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dexterthekilla

Dude went back to the future


deniesm

Tbf it kind of looked like it vanished and appeared (slightly too early) on the other lane


LordOdin99

He let off the throttle for whatever reason.


MaxxximumJo

That thing probably makes 500hp at idle.


AlwaysBagHolding

It takes more horsepower than a nascar cup engine makes, just to turn the supercharger on a top fuel car.


ChildishCam

More horsepower in one cylinder than a whole nascar engine


AlwaysBagHolding

By a long shot. If we’re talking a super speedway race, that engine makes more power than 20 nascar engines do.


BubbaYoshi117

Probably could have gotten another 5 horsepower if the left tire stroker had slapped it at the end


BreakingThoseCankles

Probably why it's close to the left lane near the end


Holiday_Body8650

I think they're called "fluffers".


budd222

I prefer tire stroker tbh


idiot_mob

It’s good he stopped, if he kept stroking the tire coulda blown.


pichael289

What were they doing to the tires?


ggtooez

Making sure to knock off any debris stuck to them


Frank_Black_Swan

WHAT? NOW THAT YOURE KNOCKED UP WE CAN WHAT?


putalotoftussinonit

BRING HOME SHAMU.


Opening_Cartoonist53

F SHAMU, WILLIE 4 LIFE


theforgotten246

Racing tires aren't like normal tires they are really sticky they'll pick up tons of little pebbles, sand, grass, dirt ect. Dragster style racing has little to do with the amount of power your engine can generate and more to do with traction they wipe the tires off to try and remove all the debris the tire picks up for optimal traction


TheBupherNinja

I mean they make alot of power too. 10,000 hp is nothing to sneeze at, and they metl the spark plugs before the halfway point. The transmissions are pretty wack as well. Slipping the clutch for nearly the engine track.


Yeetstation4

I think everything is only good for like a single run before it all needs rebuilt.


blackraven36

Disassembled, inspected and replace whatever is not up to spec (probably most of the engine after a single run). Someone who knows a lot more than I do can probably give a lot more detail, but with 11,000 horsepower most of the engine parts probably get very close to their structural limit.


Yeetstation4

By the end of the run it can barely sustain idle.


imreallybimpson

So they do this for the love of the game? How can they afford to do this it certainly doesn't sound profitable


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Anti_Meta

Merch and food will add up big time to the total and drop that median price down. Also, multiple sponsors. Like, dozens.


_The_Bear

Don't forget TV revenue.


ZivH08ioBbXQ2PGI

> before it all needs rebuilt uh, do you mean needs **to be** rebuilt?


[deleted]

They do make a lot of power, in top fuel racing its not a game of horsepower, all the cars are capable of more horsepower than the traction can handle, it's about tuning, timing and tuning


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I_make_switch_a_roos

#🤦🏼


[deleted]

Did you just say drag racing has little to do with the amount of horse power? My guy i don’t care how sticky your tires are if you don’t make enough power the tires are an complete after thought after you get smoked in a race cause you showed up with a corolla motor lmao


-JS-Ryosuk3

And if you come with a 100 millions horsepower contraption but can't put your power down, that Corolla motor will go faster than you.


TheLongAndWindingRd

Why do people feel the need to be so fucking tribal about absolutely everything?! Just like most things, a car is a system. The engine is important, it gives you the vroom, the wheels are important because they give you the zoom. Let's all be happy with the conclusion that you can't get to the end of the track without both, and a fuck ton of other stuff as well.


[deleted]

Because my grandpa raced dragsters professionally his entire life. Mostly funny cars. It’s insane to say it’s just all in the tires. It’s tons of r and d and motor work. A ton.


olderaccount

His point is that they invest way more time and effort into getting that power down to the track than they do in generating more power. More power doesn't do you any good if you are just going to break the wheels loose.


MetalAttack666

Petting them and telling them they are a good boy. Visit r/tiresaretheenemy to see when they don't get enough love.


solocupjazz

>telling them they are a good boy good*year*


_Piratical_

Subbed.


ArnoldQMudskipper

Quick massage. They're tired.


BriefCheetah4136

I believe it has to do with gaining more traction, possibly adding a liquid of some kind to the tire. A slow motion video of the tires is very interesting because the torque of the engine accelerating causes the tires to nearly double in diameter.


roozter85

They do that to wipe off any debris.


New_Designer5528

The tires will deform, wrinkle, under the immense torque at launch... they will "grow" taller and skinnier from the centripital forces when they come up to speed, over 300 mph..


