F1 fan reacts to NHRA Fire Breathing Monsters!

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  • @carlbeaver7112
    @carlbeaver7112 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +26

    Yeah... unless you actually attend a Top Fuel event you still have ZERO idea how VIOLENT it all is. Spend an afternoon at the dragstrip and you will go home feeling beat up.

    • @OverlandOne
      @OverlandOne 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Exactly. People can tell you about the sound, you can watch movies and videos about top fuel, but until you FEEL that noise like someone is hitting your chest with a baseball bat, you will have no idea what it is like. It is an awesome experience.

  • @kenmahoney5255
    @kenmahoney5255 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Their are more women who drive in this sport than in all of the other motorsports combined!
    Girl power👍

    • @icykickflip
      @icykickflip 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Except Dirt Bikes

  • @richardpare3538
    @richardpare3538 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    A couple decades ago I was part of the Indy car circus. I had fun taking some ex-F1 engineers to IRP for Top Fuel races. Of course, the engineers at first really didn't want to go and though drag raci9ng was boring - until they experienced their first startup of a top fuel engine in the pits. After that, they couldn't believe what they were hearing, and their experiencing a burnout and race from right beside the cars (other side of the fence, of course),they were speechless.

  • @ianhutchinson3929
    @ianhutchinson3929 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    The best analogy I have heard is if a F1 and a top fuel dragster had a race to 1/4 mile and the F1 car was given a run up and crossed the start line at 200mph the Top Fuel car world pass it at half track.

    • @wwb7091
      @wwb7091 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      True, but how do you think a top fuel car would fare against an F1 for one lap at Spa (or COTA, or Silverstone, or...). Hint - even if it carried enough fuel, the engine wouldn't last for a lap.

    • @candyrobinson3637
      @candyrobinson3637 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I​@@wwb7091it would still be more interesting than an F1 .

    • @_BAD_MERC_
      @_BAD_MERC_ 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@wwb7091 LOL true but how would an F1 car survive accelerating to 320MPH in 3 seconds?

    • @alightinthedarkages9494
      @alightinthedarkages9494 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      The scenario is always described with a Lingenfelter Corvette, not an F1. I've done some number crunching on the physics and it's true, the dragster would barely win in a quarter mile race, but not in a 1000' one. But what's insane is the dragster passing the corvette at well over 100 mph greater a speed, in under 3.5 seconds from when the vette crossed the starting line. The corvette would be BLASTED by the pressure wave of the dragster passing it at so much greater a speed. ALL the physics and engineering of these machines is so outrageous as to be hard to believe. It's wonderful.

  • @yzScott
    @yzScott 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    "...the ground shakes..." The whole world shakes. You shake. Your skeleton vibrates. You won't experience anything like it outside of military service. Everyone keeps their eye on the top-fuel virgins. They're going to jump out of the skin when they witness their first pass.

    • @sparkplug1018
      @sparkplug1018 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Don't even have to wait for the first pass, they'll jump 6 feet in the air the first time a team lights one of these off. It is the biggest sensory assault imaginable, and damn I love being out on the track. It's honestly about the same thrill as flying my UH-1H, it just never gets old.

  • @warrenm374
    @warrenm374 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Watching top fuel on video is like looking at a picture of an elephant to gauge it's size

  • @bigunone
    @bigunone 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    IT's not just the sound but the physical sensation of the air blast as they go by

  • @michaelparker5761
    @michaelparker5761 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    YOU might want to look into drag racing at Santa Pod Raceway in England. European drag racing is very similar and almost as fast as NHRA.

  • @alansmith7626
    @alansmith7626 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    just being in the stands, you not only hear it, you actually feel it, all the way to your bones! I kid you not, you Must go! Watch vids of people at their 1st drag race, they tell the story! Great react! Keep on!

  • @justinjennings3772
    @justinjennings3772 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Not only do women compete, a woman, Brittany Force, currently holds the NHRA top speed record of 338.43 MPH

    • @TangoKiller_yt
      @TangoKiller_yt หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For top fuel she does

    • @rattybw
      @rattybw หลายเดือนก่อน

      With a name like Force, would you expect anything less? She's the woman, or is it Whoa-man!

    • @guyforlogos
      @guyforlogos 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Imagine…. 338mph from ZERO…. in 1000 feet.

