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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:37:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:39:52 PM EDT
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Moar power in ONE engine than the combined horsepower of the entire 2 starting rows of NASCAR.
Each spark plug delivers the power of a 40-watt arc welder, but the plugs are already burned away hallfway through the pass and the engine is "dieseling" on the heat coming from off the valves. 400 hp alone required just to spin the blower. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:45:57 PM EDT
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I live about 10 miles from Gainesville Raceway. Gatornationals.
I can actually hear and FEEL the top fuel passes at the house every year.  |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:47:50 PM EDT
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That was so effing metal
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:50:10 PM EDT
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I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:50:14 PM EDT
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I live about 10 miles from Gainesville Raceway. Gatornationals. I can actually hear and FEEL the top fuel passes at the house every year.
I spent the first three decades of my life going to Gainesville in March. 
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:52:53 PM EDT
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What's the top speed on a run like that?
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:53:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What's the top speed on a run like that? |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:56:21 PM EDT
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When they hit the throttle, alarms go off in the parking lots.
ETA:Crankshaft only turns about 900 times under load. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:56:43 PM EDT
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I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 12:59:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When they hit the throttle, alarms go off in the parking lots. ETA:Crankshaft only turns about 900 600 times under load. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile fify  |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:00:50 PM EDT
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My brother, niece and I go every year to Infion raceway ( Sears Point). It's an experience...the sounds, smell of the nitromethane burning your eyes, feeling the vibrations and your heart skips a beat as the car passes.
All if your senses are involved. It's awesome! |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:01:01 PM EDT
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Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Scott Calletta in the DHL Car at Englishtown New Jersey. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:01:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Scott Kalitta. Had an engine failure close to the finish line and the fire burned up the parachutes. Along with other mechanical failures he was unable to stop and went through the runoff area. They changed it to 1000' after that. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:02:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:05:09 PM EDT
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Cool
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:05:33 PM EDT
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One of the cool things about fuel cars is they crank them on alcohol and then the nitro gets pulled in after it's been running a couple seconds. That first couple of seconds on alcohol the engine sounds fairly sedate, then when the nitro gets in the chambers it completely changes character and becomes a cackling beast. Really neat.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:10:01 PM EDT
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Scott Kalitta. Had an engine failure close to the finish line and the fire burned up the parachutes. Along with other mechanical failures he was unable to stop and went through the runoff area. They changed it to 1000' after that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Scott Kalitta. Had an engine failure close to the finish line and the fire burned up the parachutes. Along with other mechanical failures he was unable to stop and went through the runoff area. They changed it to 1000' after that. Just make the dragway longer...duh. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:10:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:10:51 PM EDT
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My brother, niece and I go every year to Infion raceway ( Sears Point). It's an experience...the sounds, smell of the nitromethane burning your eyes, feeling the vibrations and your heart skips a beat as the car passes. All if your senses are involved. It's awesome! That is what got me. I'd been to many dragraces with conventional cars, both formal and...er...informal. But these cars- the first pass I experienced of one, and feeling it in my chest. Whoa! 
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:11:47 PM EDT
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Went to the warm ups or what ever they call them in Sacramento one year where you can go down by the track. It almost hurt when those cars went by and holy shit was it loud even with ear plugs. It's a pretty good time.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:15:43 PM EDT
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Just make the dragway longer...duh. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Scott Kalitta. Had an engine failure close to the finish line and the fire burned up the parachutes. Along with other mechanical failures he was unable to stop and went through the runoff area. They changed it to 1000' after that. Just make the dragway longer...duh. Well that technically was the problem. A lot of tracks have shit shutdown areas and even shittier traps. E-town was one of them. RIP Scott 
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:17:16 PM EDT
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dragsters DO IT FAST..
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:18:39 PM EDT
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Although I'm a diehard doorslammer guy since the "Gasser Wars" of the 60's, the fuel cars always put on a great show.
If you ever spend some time on the starting between two of these monsters you'll never complain about the blast from a muzzle brake again.
For you new guys, this picture is why rear-engine cars are the standard these days thanks to "Big Daddy" Don Garlits. 
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:21:50 PM EDT
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKIx4_0KsvA skip to 2:45 this is alky not nitro. but you get the idea of acceleration!   |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:23:33 PM EDT
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Luv me sum fuel cars. Merica!!!
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:29:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThat video pretty much sums up what going to the Winter Nationals would do to my sinuses after about the second Top Fuel or Funny Car run. Simply shake the snot right out of me. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:29:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just make the dragway longer...duh. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Scott Kalitta. Had an engine failure close to the finish line and the fire burned up the parachutes. Along with other mechanical failures he was unable to stop and went through the runoff area. They changed it to 1000' after that. Just make the dragway longer...duh. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:30:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Moar power in ONE engine than the combined horsepower of the entire 2 starting rows of NASCAR. And 100% less turns in the race. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:34:31 PM EDT
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lost interest when they knee jerked to the shorter track. might as well race 1/8 mile.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:40:15 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2016 1:44:33 PM EDT
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So how much did the NHRA pay you???
