It’s not macho to skip the earplugs around these machines. It’s stupid. Yeah, sometimes you see pit crew not wearing plugs, but that’s because they’re already deaf.

@alarrisify

3 жыл бұрын

The last sentence 😂😂

@Timberwolf69

3 жыл бұрын

@@alarrisify It may sound funny, but there's some truth behind it.

@deere3321

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. I'm 68 and wear hearing aids because of my stupidity.

@DrBIeed

3 жыл бұрын

I was about to comment the same. Nobody says “Well he might be deaf but at least he wasn’t a pussy!”

@blugods2655

3 жыл бұрын

DrBIeed that’s not true,

The smart guy coming in with the respirator and headset on.

@constipatedparker5879

3 жыл бұрын

I like how he came on screen right after the two kids had left.

@spankbank912

3 жыл бұрын

this man was ahead of the coronavirus

@amgdiablo

3 жыл бұрын

@@constipatedparker5879 they both formed into one then came back in frame lol

@watchjaredwork1487

3 жыл бұрын

Spank bank91 nah just ahead of nitromethane

@williamhendrix3253

3 жыл бұрын

yup, you don’t want to stand that close to these things, the smell is horrible and will make you tear up

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how the perfectly timed seasoned older fan casually walks up and takes the rookies place while sporting his gas mask and ear protection. With age comes wisdom.

@toddfuel

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@bud385

11 ай бұрын

What a True friend, First thing he does ( starts CRACKING UP at unknowing Pal )

@ctlt-pg4tm

8 ай бұрын

That's ridiculous. Who brings a gas mask to the track ? Looks like a fool pretending he works for a team. Breathe the damn Nitro you wuss !

@LygerTheCLaw

5 ай бұрын

n99 masks won't filter out those gases, funny that he tries though.

@Arcflash207

5 ай бұрын

​@@LygerTheCLaw That was an actual respirator, I'm assuming you meant n95?

To everyone who has not been to top fuel drags, YOU GOTTA GO EXPERIENCE IT. Do not let anyone trick you into not protecting your hearing. It is painful and does permanent damage. It rattles your bones from your skull to your toes. It is the loudest thing I’ve ever heard. That throttle blip was NOTHING compared to two cars leaving the line.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🔥😂🔥

@gandolfgreen5980

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah i agree that blip is nothing. Also being at those events when the jet engines do there shit on specialty nights their blips to get to the line and then their takeoff the line is insane as well.

@joecamel914

3 жыл бұрын

My one and only NHRA experience was in Thunder Valley, Bristol. They literally shake your eyeballs in your head, it was amazing!

@williambrown7203

3 жыл бұрын

What?

@jeffcox1515

3 жыл бұрын

Speak LOUDER I can’t hear you 😂🤣😂

I'm 54 years old and being around these car still makes me feel like a kid every time ya can't put it into words.....

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😁👍

@peteclark5692

3 жыл бұрын

Yep , spot on , me too 🤙

@tommyg8540

3 жыл бұрын

I'm 66 and I couldn't agree more. You simply can't adequately describe it to someone who has never witnessed it.

@Joop.23-2-63

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in, 57, living near the German border in The Netherlands. Once a year visiting the nitrolympx @ Hockenheim, Germany...................

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

99rsk so you get to see Urs and Stig . I met up with them at Vegas a few years back 😉

The audio is unbelievable. The sound is recorded almost perfect.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

It is a good recording . I was wondering if someone would comment on that eventually . Thanks 🔥😂🔥

@patrickc1508

3 жыл бұрын

Sound wise, but not the magnitude of it. You feel every single cylinder in your chest when it fires.

@d_kortman

3 жыл бұрын

patrick c yeah too bad you can’t feel your bones rattling through the video. Or the air escaping your lungs from the percussion, or your eyeballs vibrating. These dragsters are insane machines.

@randywl8925

2 жыл бұрын

That was awesome I'm wearing headphones and the sound was beautiful.

"It's not that loud" famous last words

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣

@richards1816

3 жыл бұрын

...that you ever heard, without someone shouting in a quiet room .

