Crazy how they can rebuild a engine in 30min meanwhile performance shops take months. Your vids are always so good. Best quality Automotive channel for sure.
they are paid just a little bit more money I'm guessing. also the engines they're rebuilding aren't expected to last through the day whereas street car engines can last hundreds of thousands of miles if they are cared for
@@berengerchristy6256 actually they say the block and crank are good for between 8-16 passes (1-2 trips to the winner circle, or 2-4 races if they don't qualify) and when they do rebuild they take the rods and stuff out and mostly the same stuff goes back in again, if they are bent or they get to a certain amount of passes (he said 12, not for sure if that was a rough number) then they get pulled out just to be safe so they are definitely expected to last through the day, and they are cared for like crazy to get that far... (that info comes from Hagerty's video btw) and to be fair to the standard engine shop, these top fuel guys rebuild the same engine, up to 7 times in one day, and they have all the parts they need at hand, and like when they pull one head assembly off (including the zoomies) they don't have to rebuild that set and put it on for the next pass, they have like 4 sets of heads ready to go, that way they pull one set off and start working on it and put a different set on, so their not even really rebuilding the whole engine in 35 minutes just replacing some parts (this is like comparing a 12 second pit stop in NASCAR to the half hour it may take an auto shop to mount new tires... the auto shop is actually "rebuilding" you wheels where NASCAR is just putting different ones on...) and a large part of the months it can take an engine shop to rebuild an engine is waiting on parts and machine work, the more of this that the shop does in-house, the fast the job normally is, and that is not including wait time (like if the shop is busy) From my own experience, (we have a pair of 900 hp big block chevy's in our pulling tractors, and we do all the disassembly and assembly ourselves) there have been many times in the past when we "blow up" an engine, this season we had the oil hole in the little disk in the lifter get plugged with something, and it rekt a rod and rocker, which then smashed a valve into the piston.... we tore it apart sent the piston to our engine builder, we had parts back and the engine running in less then a week... pretty good when it is like 4 hour round trip just to get to our shop...), this is not that uncommon, (as we are getting better parts of the last 30+ years it has become much less common) but it works because we have spare parts as well, when we buy valves, we dont buy 16, we have 18 made etc, because we are running custom parts that you cant just buy off the shelve so when one gets bent, it could take weeks to get a new one.... not good for the point schedule. at the same time my cousin who needed engine work done for his engine on his hot rod, an engine that our shop is not familiar with, does not know the specs of etc took a lot more time to have a simple rebuild done, specs had to be found by measuring parts, and then the parts had to be ordered etc (I'm speculating on some of that.. but I know a one-off engine rebuild takes a lot longer, vs our engines that we rebuild every year, (even though last year with the rebuild in my engine we barely replaced a thing, basically just new plugs)) just my two cents
@@Jay-jb2vr Yes, Pro Stock. Those cars now run about 200 MPH in the quarter mile, with ET's around 6 seconds. That's what top fuel cars used to run (back in the days when their engines were in front of the drivers, and drivers got killed all the time). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Stock
If you've never been to an NHRA national event, your really should try it, even if you're not into car racing. I wasn't a racing fan at all, but my wife got some passes from her work because they sponsored a car, and I said what the heck it's free. Oh, man, there's nothing like it. I was hooked instantly! Just bring your ear plugs.
There’s nothing cooler then a family that’s invested in something so much. Force, Manning, Earnhardt, Andretti, Matthews, sports royalty. Awesome video, thanks for the content
I remember when I was about 8 (15 years ago), I got my John Force hat signed by John Force and I’m pretty sure my dad still wears it to this day. Another great video. Gave me a lot of memories of going to the NHRA races in Joliet, IL.
What a great story. If my daughter got into a predominately male dominated sport at the time and then became a champion in it, I’d be the proudest father you’d find. Acknowledging the team and the effort they put in between runs is good to.
Just to give you an idea how extreme these beasts are, the blower eats up about 650 parasitic hp just to force feed that much air volume into the manifold.
An interesting stat for sure. The blower also helps add something like 5,000-6,000hp (estimated of course) to these engines. I'd say thats quite the net gain.
@@DrumBum561 Gas needs air to burn, more gas needs more air. These cars burn so much fuel they need 500bhp just to push enough air into the engine to burn with all the gas they’re using
What a wonderful video. I love the NHRA and Top Fuel racing and this was a great view into that world. The fact that it starred 2 of my favorite drivers, Courtney and Brittany, was just icing on the cake. New subscriber here. Thank you!
