A pickup pulling an empty flatbed trailer sits on the banking of an oval track, and from inside one of the race cars a voice is already doubtful: “Just to try to get anything on that bank right now, standing still is crazy. This is gonna be sketch.” Then comes the format, said out loud for the camera: “All five lined up with the truck behind. They got to do one full lap before trying to get on the trailer.”

The seven minute video was posted on TikTok by @cleetus.ytb, an account that uses the name Cleetus McFarland but says in its bio “I’m a fan of cleetus” and links to cleetusmcfarland.com. Its caption reads “A NEW Type of Racing… It’s Violent!” and is tagged #cleetusmcfarland. The post itself carries a platform label saying the actions were performed or supervised by professionals. The fan page’s post is the one embedded here.

The footage cuts between a camera at the edge of the track and cameras mounted inside the cars. On track are a white Crown Victoria with a dented nose, a black car wearing the number 69, an orange car and others, plus a dark Ford Super Duty towing the flatbed. Inside one car, a driver in a stars and stripes suit and matching gloves works the wheel of what the airbag cover shows is a Ford. Another wears a red RaceQuip suit and a white helmet, and a camera in a third car is labeled “ZACH CAM” on screen. The truck driver wears a black T shirt, sunglasses and a helmet.

After a “little practice lap for the Super Duty,” the real attempt begins. Within seconds the commentary turns to “It’s gonna be a derby,” and the cars bunch up behind the trailer as it rolls around the banking. One voice asks, “Wait, can I let the truck pass me?” Another shouts that the truck is faster than they are. Someone notes, “They’re trying to do it in the turn,” as cars nose up toward the ramps at speed.

The trailer is the prize, and everyone wants it at once. “Somebody’s on! He’s on the trailer!” a voice yells, and the side camera shows an orange car up on the flatbed behind the pickup while a white car and a blue and white car sit tangled just behind it. Moments later, “Oh, they’re both stuck!” Then a car is pushed from behind, and one driver yells, “Yes! I got him off!”

Inside the stars and stripes car the mood swings between laughter and panic. “This might be the scariest thing I’ve ever experienced in my entire life,” the driver says, followed by a plea for his steering: “My tie rods, please!” Near the end, the call goes up that a car is on the trailer and “we can’t shake it,” with someone urging the truck to “try to shake it.” The video closes on a wide shot of cars piled against the truck in a turn and a final “This is insane!” It does not show a declared winner.

Why Real Trailer Loading Looks Nothing Like This

The video’s own first line calls even a standing start on that bank “crazy.” For anyone who actually hauls a car, the guidance runs the other way. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s safe trailering checklist, written for boat trailers, says tongue weight “should be at least 10% of the Gross Trailer Weight and should not exceed 15%.” It recommends placing about 60 percent of the load ahead of the trailer axle and 40 percent behind it, keeping weight even side to side, and crossing the safety chains under the coupler “to create a cradle effect.”

The same checklist warns that braking distances “will be significantly increased” with a trailer. It suggests a four second following distance in good weather and five seconds or more in bad weather, checking cold tire pressures before leaving, and inspecting tires, lug nuts and lights after the first stop.