4000 HP NITRO FUNNY CAR - They let me drive it!

I get to drive a REAL 4000 HP Nitro Burning Funny Car for the first time ever! It was CRAZY!
Once in a lifetime, an opportunity comes along that you just have to take. When legendary Australian drag racer Graeme Cowin offered me the drive in this insane Nitro Funny Car, I jumped at the chance to get behind the wheel. A Blown Hemi running on Nitro is one very angry high powered combination, that we couldn't wait to experience. It was daunting and dangerous but well worth the effort for what turned out to be an awesome episode, effectively putting the viewer in my shoes.
Graeme Cowin was a famous Drag racer starting out in the '70s with a nitro blown Altered, then a Funny Car, and he eventually transitioned to Top Fuel, becoming the first-ever in Australia to run a 4-sec pass and he also competed at the highest level in NHRA in the USA. His Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Cars and Hot Rods series puts on one of the best drag racing shows in Australia.
At Master of Machines we'll check out anything with wheels and an engine, from American Muscle Cars, Australian Muscle Cars, Japanese Cars, European Cars, Classic Cars, Vintage Cars, Race Cars, Vintage Racers, Historic Race Cars, Motorcycles, Trucks, you name it, we'll cover it, and not only that, but we'll even drive it!
Master of Machines host Glenn Everitt has extensive experience in the Automotive Industry, as a high performance technician and dyno tuner, including other industries such as auto restoration and auto detailing. He's a lifelong racer too, starting with road racing from a very young age and also competing in Drag Racing for many years. He's also passionate about two wheels as well having started out on dirt bikes, moving to Sports bikes of all kinds.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

See my 900HP SPRINT CAR DRIVE here via the link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmW6hnWHYsamrsk&lc=UgwnHXDFZY8Fcnu5_z14AaABAg

[@twelvepointfour]

Living the bloody dream mate! That was stellar.

[@chevydyall7619]

How has someone disliked this vid? Must be a hater. You did awesome Glenn and seem like a top bloke. Keep it comin

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Thanks mate! Glad you liked it. Plenty of content coming your way. :-)

[@seanmack9207]

Just one person upset it wasn’t him lol 😂

[@ashadamson2083]

More than 15 years since I went a drag meet. Bloody he'll these things stand out! I'm hooked once again

[@weldmachine]

Very Lucky Man, Glenn. I am sure there are many people who would think to themselves i would Love to drive one of these cars. When Scott was taking you through the pre-race preparation it started to get real. There is no f....... about, it,s a serious car to drive. It,s nothing like a street car with an overkill engine under the bonnet. If something goes wrong you might be lucky and only be embarrassed. The whole crew and family were great people to be around you could feel it, just by watching this video. NO big egos anywhere just a good group of people enjoying what they do. Happy for you Glenn. Nice feeling i am sure being fired out of cannon, LOL.

[@matsfredsson9445]

Indeed interesting to follow the procedure, I could feel my hands sweat only from watching... What a scary and at the same time amazing experience! 208 mph first time = hats off!

[@weldmachine]

@@matsfredsson9445 It was definitely good to watch. You could feel all the emotions as it was happening. Good job with the editing too. A well put together video for sure.

[@JAStheACE]

I was nervous just watching this, I have watched Graeme Cowin race many times and spoke to the nice man, Great job Glenn, it's rare i comment on your video's but i had to on this one, keep up the good work, me and the Mrs enjoy your shows. Keep them coming.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Thanks mate, glad you both like the channel, it means a lot. Yes, it was a wild ride! Graeme sure is a legend of the sport, and an awesome fellow.

[@ScottCole-sb8fy]

Whoa ! That was a cool video. Very nice effort from a green driver. He won't forget that anytime soon !!

[@wayneosmand7652]

Good on ya Glen, for a first pass you did real good! maybe there's a future for you there? ya got bigger nad's than most! RESPECT!

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Thanks mate, it sure was a wild ride!

[@dbt3477]

How would you rate that against the sprint car drive, always wanted to give a sprint car a go 😁

[@theoldbigmoose]

What a rush Glenn! The look in your eyes throughout said it all! A once in a lifetime experience for sure!

[@dieholdendie]

Unreal! That is something I'd love to do

[@mickfoil]

Well done, man! I love that old school style on the Mustang, and the motor is classic - a single magneto Keith Black/Chrysler style Hemi. Perfect - just like the cars I grew up watching as a child. You're a wheelman, Glenn. I don't think any of the Top Gear/Grand Tour guys would do anything close to what you just did. :D

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Thanks mate, it sure was a wild ride, and one I couldn't refuse! :-)

[@kennethewertz9313]

That was stickin awesome. HOw! what a experience. Thanks for putting us there with you.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@gregkoe60]

BALLS!

[@davidb0126a]

You're a brave man Glenn! There's no way on this planet that I'd have done that - no way! Would love to have been there to watch though. 😮 What a ride - perfect!!

[@3rdGearHeroR1]

Hard to believe that was your first run. Amazing. I need to do it.

[@cobbittycavoodles712]

Fantastic Glenn. didnt know about your channel, just found it and subbed 2 awesome videos this and the sprint car. Keep the great content coming

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Great to have you here! Hope you enjoy the rest of my content and we have a lot more to come.