I have been so blessed to know this world. I was born in Feb and just weeks later i was at the track at the Gatornationals. Waiting on March baby...Mopar or no car!!!!!! You just got a new sub
Cheers John Force and all your racing family.You didn't make race history.You are race history.BRAVO my fellow American and thank you for all these years of racing and Championships.The Best.DAMN I would love to see your trophy room.
If you ever been to a nhra drag race you will know there’s 2 or 3 johns because he is every where all at the same time🤣🤣😎 he would follow us back after a bad explosion run and make sure Cruz is OK and also telling us if we need anything to come to his trailer and get it. I am now a BIG John Force fan because of his character and his big heart!!
Groom Lake so true. When i was a kid and my dad was talkng to Mr Force i kept saying im hungry, im hungry and he said gon in the trailer and get something to eat so they could still talk. I will never forget that. 3 more months to the Gatornationals
Thanks to Greenlight Television I got to witness this phenomena I didn't have much time or respect for beforehand. Thanks for the opportunity to witness this amazing sport, experience, audible awakening, thrill, technical excellence in engineering and team ability. One of the highlights of my Outside Broadcast timeline. Got to visit Hockenheim a few times too.
This is such a good video, the one thing I wish was included was the fact of how easy it is to get into drag racing. NHRA has a class for any and every type of vehicle out there, so if you want to give it a shot take a good hard look at it.
TomZeBomb it’s very easy to get into!! My team is hiring right now just like all other teams!! What is hard is to find some one that can cope with performing under huge pressure while spending lots of time away from home!! If you have a CDL it’s almost a guaranteed job.
Great vid!!! I’ll say this about John force ..... he is one hell of a man with the biggest hart ever!! I work on his arched rivals car. This year was tough for us because we blew so much crap up . In st Luis we kicked the rods out in Q2 and John followed us back to the pit making sure Cruz was not hurt. He also was very admit about making sure we had enough parts to put the car back together. John kept telling me if there’s ANYTHING we need he will have it ready for us. With all the crap you see on TV about John and his rivals something you never hear of is how he helps his competitors when the crash or blow their stuff up. I grew up around drag racing also ... my whole life and let’s just say I wasn’t a big force fan.... but after this year I have nothing but respect for the man. He is the truest of true CHAMPIONS ! And he is a very CARING man to this sport! Godspeed John and thank you for all you do for the drag racers and our sport.
paul austin almost every car has hidden not legal stuff . Rules are words , and words are open to interpretation . As far as his team orders most teams do it so I don’t see him as a cheat . The funny thing is they fired brits whole crew today
paul austin lol it’s so convoluted but I’m with you. The hammer dropped today!! 40 people let go from DSR. Brittany fires her whole crew and chief and mike Salinas picked them up. Grubnic and his whole crew are now on Brits monster car.
Nathan S if you really want to get on to a team all you really need is a CDL . Even if it’s just the permit . If you have a resume, send it to Caleb cox on face book he is are GM. Mine is groomlakeperformance@gmail
If you are worried about the earth try shutting your car off when you are sitting in the drive through at McDs or stop running it for 20 minutes in the driveway to warm it up on cold days. You probably drive around with the check engine light on all the time which means you are defeating the emission controls of your car and polluting the earth. Better yet ride your bicycle for transportation. It's not like they drive these things to work everyday. BTW, Def Leppard sucks!
manstersr yes because I rather freeze my ass off in my car because I let it run for 20 minutes. Not only that, but it’s better on the car engine to run. Theres plenty of regulations cars have to have to pass inspection. Yes people do change their exhaust all the time. But letting a car run is literally not that big of a deal. It’s big time factories and plastic waste that’s fucking this planet. And if Def Leppard sucks so badly, why were they so successful?
At 66 I'm too old to be having heroes. But John and his family have been my heroes for years. Just found this video for the first time, and I need Kleenex to dry my eyes. Thank you for bringing this to us.
@@Jueen_ that same engines set up will run on ethanol (alcohol) which is a much cooler burning fuel but you lose about 3000 HP without the Nitro and you get approx 3 mins total of run time from 17 gallon tank !!! Its a true manmade modern marvel !!
'fans love it it makes your eyes tear, your nose starts flowing juices, you can't hardly see - it's just unreal. if you get too much you won't be able to breath' A m e r i c a n s.
The Force family have made NHRA what it is today.. Brittany and Courtney have brought new light to the sport with all their winning and success as drivers ..
The engine blocks have no cooling passages for added strength all cooling is performed by the fuel. They are essentially time bombs with about a 10 second fuse at full power hence the 4 second runs and full rebuilds
It's all in the fuel, Nitro Methane, it burns at a ratio something like 7:1 opposed to gasoline which burns at 14.7:1 air to fuel ratio and like Pablo commented all that fuel cools the engine for the short time it's running. The power is from the explosiveness of it and the amount of air they pack into the combustion chambers with it through the blower. It's pretty high tech stuff.
