How much does a Top Tier Drag Radial car cost to run? Featuring Justin Martin’s LDR Twin Turbo Nova

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[@ericbrown5354]

"It takes someone that hates money..." LOL

[@chuckjenkins1968]

Best way to make a small fortune racing is to start with a big one!! Red is the coolest dude racing period!!

[@tracyamcneal9597]

I am extremely impressed with the energy/passion Red displays in this highly competitive sport of Drag Racing. His passion has clearly earned him top notch respect from many industry leaders and very well deserved. Good luck to Red and his team ( being those folks that have a hand it helping him at all various capacities ). May you have continued success. Thanks for this video insight...Well Done

[@daltongang73]

"Eyecrometer" that cracks me up!

[@TheJoebobmel]

I was an intern for a guy that raced when I was in my late teens... His first words about racing... "Son... Buy yourself the best helmet you can. Then buy a good desk fan. Now... get yourself a wad of hundred dollar bills... Now, put the helmet on, turn on the fan and aim it at your face, now start ripping the hundreds up and throwing them into the fan."... dunno, still ended up racing cars. It's weird.

[@bad77dragtruck]

"Snowcross is like jumping off your garage barefoot over and over while tearing up hundred dollar bills" yep, sounds about right. Lol

[@prestonedmonds4128]

It's great to put this into perspective. My son and I are building a car to hopefully get to the SGMP level. I've been taking him down there since he was 6 years old. Now at 17 his goal is to be in Drag Illustrated's 30 under 30. We just bought a 25.5 roller and now trying to find the right shop (people) to help come on board for this journey.

[@cohenb4219]

That’s awesome wish you the best of luck

[@turbomustang8417]

Reese Brothers

[@aclhenrickson86]

where are you located ?

[@prestonedmonds4128]

@@aclhenrickson86 Western Kentucky

[@TheDakotaThurmond]

Uh oh! Look who I found!

[@1320quick]

Great video! Really enjoyed that behind the scenes look at what it takes to run a car like that. We ran a Nova in a local heads up series for about 10 years. Car never went faster than 5.20's so it wasn't anything special. People didn't understand that it cost a minimum of $1000 to roll that car out of the garage to go racing. Sold the car 4 years ago and still have not recovered financially. Loved ever minute of it and still miss it today.

[@micahbuchheit1283]

The amount of dedication to run his size of race program is incredible. Something that some people don't fully comprehend. Listen to him and you can feel the adversities that he has overcome to be standing in front of us and sharing his thoughts. Excellent video !! Long Live LDR !!

[@Iknowvfx]

3000+hp is a complete different tier than small tire no prep cars with 1300hp.

[@aclhenrickson86]

my 170hp Camry is wearing a turtle neck now

[@dylanr.1989]

I dub thee captain obvious.

[@leepederson5254]

Good of you to show some perspective and how it is for Red and others like him!

[@flomondbarnes1578]

I never for get when I first got into this , this old schooler looked at me and laughed and he said man u just don't know what bottomless pit u just fell into .

[@joannehart9624]

I really enjoyed the introduction to "Red". (That was my dad's nickname too...) It's neat to get an inside look at what racing life is all about. Although my family never raced on a national level, we did race quite a bit in southern Arizona in the 50's - 70's. I don't care what kind of racing it is, circle, drag, off road, etc., racers are a dedicated (some would say addicted) bunch. Thanks for letting us meet him and get a glimpse into his operation.

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

To have that kind of power and have the valvetrain so close tolerance that you're kissing pistons just goes to show how ragged edge it needs to be to win in this class, WOW!

[@321-Gone]

Kids, here's a perfect analogy what it takes to truly succeed in life. 1/3 Salesman/Hustle, 1/3 technical smarts, 1/3 Hard work. Good video

[@jaredspear8140]

Badass video man. Cool to see Reds weekend and what all he goes thru with his team in a single race. We run a N/A car in a local Sportsmen class, and people have no idea what it takes, even to run in our little class! There’s a lot to it and when you’re playing in “the bigs” there’s a lot more to it then showing up and making passes. Thanks for the awesome VLOG

[@aussiek2000]

Great video. Even a very small race week program like my car, takes around 5k a year minimum just in upkeep and fuel (car and truck). If parts break, you can add even more to that.

