Strange Cars at the Drag Strip

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  • @tomeighty
    @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Thank you for watching, if you would like to see some more great Muscle Car videos click on this Playlist: th-cam.com/video/DouakH_h7EU/w-d-xo.html

    • @jacobpugpoirier3350
      @jacobpugpoirier3350 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      6:56 from kidnapper, to kid-dragger

    • @ToasterBath247
      @ToasterBath247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do you happen to know which drag strip they were racing at in wisconsin? I live in wisconsin, and would love to check out something like this. Top fuel is neat, but I wanna see real people racing real cars/ lawnmowers

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ToasterBath247 Yeah my home track is Wisconsin International Raceway (WIR) which is in Kaukauna and the other track is Great Lakes Dragaway which is South of Milwaukee and close to Kenosha. Thanks for watching my fellow Wisconsin friend.

    • @koffinNAILS
      @koffinNAILS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you what a great show

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @John Thomas Thanks buddy I appreciate it and totally agree 👍

  • @garagebuilt4290
    @garagebuilt4290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    dude.... can we all take minute to admire the fact that pt cruzer wheelied the whole track and did a 12 at 105 on the back wheel?!?!?!?!?!

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Can we take a minute to salute the men that brought the budget for their race machines before their wives and got their wishes granted...

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ya da pt cruiser probably da coolest, but it's a Dodge and Mopars are always faster than Ford's and Chevy's.

    • @rustycann6887
      @rustycann6887 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@wildestcowboy2668 it was out run by the milk truck in next clip

    • @gamingwithcheese8296
      @gamingwithcheese8296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My moms car lol and it can do wheeles because the engine is in the back and no roll bars

    • @isaacpatten1538
      @isaacpatten1538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      somethin cool about that car a few years back i saw it in person at the Ozark Drag Strip in Rodgersville MO

  • @ViewThis.
    @ViewThis. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    0:43 I like how he leans forward to make it go faster.
    And then makes 103 mph on a lawnmower.

  • @lapatriot9268
    @lapatriot9268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    That PT Cruiser though! WOW! A wheelie the whole time! Amazing setup on that beast to accomplish that!

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Couple of Norco 10'$ and your just right!

  • @NeophyteAnderson
    @NeophyteAnderson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This has got to be one of the most diverse and unique collection of vehicles seen at the same track even if this is multiple multiple days and I’m all for these rad rides!!!

  • @Trenton-om9qs
    @Trenton-om9qs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    We have some interesting ones at the drag strip i go to. There are a few Fairmont Wagons, Ford Escort, and a Gremlin. I loved that old 77 F100. My dad races a 79 F150 and it runs 12s. People are shocked when it runs because it is all original in terms of body and no fiberglass and it still has the steal bumpers. Just a big 460, some street slicks, and ladder bars ad stuff like that. It is fun to ride around town in it

    • @Cynsham
      @Cynsham 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Look up Old Smokey F1. Old F100 with a 1500 hp diesel in it that holds the diesel pikes peak record

    • @williamivy7117
      @williamivy7117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I knew a guy who ran a Suzuki Samurai, one of those little jeep type vehicles and that little bitty thing had a 383 Stroker under the hood.

    • @kwantoon
      @kwantoon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That 77 was a beast, it sounded absolutely magnificent.

    • @bentrod3405
      @bentrod3405 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I mean you have stuff like farmtruck, an original steel 70’s chevy with a fiberglass camper shell that’ll run sun 8 in the 1/4. It looks like something you’d see parked in the back of a barn on an old farm but it’s faster in the 1/4 than most of the vehicles in this video. Never underestimate an old pickup with a bigblock.

    • @walterspringer8126
      @walterspringer8126 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bentrod3405 that old farm truck got crazzy power lol you funny

  • @wijibo6772
    @wijibo6772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    A Fiero gasser. I've had enough internet for today.

    • @HerbyOutlaw
      @HerbyOutlaw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

    • @dougbloom3672
      @dougbloom3672 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣

    • @nicholasboyarko282
      @nicholasboyarko282 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rotfl!! I threw a l67 in an 88 it really rocks.

