SOME INSANE FACTS ABOUT TOP FUEL DRAGSTERS: - Brittany Force holds the fastest run in NHRA's history: 545.47 km/h (338.94 mph), 3.641 seconds. A Ferrari Enzo or a NASCAR Cup car wouldn't even get to one-fifth of that speed in that time. - A Top Fuel Dragster consumes as much fuel as a Boeing 747 which weights 412.000 kg (910,000 lbs). - The cars are incredibly well prepared to protect drivers at those speeds. Racing a Top Fuel Dragster in the NHRA isn't more dangerous than racing in F1 or NASCAR. - The sound is enough to cause physical pain measuring 2.3 on the Ritcher scale. - The engines have to be completely rebuilt after a single run, same for the clutch. The tyres can do 8 runs though, so you would need 8 engines to wear a single tyre set. - Teams can rebuild an engine in just 25 minutes. - The exhaust gases produce over 500 kg (1100 lbs) of downforce which helps the dragster at launch. - At top speed it generates 4000 kg (9000 lbs) of downforce. - The tyres compress by up to 20 cm (8 inches) in diameter at launch, increasing the contact patch. - Top fuel dragsters have carbon brakes as well as 2 parachutes to stop the car after they cross the finish line. Braking power isn't far off an F1 car. VIDEOS - Brittany Force's record run: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lGagp7OzkpzcprA.htmlsi=XTSXjrdTlGmjoKtm - Tire wrinkle in slow motion: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mYyklLOgiZS1cps.htmlsi=_bHTcJEbLnYwGvYX - Onboard with telemetry: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hnVny5SNftjek7w.htmlsi=LIc5Y3SGOeCsGt1w - 4 Wide Nationals: kzread.info/dash/bejne/c4iDssVvZNzLiNI.htmlsi=1pgTWMty1_rBcB-E - Mike Austin's 2012 crash: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qIikuMZpgJvak7g.htmlsi=PHuPYSCttJM3ziKU - Antron Brown's 2014 crash: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hJ6e2rylcpazo6g.htmlsi=3hND7PsI1bb0QsfF

@kylemitchell2052

2 ай бұрын

a lot of the tuning also comes from the which thickness of copper head gasket teams use as well, depending on the track conditions, weather, etc. That's how finely tuned these engines can get. something as simple as the head gasket. The Engine's design is a design that hasn't really changed since the 1950's. It's based on an old Chrysler Hemi engine design that dates back to the early 50's, and is about as simple of a V8 as you can get. it's a big ass 8.2L V8 basically, and the whole unit is about 100 grand, for the engine, supercharger, and fueling. Obviously the materials aren't 1950's materials (duh) but the engine is rather simple for a racing engine. Everything is also fucking massive, from the rods, pistons, bearings, and some of the valves are made from literal rocket alloys to take the heat. Top fuel dragsters are incredible pieces of engineering.

@mad66official

2 ай бұрын

@THEWINDTUNNEL Video idea: Top fuel dragster vs. Red Bull X1 at Avus

@whydoesyoutubehavethisdumbshit

2 ай бұрын

One small note, Bob Tasca III in a funny car ran the fastest 1000ft pass @341mph but not the quickest at 3.840 in the Bradenton Motorsport Park All-Star Shootout earlier this year. ;D

@user-tz4lr8xe4d

2 ай бұрын

A little addition also: the fastest speed achieved by a Top Fuel Funny Car is 341 mph by Bob Tasca III

@xXxDeamonlordxXx

2 ай бұрын

But in the end they can only go in a straight line. Better then anything else, of course. Do you think it makes fun to pilot one of those? To step on the throttle for just 3.x seconds and getting the brain nearly pressed through the backhead? I'm not so shure... but i rather enjoy twisty roads... But hey, if nobody would like these extreme accaleration g- forces nobody would do that, and push these things as far as they do.

Using Kyle Larson at this track is devious

@trent7736

2 ай бұрын

Lmao😂

@Lol-pb9bx

Ай бұрын

Can you hear me?