@wowrich42065

3 жыл бұрын

I fold my little ear flaps over my ear holes when they stage and uuhhhh what was that again?....come again?

@vertisjohnson219

Жыл бұрын

No its not that loud........its really, really loud. Mind bending loud

@BlackRat-vw9jv

5 ай бұрын

Depends what you are comparing it to, a canon, concorde taking off 😂😂

The feeling you get around these things at idle Is intense, but being around the starting line when they take off and feeling it in the track is a whole other experience

@jhart7304

3 жыл бұрын

yes, been to only one race at the starting line. Your eyeballs literally rattle at takeoff. Anyone without serious hearing protection(earplugs are not even close to enough) is asking for trouble.

@Klaatu2Too

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhart7304 I could be a poster boy for what happens when you do not wear ear protection. I worked at Seattle International Raceway from 1974 to 84 and lived on the track for most of those years. I spent a lot of time standing behind the starter which is why my ears are still ringing. I once ruptured an ear drum when a funny car doing a burnout detonated just as the exhaust started to blow on my head.

@jhart7304

3 жыл бұрын

@@Klaatu2Too i totally get it. I grew up with parents racing formula fords and raced circle track myself for a number of years. Although they were tame comparatively speaking, it is no joke around such decibels for long periods of time.

@zulumagoo1

Жыл бұрын

Neysayers. Hush. Book an outing for your family. You're welcome.

@gerretw

10 ай бұрын

I was taking a photo at Bandimere close to the starting line when the lights came down and the top fuel cars hit the nitro - I was deaf for a good 15 or more minutes after that. Shit happens when you forget the ear plugs.

Still the most fan accessible Motorsport in the world. Also if any viewers haven’t been to a top fuel drag race it is truly one of the modern wonders of the world. It’s like an orbital class rocket launch. Put it on your bucket list. It is awesome and fun.

@notsofast2539

2 ай бұрын

My wife and I go to the Northwest Nationals EVERY year!! We have reserved seats right behind the start line.

You know its loud when the dude has to hold his ear muffs

Kid was an idiot. Hopefully he learned his lesson and doesn’t have any permanent damage.

@TuffBurnOutTeam

3 жыл бұрын

His problem

@jama211

3 жыл бұрын

@@TuffBurnOutTeam his mate’s a dickhead for not warning him though.

@alexg1778

3 жыл бұрын

@@jama211 his mate and countless other people covering their ears wasn't sufficient enough?

@Not_Sure_81

3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact - a day at a drag race will not make you deaf

@timothysallee8451

3 жыл бұрын

He was trying to tell his buddy "hey you dont have to cover ur ears it's not even that ba..." he is now deaf

Even the "tough guys" who don't think they need ear protection start holding their ears when 11,000hp starts singing.

Scott Palmer... The only T/F driver that I've seen who still whacks the throttle in the pits. Love it and hope he never stops.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🔥😂🔥

@jeffreydavis5506

3 жыл бұрын

I whack in the pits all day...

@chuckfarley5415

3 жыл бұрын

Not only is there a chance of damaging a piston ring but most teams have found out that with the clutch setups they run its better to not wrap out. Under load is completely different for seating clutch disks. But I too wish they all still did this. It’s absolutely priceless to see a first timer flinch 2ft off the ground and run!

@jeffreydavis5506

3 жыл бұрын

@@chuckfarley5415 still no reason not to whack it! Its perfectly healthy to do so.

@brandonreeves1029

3 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you Scott Palmer for keeping the throttle whack alive! He did a interview with Amanda Busek, she asked what his victory dance was and he said,” the throttle whack “.

Guy on the left's reaction is gold. His friend's teenage hubris schooled by 11,000hp. Hope he didn't suffer any permanent hearing loss.

Say hello to 11,000 horsepower.

Being there in the flesh will vibrate you to your core. It's a surreal feeling the first time it happens. Deafening is a good description because it does so permanently if you don't wear protection. Put a back massager on high. Then place it right between your eyes. Press down firmly. Then add 10 to 12000 hspwr and the smell of burning nitro methane burning your eyes and nose. Crazy to think that millions of us love this stuff. But we do. ❤

@steelers784

3 жыл бұрын

I live about 10 miles from Maple Grove and you can hear them clear as day when they're racing.

