For those who have never been at the track... you not only hear these monsters, you actually feel the compression of sound waves against the body .... from over 100 feet away ....
I've been to Can-Am, NASCAR and NHRA races and nothing is close to the intensive power feeling than the top fuel monsters provide. When they hit the go pedal it shakes your heart. The closet I've come to anything is standing on the flight deck next to a Phantom locked down going to full AB with the JBD raised. It's just something hard to understand. I loved it.
Yes, it's amazing to me that these cars were running 330 mph plus in 1320 ft, then the NHRA pulled the distance back to 1000 ft and they are right back up to 330 plus again!!
@@LITTLE1994 Every season equipment gets better, better tire compounds, better clutches, better engines, etc etc etc. This is what competition does, it brings out innovation and improvement, this equals baby steps forward every year!
330mph now! I grew up with Big Daddy Don Garlits,Gene Snow,Kenny Bernstein,Dale Puldie,Bob Glidden,Scott Geoffrion,Darryl Alderman,John Force,Chuck Etchells,Don The Snake Prudome etc.
I can remember when guys like Force, Al Hoffman, Mike Dunn, Cruz Pedregon, Bernstein...mid to late 80s...doing half track burn outs. Epic times back then!
Back in the 70's there were many funny car meets at my home track in New England. 32 at one event with full eliminations. What a day that was. Remembering those dry hops....is was great competition back then when the NHRA was still in it's primal state.
@@Crazystuffyousee all I said was they start on alcohol, not gasoline. Pure Nitro is mixed with methanol to get nitromethane. Wayyyyyy to much compression for gasoline. The nitro content is determined by a specific gravity test. It varies with temp, and humidity. The tune ups are aiming at available oxygen in atmosphere. But and this is why it is so potent, nitro gives up a oxygen molecule when it burns, so in a way it feeds on itself... Not to mention, it is still a liquid in the combustion chamber. Gasoline has to be atomized to be effective. And is limited to compression. You can squeeze the F out of alcohol without predetination. Not gasoline.. Hope that helps, very astute to catch the changing of fuel though! Yep, your a gear head!
When you realize that they still ran a 7 second quarter 😅 We don’t really notice how fast they are till you put a famous hyper car next to it and it gets walked
Fantastic camera.. I live in Home Glen IL which is Exactly 21 miles from this track. I haven’t missed a race in the passed 5 years. Back to the 21 miles. A few weeks ago I was outside and kept hearing what I new was these monsters making there pass but new it wasn’t July so it couldn’t be. Come to find out that it was in fact these cars that I had no idea this race was going on.. so yes I can hear these from 21 miles away..
@@crunchytheclown9694 once again it's a rocket sled? We're talking about things with tires and pistons. You sound silly. I dnt see any rockets here? Do you? Stay on the same page guy.you sound butthurt.lol
TV does it no justice. You "have" to be there to fully understand what everyone here is talking about. The smell , sound , vibrations and just pure adrenaline pumping during a launch is incredible and virtually impossible to explain. You have to experience it.
@@GamrGalore3K pahleeeeese! Spent time explaining fuels. Can you swim? How bout just walking in knee deep water compared to walking on the beach. Please correct yourself. I very close to being a smart ass. Ty
Dean Hilbig Can a boat move on land? water feels heavy because it sticks to you and clothing, not because it has friction. Liquids cannot have friction. Liquids are not solid. The reason things stop moving in water is because of heat transfer. So, now that you know that, try again.
@@GamrGalore3K thinking, lol. I can see your point. Lets talk drag. Pleasure boat, any boat, you don't really need a brake peddle. It's always being held back. There is no vacume felt on the intake, it's always under load. The top fuel class is the phenom, and mostly since 2x props. The boat leaves in top gear, it's pulling it's Max at say 60' and just trying to hold it out the big end gaining a few rpms. Where as the clutch on land has to lock the crank to the wheels(slip) the water provides this give. But as the car accelerates, the tire keep changing gears by growing. Not so the props, so the top speed isn't there we maxed out the KBhemi at 5800 and climbing a little to a final drive of 23000 rpm on prop shaft at about 60'. That's about when the carbon welds itself solid on land and the car accelerates faster and faster. The 500' shows them at almost 200mph. 220, 230 over next half. See me?