@RacingFan2005Canada

24 күн бұрын

@@Lol-pb9bxhey n

The dragster on corner is like :"let's do a litlle parade"

@Jamieboi1989

2 ай бұрын

Casually showing off at super low speeds in the corners and still able to nearly win lol. The true power of top fuel Dragsters! XD

@alexbourgeois7863

Ай бұрын

Why did the typo on little make me read it with a British accent in my head 😂

Not kyle larson at monza again 💀 at least this time they couldnt hear him

Give the Top Fuel Dragster another chance at the Avus Ring 😉

@eptitranxisticementionscers

Ай бұрын

It has too many chicanes and a hairpin as well, this will cripple a TFD

The dragster should definitely be in the next ultimate Motorsport race

@AshlynJones123

2 ай бұрын

Ah yes, a casual 350mph on the Mulsanne 😂

@Julianthebagel

2 ай бұрын

@@AshlynJones123 would be great, would probably finish around the f4 cars

@KamerKazanci-wj2ou

Ай бұрын

Its tires have very bad wear and the engines on top fuel sometimes can’t even handle a couple of seconds on a drag strip. How would they to a 2 minute lap?

@keisuketakahasi4584

Ай бұрын

a dragster is only designed for the 1000ft race. the engine is completely f ed and needs to be rebuilt

@Julianthebagel

Ай бұрын

@@KamerKazanci-wj2ou obviously irl they couldn’t do it. But with the setting he used in this video: infinite fuel, no tire wear, parachutes for brakes, it could work.

This has to the most ridiculous, yet hilariously entertaining racing video I have ever seen. lol

@catjudo1

Ай бұрын

I could not agree more! Seeing the dragster run and hide at the start was too much! 😹

this comparison is so hilarious 😂 but sounds like "freebird"!

I think a lot of people don’t realize that top fuel dragsters don’t even have transmissions, the motor is direct drive to the wheels via a clutch, which coincidentally it destroyed every run. The nitromethane also burns so hot that the motor effectively needs to be rebuilt after every run. It may be the one racing series we’re tires last longer than certain drivetrain components

that was completely unrealistic, yet hilarious at the same time. lmao

Imagine how much fuel a dragster would need to make a lap around that track.

The audio on the dragster is insane and kind of scary lol

This is a great way to show how insanely fast TF Drag Cars are in a straight line. Makes me wonder if there is a configuration of the chassis that could be made to get say...70-80% of the straight line speed and increase it's handling just enough to win. I'm sure some lunatic is working on something like that in a barn somewhere. haha

@NBSV1

2 ай бұрын

I would think the problem would be getting that power down once you make enough changes to have it turn decent. But, cutting them down to half power would still be 5-6,000hp. Something like a funny car might work better since it’s shorter and has more weight on the front.

@whitehavencpu6813

2 ай бұрын

It would never work - The entire tank of gas gets used up in 3s of the race. They'd have to switch to a different fuel which would have nowhere near the same amount of HP.

@pro-seriesfabrication3810

Ай бұрын

​@@whitehavencpu6813 Agreed. Something like a monster truck motor (big block, 14-71 or screw, on alcohol) would actually last. I'd be worried about the longevity of a pro mod motor but I don't know enough about them. Not sure what that chassis would look like...taking turns with that much power would probably start requiring comically large parts compared to what road course cars generally have

Could a top fuel dragster actually complete a single lap at Monza? Given the facts in the pinned comment, it seems like it'll be nonfunctional (out of fuel, blown engine) within the first or second turn.

@m_cabral

2 ай бұрын

So you’re saying it’ll finish slightly better than the ByKolles.

@NBSV1

2 ай бұрын

It’d overheat and meltdown long before completing a lap. They run solid blocks with no coolant. There are some drag cars that make about 4-5,000 hp and can drive on the street. But, once you optimize one for going straight it doesn’t like to turn. Then the more you make it turn the less it’ll want to go straight.

