Nitro Revival 2023 - Nostalgia Drag Racing & Nitro Burning Hot Rods

Nitro Revival 2023 @ Irwindale Speedway in Southern California.
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[@robertmason7596]

I'm jealous, what a great way to spend the weekend. Love the kids at the end.

[@ThomasELeClair]

..................................The America that I grew up in...........My youth ,,,my generation , those memories fulfill my psyche..................I thrive on nothing else.......................

[@rayjayevans]

Racing 1320 ft. is nostalgic 🏁

[@PaulMacPhoto]

Some of those old Nitro Dragsters are just awesome. 👌😊

[@wizardshome9686]

Thanks for the tour through memory lane

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

That reminds me so much of when I was a kid at Laplace dragstrip in Louisiana back in the early 70s

[@garyhodges8173]

Great video guys ! 👍🏻👍🏻 Nothing better than a day at the drags !

[@Baker504]

Great video . Would love to go to that show. A lot of badass cars 👍🏻😎

[@caribman10]

The NHRA crapped on the California Hot Rod Reunion AND Steve Gibbs. But they gave birth to the Nitro Revival!

[@user-ip5dm6jf8k]

NHRA is all about corporate sponsors!

[@ThomasELeClair]

@@user-ip5dm6jf8k ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Yes and greed is the disease that wipes out the non professionals........................Those that don't dance to the NHRA........................................................

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NHRA is corporate greed,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,they take no prisoners...........................................

[@TM39Chevycoupealtered]

I love nostalgia drag Racing! I have a 39 Chevy flip up body altered

[@bksalkrook9348]

great video the cars were just beautiful thanks for letting us come along for the ride !!!

[@gregbennett4254]

Love it good old days the best in drag racing Better enjoy it California will soon put a stop to it all

[@garycamara9955]

I don't think so! The tracks pay tax

[@markkuahlamaa770]

Thanks This The Great Video & Channel ! From Finland , We Have a Same , Can to Look !

[@TheHuester44]

This is the real drag racing . So great to see this great collection of cars racing . Thanks for this post.

[@ultra4suzukisamurai679]

Nothing cooler than old school Hillborn injection

[@sporty196071]

Love the old school altereds and gassers!!!!

[@robertharwelljr.3939]

Great video! Good job both of you!

[@mikejungferman4744]

Takes me back to my Gator National days up in Gainesville, love your video guys, seems like she picks winners by how pretty the car is, my guy knows what's up lol , keep sending stuff from the old days please, thank you...

[@robertharker9010]

That is frickin hilarious!!!! Falling in love with that dragster. Amazing.

[@rondejoux8006]

Thanks for taking us along , Fantastic.

[@lessainsbury8508]

What an amazing event ! Kudos for your coverage, I know the time and effort it takes to make this. Drag racing had so much "heart " back in the day. So much effort to preserve these historic machines. Absolutely loved the nostalgia funny cars and the old gassers . Thank you so much for sharing

[@paulciprus9582]

Thanks for showing all this…I’ve never been to California….it’s fun to see the better things in that state…😊

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Enjoyed!!!!!!!!!

[@glenfangboner1568]

You guys live in the best place! Would love to go to that show with great race cars and show and street cars. Awesome!

[@Want2gofast]

The sound of all those dragsters on the track at once has got to be incredible!! Awesome video!

[@jakespeed63]

Thanks for sharing 😎👍🏁 Her knowledge is impressive. Incredible collection of machines

[@deanwharepapa8561]

Very cool,

[@GodisgoodLeoIneke]

Awesome video❤ love the sound of music from those engins💪✌️ thanks guys 🫶

[@thomasbrandon5111]

Luv gassers and front engine dragsters. The return road at my old home track Detroit Dragway, had the return road in front if fans. Unfortunately now shut down. 1959-1997.

[@samesryals6952]

The best saying I've heard all year "you're never to old to have a happy childhood"

[@davidshiveley4508]

You guy's are such Gearhead's!!!! Bless your heart's!!!!

[@terryeustice5399]

Some rowdy Cars for sure. Got to be dreaming about running the 1968 Charger.Thank for taking us along. 💯👍👊

[@hotrodmodeler4649]

Awesome content! Love Everything nostalgia. 🤙🏼

[@nummerfinfeable]

Hey guys.. i wonder if we will ever see the 15oz fuel coupe at this event in the future/ Surely the baddest thing EVER to grace the drag strip. Fantastic video as always, love the endless enthusiasm you guys portray to us, keep on goin`

[@rodvaughan8628]

That is the most cool cars i have ever seen. I go to the turkey run in Daytona and this beats it. I got to do a lap around the track in my 70 Chevelle SS 396.

