NHRA - Fire Breathing Monsters

[@colehara]

When you tell people who have never seen these cars live that they shake the ground they think it's just an expression. It isn't.

[@scottalanclymer]

For sure. That type of power has to be felt in person to be appreciated.

[@AnchisesGamer]

When both cars are full bore full throttle going by, it vibrates your vision, it’s so intense. I’d love to see them four wide at zMAX

[@ladyzapzap9514]

I found that out today at Houston Raceway. The ground shakes. I have to wonder what an NHRA race would register on the Richter scale

[@colehara]

@@ladyzapzap9514 I saw something on that. They do actually register on the Richter scale.

[@bjpro]

Alcohol burning tractors shake the ground too. And usually get so close. Don’t forget your ear protection.

[@kimmer6]

When NHRA comes to Sonoma, Calif, we found out using cell phones that it takes 28 seconds for the Top Fuel sound to go the 9 miles to our house. We brought a boy who was deaf from birth to the stands by the starting line and it put a giant smile on his face. He covered his ears and in sign language said that it felt like bugs were going in his ears. We saw John Force in the pits starting up the dragster after the rebuild and the boy signed that the nitro smelled like the Devil's breath. John waved to him and it made the boy's day for sure.

[@jimwoodard927]

That's Great . his Smiling sure made me Smile. Bring him to Other forms of Racing . He'll love them

[@Glorpusflorpus]

I almost always go to sonoma.And in my opinion nitro smells like a hot dog that makes your eyes water and your throat burn.NHRA FOR LIFE!!!

[@Rockersoccerhockey]

your coment put tears in my eyes :)

[@groomlake51]

kimmer6 thank you for that!! Stop on by the snap on pit this year and I’ll give you some souvenirs!!!

[@groomlake51]

kimmer6 you gave me the same goose bumps the cars do💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 what a great comment !!!!!!😎

[@lyngrimmig6902]

Love, love to feel and hear that THUNDER!!! NOTHING BEATS DRAG RACING!!!!

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

The best short on my sport that I've ever seen. While there is NO WAY to feel a drag race this way, it gets the heart and mind together. Those that have never been to a race might go based on this short. It captures the characters and the sights of what this sport is all about. If it brings them to a race, then they will FEEL a drag race. That is the visceral part that cannot translate with this medium. The smells and the power. Once you feel two cars at full bore at about 3/4 track you will begin to understand the wonder of Nitro Drag Racing.

[@scumdog3986]

10,000 hp...300mph in 4 seconds...amazing

[@Glorpusflorpus]

Now it's 11,000 hp

[@muhammadshofwan5309]

Just imagine the NUMBERS in this racing it makes me scared

[@johanprinsloo6240]

yeah and some cars do 330 mph which is quite alot......10% percent faster lol

[@jack-jo6lp]

I went to Pomona winners national's and saw a nitro car go 330mph 3.7 seconds incredible🙉👍

[@me-st7pj]

fast too

[@bigtay522]

We went to our first race yesterday in Ennis and everything was incredible. The drivers were super friendly. John Force was awesome. The NHRA made lifetime fans out of us. Brittany was easy to look at as well. 😁

[@tboutain2007]

"It's better than sex, but how would I know at my age." Lol Love watching John Force and his daughters.

[@josecortez5213]

Greatest American artform, show me another lol.

[@byronluca9041]

instablaster.

[@deronborghi5929]

I haven't been able to stop watching this video since it was posted. I've shared this video on my Facebook page many times. Also .. I've practically dragged friends , friends of friends to Maple Grove Raceway for the nationals , I even bought their tickets. And after that life experience they thank me and tell me that they had no idea. Hats off to everybody who had a part in making this amazing short film ..

[@cartergomez5390]

What city and state is the maple Grove raceway? I'm getting into this sport.

[@lightningfastrc]

I love how there's a gap between when the butterflies open fully and the throttle hits and the sound wave comes. It's like you see them open up and it's a fraction of a millisecond of "here it goes." And then you hear the BOOOOM. It's not even noticeable in real time, but in slo mo, it's amazing.

