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How does Drag Racing Work? [4k]
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- Опубликовано: 9 мар 2018
- If you're like us, you know a lot more about corner speeds and heel-toe downshifts than you do about 60-foots or a prepped track. Though the high-level premise of drag racing is as simple as racing gets, the reality of it is much more complex. We attended our first ever drag racing event a few weeks ago and decided to get some expert opinions on the whole deal.
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If you have never been to an event where cars are powerful enough to go 200+ in an eighth, videos do not do it justice. Its something that needs to be seen, smelled, felt and experienced to truly appreciate the sport.
maxxjett films 200 in the 1/8 is absolute madness. I get excited to see people trap 150 in the 1/8 lol
Went to my first drag strip a few days ago, and one of the cars really stood out in both speed and sound. Apparently it was about 800hp. I thought it was at least 1200. I cannot imagine what's it's like to see one of these 5000hp monsters go down the track.
The highest level of drag racing is truly insane. The two top classes are Top Fuel and Funny Car. Both classes make (depending on atmospheric conditions, track conditions, tune, and setup) 9500-12000 horsepower in an eight-cylinder Nitromethane and Methanol fueled engine. You can feel the ground shake underneath you from a quarter of mile away in the parking lot when they launch, and at the actual race in the stands the closest approximation I could possibly give as to how it feels is that it's like Andre the Giant grabbed you by the shoulders and shook the everloving shit out of you as fast and hard as he could for a good four seconds.
They had to shorten the race distance from 1,320ft to 1,000ft several years ago due to safety concerns - still a controversial decision but one I ultimately understand and support - and they're already running the same speed even in that shorter distance. In perfect conditions they could in theory exceed 375-400mph in a proper true full quarter.
Drag racing is a marvel of engineering and ingenuity at any level of the sport but at the highest level they are without exception brushing up against and setting new limits for what's possible at a physical and scientific level. It's absolutely not for anyone but anyone can enjoy it if they put the time in to learn about it.
Like all racing - every car, class, and type of the sport at all levels should be respected. There's a lot of top circuit racers that wouldn't even think about getting into a Funny Car or Top Fuel class drag car - and a lot of drag guys that wouldn't even consider drifting or circuit racing at the highest respective levels of either sport. All of them are amazing in their own way.
drag racing is a better sport than golf
How about 300 in the 1/8th if u have ever seen that it’s insane
I grew up with this sport and I even have a drag radial car myself. I'll admit though that you guys are the last people I expected to make a video on this, but the first people I would have chosen. Keep it golden and hopefully I'll see you guys at a race one day.
Ethan Putman their production quality is second to none, so to me it's a joy whatever subject they choose
Went to my first race a couple months ago and drag racing is surprisingly entertaining!
That says a lot about the quality of these guys. Even if they are not really into drag racing, its the first team that we think of when we think of making a video of it. Amazing quality and production G&G. One of the best car channels in all RUclips for sure!
Good production quality, but clueless on the subject. Lucky for them they have a wcript to read from.
I'd like to see a "The Business of Drag Racing" video which explains how people can afford to do this?
The first time i witness a top fuel dragster, it changed my perspective on drag racing. You can literally feel the shockwaves the car puts out. Its an amazing feeling and then seeing how how they can take the engine apart and reasemble it in less than 1 hour its just crazy.
*Title:* How does Drag Racing Work?
*Literally first sentence:* Everyone knows how drag racing works. HMMMMMMMMM 🤔🤔😆
Odin Larsen hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Their talent is in their visuals.. thats about it
tommy d u b b s The greatest RUclips combo possible: Gears and Gasoline Visuals, Regular Car Reviews Writing, Jeremy Clarkson Voice (or Mr. R, He's fine), Matt Farah Knowledge, then review Corbin Goodwins projects
Raven Castro what about Car Throttle they are the biggest car community group out there with their car social media app check them out they do have a yt channel
Another fun drag racing event to check out is the halltech import vs domestic shoot out in Maryland International Raceway. They always have it the first full weekend of November. Many cars set records and they run the full 1/4 mile. It's a great time!
1:00 my car probably makes 45 - 5000 hp too 😂
He means 4500 to 5000 horsepower
Krazykowski
It’s called a joke.
-How much stickers do you have?
-350
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@@dinamikua506 hmmp I have 5000 stickers
@A Boring Guy... Fool, my car is made out of stickers. I have Unlimited Power!!!
