Top fuel, Nitro Thunder, Sydney Dragway - May 4th, 2019

[@babygoon25hrs]

Havent followed nhra in years so when i seen richie up here i lost my sh*t lol. Bro was my favorite and won in my first ever event in Englishtown. Never knew he came to Australia.

[@uwehanschen9247]

I personally think Sydney Dragway features the most spectacular drag races worldwide, followed closely by Santa Pod. The top speeds achieved all speak of the 'cream of the crop' racers a.w..a. the quality of the race track! My top favs are Ashley and Kelly!

[@shoutout.kokain8713]

6:30 that high 5 though lol

[@SaltGrains_Fready]

Nitro Thunder Down Under ! Very Boss !! Great Freaking Coverage Man !! Better than anything televised here in the U.S. 4 Sure ! Awesome Camera Work and Line Shot Videos.. :) :-)

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Sure

[@2020-u8v]

This is so superior to U.S. meets on many levels. I'm a fan for life!

[@2020-u8v]

@blooneyful It's something I felt in the moment but I still watch plenty of racing in the U.S. blooneyful. I like how much attention to branding Australia puts into the track, the uniforms and the cars. Everything looks so top flight and organized.

[@richardbanks5628]

And beautiful Australian lady drivers with beautiful accents can't get better than that, you go ladies don't ever give up you're doing great.

[@MypasswordisNewMedic]

So cool to see Ashley still running down under

[@rubenriveraolivera2665]

Tremendas carreras que se dan en Australia.Top Foul.

[@iosefotaylortupuanaiteomat3241]

EPIC PERFORMANCES BRILLIANT JUST FUCKING BRILLIANT WELL DONE CONGRATS TO THE ENGERIINING THAT HAD PUT THE EFFORT IN DEVELOPING THIS CARS BRILLIANT OUTSTANDING.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ldnwholesale8552]

That last round was mad. One car got down the track and even then it was very loose. Though in reality not good viewing.

[@rhettacosta5257]

Hotting up

[@babygoon25hrs]

I love the commentary compared to nhra… gives so much detail.. even tells u what the crew is doing before the race… dats more than cool bc when i was a kid i was confused asf until my dad told me lol. Wish nhra could teach fans aswell. Instead its just racing and beer lol

[@lourensjacobsakaturbo8147]

Love you Ashley Sanford

[@pimeetvelat7209]

6:30 when you tryna celebrate but you slap your frind in the face :D

[@13699111]

Thank you for posting this video.

[@gazzzza]

yes and a slick ad campaign well done to you all... the time,pain and money,,, now lets talk about the "No drag state" i am talking Victoria ?? remember us ? yeah i gather that you dont .... and i dont blame you all out there

[@raptorpaw]

Beautiful filming!

[@MoxieMike66]

If I ever win the lottery, I'd love to pay for a few of the Aussie teams to run here in the states at a Nationals event. Especially the Pro Mod equivalent class there. Some pretty badass teams there.

[@Ash_Dean]

Pay for us Europeans too! Especially matis Vulcan, running a 5.5 will give you a run for your money ;).

[@-prayforthecleansing-5062]

Our closest equivalent to the NHRA Pro Mod class would be Top Doorslammers.

[@catherine6104]

Ashley ...of course !!!!

[@WilmerCook]

Australians and Americans have a LOT in common!

[@MrGaryjames1]

wayne giving it 4 stabs of the throttle to get it down how did that motor stay together!

[@Johnny_Thunder]

Where are the crowds? in the 90s at eastern creek drags the place was usually packed, but every video of see of Sydney drag way there is barely anyone there. Sad.

[@neilrobertson1345]

Luved how Aussies changed rules on Kiwi Marsh nitro rail to suit them selves its all over the drag racing secene world wide shame on Aussie great video

[@lyriqalflame2965]

I love Fuchs racing dep

[@joycemeadows1821]

Had so many good times at Atlanta NHRA races in Commerce, GA. I hear they r going to shut this track down. What a shame if this is true.

[@rockyeasterline348]

Keep it the old traditional way 1/4 And MPH !!!!!! X Gaser DRAG RACER!!!!!

[@basedraptor75]

i wanna see the U.S race the people in Australia. i think it would be nice to watch.

[@sash7759]

iiOmni_Mordex ii no Australia would get raped

[@krzm4478]

@@sash7759 haha you wish

[@sash7759]

@@krzm4478 i’m from australia it’s facts all those cars run consistent 3.70s/3.60s

[@sash7759]

@@krzm4478 and this was 2 years ago wtf r u replying now for?

[@keenankelley187]

Awesome racing new subscriber

[@stefeniedavidmusic]

Could you make the into a little longer???????????

[@kennethleigh6384]

I want Calder back soon yes

[@Hokay01]

Lol you know your out of shape when you get out of a car winded... or it’s probably just pure adrenaline coarsening through you veins after a 300mph @ 3.8 run!

