NOBODY gets to see this at an NHRA Drag Race event!

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@yankeeryder7430 10 ай бұрын

What an AMAZING experience... WOW.. thank you for the up close detailed insight on the pits... and high 5 to the drivers for being candid, humble and real to share their passion for the sport....!!!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! Everyone was awesome to hang with!

@peteh4312 10 ай бұрын

As a die hard nhra fan I love this video I took my daughter and her friend for the first time and had Kalitta hospitality and everyone was awesome. NHRA has the best professional people

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘

@CD-lm5xq 10 ай бұрын

DAMN WOMAN!!!!!!!!! 12,000 HP??? !!!!!!! What an exciting video Staci!!!!!👍👍👍

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

A little different from my usual but such a cool experience nonetheless! Glad you enjoyed it 😊🙌

@JVictor75 10 ай бұрын

Geeze this was a cool episode! Youre always fun to watch and fun to learn from, but this was just fun all around. As a kid, I spent a few summers in the very early 90s raising money for my High School Marching band by working the pitside pizza stand at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

that's awesome!! glad you enjoyed this one! :) thanks for watching!

@professor767 10 ай бұрын

Wow, Staci, that was a mesmerizing video. Learned so much about the intricacies of drag racing. thanks for the ride.👍🏾

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@anthonypellegrino1633 10 ай бұрын

I grew up at OCIR & Irwindale Raceway in the 70’s as a kid…..NHRA is my #1 love. Just went to the World Finals at Pomona. Nothing else like it on earth !!!!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

awesome!

@MotoCurmudgeon 10 ай бұрын

Such great behind the scenes content, well done. I learned a lot, and as always the food! I’m so hungry now, lol. Cheers.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Haha glad you enjoyed it!

@ddyodaman5515 10 ай бұрын

Ronnie is an amazing dude! AB is a close bud! Of course the Force is strong!

@jlangenfeld5479 10 ай бұрын

That was awesome! I love drag racing. All the racers are quite a unique family with each other. I remember when Antron was racing bikes, he was very competitive on motorcycles. I wonder what made him do the switch from bikes to top fuel? Video never justifies the intensity of top fuel drag racing. Thanks for doing the walk around and interviews. Great video!!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

How cool! I wish I would have asked him and Angelle that since they've both officially made the switch and he's mentoring her in a sense!

@garyjackson3531 10 ай бұрын

@ridetofood Indeed! Antron and Angelle are hilarious together too. He had to twist her arm hard to try 4 wheels, but she is a natural, just like she was in Pro Stock Motorcycle. So happy your video popped up in my feed. I love to ride, used to race in the IDBA and AMA/Dragbike, and love good food. Definitely subscribing to your channel!

@camdix3250 9 ай бұрын

What an absolutely wonderful video! Thank you so very much for this. It is so nice to hear the drivers talk about personal things as well as racing. And thank you for being sure to include Alexis. There are increasing numbers of women in drag racing and they deserve more attention. Thank you again and best wishes.

@ridetofood 9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🤘

@vernhoke7730 10 ай бұрын

I've attended a couple of Indy car races in my life, but the best time I ever had was at an NHRA race. I live in Central New Jersey so from the mid seventies into the eighties and beyond I spent a number of weekends at Raceway Park in Englishtown. For decades, one of the 4 seasonal races were held there, the Summernationals. I've seen many of the legends of the sport. Probably the worst day was the Summernationals in 2008. I took my, then, 16 year daughter to the track. Halfway through the day Scott Kalitta had a massive engine explosion right in front of us. We felt the concussion and heat from it 10 rows up. He crashed into the wall at the end of the track and everything stopped. It took forever to get down and him out of the car. We left and the ambulance passed us, when we got home found out he had died in the crash. Strange thing I was at his first career start at Raceway Park in 1982.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Oh wow!

@mattdwyer7576 10 ай бұрын

Great Video. I spent a lot of time with a motorcycle drag team in AHDRA years ago. It is really a great experience. Thanks for sharing.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@hippytrev7452 10 ай бұрын

great Vid Stacy ... what an awrson day checking out the drag cars.... cheers & Knee's in a very diffrent Breeeezzzzeeeeeee........

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

A verrrrry difference breeze indeed lol! Thanks trev!

@VGMurders 10 ай бұрын

This is awesome. Didn’t know you were into NHRA. Love the drags, Pomona and Vegas are my local tracks.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a die hard fan that pays close attention. But I definitely appreciate the sport! Seeing the races live is such a cool thing to experience

@kenkenyon444 10 ай бұрын

That was truly interesting of an episode I loved it and you looked like you were having tons of fun making it!😊

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

It was a fun one to make for sure!! Glad you enjoyed it 😊

@jasonchaney5382 10 ай бұрын

I've been looking forward to this video since seeing your IG stories. Never been to an NHRA event, but I follow it pretty closely. This was rad!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! You gotttta go to an event!