@slideways7768

Ай бұрын

​@@m_cabral lmaoo maybe

@bobmcl2406

Ай бұрын

Probably true, but I think this counts as a "let's suspend disbelief" moment.....

Much closer than I might have though! That was fun. Simulators give us the chance to ask stupid questions and get interesting answers.

@THEWINDTUNNEL

Ай бұрын

You nailed it! Glad you liked it!

What pocket dimension is the dragster pulling fuel from after the initial straight?

Fun fact, drag racer Gary Beck once set a lap record around Mosport (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park) in Toronto in his “Export A” sponsored Top Fuel Dragster by doing essentially what this video is depicting.

The problem here is that the dragsters clutch would be welded together after the first 1/4 mile

BOGGITY BOGGITY!! LESSGO RACING BOYS

The main problem for the dragster would be carrying the fuel required for that long of a run, even allowing that the car was at idle for much of the lap. It would something around 750L (200 gal.) of nitromethane. Besides the size of the fuel tank that much nitro would weigh about 850 kg (1875 lb.).

Insane comparation and very cool to see! The way the Dragster closes the gap in no time on any single semi long straight section at all looks so terrifying for the Nascar lol. But alas, it cannot go around a corner lol. Power without control usually loses :-P

Thanks for making this video. It was a funny idea.

This is actually super interesting

Awesome video. Now do the same but around Monaco!

This is such a cool channel fr

Awesome! Maybe a funny car or pro stock

I'm kinda surprised that the dragster weights 1056kg I thought it would weigh 900 or 800kg🤷

I was not aware dragsters could take corners

Now I want to see the NASCAR race F16 fighter jet around that track or the SR-71 that goes three and a half times the speed of sound that would be cool😂

@THEWINDTUNNEL

26 күн бұрын

Well, stay tuned for tomorrow's video because it's one of those crazy comparisons

Well done

Now I womder how would it perform at LeMans without the chicanes in mulsanne

We need more dragster videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brutal

I desperately need to see this at le mans with the full mulsane straight

Monza(2023 layout): Indycar oval Spec VS Indycar road Spec.

Not Larson 💀

I was really hoping to see the top fuel dragster make a pass down a long straight. But still hilarious to watch and see what the dragster could do if it had a bullet proof engine.

0:57 my guy braked for the FLIPPING SERRAGLIO 🤣😂🤦

Best SHR memory has to be Tony's 2011 championship run.

Do this at the Indy Speedway!

Old Group C vs New DTM?

Believe it or not, the limiting factor on this race, is fuel. A top fuel dragster only holds enough fuel for a 1/4 mile run and the engine pretty much destroys itself as it goes down the track. So even if this were a possibility, this race would be over in under 10 seconds. If you were to modify the dragster to be able to actually do this, you'd need to detune the engine so much that its top speed would be nearly the same as the cup car even though it would get there much faster. This would also be because of the added fuel weight needed to complete the course. The last hurdle though would be the lateral G forces. The front suspension is not built to turn the car that much at high speeds. This circuit would likely break the front suspension in the middle of the first lap.

@THEWINDTUNNEL

Ай бұрын

Yeah I turned off tyre wear, fuel consumption and mechanical damage. Otherwise the race would be over at T1 lol

@mahande88

Ай бұрын

@@THEWINDTUNNEL Yeah I figured you did lol. It's a great thought experiment for sure, but it could never be possible.

Maybe Pro Stock "dragster" Car vs NASCAR?

The biggest question for the dragster is whether the engine and tires will last long enough to complete a lap around the Monza Circuit.

@RMediaObelisk

2 ай бұрын

Tires, maybe. Engine, absolutely not.

@THEWINDTUNNEL

2 ай бұрын

No way, everything blown after 10 seconds 😂😅

I did 2:30 (standing start like in this video) using the downloaded version of the top fuel dragster. How much is this version modified, compared to the downloaded one? (Top FUEL 11500 HP Dragster 1.0 at former RACEDEPARTMENT)

It's crazy to know the dragster's brakes are close to level with a F1 car.