[@raydoyonful]

How awesome is this!!! I love it!!

[@NetWit20]

My 1930 Ford had a 283 bolted to a two-speed Powerglide with a 411:1 9". I used to race at the Palmdale Antique drags every June. I pulled in 12s all day long. That was a good strip back then. I miss it.

[@rickyestes7477]

Sucks growing old, instead of doing we start having to just watch younger people do what we use to do.

[@tommccallan8802]

The company I used to work for was the ones responsible for getting rid of Palmdale lacr drag strip. Company called high grade concrete

[@ThomasELeClair]

@@rickyestes7477 ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,sometimes..........................................................................................................................

[@johnnyx9892]

Takes me back to my childhood in the late 60s thru the mid 70s

[@jimneil4291]

One of your best videos ever !

[@lilypondgarage2968]

Looks like the moon eyes truck needs rockers lol

[@CarsandCats]

Great video! Some real history sitting between those rails, especially that Ford 427 SOHC. That's a $100k motor right now.

[@paulhardman2515]

I like your matching overalls! Great video!

[@elwoodsummersjr596]

Great video, thanks for taking us along, I just love watching Liv's reaction to the cars, you can see the excitement in her eyes ❤❤❤

[@AAFC733]

This video sounds exactly like Lions at night in '67 when I was small, the nights of myriad, mean, blown gassers with tinted windows, including Stude pick-ups and panel trucks, push start AA/FDs, and the earliest flip-top SoCal (and Nationwide) FCs. Ask any old timer who's been to Lions after dark in the 60s is this the identical sound.

[@Alone-ut7mc]

Thank You so much for these memories brought back to life ! I'm in my 60's now and the first time my Dad took me to the Drag Strip I was only 5 (RIP) and I've been hooked since. I saw quite a few of the cars you captured when they were new. Never owned a car worthy of the 1/4 , but I've been a model car builder and have a healthy list of cars from the day , quite a few from your video. Great video. Hopefully I can find my way out west to one of these nostalgic Drags before I gotta go.

[@TheNightmaro79]

Loved it! Thanks for the vid guys! You guys are living the life 💪🍻

[@bobd1805]

Gorgeous machines. Makes me forget how @#$! cold it is in MA.

[@kimadams7632]

Love these cars, I raced the crispy critter in the 60’s

[@g.o.b.2558]

The 67 Mustang?

[@kimadams7632]

@@g.o.b.2558 it was a 37 Willys

[@armondoborjas4362]

Good to see those cars are still around. That was a day at the drags in the 60s burning eyes & throats 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@rong4189]

Cool stuff! Looks like there could have been a whole class for ‘55 Chevys! lol

[@DeathReaper280]

There was a Tri Five class.

[@John-bq3ff]

I really enjoyed your video. FYI, the "Ol' Whinemaker" 1966 Dodge @ 24:33 was not a wheelie car, but was built as an early funny car/match racer along the same lines as Tom McEwen's 1965 Plymouth Barracuda. Both cars were less than a success as were most "mid" engine funny cars of that era. Jim Dunn's 1972 'Cuda was about the most successful of the type. Please keep up the good work for those of us who cannot always get to all of these shows. THANKS!! 🙂

[@joepimental6938]

An intellectual pursuit of power, and beauty, in the past to the future. I 1st attended our top fuel drags @ the Gatornationals 1 week after Kenny Bernstein broke the 300 mph quarter. Equally spectacular as the space shuttle take offs. People power.

[@user-rm6og3fw6m]

Thank you so so much for this, we enjoyed viewing!!!!

[@kelvinboyd7459]

The politics and some of the crazy people in California keeps me way but that was Impressive I might would have to sneak over there and then sneak back out to see all this

[@patrickfahring6086]

Speed sport special. Good old Emory Cook. Saw him run at paradise mesa 1958. Thrilling for a14 year old kid. Thank you guys so much for sharing.

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,back in the latter sixties , Emory Cook drove Garlits Dart Funny car..............................................

[@JA-sm9zf]

Thanks for sharing! I know it’s a lot of work editing. My favorite was the 58/59 Corvette “Baby” drag car!

