Chelsea dropping the wisdom that only comes with experience.

Aaron has absolutely zero chill! Those podium questions were brutal, you could literally watch Chelsea die inside.

The ingenuity that Chelsea had at the time was insane! It’s pretty cool to see how influential he was on FD specifically and how there were so many rules created because of him (i. e. Glueing tires to wheels, the coilover crash bar, adjustable air suspension)

Am I the only one that found these lines of questioning really cringey? Felt like you were trying to bait Chelsea into things the whole time and kinda just casually shitting on his racecar during parts of it. Watching Chelsea's face throughout this...looked like he was in pain the whole time. I know LSD is respected for lots of things but this felt reeeeeeeally weird.

Topical with him winning FD in a mustang this weekend. Team backing was the best thing to ever happen to him.

Denofas e46 was one of my favorite cars back in the day

Chelsea has always had the driving skills/ability. Driving for RTR really allowed him to showcase it!

"I love standing on top of things that go up and down" Aaron, 2021

I remember years ago someone commented on a Denofa interview where he was fixing his transmission. Saying " I kinda wish Chelsea would just get sponsored and run a boring V8 so we can see what he's really capable of". Well we're seeing it and loving it

"it was, not any more" how to know you were pushing the limits

I’m building a basic e46 right now and so far I have coil overs, solid rear bushings, a welded diff and deleted interior. Trying to keep it simple and fun. Eventually I want slr kit and a hydro. Chelsea is definitely a huge inspiration to keep it simple and have fun.

This car absolutely rips though, was amazing to see him win Long Beach in it

I have to give some appreciation for the things you and Chelsea do for drifting. I've been watching the Formula Drift Recaps of this car from a couple years ago on Chelsea's channel. It's been a huge influence for me, even though I have no desire or thoughts to persue Formula drift, to see the decisions and dedication of one of the top drivers in the sport documented like it is.

This car is so special for me as BMW and a drift fan from Europe. Because of this car and Essa e92 v10 I started following the American drift scene. 👍

im actually happy i caught chelsea's channel and lonestar drift before i actually even get to buy a car when i was 15 this was what i wanted 5 years later i literally just want to buy a cheap running car do a trans swap if necessary and maybe just add styling and the safety from an fd car minimum maybe a stock ls for a crazy engine swap and drive so thank you for saving me chelsea and aaron for showing me the light before i fell into darkness

“Building gnarly cars is stupid” 🙏

man it would be cool to see chelsea drive this again :D any high spec bmw for that matter :DD

The honesty Aron and Chelsea are talking about TRUE costs, both time and economically speaking, are one of the most overlooked things when somebody starts in this world. Thanks for the superb content all over the years! Props!

If you wanna see the early years of Chelsea in FD, look up his flick back episodes on his channel. Really cool seeing cinematic videos of him back before RTR, especially since there wasn’t that much vlog style content before like 2016

His 2014 livery is one of the best FD liveries ever, it’s so clean and downright badass

That e46 is one of the prettiest fd cars ever and the prettiest e46 drift car.. the livery fits so we'll, the whole car is so tasteful. Would love to see it rip again!

I'm glad this video was made; I feel like these new "fans" of FD don't realize most of the pack today was not doing the best their first few years in drifting, get rookie of the year, first qualifier and podiums right away. I've been a Chelsea fan since the bmw days and love seeing him do great now; but it didn't use to be that way. It was pro drivers in other racing Motorsports winning championships in the beginning. I grew up racing karts on dirt ovals, so I understand a little bit. I don't know if it's the street car take over guys bringing this toxic energy to drifting but there's some disgusting stuff said about drivers on the FD chat, it's sad. Anyway Congratulations to Chelsea man! 2021🏆

I have been waiting for this video for so long now

Love Chelsea in a Mustang, but he was the most exciting driver to watch in a BMW. I knew literally nothing about BMWs when I saw his e36 at FD. I remember walking by his pits in Atlanta and asking him if it was a JZ and he was like Nope, it's an S54 (i think) And I was like what the hell is that lmao. I also think the RX8 was pretty rad as well, most people won't remember that car, he was probably the most competitive rotary driver ever in FD and he isn't even a rotary guy.

Everyone is complaining about this interview. I thought it was a great realistic interview about the costs and time associated with the coolness of these builds.

Awesome Video! Really enjoy it... im going to check out the other ones!

Love hearing about the innovation. Always loved that car

I love Chelsea’s view on drift car running expense and complexity.

"rest in pepperoni"

Definitely still competitive 😈😈😈

Local celebrity Chelsea always has some wise stuff to talk about 🤘🏻

Pro am level welding and Chelsea's reply to that was like like .....what ¿?

1200 a lap.... My first e36 was 650 bucks

"Building gnarly cars is stupid." This is why I stopped driving a 400whp SR S13 pro am car and started driving a simple setup G35 sedan. Can take my kids to school and have fun on the track without working on it all the time

I think he should bring it back to its glory.

