hard enough, anything is possible. If there's one thing that stands out the most, it's your humility. You never put yourself on top of others, even for us fans. You interact with us as individuals instead of "just another fan" like other youtubers. That is what makes me respect you the most. I'll raise a glass to you. Congrats on the first public Freedom Factory event, and here's to many others in the future! Looking forwards to the future event videos!

A track that would have be lost overtime , is given life by a Florida man fueled my dew just doing it for dale

Been getting into your channel this past few months, this was almost emotional for me to watch. Proud of you guys! 👏

Congrats guys! All the hard work is paying off, so stoked for you and the FF renovation!

Crazy that there isn’t a single piece of trash at the end, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that at an event

Sounded like Ole Cleet is fighting back the joyful tears at the end there, don't blame him! Congrats to you and the team on bringing this to life and happy those of us in youtube land can enjoy the ride with you!

Great job, Cleetus and crew! Congrats on all of your success, it's WELL DESERVED!

Congratulations Clet!!!! Been grinding and it paid off!!! Hell yeah brother.. you guys deserve everything you've accomplished

When the world opens up I’m coming to visit from Australia

Absolutely insane to think that in 2-3 years cleet went from a car fan with a couple cars to basically a race team owner with his own track.

Absolutely stoked for you and your team and I can hear your voice almost cracking at the thought that people came and paid and had a good time and left without leaving trash all over the place that had to be a great feeling congratulations

Can't bleave you've gone from videos in your garage to owning a track. CONGRATULATIONS Brotha. You deserve it. 🇺🇸

Hey that was me at 13:35 ! Happy to have worked there for y’all on the first event at the freedom factory looking forward for more to come!

Why I love cleetus. He talks to everyone like they’re best friends and I love that.

Welldone cleter and crew, long time coming but you all have blood sweat and tears in the factory, you deserve to relish in your victory and work youve done... Hell yea brother 🤘

The genuine joy and tears he is fighting back at every little thing coming together is the feel good story of 2021.

I feel weirdly proud seeing what old cleet is achieving and creating these days. Awesome content every single time :)

Grammatically if it is called "The Freedom Factory" the sign is correct.

Cleeter is a true American, what a great guy! Love this American spirit with this guy!

You are a true testament to America, the American dream come true and i am proud to be a fan. I have a 1968 Mustang, amd love America as much as you. Congratulations !!! Good show.

This is the track KZfaq built. We all should feel pride. Our support allowed this incredible young man to use his drive and determination to give us this amazing facility. Garrett- from the bottom of my heart, thank you. You are doing more for motor sports than 90% of all racing sanctions. You are giving us a place to call ours, a place we participate and witness freedom at its finest. Thank you, -a fan

To everyone that went to the freedom factory give yourself a pat on the back. Its just amazing to hear how you guys didn't trash the place and treated the place as your own. This means a lot to all of us who support Cleetus and The Freedom Factory. This means more events for us to attend and watch here on KZfaq. Thank you!!!!

So happy for you and Jackstand, and everyone else that helped transform that place. Can't wait for the day I can come visit the The Freedom Factory. Hell yeah brother!! 👊

Been following this since the first vid. Awesome to see it come together for ya man. Hell yea brother!

The paver looks like old Bessie from "CARS" the movie. I can just see you hooking up Ruby to pull it around the track!

Imagine having the guts to drop out of law school and follow a dream that probably seemed silly at times to other people. Imagine how much grit it would take to follow that through all the ups and downs. Then imagine the feeling of pride as people started flooding through the gates! Hell yeah brother! Congrats Garrett! You’re doing it man.

It was cool to see how excited you were for the freedom factory to open, and how respectful everyone was. I don't think I've ever seen you stressed out. Owning a business that's open to the public will stress you out like you can't believe, and unless you've done it you can't understand it. So happy for you brother, it's always a rush to me to see someone work so hard for a business and have it turn out great. You're an inspiration to so many people, and you've got my respect. Hell yeah brother, and god bless. Congrats Cleet.

Bringing everyone together through this tough time and enjoying what everyone loves! Can’t wait to come by!