@NBSV1

2 ай бұрын

That’s with the parachutes that are doing most of the braking at high speed.

@FanBoyStudio369

2 ай бұрын

@@NBSV1 Oh ok.

@troyandrade435

2 ай бұрын

​@@FanBoyStudio369He's incorrect. Top fuel drag cars use carbon brakes. They can stop very good, even without parachutes. The only downsides is that they are going much faster, so they have much more stopped that they have to do, which can risk overheating the brakes and having failures, as well as tires make a difference in stopping distance, and drag tires don't stop as well as race slicks. Put slicks on a top fuel drag car and line it up next to an F1 car at 200MPH and have them both stop quickly. F1 car will stop quicker, but it won't be too far off.

@FanBoyStudio369

2 ай бұрын

@@troyandrade435 Thanks for the explanation.

@troyandrade435

2 ай бұрын

@@FanBoyStudio369 You're welcome, my friend!

Maybe the only time a NASCAR has better cornering than another car

@tylermathis-kx7pu

Ай бұрын

The new car is basically an Aussie V8 super car underneath. The traditional stock cars weren’t great for road racing, but this version is basically made for it.

Dragster at Monaco circuit: ☠️

@THEWINDTUNNEL

2 ай бұрын

2:30-3:00 min lap times 💀

Can I just say, I really wish there was a mod for AC that has the modern Monza with the old oval combined. Kinda like how iRacing’s Monza Combined is.

@THEWINDTUNNEL

2 ай бұрын

That would be great

I feel like because the dragster has trouble with rotation, a more aggresive turn in with throttle control would

It did well considering it would have run out of fuel in real life

I guess the dragster is considered an open wheel car

What platform was used to make this? I want to play it!

@THEWINDTUNNEL

Ай бұрын

Assetto Corsa (PC)

didn't know dragsters have such powerful brakes

@v8ramair145

2 ай бұрын

He said at the beginning that the brakes were set to the equivalent of parachutes deploying

What about with a funny car or a pro stock?

I wouldn't want to be in a dragster on much of any corner

one day i hope you can make a video in which a NASCAR can beat an f1 car in some kind of circuit,like cars2 (the pixar movie) or if you can't make a video with a NASCAR maybe with some other championships (like wec or gt500) always trying to beat an f1 car

@NBSV1

2 ай бұрын

You’d have to really stack the rules for the NASCAR. A super speedway oval and no restrictor for the NASCAR and highest downforce with no DRS for the F1. At that point it’d be close because the top speed of the F1 would be so low.

@morphax9517

2 ай бұрын

@@NBSV1 the tricky part would be making something similar the world granprinx in cars2

@trent7736

2 ай бұрын

​@@NBSV1NASCAR is an organization, not a car

If the start/finish line was moved to the end of the front stretch, Dragster has it EZ lol

So....how many times did the dragster use it's single use clutch? Also....how much fuel was a car designed to run for 1/4 mile actually manage to carry? That's ignoring the fact that you had it slow like it had chutes out....but did not.

With infinite fuel maybe. The top fuel dragster will be out of fuel in 6 seconds.

I hate that it’s Larson, but cool video

Those things can turn?

Too bad you'd need probably around a 500 gallon fuel tank to complete a lap in the dragsters lol now let's do this again at Talladega just for the heck of it lol

Top fuel vs Hypercar at Le Mans

IRL that shit wouldn’t make it past first turn considering you need a whole, one use parachute to slow it down.

Here the lesson that....to go fast on a circuit you don't need to have a drag race monster car....

I think a funny car would have a better chance . It’s a little wider

Top fuel Dragster vs Porsche 917k at Historic Le Mans. 3 lap race Because there are no chicanes down the Mulsane strait, the 917k gets 1.5 lap head start.