I wasn't ever a fan of drag racing until i started watching roadkill, after you start actually looking into it the heritage, engineering, and love that guys throw into it is just insane, definitely deserves everyone's respect
Anyone who finds drag racing boring has only ever driven a slow car or raced from their keyboard. I completely agree that driving a 200hp 4 door sedan down the 1/4 mile is boring. Once you double or triple those numbers, it becomes a hell of a rush.
Jason Drew's DSM i agree. Straight line with a powerful car, be it top speed runs or drag racing, sounds pretty damn intense
People will trash things they don’t understand or have yet to experience. I like the rush from getting pulled back in my seat, but love even more the feeling of going around bends and corners. Whatever floats our boats :)
I like turns too, but to say all drag racing is boring is just ignorant.
Jason Drew's DSM soo a 400 to 600 hp car with 8 to 12 doors?
Boosted Boys 700hp minivan looks like a lot of fun so yeah lol
One of the biggest thrills in my life was going to the Gator Nationals with my wife and watching 2 Top Fuel Dragsters cross the finish line side by side and at full song :-) The only thing that came close was watching the Shuttle take off, or a formation of Tomcats flying overhead in full afterburner ;-) Great video !!! :-)
Man, watching the shuttle take off in person is a crazy experience. It's so odd because ur 1+ mile away and its so loud.
@@mercsan117 Hoot Gibson was at our RC airplane club meeting showing mission pictures and said, "Just when you think it can't get any louder or vibrate any harder, they light the solid rocket boosters."
The quality of these videos is better than Hollywood movies.
And more educational too, thats why I dig them
There is something about your content and how it is deliver that sets it apart. There are crazy amounts of motorsports out there and you present things that I am not interested in and yet still grabs my attention. Great job and keep on producing.
Think about the g-forces when the car is accelerating
Antti Synkkanen I think they said it was around 3.5 g's!
Also, a lot of these cars produce more g-forces when slowing down and stopping than they do accelerating.
Antti Synkkanen lets say ive seen about 6.5 in a car wreck when i was 10
We have spiked 3.7 in our car on our highest mph pass
Isaiah Silva-Barros accurate. Pro mod drag racers actually have to retire after a few years or at least take a brake as the gforces from pulling the chute at 200mph+ detaches their Cornea
I say anyone who scoffs their nose at drag racing, go to 1 race event, or better yet, go take part in one of your local weekly events (no matter what you drive or ride) and I’ll bet you’ll leave with a different opinion of it
Completely agree. Used to find drag racing and Nascar boring until I went to a race. You can't appreciate the raw power and speed these cars are putting out until you see it yourself. Not to mention the sounds and smells of a race. It's truly an engineering marvel.
@@tony_5156 You're weird
Drag is not my thing but to know that there are people out there that can build machines capable of producing 5000 HP and have the ability to make that type of power usable, is impressive.
Wade P look at top fuel cars and that number doubles. It's pretty incredible
but the more important is how to put that power to the ground. 5000 hp is useless when the wheelspin is too much..
Great video guys well done 👍
Annd I tought my brother's corsa was fast
Going to the local drag racing track in high school is what cemented cars into my life. It’s a great place for any young enthusiast to really smell, hear, see, and live what racing is all about.
Very good info. wish it could be longer, because I bet you can go into days explaining a sport.. You should do a series for technically each sport like drifting, time attack, NASCAR, GYMKHANA, rally, etc.. would be fun to see you explain them for people who don't know much
Favorite part about this channel right here, even though you’ll don’t normally get into this style of racing you’re will to respect it and the people doing it. True car guys!!
i have a home in Georgia where i have been drag racing at Atlanta motor speedway Friday night drags for about 14 years, but i also have a home in north Carolina where i keep an FRS on a set of RE71R and have been learning the mountain roads of eastern north Carolina for about 3 years now theirs nothing wrong with sampling multiple forms of motor sports although it can be expensive as hell.
The content that this channel has been putting out for years now is absolutely amazing, the quality of the content is just mind blowing.
As the driver for a 4159HP pro-modified car that runs 3.6s at 212mph anyone who turns their nose to drag racing, or says all it is, is driving in a straight line is delusional. The amount of blood, Sweat, tears that goes into these cars is a beautiful art. Ive been racing since i was 16. Now as a 30yo Man the rush I got in my ratty 69 Nova SS that was a junkyard deathtrap 14 years ago to now is the exact thing. That fire it puts in your belly will burn till you breathe your last breath.I feel drag racing is the best measure of a drivers skill. Strapping someone into a car that pushes anything more then 1k hp and the butterflies at the tree, those amber bulbs go bright and now it is your time to perform. its not just driving in a straight line. anyone who says that has only driven slow their entire life or race behind a keyboard. I encourage anyone doubting any of this to find a video shot directly behind a car from 0 to the 1320 mark. you will truly understand how much god damn driving we do. keeping a car with 4 digit horse power in a straight line after stomping the game and holding the transbrake in only to let go and to experience 2-5 g's of force is a literal massive task. So to any "racing purists" that scoff at my sport. Remember, any day of the week you can get you ass waxed by some 17 yo kid who built their car in a garage, just knowing enough to make sure it turns over.