  • @thomasotto4034
    @thomasotto4034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    I race a 1980 ford pinto that goes 9s and everyone laughs at me

    • @gagefogle1395
      @gagefogle1395 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      It's really cool how you can pretty much drag race what ever you want from million dollar tip fuel dragsters to a gasser feiro or a lawn mower

    • @nickfay2359
      @nickfay2359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I sure as hell wouldn't laugh. I think pintos are a badass platform for a drag car. I helped a young man from Detroit out at Onondaga Dragway where I work and race get his pinto figured out and flying. Turns out he had a setup similar to what I have in my 65 Comet. 289/C4 no brake. His is all motor tho and I have a 150 shot and race hard tire no prep. Anyways..Pinto rock..screw the haters..

    • @wtbeecher
      @wtbeecher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sir, I would love to see your car. I grew up on the strip, and those "lemon" cars are still may favorite. My dream car is a 73 AMC Pacer...so yea, you keep kickin dat a$$!

    • @sideshow45
      @sideshow45 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Take a video and post it then. Or it's fake.

    • @howardwmoore
      @howardwmoore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember Vegas with aluminum block V8 and a opal cadet with a big block. The opal did an exhibition race against a 4 engine wagonmaster driven by TV Tommy I go

  • @iluvdrywall
    @iluvdrywall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wish I still had my Gremlin. It was just a 6 popper and 3 on the floor. When I drove it around 20 years ago, some folks said they never seen one before.

  • @jtmunn420
    @jtmunn420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    That was the coolest thing I've ever seen that guy went a while ¼ mile on the back tires. At over 100mph. BADASS!!!

    • @eins2001
      @eins2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In a damn PT Cruiser!!

  • @ScottsSpeedShop
    @ScottsSpeedShop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    14:37 is my buddy Dale Gebhart and his wicked Gremlin Gizmo, he is an awesome down to earth dude, thanks for sharing

  • @minnesotatomcat
    @minnesotatomcat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Can’t believe that red van getting out of the hole, she really digs!! That blue ford truck hauled the friggin mail too and sounded amazing 👍

    • @micahjohnson1855
      @micahjohnson1855 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Them vans can pack the muscle in a REALLY unexpected box, lol. Had a 85 c20, 350 v8, 400 hd tranny. Only thing not stock was tbe added ton and a half leafs. Smoked most v6 and all stock 4 bangers all day long; whipped donuts lije krispy creme, laid a patch like ot worked for tbe DOT, d4ank like a twnk full of fish😂

  • @bushwhacker4075
    @bushwhacker4075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thank you for showing the times and MPH, so many drag race videos i watch cut off before that!

    • @original__gmebvy
      @original__gmebvy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s because a lot of people that drag race nowadays are grudge racing, so they don’t show the times. Races like that is a run what you brung type of deal

    • @lethargicmotorsport2025
      @lethargicmotorsport2025 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree, most videos of “timed” events the camera people don’t bother to get the times

  • @brucetheshepard5.7x28
    @brucetheshepard5.7x28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:52 mans doing 103mph on a fkn lawnmower. That's is definitely the kind of sketch that is probably outweighed by the fun factor

  • @dustinsdiecastcars1593
    @dustinsdiecastcars1593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Wow! That PT Cruiser sounds like a massive Monster Truck! How did he pull that off? Also love the Milk Truck.

  • @DFDuck55
    @DFDuck55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Pretty cool seeing the old Divco turned into a dragster. My dad had a few of those. He was a milkman. I was a milkman too but my truck was a 5 ton '58 Ford. The mail truck was pretty cool too, I always wanted one of those to turn into a camper van.

  • @dr.detroit1514
    @dr.detroit1514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not a race, but one day about 20-25 years ago, I came up on a 60's Dodge panel van at the highway service drive light. Tubbed rear with huge drag tires, loud rumpeting engine. I gave a thumbs up and he nodded back. Light changed and he took off, exhaust blasting, WAAAAAA... No wheelie, no spinning of wheels. The sound of the engine disappeared as quick as the van down the street, it was really hauling tail. I wouldn't know the drag times or speed it would be capable of, but it was really moving away and getting smaller at a very rapid rate. Haven't seen it before that or since.