I completely forgot I clicked a Gears and Gasoline video until the end credits. How in the world is this not from a TV show or something? The quality of your work is actually insane!
I Grew up living a stones throw from SIR I even worked there several summers as a young Teen (Seattle International Raceway) Don Garlits, Jerry “The King” Ruth and Grumpy Jenkins..... Loved The Wheel Standers and the first Rocket cars. Some real great memories....... I was a NHRA DRAG RACE fan for a lot of. years but stopped watching when the distance was shortened. I understand the want to improve on safety however it’s just not the same excitement level. Special Thanks to John Force and Family for all You continue to do to advance the sport........ Back then 1.00 to get in and into the pits was free.........
My only motorsport is the Funny"s & Top Fuel! This video is the best production quality to date. Seeing The Force Family featured makes this a favorite of all time! - Watchmen
Alot longer you gotta think these engines are basically uncovered for them to jump right into dismantling. A normal car would have all that stuff in a more compact area
Are stuff is engineered to take apart quickly!! Most crew guys wouldn’t know what even to do with a real car!! You would be surprised how little pro crew guys know about every day mechanics lol!!
AVRAHAM BREA mix your own alcohol and nitro it’s much cheeper but home land security only allows a person to posses 5 gallons at a time after the Oklahoma City building got blown up with fertilizer and nhra nitro. The mix is called animal
Afterthought: the top fuel and funny car classes should adapt the same basic engine and clutch packages as the nostalgia funny cars. They’re much cheaper to run, and it gives a chance for The nostalgie teams to be competitive… All they have to do is change bodies. We might even have 32 car fields again! They should be able to run in the 5.20’s at about 280 miles an hour… That’s fast enough for anyone. It’s a helluva lot more sustainable. Tony Schumacher’s on the shelf… Why? No major sponsor. Even the sponsors are tired of shelling out massive amounts of money. If we keep this up, the sport will die.
It's definitely dying. Noticed how empty the stands were in many of the shots ? There used to be HUNDREDS of tracks and now there's just a few dozen at most, and even they can't draw big crowds that often. The NHRA is committing suicide by their own hand. So many missteps that it's impossible to start naming them. I hate to think that professional Drag racing in it's current form, won't be around that much longer....but unfortunately, it won't.
U have to be kidding me. U would never beat a top fuel funny car or top fuel dragster. They run nitro- methane fuel. The cars produce 10,000 horse power. Run a quarter mile in under 4 seconds. There is only one word for u and that is STUPID.
Aaaaggggggg! Watching these videos are so bad for me! I'm 13 so I have no way to access any of this stuff. I couple months ago I started saving for a new edge mustang hopefully I can save for like a 10 grand cobra but I'll settle with a gt.
Michael Fritsche there are rules for every class, but I myself and thousands of others would rather see a twin turbo small block race a root blown big block
Courtney is right. I can't believe they haven't made rear engine funny cars the standard for safety. I've seen them before but I guess they aren't competitive. I guess if Don Garlits had run funny car they would be. If anyone watching this hasn't been to a NHRA event you need to go, there's no way to express how incredible the whole thing is from the sound to the speed to the insane pit action. NASCAR is a childs play in comparison. You can see everything in this video live in the pits, they are open to spectators with just a tape to keep people out of their way. He's not kidding about the fuel, if you are in the pits when they fire up the engine and it's not burning all the fuel it's like getting maced. I don't understand how some of the crew people can stand right over the engine with the exhaust blowing their hair back and not tear up or choke. They must eat glass and chew nails in their off time. Notice at about 3:30 when Courtney gets out of the car in the pits with her gas mask on as she's talking about them that all but one of the guys working on it don't have gas masks on.
NICE Video..... Sat next to John Force during High School, .......just wish some of that Racing bug would have rubbed of on my shoulders...His girls have done VERY WELL also...... congrats .
You guys should have your own TV show called gears and gasoline. So good
They can't just copy their own show, they might get sued
No this works much better on RUclips
no cause broadcasting has way too much control over the creative process also they just want people flipping cars with tons of drama 😒
@I Am Sekou Big companies do it all the time, they copy their own format and sue them so they can have the money
I’d rather watch utube over tv nowadays
Crazy how they can rebuild a engine in 30min meanwhile performance shops take months. Your vids are always so good. Best quality Automotive channel for sure.
they are paid just a little bit more money I'm guessing. also the engines they're rebuilding aren't expected to last through the day whereas street car engines can last hundreds of thousands of miles if they are cared for
@@berengerchristy6256 actually they say the block and crank are good for between 8-16 passes (1-2 trips to the winner circle, or 2-4 races if they don't qualify) and when they do rebuild they take the rods and stuff out and mostly the same stuff goes back in again, if they are bent or they get to a certain amount of passes (he said 12, not for sure if that was a rough number) then they get pulled out just to be safe so they are definitely expected to last through the day, and they are cared for like crazy to get that far...