[@WubiWatkins]

I knew that sound full well before I was even born the last time I saw night races was 1965.. And yes I've been a ride along and gone a 187 miles an hour it was really cool

[@scottsevers6194]

We beat pyscho at Castlereagh in an Alted called Equation ( Warwick Severs) . I'm Scotty Severs, I miss the times as a pit rat. Bob Shepherd, Jim Read, Graeme , Stan Popjoy and my God Father Stafford Renfrue. Long live the Merigold hotrod club❤❤❤

[@kirbyvanduzer6565]

Here in America our funny cars are running 11,000 + hp man that looks like a total rush

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

This this was a nostalgia themed FC, hence running a more conservative power output. We have some big banger Funny Cars here making similar power too, straight out of the US, in addition to Top Fuel Cars. :-)

[@darrinlawton2748]

Well done Glenn. That was amazing mate. You nailed it.

[@ACTConcreteCutting]

Balls of steel!

[@davidb0126a]

14:39 Well, at least you had a... ah... good looking... ah... pit crew!

[@randalljames1]

if that was the first pass? well done.. well done

[@garylee4171]

Well done Glenn.

[@tundahking]

Now imagine the 8000 hp top fuel "Holy shet"

[@lauraradigan4114]

Dude, You didn’t pull the chutes? What were you thinking? You were very lucky when you pedaled it off the start that you didn’t backfire the supercharger.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Buttoned-off at just over half track. It was really just a test pass on paper. Pulled up easy.

[@teh_major4106]

hell yea brother.

[@fredkelso1089]

You look like John Force out there

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Haha! I wish!

[@mex351]

Awesome shit

[@phillipmcdonald2548]

You aussies are badass... love your videos

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Haha! Thanks, Phillip! Glad you're enjoying them.

[@crunchytheclown9694]

Thanks for the link glenn, i saw footage of graeme devouring a clutch then a motor about 20 years ago in a top fueller, the most spectacular failure i have ever seen, I cant find it, any help would be appreciated

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

I've not seen it but imagine it would have looked pretty spectacular!

[@crunchytheclown9694]

@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines hey i found the footage just a different angle, top fuel clutch explosion

[@mworld]

Likes to View ratio is pretty poor. Come on viewers!

[@youssefkhaled9666]

Agree.. I felt the adrenaline as he slammed that throttle and was actually smiling and cheering him on as he hammered it down the strip. Good stuff. Awesome. And a great time for a first timer.

[@davidb0126a]

18:46 Yes! (I'm still alive! I'm still alive!) 😅

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Haha! Exactly!

[@simon9447]

Mate I am loving your videos! Do you use a professional crew to produce your videos? They are really well done.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Thanks Simon, glad you're enjoying it all. Yes, I run a video production company and when budget allows we use multiple professional crew, depending on the feature at hand. :-)

[@simon9447]

@@GlennEverittMasterofMachines thanks Glenn..... Mate you would.be one.of the most envied blokes in Australia!

[@doriankeating1963]

KZbin is a scam people ! There are shit Chanel’s that have millions of subs and you have genuine exiting Chanel’s like this that barely break into the triple digits! Obviously they can move subs and do what they like! Time for the digital era to go! Bring back analog where a spade is a spade . Great Chanel Glenn ! Maybe one of the best on KZbin ! Keep these life inspiring videos coming. You nailed it and made the experience so real to the viewer I was very nervous , yet exited just watching.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Thanks so much for your support. Fingers crossed we can keep the dream alive and continue to grow the channel.

[@johnbowen2963]

no music , we want to hear the warm up. gezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

I agree! This episode was produced for TV a while back and the networks constantly pushed for music to be added in the productions. All of our new content to come and much of what you’ll see on our channel is all about engine music with a very small percentage of music if any at all.

[@38skippers]

Woow

[@arjay1140]

Nope. Nope. and.....nope. :-) Been round drag racing for 40 years, i'd gladly ride top fuel bike, but never drive FC or TF.

[@arjay1140]

Dude, when you say you've driven some cars.....shit! I've driven 156mph nascar, 8 second pro comp, but hell........

[@bartlettdan7128]

Unlike most of the rest of this guy's videos, you didn't need to go to the 10-minute mark to see a lot of HP. This one, you have to go to almost the 17-minute mark. What a snooze-fest.

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Plenty of content out there if you want to see immediate horsepower. The aim of this feature was to show the whole experience for someone that’s never driven one before. If our channel was full of 2 min videos we couldn’t make it survive with the way it all works with Adsense, etc. It’s a hard game. Still, we appreciate all feedback and also very much appreciate you watching our content.

[@bradj78]

I found the whole video very educational. BartlettDan is sipping on Haterade.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

Dude that was EPIC! Great film, great story, great edits and what genuinely nice people. Really brought home the ferocity of dealing with what is a fire breathing living animal. Like bull riding a dragon. What a RUSH. I would love to do this and fly helicopters between trees but after watching I wonder if I truly have the kahunas thb. Well done and thanks for showing me a side I've never seen even after watching NHRA for 50 years. Awesome! 👍

[@GlennEverittMasterofMachines]

Glad you enjoyed it. It's an experience I'll never forget. :-)