@THEWINDTUNNEL

2 ай бұрын

The 917 would destroy it I fear

@Jamieboi1989

2 ай бұрын

917k wouldnt need a head start to win id say lol. dragster will crawl so much on last section of the lap its mulsanne straight advantage will thin fast. not to mention how far behind itll be at the start of the mulsanne straight XD

@drwhogamer1650

2 ай бұрын

1 Lap head start? I don’t have a rig or the game btw.

LOL!

That was painful.

I'm surprised Nascar beat a Top Fuel Dragster

Top Fuel Dragster VS Usain Bolt in a 100 meter there and back?..

@robadams1645

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like fun, but it wouldn't even be close. The dragster would take 5 minutes just getting turned around 😂

Can dragster bit Prius in Monaco?

@jakubkrcma

2 ай бұрын

Good luck through the hairpin... 🤣

@margsmiloo5511

2 ай бұрын

@@jakubkrcma drift?😂 I haven't realized that

What game is this?

@THEWINDTUNNEL

Ай бұрын

Assetto Corsa

Larson at Monza?

the top fuel was heyyy nascar u ar sus nascar i wil get revenge

Is the dragster allowed infinite fuel?

@THEWINDTUNNEL

2 ай бұрын

Yes

that's why you should never compare your son/daughter with other people, because they have different capacity, you can't compare sumo with usain, etc

Dragster engine would have gotten destryed after 5 seconds

wtf are those brakes

I think my push bike would go faster than what the dragster was doing anytime it wasn't a straight line...even on the banked curves it was going pathetically slow...

This is incredibly dumb, but I completely support it.

👏👏👏👏😂😂😂😂

I did enjoy how unbelievably stupid this was

fueller engine would not survive that long

This video proves that: Turn speed > Straight speed

Gotta do it for the references, Drag King vs Broughcar Saber: Drag King on Straights: Speeeeeeeed Drag King on Curves: Turn you bitch Broughcar everywhere: What a beautiful machine...

Bwhahahahaha 😂

A real dragster can't turn like it... probably not even the turn radius, no matter how slow, and it should be sllooooowwwwwww. And a RL Dragster would break before the end of the second straight. But fun video anyway

This is kind of stupid. The truth is if you run a funny car or a dragster sitting on the tree waiting for green light and the nascar car is running at a speed of 200 mph and the drag car leaves at the same time car goes by the dragster will beat the car in the 1/4 mile. Also the top fuel uses 12 gallons of nitro every run.

This is granturismo7. Its not real.

TFD would be outte fuel at the end of first straight, after shut down, it will detonate motor if you get back in throttle, ain't make any corners, turning radious is complete shit by design, has no gears and the clutches would be wielded togather,,, but amusing to see. My money is on Larson,, the TFD is not making it a lap on its own. Going to take a fast tow truck to catch up to Young Money 💰 😂

how did the nascar win???

@imr991

2 ай бұрын

It may be bad at cornering but the dragster is way worse.

@DARK-12345

2 ай бұрын

@@imr991 Dragster top speed: 🗿 Dragster track performance: 😭😭💀💀🙏🙏

@kylemitchell2052

2 ай бұрын

Because the dragster does not turn whatsoever. hence, it has to crawl along and a snails pace. nascars suck at turning, but they can turn and corner way better than a dragster. There's a reason they're built to cannon people down a straight extremely fast, and not ask to turn at all.

@troyandrade435

2 ай бұрын

​@@imr991They aren't all that bad at cornering, you know.

This is not monza

@THEWINDTUNNEL

18 күн бұрын

It is. The old combined layout

Downforce kids

this is STUPID- a top fuel dragster would never even make it around the track- You do realize they are direct drive- they can't shift up and down gears- it all relies on the clutch -

What a pointless exercise, the results can be predetermined by the person set up the sim.

NHRA > Nascar

What game is this?

@THEWINDTUNNEL

Ай бұрын

Assetto Corsa (PC)