May I say, this is, (apparently), a non-professional videographer, BUT!!!, whoever it is does a better job of getting the action and the end results than the professionals that seem to be obsessed with burnouts and not showing the time and speed for each run. VERY good!!
I'm guilty of flinching the first time I was around one of them while they were testing. When they hit that throttle I thought it was the end of the world! I might as well have watch 20 sticks of dynamite blow up in front of my face
Lived and worked ten minutes from Thunder Valley for four years. Enjoyed Bristol and the track but if you ever get to go to the Thunder Valley Nationals (Drag Racing), it's an experience of a lifetime. When those funny cars launch off the line, it will almost make you sick from the force of it. Everyone should go see that at least once...it's amazing!
Very good, including the sound of the FCs. Thunder Valley must really be a track to experience nitro. Each track has its own audio traits. SIR has the forest that echos the nitro cars. At OCIR, the sound echoed from the tower and possibly the fence separating the entry road from the walkway to the pits.
Love the concusion when they burp the throttle. Only thing is everytime they run these monsters someone is always standing nearby with no ear protection. Man that has to be painful.
Iggy Fritz when I had my Baptism by Nitro at the 2018 Virginia Nationals, I went out any hearing protection for just that one run and it felt like someone took a full overhead swing at each of my ear drums with a 20 pound sledgehammer.
@@michaelfritsche4023 Nice my birthday is in september as well. Have fond memories there meeting all the drivers and anouncers had a good chat with Bob Frey last time there
at US131 nitro show i saw a solid copper head gasket at my feet, picked it up , asked "wanna sell this"? crew cheif asked me where i got it with an if looks could kill look, , i told him it was on the ground at my feet - i was instantly out of trouble, but the guy that was supposed to be in charge of it wasnt -- got a severe "scolding"
Karlo Zelencic Scott Palmer, Dom Lagana, Lex Joon and Audrey worm. Normally your more low budget teams will do throttle whacks. If you see any crew members out and about just ask if they do it. Audrey Worm does 2 throttle whacks.
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A decade ago, yes. But now all the tuner and clutch assistant have to do is reach down ans take a ratchet and set the clutch to engage it now. Reasons why you don't see throttle wacks as often any more. Its mostly done as a crowd pleaser now.
Whacking was a way of Seating the clutch. That's been replaced by better machining and clutch pack prep. To many variables introduced during the whack.
@@darrenstephens7376 a few still do it yes. It puts an unknown amount of heat in the clutch, changes the "Air Gap" We set ours up with 0.080 gap in the clutch pack when we serviced the car. That's enough to idle with the brake on ( rear only for Top Fuel) and not creep. Also if Idle is high ie: over 2500 it won't go in reverse after burnout. Reason is clutch is dragging on the motor. Those are probably the two top reasons.
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GREAT vids man.....thx so much for the work effort and posting...never been to TV but its on my bucket list...
May I say, this is, (apparently), a non-professional videographer, BUT!!!, whoever it is does a better job of getting the action and the end results than the professionals that seem to be obsessed with burnouts and not showing the time and speed for each run. VERY good!!
I'm guilty of flinching the first time I was around one of them while they were testing. When they hit that throttle I thought it was the end of the world! I might as well have watch 20 sticks of dynamite blow up in front of my face
@@chuckp2434 I did the same thing when White Speed Shop's altered fired up on om the starting line.
Lived and worked ten minutes from Thunder Valley for four years. Enjoyed Bristol and the track but if you ever get to go to the Thunder Valley Nationals (Drag Racing), it's an experience of a lifetime. When those funny cars launch off the line, it will almost make you sick from the force of it. Everyone should go see that at least once...it's amazing!
Very good, including the sound of the FCs. Thunder Valley must really be a track to experience nitro.
Each track has its own audio traits. SIR has the forest that echos the nitro cars. At OCIR, the sound echoed from the tower and possibly the fence separating the entry road from the walkway to the pits.
Thunder Valley is an awesome track to experience. The Echo from the mountains is just incredible. Thunder Valley is my favorite by far
Love the look and sound of a nitro engine. 😎
That large dude, was holding that first cars rev from going full Oh Shit; in a hurry!!
I have tickets for Charlotte in a few days. Can’t wait!!!
Love the concusion when they burp the throttle. Only thing is everytime they run these monsters someone is always standing nearby with no ear protection. Man that has to be painful.
Iggy Fritz when I had my Baptism by Nitro at the 2018 Virginia Nationals, I went out any hearing protection for just that one run and it felt like someone took a full overhead swing at each of my ear drums with a 20 pound sledgehammer.
*note to self ...... Attend a Top Fuel event at Thunder Valley.