[@montecarlo6.0turbo]

Doug u remind me of a friend who passed away in a Mustang ever since I found motion race works been watching your videos and my project is small love your videos Doug

[@onetuff69zcamaro45]

One of the best video about racing at these back races..................Thanks

[@aclhenrickson86]

I hope Holley and everyone else is listening and want to support racers like this

[@jamiemuncy2219]

Buddy of ours youst to run RVW but had a bad crash few years back, Frank Soldridge. Frank tripped the finish line once with a 200mph wheelie. But those classes have gotten outrageously FAST & EXPENSIVE. Another buddy of ours runs the 235 class Martin Conley, he lives bout an hour from me here and hast 2 bad ass Mustangs he runs down there and the COST is RIDICULOUS💯 Great content👍

[@thomass8362]

jamie muncy- How is Frank doing these days? Whatever happened to the "Shadow" he was building?

[@jamiemuncy2219]

@@thomass8362 Frank had a little Speed shook hip over around Allen Co. Kentucky but he was looking to sell it here a while back, idk if he did I haven’t been able to go over much with this Covid. He got married a couple years back too.

[@nicholasohalloran5337]

So glad you guys made this video. This gives tremendous insight to the newcomers in this sport who have the drive these guys have.

[@ButchRacing1]

Thanks for the video Doug and Red ! Puts things into perspective.

[@derrelldurden8683]

If your radial racing to make money your sadly mistaken. You just have to love what you are doing.

[@mickv2tshaw187]

Wish Australian drag racing was like this! Red is a champ!

[@bobmcnelis3648]

Impressive! Hats off to both Red and Doug! Don’t ever give up, quitters never win! Always be a Winner!

[@stanlane5322]

The car is beautiful, love a nova

[@jackmaddock3568]

I ran my own business and drag raced for a long, long time the sacrifices, commitment, hour's upon hour's of work missed family time, MONEY and finatical determination required to hopefully achieve any degree of success, (unless you've been there) is impossible to convey. Congrats on a job really well done helping interested viewers get some insight behind the scenes.

[@brocklowe118]

When you said you was going to follow him I just knew that would be in another video. Thank you sir

[@workingclassbear6523]

Thanks for doing what you do so me and my son "5" can enjoy and build our projects.

[@danielfmyers]

It’s Red! He was very entertaining.

[@fearlessshadow5856]

#1 driver/builder/owner for sure

[@BoostedRide]

Truck pulling and winning $300 is 10x worse haha! Good video

[@cjcoleman7372]

That's insane! I get the passion and love of racing but damn. Here I though my go cart buddies were crazy. $3k for a good cart not counting the extras and passes and the travel expenses to race for $50-$100. Yeah I know there are cart races that are several thousand to win but that's a whole northern level just like LDR.

[@MrUltraworld]

When a crank lasts 1200 runs over 10yrs, you know it was made and spec'd correctly. That's amazing.

[@StainlessTIG2]

I’m running mid 9’s in the 1/4 mile on a 150 shot with a iron headed Cleveland. I’ve got less than $12K in my whole car. I did 99% of the work on my mustang except for the transmission and balancing the rotating assembly. I’m happy where I’m at with the car. I’m within my racing budget. VP 95 race fuel $7.00 a gallon.

[@charlesstoker1345]

That great not everybodys happy with 9s. I know im not i need at least 8s now

[@virginiomaldonado2746]

That car is amazingly sick!!! Under the hood is show quality mirror polished!!!💪💪

[@timothybragg7983]

Ultimate dedicated. Ultimate friends .

[@paleggett1897]

Doug, you are amazing. Thank you for sharing the story of another fantastic petrol head and racer. I so appreciate your videos. Keep on keeping on❣️

[@georgebarton6098]

The best video to date............. great job.

[@Skubasteph]

this is why i like bracket racing

[@NicksDividends]

Great video. I met you at cordova last year. Was there with Matt bell, Chuck, and the boys.

[@hoost3056]

When he crossed the $1M mark he stopped counting.

[@davidzimmer2694]

Great coverage and interview. Thanks for that.

[@clydeyokoi9347]

Great vid. I found a way to stock up for my blown alcohol car - I parked it. I really caught up when I sold it!

[@peterivero4337]

If only people knew the passion. And heartaches it takes. Thanks.. at any level cominmet.