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,could have been a 1960....propably not a 58,,,,,,no chrome on deck lid................................................,

[@tomm1109]

So cool! I had forgotten that they did this there. The last time I went to the Antique Drags was at LACR in Palmdale! I still have some video of guys in their 80s arguing about how best to setup their dragster with a souped up flathead Ford! It was like a time machine!

[@kennnethrohm4448]

That was awesome 👌 I have been to Irwindale for the Nascar arca series racing 🏁

[@legaragedep-a1605]

thanks for this cool video :)

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

See the interview I did on that "Bills Auto Body, Hypertension " Digger from the 60s and its not for sale. It was a barn find. Good job on this BTW, I saw some cars here that I missed. We have many mutual friends like Darren with the GTO and a few outers. Say Hey when you see me or my 57.

[@TheSaxon25]

Oh man so bummed I missed this show! It's right down the street from my house 😰 that 555 red tri5 is my mechanic's car!! Would have loved to see it again in person 🍻✌️

[@GnarlySpeedShop]

Wish you could've come out!

[@TheSaxon25]

@@GnarlySpeedShop come out to the Moon Eyes New Year's show!! I'll see you guys there 🍻🤙

[@Bradsroad]

Great work covering all the variety!......really neat seeing all the different names created on the side of the cars....and yes...that Fairlane ate that Pontiac for lunch 💪

[@tomp1612]

Great video. I was there too, looks like you saw a lot of cool stuff. That Corvette was interesting, looked like it had sat fifty years. The filmwork of the cacklefest and the cackle at the end was just superb. Well done.

[@nathanprofitt3224]

Nobody does it like us Americans!!! What a great event!

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nobody HAD IT like us Americans...........All gone ,,,,,,Today,,,,the country is invaded with third world disease.......................

[@Richard-jq6mq]

One of the most enjoyable Drag Race videos ever. The ‘down to earth’ camera work makes you feel like you’re actually there. This event brings back feelings and memories of when Drag Racing was truly fun apart from ‘multi-million dollar’ Race Teams that for most are unrelatable. Gnarly Speed Shop is a breath of fresh air for this sport that truly revive the joy of cars and Drag Racing. And.. not to be unsung is the pleasure and joy of watching the enthusiasm, knowledge and beauty of a new emerging Drag Racing Queen, Olivia. Olivia, the Drag Racing community loves you and what you bring to this sport. On my ‘Bucket List’ is a picture with you at a major event..,.,

[@GnarlySpeedShop]

Wow. Thank you so so much for the kind words, Richard. Your comment made our day!!

[@Richard-jq6mq]

@@GnarlySpeedShop My next annual San Diego visit will include a visit to your Shop. You and Danny are Drag Racing (Car) Rock Stars!!

[@McBuggs.]

Yup, as you know, the Front Engine Dragster was also called a Rail, Digger, Slingshot Dragster, now only run in nostalgia drag racing. ♥ After many injuries from engine and transmission explosions, it was later determined that having the engine in the rear was much safer. Don Garlits perfected the rear-engine Top Fuel Dragster after losing part of his foot in a Slingshot Dragster incident. Awesome video! (CHEERS)

[@tomm1109]

53:18 is my favorite sound

[@user-hg8wn9kh2w]

It's nice to see Olivia is so into hot rods. You hardly ever get Beauty & Gear-head in the same package.❤

[@ThomasELeClair]

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,RARE,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The chick in the 2000 fishmouth camaro was cool....[orange nitrous car..........

[@bannister556]

That's a crowd that appreciates the purity of the design of the '55 Chevy . . .

[@jamesthetford2516]

Olivia that was so cool to watch that that was so so old I mean I enjoyed it so much you don't see that anymore you need to get your man some oxygen

[@hotrodhustle5456]

The car show looked like a ghost town

[@elijah2078]

It has been said that there are only 2 kinds of drag racers, those who have Hemi's and those who want Hemi's. Thanks for the video!!!

[@dyoutubechannel8218]

I politely disagree on the 2 doors Chevy Nova being a sleeper. Sleepers are not 2 doors. They have to be 4 doors sedans, station wagons, SUV's, or for the best of the best, a minivan... Being 2 doors the car looks like a sport cars, car people will know that larger engines were available (for the Nova, the 307, 350, 396), but the surprise will be total with the other bodies I mentioned. Being a Pontiac afficionado Oliva, imagine making a sleeper out of an Aztek, the ugliness on the outside and inside, but the performance of a big V8 swap... After the Charger, you should do a sleeper, because you only have 2 doors cars in your fleet. Great video 👍!