@tvd1188 10 ай бұрын

Great informative video! I know nothing about the drag racing world, but you did a great job showing the ins and outs. And fantastic interviewing skills as well! Keep em coming!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙌

@pjones7012 4 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you.

@ridetofood 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

@neilmackinnon3371 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video. Back in the early 1970's a family friend got involved in Santa Pod raceway in the Uk, which was Europes first drag strip. I spent a lot of fun weekends there and also met people like Dennis Priddle and Clive Skilton. I have photos here of me as a teenager sitting in Clive's car, Second Revolution and in the same visit we saw his new car Revolution 3 which was one of the first rear engined top fuel cars.... happy days. Thank you so much for taking us along, it brought back some vivid memories.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

How cool! Glad you enjoyed it :)

@ridesar 10 ай бұрын

So cool! Thanks for taking us with you.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Any time! Glad you enjoyed it!

@WilmerCook 10 ай бұрын

I remember when there were 100,000 people at the big drag events, like smokers gas an fuel meet. Now there's nobody there except the very very rich racers. On tv the announcers talk to the drivers and you don't see the racers.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

@TheoneGodfather 10 ай бұрын

That’s just the evolution of professional drag racing. I’ve been going to the drag races for over forty years and still love it. Remember, nothing stays the same.

@WilmerCook 10 ай бұрын

@@TheoneGodfather True, But in the 60s guy like the "Surfers" could race on a budget and win in AA fuel. Now you dad has to own Lucas oil to afford a car and the $10,000 for 1 run. Don Garltis says it all.

@TheoneGodfather 10 ай бұрын

@@WilmerCook Yea well, the cheapest team never wins the super bowl, or the World Series, or the Stanley cup, or the Daytona 500. If you want to compete at the top with the top you gotta have the budget. I have a big block Vega but I run at the local country track because I can’t afford to compete at the top and I’m ok with it.

@videditorEB1 10 ай бұрын

I’d be curious to know how many venues can hold 100,000 drag racing fans? You spout that as if it’s fact, but seriously, where can 100k fans watch a drag race?

@mdf1951 10 ай бұрын

Did I ever learn a lot , this was an awesome video. You seemed to be having a great time this day.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

It was information overload on my end haha! it was a great time. Learned sooo much!

@trail70brent 10 ай бұрын

You look like a natural sitting behind the wheel of Ron’s funny car , I see a career change for you in the future😁

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

lol! I always wanted to do track days on a bike. Although that’s a bit different from motorcycle drag racing. Angelle Sampey just went from two wheels to four and she seems to be loving it so….maybe one day?! 😎

@southsidestingray 7 ай бұрын

Awesome stream ! So cool that they let you sit in the cars !

@ridetofood 7 ай бұрын

thank you! yeah it was definitely a cool opportunity! glad you enjoyed it

@d-lowz-no9931 10 ай бұрын

I recently found this channel, I’m hooked. Amazing content, cool bikes and great adventures. Subscribed 😏

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

🤙 awesome! Thanks for following along!

@stuartheaydon-lc6qe 9 ай бұрын

Hi Stacey, wot a lucky lady!! Awesome video. My international raceways here in Queensland is called Willowbank raceway in our county of Ipswich. Stu from Australia

@Jim_Berry 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video!! So cool that you were able to interview these drivers and sit in the cars. Love the nitro cars!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Was definitely a cool experience. One of the folks who took me on the tour has worked with these drivers for years and said "I havent even sat in these cars!" haha!

@Jim_Berry 10 ай бұрын

@@ridetofood Earlier this year, I met Matt Hagan and Leah Pruitt at the Gator Nats in Gainesville, FL. Drag Racing people are the best!

@deanchambers5934 10 ай бұрын

Wow!! Great video!! Good job..I'm hooked

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! 🤙

@extremeXmetal666 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video! I'm a huge fan of the NHRA!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Awesome!!! Glad you enjoyed it!

@tankermike99 10 ай бұрын

This was a super cool episode. Thanks for sharing the day with us. Looking forward to the episode with Alexis 😉

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

that'll be a fun one!!

@tankermike99 10 ай бұрын

@@ridetofood I don't doubt.

@geraldsilveira8369 10 ай бұрын

Great video. Been to many NHRA events and watched the pit work after runs. But, you got behind the scene info.

@Bobby83060 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

You bet! Glad you enjoyed it!

@bodieb1233 10 ай бұрын

Very good video. Great people.