It's a beautiful track. You can go in the tunnel when Top Fuel runs over your head at about the 1/8 mile.
Thunder from above
Ya buddy row👍💙
..Really enjoyed The Thunder..thanx for sharing..
Better than F1 anyday 😈😈
Can someone explain to me why the A/A cars don't do those thick smoky burnouts like back in the old days? Thanks.
These new cars would overheat the clutch
Much better tire technology as well.
Different track prep, tires,tune up, needless wear and tear on parts and tires.
Thanks that was great I do not have access to FS1 up here in Canada usually attend the US Nationals been going there for over 29 years
Your very welcome. Thunder Valley is a track recommend visiting once. The echo from the mountains in un-real.
I will be with Lex Joon at the Nationals.
@@michaelfritsche4023 Awesome have a great time The Big Go
@@corystephens1202 my birthday weekend. Been there before with Bruce Littion and the WIX FILTERS Top Fuel Dragster.
@@michaelfritsche4023 Nice my birthday is in september as well. Have fond memories there meeting all the drivers and anouncers had a good chat with Bob Frey last time there
It took a long Tine to stop Steve Torrence but u best believe he is going to b unstoppable now 😎
what are planning to shoot in 2021...thx
So powerful
at US131 nitro show i saw a solid copper head gasket at my feet, picked it up , asked "wanna sell this"? crew cheif asked me where i got it with an if looks could kill look, , i told him it was on the ground at my feet - i was instantly out of trouble, but the guy that was supposed to be in charge of it wasnt -- got a severe "scolding"
Which drivers were whacking the throttle?
Karlo Zelencic Scott Palmer, Dom Lagana, Lex Joon and Audrey worm. Normally your more low budget teams will do throttle whacks. If you see any crew members out and about just ask if they do it. Audrey Worm does 2 throttle whacks.
The only track that runs uphill
I wonder if any of the crew can hear any more? I doubt any hearing "protection" most of them have is effective.
Molded in place
Foam insert earplugs. I work for DSR so i have to use them as well.
Some crews wear respirators too.
Edited for Action Great Presentation
with all of the camera jiggle i was gettin sea sick
1:25 I jumped, just like the camera man, sheesh.
Haha in real life you can't help but jump. It's so powerful!!!
@@theaccelerator4908 you are fast. 🍻
Always watch for the brake pump by driver and crew chief putting his hand on the linkage for injector/Barrel valve.
..Yea me too on these headphones! I thought my bike was loud!! Fantastic cheers
The National Hot Rod Association, the largest auto racing organization in the world, has come a long way since Wally Parks founded it in 1951.
Though it has grown into a global sports-entertainment business, NHRA has not lost sight of Parks’ original goal: to provide competitors a place to race. But now those places are deluxe supertracks in major U.S. markets, and the racing runs the gamut from 10,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters to five-horsepower Jr. Dragsters. Drag racing’s journey through the decades has been sometimes swift, sometimes rocky, but always exciting and always worth the trip.
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Why is it 1/8th ? 1/4 is BEST? . . .
sofalugger It’s actually the 1000ft mark right in between the 1/8th and 1/4th. So it’s a little bit farther than the 1/8th.
Thanks!! But why has this come about? Not safety?
Not enough stopping distance at tracks. Scott Kallita's fatal crash is what brought upon the 1000ft drag.
throttle whack seats the clutch
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Not in the current era.
A decade ago, yes. But now all the tuner and clutch assistant have to do is reach down ans take a ratchet and set the clutch to engage it now. Reasons why you don't see throttle wacks as often any more. Its mostly done as a crowd pleaser now.
NHRA is really suckin it.show more of the lower classes pro stock on down.
I didn't have enough space on my camera to film those classes. So I choose to record the Top fuel and Funny Cars.
Pro Class's draw the crowd and that pays the bills
ok race fans...who knows the purpose if the throttle 'wack' during warmup? winners get a special grand prize : o
It's to seat the clutch. The best way to seat the clutch.
Why have many of the top teams stopped whacking the throttle the past few years? The fans LOVE IT!
Whacking was a way of Seating the clutch. That's been replaced by better machining and clutch pack prep.
To many variables introduced during the whack.
Michael Fritsche but some teams still do it...so they must not have the better clutches?
@@darrenstephens7376 a few still do it yes. It puts an unknown amount of heat in the clutch, changes the "Air Gap" We set ours up with 0.080 gap in the clutch pack when we serviced the car. That's enough to idle with the brake on ( rear only for Top Fuel) and not creep. Also if Idle is high ie: over 2500 it won't go in reverse after burnout. Reason is clutch is dragging on the motor.
Those are probably the two top reasons.
It's too far away