John Troxel's Hemi Challenger FunnyCar GoPro in car footage

[@Shaken71]

Just for clairification the oil isn't a normal occurance. We're making 31lbs of boost and some oil managed to find its way out. We had the valve covers sealed up tight by the next pass. Thanks for watching!

[@Patriot_Drone_Services]

Great piece of driving, when the rear wheels got loose, he pedaled, shifted into high gear, gathered the car back up and was on the throttle in less then a second and only lost what, a few 100ths of a second, maybe a 10th? Tach check at the end of the run was right on the line, 8k Love watching good drivers do their thing!

[@brettslater8219]

Wrapping your legs around a transmission powered by a engine like that must be terrifying. Must have one hell of a scatter cage to protect your legs

[@Shaken71]

SFI trans case and some prayers...

[@teddysaye9737]

Trick titanium scatter shield

[@babygoon25hrs]

They dont have a transmission. Only a break stick and a forward/reverse lever under the legs.

[@nalley6815]

@@babygoon25hrs you can clearly see the transmission. Even op said it’s an sfi rated case

[@TheAsdffaaa]

@@babygoon25hrs it has, you can hear it shift, op said there is

[@timothyosborn1697]

Amazing how much steering he actually does on the way down the strip.

[@llg3pe]

Half the horsepower in that engine is spent carrying the weight of John Troxel's balls. Holy $hit...

[@pizzafrenzyman]

That's how I go pick up my pizza.

[@BartSimpson-nr1dy]

pizzafrenzyman - now, that must be some mighty good tasting pizza 🍕!

[@johnogo7886]

No car like a Mopar.

[@stankyjim]

When that engine blows it will be one hell of a vasectomy

[@musclemania30]

Dumb question: His right leg was bent most of the time. Does he step on the gas pedal like you would a road car? I’ve been wanting to see a GoPro like this for a long time.......AWESOME!

[@TheoneGodfather]

Yes he does have a foot throttle.

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Old school distributor in the back hemi?

[@DavidEikmeier]

That’s a funny lookin’ car

[@precbsfender]

Two speed Lenco ?

[@seanbowers6439]

Looks way sketchy to be stradling a trans tunnel in something like that. These guys have balls!

[@stankyjim]

They only have balls until the transmisssion blows

[@craigd2599]

What trans are you guys running? I've never seen that shifter in the middle setup before.

[@Jeb4100]

no transmission. they use multiple clutch-packs and slip the clutch all the way down the strip

[@craigd2599]

@@Jeb4100 There is still a transmission, just no gear changes.

[@vickramgangaram2925]

@@craigd2599 looks like a 3 speed(th400) or I could be wrong

[@Dsky-vu3nz]

what transmission?

[@Jeb4100]

clutch-packs, funny cars and top fuel cars slip the clutch

[@Rc-Adventurers]

How do you get out / get the body open in an emergency?

[@Shaken71]

Nope, no roof hatch, car never had one, late 80's early 90's was the first I remember seeing roof hatches. The car does have a fire bottle system. The driver would either have to climb out through the side or wait for Safety Safari to lift the body. Original 1970 big show car, Della Woods "Funny Honey" Logghe chassis, Romeo Palamides body, lettering by Tom Kelly, Kenny Youngblood & Glen Weisgerber, flake by Ed Thomas.

[@kirkjohnson1719]

No blower bag and no high rev launch, really a TAFC or some local nostalgia thing?

[@MET90LX]

Kirk Johnson nostalgia. Look at the shape of the body and lack of windows. Also there is a distributor in the block. Not a front mounted magneto like a tafc

[@Shaken71]

Not a TAFC, Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car. 417 Donovan on alcohol. Original 1970 big show car, Della Woods "Funny Honey" Logghe chassis, Romeo Palamides body, lettering by Tom Kelly, Kenny Youngblood & Glen Weisgerber, flake by Ed Thomas

[@erichodges6066]

How start that engine

[@Shaken71]

With an aircraft starter on the blower pulley.

[@tedhansen3846]

Awesome!

[@Dan_the_Great_]

Can someone explain to me how the guy revs the engine and launched

[@Shaken71]

Duane is right on. Sometimes we leave on an idle others on the brake at about 3500rpm.

[@jugheadjones5458]

No HAANS Device?

[@Shaken71]

We use the Simpson version, it's a little smaller than the Haans but same concept.

[@Moparmaga-1]

That hemi has the distributor in the Wrong place. I hope it's a chrysler 392 & not a chevy

[@Shaken71]

417 Donovan Hemi

[@mastercylinder5225]

Yep, that proves it. You have to be crazy...…………………….

[@robertkinholt621]

Take your time getting him out of there, that truck should have been at the end waiting on him, thank God he didn't have a Fire 🔥 or wrecked out, training day's again for your crew,, y'all can get coffee later,, 😕

[@michaelwalkermw83]

my first funny car will be like that but with a nitro Donovan and 2spd Lenco and I will be calling the car blue Brutus as I race this car in memory of my father who was a cop in the NSW Police as I will be racing this funny car the challenger bodied funny car as my car will be called blue Brutus or twitchy witch as I will be racing the funny car with a disability and my crew will be my family as we race the challenger at selected events as I have to have the money but im gettin there as I get that car I knew the engine will be an alloy Donovan hemi I like the shot of the driver gettin ready I will be good if I was to start racing funny cars I will want a tutorial videos on how to drive these funny cars and the suiting up and puttin the face mask and helmet as well the videos on how to prep the car before a pass and the maint after each pass I will learn how to run funny cars like these I am aussie disabled rookie driver/tuner as I knew this is my ultimate goal to race a fuel nostalgia funny car as I get into the sport I will be ok racing funny cars

[@leeknudson91]

Wears melanie

[@brandenparnell5280]

not a funny car but alright lol

[@Shaken71]

Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car. 417 Donovan on alcohol. Original 1970 big show car, Della Woods "Funny Honey" Logghe chassis, Romeo Palamides body, lettering by Tom Kelly, Kenny Youngblood & Glen Weisgerber, flake by Ed Thomas

[@SalvadorHernandez-to2gq]

That drag racing type of steering wheel that's been used forever is really stupid and hazardous! Why the hell doesn't NHRA allow a slightly bigger circular "quick-disconnect type" steering wheel that would make it easier to control drag race cars, both Funny Cars and Top Fuel. 🤷