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Top fuel (Mile High Nationals) were an annual trek for my son and I. We could never get enough of those things. Then, last year, they closed the raceway, and no more races. It was like they said I'll never have sex again.

It's a drug

I was never at a Drag race in person until 1993, It was the gator Nationals in Florida. I was fourty years old. I'd seen lots of drag racing on Tv. But I was totally un prepared for the sound of the funny cars and top feul dragsters. No ear plugs, no hearing protect nothing. Never even knew i needed it. But when they light those candles, it's like someone is beating on your chest. with a sledge hamer. Not just the sound of it, but you feel it through your whole body. you don't even get any of that over your TV.

Don't care how articulate you are, how many words you use, you can't describe it. JUST GO!

Lmao there’s nothing like it

Just the sound of them is like no other in this world

Start video at 1:05....

Pomona

Every time I see something like this I laugh for 5 minutes!

It's really unnerving to feel your entire body vibrate down to your bones. It stops less than 5 seconds later. Then you're like wow!!!! Let's do that again. 😂.

That shockwave goes through your soul...😂😂😂😂

I tell everyone that I know who is into racing, you need to experience top fuel, dragster’s and funny cars or you’re missing the whole deal. nothing like having your eyes and your nose burn from nitromethane.

You're never going to get that reaction from an electric dragster.

Let’s see electric cars do that!! It will never replace the piston engine and that awesome sound!!

Standing in the wedge between two fuel cars when they leave, is this... times Ten. The throttle response is what has always impressed me most about fuel cars.

I worked on a funny car crew in 1996 , you kinda got used to it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Need to add this to my bucket list..never been to top fuel…did stand next to the fence at the daytona 500 and while in the Air Force ..got to be in a hush house with an f-16 engine run up with full burner!! Both change my heart beat! Cool vid of the ladies expression!

The guy is not really sitting there with a sweater tied around his neck, is he? 😖 At a drag race. 😖

I remember my first time !!!!!! Scared the sh#%t out of me !!!!! LoL

I remember my first trip to Martin Dragway in Martin, Mi in the late 69's. My brother-in-law was racing but when the Funny Cars came up I was hooked. Now at 72 y/o I am still in awe of them and Top Fuel, too. The guys, and gals, who drive them have to have balls of titanium. Nothing on Earth like it.

Like seeing a vehicle being hurled from the hand of God.

If you ever get an opportunity to stand behind them at the start, don’t blink when the tree turns green. If you do, all you will see are the parachutes.

When your eyeballs shake

Never been. I imagine it is a bit like having the air sucked out of your lungs...

Love it when they go to the high side ! Now they need to go to half track and then to three quarter track!!

‘Merica …..

The two loudest events I've ever heard was a top-fuel race such as this one, and standing between the catapults on an aircraft carrier during a launch.

It is always fun seeing the reaction of top fuel virgins!

Earplugs? We don't need no stinken earplugs!

There's always at least one Nitro Virgin in the crowd.

they got to get closer-!!!!!

SO GREAT REACTION!!! ♥ ♥ ♥ Psalm 91:11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;

Should have been around the pits back when the throttle wack happens

I use earplugs at home. I take them out at the track. 😎

For someone whose never been to the Drags…you have no idea the power of a Top Fueler (nitro/methane is the fuel, yes that nitro). It literally takes your breath away. You feel it in your chest and the ground. It feels like your lungs collapse momentarily. Your brain is completely overwhelmed for the first second. Like being in a trash can in the center of a fireworks display condensed down into 4 seconds.

Must be the same hitch as posted on another thread of the Budweiser Clydesdales (at a rodeo). The near horse in the front swing pair is wanting to go! Or maybe just wanting a little more attention.

LOL, truly awesome vid. Love to see people get surprised by happiness.

NICE ADD SCARECROW, WITCH, AND ZOMBIE

That’s how we were scared our five year old he started to cry

Looks like pomona,ca if so this is where I first experienced this awesomeness!!

Other first time things to experiece, not as extreme as Top Fuel. Bristol with the Cup cars at full song, and the Indy 500.

I love taking people to their first nhra race

I take all first timers to the fence at the starting line -no ear plugs for the full sensory overload. Nascar fans are worst/best telling me how loud they are until they see this and freak out.

I'm guessing the one thing not being mentioned is the physical shock way their whole body just felt? And surprise, I've never seen one either, but I can understand their shock and surprise

Hope he’s still with you. From,St.Paul,Minnesota.

this footage is mostly likely 1966. could be very late 1965. I doubt it is more recent than late 1966 based on- Hubert Platt, Butch Leal, Nickey Chevy II, etc

Scraping the waters above Firmament...thx

That was priceless!!!

The best way to describe it is a controlled explosion on 4 wheels. You can just feel it through your bones.

Launch at 1:10.