(that info comes from Hagerty's video btw)
and to be fair to the standard engine shop, these top fuel guys rebuild the same engine, up to 7 times in one day, and they have all the parts they need at hand, and like when they pull one head assembly off (including the zoomies) they don't have to rebuild that set and put it on for the next pass, they have like 4 sets of heads ready to go, that way they pull one set off and start working on it and put a different set on, so their not even really rebuilding the whole engine in 35 minutes just replacing some parts (this is like comparing a 12 second pit stop in NASCAR to the half hour it may take an auto shop to mount new tires... the auto shop is actually "rebuilding" you wheels where NASCAR is just putting different ones on...)
and a large part of the months it can take an engine shop to rebuild an engine is waiting on parts and machine work, the more of this that the shop does in-house, the fast the job normally is, and that is not including wait time (like if the shop is busy)
From my own experience, (we have a pair of 900 hp big block chevy's in our pulling tractors, and we do all the disassembly and assembly ourselves) there have been many times in the past when we "blow up" an engine, this season we had the oil hole in the little disk in the lifter get plugged with something, and it rekt a rod and rocker, which then smashed a valve into the piston.... we tore it apart sent the piston to our engine builder, we had parts back and the engine running in less then a week... pretty good when it is like 4 hour round trip just to get to our shop...), this is not that uncommon, (as we are getting better parts of the last 30+ years it has become much less common) but it works because we have spare parts as well, when we buy valves, we dont buy 16, we have 18 made etc, because we are running custom parts that you cant just buy off the shelve so when one gets bent, it could take weeks to get a new one.... not good for the point schedule.
at the same time my cousin who needed engine work done for his engine on his hot rod, an engine that our shop is not familiar with, does not know the specs of etc took a lot more time to have a simple rebuild done, specs had to be found by measuring parts, and then the parts had to be ordered etc (I'm speculating on some of that.. but I know a one-off engine rebuild takes a lot longer, vs our engines that we rebuild every year, (even though last year with the rebuild in my engine we barely replaced a thing, basically just new plugs))
just my two cents
that's at least a nickel
@@killorkubed Im pretty sure they change the slugs after every run.
Hahaha I was thinking the same thing. My rebuild has been going on for half a year
The video is like a 7 min movie. Great job on the quality and editing.
YES QUALITY IS GREAT THERE LIKE LITTLE DOCUMENTARY'S
*8
This is what you call a short movie.
Looks very good, wonder what camera and lenses they're using
Especially at 1:53
Your videos are always top notch and perfect. I'm not even a huge drag fan and this was a great watch.
1:53 the camera guy got a little distracted there, don’t you think.
Mr. Nature LMAO WTAF
LMAO XD
LOL
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I've been an NHRA fan for a while, and I'm convinced you've got to be actually insane to drive one of these nitro cars
Sam Mattox, I agree and also been a longtime fan. But just once I would like to do it just for the thrill
You've got to be pretty crazy just to drive Pro Stock. That class now runs at the speeds Top Fuel used to run.
@@ericynot pro stock??
@@Jay-jb2vr Yes, Pro Stock. Those cars now run about 200 MPH in the quarter mile, with ET's around 6 seconds. That's what top fuel cars used to run (back in the days when their engines were in front of the drivers, and drivers got killed all the time).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Stock
A deathwish aswell
In love with the Force Girls,love Drag racing nothing like it.
I can’t imagine how much work went into this video! Keep it up guys!
Fastest accelerating land veichle?
My civic would like a word with you
If that hemi engine was in your Civic , it would rip the car apart ! Lmao !
ThrustSSC is the fastest land vehicle. Top Fuel dragsters would look like, they are going in slow motion compared to the ThrustSSC.
@@lars38010 I'm talking about v8 engines not not rockets. And a top fuel dragster will smoke one through the quarter mile !
@@michaelpincavitch5245 My comment was for that other guy, who said that it is the fastest land vehicle.
@@lars38010 he said fastest accelerating
I remember going to the track and watching Eddie Hill, Kenny Bernstein and John Force. My childhood was truly awesome
If you've never been to an NHRA national event, your really should try it, even if you're not into car racing. I wasn't a racing fan at all, but my wife got some passes from her work because they sponsored a car, and I said what the heck it's free. Oh, man, there's nothing like it. I was hooked instantly! Just bring your ear plugs.