  • @RedfishCarolina
    @RedfishCarolina 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Was that beautiful thing at 12:20 running a 2-stroke engine of some sort? Man that thing sounds badass.

    • @FrostyNut
      @FrostyNut ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looks like one of the original vehicles from the Aussie Racing Cars series. They run (i think) 1.2L 4cyl engines.

  • @JReaLBiz86
    @JReaLBiz86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Tom, I've seen some pretty interesting vehicles at the track, but the 70 mph picnic table has to be the rarest lol

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yeah I couldn't believe that when I saw it, I had to film it. ha ha.

    • @kramnull8962
      @kramnull8962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Imagine the day he took the budget and plans for the build to his wife to talk about it all....
      Wife: Mom I married an Idiot....

    • @OrkishEngineering
      @OrkishEngineering 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Now all we need is a 10 second couch.

    • @notsmii7y
      @notsmii7y ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you told I’d see the fastest drag snowmobile here, I’d laugh in your face and say “show me”

  • @jamescraig7097
    @jamescraig7097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Great video! I personally like seeing the weird and unusual drag cars. It keeps it real and lively. Not everyone has a unlimited amount of money to throw at one ,but they don't let that stop them. I got much respect for them. And have you seen how much a Gremlin goes for these days, and that's if you can even find one! The more unusual ,the more money it's fetching these days!

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ James Earl Ray, I love the unusual drag cars also. Sleepy Joe Biden probably ban them next!

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I once dated a gal with a Gremlin. Actually, I remember the car more then I do the girl.

    • @LuckyCharms777
      @LuckyCharms777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blackholeentry3489
      Bet the gal was more of a gremlin than the car was. 😂

    • @blackholeentry3489
      @blackholeentry3489 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LuckyCharms777 Did anyone ever tell you that you are smarter than you look?
      Actually, she was the wife of a younger brother, but was older than I....and came onto me strong from day one. In the end, it resulted in a divorce for me, but.....also in the end I met a very smart Aussie and together we have traveled the world to view total solar eclipses, and have now seen four together, the last one three years ago in Argentina, although I have seen a total of ten. Think I'll fire up my motorcycle and go for a ride to properly celebrate my 82nd.

  • @AndreS_-df2nw
    @AndreS_-df2nw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    There are interesting rides all over the place. These are two notable ones I've seen locally....
    A car that was once a rear-engine funnycar(they existed) rebuilt into a short dragster with side pods like a formula car.
    A rear engine 80s VW rabbit pickup, using a turbo VR4, shorty glide & 9"; the driver was moved to the center and forward to make it work.
    It's always fun when your car turns heads because it's a freak show of engineering. 😆

    • @alfonsoalonzo
      @alfonsoalonzo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats what drag racing boils down to a freakshow of engineering lol

    • @Undertaker93
      @Undertaker93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vr4?
      As in like a Mitsubish VR4?

    • @omnesilere
      @omnesilere หลายเดือนก่อน

      rear engine pickup..? from a rabbit!?! the hell...

  • @brutallyhonestmf5578
    @brutallyhonestmf5578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just saw a Fiero gasser... I've officially seen ALL!

  • @bigbilltoady412
    @bigbilltoady412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My favorite so far is the Milk truck. I'm old enough to remember those bringing milk to the house in the glass 1 quart bottles with the paper cap and all that cream on top. Had to shake the bottle hard to mix the cream.

    • @wildestcowboy2668
      @wildestcowboy2668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pint pop's, LoL

    • @ARG0T
      @ARG0T 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damn dude, that's awesome

  • @JFlyer1973
    @JFlyer1973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m not a huge mopar fan but the Hate Tank is still one of my favorites! Always love to see him win!

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fantastic. I love classic dragsters and clever designs. Reminds me of my Dad's old hot rod magazines.