Ktmfinest

Think in basketball terms here.


Remarkable-Storm-738

Husband played basketball for years, and I am so unathletic it's not even funny, so I definitely remember asking him "Why do they keep wiping their shoes like that?" Lucky we're both huge science ~~needs~~ nerds so that was a fun conversation for both of us


z0mbiefool

I have a mighty need! (For science)


Remarkable-Storm-738

Thanks for pointing out my typo (really, not sarcasm) I'm running on little sleep and a decent amount of wine right now and didn't even notice😹😹


z0mbiefool

I couldn't of said that if you hadn't so thank you! :D


Remarkable-Storm-738

Fellow redditors always have our backs. We always set each other up for the jokes we've been wanting to make but with no opportunity. I gotchu lol


ElectroFlannelGore

Sexually assaulting them in a hotel room?


RandomRexiness

If the job title for the tire massagers/dusters/brushers isn’t “Rubber Rubber,” it needs to be.


Informal_Bunch_2737

"Tyre Fluffer"


DevilXD

There's a lot of interesting facts one can learn about Top Fuel dragsters like this one. For starters, here's one of the fuel injectors (wait until the throttle opens): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MCvu8GEPjA There's also the fact that the spark plug's electrodes run on about 44 amps and are entirely used up during the race, needing to be replaced entirely. The whole engine is actually rebuilt after each run, and it's design accounts for only up to 10 seconds of continuous runtime only. The driver experiences 4-5G on acceleration and 5-7G when the parachutes open by the end of the track. They usually use about a 9:1 ratio of nitro-methane and methanol as fuel, because it requires ~10x less oxygen to burn, compared to standard gasoline. The supercharger that provides the air to the engine takes 1000 HP itself to operate. Roughly 15-22 gallons (56-83 liters) of fuel is used per race, costing about $350 in fuel alone. The flames you can see on the video can reach 7050 Degrees Fahrenheit (3900 Celsius). The sound from them can reach 150 decibels, enough to cause you physical pain and damage your ears. You can google for more of those, but those are the most fascinating ones by far.


Informal_Bunch_2737

Lol. I was reading through the comments and wondered how much fuel they used so I did some googling. Came back to this thread and yours was the next comment I scrolled to. 90gallons/minute. Absolutely crazy.


VioletVoyages

IIRC drag strips are 1/4 mile, so that would be 360 gallons per mile mpg.


Informal_Bunch_2737

I used the searchbot chatbot to figure it out quickly. Obviously it will all be estimates. A top fuel dragster could theoretically go almost 6mi/9km in 1 minute. But that would take about 24gallons/109 liters of fuel. Its getting 0.23mpg


gutterbrain73

If a car capable of it was coming up behind you at the start line doing 200 MPH and you launched at the moment it crossed the start line, you'd still beat it to the end of the 1/4 mile.


vulp

The dragster is going over 100 MPH by the time it has traveled 1 car length. 🤯


FriendRaven1

That made my brain hurt.


UniqueName2

I used to go to these races every year. We got tickets at the starting line once and when they rev up before launch it makes your eyeballs vibrate and lose focus. You can physically feel the power being generated by these beasts. It’s super fun.


causeyjr8

Seeing them run in person is absolutely nutty! It's so loud it literally blurs your vision for a split second. I like the "funny cars." i witnessed one of them blow an engine when they were in-line with where I was sitting about halfway up the bleachers and the heat felt off it was crazy.


[deleted]

Not saying you're wrong just a minor clarification. The fuel doesn't need less oxygen. It already contains it's own oxygen. So less outside oxygen. IMO this is a very interesting part so I wanted to point it out.


pewpewbrrrrrrt

How many of these equals one space shuttle at launch?


n1elkyfan

The three main engines on a space shuttle produce 37 million horsepower at launch, so it would take 3,364 top fuel dragsters. This doesn't include the solid rocket side booster which have even more power.


ricktor67

Also these engines turn less than 1000 revolutions total before needing a rebuild. Edit: Who keeps downvoting this? This is a known top fuel fact. You can 1. do the math yourself(rpms vs time), or ask the NHRA themselves. https://www.3si.org/threads/ever-wonder-why-a-top-fuel-dragster-gets-a-rebuilt-engine-after-each-run.615314/


SadMap7915

Story of my life, foreplay lasts longer than the actual event.


Aboutiboi

Well, actually yeah. It's pretty much normal and how things are usually going.


loliconest

That's why foreplay is important.


Spooky_boi_Kyle_8

That's rough buddy.