[@adamellis4303]

What i love about it is that few seconds after they end there race and you can hear the engine slow down and everyone stands up to see. That is just amazing. And i may be young but the passion for drag racing never stays young or gets old. I Love when my Dad takes me to Bandimere And we get the tickets while the cars are driving. And that unbelievable time when your in the stands and the dragster pulls off for the burnout and its just So amazing. I Cant wait tell Super Chevy event .

[@lightningfastrc]

+Adam Ellis yep. Norwalk is home for me. I love getting out of the car in the parking lot and hearing the cars in the distance. I like the way it echoes around after the burnout and after the run. Nothin like it.

[@adamellis4303]

+LightningFast Rc Yep. Its just amazing those few seconds after they finish the run its just music to my ears. I remember getting there one day expecting The Chevy's to race but I got there and heard the top fuel cars pull up. I said then and there.. This is going to be a loud evening.

[@saturnhawk6115]

LightningFast Rc I say the most amazing part of the sport is after experiencing it you realize that you were perceiving fraction of seconds and watching little things happening. the adrenaline makes you happy and blind at the time of it. but after you remember seeing and feeling thousands of things all within 4 seconds. you realize how much joy you can feel in such a small amount of time

[@MelloYelloNation]

What a great documentary showcasing the NHRA, the drivers and their passion for drag racing.

[@dave55riverside]

I could watch another 4 hrs of this. Great video.

[@doggiefresh241]

No matter how many times I go see them race it's always like the first time. Just amazed

[@sekgo1265]

FINALLY! FINALLY A DRAGRACING VIDEO, THAT'S NOT ABOUT CRASHING! I participate in dragracing myself, om my custom build godden dragbike - nothing special, but fun. Öne of the best parts about dragracing, is also to build the racer, all of those nights i've been putting into my machine, getting help from friends and family... It's also pretty fun to see every teams advancement year after year ;) How you always try to make the machine a little lighter, a bit faster and pull a bit more... - Mikkel

[@dennysphone3012]

The best comment I have ever heard was a little kid ask a driver how many horses does his car have, The answer was awesome. All of them.

[@kylearagon3514]

And I agree with you 100%. To see how the drivers really interact with the fans is truly amazing. You just can't get that anywhere else, that kind of experience that all of us get when going to a drag race.. is not something money can buy.

[@jeffk3929]

Well said...agreed!! It is SO much fun to go to these races :)

[@nhra]

The big debut of #FireBreathingMonsters is out now on NHRA on KZbin! Watch this awesome documentary on the power and passion of what is NHRA Drag Racing!

[@VetericusNoire]

was this shot in 4K? awesome!

[@tonyanthonybrown9858]

Who's your daddy?

[@dashriprocks]

I notice some crew members not weaing ear plugs are they already deaf or they know when to block them

[@shaneslaps]

Tony Anthony Brown john force

[@josephtate8223]

Tony Anthony Brown y

[@01svt4v21]

How can you dislike NHRA?!?!?!

[@ChefofWar33]

2 Reasons 1 You are European 2 You are a little bitch

[@NeilLB7]

IF you read the history of what NHRA did to Glidden over his career...you could learn to hate them.

[@Glorpusflorpus]

You don't

[@jaybrewster2475]

Have enough brain cells to not be overwhelmed by some noise and vibration.

[@theadmiralyi8760]

@@jaybrewster2475 stfu

[@90barns]

When I went to my first drag race in Pomona, CA and saw then run for the first time from the stands, I nearly shit my pants. I was amazed at the horsepower these machines produced and how the friggin stands just shook to the point that my eyeballs couldn't keep focused when they ran past me. I'm a big IndyCar fan but this sport is pretty insane. Incredible!

[@metalfan210]

Again this is why I love Drag Racing!!!!!!!!! and to see the Army logo after 20 yrs of service 4 wars, it gives me chills. Thanks to all the drivers, crews and us the fans!!!!!!!! Making all of us proud.

[@kaperierahill1084]

The Ride of a lifetime. I've never been close enough to feel the power of these metal Lions But I can imagine.

