300mph in 5.3 seconds

[@LucarioNinjaa]

A 3 minute build up for 5 and half seconds of joy.

[@StephenJohnson-jb7xe]

I remember a friend saying he spent all day at the track to watch about two minutes of racing, it's crazy but true.

[@calculus77]

That reminds me of another fun activity. 😜

[@someasiandude4797]

@calculus77 Damn bro

[@l3nny.f]

👾@@calculus77

[@samsonsson328]

3:00

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

I salute the person who had the bright idea to reverse engineer a freaking jet engine and strap it in between two gigantic tires and a kayak. It's mad genius in the purest sense.

[@Sauraus1]

33 likes, that’s underrated as hell.

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

@@Sauraus1 I take what I can get lol

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

@@Sauraus1 See, it's already starting to go up!

[@crazyralph6386]

You should see them inside a transport truck!

[@smoothlyrough512]

You only reverse engineer something when you don't know how it works. It's common knowledge how a key engine works.

[@mozzy747]

I've drag raced before but you have to be a particular breed of lunatic to get in the cockpit of one of these beasts !! but so saying that me wanna have a go !!!

[@fboest]

i actually think its "more safe" than wheel driven cars. No tireshakes, no drifting around etc

[@floork24]

@@fboest yeah

[@LewisC0298]

@@fboest richard hammond

[@captnmct17]

I’m one of them lunatics💀

[@redskyz483]

Don't you find it difficult going fast in high heels and a dress ?

[@TamaHawkLive]

I like how they installed the cute little steering wheel so the rider can feel like he's somewhat in control.

[@GolfClashDreamR]

underrated comment! lol 😂

[@davewalkden7248]

I think it's designed to give them something to hang on to more than anything.

[@LiamAllbright]

Well you did notice he steered. so it works i guess.

[@gamerpumpking1675]

Bruh? So how are you gonna turn it? Push it sideways?

[@LiamAllbright]

You saw that he freakin steered while getting to the "start line or whatever its called" and while driving at 20 miles an hour for five seconds. it has real steering@@gamerpumpking1675

[@Zerbey]

Can't believe how smooth that ride was.

[@NatVirgo]

Camera mad it look smooth, if the camera was completely ridged to the chassis then the video would be unwatchable.

[@fruitbouquet5479]

It's probably the stabilizations technology of the camera, GoPro does that really well, and description says it was GoPro.

[@177SCmaro]

Just doing 140 in my car in the 1/4 the vibration feels like the world is coming appart, granted 50 year old camaro, but still. Yeah, I agree with the others, it's the camera smoothing it out. Watch the driver's hands on the wheel, shaking all over the place.

[@TraumaER]

@@177SCmaroyou should have gotten a ticket and your license taken away. There’s no reason to ever go past 100 mph on the highway.

[@177SCmaro]

@@TraumaER Who said I was on the highway? I specifically referenced the dragstrip.

[@jaykay5369]

This is such gold. The driver is awesome, and I remember the guy with the dreads well from when I visit Santa Pod years ago. Great memories, and incredible car!

[@olliecole7163]

Yeah that guy is there every year, can tell he loves his job haha, who wouldn't

[@ianrutledge681]

Richie, he doesn't so much do the crew chief bit as "conduct" the proceedings!

[@SuperCholdi]

I've always wanted to walk on the start line there and see what it's like with all the rubber that has been put down.

[@cll1639]

Like walking across those glue pads that are used to trap rats.

[@SuperCholdi]

@@cll1639 I bet you could run really fast on it.

[@nathangray99]

It’s so sticky that your shoes will get stuck to the track. I’ve seen grown mens feet completely slide out of their shoe while walking off the track during staging.

[@justadummy8076]

@@SuperCholdinot really, you’d be slowed down by how sticky the rubber is

[@cliffburridge]

Like walking on a Wetherspoon’s carpet.

