Welcome to DAN MERCIER’s Top Fuel Paradise!

Follow along as I give you a personal tour of Dan MERCIER’s Drag Race facility in St Remi, Quebec. This year we will be attending 8 NHRA events in top fuel and several other events scheduled in Canada. Please wish us luck this year on a safe 2023! 

[@janedunlap2714]

Jeff Leonard here. Rob, I went to drag races for a LONG time, first as a fan and later as a free lance writer and photographer. Many different ones, names dont matter. I've learned more from a couple of your videos than from all those years combined. Very informative, matter of fact. If I win the lottery, you would be the first guy I would call. Keep up the good work!

[@vehdynam]

Wow ! Who is this Dan Mercier ! Beautiful facility . Good luck in 2023 , we will be following on your you tube channel ( we hope) . Thanks.

[@TheMrMused]

So glad to see you posting, Rob! Congrats on being crew chief @ Mercier! Great bunch of people and wishing you guys an excellent season full of win lights and enjoyment.

[@robwendland]

Thank you!! I’m on it now! Lots of awesome content coming up!

[@johnbehneman1546]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I LOVE MY CANADIAN FAMILY!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING.

[@timothyhess9403]

What a beautiful operation. Best of luck this year!

[@BIBSTERSrepairshop]

This is the way to start a Monday

[@jamesdwyer6701]

Always see them at Epping new respect for this team class act

[@AustinBoil]

Best of luck in the coming season! I miss your more frequent videos, hopefully you will continue with them at some point.

[@davelowets]

I personally know what it takes to run a low 9/high 8 second car program, and it's enough work for me. I couldn't even IMAGINE the time, resources, and dedication it would take to campaign a Top Fuel rig... 😳 GOOD LUCK GUYS! Give 'er hell... 🤘

[@nortiousmaximus940]

l've been a subscriber for quite a while, if l may say, without being disrespectful, you need, pretty please, to post more content. l am always very interested in the tech that you post, cutting up top fuelers, and doing what you do, please, we want more, least l do, and l'm sure l'm not the only one. l bet the tour of this shop, could have easily been 5x longer, and no one would complain. there is SO much crap posted on youtube, the good stuff, IMHO there is very little of.

[@gregm8262]

I had the privilege of meeting Rob at PRI… I walked up and told him a couple of years ago I made the mistake of getting involved with a blown alcohol car and that this guy on you tube showed me a dozen ways to keep the blower belt on… told him to tell that guy thanks. We shook hands and he said “thanks for telling me that…” Rob, you’re a real gentleman and I wish you and your team all the best. You are the genuine article….

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Awesome work with Dan Mercier and his team. They are some cool dudes (and gal).

[@hiha2108]

Yeah, good luck and health, Rob!

[@soulcontractor1641]

That ' a Givin! Good Luck 2023! Dean( Soul) Toronto

[@patrickhaeg920]

WOW nice shop! Good luck this year,

[@richardlincoln8438]

Looking forward to seeing You crew chief. Good luck to the team. 👍

[@scotttipps8155]

Glad to see you posting Rob, hope your holidays were good and your family is well. Thanks for the post brotha

[@robwendland]

Right in! Sure appreciate it!

[@bcbloc02]

Super nice shop! Good luck at the track!

[@ScottCole-sb8fy]

Good grief ! What gorgeous shop and equipment. This man has a love for all things Nitro. He couldn't have a better crew chief than you, Rob. Congrats... (love all of your vids on maintenance and repair for fuel car components). You are the best !

[@markwatkins5416]

This is starting to feel like something really special. Best wishes on the season and your learning a new language.

[@konkon7767]

Thrilled to see you back at the role of Top Fuel Crew Chief, Rob. Nice "Hospital" you've got there as a shop to work out of. 🤣 I wish & hope the very best for you & the team Rob. They're in very skilled hands. 👍🏼

[@ronhodgkinson7683]

Rob, Very glad that your part of this team. Hope to see you in the season

[@TomChame]

Great news!! Looking forward to seeing the videos. Thanks

[@gnmatsu]

All the best to you and the whole team today and every day.

[@nhragold1922]

Oh wow! Didn't realize he went fuel racing

[@richjohnson3948]

Good luck, I will be following from Kansas.

[@stephanied143]

Good luck

[@jimdean7335]

Really enjoy your content. Would be interesting to see what it takes to plan, prepare, load, travel, qualify, and race (win) a TF national event.

[@ces188charles6]

Good luck Rob!!!!!!!

[@billmiller7138]

I’ll be at four or five national events this year, hope to catch up with you at least once!