@SharkInTheWoods

3 жыл бұрын

What a gay ending

@MrJodete23

3 жыл бұрын

I mean. I wouldn't say millions...

@patska78

3 жыл бұрын

Good description. It's not only the sound, but everything with these nitro methane "cars" is just evil(in a good way ;) ) The sound is literally deafening, the exhaust makes your eyes sting, and when 2 top fuelers take off it's literally an earthquake, seismologists have measured that moment to be well over 2 on the Richter scale at NHRA events. This is the most awesome motorsport on earth IMO. But you gotta experience it live, you just don't know otherwise.

@patska78

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrJodete23 Oh it's easily millions worldwide..

I worked the Nationals in Indy a few years. I was on water box detail one year. 20 feet from these dragons when they launched. Can’t hear yourself scream and your insides actually quiver. The force I felt against my body was incredible.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🔥😂🔥

@legros731

3 жыл бұрын

Still not as loud as the jet car when it cheap on the line this shit start car alarm with sound only

@billydickerson5647

3 жыл бұрын

Been there done that, I was just behind the starter and when they launched they would pull you forward .... dam I wish I could do that again

@timothysallee8451

3 жыл бұрын

@@legros731 dude you think that's powerful, I've set off car alarms with a leaf blower

@legros731

3 жыл бұрын

@@timothysallee8451 at over 50 meter distance lol you are stupid but ok

Eyes had to be burning for hours. Nitro fumes are nasty!

@jerrycoon3369

3 жыл бұрын

In a good way LOL

Smartest guy there had the headset and respirator. I remember seeing people with giant trash bags “catching” the exhaust to take home for huffing. Standing on the starting line when they launch changes your molecular structure.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@jhart7304

3 жыл бұрын

trash bags to catch exhaust? *looks at username* ok, checks out.

@jaybizzle4208

3 жыл бұрын

@@jhart7304 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@mikehiggins6759

3 жыл бұрын

You need EXTENSIVE INTENSIVE COUNCILING YOU ARE ADDICTED TO NITRO GET HELP NOW.

THAT SMELL,THE SOUND, AND THE THROTTLE WACK! GIVES ME GOOSE BUMPS EVERY TIME😎

Scott Kalitta was in my High School Auto Mechanics Class. For show-n-tell he had Connie's Crew Chief bring in their current Top Fuel Dragster (1980 Racing Season). I remember standing in the bay with the rest of the class when Scott jumped in and mashed the throttle to about 9000 RPM. The only other time I've heard anything so loud and so close was when I was in the Air Force sending off a Squadron of F-4 Phantom Jets under full afterburners. Pretty sure that Top Fuel Dragster goes through more fuel than the F-4 Phantoms! It was Epic, RIP Scott

@toddfuel

2 жыл бұрын

Great story thanks for sharing .. we are currently with Doug's old crew chief Jim 😉

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@toddfuel Excellent. I worked with Doug on and off when I was employed by Aerodata Aircraft Instruments. We were one of the many companies Connie owned to support his air cargo operations. I spent much time with Scott during high school, going to concerts and in general getting into trouble. I really miss the '70s/'80s.

@vertisjohnson219

Жыл бұрын

One and a half gallons per second

@hkguitar1984

Жыл бұрын

@@vertisjohnson219 At least that much. At times the fuel pressure bumped to almost 170 psi during the burnout, I know this because they kept bringing in the pegged gauge for recalibration. Thankfully they finally went digital for more resolution and robustness. I really enjoyed working on aircraft and being around the race cars, I worked with lots of great people back then.

