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Originally posted by Pain Train
HUmm ok must have been something else that did that time.....oh ya the jet truck
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Actually, their quarter-mile times aren't that impressive. Around 5-6 seconds
Top-Fuel Dragsters are faster by a margin.
I've been to probably 15 NHRA Drag Races in my life, I'm only 20. My dad used to take me and my brother to the race every year when we were younger. Just now (for the past 5 years) we have started going back. It never ceases to amaze me how fucking fast those motherfuckers are. You will <b>NEVER</b> see anything go that fast every again so quickly. Nothing is as loud as a Top Fuel Dragster taking off (that's proven), not even a jet airplane.
We took this guy from my dad's shop to the Bristol, Tennessee race the year before last. He had never seen a Top Fuel Dragster do a run before, he thought it was loud when "monster trucks" took off though
We got front row tickets in the bleachers. We were like "ok, here we go, it's loud, don't be scared. and remember, it's ok to admit it's loud." And the guy took his earplugs out and hung his head over the bar and as soon as the christmas tree went green the dragsters took off and the guy jumped back and covered his head in the bleachers. His eyes teared up and he said "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!!!!!!!!! MY GOD WHAT WENT WRONG!!!!!!!! WHY WAS IT SO LOUD!!!!!!!"
Just a regular run.
He thought something exploded underneath us or something. Nope
I have been to enough of the races where I dont' use earplugs anymore (the dragsters are only near you for a split second). I love the feeling of your intestines vibrating when they take off
It's so weird to see those cars go from 0-60 in .2 seconds and see them down the track 4 seconds later.....going 330 MPH. Crazy.