[@semperfi6288]

In articles I have read the db (noise levels) are in the 150db to 165db range, between 10,000 and 12,000 horsepower shakes your bones, blurs your vision, and will vibrate your beer off the bleachers. No words can do it justice. It has to be experienced.

[@semperfi6288]

Just watch the flags on top of the teams trailers, stand up wind of a Funny car or top fuel Dragster. You will thank me later...lol.

[@banshee01ful]

Thank you so much for this video. I think it really captures why the Drivers. Team owners, crew members, the media and last but certainly not least the "FANS" love this sport so much. Awesome work!!!!!!!

[@icykickflip]

"If you beat the best what does that make you?" Why did that make me cry

[@TRSRacingPerth]

The best 7 minutes of video going around at the moment

[@StuartKaufman]

Once you've "experienced" Top Fuel in person, Everything else is slowwwwww (yawn)

[@Glorpusflorpus]

SO TRUE!

[@jrwarrior9962]

Ikr

[@jrwarrior9962]

@PikPobedy actualy dragsters are faster than funny car

[@williamparish32]

You got that f,in right

[@finishlinemedia2654]

Some people who watch the videos still think a lambo is faster but in person it’s insane

[@jswaggart01]

Watching it on tv doesn’t do it justice. You’ve got to see and feel this shit for real. Absolutely love drag racing.

[@chrisbroesky2932]

Even if your not big into motorsports, you NEED to see these atleast once in your life!

[@iPROFITDON]

Everyone that hates on it, has never been to it.

[@jacobschuh4193]

or maybe just simply have another image of what fun is? not everybody has to agree to your opinion

[@bobaloohoo1777]

I think he's right. Never met a person that's been to a race that hasnt came out smiling.

[@ryze9153]

Bobaloohoo i think i would leave the place with ruptured eardrums

[@sidefx996]

jacob schuh The experience is beyond that though. It’s like seeing a space shuttle launch. You don’t have to be a fan of the sport to be in awe of what you just witnessed. If you don’t understand then you’ve simply never been.

[@bravofoxable]

WOW!!! Really extraordinary video production!!! Well done NHRA, you really captured the essence and soul of drag racing with this one 👋👋👋

[@robertkinholt621]

I've stood at the starting line, both leave, my feet came off the ground, felt like someone hit me in the chest when they left, Burnet flakes of rubber on you, eye's tearing up, Nitro, it'll take your breath away.

[@flaplaya]

The most extreme sport around in my book.. Never knew Tony Schumacher had two different colored eyes.. That's the sign of a star. Go Army and go Patron.

[@johncarl5505]

Watch some rally or road racing.

[@flaplaya]

@@johncarl5505 Agree those are amazing sports too but the whole "xxxxx HP" thing. They can't even accurately measure the HP involved here. Fastest machine that man makes right here.

[@psd6ohslow]

Awesome video! About time someone makes something like this !!!

[@GearheadOutlaw]

Excellent camera work.

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I LOVE MY NHRA FAMILY!!!! I AM GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL MY DDA WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT DRAG RACING AS WELL. WE NEED TO PASS ON THIS PASSION TO THE NEXT GENERATION.

[@Bricklinsv1970]

I remember the first time I experienced a top fuel drag race it was 1979 OCIR I was blown away and hooked from that point on!

[@dawidmikan2394]

*Any supercar brand ever* ”We have the best builders” *drag race crews* ”Hah! Hold my beer”

[@chanakyasinha8046]

Nitromethane*

[@Legend-lc9bv]

F1 builders would like to know you're location

[@Legend-lc9bv]

@Plazmatron I love you

[@nitishisad5947]

How intelligent you have to be.. To compare supercar makers to dragster makers. They are the best in their respective places.

[@dawidmikan2394]

@@nitishisad5947 Fam, its a joke

[@calebdopp5979]

I grew up with this stuff at Heartland Park Topeka Kansas. There is nothing like Top Fuel. Shakes the ground you're standing on

[@bluevelvetsky88]

Im 16 and ive been going to Heartland Park with my dad since i was just 2 weeks old. Grew up at that track

[@engine-man2217]

@@bluevelvetsky88 2 weeks? not to hate or anything but that's kinda irresponsible to take a newborn child to something like that... 150 dB, gasoline, burned rubber, that's a lot for a newborn child.