[@darrelldixon9044]

Many years ago in the 80's I attended a Drag Racing & Jet Car Event at Spokane Raceway Park. It was after dark when the Jet Cars were brought out to run, and prior to the initial side by side run as the cars went Pow! Pow! Pow! (Likely to raise the spectator's excitement) the cars inched forward and staged at the tree. Many others and myself being a crazy kid stood up on the concrete barrier supporting the chain link fencing right at the track's edge to get an "Up Close View" of the upcoming run. The announcer kept telling everyone to get away from the fence and eventually we all stepped down. Being stubborn as soon as I heard the two jet dragsters launch I immediately stepped back up on the concrete and gripped the fencing... BAD IDEA!! I was a short distance from the starting line and just as the cars were past I felt myself SUCKED UP AGAINST THE FENCE! In an instant the cool night air got VERY WARM.. and as I was now plastered against the fence from the "Vacuum" behind the cars I felt the sting of EVERY PIECE OF SMALL DEBRIS, SAND & GRAVEL from the side of the track pelt my bare arms, legs and face... It was a stupid idea, but still one of the most memorable experiences of my life.. I was fortunate enough to be wearing glasses or it may have turned out badly for my eyesight.

[@wahidtrynaheghugh260]

That pow pow is not for excitement, it’s called 2-step or anti lag. It changes the ignition timing so there is explosions in the exhaust that spool the turbo before the car starts moving. It’s critical for drag racing turbo cars. However it is very exciting lol

[@darrelldixon9044]

Thanks for the clarification! are they "Turbo Cars"? or called Jet Turbine? @@wahidtrynaheghugh260

[@Nareimooncatt]

​@@wahidtrynaheghugh260that doesn't apply to jet cars. With the jets, it's igniting the afterburner for a split second as part of the pre-stage show.

[@chaytonhurlow840]

0:50 That's the most dramatic way to pull up your pants. Lol

[@ichosolemanuel6048]

I didnt even notice that bruh

[@Thehulksterbeast]

needs a tighter belt lol

[@kaspervestergaard2383]

Or a tighter ass. @@Thehulksterbeast

[@Zink_da_banana]

😂😂😂

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

(Black Republicans): "Get those pants!"

[@rocketdyneF1]

300mph with one hand on the wheel.

[@CORTH3LL]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 brainless sheep

[@UpYourArsenal]

@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1 Speaking of: 'Jesus Christ' this is a drag racing video, I respect the 'missionary' mindset but this isn't the place for it, guy.

[@ionburger]

​@@UpYourArsenalits a bot, they just go around spamming random comment sections, not sure why i dont think they are gaining anything from it

[@WeazelNewsUSA]

First person to do that

[@xR0bert]

Bruh that dragster didn’t go 300 mph I don’t think it was 300 km/h either. It looked fast but not as fast as 300

[@xNightOwlzZz]

"I could take me foot off the brake if ye wanted!" 😂 Best line

[@ElonMuskTheOne]

if you set the playback speed to 2x, it is going to be "600mph in 2.65 seconds"

[@v0lny886]

No shit

[@iDragZ_]

🤓

[@Alfakenybodee]

Actually did it😅

[@Kai..1]

Lmao

[@BuffedAcheron]

The first 2 replies probably have no braincells

[@Rob-eg8qc]

Pram wheels, we used to make boogies out of them back in the 1970s, even though we bent a few of them by hitting a kerb or ramming into each other , it just goes to show how well built those prams wheels where made for straight line speed.

[@oTryHardz]

This has to be a feeling like none other. Love watching them go.

[@RollercoasterJosh]

FYI: He pulled around 2.577gs

[@carsonnak4842]

no way that was 300 mph

[@kvykimo]

@@carsonnak4842 bro never heard of camera stabilization

[@ralanham76]

​@@kvykimoyup I've seen motors blow UP and they pop straight in the air and the car keeps going and it's most of the way down the track by the time the motor hits back on the ground 🤣 because they got such a kick off the start.