[@robertpoore7604]

Great video guys. Love the old cars and the excitement that Liv shows. Can't decide which I like better? The cars or Liv's booty shorts.

[@rosaliecruz4304]

You need to invest in some really good earplugs, oxygen mask and goggles lol. And a sling for your water so you can hold your beer. 😅 great job on the filming.

[@EnfieldJoe]

Bitchin day at the drags !!

[@jeffmiller6100]

Will you be posting any if the car show ? Love your channel ❤

[@CarsandCats]

You guys had lunch with Lucky? That guy can really build some cars. He's a legend.

[@GnarlySpeedShop]

He's the coolest

[@ZIPCORD]

Regarding the briefly seen K S Pittman car, there was another Pittman brother, Paul Pittman who owned the green, turbocharged "Sassy Gremlin." A very unique (turbo) car in its day. His daughter married my best friend from high school. Never knew there was SO MANY Gassers around. Back in the early 70's Irwindale had huge AA/FA (Altereds) events. Scary cars to be going that fast on the old 1/4 mile track (which sadly is LONG gone). 😞

[@quickdeuce]

Ohh yeah,, saw some car names that were dadgum famous from back in tha day. I'm 77, a fan from the early '60's and remember a gob of the names. Can't remember if they're the same car but the names I remember, 'The Assassin' (looks like this one is runn'n an SOHC 427), 'MoonEyes', 'Tequila Sunrise', 'Gold Digger' (on a '55 150 post in this video but it was a AA/TF back then), 'K.S. Pittman' altered '33 Willis, @6:35,, COVET that bitch'n '41 Willis pickup!!

[@davidsmith3736]

Down but not out.😊😊😊.

[@garrettfrancis1429]

I'm wondering if that car that had the air compressor on it may have been a vacuum pump for power brakes maybe ?

[@OnlyTheEd]

Now I know where all the Hemis went.🤣

[@rockyesterline7942]

I am so used to quarter mile tracks. Never state but I guess this is one of those sorry, Sapp 1000 footers.

[@LesMorrisracing]

Look for a track announcer Bob Beck.I guess no Fords allowed. My Mustang all N/A went 6.2 @109 mph in the 1/8 mile.

[@ericinnc]

Wow, a great video with plenty of engine sounds! That's hotrod fever right there which I've had all my life. Makes me want to fly over for 2024 Nitro Revival. California car seen is awesome, just can't stand the political policies and government there. Thanks!

[@keithbuck2424]

Hi I'm new to.your channel

[@earlmarsh2285]

👍👍👍👍

[@oz1141]

12:45 backset driver. 😄

[@OnlyTheEd]

Another "trick" would be to put a '3-speed' shift ball on that 5 speed.....😅

[@rickyestes7477]

Lucky to have a girl that's in to cars like liv mine could care less about a car until she's ready to go to the grocery store

[@customrefinishersaustralia4747]

Where do you get bib and brace overalls like that?? I want some!!

[@midnightgambler3718]

Liv wears the actual worst sunglasses. You can literally see the sun in her eyes behind those god awful non flattering shades. Save your eyes!!!! Meanwhile we sure enjoyed the video!

[@HotWheelsMan55]

Have you guys been to the California Hot Rod Reunion?

[@Markowingnutz]

My Friend Tom Branch and his 32 Roadster

[@karlknudson4644]

COULD TELL THE ALINE BOTR ON CRANK IS SPOT ON ON THE RAINBOW COLORED FRONY RNGINE DRAGSTERTHE WAY IT FREE WHEELS AFTER HE HITS IT

[@lawrencebrandt8448]

the event is the car show .

[@dougbelasco6261]

Olivia is a beautiful lady and very knowledgeable.

[@Markt3834]

Gas air compressor 😅😂😅. Umm compressor build air pressure with pistons

[@garycamara9955]

Cool but a hot rod needs a 4spd

[@guidorollard2944]

Mannnn, hows life doing in USA? Still ok or hard living? I am always in the dream of this, hotrods and drag or landspeed racing. how come that so many people have to live in poorness? And see this, as a wow, i want this sort of living. What is USA today? I am from the Netherlands, as young dreamt about it, but........... 45 years later, skills at metal worker, any chances at old days? Or just save up as retirement?