[@bluevelvetsky88]

Engine-Man22 i was never up near the starting line, they kept me in the stands. they had me in big ol headphones to keep the sound out, sunglasses, sunscreen, a car seat with a light blanket. and my dad races so we got to stay in the trailer out of the sun and away from any excess rubber or fumes. plus i wasn’t at a national event, it was a bracket race which is a lot milder than a national event. i’m my parents 6th child so they had some experience before taking me 😂😂 it’s okay as long as proper precautions are taken

[@3rdandlong]

I still remember the first time I went to Lions Dragstrip in Willmington CA-near Torrance in 1973. I've been hooked on the sport ever since.

[@ryanbritt9806]

2 WEEKS UNTIL VEGAS! this video always gets me pumped :)

[@randyhoudashelt1239]

GREAT!!! Can't wait for the season to start!!

[@PaulCarterArt]

This is a empowering inspiring time capsule showing the inside & out of drag racing. Well done to each of the teams and tribes that made this great video documentary.

[@Omahamaho]

Drag racing is so awesome, and diversity of the top competitors makes it even better

[@tain315]

Wow...what a video...nice job guys...love it

[@mikevv7542]

Awesome. Thanks of creating and sharing this great video! Thanks to all in NHRA who make drag racing such a great sport!

[@mikevv7542]

NHRA returns to STL / Gateway Motor Speedway Sept 26-28… www.nhra.com/events/event/midwest-nationals2014/ www.nhra.com/UserFiles/file/EventSchedules/NHRA_2014_MI1Schedule.pdf www.nhra.com/schedules/2014.aspx

[@mikevv7542]

The Charter Communications Camaro is now driven by Dave Connolly, apparently the second of the two drivers for the Gray Motorsports team, per nhra.theracingtimes.net/?p=281 & www.nhra.com/blog/shane-gray/.

[@archieloper5392]

If you've never been to one..Don't Comment.. Feel The Earth Move.. Gator Nationals... Rock...

[@lesterfrothinger3451]

Pomona is my hometown, went to the track every year for years, loved it.

[@lightningfastrc]

Norwalk is home for me. 1st race I went to they had Bob Motz doing a pass to end the night. After he passed I got a feeling that I had just joined a cult. Little did I know that I actually did. The drag racing cult.

[@jeffk3929]

Yes!! Absolutely

[@TheCharillz23]

INDY IRP and i got started at GOODGUY'S hotrod nationals when father and son got out after watching nostalgia rails twin engines Willeys bumper stands these two came out with two TOPFUEL rails and it was his sons qual to get his TF license his dad went 1mph faster his son won by .001 hooked ever since

[@WOLFBBQ]

99 i was there

[@john-conniewilliams]

amazing footage,interviews,and,oh yeah did I mention NITRO FUMES.Love that smell.Anybody goes once and you're hooked,

[@Not_creativeexe]

+Jhon-Connie-Williams true word's dude true that

[@deronborghi5929]

I've been watching this video since it 1st came out and it never gets old

[@cam70ds]

Nitro at night rules! I would drive one any day!

[@rael1999]

I urge every drag racing fan who watches this to share it on your Facebook page….if it brings one person to a drag meet who hasn't been before and they tell their mates then it will be worth it….be part of growing the interest in the sport we love and pop it on your page today !!

[@raymondmasse5577]

I make a habit of it every year. Love to see the reactions to someone whos never experienced it before. TV does this sport "NO JUSTICE"

[@rael1999]

@@raymondmasse5577 ....Yeah you've just got to be there Ray to really experience it !

[@keithm0901]

What a great video, and tribute to all in this sport ! Not too long, not too short, the sound and video is awesome, and great edit. I especially liked the close up , starting line footage, the slow motion clips, and the interviews were great too. Thanks, see you at the Strip in Vegas next month !

[@meanmrmustang]

just read Forces comments in the May Hotrod,,he's right NHRA needs something to drw attention,this goes along way to drawing attention,but people need to see it.