  • @ashermorales8276
    @ashermorales8276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There’s this dude at my local track who used to race a ford festiva. I’m not exactly sure what motor he was running but I know it was a boosted 4 cylinder and he was able to run mid-high 11s with it

  • @Edwin777-z9x
    @Edwin777-z9x ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That Old School dragster is badass!👍🥰😍🔥💥✨⚡

  • @danmyers9372
    @danmyers9372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    12 second 1/4 mile at over 100 MPH on a lawnmower? That dude is nuts!

    • @danmyers9372
      @danmyers9372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And later went 11’s a giver 113!

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah I agree that guy is nuts. I did actually see him pull a massive wheelie one time and rode it out on the bumper or back side of the mower. That is the one time I didn't have my camera on him. He must have been testing something new. ha ha

    • @danmyers9372
      @danmyers9372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tomeighty - To be honest I was a daredevil like that when I was young. After several mini bike crashes, two car rollovers and 50 years of wear and tear I now am disabled due to a jacked up back. Guess that’s why I now cringe when I see young guys take such chances. It usually doesn’t work out well in the long run…

    • @rustedratchetgarage6788
      @rustedratchetgarage6788 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sad thats faster than my ss Camaro

  • @csj9619
    @csj9619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    NOT a "gasser", it's a "Street Freak". (according to David Frieburger)

  • @jackmagnium6115
    @jackmagnium6115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    the gonorail from what i know. the body was a fiberglass ride toy bolted onto a suburban chassis. just from the looks its pretty aerodynamic for such a massive bus. and the speed it carries is an example of that

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought I had heard it was on a awd TrailBlazer SS chassis, but I could be wrong. Thanks for watching buddy 👍

    • @kharnthebetrayer1575
      @kharnthebetrayer1575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tomeighty it was a SS Trailblazer, I watched the shows on farm truck and Azn when building.

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kharnthebetrayer1575 ok cause it looked it was from a suburban which the gonorail has a very long body. a trailblazer is way too short

    • @jackmagnium6115
      @jackmagnium6115 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kharnthebetrayer1575 besides the trailblazer is what, a foot shorter than the suburban? wheelbase wise

    • @kharnthebetrayer1575
      @kharnthebetrayer1575 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jackmagnium6115 I watched the episodes when they built it. It was a SS Trailblazer.

  • @cashuswayne5465
    @cashuswayne5465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    that pt cruiser held a wheelie and still hit a 12 second qtr mile! wtf!

  • @julitosnijders3623
    @julitosnijders3623 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Nice video, exclusive content.

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you! You should check out the next video I put out after this one. th-cam.com/video/IyYWw3pSTTs/w-d-xo.html and this one as well th-cam.com/video/7vqmnB_W9Wg/w-d-xo.html

  • @chriseischens3121
    @chriseischens3121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The dragster at 1:00 is owned by Peter hedden I worked for his dad's business magnum superchargers that car is a beauty

  • @Themw3noobkiller
    @Themw3noobkiller 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like how a Turbo LS foxbody shows up in a “strange cars at the drag strip” video 🤣

  • @richardalvis4695
    @richardalvis4695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love stuff like this. Im currently making a trike out of an 03 park avenue 3.8 supercharged from the factory. Gonna be a hand full. Great vid. Thanxs.

  • @mcgoo721
    @mcgoo721 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This reminds me of going to all the open nights and wild events at the strip with my dad. Thanks for the nostalgia!

  • @Phil-RS
    @Phil-RS ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That goofy but fun looking thing at 13:35 absolutely no chance against that Chevy Nova lol

    • @tfs2348
      @tfs2348 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Looks like an airplane cockpit 😂

  • @atomcrusher1236
    @atomcrusher1236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, the people who made these machines must be so talented. I'd love to go out to a drag strip some day to talk to some of these people.

  • @davelowets
    @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    6:28 I can understand why. It sounded like he made the pass in second gear, and overheated the converter. Ouch! Trans fluid burns GOOD when it gets hot enough.

  • @danmoore6107
    @danmoore6107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm pretty sure the third one in (right after the lawnmower) was a Fiat Topolino ("little mouse") body. They were pretty big in the Altered classes back in the day.