  • @mikehewitt1766
    @mikehewitt1766 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Way back when I was able to see a space shuttle launch. In 2005 I went to my first NHRA race, the space shuttle didn’t come close! I was a tv fan of drag racing and thought I knew what to expect. When that first pair launched I darn near screamed like a little girl and ran out of the stands! I was not prepared for that! When people say it rattles your bones they are not kidding, that sound doesn’t just hit you, it goes right through you. Last night of qualifying the top fuel class set a speed record that stood for many years since it was the second to last race they run 1/4 mile.

  • @zesolodar
    @zesolodar 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    whats nuts that they didnt even show is there is a class to drag races motorcycles. they will hit 260 mph in about 5 seconds

  • @ws2664
    @ws2664 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    That's the best, years ago I used to go to the NHRA Summer Nationals at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New New Jersey. There's nothing like standing next to a top fuel dragster or funny car when they first fire up, all your bones in your body just rattle. Another great motor sport you may want to look at is off shore power boat racing. That's bad ass too.

    • @OverlandOne
      @OverlandOne 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I saw my first top fuel and funny car run at Englishtown, NJ in the 1960's. It was a very memorable experience. Nothing can prepare you for the sound of a blown hemi running on nitro. Nothing.

    • @ws2664
      @ws2664 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@OverlandOne Yep, those were the good old days.

    • @grandparails8858
      @grandparails8858 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I went to Englishtown 94-04. We camped at Cheesequake State Park. I met a lot of great people there. I sure do miss that place.

  • @michaellane4762
    @michaellane4762 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    That man with the Castol shirt on is John Force, he is a LEGEND in NHRA. Brittany Force is his daughter. She is now a LEGEND as well. It's a family thing. I can remember when I was young, we would go to Lebanon Valley in New York for NHRA drag races, or watch on "tv" every week end. When you stood behind those cars, you could feel the compression in your chest. The closest I have come to that is seeing an F-15 Eagle go vertical on take-off. Like a rocket lifting off. The same feeling in your chest. Mike from Mass.

  • @Gedden
    @Gedden 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    The sound can be euphoric, it's also so intense. Bring earplugs. Good earplugs.

    • @DonMcConaughy
      @DonMcConaughy 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Gonna be even more next year

  • @asunarocksf145
    @asunarocksf145 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There is drag racing ( and more ) at Santa Pod Raceway in North Bedfordshire. Depending on how far that is from you might be worth a look.

  • @victorramsey5575
    @victorramsey5575 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    When these things go by at 300+mph, your soul is on fire! Another cool NHRA video is 'Fastest Accelerating Vehicles On The Planet'. It features the daughters of legendary John Force, a very successful drag racer. His daughters, Brittaney and Courtney, are also NHRA racers. Very awesome!

  • @tbnobs
    @tbnobs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I recommend every car racing fan once in there life if you've never been to a drag strip GO THE ADRENALINE IS OUT OF THIS WORLD

  • @realBkay
    @realBkay 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Suz, ifn u ever get to the States, make sure u center it around an NHRA event.
    U can watch it till the cows come home but until u c it live, feel the ground and ur insides shake, u haven’t experienced it.
    U’ll LOVE it.

  • @larry3064
    @larry3064 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I'm 67 and I still get chills watching it.

  • @denniscarroll7696
    @denniscarroll7696 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The HEMI engine is the staple of Top-Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars. Introduced in 1951, it was a passenger car engine with a meager 180 horsepower. Now look at what it has grown to become.

  • @OneLastHitB4IGo
    @OneLastHitB4IGo 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What's really insane, Suzi, is that they can actually find people who want to drive these ground rockets. Go if you can, it's a totally unforgetable experience to see it live.

  • @PAT8888-is2pd
    @PAT8888-is2pd หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    When they start the engine on one of those rails, it actually registers on the Richter scale. They start the engine in the pit area and it will set off car alarms in the parking lot. Not an exaggeration.

    • @mikeacuna6077
      @mikeacuna6077 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      YES, 2 cars launching at the same time register 3.5 on the richter scale!

  • @dascokc
    @dascokc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    It's one of the few motorsports in which women do quite well and often times better than the men they race alongside. Faster reaction times. These races in person are soul vibrating and will quite literally take your breath away just standing close to one launching.

