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I got the mechanics. But...

Who taught you to drive like that, kiddo?

- Who's this now? - My old man.

He's some sort of champion... or something...

That's where you got it from.

He was.

I see you still have an outstanding payment.

If you don't stop filming, I'll confiscate your phone.

Bro, there's no business without marketing. Understand this!

Fine, okay, I'll stop.

Now will you give me my phone back?

SIR. IT'S FREDDY. I GOT THE NUMBER FROM CIOACĂ...

I'll SHARE THE CAR'S LOCATION.

COME BY AT 9 PM, I HAVE TO GO. KISSES, BOSS.

So, did you figure it out?

I don't get anything.

It's full of oil...

The oil injector in the rotor head burst.

Told ya you're paying him for nothing.

A small mind in an even smaller body.

Your bro sending you again to that school for kids with special needs?

Davidson Institute, dumb-ass.

I know, hard to believe something that carries your name could have value.

Enough! Enough, man, enough!

What's wrong with you? Huh?

I'm gonna take a car.

See if you can manage not to smash your heads in before I get back.

It's lit, bros! The track just dropped, it's on the radio!

Come on, smash that like button! Share!

Let's get this to number one trending on YouTube in the first 24 hours!

Man, I'm crazy in love with this girl! Yeah?

Come on! Share hard! Kisses from your boy! And kisses from Cleo too!

God, you annoy me with this begging.

It's disgusting!

Why do you involve me? Why don't you make it about yourself?

What the hell's your problem? I just posted a stupid story.

It's not my fault people like you and want to see you in real life?

I want them to follow me for what I sing, not who I sleep with.

What can we do now if people already know who you sleep with? Come here! Come on!

Come on, baby, you'll make me crash into the ones in front!

I'll push this clip a little more and then I'll focus on Highstakes.

Come on, boss, I've got two Brazilian girls waiting for me

and I'm running late because of your punctuality.

All right, kisses.

This is it. My cousin brought it from Germany two days ago.

So, what kind of parameter changes do you want us to make?

- Meaning? - What kind of performance changes?

Do you just want a software tune or an integrated tuning, with intake mods,

exhaust, or do you want us to modify the fueling, radiators, and so on?

First of all, I want it yellow.

That's visual tuning, but we specialize in performance tuning.

Well, for performance I want it yellow.

Come here!

I want it to eat the road in half.

Hey, what's the horsepower on this one?

- About... - Double it!

I want the whole herd!

Your bro will kill you.

We'll see...

After I post it on TikTok and YouTube and make it viral.

If I tell you what's wrong with the car

will you help me secretly film my brother?

Get lost, man! You won't trick me with that.

Fine!

If he sees it, you did it yourself. Don't drag me into this shit.

Clear?

Clear.

Tell me about this shit, I'm totally lost with this engine.

Mazda RX8 has a rotary engine. That gives it a compression ratio of 3 to 1.

But the design has obvious weak points.

Most likely the Apex seals gave out and the oil pumps need replacing.

So, did you find the issue?

Yeah...

Most likely it's from this... rotational engine

and I think from the Apex seals and the pumps

of oil...

Bravo, man!

But it's rotary, not rotational. That's it!

Come on, tighten here and bring that GTR inside,

tomorrow we'll work on it all day.

And you?

Go to sleep!

Come on, see you tomorrow!

Good night!

Hey!

What if I had an accident?

What accident can you have going in reverse at 5 km/h?

Drop me off somewhere.

Are you insane? Your brother will kill me.

Go to sleep!

Come on, out!

If you don't drop me off where I say,

I'll tell my brother you wanted to put cameras in the shop and in his car,

to film him secretly.

For real?!

We've gathered at Cross City, look! Everyone, all the guys.

Everywhere! Cars absolutely everywhere, everyone's here.

I'll tell you more about it later.

Now I want to tell you about my new toy.

Check this out! Lambo STO!

Super Trofeo Omologato!

Move aside so the car shows! Come on! More, more! Nice!

Lambo STO!

Street-legal racing car! Omologato!

Turn that music off and go to bed!

Petru!

Petru!

The guys from Custom Tuning, guess what they showed up with?

Totally desperate, let's see!