Yeah cause your talking about a boat. Vs a rail. To different animals stay on the same page guy. U sound salty. Compare a boat to a thing with wheel. U must have dranken ur Haterade.
I'm drag boat fan for life! But if your reffering to what I think you are, sure wish they would run a little further south! Peace yes the sprints are bad ass! It's amazing to hear we deffinately had more machine than driver today, coming from the winners circle! A true sportsman!
You mean 1,000 feet equals a 1/4 mile now?? Wow, I know you ‘Muricans don’t like Metric measurements, but this is ridiculous. Too tired to go that extra 320’??
Most drag strips are at least 4000ft long. Some are much shorter making the shut down too short for these machines when something goes wrong. Auto Club Raceway in Pamona is one of the shortest ones out there at 3200ft. Not much shut down time before sand traps. This was suppose to decrease the speeds below 300 for at least 5 yrs. Now there going ever faster then they were going the full 1/4 mile.
For those who have never been at the track... you not only hear these monsters, you actually feel the compression of sound waves against the body .... from over 100 feet away ....
71superbee 3 not to mention that the ground literally shake. You have to experience it to know.
I have
It shakes your hole body
71superbee 3 .....can’t imagine the long term effects on full time track workers, drivers, all of them. Things we do for love!
oh yeah nothing like it
I've been to Can-Am, NASCAR and NHRA races and nothing is close to the intensive power feeling than the top fuel monsters provide. When they hit the go pedal it shakes your heart. The closet I've come to anything is standing on the flight deck next to a Phantom locked down going to full AB with the JBD raised. It's just something hard to understand. I loved it.
Great point!
Must have been a nice day out cause they ran good times.
Yes it was
Man oh man i really love that sound top fuel is the best of the best of the Nhra drag racing days
Yes, it's amazing to me that these cars were running 330 mph plus in 1320 ft, then the NHRA pulled the distance back to 1000 ft and they are right back up to 330 plus again!!
Pretty soon they'll be at 750 ft.
@@mattlf9120 I went to an 1/8 mile track one time, it was weird?
just as long as NHRA doesn't go to 1/8th mile racing.....
That means they figured it out to max out or their horsepower is getting even higher.
@@LITTLE1994 Every season equipment gets better, better tire compounds, better clutches, better engines, etc etc etc. This is what competition does, it brings out innovation and improvement, this equals baby steps forward every year!
330mph now! I grew up with Big Daddy Don Garlits,Gene Snow,Kenny Bernstein,Dale Puldie,Bob Glidden,Scott Geoffrion,Darryl Alderman,John Force,Chuck Etchells,Don The Snake Prudome etc.
I can remember when guys like Force, Al Hoffman, Mike Dunn, Cruz Pedregon, Bernstein...mid to late 80s...doing half track burn outs. Epic times back then!
Let's not forget Shirley.
When I was a kid the funny cars were running mid to low 6’s and I thought that was unbelievable.
Back in the 70's there were many funny car meets at my home track in New England. 32 at one event with full eliminations. What a day that was. Remembering those dry hops....is was great competition back then when the NHRA was still in it's primal state.
Great videos Keep on going From the netherlands
These Machines do carry soul
I did calculated how much g force they experienced during racing, and it is about 4+ g force.
Add a shot of adrenaline to the fuel !
That would be my driveway in my dreams.
Thanks for the video. My 2 year old LOVES IT. Like a religion. 🤣 great editing and videos!!! Keep em up!
Nitro doesn't burn - it explodes!
When a fully electric car matches or beats a top fuel, that's when I'll throw in the flag.
@A Se I don’t think I could even then. Without the sound of a monster It kind of loses its appeal. Can’t imagine a quiet 3 second run.
That will happen but it will be sooooo friggin’ dull.
then the thrill has gone bro....its just not nitro....kool for vicars etc...🤣
donutdoode69- hmmmmm got at 10,0000 hp electric motor you can strap on a chassis do ya?
The time people will thrilled to see electric car is when it's reached the speed of light
0:41 look how the tires go skinny as he floors it
its benjy you haven’t been to many tracks have you
That's called changing gears!
Actually yeah, they basically are changing gears...
