A New Era BEGINS in the NHRA!
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- We take you to the 2023 NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway where a new era of drag racing is ushered in by an incredible youth movement in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class that includes a new Gen 3 Suzuki Hayabusa body by Vance & Hines and billet cases, making the drag bike engines universal. In this video we talk to John Force, "Big Daddy" Don Garlits and NASCAR legend Tony Stewart about how drag racing can get younger and develop new stars, we get up close with all the new Pro Stock bikes and highlight the new riders and fearless females including Gaige Herrera, Chase Van Sant, Angie Smith, Jianna Salinas Evaristo, Joey Gladstone and many others. We catch up with class veterans Karen Stoffer and Michael Phillips. We see Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters as Tony Stewart racing and Matt Hagan go for the win and Steve Torrence and Mike Salinas face off in the Top Fuel final. We even get to visit with NHRA and Cycledrag Fans and get a look at some of "Big Daddy" Don Garlits Swamp Rat dragsters on display. Enjoy this comprehensive, inside coverage of the NHRA Gainesville sold-out extravaganza, known as the 2023 Gatornationals.
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I can remember traveling to Gainesville in a heavy downpour of rain in the 1970s. 9 out of 10 times it would be sunny and dry by the time we arrived. My first visit to a drag strip was to Carlsbad Raceway in Calif. My dad wasn't a car or bike guy but he knew I was passionate about drag racing. He surprised me with an unannounced trip to Carlsbad Raceway when I was around 10.Thanks, Dad. PS. When I was seventeen I worked after school doing farmwork for 1.50 an hour. In late 1969 I ordered a brand new 1970 Kawasaki Mach 3 500 cc Red with white strips. I paid 1104.00 dollars for what was at the time, the world's fastest production motorcycle. We love what you do "Cycle Drag"
Love seeing that place packed out. Especially as I pull in on my bike and park right at the gate
Jack you and cycle-drag are a number one video thanks to you Keep up the great work. God bless you and yours.
Talk about representing the sport. Fascinating as always.
You're the best Jack,....... after Force and Big Daddy! 👍
Great job Jack !!! Thanks for the video
CycleDrag has the best race coverage hands down! Big ups and much appreciation!🔥💪👊💯
Good to see you talk to Jianna. I knew her dad Mike Salinas in high school and he rode a Honda 750 chopper to school! Before he got his harley. They are a great family of hard working kind people, and self made. Mike started out scrapping metal (hence Scrappers racing) and loving cars bikes and drag racing, just like me - he is a role model to us who know him. thanks
Foxtrot Juliet Bravo. HA! love that shirt.
Jack, you do such a good job covering motorcycle events. It would be great if you covered a couple motocross races this year.
The Best Drivers and the Best Sport on the planet!!!
Where are the 70 or 90 year old drivers in nascar..exactly!! NHRA family is going strong and will never die with new drivers coming in to keep it alive!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🏆👊💪🙏💯
Congratulations Jack.....🎉 🎊 🎉
2023 season is off to a great start! 🔥 🙌🏾 🔥
good vid jack my only visit to the states was the gatornationals in 2003 brought the memorys back ,good to see big daddy looking so well also
Funny seeing John with a bow tie & all done up compared to when he's track side.👍
seen Chase Van Sant run at the local 1/8 mile dragstrip in Eddyville Iowa
The last time I was there I was with Frankie Giordano and Bob Carpenter man have the Bikes changed since then, I wonder how Frank would have done if he didn't get sick, he was the Jr. Pro Stock Champion and was in the Process of building a New Bike for PS and he pushed every inch of the rules building it.
RIP my friend.
Such a great race!! Way to go Jack!
Awesome video
big daddy don, man thats taking me back!
Thanks Jack!
Great job Jack love the video
We need INNOVATORS as those 2 are best in business.and Mr.DonGarlit my hat off to him for holding hs age quite well
My problem with electric vehicles is the lie involving them with being a "GREEN" industry! ..from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠
How to make more big names in the sport? Make it easier to participate, and dont let the big names hog the sponsers. I can think of a couple people right now who have a great launch off the line and skills behind the wheel. Will we ever know how far they go? Nope. The car isn't going to win the race - the driver does.
As exhiting to watch the race to get the yellow bike ready in time as a race..
It’s going to be a great day when the NHRA stops giving Harley the incredible displacement advantage and other things using old school thinking. Two cylinder technology has come a long way in recent years. Pro stock motorcycle is the only Pro class that has different displacement rules depending on how many cylinders you have. The Suzuki guys made a big mistake when they agreed to let this happen because Harley was so popular at that time.
Thank you. What a relief to be passed that trashy Dayton crap. It was embarrassing to watch. Super cringy.
Suz nation
I will disagree with Dan Garlits. The cars are the stars as well as the drivers. Don't go from one extreme to the other. You can let fans relate to the drivers and continue to talk about and innovate the cars.
New Era ?
I miss angelle already. Hope peggy can find a sponsor
What IS the new era???!!!!! Hope it’s NOT electric
First
Hell, innovation died years ago in NHRA.
As for us bike guys..... why NHRA?
Other organizations pay way better, and let's us use real innovation.
Oh, nothing like a 2023 body on a 1982 chassis.
Cool story, Grampa
You can go to far in promoting the drivers. IMO, it's the reason for the decline in NASCAR viewership. The pre Madonna's crybaby drivers who never take responsibility for their actions on the track. Don't overexpose the sport or the drivers, leave some mystery to keep the fans coming back. The fans need to know that they can do it as well. Don't put the drivers on an insurmountable pedistal.
Never liked force!
Thanx for saving pro stock bike but truth be told v twins been dominating when they really wasnt true pro stock an now harley which is not made in america has abandoned them the rules should not change the v twins have to step up there game harley failed you dnt fail yourself harley is HONDA now its a fact they make nothing in america only sales
The V-twins only dominated because the rules heavily favored them. As things get balanced their dominance fades.