[@MegaFPVFlyer]

​@@carsonnak4842I love the idea that somebody would build an entire jet car (which in itself is an enormous endeavor) just to, I guess, bribe the dude running the timing system so they can lie about the speed?

[@MegaFPVFlyer]

I'm curious how you came to the 2.5G number. It sounds about right, but this video doesn't have any live telemetry.

[@Killbayne]

i swear, video of driving/riding that fast always looks so slow compared to what you experienced in real life. Rode down a steep road on bike once, got to 40km/h and felt quite fast but when i went to check the video it looks like im just barely skidding along

[@rileyknox]

Absolutely, I clocked 78km/h on a bike hill bomb a few weeks ago and the vid looks like I’m doing half that. Always the way.

[@NewestHampshire]

had an off duty cop measure my speed while speeding down a hill on my bike, with only a helmet. he clocked me going 35 mph! (56 kmh) still one of my most fond memories as a kid

[@arjanpatel4895]

no u didnt

[@arjanpatel4895]

post video as proof or no one will believe u

[@arjanpatel4895]

people will laugh at u for not posting any proof they r laughing at you! noone believes u! they think ur a fake

[@filippians413]

You know it's gonna be wild when it sounds like jet engine.

[@Dtp2296]

It is a jet engine

[@macart5429]

If this “racecar” had wings and necessary flight controls, he could have potentially take off from the ground when he touched the steering wheel.

[@andersgrndahl7575]

3:00 is the time he actually drives

[@DAS-Videos]

The conductor orchestrating the after burners was perfect.

[@SLINGSHOTWORLDTV]

I never saw this! I was commentator at Doncaster show and briefly at Santa Pod.. I know all sorts of facts ..but I didn't realise that you do the run HOLDING THE WHEEL WITH ONE HAND! Martin, so cool after the run.. star.

[@nordattack]

The sound alone makes this video worth it.

[@tantilist1449]

Its not even a vehicle, its just a manifestation of torque with wheels

[@minecraft_user2]

there's no torque tho, just thrust. a damn lot of thrust

[@Dtp2296]

Zero torque

[@Riskw-mk1lo]

do you know torque?

[@04smallmj]

I always forget that Santa Pod is in England. It sounds like somewhere in California 😅

[@keirbourne5323]

I think that's the joke. The Raceway is in a small village called Podington. So they named it Santa Pod to make it sound more exotic.

[@riccardozamprogno5824]

Are you joking? Didn't know that lol

[@nathanielmillington4950]

Pretty impressive, almost as fast as the average Mk4 Supra

[@Justin-Outdoors]

If you were reading in KPH

[@King_George_W_Kush]

310mph not kph lil guy.

[@lunarthik4895]

​@@King_George_W_Kushever heard of a joke

[@lunarthik4895]

​@@King_George_W_Kushlil bro

[@nathanielmillington4950]

@@King_George_W_Kush Yessir, MPH. Did you know that the Chiron Supersport 300mph run was filmed by a MK4 Supra?

[@JozMkII]

Felt like I was watching a catapult launch off of a carrier. There was even a hand signal guy!

[@drewpeacock2762]

300 mph, 5.3 seconds, all in a 4:20 video… The stars aligned

[@Tony11806]

I have lived in England all my life and I always thought Santa Pod was in America and I just looked this up and Santa Pod is in Bedfordshire in England in a place called Podington.

[@notme7728]

That fire Marshall guy, holy shit he has the vibeeeeeee. Dude even takes his hat off, salutes the driver and knows he's about to see something cooooook

[@MikeDent]

The rasta is living his best life.