People who think drag racing is boring never been to one, and never seen nor heard a rotary.
its like Nascar racing people say its boring because they only turn left, but I can imagine just how crazy and amazing it must be standing next to the track as they fly by.
These types of videos are the best tbh, like "why drive stick" and "hate in the car scene" etc
Guys u literally blow my mind with the amount of truth quality and effort that goes into your videos keep it up man yall r gonna be the next big time I guarantee
Drag racing is something you have to try, I have a mid 11 sec Subaru trying to hit 10s. I like it because you can only learn from the runs and different set ups. It’s a fun expensive hobby Forsure 🤗
It doesn’t even matter what title or thumbnail your videos have I will watch them all day, love your videos keep it up
You need to make 30 minute videos. I wanted another 24 minutes of this video
All your videos are very good. Great job guys. Keep it up
I like that your guys got out of you comfort zone. Most people don't realize how fast these cars really are, I went import vs. domestic last year in southern Maryland and it's just crazy watches cars go down the track
I've been waiting for this video for a long time! Drag races are awesome. If someone finds them boring, I guess it's the same feeling a non-car guy would get watching any kind of race. Just a matter of perspective. And I absolutely adore those cars!
If you aren't convinced of how cool drag racing really is, I beg you to go to a NHRA event and watch TOP FUEL anything (Funny Car, Top Fuel, Top Fuel Harley) and not be impressed by the 11,000 hp they make and the 331mph they hit in 1000 feet. Its life changing. I never was a real fan until going to Topeka Heartland Park a month ago and getting to see this first hand and be close to the cars in the pits. Its a science and these are professionals!
2:46 I losted it when Tom explains the difference between the tires. would be great to have like an info graphic thing that shows the difference, maybe a table of tires with annotations
Love the quality, keep it up!
The videos are dope AF like usual and good to see different car subjects
You guys are like one of the most high quality content makers for cars.
Great video but make it longer next time, we need more of this holyness
:D I enjoyed the video, but wrong crowd for a longer vid about dragging i think. Most "normal" car guys and tuners are more interested in street cars and their track counterparts.
I admire amount of engineering that goes into building the beast.
I love drag racing and time attack. The best part about drag racing is how the car moves at a launch. Watching a car launch in slow-mo. Your watching science at work.
Keep up the great work. You guys quickly became one of my favorite car channels
Really missing the uploads! Hope you upload more soon
my grandpa is a drag racer, and he's got his 1941 Ford still to this day. it used to be a gasser but now it's just a super high-compression N/A small block Chevy with some big ol meaty D.O.T-legal street slicks.
so does mine, there are videos of my grandpa and my uncle putting down a 6 and a 7 second run down the 1/8th on my dad's channel, surfin17.
I also prefer time attack, but i like seeing other forms of motor sport as well. Bring on the diverse content, given you dont slow down the time attack content :) great work
I never cared about drag racing until one Friday night me and my brother decided to go to our local drag strip, that was when I realized how much it took just to get a good launch. The rush when racing was intoxicating even in my car with only 140KW(193hp).
im a guy from sweden and grow up dragracring. Iv ben in the drag pit sins i was only 1 year old. and today im 22 and drifting in a bmw on events like gatebil and daily streed abuse. i havet driven real drag cars in years and u will have a ton of fun and adrenalin drifting and track racing. but the adrenalin and the shock the kick of a dragrace when the car hucks up and u go flying down the strip is un explainabal. u will never get that feeling from any thing els and u will miss that feeling every day 4 ever. dragracing may lock boring and easy. but its tuff as nails and any one o says any thing els has never been there on the startingline. and will never know.
I can't urge enough if anyone has interest in this sport to go see a Top Fuel event near you, the sight, smell and sound of 10,000 hp is intoxicating.
You guys are incredible! I gain a great amount of passion for cars at each video!!!
I'm from Europe. Oh boy I wish to take part one day in such an event. Must be incredible. 5000whp those things probably make the ground shake when launched
Drag racing changed me as a car guy. I started off as a ricer/hard parker car audio guy ,in the late 90s early 2000s, but my first trip to a drag strip changed that.