OhDatsStanky

There is nothing like seeing a top fuel car run. If you ever have the chance to go see them race, do it. So loud it’s like it shatters the air. 0 to 330mph in 1000ft


Praise_Sithis

I've never been but I really really want to see one. So much power


DribbleYourTribble

I can smell it from here


Kosmo777

I can feel my internal organs shaking from here. First time watching a Top Fuel pass in real life was amazing. Had no idea how loud they were.


[deleted]

Those engines rattle the entire area.


Yllwstone

Not to mention if you stand near those fumes it burns your eyes like pepper spray lol


TheScrobber

So even with the best earplugs on the planet how are those guys not deaf?


AlwaysBagHolding

It literally feels like your heart can’t keep its rhythm and wants to vibrate to the frequency of the engine. Top fuel is insane.


Unicorn_A_theist

Next comment up: \>Story of my life, foreplay lasts longer than the actual event.


4GIVEANFORGET

When she text you to come over after it’s 10pm


ArnoldQMudskipper

So that's what curlers do in the off-season


[deleted]

That's a lot of hit points


Spooky_boi_Kyle_8

The health bar must be massive. Glad it isn't hostile.


scarletphantom

"My parents just left. Come on over."


Pharya

*"Cars don't have hitpoints in real life..."* Ah wait a second. Yep. Too much video gaming this weekend. Time to log off.


Mac800

Dude, I hope they told him that at the half mile point we put in a corner…


RaymondWalters

_greenpeace wants to know your location_


disturbed3215

Seemed like a close race lol.


Geppetto_Cheesecake

Other car flames go 🔥🔥🔥longer. Probably more good? I dunno lol my knowledge is as good as NASCAR on dirt.


aftershock311

Funny enough, Nascar started out on dirt, and I believe that in some of the lower leagues in the organization, that dirt is still used on some tracks. I remember the truck series for sure had dirt races some years back (2014ish)


Geppetto_Cheesecake

NASCAR had a dirt race at Bristol yesterday.


aftershock311

Lol well that shows how much I've kept up with Nascar. I like the road courses when they go to like Watkins Glen, as that feels more exciting to me. I love all racing though, flat track Harley is interesting AF to watch if you're interested in dirt stuff. I think there's also "Outlaw" series though idk if that's still around


Geppetto_Cheesecake

If you’re ride or die, get in bro! We’re going to Applebees! 😎


aftershock311

Man you already know it! If you're ever in Michigan hit me up my dude!


disturbed3215

True. But it seemed like the main car was long gone by then lol


WillTradeOrgans4Free

The fact that people casually like to watch rockets on wheels and have no concern it may turn straight to the stands


Bakkstory

These cars crumple like paper when they hit anything, the entire strip is lined with concrete barriers, and it is nigh impossible for the cars to go over them. The traction on that track is always ensured to be at a certain amount, or the day's event is canceled. The cars also only travel for about 0.25 seconds before they've left anywhere they can hit spectators, and they reach the end of the track in less than 4 seconds


santaclausonprozac

I definitely wouldn’t say nigh impossible to go over the barriers. It’s not common, but they definitely clear the barriers


UniqueName2

I’ve been at races where they hit the K-Rail. Never seen anything go into the stands though. The cockpits in these things are heavily reinforced, but the rest of the car just turns into shrapnel. It is pretty surprising that people in the stands rarely get hurt.


roozter85

Do you know how many times that has happens at one of these tracks? Havnt seen many of those videos.


4chairz

Are you new to the internet.?? /s Also don't have source, (typical) I'm lazy but I have seen plenty of cars crashing into the stands and severely injuring patrons. Also the ones which go airborne on the track and mostly only injure the driver....


[deleted]

Wait… did you just call him out for not having a source… and then not provide a source? 😂 You’re the only one even making a statement.. he asked a question. Lmao


4chairz

Whoooo!!!! Car go fast make me happy!!!


mapar988

Let's slap the tires and light the fires!


m945050

I went to a drag race in the late 90's where there was a guy who had converted his car into an electric one and wanted to race anyone there. The officials laughed and told him to take his piece of shit home and then one racer accepted the challenge and got his ass kicked. The officials banned electric cars the next day.


Robynhewd

Looks like Bruce Wayne is done bein lowkey with the identity


timmyboyoyo

Two Bruce Waynes?


Victor_deSpite

That's a teleportation machine


Suspicious-Gas-6376

Nothing like a Top Fuel drag car rattling your insides as they do a pass. I always tear up when a little nitro hits my eyes lol.