An electric car! Man, electric!

We sell electric ones at GNC too, you see?

Because, well, these are the times we live in.

But how can you show up with... Look at this!

A giant solar panel on wheels

versus an STO, huh?

Until these guys charge their car we take some questions from our fans.

If you behave, I might even put you on live. Let's see.

Go on, go on! Move further back! That's it!

Good!

What do we have here? Look, first question!

"What's Cross City?"

Bro, if you're asking what Cross City is,

that means you've got no business on this page, yeah?

We cross the city, 20 kilometers, end to end, in real traffic.

It's about skills, not horsepower, got it?

Okay, next question... Here!

Look at this, PeterPan2008. Wants us to put him in a duet. Should we?

- Yeah! - Let's see, maybe he can fly.

Oops!

Peter Panny, what's up, buddy?

Are you even allowed on TikTok at this hour?

Or did you steal the phone from mommy?

I'm on from your mom's phone.

She had a bit of business and let me play on it for a while.

You've got a smart mouth!

Go on then, you got a question or you just came here to mess around?

Yeah, I do! Is it true you're nothing without daddy's money?

Bought horsepower and no skills?

Bro, my brothers, people are getting way too bold on here!

These kids... I think TikTok messed them up,

I don't see them ending well, honestly.

And it's that TikTok audacity, from behind the screen, you know?

Because none of them would come here and say it to my face, that...

I'll ask you again!

Is it true that if you didn't have cars worth half a million,

you wouldn't even win a drag race?

Are you crazy?

Let go of him!

Now!

Let go of him!

Hey! Mario! Andrei! What's wrong with you?

Cut it out! What the hell's wrong with you?

- You know this guy? - No, let's just go home.

What did we talked about? Say it!

Cristea's son is back from the dead, huh?

And that must be your brother!

I should've realized from that stupid arrogance! Runs in the family.

- Don't mind him! - Say it, man!

You up for a Cross City with that piece of shit?

- Don't mind him. He's an asshole. - Or have you already had a few drinks?

Scared you'll end up like your dad, in the guardrail?

Please, leave him! Leave him, he's an idiot!

If he's an idiot, why are you with him?

Hey! Police!

Get in the car!

Run!

Get in the car!

Turn that crap off!

Turn it off!

It's Mario.

Drop the phone!

Mario? Mario!

Mario!

Man, you're out of your mind!

My dudes!

This clip popped up on TikTok and I see you fell for it,

the gas station nonsense, and missed the point.

Your boy here is the only Romanian with an invite to Highstakes.

And that's the real deal!

Not this TikTok nonsense. No fake editing for show. It's Highstakes.

That guy who, by the way, never won a single thing in his life.

That's him! A guy with a small shop, fair enough, changing oil and filters.

That's him and this is me.

And now comes the question.

Does his little shop ever compare to GNC?

Well, check this out, my dudes!

10 million euros.

Five on one side, five on the other.

How's that, huh? How's that?

That boy doesn't even know how to put gas in this thing.

Doesn't know how to open the cap.

Don't ever do that again!

Make you go viral again?!

I don't care about that crap! It's all smoke and mirrors!

Illusion!

Do you get we're not in a video game?

That viral race you're so proud of could've killed us both!

And this whole night was stupid! Your stupidity, but mostly mine!

Pure recklessness!

Come on, man, you're too good a driver for anything to happen!

There was no...

Dad was also a good driver, and he died crushed in metal!

Go to bed!

Now!

This stays with me!

I'm sorry I said that

about Dad.

I know...

I'm going to bed.

You've driven me crazy with this viral stuff.

Seriously!

What's "viral" anyway?

"Viral" is a word that comes from virus, and viruses spread disease, you know?

And this whole online fame thing is... a disease.

It's mental sickness, Petru, believe me!

None of these people fighting to be famous online are right in the head.

I don't want to see you like that.

You... have potential. You're exceptional.

You're much more than this. You need to go to school in the States.

I don't want to see you covered in oil in a car shop either.

So how do we do it?

You've got potential! You're exceptional.

And you're doing work you're overqualified for.

So what do we do?

I earn an honest living, Petru.

And I like cars.

You like being in them. Not under them.