  • @scrambler69-xk3kv
    @scrambler69-xk3kv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This is just one of many classes in NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing. There are many stating with a class for youth racing if you would like to see it, look for JR. Dragsters. They are for kids powered by modified lawnmower engines reaching speeds of 80 MPH. many girls race JR Dragsters. Look for Pro Stock drag racing these cars reach speeds of about 208MPH and the most popular girl racing in Pro Stock is Erica Enders.

  • @npotufsstrugas6390
    @npotufsstrugas6390 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Sitting high in the stands. The noise makes you shirt shake like wind. It's insane.

  • @keithcharboneau3331
    @keithcharboneau3331 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    One of the MAIN reasons why I love drag racing so much is it's equality, and the NHRA has set the bar high when it comes to that, they do not care what your religion is, you sex, age, nationality skin color, or anything else, they DO NOT CARE, everyone is equal, if you can pass the testing and get your racing license for the class that you are wanting to race in, and you are not CURRENTLY pregnant, they will let you race, that might sound bad, but no one knows how being in that environment with the fuels, chemicals, extremely loud sound, and high G forces, will affect a baby in the womb, and the NHRA does NOT want to find out, so they are pretty much left with protecting the life of any unborn infant, right now this is being played out, John Force has 4 daughters, 3 of them drag race professionally with him, but now, only 1 of them does, as his daughters Ashley and Courtney have stepped away from racing to have babies, hopefully Ashley will be returning soon, but right now it is John, and his daughter Brittney, his son n law Robert Hight and 1 of his crew chiefs sons Austin Prock, the Presidents of Indy Car and Nascar once said in an interview that they have women competing in their sport, and the President of the NHRA said "We have women WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS in our sport, which goes back to 1977 when Shirley Muldowney was the first woman to win a world championship in Top fuel drag racing, Brittney Force has now won 2 world championships, and in Pro Stock, Erica Enders now holds 6 world titles, and although NASCAR does have 1 woman driving today, and INDYCAR, I think has 1 as well, the NHRA has about a dozen or so PROFESSIONAL drivers every weekend, 3 of them are multiple world champions, neither NASCAR or INDYCAR can even come close to announcing a woman as a world champion.

  • @ryansheehan9462
    @ryansheehan9462 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    “If you’re beating the best, what does that make you?” Love it.

    • @matthewkilgore3916
      @matthewkilgore3916 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      That makes you the best and a Champion

  • @sammy4538
    @sammy4538 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Top fuel races are just unreal to experience live... Exhaust tops point upwards because it gives around half metric tons of downforce and helps preventing a wheelie. When rear wheels pass the point where front wheels were standing before launch, car is already going around 100 mph. They make the ground shake, noise is so loud that it hurts if ears aren't protected.Those who haven't seen them yet and have a chance to go watch, totally recommend!

    • @tjkj-om9oi
      @tjkj-om9oi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They did measure a launch of 2 top fuel dragsters and it measured 2.2 on the Richter scale at the start line

  • @deathsicon
    @deathsicon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    im fortunate enough to live about 45 minutes from one of the tracks they race at, when the top fuelers stand on the loud pedal, you dont hear the cars, you feel them in every cell in your body, the first few times it rattled my chest so hard i couldnt breathe, even to this day it takes a minor amount of focus to keep breathing for the 3.7 or so seconds the cars are running wide open

  • @bradbechlyb9273
    @bradbechlyb9273 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    there is drag racing in the UK.

  • @MichaelWitkowski-dq1nr
    @MichaelWitkowski-dq1nr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love those guys and gals! Force (all of them!), Capps, the Sarge, Antron. Saw my first drag race in 1968, grew up watching Big Daddy, Shirley, Kalitta, the Grump, Sox & Martin, Glidden. Just an incredible sport and experience. Seeing these live for the first time is like nothing you've ever experienced.

  • @Grumpy_Codger
    @Grumpy_Codger 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    When those things launch you feel it in your bones and it hammers your lungs.