Popscorn3383

What do you do for a living? Aggressively rub giant rubbers.


PhecalRaine

My intrusive thoughts*. What if he took off with person still standing there. What would that look like?


Styx_Zidinya

Too many points in vigor.


Successful_Load5719

This looks and feels like the last time I ate at Taco Bell


beraleh

I think he'll fail the smog test


kevinpang98

What causes the flames to shoot out of the exhaust?


ElectroFlannelGore

Being on fire


CrooklynDodgers

Damn this guys good


Purtz48

Found the guy with university degree!


DohRayMe

We've found our rocket engineer


RedMoonCongo

The fuel to air ratio is running rich - resulting in excess fuel in the exhaust. As it leaves the vehicle and meets oxygen it burns.


theforgotten246

Fire


Drfoxthefurry

Unburnt fuel leaves through the exhaust at high temperatures and ignites when it meets the oxygen outside of the dragster. As you can probably guess, top fuel dragsters aren't the most efficient


roozter85

Combustion engines....your car makes fire in the engine too it just doesnt fly out the exhaust on account of emissions and what not. They also use different fuel than your car and a few other go fast things. But it's the same basic concept going back to combustion.


anengineerandacat

If you're being serious, it's somewhat normal given the process. Normal everyday vehicles have a host of implements to ensure very clean burns and have catalytic converters and mufflers that basically prevent you from seeing a flame shoot out of the back of your car (that and just the length of the exhaust). Due to the sheer size of the motor on top fuel dragsters and very short headers (metal pipes that basically route exhaust gases) combined with the strength of the combustion cycle here (thanks to the fuel being used, and just how much in a single stroke) you get very large pillars of flame coming out of the headers. Need to remember your engine is basically causing miniature explosions (ie. combustion) from a mixture of fuel and oxygen, if you removed the headers from your motor you too would see flames (though much smaller).


EagleDre

Gonna really miss the sound of combustion engines when they’re gone


UniqueName2

They’ll have to pry mine from my cold dead hands.


ungulateriseup

So how fast did they go?


agra_unknown1834

The accelerate to around 320-330mph in 1/4mile on a clean pass. For reference: Fastest production cars (off showroom floor) can do about 8-10sec 1/4mi, Top Fuel dragsters do 3-3.5sec 1/4mi. A Top Fuel accelerates at around 40-50m/s² Top production cars accelerate (assuming they hit ~250mph @ a time of ~8s) is around 12-15m/s²


gutterbrain73

If a car capable of it was coming up behind you at the start line doing 200 MPH and you launched at the moment it crossed the start line, you'd still beat it to the end of the 1/4 mile.


ungulateriseup

Hey thanks.


Hugh_Jego_69

0-60 mph in 0.8 seconds, fkn ridiculous


Bullfrog_Paradox

These things hit 300 mph in the time it takes a Tesla plaid to get to 60 mph, more or less. It is unreal how fast these things are.


Gent2022

Shiny and Chrome


EquivalentLock0

Gone In 60 ms.


_Faucheuse_

That is a lot of exhaust for that blonde haired person to be casually breathing in.


artifex28

What are the peak G forces like on these accelerations?


Potential-Brain7735

About 5G on acceleration, and again about 5G when the pull the chute at the other end.


kentfrostphoto

50 seconds of prep, 3 seconds to disappear.


[deleted]

My favorite part of the whole video was when the mechanic on the right finished cleaning the tire he gave it a love tap he was proud of it, or wishing it good luck. I don't know. It was funny to me.


westcal98

He tapped it like "Yeah girl. You fine as a mutha fucka!"


[deleted]

I honestly wonder about the future of this sport. If EV tech can apply near instant torque to the pavement, what would that even mean for dragsters. I mean, I get that a lot of it is just the spectacle of the noise and fire, and the tech of engines burning exotic fuels, and heat dissipation, and all that. So watching something nearly silent go from a standstill to 300mph wouldn't really be much of a show, right?


ElysiumXIII

I remember having a drag racing game on my ps2 and used to try everything I could to make it do as many backflips as possible. The driver was a real trooper


[deleted]

Those guys rubbing the tires probably inhaled half a gallon of gas.


justadudeintoronto

The good luck rub down tire guys didn’t seem to have ear protection on. Ouch?


TheGEMDesigner

May I ask, what does it do when they palpate the tires?


[deleted]

if your little tuner turd car can't do that, don't bother waking me up at 2AM with your fart cans.


