Pro Slammer,Summer Thunder, Sydney Dragway - January 19, 2019

The 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship has reached the halfway point of the 2018-19 season and in the three rounds held so far, there have been three different round winners. It’s the most competitively diverse season we’ve seen to date in the bracket and the unpredictability of the championship looks set to continue at the Santo’s Summer Thunder at Sydney Dragway.

[@user-px3oh1fk6b]

I must say you´ve got some fantastically slammers and pro mods down there! Just as cars should look like : viable! And the sound, when people hear theme a mile away, theyéd look for shelter:

[@robertstefun9253]

Sweet! Digging the ProSlam, awesome thanks

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

Heee yeee brotheur y love the cars serious is one motors dodge no y love it the 440 hummm 🤘🤲🙏👆😌

[@Taras-Nabad]

Love it

[@kevinmcdowney804]

The time is right

[@MoxieMike66]

I'd love to see you run at our track. Damn near sea level, and multiple IHRA records set here w/Pro Mod at the IHRA meets. NHRA sucks IMO. Been watching since the Kapiris Bros first had the 58' Mopar bodied car. Loved seeing that given all the anti-Mopar BS going on here.

[@TompaDee]

How long is the quartermile nowadays ? It use to be 402,33 meters but i think its way shorter nowadys.

[@loudmikemedia]

crazy yo

[@harryvalentin8462]

Nice video 👌

[@baileyschneider7383]

18:00 shute didn't open up properly

[@HighAway]

I'm sure it's more than 525000 dollars in US also no mention of cost for the transporter.

[@jeffreybamford1171]

Any new doorslammers content available..

[@michaelmoon6675]

The drivers need more protection from the cockpit of the car ,to me there is no protection if the transmission was grenade.🤔💯💯🆒

[@richardbanks5628]

Australian accent it's a beautiful accent.

[@michaelmoon6675]

Safety first.put a shield around the transmission.🤔💯

[@ldnwholesale8552]

And a floor over it as well.

[@Nitedontdie]

It's one of the least likely parts to fail in a Pro Mod / Doorslammer. You can expect to put around 100 passes on an engine before it needs a complete rebuild/machining work done, whereas a transmission will last several hundred. The biggest wear and tear on a trans is actually on the converter/clutch, which they service nearly every run. The rest is fine.

[@Theone817]

Send it

[@automandan3066]

Watched this on Fox last night

[@TompaDee]

Whats the differens between a Pro Slammer and a Pro Mod ?

[@dylanwilliams9002]

Pro slammers can only use superchargers and I believe 514 cubic inch displacement. While Pro Mods can use superchargers, turbochargers and nitrous oxide.

[@TompaDee]

@@dylanwilliams9002 Thanks !

[@allanchapman6250]

Why do you people continue to get it wrong ice vehicles develop BHP ev’s have HP .

[@ldnwholesale8552]

Bad luck for Fenech in crashing. But 200 mph cars with 50mph brakes will always be a problem. The skinny bloke in the black 57 was renowned for killer burnouts. What has happened? Was always a crowd pleaser.

[@CescSoler]

He's had a lot of health problems.

[@burnout9069]

@@CescSoler Are we talking about Victor here? I've been away from the (Door) Slammer scene for a number of years now. Man, the class has evolved. Pro mods - slammers.

[@CescSoler]

@@burnout9069 Yeah. Victor Bray has had some pretty rough years with cancer. It's why he's lost so much weight.

[@burnout9069]

@@CescSoler Damn. Fingers crossed he kicks it. Always was a fan.

[@hooyabaaa2]

They have good brakes, they don´t have enough traction on front to really slow down. It´s like using an E-brake at 400+ km/h. Just imagin the front tires on the back with 3000+ hp... You cant put the power down...

[@stefanowak75]

How do cars with lower top speeds have lower et .....?

[@dylanwilliams9002]

better 60fts

[@dajjal2366]

Drag Love it, like it!..?😂

[@Rockersoccerhockey]

he breaks down the cost of owning a door slammer. Id like to know how much would cost me to own a top fuel and drive it

[@johnwilson1794]

These prices seem low to me for AUD perhaps they mean USD?. For example a Rossler 3sp auto is 15,700USD (23,155AUD) alone. A lock up convertor to suit is around 7000USD (10,300AUD) and a bellhousing is a couple of thousand USD as well. So before you know it you have nearly 40k AUD just in a transmission. Racing ain't cheap.

[@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490]

I heard. When all is said, and done. Around 15 to $20,000 a pass.

[@themopar426]

why doesn't ihra bring this to America!

[@cameronwhite9909]

Because NHRA has the televised pro mod championship

[@themopar426]

not good coverage at all!@@cameronwhite9909

[@sash7759]

Cameron White they don’t televise the pro mod champ

[@flakhappy5663]

15 proxy adds...unwatchable

[@markblakeway80]

MPH FFS!!!!!

[@sash7759]

Mark Blakeway it’s australia that’s how we do it

[@ohwell2790]

The one thing I will never understand about drag racers. The ones that put the most unareodynamic body on a car and expect to go fast at the top end. Guess they do not understand the result of pushing a brick through the air verses a low drag shape through the air. Still fun to watch other wise similar cars with the same horse power and driver abilities loose and the smart ones win.

[@burnout9069]

One major factor is because being the fastest at the end isn't a winning stradigy. Cutting a perfect light and getting out of the whole and staying on track, Then run it out the back is what these professional drivers strive for. Track, weather, engine tune (how much power can be dialed in as soon as possible before the tires give way "shake".. Or where it can be used the most effectively?) chassis tune and clutch feed on the start line all have to be considered and adjusted before each run. Not to mention monitoring engine condition to the above. Smart drivers is like have one Iron in a Golf tournament. A smart Tuner is worth huge dollars. It's a lot more involved then most spectators think. And one reason why it can takes these guys over 20years to get were they are.

[@ratmousebastard]

@@burnout9069 exactly.. and to add to that, those seemingly unaerodynamic bricks aren't bricks at all, though they may have the similar shape of say, a 57 Chevy, they're not what they emulate... they're quite aerodynamic, though they aren't as slippery as say a Camaro-style body, but like you said, drag racing isn't only about aerodynamics, it's all about RT and ET and getting down the track straight and hooked up the whole way.... it ain't Bonneville Speed Week

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

$525,000 to run these cars... pfft and the rest!! Not to mention like u said transport, pit crew, entry fees, food and drink etc... 3 kinds of people own these teams, corporate CEOs, the successfully sponsored and of course how can we forget, the drug lords 😂

[@weldmachine]

NO, All this money is earned doing Lube Jobs and swapping Spark Plugs, lol.

[@sash7759]

D G ever heard of Michele Davies they run their team out of their back pocket

[@nhraandnascarfanatic5907]

Sash must be a deep and fat pocket

[@sash7759]

NHRAandNASCARfanatic nope

[@sash7759]

NHRAandNASCARfanatic most of the food is brought in the transporters

[@rogergrandify]

way to much yapyapyap