    • @skarcrowzgaming7838
      @skarcrowzgaming7838 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      you feel it in your SOUL. theres nothing else like it

    • @zesolodar
      @zesolodar 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      i went to a drag race a few years ago. i could lit feel the fat on my stomach shaking as they passed. its insane

  • @jedadiahtucker2132
    @jedadiahtucker2132 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Fun facts, the cars only have 1 forward gear and slowly melt the clutch packs togeather as they go down the track. you can tell when it hits full lock up during the race. past the half way point they will start leaving black marks as the clutch locks up. Forces older daughter hold the record for the fastest pass i think still? the mechanical fuel injection is dumping so much fuel the engines run near hydro lock. no rear susension, no front brakes the list goes on and on top fuel is nuts.

    • @danquinnell3502
      @danquinnell3502 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Spark plugs are melting about half way down as well.

  • @therealfanmaster
    @therealfanmaster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Glad to see more people watch Drag Racing. As someone who's dad is old friends with a team owner, NHRA has been a constant in my house for a long time. Needless to say, this video pretty much showcases why it is so insane, and why people love it. It honestly pushes the limits of technology in such a way that I have yet to see anything like it elsewhere. And if seeing the cars go by on camera is crazy, imagine what it's like in person.

  • @my89foxbody1
    @my89foxbody1 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You feel it and hear it at the same time it's like nothing else!

  • @Mark340-zz7vx
    @Mark340-zz7vx 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    That's not the real experience you have to stand near the start line too really know.
    In England visit Santa Pod when a big event is scheduled.
    Oh and bring hearing protection, your going too need it. cheers

  • @richardturk7162
    @richardturk7162 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A film doesn't do it justice. The sound is just incredible when two top fuel cars go down the track together the ground shakes.
    You can feel the stands shake. as soon as the start them up.
    When they go down the track you feel it thru out your whole body.

  • @MrNitrocat
    @MrNitrocat 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Nothing can do it justice other than being there. I worked on these cars for a big part of my life and the adrenaline you feel when these cars fire up and especially run down the track never goes away no matter how long you work in the sport. It shakes your whole body and even in the stands when they run it's like someone pounding on your chest. If you can't get to the states, hit Santa Pod and check them out in person!

  • @jtzr1
    @jtzr1 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I don't live far from Zmax Drag strip in ConcordNC. They run 4 wide. The nitro methane they use makes your eyes burn, but when 4 11,000 horsepower cars hit gas at same time. You feel it from head to toe.

  • @shoe3727
    @shoe3727 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    yes it is unimaginable when they take off , you have to witness it. the sound goes through you lol

  • @AidanPilot
    @AidanPilot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I went to watch The winternationals at Pomona when I was 7, the top fuel cars shake the entire grandstand. Me and my cousin put a water bottle down next to us and it rattled it so far it moved almost 3 feet

  • @chrisderegnier9948
    @chrisderegnier9948 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    These cars run on Nitro Methane. Nitro Methane is on the United States Homeland Security watched chemicals list. When they rebuild an engine the spark plugs melt and the clutch plates weld together. A run actually was recorded on the Richter Scale. Its interesting that a top fuel dragster is louder than the first four rows at a Nascar race. The engines don't have a starter so the crew has to use a motor that they keep in their vehicle. The zero to 60 mph (0-96.5 kph) on those cars is about 32 feet. (9.75 meters) If everything goes right they will be going 330 mph. (531 kph)

  • @christopherwelch3830
    @christopherwelch3830 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    If you want to learn about the woman that led the way in the drag racing field, please look up Shirley Muldowney. She is amazing. I am honored to say that I got to see her race as a kid.

  • @ja-bv3lq
    @ja-bv3lq 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I grew up next door to Bandemere!!! I've seen Shirley Muldowney make her record run...

  • @mfree80286
    @mfree80286 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A reference to the sound levels that everyone tells you about... if you have a full cup of water in the stands and set it down next to you before they make a pass, when they're done you might find that cup is half empty sitting in a puddle. The sound pressure is absolutely enough to shake it out.
    They race these in the UK, by the way. Santa Pod Raceway, in Northants (about 50mi NNW of London, outside Northampton). The "Festival of Speed" is coming up at the end of April and these Nitro burning cars will be there.

  • @marksmith1428
    @marksmith1428 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    0-100 in UNDER a second. 0 -200 in just over 2 seconds..One fuel car makes as much horsepower as the first 6 rows of an f1 race..

  • @theycallmehoipilloi5495
    @theycallmehoipilloi5495 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's hard to explain the sound, you really have to be there. It goes through the ears, through the chest and into your stomach. It fills every space in your body.