[@ItsMuush]

AWESOME!

[@richardbanks5628]

Australia accent is just plain beautiful.

[@bradthekiwi2171]

why does the engine die in regard to tyre issues??? thanks

[@yiannishayabusaofficial]

AMAZING FANTASTIC MAGIC EXELENT

[@bootnyfonzworthcollier1692]

Rachelle splat coolest girl ever right up there with Joan jet and Lita Ford and Leah Pratchett of course the force girls don't count for numerous reason big time drag racing another reason l really want to go to Australia

[@loudmikemedia]

crazy yo

[@jakybakey8473]

Do not drive in forested areas, near bushes, hedges, or Koalas.

[@TBLtravels]

Kelly needs to race John Force

[@MoxieMike66]

Do you guys still run the full 1/4mi in Nitro classes? Sadly, NHRA doesn't, mainly because of one track that no longer has racing there, Englishtown, NJ, that had at least one death because of the small shutdown area.

[@MypasswordisNewMedic]

I was trying to figure that out too earlier when I saw this cause of the numbers. It may be conditions but really impressive numbers are into the .6’s and we didn’t see a single .7 here if I remember right

[@Ash_Dean]

There is 1/4 mile funny car at big jam Santa pod in July, which will be live streamed =).

[@MypasswordisNewMedic]

Steady as she goes if they could lengthen some tracks to accommodate a quarter mile I think it would be a great thing to come Back to the cars. Would create a bit of excitement to see a change up of distance ram from track to track

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

Are there any guarantees that the top fuel cars will actually be at Willowbank for the next round? I paid good money and went out for the last round of the 400 Thunder Top Fuel Championship at Willlowbank, and no top fuel cars showed up. I want a money back guarantee before I lay out good money to go again.

[@Ash_Dean]

Is this actually a thing? I was thinking to come to aus. But with no guarantee...

[@DodgyBrothersEngineering]

@@Ash_Dean should be, but I doubt it. Winternationals is one of the biggest events in Australian drag racing, so you would hope they would be there, but then again when the promoters say they are going to be there and they're not, well that shouldn't happen either. I wouldn't have gone if I knew they weren't going to show up, I went specifically to see them. That is why I am pissed about the no show.

[@stefanowak75]

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

[@jobdone3700]

In short they shut down early and coast through the finish while the other doesn't.

[@kdwaynec]

The timing doesn't start when the light turns green, it starts when the driver leaves the line. Leaving quicker than your opponent can result in a so-called "hole shot" victory, even though they had a faster car.

[@petej3800]

Why KPH, I thought it was MPH on the roads in Australia.

[@jockojockoson9995]

Nope. Km/hr out here.

[@psicogames5509]

KPH is better and more on point

[@petej3800]

@@psicogames5509 Cheers, understand now, stay safe and live long.

[@yggdrasil9039]

Nice production. Can't wait for the 5MW electric dragsters to start tearing up the strip (silently) 0-250km/hr in

[@preds2880]

Will be nowhere near as good as a top fueler

[@yggdrasil9039]

@@preds2880 Possibly, although at about 1/100th the cost per race I doubt it will be long before most teams go electric

[@jobdone3700]

@@yggdrasil9039 No one will go to watch them cause they're boring .

[@ladyzapzap9514]

@@jobdone3700part of the attraction is the noise and the literal earth shaking effect. Interesting to see what electrical Does.

[@jobdone3700]

@@ladyzapzap9514 It would be similar to kicking a tennis ball down the strip .

[@hardygeoff159]

So what the fucI< is "hotting up" ? That's not even a word is it?

[@carlsenden8750]

What's the bump spot for qualifying?😜

[@sash7759]

Carl Senden it was a 4.11

[@mrsamsung8184]

That means whoever's on the bump spot is usually in 10th place and is ready to be bumped by the next car that runs ...could knock that person right out and put that guy in after all the hard work the guy did to make it to 10 spot only to be knocked out by someone who got lucky

[@mrsamsung8184]

If that's what you were meaning you did not know what the term bump spot meant... did not mean to insult your intelligence I think the other guy misread your question or I did

[@nico98sanchez]

516 kph 😳😳

[@3rdandlong]

That equals 320.62 mph

[@ยังโอมในปราบเคียนซา]

กดติมตามให้แร้วน้ะค๊าปปป...จากไทยแลนด์...สุราษธานีคับบบบ😁😁😃✌✌✌

[@nitipoom1150]

อันนี้กี่เมตรครับ

[@ยังโอมในปราบเคียนซา]

@@nitipoom1150 6มั้งคัฟถ้าจำไม่ผิดน้ะ😁

[@justineverely9961]

CALIFORNIA

[@NLsandman]

Why is there no crowd

[@diemaloha]

race run on a work day d/t rain out on the weekend

[@colinkensley]

Just as a matter of interest how much skill does one need to be a top fuel driver...would it be fair to say the other classes are more difficult where one must use a clutch and change gears...as i understand top fuel is a single gear and the clutch does all the trickery...does the driver just floor the throttle at the lights and the clutch does not let the wheels spin...or are the drivers using less throttle off the line and increasing throttle as they go down the line.