I love drag racing so much. And currently my grandpa is building a 1000 horsepower truck. 😍 so beautiful
I love drag racing. It's pure. It's simple. And most importantly it's fun. Literally anyone can get into it. There's a class for every style of car you can think of. From stock NA American muscle all the way to 1000whp forced induction cars. You can take anything that is remotely fast to your local strip and run it. If you think it's boring then I challenge you to take your fastest car out to the next race and run it. You'll change your mind
Your videos are very professional and really good! Im not even a "car guy" but you made me really start getting in the culture and its made kinda fun! This whole car culture is kinda shaky to get into what with all the different opinions and younger kids that think they know it all but so far ive met some really cool older people that arnt so hostile to new comers like me! Keep up the great work and you earned yourself a new sub :)
Great video! Well done as a basic understanding video to a great sport. Please keep the videos coming.
While I love that you covered drag racing in a traditional sense, another big aspect of drag racing is bracket racing. Would love to see a video on that as well. Great quality guys!
I used to think this was boring. Then I went to a dragstrip in australia. Good lord the sound is deafening, the smell of burnt rubber and ethanol flows in the air. The mere sound alone, you can feel the rumble into your chest. Changed my perception. Oh yeah the crashes are pretty awesome
Glad to see you guys made a video on this. Love the style of your videos so it was great to see you putting up something a bit different
If anyone thinks drag racing is boring, it’s only because they have never actually drag raced themselves. Once they do their eyes open up, I gotta say it’s all more thrilling than auto cross
I always think these "I thought something was stupid. Turns out I'm wrong" videos are really funny.
I mostly like things like drift, time attack and rally because of how precise they are, but whenever i do watch drag racing it just amazes me at how technical it all is. Thes guys and gals are going at ridiculous speeds and one loose bolt, mis shift or flick of the wheel an inch in the wrong direction, and its all over.
Just discovered this channel. No matter the subject you guys produce extremely quality videos. Keep it up!
Very well done video. The men who are doing these things are brilliant. These cars are very special.
Why are all of your videos awesome?!? Keep it up!
Great video, winter nats are awesome to go to
I’ve always loved drag racing especially the races at sgmp, so glad you made this video.
2:35 don’t make fun of my mustang lololol
Just discovered your channel a day ago and already several videos in, good stuff! Nice to have some honest clean videos with some humor and education elements. Keep it up!
I love your style of video making, and any form of motor sport shown by you guys is just another great video I can view
To be quite honest, you guys could put out a video on the history of toilet seats and you'd be able to make it interesting. Yet another quality video from the Bens! Keep it up guys!
I was hooked on drag racing since I was 4 yrs old. Then came circuit and so on. But now anything that's fast with wheels and a motor doing something cool is Alright by me👍
I went to my first drag race and it was amazing. I had watched videos but they don't do it justice. I think there were top fuel cars hitting 4 and 5 second quarter miles and that wave of sound hits you like a truck. It was a great day!
Never really thought much of drag racing until I went to a couple of our local flashlight drags events back in the mid 2000s, first as a spectator, and then one time as a participant with my Evo IX. Gotta admit, was a hell of a lot of fun. Still prefer road course, but I can't say anything bad about straight line racing anymore.
I work for NHRA , its AMAZING and the community of all of us is a pretty awsome place to belong🤗
Drag racing is a numbers game, and it's the best numbers game out there.
Literal badassery. Loved it guys!
Its crazy to see everyone's vision and taste come alive just in cars. You have your Ford guys, GM guys, Chrysler guys, and all of there respective thoughts on what the best engine is or the best turbo. Just to see who truly is faster. The simplest form of racing.
Don't usually watch drag but this makes me change my mind
Eh. My grandmother's friend's cousin's boss' teacher's mistress' grandson's wife's uncle's great granddad's brother's son's enemy's great great granddaughter's friend's dog has a Camry with 10000 whp. So I am not impressed.
ßaron c😂😂 I swear some people be just like this
He must still be on 87 octane. My daily driver 1.6 non vtec civic makes 15000 on 93 pump, and still get 40mpg highway.
The dog has the car??? 😂😂
ßaron lol
@Stephen Newman and you're a straight up dick
While I´m absolutely not into Drag I still can appreciate the tech and dedication behind, mainly due to being a machine tooling engineer .
Still, to me personally, fun ain´t a straight line ;)
floor it! the height of motorsport skills
As always, production quality through the roof
The race shown takes place in Adel, Ga. If you know drag racing you know this race.