You're the best race driver and you're changing spark plugs!

We both know your place is behind the wheel.

I like fixing cars, you know.

Then we're good.

Because I like TikTok too.

We each do what we like. Right?

That's it, my dudes!

I got back and even tucked this little one in bed.

That's how your boy rolls!

Both the car and the girl.

Check out mine too. Come on, baby, say it!

Say it, you were in the passenger seat. Tell them how I smoked that sucker.

Tell the boys here, we're live.

This is what I've got to say about your live.

She's upset I pressed the pedal too hard.

She got scared...

What do we have here?

Let's bring Andy Popescu into the live with us now.

Hey, brother!

Sorry, man, for bothering you at this hour.

Bro, tell them yourself, since you're the most qualified,

what's the deal with this Highstakes.

So people won't say I'm bragging.

Hey!

Like I said on my vlog,

Highstakes is the biggest underground car race in Europe,

with a prize of one million euros plus the losing cars.

This year, Highstakes is happening in Bucharest,

at a date that will be announced later, and I can confirm that so far,

the only Highstakes invite for Romania

is for GNC, which means for you, brother.

Where are you going?

- I'm leaving. - Mario! Are you there?

I see you're leaving, but where to?

I mean I'm leaving for good.

What, you think you've got it all made and now you're off?

Exactly.

And I think I've paid two years of my life to you. We're even!

Highstakes, brothers!

GNC forever!

Kisses from your boy!

Petru?

That's how you greet me, Andu?

I'm not expecting a hug, but really, a wrench to the head?

What are you doing here?

You don't answer the phone. That's why I'm here.

What do you want?

If I told you I came to see how you're doing, would you believe me?

That's all.

We know each other too well, Andu.

Don't call me Andu.

- Why not? - Because I don't like it.

I called you Andu your whole childhood.

Me and your dad.

Say it...

What do you want?

Well... Andrei, son.

I saw the clip...

That was it... I should've realized.

Let's cut it short.

I don't want to race for Custom and I don't want to work for you either.

- Anything else? - Nothing, that's all I had.

All right then.

I'll go to bed, it's late.

You're a hell of a host.

I'd be a host if I'd invited you here.

But that's not the case.

Fine, Andu.

I was glad to see you too.

Okay, I get it. You're mad at me. God knows why.

I guess it feels wrong to you that I'm alive and your dad isn't.

But I didn't put the bottle in his hand.

Don't glare at me.

I miss him too.

And I can't wait to get to the other side and punch him in the face

for how stupid he was that night he got drunk and went behind the wheel.

What you did tonight at the wheel,

nobody else that I know, out of all the drivers, could've done.

I'm sorry your dad didn't see it.

Or maybe he did.

We can't know, right?

You look terrifyingly like him.

But you're much better.

You're full of shit.

No one was better than him.

Fine...

I'm full of shit.

If you ever feel like doing what you do best, call me.

I'll give you Custom Tuning and everything I've learned in this life

about cars, racing, piano, and good manners.

Good night, Andu!

Why don't you race?

That's why!

- He hasn't slept tonight either. - No.

Since the night of the clip, I don't know if he's slept 10 hours total.

Hey, but...

Is it true, what they say?

What?

That... there was something between him and Cleo?

And that Mario stole her?

First of all, Andrei and Cleo were just classmates in high school.

Hey, why do you even care?

Go find those 5/8 wrenches, you still don't know which is which.

Could that be why he's like this?

You really don't understand anything about male psychology.

See how he's fitting that spoiler?

Precise movements, targeted actions, efficiency.

It's clear the left side of his brain is more active right now.

Logic, reason, his mind's focused on concrete problems.

It's got nothing to do with Cleo.

Yeah...

Boss! Come here!

Good afternoon!

The car's ready.

So what did you do, my brother?

Meaning? What do you mean?

Didn't I tell you I want it yellow?

Step back!

Step back, but it's my money!

That fire effect I kind of liked, but the color really hit me hard.

Let's do a test drive.

Hey!

I'll be damned, slow down!

It pulls well, cuz, no doubt. But...

I enlarged the block to 4 liters. Much bigger turbos.

Installed dual valve springs and 272-degree camshafts.