    • @kevinsnyder4425
      @kevinsnyder4425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree - that's what I thought it was, too.! I used to see those quite a bit years ago !

    • @peterbellwood5412
      @peterbellwood5412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep . That's an old A series Fiat Topolino -bodied Competition Coupe . Very popular style from early '50s drag racing . Other popular , and radically-altered body styles were the American-Austin Bantam , tiny Crosleys , Ford A , B, model -40 '34s , and not-so-tall-now 2 door 'phone-booth' 'Ts . France made a licensed copy of the Fiat by Simca .

  • @chunkbrownstain5792
    @chunkbrownstain5792 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    more respect to guys that can take a stock motor 50% past its limits instead of swapping in a 350+

  • @gearsandbeers9100
    @gearsandbeers9100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amc Pacer? liking the odd ball drag racers. unique stands out. nice video thx!

  • @SilentKnight43
    @SilentKnight43 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wife: "Honey, how'd you do at the track today?"
    Hubby: "I got beat by a lawnmower."

  • @MoxieMike66
    @MoxieMike66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've seen a few radical cars going down the track over the years at New England Dragway. And Omni hatchback w/a blown 440 on alcohol w/o wheelie bars is one. Ran low 8's like a bracket car.

    • @chvfd687
      @chvfd687 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A freaking dodge omni?! I bet that was plumb obscene lol

  • @knightrider4545
    @knightrider4545 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was at Bowling Green in 2021 I didn't see those two but it may have been a different day or time. Thank you for the video, a lot of neat cars.

  • @drasticg
    @drasticg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Mate im loving the VW Pickup, id love one of them bad boys.

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is sad to say but I didn't even know they were a thing until I saw this one. Must be rare.

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      VW pickup?
      Ok Im staying then.

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomeighty
      They made em in a few different styles too, single and double cab.

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrTheHillfolk Wow that's pretty crazy. Are they mostly in Europe or does the US have them also?

    • @montynohtyp157
      @montynohtyp157 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Us has them too. A guy I knew in high school built one and was on the show pass times. I think his name was chafferall

  • @mandarb23
    @mandarb23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey I remember when the pt came out everyone was interested in it. Until we realized it was gutless. They are cool just built wrong from factory.

  • @fredericleederman3824
    @fredericleederman3824 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The pt doing a 100 mph wheelie had me dead

  • @bartbullock9742
    @bartbullock9742 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW... A drag channel that actually shows the board...... And a close up on it!!!!!!!!!!

  • @uncletacosupreme7023
    @uncletacosupreme7023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ahhhh yes. The common running a 12 on a lawnmower at 104 mph. 😂

  • @nunyabizness8937
    @nunyabizness8937 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    11:22 and Cleet got the idea for Leroy from the Roadkill (Finnegan and Freiburger) Vette Cart

  • @idahoterritorymotorsportsv9374
    @idahoterritorymotorsportsv9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That 12 second Dodge Van is easily the coolest chick magnet at the strip

  • @steshar2975
    @steshar2975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for sharing!! Fun watch. Pennsylvania here 😺😁

  • @madcarew5168
    @madcarew5168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Once met a bloke who thought he was born to be wild and bought a PT cruiser......nuff sed...

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Haha I was thinking it's the first one I won't call a pt loser 😁

    • @funkworthrollin4959
      @funkworthrollin4959 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is wild. He bought a PT Cruiser.

  • @bossjerrybbvv5789
    @bossjerrybbvv5789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That wheelie was insane

  • @peterbellwood5412
    @peterbellwood5412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for this cool vid , Tom . Like you , I love the sheer variety . I remember the first time I saw the 'Inch Pincher' VW Beetle . I thought 'no way . Then it 'simply' buzz down the quarter , while the Hemis and other Big Inchers were dancing about on the line making a very entertaining scene trying to find grip ! I think I've worked out the lack of 'steam' with the Fiero . I think the exhaust pipes are in the wrong place . Am I right ? It's all right , I'm just being silly .