  • @catman2629
    @catman2629 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Visit Santa Pod in the midlands at the big meetings they run Top Fuel and Nitro Funny car , you’ll love it you can camp for free lots of food stalls bars very trouble free . The sound of a big nitro motor is amazing

  • @morbiouslenoir
    @morbiouslenoir หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Here's the difference. You don't hear the cars. You FEEL the noise, in your chest, in your bones. The ground shakes.

  • @mikebunner3498
    @mikebunner3498 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Suzi if ever you get the chance go to one of these races!! You can feel the sound!!! The girls race the guys..... 10,000 horsepower!!!!! Later lady.

  • @williamstreet4304
    @williamstreet4304 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I can't remember all the statistics. Folks, help me out. A top fuel dragster engine produces about 12,000 HP now. The engine must last about 100 revolutions for the run including burnout. At TDC, the combustion chamber is almost at hydraulic lock because the fuel/air mixture almost becomes a liquid. The engine has dual spark plugs that are disintegrated by about half track (500 yds). After that, the engine primarily fires from engine heat. The exhaust headers turn up and back about 45 degrees to create forward thrust and downforce (IIRC, downforce from exhaust is over 1,000 pounds). The engine must be completely rebuilt after every run of 1000 yds. A complete rebuild, valves, rods, pistons, main bearings is completed in about 45 minutes because the next run is in about an hour - assuming that you win. The best seat/standing spot in the entire event is watching a crew tear down and rebuild a 12,000 HP engine. It's a dance everyone should witness.

  • @b.c.5003
    @b.c.5003 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I grew up in Pomona ca. if been to many races, it never gets old. Look up the schedule for the current year. If you can go, do it.

  • @gorjlg
    @gorjlg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    For reference, those cars are going from 0-120 mph in about a second. If a Formula 1 car was coming down the track at 200 mph and a top fuel started when it drove past, the top fuel car would still win. I think there is a video called "top fuel virgins" showing fans at their 1st drag race. When those cars take off, its like getting punched in the chest.

    • @kenmahoney5255
      @kenmahoney5255 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Seen the video,
      Hilarious 😂

  • @OddBallPerformance
    @OddBallPerformance 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    John Force: "It's better than sex." 16 NHRA Championships, 4 Daughters. He isn't lying. LOL

  • @Laserbeak48
    @Laserbeak48 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It's a shame Courtney retired she was on a role with advanced auto parts as well

  • @robertcampopiano6001
    @robertcampopiano6001 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    At this year’s finals, Austin Prock was the first to break 340 mph.

  • @wordgiesworld5483
    @wordgiesworld5483 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    John Force…one of the best interviews in motor sports.

  • @ralphwillis1126
    @ralphwillis1126 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I worked for a Budweiser and this was unreal. There is nothing like it.

  • @bob_._.
    @bob_._. หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They have to have a special license from the Dept. of Homeland Security to buy their fuel because it's classed as a high explosive.

  • @johnpaulbacon8320
    @johnpaulbacon8320 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great reaction. The ( N-H-R-A ) Nantionall Hot Rod Association is the Governing Body for NHRA drag racing. It's tjhe counterpart to the NCAA for College Sports.

  • @chrischalkley8571
    @chrischalkley8571 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Being in the pits when they bump the throttle. It will suck the air out of your lungs then fill them with methanol fumes

  • @tbnobs
    @tbnobs 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It uses all your senses it's amazing

  • @sapoverde65
    @sapoverde65 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You have to experience it live when they fire off those dragsters you can actually feel it

  • @eclipze9412
    @eclipze9412 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    They have to rebuild the engine and drivetrain after EVERY RUN.

    • @AidanPilot
      @AidanPilot 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Is that why when I watch nhra after the race they are working on the engines

    • @eclipze9412
      @eclipze9412 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@AidanPilot yes

  • @kenmahoney5255
    @kenmahoney5255 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thank you for putting this sport on your channel little lady ❤
    For those of us who bleed nitromethane (fuel) we appreciate you! The force family are considered the first family in drag racing. Their is a video on them as well. Give it a look if you get the chance. Thanks
    again ❤ btw video is called.
    The fastest accelerating vehicles on the planet. It gives you a break down on what makes these cars run and a little history on John force and his two daughters. Enjoy

  • @chrispile3878
    @chrispile3878 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You can feel your organs vibrate when a fuel car runs.