Upgraded oil pump with a 32-row cooler.

Fuel system boosted to 12 injectors of 1200 cm3.

Ethanol fueling system.

I built you software that reads how much ethanol is in the gas

and configures power based on that.

Bigger inter cooler, titanium pipes, 100 downpipes, titanium Y-pipe,

reinforced gearbox, front-rear LSDs,

ECU for traction control.

That's about it.

Sounds good, man, whatever you're saying...

If only it were yellow...

With a turquoise neon under it! Man...

Doesn't matter if it's good inside, if outside it doesn't show!

Like a woman, man.

She's good-hearted.

But outside she's...

These, no, these are for dedications.

These... I'm taking these out because you didn't make it yellow.

Don't count them, that's insulting.

Excuse me!

Looking for Valea Lungă 56, GRIGS service.

Yes.

- Petru Cristea? - Yes, that's me.

Well, not me, my brother, but you're looking for me.

Perfect. Here you go?

And sign here, please.

You have potential. You're exceptional.

You need to go to the States and get an education.

I don't want to see you covered in oil in a car shop either.

So how do we do it?

You're doing work you're overqualified for.

Check those and...

I want it!

- Can you be more specific? - Is the offer still on? I want to race.

So, how about the money? You make good money, right?

Stop! So you want to race and you want to make money too?

Yes.

For the first part, I can help you.

In my shop you'll have everything you need for parts, mechanics, driving know-how.

But the money... you'll have to sort that out yourself, Andu.

Meaning?

If you're good enough, you'll get to Highstakes.

And if you win it,

the prize is one million euros plus the competitors' cars.

You take the prize,

but you race under Custom Tuning.

That's the best deal I can give you.

You in or not?

But how come you changed your mind?

I want to change my wardrobe and I need money.

Well, what can I say?

If it works out, you'll humiliate Botezatu.

You'll set the fashion in town!

We're not using this are we!

It's called safe training. Practice.

It's what you add to talent to make it shine in the end.

Good luck!

This is the final test.

WARNING ROAD WITHOUT GUARDRAILS 5 KM

So...? Who am I racing?

You?

Your dad.

He holds the record time uphill.

From here to the exit of the Bâlea tunnel, in eight minutes and 40 seconds.

And he set that time in a car that could do half of what yours can.

So the time you need to beat it is four minutes and 19 seconds.

It's not about speed.

This road is about skill

and courage.

And most importantly,

it's about your dad.

He's watching you now. Make him proud!

That's the signal.

When you hear it... hit the pedal.

I'll wait for you up top.

- What's my timing? - I'm sorry!

I'm sorry about your dad.

Four minutes and 15 seconds.

Half his time, minus 5 seconds.

You basically humiliated him.

We're officially in the top 10

most-followed street racing channels in Europe this month.

Smells like Highstakes.

Maybe next year.

It's good we're visible.

But this year's only invite for Romania is already taken.

What can we do to...

- To get invited? - Yeah.

Theoretically, nothing.

But we can win cross after cross and force them into a wild card.

Very good.

That's simple. We win everything.

Being confident is good.

But be careful, there's a fine line

between confidence and stupidity.

Even if you win now and get the invite to Highstakes,

it's pointless if you embarrass yourself there.

Andrei's above any driver there.

There's no...

Nobody questions his driving skills.

But the car can't stand up to what the competition will bring.

We're talking about the Top 10 drivers in Europe,

with cars that had hundreds of thousands, maybe millions invested.

Your BMW runs well, but it doesn't stand a chance there.

Either you pour in serious money,

or you find the Holy Grail of tuning.

Open it.

This is the Holy Grail.

An integrated turbo-supercharger system

that doubles your horsepower.

It's my patent.

Well... it was.

I sold it and, with the money, I built Custom.

Do you understand everything?

Or do you need help?

The grinder?

What are you doing, man?

- Sleeping? - No...

Stay close to him at the start.

And when you get into the second third, cut in front of him

and you won't have any more problems.

I told you about that border between confidence and stupidity.

They're on the wrong side of that border.

All you need to do is to get to the parking lot first.

I'll handle the rest.

Here, wolf!

Hit some NOS.

- Come on! - Good luck!

It will be okay.