[@whisper9539]

That sound like a freaking jet. Amazing

[@jjhack3r]

It is

[@venerable_nelson]

I had the same thought. Then I realized that 300mph in 5 seconds basically is a jet. The sound checks out. xD

[@MosediNtsapi]

I reali can't believe the ride was so smooth like dat and very fast I salute I salute

[@djmax01]

Beastly insanly fast drag car going 300+ mph Driver: "Just in the shade there laddy"

[@sammywinstead9007]

A few people complained about the time it took from start up to the actual "take off", this because turbines need to go thru their check list before staging. If you have ever traveled in an airplane the pilot and co-pilot does the very same thing...the engine check list. Turbines are required to do this as it is a giant firey air compressor and does not have pistons or a lumpy cam shaft.

[@Seedx]

I was going to say "it sounds like a jet engine" until I realized that it was one

[@cagefury3789]

I had to slowly turn my volume down the longer the video went. That's absolutely insane.

[@Dtp2296]

Go and watch it, nothing beats the sound of these and top fuel. I'm fortunate to have grown up 20 miles from santa pod, silverstone and half a dozen other fantastic circuits

[@larryleejohnson2821]

I raced my 1957 Chevrolet BelAir at Fremont Raceway in California. They had a Jet Car make a run! The PLYWOOD FENCE BLEW DOWN from the Jet blast.

[@DAS-Videos]

The wind from that dragster will make that windmill spin off its bearings, it will power the entire town.

[@mtyhntr49]

Green Mamba is what i grew up with throughout the '70's 🎉🎉🎉

[@Kyxel]

You can see how the terrain slowly gets less detailed as the vehicle travels further out of the playable edges of the world. Just after this clip, the driver was teleported back to the start of the track. People these days, really trying to find their way out of bounds.

[@Monty_RFGC]

My grandad use to race here back when he was younger with my dad. Think he still holds one of the land speed records in something not 100% sure.

[@bushputz]

Would love to see a split screen with the car shot from various stationary views. You just don't get an accurate sense of speed from the cockpit camera only.

[@Dtp2296]

Doesn't look that fast from any view until to you see hypercars go down the track in 10 seconds

[@charlotteleigh2572]

If anyone wondering where dis is is Santa pod a raceway

[@hyperlemongt4890]

It took longer to watch the ads before the video than it took you to go from 0 to 300mph

[@jeanreyes89]

Finally a POV of this magnificient vehicle

[@ayuse01]

I wonder where these jet engines comes from, decommissioned military engines or brand new civilian units? Got to be military, with the afterburner switch on the left, sure looks like a fun switch to activate.:)

[@TheAmbientUniverse]

"Couldn't get a lighter car?" "I could take me foot off the brake if you wanted" I love Australian humor 😆

[@matthewh9844]

Pretty sure he’s not Australian

[@greva2904]

He’s a Brit. Santa Pod is in the UK, and he’s got a midlands accent. Australia is the other side of the world from him!

[@rleriche5044]

@@greva2904 that's a northern accent. possibly Yorkshire (the driver).

[@markeastwood74]

Experts really do make it look easy. Great video!

[@carstenpfundt]

this guy is the coolest guy I've ever seen

[@stevenclark1973]

I'd still have him in my 520D

[@TheZenChii]

The last thing id be doing is standing directly in front of that missile.

[@tigerzero9939]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@Firedud-123]

0:28 bro was screaming for that start! 🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@gedstrom]

You certainly would not get ME to stand in front of the vehicle at the start line like those guys were doing!

[@Magic_Alonso]

The RB20 looking fast

[@jaidenwalters8193]

The guy giving signals to the car is my uncle Richard

[@snotwurfit]

I like the shopping trolley wheels at the front

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

I dont know anything about these types of vehicles, but this thing looks like it's held together by duct tape and positive thoughts

[@Supraphobia]

"I Believe you went 300 by the way" "did I? :)"

[@Dingo-the-dingus]

Yes officer its stock

[@coolti7500]

"Mom. Are you cleaning again? It's your 2nd time this day."

[@69adrummer]

Is that the same track where John Bonham filmed for The Song Remains the Same?!

[@xX_Gravity_Xx]

Idk if it's just the way the audio in this video is, but the sound coming out of my phone is so loud you'd think there was a full size jet engine in my bedroom lol.