[@geoffreyveale7715]

I do not drive one of these cars but have watched many events. In part you are right, if everything goes perfect there would be minimal skill other than reaction time. The big exception is when things don't go perfect and the driver needs to pedal the throttle and keep it straight. There is also the chance of stuff going VERY bad which is why they now race 1000ft and not 1/4 mile after Scott Kalitta being killed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Kalitta

[@cn1364-w6c]

It's all about trade-offs. I'd prefer them going the full 1/4mile but making every nhra drag strip they run on up to spec on safety equipment costs money. Money that somebody will have to pay but not all are willing to pay. If you don't want to shorten the length and you can't force every track to up safety measures, then you have to make the dragster slower which nobody is willing to do. Cheapest option is to shorten the racing length.

[@cn1364-w6c]

You'd have to hope that "enough" teams will support every nhra sanctioned drag strip unless you're fine with limiting the number of areas where dragsters can compete and race at.

[@MypasswordisNewMedic]

There’s more skill involved than what you’re putting out there. If it’s right in the groove and everything is perfect, what you said applies. But if it’s get out of the groove, smokes the tires like you said, and probably other shit I’m not thinking of at the moment, the driver has to accommodate to those things as they happen in under 4 second. That’s skill

[@suthichai818]

Wow thailand fanclub's

[@sergioramses2615]

The 1st race ¿How come 3.84 beats a 3.80 ?????

[@231mac]

It's who crosses the finish line first, not who ran the quickest.

[@Oromanowarful]

The elapsed time just measures how quick the car goes down the track, if both cars run identical et and speed, the quicker reaction time wins the race which is how the drivers earn their paycheck and championship potentially.

[@kdwaynec]

The individual lane timers don't start on green, they start when the driver leaves and breaks their staging beam.

[@brockdrew9594]

15:29

[@DMNjz-gteAimanhpsupra]

U.S. ARMY -11.000hp

[@davidkrueger2395]

SUPA

[@ปฎิภาณกมสิน]

🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭⚽⚽

[@stelthy100]

SPLATT RACING LOL THERE ARE SOME JOKES IN THAT.

[@Super_check]

402 M.

[@ศักดิ์ชัยเก็บไว้]

ถึงหรอ402

[@daw162]

Lots of fans dressed as empty seats.

[@diemaloha]

they are running a day late because of being rained out. I went to NHRA Pomona last Feb. finals on Monday because of rain on Sunday. lots of empty seats, only a few hundred of us lucky retired guys watched great racing times laid down on a sunny COOL day

[@anthonybasile5035]

Newby needs speech classes

[@rockyeasterline348]

Are these quarter miles or eight miles nobody says anymore also what does 500 km mean

[@bryanp4827]

Are you for fucking REAL...?

[@rockyeasterline348]

@@bryanp4827 about what

[@OutdoorsWithCWest]

320mph

[@ЕвгенийГонтарь-ц4д]

Американские бабы на таких тачках гоняют, а наши борьщ сварить не можут.

[@nitipoom1150]

402.เมตรใช้ไหมครับ ใครคนไทยตอบผมหน่อย

[@atw_ya120]

ไม่น่าจะถึงนะคับ

[@koktanii6393]

Aku ra mudeng muni Oopoooo ikiiii

[@garybulwinkle82]

I don't think she won the first round!! They won't show the finish line camera.....something's definitely up!!!

[@ace-x6m]

Wayne Nooby

[@cars4color]

just as bad as NHRA. to much jaw flappin and no motor noise.

[@breakdown3838]

516 kph what is that in mph

[@breakdown3838]

i answer my own question 320.6 mph . Not to shabby for a jerk down under but we still got the record for a bunch of yanks. 338. mph for a top fuel rail... World record.

[@johnwilson1794]

These cars are using the same parts as the US cars but you can only apply as much power as a surface will allow. Drag strips in Australia are getting better but they still aren't as good as in the US.

[@toddfranklin4063]

"And the title fight is hitting up"? Seriously? Learn proper English and fix your titles and then I'll watch your video.

[@mikaelgartne4125]

,

[@อนุชิตแพงมาพรหม-ย6น]

ง

[@ศิวกรชิวๆคนใต้แล้วไง]

Go to m.

[@jimjakosh2506]

Too much talking..not enough racing............. not like 1320 racing!

[@williamsimmons152]

2 minutes in nothin but jaw flapping....I’m outta here

[@jockojockoson9995]

This isn’t an airport. No need to announce your departure

[@misterexponential]

Creating a false sense of excitement. Nobody really cares that much!

[@juansi.1026]

23:22