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm glad you liked the video. I've had this idea of a video in the back of my mind for awhile because for every drag race or drag strip I goto there is always that one stand out car that catches your eye. And to be honest I probably had enough video to make another one of these with the amount of races I've went to. I just put together a video with one's that came to my mind right away. ha ha. Have a great New Year buddy! Tom

    • @peterbellwood5412
      @peterbellwood5412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tomeighty That's cool , brother , Stay safe .

  • @Zachbefast87
    @Zachbefast87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Glad to see some drag racing in kaukauna

  • @9alerix
    @9alerix 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great video, love those offbeat vehicles!! And unlike some other race videos, how do the racers here manage to get down a strip without 150 people standing at the starting line? lol

  • @richardgraham3658
    @richardgraham3658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I want to see more of the buick that crushed the maroon foxbody at 8:00

  • @glyphs3
    @glyphs3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    At first I thought the Gremlin was odd. Then the Pacer showed up. Damn. Too much traction for sure. Would be a lady killer if he could keep the nose in the ground.

  • @jarripotero8535
    @jarripotero8535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    15:55, I have the cap, I live in Madrid, Spain !!!!!!!!!

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ha ha... that's awesome. Thanks for watching!

  • @joebob9831
    @joebob9831 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    9:10
    im more impressed with the buick regal back there

  • @n01z3
    @n01z3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    this your home track?? they always seem to have different class of hotrods that side... pretty cool

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes most of this was shot at my home track of Wisconsin International Raceway. Thanks for watching 👍

    • @bj11558
      @bj11558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tomeighty was at wir when the picnic table ran

  • @michaeltristan
    @michaeltristan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a fun video! Hats off to everyone getting greasy in their garage creating these unique race cars.

  • @vinblake3676
    @vinblake3676 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Imagine being beat in a dragrace by a lawnmower of all things... that was hilarious

  • @-MacCat-
    @-MacCat- 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Every one of those cars delivered bags of fun to both racers and spectators.
    I loved them all but the standout pair, IMHO, were Picnic Table Guy vs. Lawnmower Guy.
    Those guys are the have nailed "fun"! 👍
    Thanks for compiling this very eclectic mix of vehicles and now I'm off to watch Part 2.

  • @onementality9781
    @onementality9781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I have to wonder if these are the kids who were dropped on their heads as babys but its alwayse awesome to see big imaginations coming to life.

    • @shane_7even_ten569
      @shane_7even_ten569 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      These guys just got drinking in the garage, the “squat” folks are the one who got dropped on their heads 😂😂😂

  • @bigscrewg
    @bigscrewg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was a kid in Oklahoma when I went to the state fair each year I would ride that exact monorail while it was still on its track

  • @MartinMcMartin
    @MartinMcMartin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Very cool video, plenty of 1 of a kind cars you won't see anywhere else.

  • @markholroyde9412
    @markholroyde9412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Way cool vid mate, The OK state fair bus is fkn awesome, I would have no probs rocking that, great vid mate, regards, UK

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you so much, and Happy New Year Mark!

  • @kinggrass689
    @kinggrass689 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Are we gonna talk about how a lawn mower did the quarter mile in 12 secs?😂

    • @peterbellwood5412
      @peterbellwood5412 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Please tell me it's an 1/8th mile .

    • @markholroyde9412
      @markholroyde9412 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peterbellwood5412 1000ft, and ran 9.88

    • @kinggrass689
      @kinggrass689 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@peterbellwood5412 I really hope😂

    • @peterbellwood5412
      @peterbellwood5412 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markholroyde9412Whaaaaa ? That's even more impressive .

    • @kylelaughinghouse1893
      @kylelaughinghouse1893 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We have a lawn mower class at my local drag strip and they run low 9s in the unlimited class

  • @dalewad-wb8ib
    @dalewad-wb8ib ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:41 the pt cruiser 😂😂

  • @nzsaltflatsracer8054
    @nzsaltflatsracer8054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cool on top of cool 3:45 T Bird gasser with a Y block engine & 17:06 Gremlin with an AMC engine.

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah that T Bird is pretty amazing, never seen anything like that before.

