There's nothing like the feel of a Top Fuel Dragster going full throttle . :thumb:

Put in some ear plugs and put ear muffs over them.

No one cares about the noise you hear, it's the noise you feel in your chest and your groin.
The air displacement when the cars fly by, the smell, and the sting in your eyes from the burning fuel.

I'm not even a racing guy. Don't care about cars. But, everyone should attend at least one significant racing event in their life.

And even Top Fuel has nothing on jet cars, sonically.

Jet engines pulse right through you, as much felt as heard.

They're not as impressive overall because they're actually simpler engineering and are slower in the 1/4, but as a first-person sensory experience, they're unbeatable.

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And now there's this:

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Or for those who don't have the patience to watch a 3 minute video.

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The flip in the OP was cooler but that was a much better all-around run

Monster Truck Madness was a bad ass game.

I'd love to be one of the track tech's. Being down there on the track, I imagine there's quite a difference than say...ProStock?

I have a buddy who used to try and get me to ride along up to Seattle to watch the big boys mostly cause of my ADA parking pass, lol.

Years back they shortened the track for these guys to bring the speeds down after that ol boy was killed.
Have they ever went back to the old distance?
How about the rigs, have their speeds now caught up to the old longer distance if not?

tia