  • @vermt001
    @vermt001 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    They're so loud you feel it in your chest.

  • @stephenpaxman6180
    @stephenpaxman6180 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    you should feel a jet powered drag car

    • @cogboy302
      @cogboy302 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Back in the day, you could stand in the Barn at Santa Pod, BEHIND the jet cars when they were doing runs. A mate of mine got 2nd degree burns and most of his hair burnt off when one car accidentally deployed it's parachutes whilst doing a flame display on the start line. They caught fire and sent flames into the Barn. He came back to the bank looking rather crispy, unable to straighten his arms because his fleece had melted.
      Fortunately, he was wearing a thick beer coat, so he didn't feel anything until the following morning.

  • @dcalbin1
    @dcalbin1 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As an NHRA attendee since 1978, I can say one thing. To watch these cars on video or TV doesn't hold a candle to what they are like in person. You will never experience anything else on the planet like them! You must see them up close. The UK has some tracks that run these type of cars, so....?

  • @guyforlogos
    @guyforlogos 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Women excel in drag racing, they have some of the best reaction times on the planet. The video is nothing…. You need to experience Top Fuel live…. You cannot imagine the concussive force of these machines leaving the line at full power without it hitting you in the chest at a live race.

    • @delord1619
      @delord1619 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The sudden opening of the throttle at the start is called "the Hit" for a reason.

  • @billgoodwin8742
    @billgoodwin8742 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You really need to experience Top Fuel in person, there is NOTHING like it.

  • @maxsparks5183
    @maxsparks5183 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Never forget the woman who pioneered women beating the men in drag racing, Shirley “Cha Cha”Muldowney, the Queen of Drag Racing as well as the first King of Drag Racing, Don “Big Daddy” Garlits.

  • @sparkplug1018
    @sparkplug1018 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Drag racing is an absolute assault on the senses, you hear, smell and feel it. It is a experience no other auto sport can match.
    I've done rally, auto cross, dirt track, and they were all a lot of fun, but nothing can compare to the experience of drag racing. And I would put this sport way above F1, we aren't out here tuning and setting these machines up with computers and hundreds of sensors, packing it in for the day because there's a little ding in something. This is done by feel and experience.

  • @stanmann356
    @stanmann356 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Just for perspective vs F1 cars...
    Imagine an F1 car going full speed down the track and passing an NHRA car sitting still. If the hot rod didn't hit the throttle until the precise moment the F1 car pulled ahead, it would still beat the F1 to the finish.

  • @ameyer1970
    @ameyer1970 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fun fact, they completely tear down and rebuild the motors between each round.

  • @maxsparks5183
    @maxsparks5183 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    “Intense” is the word.

  • @ronwest7930
    @ronwest7930 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You really feel it when they take off and you're in the stands. You definitely need earplugs.

  • @_BAD_MERC_
    @_BAD_MERC_ 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Oh ho ho, your statement @ 2:35... These reach 100MPH in less than one second. The fuel line is as thick as your wrist. The fuel injectors don't atomize the fuel, they spray it like your garden hose. When that 12,000 horsepower explodes they'll measure 2.3 on the Richter Scale. Never been in person - yet. But all accounts say you MUST experience this at least once in your life. And bring ear protection.

  • @erikerice9068
    @erikerice9068 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Fire breathing monsters baby let's goooooo😂

  • @gregorywright2798
    @gregorywright2798 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    NHRA.
    NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION.

  • @rattybw
    @rattybw 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The only sport on the planet where men and women of any age compete against one another on a level playing field. The shear power and sound is like nothing else. It's Crack on wheels, it only takes once to become addicted.