[@jaybrewster2475]

The sport in it's current iteration has peaked. Sad but inevitable if you do things right enough for long enough.

[@Akira2045]

I want to go watch

[@v10l3t40]

Me and my family went to one of these races, we used to go to them when I was younger but I never remembered it. The Dragsters came before the Funny Cars, I tell you, when those dragsters exploded off the starting line, my eyes were the size of softballs by the intensity of these monstrous race cars in person. Nothing comes close to that feeling

[@edwardeverson9063]

Fire ! Nice !!!

[@MM-id8mg]

Best Video on KZbin !!!! with the real Sound !

[@davewilkirson2320]

Most everybody loves the big league ball player, champion boxer, fastest runner and awesome power of NHRA Dragsters. I saw my first Top Fuel race in 1969 in California. I still love the smells, the sound, and the power. It is American.

[@jean-fredericgaulard3207]

Perhaps the best video ever to introduce the world of dragsters !!!!!!!

[@Roger-hp1yg]

id love to go to one !!! there all awsome cars from the funny cars to top fule dragsters there awsome !!!!

[@thomasdavison8996]

AWESOME video! Thanks for sharing.

[@kennethleigh6384]

I miss this stuff yes

[@justsayin1852]

Simply... AWESOME!!!

[@kobebarka8633]

Nothing beats the rumble I felt shake me to the core at Sonoma raceway when the top fuel cars shot by. NHRA will always be my favorite racing

[@WDMtea]

Yes, the ground will literally shake!

[@christopherbaas1774]

I can’t tell you the sadness I felt when they shut down the strip at Raceway Park in Englishtown, NJ. From the first time my father brought me to the strip as a kid to decades later watching the final Summernationals raced there it held so many memories. I do so miss the top fuel and funny cars, words cannot express my loss.

[@metalistheonlymusic1]

Awesome video

[@Blackadar56]

Nice video. Another thing you will notice about drag racers is they will even help their competition if someone is in need of parts or having a bad day. They are all true sportsmen (or sportspeople to be politically correct.)

[@BTOURES]

BADASS STUFF HERE

[@TofsrudCubing]

These are bad butt beasts. These things roar themselves gut less. You jump into these beasts. You will go down that track

[@JB-td3hm]

I love nhra drag racing....

[@PC_CERTIFIED]

electro motive diesel also shakes the ground and yes I have been to the 2014 nhra in maple grove raceway in reading pa it was very cold very fast I will be getting an older jeep one day and make it go extremely fast the inspiration I got for that is nhra and the fact that most "red bricks" are slow

[@79tazman]

Drag Racing is the best racing out there

[@Wayuatt]

Outstanding production! You guys did a great job.

[@mashinajoe]

Brutal. l love it.

[@ergungundogar]

Best of the best! omg this is amazing pure adrenaline!

[@MaxSafeheaD]

Beautifully shot video

[@jeffwalker9122]

Got to attend the races in Brainerd Minnesota back in my early 20's... absolutely mind blowing! The noise, the speed, cheap American beer and bikinis!! Was just awesome!!👍😜🤣

[@NightWolfmofo07]

Going to a live drag event has been one of the best experiences I have ever had. I was addicted immediately. The only sport I remain a fan of

[@TjeRod]

Holy crap! That's one utterly awesome video. Like it mega much!

[@tammie1078]

So cool, great tribute, I want to try a top fuel dragster. Every word in this video was inspiring

[@jean-fredericgaulard3207]

Not perhaps.... Definitely the best video about dragsters !!!!

[@rael1999]

Best thing you guys are doing is putting professional film of the sport on You Tube / Facebook….I know for a long time, attitude, together with ownership rights stopped this . But getting this sport to a larger American and Worldwide audience can only be good for the sport. It will bring greater interest and with it more fans, more sponsorship and more teams ! Keep it up NHRA ! Bring back drag racing to the masses ! ….Hope to get back over the pond to a meet real soon !

[@roblaa3198]

right I'm selling up and moving to America...I so want to see this in the flesh. wonderful video

[@edorofish]

Love this video! Very inspiring! Best line ever, "up squirrel, parachutes, and its over". Haha Love it!