@NHRA_FREAK 10 ай бұрын

I work at World Wide Tech Raceway. Part of the drag crew. I was fortunate enough to work the Midwest nationals. With the NHRA Safety Safari. For the 3 days. It's just a completely different perspective working the staging lanes. Especially when 2 of these beasts fire up at the same time. Was an amazing experience. I encourage anyone who is thinking about a career in professional motor sports. Go work at ur local track for a season. U will meet so many great people. Many of ur local bracket races are the true heart of drag racing.

@jefflink4671 10 ай бұрын

Cool video, ……….simply amazing machines, can not imagine the feel 0 to 330 in 3 sec.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Right?! It has to be pretty wild. Glad you enjoyed it!!

@waynesiminski8268 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff Staci! I have been an NHRA fan forever. Ron Capps has been one of my favorite drivers a long time. He always was so friendly and engaging every time I got the opportunity to talk with him at race events. Two of my favorites things in one video, Ride to food and drag racing. Winner winner! Thanks Staci.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Ron is so cool! Definitely a down to earth dude. Glad you enjoyed it!!

@svenhodaka9145 10 ай бұрын

Yes, Ron Capps is a great guy. I got his autograph in Pomona. I’m a big NHRA fan and have been to races in Denver, Phoenix, Pomona, and Seattle. Seattle is a great venue and motorcycle parking is right up at the entrance!👌

@mattbakus2233 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been wanting to go to a top fuel race for a while now.. need to check it off my bucket list for sure.. daughter and I rode to Alamo springs cafe awhile back (yum)on our sec trip to the hill country on my RG from Needville Tx. Great video and I don’t think most people realize how really crazy Top fuel drag racing is..🤙🏻🤙🏻

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Yall will love it! Be sure to bring some hearing protection. Forgot to mention that in the video which is wild 😂 because there is truly nothing like the sound and feeling of those cars taking off in real life!

@RayRayTheWeekendWarrior 10 ай бұрын

Loved this video!! Cool beans =)

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@lwsrider 10 ай бұрын

Truly an awesome event! Now one more thing: don't forget to protect those ears!

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely! Gotta have the hearing protection. Great rec!

@krogersucks45 10 ай бұрын

Good for you girl . Great video

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@eddie75935 10 ай бұрын

learned some things. 9 g's wow!! thanks.

@johnrode7109 2 ай бұрын

Very cool

@mikespeaks6038 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@HarleyRider1 10 ай бұрын

Bad ass video keep it up girl

@bellamama331 10 ай бұрын

Nothing like the smell of nitro in the morning.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Nice and spicy 🤣🙌

@KNBProds 10 ай бұрын

when i was in high school a teacher from another school visited and talked about racing those kinds of cars. nitro methane produces oxygen when it burns. and, if my math is remotely correct, they're spending about $600 a run on fuel.....

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Yep, or more! It’s an expensive sport lol

@daletalaplaya5086 9 ай бұрын

You got a firehose of info given to you. What a great group of people. Was there a test later? 🤔😉

@ridetofood 9 ай бұрын

hahaha SO much info!!

@perryburch9153 10 ай бұрын

wow thanks.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!

@georgecudworth6134 10 ай бұрын

I grew up with Cory McClinithan and he let my 4 yo boy sit in his Top fuel dragster in the puts at Sears Pount 😳

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Nice!

@sheltoneinerwold 10 ай бұрын

🤘🏼🤘🏼

@OrionKarlDaleyIst 8 ай бұрын

I though it was you !

@ridetofood 8 ай бұрын

surprise!

@OrionKarlDaleyIst 7 ай бұрын

@@ridetofood You are as beautiful as always -

@boschatz-jakobsen6339 7 ай бұрын

Nice :-):-) 🇩🇰😎

@ridetofood 7 ай бұрын

🤘🏁

@earlmarsh2285 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍

@paulcasarez404 10 ай бұрын

Back in the late 1990s John force pulled me and my son into his pit Pryor to morning fire up when I custom built his 1996 6 time champion funny car in 1/8th scale way before them RC cars him and Austin coil looked the custom built large scale model and signed it right before firing up the top fuel funny car I was asked not to repeat the firing order numbers as they called them out this was back in 1998 a long with other numbers on the clutch after the morning fire up John force came up to me and said did I hear anything I said yup crackle crackle crackle Austin gave me a thumbs up and laughed my son and brother Richard had pit trailer access all day the good old days at the old firebird racetrack in Phoenix AZ

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

sounds like fun memories!