  • @corrai1
    @corrai1 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The below thread is around 5-6 years old, but will give you some idea of the incredible power and speed of a top fuel dragster. Enjoy!
    Top Fuel dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 335 miles per hour (539 km/h) and finishing the 1,000 foot (305 m) runs in 3.64 seconds. Here are some fuel facts.
    * One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower (11,000 HP) than the first 4 rows at the Daytona 500.
    * Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 11.2 gallons of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with 25% less energy being produced.
    * A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to merely drive the dragster's supercharger.
    * With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.
    * At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F.
    * Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.
    * Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.
    * Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow.
    * If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.
    * Dragsters reach over 300 MPH before you have completed reading this sentence.
    * In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before half-track, the launch acce leration approaches 8 G's.
    * Top Fuel engines turn approximately 480 revolutions from light to light!
    * Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load.
    * The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM.
    * THE BOTTOM LINE: Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, & for once, NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimated $1,000 per second.
    0 to 100 MPH in .8 seconds (the first 60 feet of the run)
    0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (the first 350 feet of the run)
    6 g-forces at the starting line (nothing accelerates faster on land)
    6 negative g-forces upon deployment of twin ‘chutes at 300 MPH An NHRA Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth . . quicker than a jet fighter plane . . . quicker than the space shuttle.
    The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 3,628 seconds for the 1000' track (2018, Clay Millican). The top speed record is 336.57 MPH as measured over the last 66' of the run (2018, Tony Schumacher).
    Putting this all into perspective:
    You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged & ready to launch down a quarter-mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line & pass the dragster at an honest 200 MPH. The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment.
    The dragster launches & starts after you. You keep your foot down hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums & within 3 seconds the dragster catches & passes you.
    He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it - from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 MPH & not only cau ght, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1000 foot long race!
    That's acceleration!
    Again, the above is around 5-6 years old. This is the actual fastest recorded time. "The fastest speed in a National Hot Rod Association race in the Top Fuel class is 338.94 mph (545.47 km/h), achieved by Brittany Force (USA) at the NHRA Finals on 11 November 2022 in Pomona, California, USA." Brittany and her sister Courtney are daughters of the legendary John Force. John has won 157 NHRA races and has 16 NHRA World championships. John and his daughter Courtney both race in the Funny Car class of NHRA.

  • @markblumenauer9234
    @markblumenauer9234 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    You must go an see it live. Get close to the start line

  • @tomfitzpatrick6756
    @tomfitzpatrick6756 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    SHE REALLY NEEDS TO EXPERANCE IT LIVE

  • @cogboy302
    @cogboy302 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Drag racing is a sport where gender is not an issue. There is no misogyny. Girls compete in all bike and car classes all the way up to the Fuel cars. And they tend to do well.

  • @ChadGurley
    @ChadGurley 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Video DOES NOT DO THEM JUSTICE. You NEED to go see them LIVE.😊

  • @Onthruthenight
    @Onthruthenight 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Please go to an event. Words and video are nothing compared to the violent changes in air pressure beating all the way through your body when they leave the starting line. They are far louder than jets taking off. Far louder. Once you go,you'll never forget it. Have fun!

  • @truckerjim7933
    @truckerjim7933 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My fav driver back in the day was Wild Willy Borsch driving the AA/FA cars (fuel altered, like funny cars only wilder to drive). Paste this link in the address bar; th-cam.com/video/3lRAX6EaM9c/w-d-xo.html

  • @richardnaulty6724
    @richardnaulty6724 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    just think of it 0 to over 300 in under 4 secs

  • @keithboyd9582
    @keithboyd9582 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Like to see you do a reaction to NHRA crashes

  • @jamesleyda365
    @jamesleyda365 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    🤘🇺🇸Nothing more American then🇺🇸🤘
    🤘🇺🇸Drag Racing🇺🇸🤘

  • @ianbrown9082
    @ianbrown9082 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The engine in a formula one car doesn't produce enough power to even turn the supercharger that these dragsters use.

  • @Gedden
    @Gedden 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The movie dust to glory I think it's called. React to clips!

  • @Richard-darixdax
    @Richard-darixdax หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    10000hp😮

    • @kennethfeld6639
      @kennethfeld6639 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      that was a few years ago - closer to 12,000 now, Obviously no dyno, so they calculate HP based on mass and acceleration

  • @TheSteamLocomotive
    @TheSteamLocomotive 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    They are wrong. Top fuel drag racing is not the fastest motorsport in the world. Reno unlimited modified class is the fastest motorsport in the world.

  • @jamesmusisca7547
    @jamesmusisca7547 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    in that dragster yer not a man or a women yer someone who better keep that monster in a strait line and keep the shiny side up and hope yer one ten thousands of a second faster than the other dragster

  • @Buds1own
    @Buds1own 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    ♥♥♥ Love you!!! Acts 11:20 Some of them, however, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began to speak to Greeks also, telling them the good news about the Lord Jesus.