Hope this is okay, not a Mopar. My Boss Bob Tasca III in testing earlier this month at Palm Beach International. He followed this up by making it to the semi-finals at Gainesville for the first race weekend this year.
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Looks like he made a great pass! I love NHRA drag racing. I wish they still did the full 1/4 mile instead of a 1000' but I still enjoy it. It's a different type of atmosphere at the drags with all of the pits being open to the public and the drivers so much more accessible. It's hard to explain exactly how much power and noise these things make and how they literally shake the ground without someone being there in person to experience it.
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No question about it, it has to be experienced first hand. Words simply can not convey the sound and feeling. It's insane if you think about it, they're going faster now in 1000 feet than they used to go in 1320. In testing that weekend he went 3.887 at 329.75!!!
-Steve
I'm not trying to predict the future here but enjoy NHRA as long as you can. They just don't pay out like they used to and it started pre- covid along with the stands being less occupied every year. It costs me $1,600 plus tax for a barrel of nitro, their new payout structure is $0 for Top Fuel Harley in 2021, guess who's staying home this year except for AHDRA.
@G-Ride990 I would put my best opinion on sponsorship dollars or the lack thereof. NHRA is a business and their main income sources are television / advertising. They have to make money in order to pay out money, simple as that except they want to keep so much in their own pockets. Motorsports and drag racing are always changing like Vegas now being four lanes. We have a lot of Harley Racers that come down from Alberta and that's an expensive trip for $0.
You're lucky to be by Wild Horse because it's a great track. I moved from Kingman early last year so it was an easy trip to Wild Horse /Vagas/ Pomona.
22 HP per cubic inch is hard to believe.....Hope this is okay, not a Mopar. My Boss Bob Tasca III in testing earlier this month at Palm Beach International. He followed this up by making it to the semi-finals at Gainesville for the first race weekend this year.
I'm not trying to predict the future here but enjoy NHRA as long as you can. They just don't pay out like they used to and it started pre- covid along with the stands being less occupied every year. It costs me $1,600 plus tax for a barrel of nitro, their new payout structure is $0 for Top Fuel Harley in 2021, guess who's staying home this year except for AHDRA.
I live about 8 miles from PBIR, I probably heard him running it. It’s interesting how the sound these make has changed. Hard to describe but they do not have the old school sound like the old days.
22 HP per cubic inch is hard to believe.....
Okay?? Post some more pics and vids of that monster. Super cool that your boss is the driver!
I remember my dad taking me to an NHRA top fuel event at Firebird International Raceway (now Wildhorse Pass) back when I was around 5-6 years old the first time. We have been going almost every year since. I love it! That is what got me into drag racing. It has been a few years since I have raced anything I owned but I want to get back into it eventually.
Sorry to hear that, last time I was at a top fuel event was couple years ago and the place was packed. Tons of people standing, stands completely full. Do you think it's location based or the sport as a whole?