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It's not about the race. It's about the people and their cars. Each episode introduces us to four new drivers (plus friends and family). The show is about their stories, which unfold as they prepare their cars for a 10 second drag race; three sleepers (souped-up piles of junk) against one bona fide supercar. The people and the cars are what the show is about. The race is just how each episode ends. If you want to watch racing, pick a different show.

Definitely a really well done show. There's a lot of focus on the people behind the cars- their motivations, back story, and what they hope to accomplish from the race. You get to learn a little bit about the cars and what's under the hood, but it's not just about trying to match up cars with known quarter mile times and racing against a supercar that also has a known quarter mile time. That certainly wouldn't be good TV. Instead, it's about drivers, their sleeper cars, and stories about real people.

I enjoy fact that the supercar drivers aren't just "rich assholes" looking for kicks. They have their own stories as well, and the contrast with the sleeper car drivers is certainly interesting.

I turned on Fastest Car to just see some drag races, but what I found was the most moving back stories of sleeper car enthusiasts and their families. By the the time they finally got round to race at the end of each episode I was so invested in them emotionally (and dying to know which car will win!). What a great show, here's hoping for a second season.

While it's interesting to watch these cars and the effort that goes into them... Why oh why does every driver have a son story and end up in tears!?

Driver 1 "I'm doing this for my dead mother" que tears.

Driver 2 "my wife divorced me" que the water works.

Driver 3 "my best friend's dog passed away" que the deluge.

That's pretty much every episode. It starts to grind on your gears (excuse the pun).

What is great about this series, is the people and their stories. Not only is the Fastest Car filled with neat vehicles for gear heads, but it features amazing stories of struggle and perseverance. I love this production.

In typical American reality-TV fashion, there's an endless amount of cheesy dramatisation and very little actually working on the cars. Everything is so painfully , it feels like the show is made for people with IQ below 70; Supercars owners are intentionally chosen and framed to be as obnoxious as possible and the underdog car builders are have the same repetitive sob-story. Way too much BS and way too little racing and building.

Like most people I just wanted to see somedrag races but this show is so well produced it is much much more than 0-100

The show is about 40 minutes of talking and 30 seconds of racing. The owners of the cars talk about their ride and what they've done to it, but it seems very repetitive and drawn out. There's a lot of build up for 30 seconds of racing

I love this show. I know nothing about cars but don't care it's REAL and good. Care is put into the production of telling the stories and it really shines through. Love this show please make season 3 FASTEST !!!

Ok, it's a great idea, and they almost pulled it off, but there are a few problems. Firstly, a sleeper car is something that doesn't look like it's modified too much. Some of the cars were proper drag cars, virtually none of them were sleepers. Secondly, one race right at the end of each show?! Come on guys, you've gone to all this effort to get these cars to the track, let's see some more races. Thirdly, all the individual episodes were held on a tarmac runway, and then you hold the final on dirt!!!??? What the hell were you thinking??

Loved it added the real story's behind the cars great viewing hope Netflix do another series of this great job.

My wife died My baby died My Husband died MY dog died.

I'm a girl I want to prove a point.

....same story evey episode, gets a bit tiresome.

Love this show. I especially love watching bad ass ladies destroy supercars. Love seeing boxes race against supercars. Such a cool idea. More please.

Love watching this show it gets me pumped up and inspired to work out in the shop, lol. I like the Back storys and there build storys, gives insite on both the driver and there car . You better appreciate the race after each persons story. Very fun to watch. Need more shows like this.

Its a nice idea. Three sleepers against a Supercar in a 7-day build-up to a 4-car quarter mile drag race. There are some great (and surprising) cars, clever engineering, and the determined persistence of the participants to get that last drop of power to deliver on the day. However, the producers wring every bit of tear-jerking blah-yak out of the back stories, which makes for really painful viewing and keeps the skip button within thumbs reach. I'd like to see the same concept of program in a more serious form, that goes beyond this quasi-reality/drama genre of programming. There are exceptions, but be prepared, the majority of the Supercar drivers in the episodes are the most obnoxious, OTT, excessive characters I have had the misfortune to watch. I hope the concept gets re-hashed at some time in the future into a more palatable viewing experience.

Loved this show, watched it all in one day. The only downside was the false starts in some of the races but nevertheless very entertaining. Can't wait for season 2!

Spend 90% of the show talking about the people who build the cars, don't show them working on them much if at all, and then a 30 second race at the end. Was sort of hoping this would have more racing and putting cars together

'Fastest Car' was, unexpectedly, an intensely engrossing show. The presentation, where they introduce each person (and their car) initially one at a time, makes them seem like hard core competitors, each of which have their own prejudices and misconceptions. But then they return to them after showing the hardships they have faced and the core values which motivates them. In the end, it only matters who wins because of the intense joy and validation it provides the winner. But everyone goes home a winner, learning something valuable with each race.