[@kylearagon3514]

I was just at Pomona yesterday for the qualifying and it was nothing like anything else in this world. It's zero to holy crap in 3.7 seconds at over 330 mph, and to feel the force generated by those machines is insane. From Top Fuel dragster all the way to pro stock motorcycle these guys have a ton of balls to strap themselves in and launch themselves down the quarter mile in less time it takes me to say "wow". I will never forget my experience at this years Winternationals at Pomona, it's something I hope I get to share with my kids and I will take it with me when I get to heaven.

[@we.r.wine.bottles.im.at.work.]

LOVE this!!

[@engine-man2217]

Damn, makes me wonder - if the engine could last long enough and would somehow have enough fuel... what would be a Top Fuel dragsters top speed?

[@thermidorlevrai65]

could be 400 maybe 500mph

[@farizzakyimam6128]

I’m from Indonesia, basically I’ve been to every motor-sporting event in my country, Asia Road Racing, wsbk, A1, local c’ship and I’m lucky enough I’ve been to Australia to watch both F1 (v8 era) and MotoGp. Yet, I’ve never been to US, but when i do, watching NHRA in person will be on top of my list. Damn, the fact that I’ve been to an F1 racing event and everyone who’ve been to NHRA event said the Top Fuel cars are 10times more intense than an F1 car. I just can’t imagine how loud that thing is.

[@ecko_lmtd]

that's a Huge supercharger they put on the car.

[@Glorpusflorpus]

I remember the first race i went to,my jaw dropped.

[@blastermaster2383]

These things are fighter jets without wings.I’d even go as far to say that in a 1/4 mile that they are actually quicker than a FA 18.

[@scottalanclymer]

Yes, by far quicker than the US Navy can throw a F14 / F18 off a catapult. Twice as fast. Instead of deploying a parachute, if these cars could deploy wings crossing the finish line at 330 mph, they could climb to 2 thousand feet in short order, and glide for several miles.

[@brianferrell5346]

The "real" reason the have a multi stage clutch that is designed to slip, to keep from counter-rotating the Earth. Fact! lol!

[@bagelitsandila4611]

Brian Ferrell or just rotate faster

[@jonsmedra9446]

Brian Ferrell

[@Stokjockey]

I Miss the 1/4 Mile at Irwindale when I was a Kid and Wild Willie Borsch and The Winged Express

[@MegaGuitarpicker]

We were in Memphis a few years back. Top fuel was starting and we just a couple beers. We were at the finish line when the cars went by and shock wave blew the head off our beers! Sweet!

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

Theres only one sport where you need bigger balls............Tourist Trophy, the worlds last gladiatorial battle.

[@thomasbauer664]

Absolutely fascinating!

[@robertturner5138]

Never taken a newbie to an NHRA event that was not hooked the second they light them up.

[@SuperAmin1950]

OMG...! That was the coolest, goodest, bestest, promo' and/or PSA I've ever seen. I watch this stuff every weekend on the ESPN, I've been to the races, I worked at Crane Cams as a kid and saw it all up-close and personal, but this condensed version of the constituency really gave me goose bumps. I do this kind of documentation for a living, I hold a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism, and I'm jealous as hell that I wasn't IN on making this! LMAO...!

[@stevekooyers6920]

wife & I were fishing one Sunday on the Mississippi River, Iowa side. over a mile across the river, near Port Byron, we could barely hear the gas dragsters when they lit up. Later the Top Fuels raced, making it so loud that we couldn't even hear ourselves shouting at each other. That sound coming across the water was absolutely deafening.

[@antisocialborn]

A+++. NHRA Rules 🇦🇺 perth. RIP Terry Chandler.

[@victorvandyke9898]

This is what brought me to America. Nothing in racing can top a top fuel dragster. Not even close.

[@geoffreylee5199]

Been a fan since the 1960s, but have yet to get to the races.

[@ricardobjj24]

Coolest thing I remember as a kid is going to the drag races and getting to actually meet your favorite driver it's the best thing ever.