These girls got bigger balls than I'll ever have in my lifetime 😂😂
Yeah her balls are on her chest dude.
Well thats a stupid comment lol
Harrier 2.0 them girls are straight bad asses no doubt
Girls dont have balls just sayen
@@thesavagespongebobuu6936 I was also just saying that they got bigger balls 😂
they got them big ol ovaries
There’s nothing cooler then a family that’s invested in something so much. Force, Manning, Earnhardt, Andretti, Matthews, sports royalty. Awesome video, thanks for the content
The greatest, most exciting sport on Earth, nothing compares to the power, the spectacle, the people of NHRA.
I remember when I was about 8 (15 years ago), I got my John Force hat signed by John Force and I’m pretty sure my dad still wears it to this day. Another great video. Gave me a lot of memories of going to the NHRA races in Joliet, IL.
“And uh, they’re badass” One of the greatest things ever said
What a great story. If my daughter got into a predominately male dominated sport at the time and then became a champion in it, I’d be the proudest father you’d find. Acknowledging the team and the effort they put in between runs is good to.
Just to give you an idea how extreme these beasts are, the blower eats up about 650 parasitic hp just to force feed that much air volume into the manifold.
An interesting stat for sure. The blower also helps add something like 5,000-6,000hp (estimated of course) to these engines. I'd say thats quite the net gain.
can you ELI5 what that means for someone not familiar?
xPr1m3 how much HP u think the stickers add and sponsors
@@DrumBum561 Gas needs air to burn, more gas needs more air. These cars burn so much fuel they need 500bhp just to push enough air into the engine to burn with all the gas they’re using
I can't believe I'm watching this for free. This channel has some of the best produced car content. Period.
Its just mind boggling. The acceleration is insane.
What a wonderful video. I love the NHRA and Top Fuel racing and this was a great view into that world. The fact that it starred 2 of my favorite drivers, Courtney and Brittany, was just icing on the cake. New subscriber here. Thank you!
5:00 that sounds like me in bed
Okay, okay. Thats pretty good.
Get good mate
69ers Net I don’t get it
Funny asl man 😂
The four second man 😭👍🏻
I have been so blessed to know this world. I was born in Feb and just weeks later i was at the track at the Gatornationals. Waiting on March baby...Mopar or no car!!!!!! You just got a new sub
I can't believe Ben and Ben got to shoot this incredible NHRA footage. Nice work guys
0:46 Is that a workshop or a kitchen?
he's just making me a delicious cylinder head sandwich. 3:48
@@5PYZ3R yummy😋😂
It's the car guys dream kitchen
@@gp8666 When your wife asks you to suggest a kitchen design
@@5PYZ3R No crust
Cheers John Force and all your racing family.You didn't make race history.You are race history.BRAVO my fellow American and thank you for all these years of racing and Championships.The Best.DAMN I would love to see your trophy room.
If you ever been to a nhra drag race you will know there’s 2 or 3 johns because he is every where all at the same time🤣🤣😎 he would follow us back after a bad explosion run and make sure Cruz is OK and also telling us if we need anything to come to his trailer and get it. I am now a BIG John Force fan because of his character and his big heart!!
Groom Lake so true. When i was a kid and my dad was talkng to Mr Force i kept saying im hungry, im hungry and he said gon in the trailer and get something to eat so they could still talk. I will never forget that. 3 more months to the Gatornationals
Thanks to Greenlight Television I got to witness this phenomena I didn't have much time or respect for beforehand. Thanks for the opportunity to witness this amazing sport, experience, audible awakening, thrill, technical excellence in engineering and team ability. One of the highlights of my Outside Broadcast timeline. Got to visit Hockenheim a few times too.
Damnit, I love engines.
This whole family is full of awesome people, I've met them all, they have souls of gold. John is one hell of a character!
This is such a good video, the one thing I wish was included was the fact of how easy it is to get into drag racing. NHRA has a class for any and every type of vehicle out there, so if you want to give it a shot take a good hard look at it.
TomZeBomb it’s very easy to get into!! My team is hiring right now just like all other teams!! What is hard is to find some one that can cope with performing under huge pressure while spending lots of time away from home!! If you have a CDL it’s almost a guaranteed job.