@paulcasarez404 10 ай бұрын

@@ridetofood yes it was every year I would build a large scale funny car and take them for John force to sign and got them on NHRA today along with my custom built blower hats that got lots of attention and a 30 second live TV feed

@miguelcervantes8450 10 ай бұрын

Blah ,Blah ,Blah 😂😂😂😂😂

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

@NHRA_FREAK 10 ай бұрын

Few other facts about these beasts. They pull 5Gs off the line. When a fighter is being launched off a carrier from the catapult. That Jet is doing 175 mph off the carrier. A top fuel car the same distance. Is doing 200 mph or better.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

🤙

@NicholleChristineEdwards 10 ай бұрын

Do they fly you, House you & give you rental car Rates girl? Hook it up.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

If that’s what you need, pitch it! Hope it works out! 🙌

@NicholleChristineEdwards 10 ай бұрын

@@ridetofood Here’s to hoping! 🫰

@mightyquinn8727 10 ай бұрын

That was a good blast to watch I absolutely loved it!! Thanks for bringing us along.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

@lukesaldana8945 10 ай бұрын

So freakin cool, awesome vid... I love the visceral feel of the cars taking off too.. it's hard to describe the feeling when they accelerate past you and how the engine compression hits your whole body. There's no other feeling like it !

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more! That internal body rattle is something else!

@davidslate2005 10 ай бұрын

Damn, Staci. That epsiode was dope AF. The production value, the subject, the timing, everything was a 10 out of 10. But........ get back on the bike please. 🏍️🙏

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Having this opportunity paid my bills for a few months. Thanks for understanding!

@wizardshome9686 10 ай бұрын

Great video Staci Not to often we fans get to see the insider info, let alone sit in one of those machines - love to see you do this again, and help to keep drag racing alive - maybe the next time you can visit the Top-Alcohol folks and get some insight into that area of professional drag racing

@vincereynolds6092 10 ай бұрын

This is perhaps one of the most comprehensive drag racing videos I've seen. From technical information, motorcycles, and food! This video covers a bit of everything. Great job with this! Excellent production value too! 😊

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks you!! Glad you enjoyed it :)

@karlbishop7481 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. I am a drag racing fan but I have never seen the inside even though I have been to a couple of top fuel events. I didn't know Toyota ever made a Hemi. 😂 Long time Mopar guy.

@artmchugh5644 10 ай бұрын

All the cars use a custom billet engine block and heads, hemi valve arrangement is old Chrysler tech 😊😊😊😊😊😊 thank me later😅

@karlbishop7481 10 ай бұрын

@@artmchugh5644 I know that but can't I have a little fun. Hemi head engines have been around since early in the last century.

@HuskerLoon 10 ай бұрын

What a great video! Wonderful info,great people & effing awesome machines! ❤❤

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!

@donalddesilets7640 7 ай бұрын

Wow, what an awesome experience that must of been for you. Totally enjoyed the video. I was lucky enough to live next to New England dragway in NH and spent almost every weekend there. Thanks for sharing this experience.

@BIKERLIFE-Portugal 10 ай бұрын

Wowwww AMAZING experience

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

was pretty cool for sure! thanks for watching!

@kpnomad7 10 ай бұрын

Love the smell of cam 2 in hot rods!! Forever have heroes from racing!!

@TheHuester44 10 ай бұрын

Well Stacy I always thought you were cool but now you’re super c😊😊l . I’ll be 72 next week and since I was about 13 I started riding cycles off road and going to drag races . I saw Don Garlits and TV Tommy Ivo race back then and people like Bill Grumpy Jenkins . I had a cousin whose father was a small Chevy dealer in a small village in the Pocono Mountains in Pa . A nice area for riding motorcycles. My cousin built a 56 Chevy wagon that ran in the C/gas class back then . I in a small helped him build the engine for that car . Such fun memories. I currently live in Phoenix and would often go to the NHRA races here but sadly this was the last year of the race here as the track is closing . Thanks for this great video hopefully some new people will get to go to a race and experience the rush when those nitro cars go down the track and shake the earth and air as they go by . I personally like the Pro Stock Motorcycles and cars and all the other classes .

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

How cool! Glad you’ve gotten to experience them as well! That body rattle when the cars take off from the starting line is an experience everyone needs to have, in my opinion 😎

@twobikesandadrone 9 ай бұрын

The access you got for this episode is just amazing! GREAT video!!!

@ridetofood 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was definitely a cool experience!

@snake5305 10 ай бұрын

I would be a terrible interviewer. I would ask all of the top fuel guys how it feels to be sponsored by "x" brand but running a Chrysler based Hemi motor.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

i'm sure they'd have a fun time with you lol

@jimweagant8920 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great video 👍👍

@jacksonmarshallkramer5087 10 ай бұрын

$38.00/gal? It was $21.00/gal under Trump.

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

🤷🏼‍♀️

@feeshtacos 10 ай бұрын

Ive lived it for 50 years ... ive help a few teams ... i stepped away after covid and i have a new direction in life and when i get that off the ground and come back to the drags ...

@ridetofood 10 ай бұрын

Nice!