@bobkonradi1027

Жыл бұрын

There is a young lady who has a channel on KZread where she works on cars, its called, "Woman Driven." Two years ago she went to the spring NHRA meet in Phoenix, never having been at a drag race before. She made the mistake of getting too close to a TFD when it was warming up, and the tears were just pouring from her eyes. As she said, it was worse than cutting up a juicy onion. But she was awed by the whole experience. Pro Stock cars going 210 mph, there were blown fuel Harleys going 227 mph, TFDs and Funny Cars were going 330+ and she just couldn't comprehend the speeds, couldn't wrap her head around how fast they were. And loud. Then she skipped the following year (Covid related) but got invited the next year as a guest of the NHRA and had a followup video. And like all fans, she went around searching for souvenirs. One team gave her a used connecting rod and piston, which she was guarding and treasuring. Its a really good video. Search under "Woman Driven" in You Tube. AND BTW, her own cars, she has a late model Camaro Z28, a late model Shelby Mustang and a few other hipo cars that she works on, among others. She just took out the Coyote V8 engine from the Shelby, by herself, tore it down and rebuilt it, then reinstalled it. The car was stock, except she put a K&N air filter on it, which gave Ford a chance to void out the warranty. When she tore down the engine, there were piston problems in the #8 cylinder, not affected by the K&N filter, but Ford refused the claim. She ended up spending $20K to rebuild the engine herself. But I digress. Check out her vid about her at the drag strip.

We got a rookie. Then we got a pro right afterwards.

I remember standing behind one of these things in high school with a friend, just like these two. We almost passed out because we couldn’t breathe! It seemed like within a moment we were in an air puddle where there was no oxygen and only hydrocarbons. My eyes felt like they were turning inside out. I didn’t even notice my ears basically bleeding. Learned some respect for the machines that day. I still laugh about that memory.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

👍😉😁

@randywl8925

2 жыл бұрын

Been there done that. 😁

@bobkonradi1027

Жыл бұрын

You can always tell when the pit crew is getting ready to fire up the engine. Its not when they put on their ear muffs that's the tip-off, its when they put on their gas masks.

@Shels_pwnz

4 ай бұрын

This was my exact 1st experience written out perfectly into words. I was these kids age and by the time the fuel warmup was done I didn’t even know where I was and what was happening to me. Gasping for air, could open my eye form the tears, snot running out of my nose, and my lungs felt as if I enhaled needles! 25yrs later and I remember it like it was yesterday! AMAZING!

I love how he's trying to tell his friend it isn't that loud when he hits it.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂👍

Getting your first pit pass has learning curves. Once learned you'll never forget. 😁

@toddfuel

2 жыл бұрын

Yep that's a for sure right there 😉

@tonysansom

2 ай бұрын

As well as the noise, its like standing near a slow burning tear gas canister 😄

@randywl8925

2 ай бұрын

@@tonysansom great description. 👍

@tonysansom

2 ай бұрын

@@randywl8925 lol thanks!

When is someone going to invent an air freshener that smells like nitro wouldn’t you buy that I would

@snoopybrown6021

3 жыл бұрын

Does it burn your eyes too?

@cynthiaayers7696

3 жыл бұрын

@@snoopybrown6021 no it won't burn your eyes but, it'll leave skid marks in your underwear.

@popanollie1

3 жыл бұрын

seen one long ago that makes a diesel scent. think same company made the bacon scent

@TeamHeresy

3 жыл бұрын

There is already a nitro scented candle if that works for you.

@fladave99

3 жыл бұрын

They have a DIESEL COLOGNE. Yea, its DIESEL!

The guy coming in with the headphones and mask is the kid 30 years later, time traveled back. Just missed warning him.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂👍

My man wearing the mask is more than a veteran

Took a girlfriend to the races, her first time. Made her stand right behind car during warm ups. It was classic, after she got over being pissed at me, she became a fan. No longer together but will see her at the races and she still stands right behind during warm ups.

@Juandinggong

3 жыл бұрын

Cool strong bro.

@MattBerrymotorsport

3 жыл бұрын

is she now dating one of the drivers? lol

@f-4gww458

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattBerrymotorsport lol..no

@Dryhalf08

3 жыл бұрын

Vibration?! Lol

@andyz3925

3 жыл бұрын

To think of it YOU got her into it. She may not be with you anymore but you get that credit that she still loves it today. Good on ya! Afterall we're all family when it comes to the NHRA.