@@groomlake51 do you work for Kalitta? Saw your video with JR Todd's celebration
The Thomahawk negative . Them dudes kicked ass though💪🏼
Great vid!!! I’ll say this about John force ..... he is one hell of a man with the biggest hart ever!! I work on his arched rivals car. This year was tough for us because we blew so much crap up . In st Luis we kicked the rods out in Q2 and John followed us back to the pit making sure Cruz was not hurt. He also was very admit about making sure we had enough parts to put the car back together. John kept telling me if there’s ANYTHING we need he will have it ready for us. With all the crap you see on TV about John and his rivals something you never hear of is how he helps his competitors when the crash or blow their stuff up. I grew up around drag racing also ... my whole life and let’s just say I wasn’t a big force fan.... but after this year I have nothing but respect for the man. He is the truest of true CHAMPIONS ! And he is a very CARING man to this sport! Godspeed John and thank you for all you do for the drag racers and our sport.
paul austin almost every car has hidden not legal stuff . Rules are words , and words are open to interpretation . As far as his team orders most teams do it so I don’t see him as a cheat . The funny thing is they fired brits whole crew today
paul austin lol it’s so convoluted but I’m with you. The hammer dropped today!! 40 people let go from DSR. Brittany fires her whole crew and chief and mike Salinas picked them up. Grubnic and his whole crew are now on Brits monster car.
What does it take to get onto a team? I am still in high school and would be very interested in being a mechanic for a team after graduation.
Nathan S if you really want to get on to a team all you really need is a CDL . Even if it’s just the permit . If you have a resume, send it to Caleb cox on face book he is are GM. Mine is groomlakeperformance@gmail
Want to save the earth? Buy a car that gets 7 gallons/per second
Wooosh
If you are worried about the earth try shutting your car off when you are sitting in the drive through at McDs or stop running it for 20 minutes in the driveway to warm it up on cold days. You probably drive around with the check engine light on all the time which means you are defeating the emission controls of your car and polluting the earth. Better yet ride your bicycle for transportation. It's not like they drive these things to work everyday.
BTW, Def Leppard sucks!
@@manstersr fun fact: idling your car consumes next to nothing compared to shitty driving
manstersr yes because I rather freeze my ass off in my car because I let it run for 20 minutes. Not only that, but it’s better on the car engine to run. Theres plenty of regulations cars have to have to pass inspection. Yes people do change their exhaust all the time. But letting a car run is literally not that big of a deal. It’s big time factories and plastic waste that’s fucking this planet. And if Def Leppard sucks so badly, why were they so successful?
Luffy Chinjah r/wooosh
At 66 I'm too old to be having heroes. But John and his family have been my heroes for years. Just found this video for the first time, and I need Kleenex to dry my eyes. Thank you for bringing this to us.
Alternate title: Balls of Steel
You mean Ovaries of Steel
@@trevorflink2235 True facts. Well played.
Group B was.
Nah man. 🙅♂️ Isle of man TT is the BALLS OF STEEL
@@Xjnthn_ More like brains of mush.
Hands down the best video quality on RUclips! The 4K is AMAZING!
This is an awesome perspective of the force family.
WOW! The production value of this is better than most TV shows. You guys are very talented. Great content.
I'd be extremely curious to see how long one of those engines would last under normal (road) conditions running on 100 octane and w/o NOZ...
Brodie Bennett I don’t even think they can run without that special fuel
@@Jueen_ that same engines set up will run on ethanol (alcohol) which is a much cooler burning fuel but you lose about 3000 HP without the Nitro and you get approx 3 mins total of run time from 17 gallon tank !!! Its a true manmade modern marvel !!
Not long considering how fast it burns through all of it’s fuel
actually these engines are very old and dated technology. The make a ton of power but aren't practical and ancient.
@@Bahamuttiamat i would disagree, if these engines are ancient, you would assume someone would use cutting edge technology and destroy everyone else.
I doubted this sport, but now I know how crazy and serious this motorsport is.
I'm going to spring nationals as a school field trip
Funny I did too for two years... Royal purple RaceWay
@@claytontylergolf6081 oh that's cool, didn't they change their name a while back
Brown Gumshoe yeah they did last year or early this year. Can't remember the name.
You go to Mag?
Wear ear protection
Not to mention the smell of it that’s unforgettable
Got caught between two top fuel cars warming up, when I was a kid worst experience of my life. Thought I was going to die.
You were a kid?? Where were your parents??
What do you mean?! That’s the best feeling ever!!
You guys are one of the best automotive channels out there. .
Keep it up...
Hope you someday inspire me to do somthing wonderful with my subaru.
'fans love it it makes your eyes tear, your nose starts flowing juices, you can't hardly see - it's just unreal. if you get too much you won't be able to breath'
A m e r i c a n s.
Ben 1&2 you've just outdone yourself! NHRA is LEGIT!
I could smell the fuel through the screen and my eyes started tearing but then I realized I farted
The Force family have made NHRA what it is today.. Brittany and Courtney have brought new light to the sport with all their winning and success as drivers ..
how on Gods green earth does someone/team build a 10-12k HP engine?
