Jet dryer (4 Viewers)

[LoPony]

Does NHRA tote the jet dryer to events anymore? I’m not sure I’ve seen it in a while.

 

[J]

I was wondering that too,they do a great job,do they run on kerosene? I can never smell that jet fuel smell when it runs

 

[Butch]

You talking about the Thrush muffler dryer?

 

[mick]

guessing the two companies buffalo turbine and scag might be responsible for a portion of the drying?

 

[LoPony]

I would guess they can run on diesel. I just haven’t seen the jet dryer, I miss it. I used to love that thing at national events. I think it’s actually a turbine from a Bell helicopter?

 

[Dnl_t4r]

I’ve seen one used at epping a few years back. Not sure if it was NHRA’s or the tracks equipment. From my understanding it’s mostly beneficial to the shut down area

 

[J]

I would guess they can run on diesel. I just haven’t seen the jet dryer, I miss it. I used to love that thing at national events. I think it’s actually a turbine from a Bell helicopter?

figures, i love the smell of jet fuel lol

 

[none]

Jet fuel leaves a residue on the track. Track dryers are altered to run on gasoline which leaves no residue.

Alan

 

[Butch]

Jet fuel leaves a residue on the track. Track dryers are altered to run on gasoline which leaves no residue.

Alan

Where you around when Romeo Palomini built the track dryer?

 

[James]

Jet fuel leaves a residue on the track. Track dryers are altered to run on gasoline which leaves no residue.

Alan

Whay was done about this in the 80s-90s?

 

[J]

Jet fuel leaves a residue on the track. Track dryers are altered to run on gasoline which leaves no residue.

Alan

no wonder i could never smell it, booooo lol

 

[LoPony]

Jet fuel leaves a residue on the track. Track dryers are altered to run on gasoline which leaves no residue.

Alan

Very interesting. Does NHRA still use one?

 

[LoPony]

figures, i love the smell of jet fuel lol

I do too. Smells like….victory.

 

[cdag]

Does NHRA tote the jet dryer to events anymore? I’m not sure I’ve seen it in a while.

Yes. Goes to every Nat'l event.

 

[stitcherbob]

Put Cam 2 in that thang!

 

[Ponyhntr]

The NHRA has multiple jet dryers. One goes to every National Event, and there are a couple of Divisions that have one and they will occasionally show up at close by National if there is a threat of the wet stuff. They run on 87 octane gasoline.

 

[LoPony]

Put Cam 2 in that thang!

That would smell nice, huh?