Here you can se why. After this video you know how drag race tires work!
czcams.com/video/8HsCB8gdV3c/video.html
My home track
Hearing the difference when the engines start on gasoline and then turning on the nitro is the best. From mild to controlled chaos...!
My thought as well. That's one of my reasons for getting a seat at the starting block.
Its alcohol but great ear young man
@@deanhilbig8606 - They're Top Fuel = nitromethane not alcohol
@@Crazystuffyousee all I said was they start on alcohol, not gasoline. Pure Nitro is mixed with methanol to get nitromethane. Wayyyyyy to much compression for gasoline. The nitro content is determined by a specific gravity test. It varies with temp, and humidity. The tune ups are aiming at available oxygen in atmosphere. But and this is why it is so potent, nitro gives up a oxygen molecule when it burns, so in a way it feeds on itself... Not to mention, it is still a liquid in the combustion chamber. Gasoline has to be atomized to be effective. And is limited to compression. You can squeeze the F out of alcohol without predetination. Not gasoline.. Hope that helps, very astute to catch the changing of fuel though! Yep, your a gear head!
@@deanhilbig8606 - Gotcha...
Thought you were trying to say these were top alcohol.
What kind of camera do you use to get these awesome quality videos?
👍
Sweet,,
this sounds great with head phones
More beasts 😀
I have been watching and participating in racing all my life! Do you think one of those engines would fit in my Sonic?
Yes, absolutely LOL
tons of money here
roars to life awesome
When you realize that they still ran a 7 second quarter 😅
We don’t really notice how fast they are till you put a famous hyper car next to it and it gets walked
Under 6 second quarter!!
Fantastic camera.. I live in Home Glen IL which is Exactly 21 miles from this track. I haven’t missed a race in the passed 5 years. Back to the 21 miles. A few weeks ago I was outside and kept hearing what I new was these monsters making there pass but new it wasn’t July so it couldn’t be. Come to find out that it was in fact these cars that I had no idea this race was going on.. so yes I can hear these from 21 miles away..
Thanks! I am 10 miles away from racetrack can't wait till RT66 opens
I used to race these around a bathtub and a toilet seat..
Some of the cars tires are wider than my future
It can't be true LOL
@@AutoMotoCha9L lol
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Ah, yes. AA/FD. 0 - 300 in "AGHGHGHHAHHAHHAH, HOLY SHIT!!!!"
great cars, ever heard of a rocket sled ?
What's a sled gotta do with a top fuel car?
@@Al-mx6ru Quickest accelerating machines in the world ?
@@crunchytheclown9694 once again it's a rocket sled? We're talking about things with tires and pistons. You sound silly. I dnt see any rockets here? Do you? Stay on the same page guy.you sound butthurt.lol
@@Al-mx6ru no, just felt it was a poor choice of tittle = clickbait
@@crunchytheclown9694 I can see we're you're coming from. It is poor choice of words. But the video should clear things up on what's the fastest
Has anyone thought of adding liquified C4 to the fuel. Might get more bang for your buck
Michael Naisbitt just you
That's mostly what the fuel already is
Do the tires grow or I’m I tripping
They do expand
Take a look at this video: czcams.com/video/8HsCB8gdV3c/video.html
What's with all the people on the starting line?
Used to be Buster Couch and maybe 2 or 3 others. Now it looks like a church social.
everybody gotta be cool and all get a trophy
Don’t be salty because you’re not down there
this is serious shit
When r the electric dragsters comming out?
We can hope, but honestly not anytime soon. These beasts make up about 10,500Hp so let's give a no to electric
When summone makes one. N still b slower
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I didn't see any Tesla's?
In 3.6 seconds these things go 300 MPH ??? Then they could go 400
@GP2_Engine Then they'r engines will melt!!!!
Well, at least they can go straight
If you can turn, you aren't fast enough!!!
is this 1000 feet or 1340?
cpgone 1000
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what is the millage on these things LOL LOL
If you gotta ask you cant afford it
I think its something like 15 or 17 gallons a pass though
Roughly 316 feet per gallon! (0.06 mpg)
I wonder where is the fuel tank?
It's a tank on the front of the chassis. They launch so hard that if it was in the back the engine would choke.