[@malc.s.5373]

The guy who stood in front of it so long....like looking down a tanks gun barrel while the driver warms the trigger up.

[@SamuTheFrog]

You know it's fast when it sounds like God is inhaling through a straw.

[@xstephx22]

Yo your in England at Santa pod I went here last week

[@Kidsonkarts]

2:57 is when it starts😊

[@pun15h3r5]

The video starts at 3:01

[@topside1981]

Thanks man, saved me some time

[@hiro2201]

this the only sport i ain’t gone dare to try

[@A_blue_gumball]

The g-forces must hurt like hell

[@yannickver]

incridible stabilisation from that action cam.

[@frisk151]

Thou shalt never dance silly in front of a dragster.... The guy kneeling down on the right side smells of USN carrier Jet-A.... STUD

[@johnvega2528]

That looks terrifying

[@recrdholdr]

The shut down at Santa Pod looks pretty rough.

[@Alphoric]

You should see the town that Santa pod is in Quite rough indeed

[@motodrang4287]

How long do I have to watch this dingus dance before the takeoff? Jeeze.

[@shalodey]

if your attention span is that bad then skip through the video lol

[@paulmeynell8866]

That is awesome , thanks for sharing such a fabulous view

[@majestic6idiot]

the G's he pulled must have been Insane!

[@LichaelMewis]

Is this driven from a shaft like a turbo prop or is it strictly jet thrust like a turbo fan?

[@timertradicional]

where is the highway 35 portal?

[@mr.modify]

hello i am under the water

[@YelpBullhorn]

A Nissan Micra came past me like that on the motorway one night a few weeks ago.

[@MannequinSmiles]

someone plz reupload the 5.3 second long version.

[@michaelmouse4024]

Faster than a game of Pass the Parcel in a Belfast pub

[@Mini4Pro177]

if your wondering its 2:59 when he launches

[@JohnSillitti]

That one guy loves his job the other guy pooping his pants

[@Imnotplayinganymore]

That’s how long it takes my car to get to 60 and I’m thrilled by that. This thing is like, “Hold my beer”

[@BN1960]

It was actually 3m 4s - it would have been quicker to walk it

[@crusty_magog]

Santa pod raceway is over 1km long including the braking zone, which would require you to travel at 20kph or 12mph to go from start to finish in 3 minutes, which is 4x normal walking speed, or a fast run. Just some context for you all.

[@uh3what]

"yeah my car goes 0 to 60 in 3.4 seconds" "well mine does it in 3 flat!" "5.3 seconds" "pshh thats slo-" "5.3 seconds 0-300"

[@splakbor]

bro charged that shit up like an ult😭

[@Baconsupercars]

Rip bro we will miss you😢

[@Teetololhaha]

this actually feels like an airplane taking off for some reason

[@sukiyu.g]

That ladys job seems so fun

[@kadoore212_GAMES]

Fast and Furious: you owe me a 5.3 car

[@kevinnielsen1356]

300 years to reach extinction. Wow humans, you all know how to have fun

[@eliot6836]

3:01 what was the g force

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

0:16 that sound is like a fighter jet lol

[@DONDON-t4o]

Ikr

[@TheRailroad99]

Sounds like an electric motor switching from Star to delta configuration.

[@ValerieMcGhee-zm8wk]

Just a person who commits it is a jet engine

[@that_astrodude]

Thats because its powered by one

[@distinguishedphrog]

This sounded like the intro to a Doom song and a jet at the same time

[@cypherpunk12]

I wonder how much fuel is used in 1/4 mile?

[@glitchoutyt2601]

average drunk driver when he sees a kid going to school on a zebra crossing

[@KingOfDucs]

did anyone die while racing these typa dragsters?

[@peterlee6745]

Now That's a 1/4 Mile

[@davidmccoy1559]

Fast smooth ride 🎉