Faster with Finnegan

Do you think you can make your junk go faster in one weekend with a little extra cash? Mike Finnegan, along with Mike Cotten and David Newbern, think its possible and theyre going to show you how. Follow along as they live the Roadkill life and dive in to the ideology, technology, and duct tape-ology it takes to build a better beater in a matter of hours without breaking the bank.

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2020 HD 41min TV-PG United States English Returning Series
Reality-tv
automobile automobile industry

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Mike Finnegan

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S1E1 - Series Premiere! Big Speed Gains: Cheap and Fast! 2020-01-15

Can a 1985 S15 truck beat a new Shelby GT350 Mustang around a road course? That’s what Mike Finnegan is trying to find out with his good friends David Newbern and Mike Cotten. In this premiere episode of Faster With Finnegan, the guys use their Roadkill ingenuity to add major speed to their beater to see if they can out run Randy Pobst piloting a 526-horsepower pony car. Will they be able make their truck competitive with only a few bucks and a couple days of wrenching, or will they fail in glorious fashion? Either way they’ll teach you some new tricks and have fun along the way as Faster With Finnegan adds an all-new show to the Roadkill family.

S1E2 - Boosted Bird vs The Draguar! 2020-01-22

The Draguar has met its match, or has it? On this episode of Faster With Finnegan, Mike Finnegan, David Newbern and Mike Cotten take on Youtuber, internet legend and drag racer Cleetus McFarland in a match up for the ages! This time the guys are drag racing the blown 383 small block Chevy powered ’74 Jaguar XJ 12 Draguar against their newly purchased stock 302 Windsor V8 powered 1986 Ford Thunderbird. How do you make the T-Bird competitive? Add a 6-71 Blower of course! And if you’re Finnegan and the guys, don’t bother with ring gaps, better heads or anything else. Will the T-Bird survive all that boost, watch now and find out!

S1E3 - Vette Kart Rally Racing! 2020-01-29

There is nothing a 1985 Corvette can’t do, it’s literally the Swiss Army knife of vehicles…well at least when you’ve unbuilt it into Roadkill’s Vette Kart. Over the years the Vette Kart has proven itself worthy on the autocross, big track, dragstrip, sand dunes and stunt courses. Now Mike Finnegan, David Newbern, and Mike Cotten are testing the Karts Rallying capabilities against Champion Drifter Chris Forsberg and a fully built RallyPro Subaru WRX. Wil some suspension upgrades and other modifications prove the Vette Kart to be the ultimate utilitarian race car? Find out on this episode of Faster With Finnegan!

S1E4 - K5 Blazer LS Swapin’ a Mud Truck! 2020-02-05

On this episode of Faster With Finnegan the guys try something outside of their wheelhouse as they take on a local racer at the West Georgia Mud Park in their big red K5 Blazer. After discovering many issues with the Blazer, Finnegan, Newbern, and Cotten decide the best way to add more power for cheap is a good ol’ LS swap. With a new powerplant and some water proofing will the Blazer tear through a muddy off-road course, or get stuck in the Georgia clay?

S1E5 - Nascarlo Vs Death Metal Charger! 2020-02-12

You’ve asked for it and now you got it! On this episode of Faster With Finnegan, the guys race Roadkill’s Nascarlo vs the Death Metal Charger. This time Finnegan, Newbern and Cotten “roshambo” for seat time to see which car is faster around a dirt oval. Spoiler alert: Finnegan wrecks the Nascarlo, but the guys vastly improve its nose while also adding speed to the DMC and have the time of their lives “goin’ left” on the old school track.

S1E6 - No-Prep Dirt Drag Racing! 2020-02-19

What happens when you take two drag racers off the pavement and put them on dirt? All sorts of awesome, that’s what. On this episode of Faster With Finnegan, John Andrade Jr., aka The Cutty from Street Outlaws, joins the guys in a messy battle between a ’75 dirt track Camaro and big-block-powered Toyota Mud Truck on a makeshift dragstrip down the center of a mud park. Can Finnegan, Newbern, and Cotten make the Camaro a contender and once again prove that American rear-wheel muscle is the best performing off-road race vehicle for sheer fun? Watch now and find out!