- Bravo, man! - They tried to crush me.

At the Straulesti parking... there were 3 jeeps.

- Who? - Mario! Who the hell else?

- We'll deal with that later! - Wait a second!

Yes!

Come on, let's go celebrate!

I'll share location.

And drive carefully. Don't let them take your license.

Let's see if they'll let you in. Wait here.

Come on, drinks on me!

- What are you drinking? - You can't afford it!

This being said, we're off.

It's late and the kid needs to drink his milk.

And this one needs his brake fluid changed.

Hey!

- Thanks, good night! - Good night!

I missed you.

Then why didn't you give a sign?

- You have a car? - No.

- You're alone? - Meaning?

Meaning, are you with him?

Or do I drive you?

Or you drive me.

Why didn't you give any sign after you got back in the country?

I wanted to.

But things turned out differently.

Meaning you hooked up with Mario and made yourself a star.

Did you hate me?

I didn't have the energy.

My mom died.

You know she had cancer.

And after that, my dad started drinking and one day

he got smashed drunk and crashed the car into a guardrail.

So I focused all my hate on God...

None left for you.

I'm sorry.

Do you know your boyfriend tried to kill me today?

What?

What do you mean tried to kill you?

In today's race he tried to ram me with some jeeps.

Who tried?

Who else? Your Mario and his...

Well...

He sent some guys with jeeps.

When you see him, you can tell him how stupid he is.

I'm not with...

We won't be seeing each other anytime soon.

You're not together anymore?

It's...

It's complicated.

How complicated can it be to say Yes or no?

How dumb can he be!?

How?

You tell me. It's your field, right?

Extremely dumb.

Good to know.

Cleo!

Hey! Cleo! Cleo?

Are you okay?

Are you badly hurt?

- Are you badly hurt? - I don't know.

Can you feel your hands? Legs?

Internet people!

I've got breaking news.

Andrei's car, the BMW E46,

with which he had just been invited to Highstakes

was destroyed.

Yes, you heard right!

It was destroyed in a premeditated accident.

An attempt on Andrei's life.

And who do you think did it?

Mario.

Yes!! You heard perfectly.

And we have proof!

Proof he's trying to push him out of Highstakes.

I never thought he could be such a psychopath!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry!

It's not about you!

It is about me!

He wants to push me out of Highstakes!

I know...

He's vengeful!

Are you okay?

Am I interrupting?

I'll kill him!

- Who? - Mario.

I'll kill him in the race, behind the wheel.

No one kills anyone these days.

- We have Highstakes for that. - What Highstakes?!

There's no fucking Highstakes anymore!

He almost killed me and Cleo!

And the car's wrecked!

I'm not saying he didn't want you out, but he failed.

- The engine's intact. - How does that help us?

The rules say it doesn't matter if the body's gone,

as long as the engine's the same.

There was a similar case last year.

And what the hell do you want me to do?

Show up riding the engine?

I don't have a car!

Do you get it? I don't have a car!

We're getting nowhere with this anger, Andu.

Calm down!

The engine is the most important.

The rest... we'll build.

- We'll rebuild the car. - Get the fuck out!

I really won't. Not now.

You've got too much work.

Hey? Come here a sec!

Come closer.

Come on, you've got work to do!

Sounds good!

So what are you waiting for? For it to talk to you?

Take it out for a test!

Will you come with me?

Change it.

Seriously! You don't have to if you don't want to.

I want to.

You have a beautiful voice.

We're at Highstakes! We made it!

And that's thanks to you too, of course.

For those of you who still don't know what Highstakes is, I'll just say this.

It's the most important car race in Europe.

Is it legal?

Not really.

Is it for money?

Loads.

So, as soon as Andrei wins the race,

I promise to make you the vlog ASAP

with the presentation of the cars won in the race.

Andrei, win this race! Highstakes, my dudes!

Yeah, it's the first time it's held in Romania!

And the first time a country has two racers invited.

And that's because, my brother Andrei came out of nowhere

and turned everything upside down...

That was Andy Popescu!

It really was Andy Popescu, I can't believe it!

Highstakes Romania.

I said those words for the first time more than five years ago.

And now, those words are happening right before our eyes.