[@bretnickerson8555]

Guy is so down to earth

[@pointmeby]

Saw stickers on a ton of cars down there representing you guys.

[@jasonterry4589]

If you close your eyes and listen to Red talk, you’d swear that was Larry McReynolds talking. 🤷‍♂️ Sweet ride 👍

[@brenthopseker369]

For sure, good call.

[@staglione79]

Red is a real dude... fantastic video, it made alot of sense of alot of shit. This is free education 100% RESPECT.

[@tripprogers4814]

Red must be 100% absolutely related to Larry McReynolds

[@tripprogers4814]

He MUST join Larry Mac on the Freedom 500 broadcast

[@theraif]

i just run bracket races but i had times where i run saturday and was on my way to summit racing sunday needing something

[@isomfamilyracing2620]

This was motivational and depressing at the same. Kinda let's you know to race the class you can afford.

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

Like spectator? Maybe save up for a hot dog from time to time? 🤣

[@MrKKUT1984]

@@yarrdayarrdayarrda I was gona say a wagon or bicycle race but spectator is probably more accurate lol

[@SixStringRacer]

Yup. I race sportsman class at my home track bracket racing. Its affordable and fun.

[@yarrdayarrdayarrda]

@@SixStringRacer For those with the funds, Class racing, for the rest of us, brackets. (Pro/No Box for me, and high 9's/low 10's makes me happy)

[@doozerchuck8625]

Are you looking for a sponsorship? I am looking to sponsor 3 spectators for this current season.

[@jaredfarney675]

Red is a freaking legend! Thanks for the vid.

[@SuperchargedSS1]

Great video Doug. Thanks!

[@DoubleBogeyBaker]

“Having someone helping that you can count on, Cody drove our pit car 16 hours”. Now that’s commitment! 3,500 hp car in the trailer and you gotta drive a Prius 1,000 miles 😂😂😂

[@gregsimon9061]

Awesome video, good luck Red

[@toddclark332]

Man that guy is one bad okay dude and car I've watched that thing goto the moon thanks buddy

[@samjennings4594]

If you hate money, your hobbies are probably guns or racing

[@troymotter7422]

I'm gonna say it to straighten a valve and run it scares the hell out of me 👀👍🏁

[@rpturbo]

I know the "no guys no glory" montra but beating on a valve with a hammer (brass or not) seems like it could cost you much more in the long run.

[@bowtie-man]

Nooooo freaking doubt!!!!!! Had I tried something like that that sucker would have dropped as soon as I fired it up. 🤯🤯👊👊🤙🤙✌✌

[@ryanharper2390]

Great video, would love to see more like it

[@kerrygatling663]

Inspiring video 👍Thanks for posting.

[@f5garage401]

Awesome video. Awesome people. Awesome car.

[@teknoaija1762]

all kinds of extra start adding up from the very beginning.racing itself costs money.in finland where i used to race just the track fees were significant.in a good prepped track you could pay up to 250$ per run.license fee,transport cost etc.it s very frustrating taking a 60 000$ car to a track with no traction.i knew a racing buddy who drove in my class with 55 pro street chevy with 1080 hp pro stock style reher morrison(477 chevy bb).i raced a 64 malibu big tire with 468 chevy bb with 8-71 and we never raced because he couldn t get down the track.he ran a 8.7 on properly prepped track.

[@robertsomerville5377]

If you can't afford to do it yourself ,you have 3 options . #1 Build your income. What can you do to get the money ,e.g. a business, product or service that you can sell. #2 Join a team . Be a part of it. You aren't in the driver's seat , but you can crew or help & enjoy the sport without the financial drain of paying for everything (I love rallying & I serviced , navigated & had been a official until I was in my 50's before I could afford to do it myself ). #3 Just walk away from it and do something that you can afford.

[@joekamm6845]

I really enjoyed that it was done

[@charlienewbery4157]

awesome insight Doug thanks

[@tracykouns4903]

That’s a excellent video thanks for sharing

[@canklehater]

Great video,Great info

[@precisiondiesel225]

On top of a $250k car. Red is correct, if you are someone that likes having money in your bank account, drag racing at this level is not for you.