I remember back in the day when I was a kid and Cha Cha the Snake and Bernstein would tune up. Then I ran to the burnouts. The tree lit amber then green the the whole world shook. Winter Nationals 80's. Lived down the street from the fairgrounds. Tears, yes. Choking on fumes, yes. Fingers in my ears, yes. Guts shaking outta my body, yep. Miss it? Hell yes. Nothing beats the flames shooting into the air and the smells or the stands shaking from the power.... Burnt rubber dust settling on my Coke lid... Looking down the track to see which lane lights up first, the parachutes spinning chase trucks in slow motion.. good times

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Wow good stuff for sure .. 100 percent accurate . My boys love being at the track they feel what your explaining in this perfectly . Thanks for comment 😉

And here we see the beginning of a lifelong case of Tinnitus

@chev500l8

14 күн бұрын

I've had tinnitus for over 25 years but it was from attending heavy metal shows , most drag events don't bother it, but the 2 nitro events I've seen, I put on muffs to keep what little hearing I have left.

We had Top Fuel Nitros at our home track and I was fortunate enough to be right beside the start line. When that first pair took off, the concussive energy of those cars burped me like a baby. Absolutely a must for everyone to witness, car lovers or not.

@toddfuel

3 ай бұрын

Awesome explanation!!! Nothing like the feeling of a two fuel cars launching from the starting line!!!

The fumes would be burning their eyes big time!

This is one of those "You just have to experience this live" type things. If you like drag racing and have never been there and watched it live then you are missing out BIG TIME!

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🔥😂🔥

@zacharyradford5552

2 жыл бұрын

If you like cars period or excitement.

I remember my first nhra event, if you're in the stands you really have no choice but to wear ear protection. Not because it's loud, but because when the top fuel and funny cars pull the pressure from the sound waves makes your head feel like it's going to implode.

Slugging a Busch, inhaling nitromethane fumes, and no ear plugs. Livin’ the dream

The cackle of that engine made me smile this morning. Thank you.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Nitro in the morning 😁

It just amazes me how responsive those motors are !!!!

@toddfuel

2 жыл бұрын

Immediate blast of 11,000 hp . Shows how explosive nitromethane is .

@cll1639

6 ай бұрын

That whack turns 2600rpm idling speed into 8000rpm in about 0.2 second. Hard to conceive how the rotating assemblies in these engines keep from flying apart under that kind of instant stress. Enjoy those whacks while you can - very few teams do it anymore other than Scott Palmer, who only races part time and who's currently recovering from a bad crash in his Studebaker.

It never gets old watching first-timers 😂❤❤❤❤

I can speak from experience, you only make that mistake once. The noise will deafen you, the exhaust fumes will choke the crap out of you.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Yepper 🔥😂🔥

@SessoDeluca

3 жыл бұрын

One hit like that can make you deaf?

@taylorlatch2635

3 жыл бұрын

What’s weird is the fumes weren’t bugging their eyes 👀. I remember that being the worst part when getting up close. This was about 13 years ago though so maybe they use different fuel now haha

@gjh400

3 жыл бұрын

@@SessoDeluca no

@karlizkool350yt

3 жыл бұрын

@@taylorlatch2635 Lol, kid on the right is blinking like crazy and looks like he's choking throughout the last half of the vid. Love the smell of Nitro, sad they didn't come to the Mile High Nationals this year, f the 'rona.

So, have his ears stopped ringing yet?

@lilorbielilorbie2496

3 жыл бұрын

AR357 I'm gonna go with most likely not.

@easygoing2479

3 жыл бұрын

He had to have them amputated.

@extramolestrial5417

3 жыл бұрын

Say what?

@nocalsteve

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but that’s because he’s completely deaf now.

I can still hear. I used to stand next to these monsters with no ear protection. Sure it hurt but damn I love that sound. The feeling is just as great. Crack the throttle…dust jumps 4 feet in the air…your whole body vibrates down to the core!! If you have never experienced it…….Do It. Wear ear protection. You’ll be glad you did.

@toddfuel

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect description 👌.. thanks

@paulmichaelfreedman8334

11 ай бұрын

Just for kicks, you should have your hearing tested by an audician - you'll be surprised how much you cannot hear anymore.

