Comments on: Funny Car blower explosion

By: hoggeboris

hoggeboris — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:51 +0000

thats nitro, have …
thats nitro, have you never beén on a dragrace??

By: firestormsta6

firestormsta6 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:46 +0000

old school when …
old school when they ran 6′s not the 8000 hp they have now I remember from the 70′s
nitro for sure

By: warrockbites

warrockbites — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:46 +0000

That engine is just …
That engine is just too quiet to be Nitro Methane!

By: warrockbites

warrockbites — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:46 +0000

Ive been to many, I …
Ive been to many, I live a few miles from the Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia, how about you? If you search Top Alcohol and Funny car engine starts, you should hear a distinct difference between them. I did say “sounds like” so without proof, who really cares…

By: weldon0m

weldon0m — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:45 +0000

spokky right lane …
spokky right lane ghost stories……scary stuff

By: Lotum4n

Lotum4n — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:45 +0000

Thats most …
Thats most certainly Nitro .
Nitro cars don’t need to bring there rpm up at the starting lines like Alcohol cars they have instant power once they touch there excellerator and you can hear the cackle of the engine .

By: mavclubrj3

mavclubrj3 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:44 +0000

The ” SILENCE ” …
The ” SILENCE ” before the explosion IS SCARY !

MAVERICK CLUB RIO DE JANEIRO

By: Twinfire

Twinfire — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:44 +0000

Too quiet, back in …
Too quiet, back in those days they might have only been running one fuel pump and magneto, them modern ones do too but only for the burnout, after they back up and are ready for staging the crew switch on the second pump and magneto. look for other clips and watch how much more fuel vapour is visible from the pipes just before they launch

Shows that with these thing it’s all over when they sneeze

By: PaoloGiovanoli

PaoloGiovanoli — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:43 +0000

Note to self: do …
Note to self: do not when racing.

By: EdwardianGangster

EdwardianGangster — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:12:43 +0000

is just me or can i …
is just me or can i not see the driver at all