OMG this was better then discovery channel.....this guys are amazing
goddamn
love g&g more and more everyday
Loved this video 🙏🏻 you guys killed it
4:57 those sparks though
So clean guys, well done keep it up!
Yall should have ur own show I swear it like topgear quality and I love top gear
Best camera work ever bro.keep it up👍
Sick content and top notch production!!!! 🔥🍻❤️🏁🏁🏁🏁
Drag racing is the funnest form of racing to watch and be a part of. Anyone who disagrees, I am curious why you think it is fun to wait 1 min- longer to see 10 secs of action. I mean its fun to do circuit racing, rally, etc. But its fun to sit and watch racing for hours plus like they mentioned in the video there is side bets going on.
Glad you tried something different (I personally enjoy drag racing ) I would love to see you make an effort to explore other racing venues whether it's rally cross, spec racing, LeMons, Hill climb, Ice racing, SCCA, vintage or historical racing. I would love to see you cover one new racing series a year like this, even if it's dirt track cars (modified or outlaws) the American Le Mans series or Dakar Rally (now that it is raced in South America).
Forgot to mention Please cover ACTC Argentina (some one forgot to tell them the Jeep 4.0 I6 are for OFFROADING only!) Imagine NASCAR (road courses), but with AMC Jeep Inline 6 (reeving to 9000 RPM in every car)... with hood scoops!
Great video. Excellent story telling, high production value!
These videos are meant to be watch on the big screen
The one thing i found informative was the types of tyres used and why the races made the change to radial.
It's insightful. I would have liked to see more details about driving technique, engines, transmissions, etc. Even though I don't follow drag racing, I would be interested in the technical aspects of it. This level of racing looks quite difficult.
Everyone who is a car enthusiast should go drag racing, and I don't mean just going to the track and watching, but GO DRAG RACING. even if competing in a straight line isn't your thing; acceleration, power, launching off the line, doing a burnout, going through the gears at full tach, and trying to hit your max speed means at least a little of something to everyone. getting a chance to do this in a relatively safe and legal environment provides an excellent opportunity to learn about ourselves and our machines. Almost all of us likely have a track relatively close to where we live and work, and whatever track this is it'll hold test and tune nights likely a couple nights a week. Frequently at least one night a week will be dedicated to encouraging people to bring out street cars. My local dragstrip is Bandimere speedway in Morrison Colorado, every Wednesday evening throughout the summer is "Take it to the track" night, sponsored by the Colorado Highway Patrol, you'll see cars and trucks of every conceivable type, from boring daily drivers, stance cars, euro hot rods, muscle cars, full on race cars, minivans, 13 second diesel work trucks (me)... something of EVERYTHING. No matter what you have, or what your into, for $25 bucks you can take a couple of laps, BS with everyone in the stages lanes, have a killer time and become a better driver. Your pretty well guaranteed to not have the fastest rig around, and nor the slowest. Its a dang good time, and if your a car (or truck, or motorcycle) enthusiast, you owe it to yourself to at least do this once, or better yet, a couple of times a summer. I guarantee, for everyone who's never actually drag raced before, the first time you pull up to that tree, your going to be 100% adrenaline loaded, find it way harder than you thought, and pull right back into those staging lanes to give it another go!
Could just street race for free there's also no restrictions when street racing (no roll cages and anything goes as far as weight reduction)
0hjaa 2.0 Oh true. Yeah i live in NZ same size as UK but only has 1/4th the population (4mil) so most roads are empty. Feels bad US :(
freezeme360 That comment made no sense to me chief, please clarify
I see drag racing as absolutely necessary in the Purdue of tuning your car.
This should be international knowledge
I started drag racing at 14 when I bought my first car, (I’m 15 now). It’s a great program called Jr/ street. I’m the only one in it with a stick shift but it’s thought me a lot... please make a video on the new/ younger generation of car people, the kids.
I always found it funny that they refer to these cars by their original make and model despite less than 10% of the parts being OEM
I used to be a drag racing skeptic, but all you have to do is go out and experience it to have your mind changed. Even with cars that aren't super fast it's still great fun. Although, I will say that 1/8th mile with cars this powerful isn't as fun as 1/4 mile even if the cars are less powered. The extra track length makes the race much more exciting if one car gets out early but the other guy might have just a little more top end. It's too hard to chase people down in the 1/8th with this much power.
Lights out and no mercy are two of the best drag radial races in the world
I've seen a topfuel go 317mph in a quarter, that was one of the coolest sights i've ever seen