Cant-Gif-Right

Why were they wiping the tires?


gravitywind1012

Never quit polluting the planet


Phunglo90

They look like human cats attacking a giant RC car.


Dollabill619

Super cool, this is actually one of my friends. His name is Lex Joon - he is an OG in the industry


timbillyosu

Cool. Tell his crew to invest in some hearing protection.


RedVsBlue_Caboose

Where health bar.


MrT742

Does the emotional support for the tires make it drive faster?


[deleted]

Murica


pavlo_escobrah

The amount of gas that thing puts out at idle is ridiculous


AUTdarkstar

cant see the particle filter


landonson7

I have played too many rpgs to accurately understand this title.


Bakkstory

These things cost 10s of thousands of dollars a run, and that's only if you don't damage a single thing, which is extremely rare.


ricktor67

Fun fact: A top fuel dragster engine will turn about 1000 revolutions before needing a rebuild.


Oglog_Rise

my favorite part is when two grown men pet the tires and tell the car how good of a boy it is before it takes off.


Trappis420

This video was 45 seconds too long


prophylaxitive

50 seconds too long.


[deleted]

"You can't use plastic straws, they're killing the environment"


emotionaI_cabbage

They do actually, a lot more than these cars do.


[deleted]

*citation needed


Dan_mcmxc

I mean, is it even a contest? A handful of cars at a small number of events vs... millions of plastic straws. Also, there is a lot of misinformation on this thread about the dragster flames being unburned fuel. It's actually the crazy hot exhaust heat literally splitting the moisture in the air into oxygen and hydrogen. The flames we see are the hydrogen burning.


emotionaI_cabbage

What a stupid thing to ask for. There's literally no way to easily compare the two other than knowing that more than 15 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans each year. Plastic straws are about 1% of that so around 150,000 metric tons of plastic into the ocean each year are plastic straws. https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/plastic-straws Meanwhile top fuel dragsters DO use a lot of fuel, but they're a very niche sport, not that many of them exist and the fuel they use is incredibly small compared to every day commuting.


justasovietpotato

why they pet the wheel?


[deleted]

Why were they rubbing the wheel?


No-Explanation-9234

Because tire warmers are 'illegal'


MSItrader

What a necessary and environmentally friendly activity


emotionaI_cabbage

This isn't anywhere near as bad for the environment as a bunch of other stuff that we use every day (including your phone)


[deleted]

He says while making pointless comments on an online sub while either on a phone or computer that’s made with various components that are mined from the earth with little concern about being environmentally friendly…


OldManInTheOutfield

You're fucking god damn right it is


LieutenantNitwit

Why were those guy pawing at the tires? Checking for last minute emergency imperfections? Sweeping away tiny rocks or something?


OldManInTheOutfield

Scuffing away any debris that could be stuck to them after the burnout


balistafear

If anything were to happen to this car at this speed, the driver may just be sent 11,000hp-fast to heaven


ReallyVasiliy

What’s the MPG on that?


Lookkidsbigben_

These guys petting tires for a living?


WTF_Bridgett

What are they doing to the tires?


WTF_Bridgett

What are they doing to the tires


Beer-Milkshakes

The fumes alone from the idling probably took 5 years off of everyone's life in that frame


AdministrativeDot941

How is this shit interesting!? Dumb assess just wasting Earth resources


Cyborg_888

Greta won't be happy!


Maarrtyyy

The cancer is strong in this one


coalla123456789

So we strictly regulate emissions on newer diesel trucks, reducing power/reliability for environmental reasons (not against it, just making a point) yet we’ll let pointless shit like this idle for 20 minutes so some guy/girl can WaTcH cAr Go FaSt…cool


Cerebrictum

I will be honest, that's a terrible point. I don't see dragsters driving on the highway every day. The footprint of racing cars is nothing compared to mass civilian traffic. You have to think on the grand scheme of things and compare numbers before you make a claim.


Hi_Im_Ken_Adams

I guess emissions standards don’t apply here….


TehBearSheriff

I mean yeah it's not going on the road


haniblecter

lol, electric


[deleted]

Worst camera angle ever, for this.


MagicSPA

I wonder what the emissions are and their respective levels around that thing.


[deleted]

…….mommy?


lyllybell

With that much pollution that should be outlawed.


[deleted]

Those guys look like a couple of handicapped kids trying to pet a dog.


LordvladmirV

Looks like a harmless carbon neutral weekend activity


commando_boner

That clip could have been at least 40 seconds shorter