    • @honeyplug
      @honeyplug 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sheesh the "corn gobbler" pacer

  • @Entity_BlackRed777
    @Entity_BlackRed777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    12:11 Is best and funniest of all!!

  • @MatteoManinang
    @MatteoManinang ปีที่แล้ว

    That PT Cruiser winning a whole 2-step match after that FLAME!

  • @ant9622
    @ant9622 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7:35 just fades out

  • @SHDW-nf2ki
    @SHDW-nf2ki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember one guy took his mom's mini van up against an LS swapped Volkswagen Beetle.
    The mini van WON because the Beetle lept off the line before the lights went.

  • @justintime2277
    @justintime2277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome vid!!!!! Love that you let the engines be the music... 👍 From Cadillac Michigan

  • @TypeZero31
    @TypeZero31 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    @ 2:22, reminds me of the Gran Turismo 3 wheelie glitch at the test track where you can go 1,000+ lol

  • @efremlee6990
    @efremlee6990 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up on a drag strip in the late 80 early 90 my dad had 2 cars there was guys like this came by for special events all the time love seeing this

  • @sforza209
    @sforza209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Those old school dragsters look just like clown shoes. Not a good look. But I think that’s what’s appealing about them. How damn ugly af they are.

  • @lespaul678
    @lespaul678 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "A 70 mph picnic table" I never thought I would ever hear that sentence in my lifetime.

  • @MerlinOpeth
    @MerlinOpeth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the no hood mods , ultimate cooling.

  • @wilbur9416
    @wilbur9416 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the slow mo on the hat being blown off😀

  • @briantomcollins
    @briantomcollins 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yessir, those old slingshot drgsters are amazing to see in person.

  • @geniusjeremyclarkson6800
    @geniusjeremyclarkson6800 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:28 man literally looked at a picnic table at ikea and thought about turning it into a drag car

  • @danmccarron0
    @danmccarron0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the milk truck....yes!
    THey should invite it to a Hoonigan "This vs That" episode and race it against their Merch-van!

  • @DavidStadelman82
    @DavidStadelman82 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    NOVA GINA…..HAHAHA that’s hilarious. Thanks for the great video!

  • @frank6458
    @frank6458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great vid!!!! dont fail NNN

  • @raymondfilyau7500
    @raymondfilyau7500 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i live how the chevy novas dominated throughout this video!! but all the cars were badass!!

  • @ryanhruska6667
    @ryanhruska6667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The only PT Cruiser that I didn't want to see in the scrap yard 😄

  • @kaylamclaurin7862
    @kaylamclaurin7862 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    For our racers who build these vehicles we thank you for our entertainment

  • @davelowets
    @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yea, one can sure find some strange stuff at W.I.R. sometimes...
    My buddy used to race his lowered, 406 SBC powered Astro van there in the late 90s, early 2000s.
    And I've witnessed plenty of other strange creations there myself during the years of drag racing I did there.

  • @vinesauceobscurities
    @vinesauceobscurities 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoever worked on that Prison Bus' paintjob is a fan of Grand Theft Auto 5, I see.

  • @cowboy_broke
    @cowboy_broke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The PT cruiser killed it, he kept it straight as an arrow for the whole pass no steering.

  • @santamanta69
    @santamanta69 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the badass Fiero as the thumbnail

  • @uNkLeRaRa4
    @uNkLeRaRa4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A 105 mph FULL quarter mile wheely in a PT Cruiser might be the greatest automotive feat in history... Or at least this year!

  • @Truckman1980
    @Truckman1980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you imagine what it feels like to be going 113 on a lawn mower! Good video

  • @anastasiyaalekseyev3816
    @anastasiyaalekseyev3816 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video! It's like a trip down memory lane.

    • @tomeighty
      @tomeighty  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

  • @fuhkoffandie
    @fuhkoffandie 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That 57 T-Bird. The way this thing looks, long as hell, that's exactly how those cars drive. I know a guy whose dad had a 56, actually, it was a celebrity car I'm not going to say who's it actually was, but I got to drive it quite a few times, and yeah those T-Birds Drive like the wheels are 50 ft in front of the car.