I'm jumping ship to go with Mike Dunn . . . the No Hot Rods Allowed association is solely after sticking it to the sportsman guys
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Posted: 2/10/2016 2:05:06 PM EDT
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Every gearhead should experience that in person at least once. Even if you are not a fan of drag racing (though you probably will be by the end of the day at the track).
I got a little taste of what it feels like to drive a rear engined dragster (Frank Hawley school), I can only imagine what one of the fuel cars feels like. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 2:05:11 PM EDT
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Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I didn't watch the video yet.... But isn't it 1320 feet Not for a while in top fuel. Someone had equipment failure and wasn't able to stop at the end of the track so they decided to slow thecars down by removing 320' of track. Cars now go the same speed in 1000' instead of 1320'.
And Courtney Force is a hottie if you google picture her name.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:15:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Moar power in ONE engine than the combined horsepower of the entire 2 starting rows of NASCAR. Each spark plug delivers the power of a 40-watt arc welder, but the plugs are already burned away hallfway through the pass and the engine is "dieseling" on the heat coming from off the valves. 400 hp alone required just to spin the blower. try 5 starting rows! top fuel = 8000hp (calculated) nascar = 800 (dyno)
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:18:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:29:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistorySounds like being inside an MRI machine but moar so. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:30:38 PM EDT
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Nothing like a good whiff of nitro to get your heart going. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:43:36 PM EDT
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SHe FAST.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:46:41 PM EDT
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I live about 10 miles from Gainesville Raceway. Gatornationals. I can actually hear and FEEL the top fuel passes at the house every year.
Lived about the same distance from Irwindale Raceway in So. Cal growing up during the early days of Don Garlits and company when top fuel were front engine cars. 200mph back then was the holy grail and cars were just a color blur at the line. You are absolutely right about the feel and sound of the cars even from that far away. Still love the smells and sounds. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:47:47 PM EDT
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I was at the '71 Winternationals when Garlits brought the rear-engine and won. I feel old.
But, drag racing was our family vacations in a slide-in pick-up camper. Gainesville, Columbus, Indy, Brainerd. Baton Rouge, Pomona. Ontario. Had great times as a kid with a dad that was so into drag racing. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:52:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is what got me. I'd been to many dragraces with conventional cars, both formal and...er...informal. But these cars- the first pass I experienced of one, and feeling it in my chest. Whoa! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My brother, niece and I go every year to Infion raceway ( Sears Point). It's an experience...the sounds, smell of the nitromethane burning your eyes, feeling the vibrations and your heart skips a beat as the car passes. All if your senses are involved. It's awesome! That is what got me. I'd been to many dragraces with conventional cars, both formal and...er...informal. But these cars- the first pass I experienced of one, and feeling it in my chest. Whoa! It's definitely something you have to experience in person to appreciate. TV doesn't do it justice at all. NASCAR is, in my opinion, better on TV because you can see more of the race. Same with INDY and Formula 1. Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars create a sensory experience that is second to none. |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:56:46 PM EDT
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I played it with the sound off because of my tinnitus.
j/k crank that shit |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:57:02 PM EDT
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We used to have the Night of Fire at the Atlanta Dragway, and they brought out the jet turbine vehicles many times................damn those were loud
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Posted: 2/10/2016 3:57:46 PM EDT
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try 5 starting rows!
top fuel = 8000hp (calculated) nascar = 800 (dyno) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Moar power in ONE engine than the combined horsepower of the entire 2 starting rows of NASCAR.
Each spark plug delivers the power of a 40-watt arc welder, but the plugs are already burned away hallfway through the pass and the engine is "dieseling" on the heat coming from off the valves. 400 hp alone required just to spin the blower.
top fuel = 8000hp (calculated) nascar = 800 (dyno) All last year they were touting 10 - 12k for modern top fuel, it's been a while since they calculated 8k and the cars have gotten much faster. 
I love me some Top Fuel and Fuel funny cars. Same for Pro Stock, Pro Mod, etc... |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 5:21:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So how much did the NHRA pay you??? I'm jumping ship to go with Mike Dunn . . . the No Hot Rods Allowed association is solely after sticking it to the sportsman guys |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 5:27:06 PM EDT
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There is nothing like the feeling of having your chest rattled by those top fuel cars. Even sitting at idle it's like having a continuous barrage of cannon fire.
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Posted: 2/10/2016 7:15:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There is nothing like the feeling of having your chest rattled by those top fuel cars. Even sitting at idle it's like having a continuous barrage of cannon fire. I concur! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbCVKk2Udrk |
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Posted: 2/10/2016 7:17:24 PM EDT
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Murica!!
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Posted: 2/10/2016 7:23:11 PM EDT
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Tag
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