S2E1 - Flares and Flair: Thunderin' Left in a Fox Body! 2021-02-03

One crushed project means new parts for another. The guys take on a NASCAR stock car piloted by Corey LaJoie around Atlanta Motor Speedway. How? By recycling the supercharger from their wrecked T-Bird and slapping it on a 78 Ford Fairmont.

S2E2 - Hill Climbing Miata! 2021-02-10

Yes, theyre cheap, and yes, they can autocross and road race, but do you really ever want to be seen in a Miata? When it can hill climb like a UTV, the answer is yes! Newbern challenges Finnegan and Cotten to see if they can keep up with his Honda Talon UTV.

S2E3 - Mega Truck Build and Battle! 2021-02-17

Newbern surprises Cotten and Finnegan with a visit to the sacred grounds of Dennis Andersons Diggers Dungeon. The guys rebuild a busted-up mega truck and take on Finnegans childhood idol in an unbelievable race against the creator of Grave Digger himself!

S2E4 - Drag Race Mustang vs. Andrade's Malibu! 2021-02-24

John Andrade Jr. is back for some redemption against Finnegan, Cotten and Newbern. Last season, the guys put him in a tiny truck and beat him in a mud drag race with the Dirt Track Camaro. Now Andrade has challenged them to see what they can do with a derelict and parted-out Mustang against his 79 Chevy Malibu.

S2E5 - Skidplate Racing Beater Cars! 2021-03-03

Cotten challenges Finnegan and Newbern to some front-wheel-drive, high-school-antics-style racing. With three cheap import beaters to choose from, the guys hop them up, build metal skids to replace the rear wheels, and have the wildest race to date on FWF. Sparks will fly, but which will survive?

S2E6 - S-15 Truck Redemption! 2021-03-10

The LS-powered S-15 mini truck gets revamped as Finnegan, Cotten and Newbern fix what didnt work from the last time they raced Randy Pobst around a road course in a Shelby GT350. Will they actually get the nitrous to work? Yes, but will they beat the Mustang?

S4E1 - Cheap Handling Upgrades on OBS Yukon! 2023-02-21

What can you do if you cant afford a two-door, 2WD OBS Tahoe? Find a cheap 4WD Yukon and make it work! Cotten, Newbern and Finnegan tackle making a low-buck, but still decent-handling, version of an OBS Yukon by lowering it, upgrading the suspension, and fixing some performance issues.

S4E2 - Lost Suspension: Trouble With the Firebird! 2023-02-28

Its never easy going faster, and Cotten, Newbern, and Finnegan learn how a simple suspension upgrade can become a house of cards. Major snags are hit and overcome as the guys attempt to run an 8-second pass in the quarter mile with their supercharged barn-find 67 Firebird known as the Rubber Duck.

S4E3 - Man-iata vs. Drag-Kota 2023-03-07

The hill-climbing, ice-racing, nitrous-infused Man-iata is back! Cotten and Newbern take on Finnegan himself to see if they can beat him up the infamous Third Hill at Indian Mountain in the awesome sand drag truck known as the Drag-Kota.

S4E4 - Tiny Car? Triple Horsepower 2023-03-14

Its not the size of your car that matters, its how you drive it. Cotten and Newbern drastically improve the power-to-weight ratio of a teeny 72 Honda Z600 coupe in an attempt to set a record at MidPond Raceway.

S4E5 - Pro-Touring: Two-Day Torino! 2023-03-21

David Newbern and Mike Cotten cut some serious lap time off a 68 Ford Torino GT as they take on a high-dollar pro-touring beast of a Chevy C10. In just two days, the guys totally transform their "poor-touring" Torino into a low-buck autocross contender.

S4E6 - Flairmont vs. Goldberg 2023-03-28

Mike Cotten and David Newbern revitalize their 78 Ford "Flairmont." Now theyre stepping into the ring and adding blown LS power to shred even more tires with Bill Goldberg and a Hellcat Redeye at Talladega