UTG -The Mighty 318

I’ve watched UTG and Nicks Garage a bit. Defeo reminds me of most of my almost-life-long-at-this-point gear head friends. We didn’t have much money. Some of us didn’t get a GED until they were in their 20s (all did eventually...)
So we made mistakes, we broke stuff, we lost, but we learned, broke less, and lost less as the learning curve got less steep. I think that’s where Tony sees himself now. I enjoy watching him. Not because he’s a perfectionist, or because he knows everything. He isn’t, I think he knows less than he thinks he does, and his level of acceptability is way different than me, but he is entertaining and I’m sure if we were in closer proximity we’d get along fine.
In regard to Bottle Rocket- unless he makes some major alterations in quality control, parts selection, and possibly driver I don’t expect that car to hit the tens unless it’s rear-ended by an 8 second car at about 800’ out. But it is fun to watch, and occasionally I do learn something I can use... I’ll continue to watch UTG, recalling episodes in my youth and smiling about them.