The engine blocks have no cooling passages for added strength all cooling is performed by the fuel. They are essentially time bombs with about a 10 second fuse at full power hence the 4 second runs and full rebuilds
@@sethwagoner3430 bish wat lmao
It's all in the fuel, Nitro Methane, it burns at a ratio something like 7:1 opposed to gasoline which burns at 14.7:1 air to fuel ratio and like Pablo commented all that fuel cools the engine for the short time it's running. The power is from the explosiveness of it and the amount of air they pack into the combustion chambers with it through the blower. It's pretty high tech stuff.
One word. Vtec
Pablo Gonzalez holy shet
Watching the tires in slo-mo on the launch is so satisfying.
Imagine making a 10000 hp car in 30 minutes 10 times a day just to have it blow up on the strip
I completely forgot I clicked a Gears and Gasoline video until the end credits. How in the world is this not from a TV show or something? The quality of your work is actually insane!
2:20 damn miley cirus drives dragsters?
Brittany force
I Grew up living a stones throw from SIR I even worked there several summers as a young Teen (Seattle International Raceway) Don Garlits, Jerry “The King” Ruth and Grumpy Jenkins..... Loved The Wheel Standers and the first Rocket cars. Some real great memories....... I was a NHRA DRAG RACE fan for a lot of. years but stopped watching when the distance was shortened. I understand the want to improve on safety however it’s just not the same excitement level. Special Thanks to John Force and Family for all You continue to do to advance the sport........ Back then 1.00 to get in and into the pits was free.........
Brap brap barp vroooooooooooooooooooooom.
My only motorsport is the Funny"s & Top Fuel! This video is the best production quality to date. Seeing The Force Family featured makes this a favorite of all time!
- Watchmen
that is why the top view guys 17,000 Rockyview with Britney and Courtney force
I work for NHRA, BEST JOB EVER, its hard work but its soul filling!!
how come so many drivers are female? weight reduction?
I think so. Cockpit might be really small also.
No. Actually females have a quicker Reaction time. Lighter is not a factor on a car in the 2,350 (i think,current rules)
Just as many dudes tho, it's probably the most integrated motorsport in terms of drivers.
There are more male drivers in the NHRA. The video really showed two(Courtney and Brittany Force) more than anyone else
Small cockpit or just randomly
It's hard to say because everyone needs to be 100% for the race to succeed and safe.
Damn so if they can work this fast in 30minutes how long will it take for them to dismantle a normal engine in a car and rebuild it
probably 15min
Alot longer you gotta think these engines are basically uncovered for them to jump right into dismantling. A normal car would have all that stuff in a more compact area
An hour or so because these engines are designed to be dismantled
Are stuff is engineered to take apart quickly!! Most crew guys wouldn’t know what even to do with a real car!! You would be surprised how little pro crew guys know about every day mechanics lol!!
Groom Lake I agree with this and can approve this
NHRA pure magic....cheers from brasil
I buy this fuel for nitro rc cars (20% not 90%) it costs a stupid $30 a gallon
AVRAHAM BREA mix your own alcohol and nitro it’s much cheeper but home land security only allows a person to posses 5 gallons at a time after the Oklahoma City building got blown up with fertilizer and nhra nitro. The mix is called animal
@@groomlake51 insane stuff this is
We paid 32 a gallon for 99.99% when i was wrenching top fuel
Michael Fritsche it’s about the same I think 35$ now or something .
Michael Fritsche have you ever seen the vid of the plant in Texas I think that made it that blew up?
You guys can even make the only part about car culture that i don't like enjoyable. Such a nice video to watch.
Keep it up! :D
Afterthought: the top fuel and funny car classes should adapt the same basic engine and clutch packages as the nostalgia funny cars. They’re much cheaper to run, and it gives a chance for The nostalgie teams to be competitive… All they have to do is change bodies. We might even have 32 car fields again! They should be able to run in the 5.20’s at about 280 miles an hour… That’s fast enough for anyone. It’s a helluva lot more sustainable. Tony Schumacher’s on the shelf… Why? No major sponsor. Even the sponsors are tired of shelling out massive amounts of money. If we keep this up, the sport will die.
This sport has always been on the verge of dying. Just keep in the groove (pun intended) we're good.
It's definitely dying. Noticed how empty the stands were in many of the shots ? There used to be HUNDREDS of tracks and now there's just a few dozen at most, and even they can't draw big crowds that often. The NHRA is committing suicide by their own hand. So many missteps that it's impossible to start naming them. I hate to think that professional Drag racing in it's current form, won't be around that much longer....but unfortunately, it won't.
Kudos to the teams, but those Force girls are INSPIRATIONAL.