Dudes probably like "bruh it's not that loud" and Scott Palmer was like "Hold my Beer"

@toddfuel

Жыл бұрын

🤣 Lmao!!!!

I had to laugh at that one. At least the young one on the left had sense enough to plug his ears with his fingers.

Went to Gainsville couple years ago with Pit Pass. A Top Fuel dragster Nitro cloud drifted into one of the spectator lanes in the pit area and damn near asphyxiated about 40 people. A couple fell to their knees. (Oxygen..bye bye!) Never saw my lady skoot so fast in her sneakers 😁

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣😂

decades back I hung out at a drag strip. checking out the pits. guy had a top fuel car. and a 5th wheel to haul it in. a diesel dually to pull it. 3 spare Keith Black engines. 10 slicks. and a wobbleknockasaurus to walk backwards waving her hands while he staged the car. it must cost half a million just to buy the car and vital accessories. same planet, different worlds.

@garyshinn4626

3 жыл бұрын

One pass cost $10,000 if you don't tear anything up.

@tmeatzie

3 жыл бұрын

"wobbleknockasaurus" I LOVE it! I remember some gal in yellow at Pomona, my embarrassing dad would look for her all day! Linda something or other?

@johnpowers8167

2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in So. California near the Keith Black engine shop located on the edge of the concrete river bed in So. Gate. That was back when Don Prudhomme did his own driving and engine work.

Brought back memories of being at a Nitro Drag Boat Race as a kid. They Brought me up behind the boat, and when they switched from alcohol to nitro, you thought someone just hit you with teargas. 🍺😎👍

Sounds this loud damage the fine hairs inside the ear. THEY DO NOT GROW BACK. Your ears are now damaged and will not "heal". Wear hearing protection.

@AdmiralTom

3 жыл бұрын

At least I wouldn't be able to hear people telling me about hearing damage. Hey while you're at it, let everyone know that cigarettes are bad for you too

@AllanJ1981

3 жыл бұрын

Its not the hairs Only.... Tinitus is caused by nerve damage that results in the nerve sending information to the brain that something is wrong... But never stops.

@SvenTviking

3 жыл бұрын

The damage us not done on the first time. The hairs get bent and they will straighten. But if you do not give it time to heal, expose your hearing to further loud noise, then they will snap.

@AdmiralTom

3 жыл бұрын

@@SvenTviking I can't hear you over the sound of my tinitus. I mean, I joke but I do have bad tinitus

@ME4TLO4F

3 жыл бұрын

@@AdmiralTom what?

There you can see how much noise we can tolerate, once we're used to it. The noise after opening a window in the downtown of major cities would have sent our ancestors running for their life. Back then, thunder was probably the loudest thing known to man.

@RackwitzG

3 жыл бұрын

@FlappableBean How many lived in regions with volcanos, but yeah, you're right.

A friend once won a VIP weekend with John Force at one of the big drag races. He got to stand with John behind his daughter's car at the starting line, and watch her take off. He said that John was a blast to hang out with, and that he wore a smile all day long! That's also why his teeth were black from eating rubber all day. He said he felt like he smiled for two weeks straight afterwards.

@johnpowers8167

2 жыл бұрын

A few years later I attended Cal State Fullerton in Orange Cty. I lived in Yorba Linda, home of John Force Racing.

@johnpowers8167

2 жыл бұрын

One of John Force’ main sponsors was Don Steves Chevrolet in Yorba Linda.

@lilorbielilorbie2496

Жыл бұрын

@@johnpowers8167 I remember going to O.C.I.R. to watch John Force. And I thought that if he could ever stop running into the wall or setting himself on fire sometimes both at the same time he might make a good living at this. Then he teamed up with Austin Coil and we all know how that turned out.

He didn't get blown away, he just got bish slap by that pop lmao

Tinnitus in 3...2...1

@gjh400

3 жыл бұрын

Karen spotted in 3 2 1

@ACplanet

3 жыл бұрын

@@gjh400 Me a karen? Lol

@ACplanet

3 жыл бұрын

@@gjh400 25 years of top fuel and my ears are still ringing. whats your experience dr?