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The problem with the tracking camera shots and close ups is you lose all sense of the acceleration and speed.
TV does it no justice. You "have" to be there to fully understand what everyone here is talking about. The smell , sound , vibrations and just pure adrenaline pumping during a launch is incredible and virtually impossible to explain. You have to experience it.
I beg to differ, their sisters on the water are .3 to .5 second QUICKER! Other tjan that i agree
Well yeah but water has like 0 friction
@@GamrGalore3K pahleeeeese! Spent time explaining fuels. Can you swim? How bout just walking in knee deep water compared to walking on the beach. Please correct yourself. I very close to being a smart ass. Ty
Dean Hilbig Can a boat move on land? water feels heavy because it sticks to you and clothing, not because it has friction. Liquids cannot have friction. Liquids are not solid. The reason things stop moving in water is because of heat transfer. So, now that you know that, try again.
@@GamrGalore3K thinking, lol. I can see your point. Lets talk drag. Pleasure boat, any boat, you don't really need a brake peddle. It's always being held back. There is no vacume felt on the intake, it's always under load. The top fuel class is the phenom, and mostly since 2x props. The boat leaves in top gear, it's pulling it's Max at say 60' and just trying to hold it out the big end gaining a few rpms. Where as the clutch on land has to lock the crank to the wheels(slip) the water provides this give. But as the car accelerates, the tire keep changing gears by growing. Not so the props, so the top speed isn't there we maxed out the KBhemi at 5800 and climbing a little to a final drive of 23000 rpm on prop shaft at about 60'. That's about when the carbon welds itself solid on land and the car accelerates faster and faster. The 500' shows them at almost 200mph. 220, 230 over next half. See me?
Yeah cause your talking about a boat. Vs a rail. To different animals stay on the same page guy. U sound salty. Compare a boat to a thing with wheel. U must have dranken ur Haterade.
Half of the engines blow up after 2 seconds. WTF.
That's living on the edge!!!!
and people think 720s and stripped gtrs are fast.... not really
Too be honest fuelers are a whole different breed of drag cars it does no justice to compare them
So your lambo, bugatti, ferrari, can go 0-60 in 2.5 seconds that's cute.
you can't call these cars
Why not they have 4 wheels
@@ATLASFPV theyre four wheeled death box
@@siapitapit3605 ok
Not a 1/4 mile you in denial
201m or 402m??1/8 mile or 1/4 mile?
3.7s.....i think that 201m
Bravo
1000feet
@@deanhilbig8606 bravo
Check out the top fuel drag boats. They are Quicker!
@@deanhilbig8606 hahaha....very powerfull engine....subcribe my you tube....i have rusty....daihatsu feroza....not fast..but better tHan stock
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Why are there so many failures in this vid? So many dragsters that reach only or not even 200 mph.
koeielul112 because the difference between tunes, elevation, mishaps, and track conditions
It's called the ragged edge man. The clutch pack welds it's self solid on every run...
These things are snails, compared to top jet sprints, fastest” I think not,,
Maybe
I'm drag boat fan for life! But if your reffering to what I think you are, sure wish they would run a little further south! Peace yes the sprints are bad ass! It's amazing to hear we deffinately had more machine than driver today, coming from the winners circle! A true sportsman!
Stay on the same page guy theres pistons n tires. U sound goofy. These are the fastest on earth.
Imagine, if they going to dragrace with electrical driven dragsters 🤮
There are some electric dragsters but they are way slower than the topfuelers
@@docdennis98 When a dragster is driven by battery pack, it doesn't even deserve to wear the name "Dragster"
I will be done with this sport when that happens.
@@docdennis98 For the moment!!
You mean 1,000 feet equals a 1/4 mile now?? Wow, I know you ‘Muricans don’t like Metric measurements, but this is ridiculous. Too tired to go that extra 320’??
safety reasons
Some of our drivers died because they couldn't get it stopped in time when their chute failed.
Most drag strips are at least 4000ft long. Some are much shorter making the shut down too short for these machines when something goes wrong. Auto Club Raceway in Pamona is one of the shortest ones out there at 3200ft. Not much shut down time before sand traps. This was suppose to decrease the speeds below 300 for at least 5 yrs. Now there going ever faster then they were going the full 1/4 mile.