Highstakes has two simple rules.

Every man for himself, and the winner takes it all.

So let's meet the drivers!

Let's see which of them goes home with the cars and with the million euros!

My name is Guapa, and I'm going to win.

Come on!

Out of the car!

He can do this!

Police! Hands off the wheel!

Turn off the engine!

Off the car! Hands on the car!

Bravo, kid! Bravo! I liked that!

But these and those go back to the owner of the winning car.

Well done, Andu! Very well done!

I told you, you're top caliber!

Thanks, but...

Dinu?

I don't get what you're doing.

Well, I'm doing what's right. The rules say it clearly.

The competition cars

and the prize money go to the owner of the winning car.

Not the driver.

That's what it says?

That's what it says.

But we agreed on something else.

The rules beat the spoken word.

Hold on, dude!

How come you're taking the money? And what does this guy get?

Glory.

Plus I launched him. Now everybody knows him.

No! Tell me again, so I understand better!

My car goes to you?

Yours, his, his, everyone's.

The rules!

No! Hold on...

You've been talking for two minutes and I don't get a damn thing.

I mean, I get the words, but I don't get what you're saying!

I don't know... Maybe it's from the accident or...

I hit my head, no idea!

What don't you get?

It's MY car!

Modified by me!

In my shop!

Do you want be to draw you a picture?

The money and the cars are mine!

Is this a joke?

Not at all!

It's a lesson.

Never forget!

Nothing is free in this world!

But I didn't ask for free.

The money was mine! And the cars we were going to split.

It was never about free!

It was never...

About...

About!

Andrei!

About?

When it's about one million and 10 cars, do you rely on words?

Next time, remember!

Bro, I don't like Andrei Cristea,

but you're not leaving with the keys to my car!

Or the money!

What's wrong with you?

So me and him: We're just two suckers who almost died at the underpass

and this big boss comes in to take the money?

Whenever?!

- Tell me, fair and square? - That's the rules!

I've got you on camera, dickhead!

Excuse me?

You wrecked the E46!

You rammed Andrei! Not Mario!

I did what?

You? Nothing! He did!

He tricked Andrei into putting his engine on another chassis

so he could take the money through rule tricks!

And I've got proof!

I've got you on camera mounting this tracker on his car

so you'd know where he was, so you'd ram him to the millimeter,

destroy his chassis and leave the engine intact!

It wasn't Mario!!

- What did I do? - You? Nothing! He did!

You're all witnesses, people! He cheated!

He stole Highstakes!

This is the Holy Grail.

An integrated turbo-supercharger system,

that doubles the horsepower. It's my patent.

I sold it and, with the money, I built Custom...

- Fuck me! - Wait, let me see!

It's okay, it scraped you a bit, but you're fine.

- No, man, I can't feel my arm! - You're fine, I tell you! You're fine!

- Are we going after the bastard? - With what?

He's got all the keys!

I found the Tesla key!

- Come on! - Electric?

No, no way! I'd rather die! Let me die!

Hey! You coming or not?

- Come on! - Come on... come on...

Shotgun! If I drive this I'll shit myself!

Watch it!

Wait a minute! What are going to do?

Man! What are going to do?

Don't be crazy!

911, what's your emergency?

Hello?

911, tell me!

If you hear me, stay on the phone.

That was it.

You're better than me, damn you.

You took the money.

You took my car. You took my woman.

You can keep the car.

I'm afraid you'll curse me and I'll end up with bad luck from it.

All right, you're decent about that.

The money and the woman.

The country girl I pulled out of anonymity

and made number one on the radio.

But she's got a beautiful voice, right?

They all do, brother.

So?

Why did you break up?

She did her thing with me and

moved on to the next stop.

You're the next stop.

Let's go.

Or do you want to have a chat with the cops?

You know what? Even your boy didn't want this piece of junk.

- What if we run out of battery? - Come on, get in!

The yellowest yellow you have.

That's what I want. Money is no object.

I'll pay. The money is not an issue.

The yellowest yellow, you know?

Like the sun, to shine.

People to turn their heads when they see me.

That yellow.

Is this not yellow?

It's yellow.

Do you have turquoise lights?

- Turquoise? - I want two of them.