@gjh400

3 жыл бұрын

@@ACplanet good Lord another one. I think your ears are ringing from being a liar. What class did you race in?.

@someguy9897

3 жыл бұрын

shut up and stop diluting funny terms until they’re not funny

I remember watching these as a kid and the energy shock wave that passed through my entire body when they took off. It was like nothing I ever felt.

Lmfao, top fuel dragsters probably make the most sound deafening and brutal physical sounds ever

There is nothing in the world like the immediate throttle response and pressure of a Fuel Car throttle blip. I remember when EVERY team would whack the throttle in the pits and do dry burnouts up at the line.. The sport is amazing but it has changed... This kid should be wearing ear plugs or covering his ears.... The level of sound is significant and damaging. It's not worth hurting your ears when all it takes is a pointer finger in each ear... It's awesome Scott Palmer still puts on a show unlike most of the other teams that do not care about what the fans want.. This sport would be nothing without the fans that go to support the events... Cool video.

You should always wear hearing protection but damn it I love standing by one of these beautiful masteries of engineering and hearing and feeling it rattle my whole body. One of the many things I love about motorsports

Lol it literally blew that guy away. That kicks ass lol

LOL, fluff head didn't hear anything for the next few days!

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

The 2 loudest things I've ever heard are top fuel drag cars and jet planes.

The exhaust is, chemically speaking, an ingredient of tear gas. It's nitric acid. It's fantastic. I love being in the pits for this. Make sure to use double ear protection.

I'm 55 and have only raced in medium categories, but have spent many years as crash crew stationed at the start line between two. I always wore a grade 5 headset, but still had to hold them to my head at launch. The percussive force is so great it still hurts the ears. The throttle whack is to bed in the clutch. Never gets old!!! Woohoo!!

Hey todd, would it be alright if i used this video in my video, I would add your name on the video.

@brenofilho3320

3 жыл бұрын

oh hey

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can .. send me the video once your done 👍

@SP3TRAK

3 жыл бұрын

ayy its mr.slav hyped for a next vid

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

@MR SLAV I'm honored you chose one of my videos . I subscribed to your channel . Thank you.

@MRSLAV

3 жыл бұрын

@@toddfuel hey thank you, it is a cool and fun video. Top fuel is amazing

I always love seeing a big crowd around the car when they fire up. Then they switch to the nitro, you hear the idle dip, a yellow cloud comes out of it, and everyone starts looking for an escape route. RIP Englishtown.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Bummer about E town

LMAO 🤣 standing right in the middle of the nitromethane cloud...

I just took this audio and made it a ringtone. Best. decision. Ever.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Right on!!!! 🔥😂🔥

Wow I didn't expect for the title to be literal. LMAO! He backed off so fast it almost looked like he left the ground.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Everyone needs to experience top fuel at least once - I can't get enough of that violence

@toddfuel

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100 percent.. it's something everyone should see in person!!!! The best violence you will ever experience right!!!!

The first time you watch an NHRA race in person, that literal earth shaking roar...is what I think the guys at NASA feel like leaving the atmosphere. Nothing - not NASCAR, Indy, F1, Monster Jam, Global Rallycross - NOTHING - compares to a WOT nitro methane launch.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff right there

You can see him mouth the words “it’s not that bad” 😂💀

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what he said to him . He said no need to hold your ears its not that bad .then BOOOM!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Those boys tell me there's still hope in the youth of America

@toddfuel

Жыл бұрын

Yes for sure .. I have tried to raise my boy right .. the one in the middle with the blonde hair and the drag racing shirt on now works on a professional Top Fuel Team 😁😉

The friend's reaction says it all. I remember my first time ever at the '85 Spring Ntl's Columbus, OH.

I used to run a stand at the NHRA, I was blown away at how many people, including children, do not wear ear protection. The famous line; "I'm used to it" Nope! You've lost some hearing.

@SnoopLovesCoffee

5 ай бұрын

I don't wear anything and I can still hear ,smell,see, and I'll. Be in Virginia again this year!! But yeah,I agree ,don't follow my crazy ways.

