I fulfilled a bucket list item today-Top Fuel

BFS

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I've watched NHRA races my whole life on TV and was finally able to see them live at the AAA Fall Nationals in Ennis, Tx today.

Just dam. I thought the alcohol dragsters and Pro-Stock were loud, ha. Top Fuel and Funny Car broke loose the plaque in my arteries.

The best part was my wife enjoyed it as much as I did.


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Cannot watch the vid on my device but that sounds like a blast! thats something i've always wanted to go see(feel) myself:)
 
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Yea, the video is only nine seconds, but 22.5 megs, so it doesn't want to load right. It was a funny car pass. I don't see how they can go that fast with the extra 1000 lbs. of cojones that each driver carries.

The smell of burning rubber and nitro makes quite the odor. I can still smell it. Zero to 328+ mph in less than four seconds is quite a thrill. Simply amazing.


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Oh yes. The sound and feeling when those monsters leave the line is something else. The entire world goes blurry.
 
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Glad you had a great time and experience. Nice the wife enjoyed it to.

I don't think its possible to describe the feeling when a TF car (or Fuel car in top alcohol-they can run nitro but no blower) passes in front of you doing 300 mph. Its something you just have to experience. There is nothing like it. Except maybe standing on a firing range and having a thousand grenades go off over 4 seconds...
 
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I have experienced many things in life, but not this. Got to add this to my bucket list.
 
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I’ve never been to drag races but I’ve been to a few oval dirt tracks and those are a lot of fun.
 
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When I was a kid I used to love tractor pulls. Man, when a tractor with 3 or 4 Allison Aircraft engines fired up or Art Arfon's Turbine started screaming it was loud! I imagine being at the drag races is similar.
 
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Best seats are close to the finish line, when two cars go by you at over 300 mph you'll get the chills, a real blast!
 
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We were four rows up on the start line. Down wind the whole time so our eyes were burning for awhile. I bet the finish line would be equally as exciting.

I've seen dirt track World of Outlaws, NASCAR and Indy Cars. They're all incredible to watch in person. TV doesn't come close to show how loud, fast and crazy a driver needs to be to do that for a living. I got to do the Petty Experience at the Disney World track, but it was tame compared to the real guys.
 
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