How do you feel after realizing you were roasting a dead man's welds? 🤣

I love how mean Chelsea gets when he’s trying to dole out the tough love.

"I have mostly hate for my old racecars" Felt that lmao I'm starting to have hate for my current ones too

I really hate how you don’t have like millions of followers your content has always been so good.

THAT BLUE e36 IS FIRE

I always wanted to Build a car like this and get into Formula D one day. But after hearing about the expenses and everything... Man kinda regret the thought of becoming a Formula D Drifter big time.

A drift museum!!!

Thanks Aaron & Chelsea :)

Thank you.

1200 bucks a lap. Jeez. I wonder how do you even get into the sport professionally if you don't have the money.

"Building gnarly cars is stupid" a statement i couldn't agree more with. Only if you got the money to be that stupid, should you.

some good advice. i hope to take my e46 to pro am one day. want to keep it as stock as possible.

The bmw goat

So wild to hear the amount of work and money that goes into these cars just to push the limits for a few years if it's lucky not to be totaled. Probably why Chelsea doesn't want to get emotionally attached to the car.

What was the rear shocks and springs as a bumper for? That’s so cool. It’s the second old FD car that had it.

Chelsea could not have said it any better at the end. Gnarly cars are stupid, having a dream and passion is one thing but loosing view of the reality can break you quickly. The E46 is worthy of a badass engine package, but then it becomes a job again. I‘ slowly doing the switch from a 3uz miata to E46 chassie, simply for cost and it makes more sense, this car and Chelsea has always been a big lead on where to go and what works, so this video was great, Thanks Aaron

omg I must know what he was talking about. What cars did he mean are easy builds so you can "just drive it and put new tires on it" without having to worry about anything contrary to those gnarlier cars? 14:41

They end up like Taylor's Cadillac and sit on the marketplace for a decade.

Chelsea seems annoyed by you lol

Would be awesome to see where matt powers zenki is and if he drifts anymore

best fd guy

WELCOME TO BATTLE GROUND!! come visit me lol

Damn thats cool. Ya, thats why i wet drift my street spots. My "lap" cost is under $2 i bet. lol.

anyone else notice the front tires are going opposite directions

Hey Aaron ask Chelsea if he still wants that quarterpipe in the back w the skateboards on it. Asking for a friend..

i remember watching denofa drive that back then n always thought it looked fast as shit

so many tires in the garage i can smell them from here lol

Dang Chelsea's cranky in this video lol

Why 4 door instead of 2 doors? Any structural benefits?

Mr. Backward chelsea denofa

Was the first car rebuilt and sold to Juha Ritanen?

What’s the reason behind running e36 front knuckles?

OSHA's having a panic attack right now.

Can you put the mustang motor in the e46, they seem to be reliable for them

wait wait wait.... 2:50 "we used to put a new turbo on every round" It means that in each battle he had to put a new turbo?! or every round it means top 16 or something like that?

Listen kids at 11:41 . "I hate driving cars that make a lot of power and require you to work on them." Just drive and have fun.

Totally forgot about that rx8 haha

Hey when/where is the drift event so I can go

Everytime I see this car I want to buy it but I know he won’t sell it and I can’t afford it if it was anyway.

So this car has 5 podiums? Is that car friends with Lightning McQueen?

what is going wrong every lap where it costs 1200$ everytime?

You should make that part of the school. Let whoever thinks he's hot shit drive the FD car and then make him do the maintenance on it lol

Do you know what BMW motor he ran in it? I have a feeling it was a M50.

Goals

2360 lbs for an e46, that's nuts.

He could put a jz in it, then it will last and switch the dogbox to regular trans then should lower the matnence cost, I'd like to see that thing put back together

What kind of lift is that?

What happened to v10 e46?

Get vids, info i wanna hear for some reason...

14:42 looking out for the sport

How does it cost $1,200 a lap?

Ask him how much he wants for it

LSA would be a reliable high power engine that doesn’t need a rebuild every yr 🤷🏾‍♂️

Aaron, chill

Why is Chelsea Danofa so good? I think he just doesn't care about crashing along with talent; talent isn't enough need idgaf mindset and $$$$

Rest in pepperoni?

That's y I drift a fewp

I wonder what it costs to run a similar spec car in other Motorsports like time attack or wheel to wheel racing. I feel like it’s definitely cheaper per lap, but I wonder how it would compare over a whole season

building a gnarly car is stupid 😅

Sell it to t Ray

I just want a used FD motor out if one of these wrecked cars. Edit: cheap, cheap, cheap, like used baby chickens cheap. 😆

Mustangs are winning and bmws are not ..wait so what your saying is you can jump in the Mustang and win FD 🤔 thats what ya said

1200 a laps my g35 was 2k