[@robwendland]

Awesome! Our first race will be the four wides in Charlotte

[@edwardchascsa4191]

Good luck!! Always look forward to your postings so I can learn something new

[@MisterAjxr6]

Such informative videos.. I learn lots so thank you so much for all the awesome videos

[@ronhodgkinson7683]

Hope too see you this season. My best wishes and prayers for a safe and positive season.

[@billclark5943]

Glad to hear you got a gig turning the knobs. You're going to do great

[@rickymerchant8021]

Hopefuly a win or 2 will keep you guys out there for more than 8 rounds

[@robbyglenn4790]

Good luck and rock on!!!

[@dezertraider]

HAPPY NEW YEAR ROB,FAMILY AND THE TEAM,MAY YOU GUYS RUN THE REST DOWN AND HAVE A SAFE,VERY FAST SEASON..CANT WAIT TO SEE THE COVERAGE..BEST WISHES FROM MAINE..

[@tgerman569]

Look forward to seeing you guys soon at the Races. Have Fun and Happy Hot Roddin!!!

[@mikebaker9574]

I saw Dan race at Bristol last year, very impressive!!!!!

[@tctz28]

Go get um!!

[@victorarreguin3356]

Best of luck this season, Rob and team.

[@stevewelborn8744]

Good luck 🤞

[@kentnewsome2646]

Good luck!

[@MartinBalle7]

Man I would love to work with top fuel cars 👌⛽

[@pro-seriesfabrication3810]

The surefire way, if you want to do that, is to get on with any of the mom & pop a-fuel or nitro teams and offer to sweep/clean and do whatever for free. At that level, it should just be a thursday-sunday deal a couple of times a year. Watch and learn from anyone, do whatever you can to the best of your ability, and always be on time/never complain and you'll not only learn the job but gain the most important part: references. When I started on a nitro funny car team in 2009, I was washing parts and doing all the jobs no one wanted to do after hanging around this tiny team's pit for an hour. 2 races later I'm learning how to take off/install the clutch assembly and surface discs/floaters (helped that I was going to tech school for CNC machining) as one of the clutch guys couldn't make that race. Moved up to full-time clutch guy before I got out and went and did the machining thing full-time in 2011.

[@MartinBalle7]

@@pro-seriesfabrication3810 my issue is that I live in Denmark were we don't have drag racing. I mean even circuit racing is heavy regulated for noise here. I envy the US for its racing and car scene.

[@pro-seriesfabrication3810]

@@MartinBalle7 gotcha. Well, the dream is attainable if you want. Sell what you've got and move to the US. Every now and then you'll see a team post up for just about anyone trainable with drive. The last one I can think of was Clay Millicans deal when they got the Stringer car going. They had posted for resumes. I think this was 2019? I'd also recommend getting a CDL truck driving license. Should have a couple of teams interested just on that...someone to drive AND work on the car is always a need.

[@redwingsfan1117]

Hoping one of those 8 races you are headed to is Chicago. That's the I'll be at!

[@r.d.riddle2068]

Bon Chance!

[@wizardshome9686]

Keep it between the stripes and go fast - You make very good videos please continue

[@blex5579]

so nice- and RIP from germany

[@kennethbode2017]

going to be a very competitive year. Hope you can surprise a few folks

[@robwendland]

Thanks brother!

[@RandomAuto12]

May have only been 5 min but a good 5 min for sure rob

[@djfaber]

Hope you guys end up out here in Colorado.

[@robwendland]

Not this year! Charlotte 4wides the first race

[@Oilerguy21]

We can adopt you as an honorary Canuck

[@SlipFitGarage]

Congrats, Rob. I'm sure you'll have that thing haulin ass right out of the gate! Any idea which NHRA races you'll be at this summer?

[@armchair_mechanic]

I'm new to dragster racing but enjoy your low key content and narration compared to the high high octane content from the American YT dragster channels.

[@dmeemd7787]

🤘🤘 :)

[@tillross4078]

At the first of the video i seen a old Suburban , is that one of Bruce Litton's im sure you know him ,, just wondering ,, Thanks for sharing 👍

[@nickhoffman5524]

what businesses does Dan own? love your videos Rob!

[@williamhowell4669]

I,m 65yrar old man with a cat ,put me on payroll , worked with shirl Greer and others,give me something to do!!

[@billclark5943]

Wus up Rob

[@slowpoke96Z28]

1:23 how do they start it with no blower to spin??

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Nevermind. Just saw RCD makes a couple different crank mounted starters.

[@brianbob7514]

Almost too clean in there