Hah, my turbo civic could totally smoke that shit bro. i gapped a subaru last night, i basically run low threes
That 300+ dragster got nuthin on your civic
Hahahahaha....... ya made me pee on myself sum yung guy !! Glad ya like horsepower though 😎
Just Some Guy if you paint your brake calipers red and put a cheap wing from Amazon on the back, you'll easily beat one of these dragsters.
Dont forget your spare v-tecs
U have to be kidding me. U would never beat a top fuel funny car or top fuel dragster. They run nitro- methane fuel. The cars produce 10,000 horse power. Run a quarter mile in under 4 seconds. There is only one word for u and that is STUPID.
Ain't no.burnout like a John force burn out seen it live and watched many races .keep it going girls
dominic toretto voice : (only p**** run nitro meth) 😂😂😂😂
I live my life 1 gallon of nitro at a time
Simply put @ thumbnail... NHRA is life!
Drag racing is million times better than Nascar
You guys just made me fall in love with Funny cars. Good job guys this video was breathtaking.
Aaaaggggggg! Watching these videos are so bad for me! I'm 13 so I have no way to access any of this stuff. I couple months ago I started saving for a new edge mustang hopefully I can save for like a 10 grand cobra but I'll settle with a gt.
My dad once work on top fuel dragster and he loved it for Christmas I will build a v10 whit him so hyped
That car is funny hahahahahahahahah Hahahaha
Best motor sports on the earth,been going since the early 80's!
What is NHRA Drag Racing? Its cookie cutter drag racing, where all the cars are specd the same....
Rules for the Class.
Michael Fritsche there are rules for every class, but I myself and thousands of others would rather see a twin turbo small block race a root blown big block
@@WarhorseS197 it's hard to Class different engines,weights,tube vs factory chassis,etc.
There's Outlaw , Run-what-ya-bring type shoot outs.
@@WarhorseS197 outlaw/ run what ya brung
@@michaelfritsche4023 NHRA Promod Class is the real class racing, anything Top Fuel is a joke
I honestly forget that I'm watching a RUclips video when I watch your videos. You guys are awesome.
Courtney is right. I can't believe they haven't made rear engine funny cars the standard for safety. I've seen them before but I guess they aren't competitive. I guess if Don Garlits had run funny car they would be. If anyone watching this hasn't been to a NHRA event you need to go, there's no way to express how incredible the whole thing is from the sound to the speed to the insane pit action. NASCAR is a childs play in comparison. You can see everything in this video live in the pits, they are open to spectators with just a tape to keep people out of their way. He's not kidding about the fuel, if you are in the pits when they fire up the engine and it's not burning all the fuel it's like getting maced. I don't understand how some of the crew people can stand right over the engine with the exhaust blowing their hair back and not tear up or choke. They must eat glass and chew nails in their off time. Notice at about 3:30 when Courtney gets out of the car in the pits with her gas mask on as she's talking about them that all but one of the guys working on it don't have gas masks on.
One of the pioneers of modern drag racing - Don Garlitz - had his retinae detached from the parachute deceleration.
amazing quality for a 2018 production, the 4K is really crisp on this one despite youtube limiting the bitrate.
This is TRUE power & speed.
Stripped in 3 minutes, serviced & put back together in 30 minutes!? .. crazy!
Really love the high quality you guys always have while putting out videos. Keep up the good stuff
Awwww his kids are still racing, what a blessing
Austin Prock! Crazy that he would go on and drive a top fuel the year after this video. And he won a race too!
They really use the force
yes, they are so lovely. They pretend play
I know someone who used old pistons from a drag car in a sprint car just for the weight, and when the blew, they blew big time
You may only bring out a video once a week but man the quality is sublime.
Damn, the quality of your videos is sick! Amazing job guys!
This family sure is a FORCE to be reckoned with.
The quality of content you guys put out is consistently amazing. Keep it up!
If you’ve never been bathed in the godly yellow smoke of Nitro Methane then you’ve never lived. NHRA is definitely the best racing experience
NICE Video..... Sat next to John Force during High School, .......just wish some of that Racing bug would have rubbed of on my shoulders...His girls have done VERY WELL also...... congrats .
Oh. We're heading into professional motorsports! Waiting for more!
Would you consider making a similar video about NASCAR?
Would be cool
I’m always taken aback by the quality of your videos
Wonderful work guys. Things really starting to gain momentum for you! So happy to see it, you guys do great work! 🤙
Beautifully composed and produced!!
Everyone salute to the people who sit behind monsters that could end them. Always follow your dreams
One of my favorites from you guys keep up the good work!!!
You're too kind!
It’s incredible to watch how well these guys know the engine