I bet his ears are still ringing in 2020.

Experianced like this the pressure wave from a whack on the throttle...... literally upper part of my body blown away like tree in the wind....HAHAHAHAHA

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🔥😂🔥

The older guy with the mask and hearing protection was like: been there, done that 😂

@toddfuel

26 күн бұрын

@@user-iu8yl2ff4g 😂

Few thousand hp just rattling all of your senses. Man what an experience. that was only a dang blip. My first experience was In Gainesville Florida in 2010 I believe. What’s crazier is when they make a side by side full pass and shake the very ground you’re standing on. Even the stands vibrate and rattle with people on them . It’s incredible.

I remember when I was a kid 10 maybe. I asked my dad if I could get a closer look. They had the car off at the time. All the crew started putting on masks and i was unaware that my dad backed up 15ft. I think I jumped 100ft off the ground when they cranked it over and I inhaled all that nitromethane. Lol

That's the sound of American freedom right there . God bless all rev heads

There's nothing like it it's emotional and it gives you a adrenaline rush LOVE IT

@toddfuel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment .. perfect description!!!!!!! 🔥😁🔥

I can't understand how people breathe those exhaust fumes, my first taste of it thought my lungs were going to melt!!!

Growing pains, we all did something stupid trying to look matcho

I went to the drags once and they started one of those things about 100m away from me. I was legit scared to go up to it. The sound is fuckin craaazy.

@MattyDee2112

3 жыл бұрын

It’s just dudes wearing make up and in dresses. I wouldn’t worry so much.

@TheMarcosdeo

3 жыл бұрын

@@MattyDee2112 Good to watch once and I appreciate the engineering behind it all but I'd rather race around circuits than go straight.

When standing that close, the throttle whack along with being overwhelmed by the nitro fumes is a brutally wonderful experience. It puts life into proper perspective and everything else pales in comparison 🏁.

@toddfuel

5 ай бұрын

Now thats the comment I've been waiting for!!!! Perfect!!!! 😜 thats exactly how we feel when we are in the pits at the top fuel races!!!

@danielwilson6665

5 ай бұрын

Being blown back by a throttle blip assaults all of the senses. The sudden adrenaline rush is like a narcotic that I’ve been addicted to for over 50 years !

By far the loudest thing you will ever hear. I was at a top fuel event this year and I’m amazed they let the fans get that close in the pits. Super dangerous and the fumes will kill you too.

and you just know there a little extra in his trousers lmao

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

Bah ha ha ha ha ha.. bacon stripe!!!

😂 Should have been a clue with his friend plugging his ears. Must have been the fumes that got to him

The one kid now has a future in artillery!

the kid took the fumes of stinging nitro!! and choking gas!! but with the terrifieing sound of the raging rollin thunder....HE WAS DENIED...😂😂😂😂

@toddfuel

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

It's hilairous how guys think they can handle the decibels these things put off by not wearing ear protection or plugging their ears..🤦 "I'm so tough! I can damage my ear drums! 😎"

It should be mandatory for every new car to have throttle response like this.

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

🔥😂🔥

Worst place to stand. All that raw fuel coming from the exhaust is worse than tear gas. Stood behind Don Prudohome's top fuel dragster at the Summernationals in Englishtown back in the seventies and never will again.

Saw one of these things backfiring on 2 cylinders in the pits once. Was like clack-clack-clack-clack-BOOM-clack-clack-BOOM. I was about 100 feet away from it, and I could feel that boom going though my chest like I was standing in front of a speaker at a rock concert. And it was just as loud.

@toddfuel

3 ай бұрын

Crazy power!!!!

KEVIN HART VOICE * : He wasn't readdddyyyy....

Gone like a fart in the wind!

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

i love that right after a dude decked out with a headset and respirator walks into frame LOL

@toddfuel

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

walking around drinking a bush light up close to a top fuel dragster doesnt get much better then that

Rip right virgin ears

seriously there is nothing cool about not "taking the abuse" of that sound. It's just stupid.

Singing "That's the way the money goes. Pop goes the eardrum"

NHRA drag racing is an experience I’ll never forget