[@db7069]

This is great. Thanks

[@hoost3056]

Figure it takes $100-300k to build a car. Engines are $50-100k Transmission: $15-25k Convertor: $5000 Turbos: $3-5k a piece Running it per weekend: $3-5k So, he stopped counting after the first million.

[@twisted2291]

Want to make a million dollars drag racing????? Start with 2 Million..........

[@79tazman]

That's the thing now days with parts being so slow you almost have to have a spare set of rods, pistons, heads just kicking around so you you break anything you will have the part available the days of overnighting a set of pistons or lot's of other parts are gone for a while. A friend of mine he had to wait 5 and a half almost 6 months for a set of pistons. They were custom pistons for a stroker engine but still 6 months that is just crazy. but today you got to have parts on hand if your into racing or you can be on the sidelines or getting a whole new complete engine to use because the wait times for parts are not like they were thanks to covid and oversea's parts manufacturing

[@That_Corvette_Guy]

Great video!!

[@79tazman]

Yeah there are many people that think the sponsors give the racers everything and they get free turbo's free engines but they don't understand it don't work that way just because a company is their sponsor they just don't open their parts supply and say help yourself

[@StockyBaldman]

This is a really good channel

[@joeerickson585]

It’s hard not to feel romantic about this sport hearing Red talk

[@michaelturner5919]

that comment is 1000% correct!! you go home clean it all up, change oil etc. chk all bolts, torq specs, go to track and beat the shit to hell and yourself.... then go back home REPEAT! racing turns a life span... into a blurrr. and im not trying to be funny.

[@brocklowe118]

Please show us the races and behind the scenes if you can.

[@4familyman]

Great vid Doug. Next year, is the Motion Nova getting a big block and 3500HP? 😛

[@MotionRaceworksOfficial]

Haha not that chassis!

[@danmyers9372]

@@MotionRaceworksOfficial - Hey, congrats on the recent low 7’s at Bradenton!

[@baldhead7705]

Awesome informative video

[@atarparker]

Maybe it's because I've spent so much on a street car, but this is actually a lot cheaper than I thought it would be

[@turbomustang8417]

The real question is what the hell does he do for a living to be able to afford this?

[@jcnpresser]

Yeah, where can you work where you can take off a week a month to go racing?

[@brookinstephens204]

Professional Auto Care, owner/partner.

[@fearlessshadow5856]

Once upon a time he traded a jet boat for this right?

[@raymondguzman1907]

Is that the "looks gooder than a goddamn!" Dude?

[@tonkatoytruck]

WPC metal treament should help with your valve train reliability.

[@paulman9989]

Wow = l wasn't going to watch this - Ouch This is a way tuffer on the wallet and on the keep going ism then l ever imagined = This guy is unbelievable = His determination to his sport is Amazing = My Fantasy of racing a well Equipped Car is over = And lm Convinced it will not be back = THANKYOU Very Much for all that you Covered with RED = THANK YOU RED FOR YOUR TIME TO SHOW US ALL WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A REAL COMPETITOR = GREAT JOB GUYS

[@lawrencedavis801]

AND YOU GET PEOPLE COMPLAINT ABOUT TICKET. GOOD LUCK AND THANKS

[@change_your_oil_regularly4287]

So depressing that I can't do even the lowest level of racing. I can still enjoy touring thru the twisties in my car tho.

[@DavidVanVoris]

Time to start saving

[@StreetCarJoe]

How'd I know you would be in here. Double these costs for Pro 275 FYI...

[@danmyers9372]

It definitely is an addiction.

[@brandonsikes9166]

@@StreetCarJoe nah it’s real similar at this point

[@desmondrobb5152]

very cool video

[@dannycoots9503]

Great video

[@richardpenner4686]

Thanks for sharing..

[@anthonyjennings8108]

Ware dose this kind of money come from,not hating just wondering

[@loudmikemedia]

That guy is awesome

[@toddclark332]

It's beautiful and bad for sure thanks guys good night later

[@LTV_inc]

I’ve been into cars since the 70s and I’ve never seen someone hit valves with a hammer.......I’ve never seen Bigfoot but I have seen Florida man.😂🧐

[@jonhill9564]

Support 🇺🇲👍

[@studbourbon798]

Long story short, A LOT!

[@iknklst]

If you have to ask, you don't have enough...of your sponsor's money, so ask for more.