Top Fuel Racing in the Orient

[twostep]

More like Ripley's Believe It or Not.

AUTO LEGEND 2012?LIVE!?Top Fuel DEMORUN - YouTube

 

[smokemasterJ]

I am speechless.

 

[d'kid]

Now that was scary

d'kid

 

[n/a]

Yeah, saw that one. I guess they didn't see the video from a couple years ago of the Pro Mod car on the city street killing 6. Those onlookers must not have any idea of the power that pipe rack puts out or they wouldn't be in the same zip code when that occurred.

 

[Dave]

AUTO LEGEND 2012?LIVE!?OMR?FUNNY CAR?? - YouTube

Did you see the funny car too? He's not even wearing a helmet in it.

 

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Crazystupid.

 

[justafan]

Thankfully they had the area roped off to keep the crowd out of eminent danger

 

[FC138fan]

That vid is definitely legendary. Wow, and the funnycar driver not even wearing a helmet! Never thought I'd see a top fuel car on all 4's go full throttle with a crowd of people in front of it.

 

[Toejam]

I have never seen a car over here spin the starter that long trying to fire a motor!

 

[T.Smith]

AUTO LEGEND 2012?LIVE!?OMR?FUNNY CAR?? - YouTube

Did you see the funny car too? He's not even wearing a helmet in it.

Maybe he's sitting on his helmet, so he doesn't get his balls blown off.

 

[twostep]

I have seen a car over here spin the starter that long trying to fire a motor!

Probably tried to start it on nitro. It's a wonder it didn't hydraulic bigtime.

 

[vegasnitro]

I hope they never try to make a full pull on those tires. If Hoosier doesn't want them run on an A/Fuel car, no way they want them on a Top Fuel car.

 

[The Swegian]

You see, Japan doesn't have all these ambulance-chasing lawyers mucking things up like here in the USA where there's no such thing as an accident and somebody is always responsible. As Rick Farcas pointed out, those folks were well-protected behind those ropes.

 

[Nunz]

I'm just concerned that the ropes protecting the spectators may not have been the proper thickness...

 

[Tony]

Maybe he's sitting on his helmet, so he doesn't get his balls blown off.

Or maybe so he could see out the windshield. Sorry, I had to say it.

 

[NitroRichFire]

What video? Nothing comes up??

 

[Nitrohelper]

......Probably tried to start it on nitro.....

He was using gasoline , but had it flooded - when he stopped spraying is when it tried to start ,
that's the black smoke as it cleared out and then started...

 

[Percboy]

What video? Nothing comes up??

Looks like they made it private, but here is some more from the "mental giants"

YouTube

Wet track

 

[FC138fan]

He was using gasoline , but had it flooded - when he stopped spraying is when it tried to start ,
that's the black smoke as it cleared out and then started...

What could go wrong with starting it on gasoline? (This is a serious question)

 

[yoda]

Looks like they made it private, but here is some more from the "mental giants"

YouTube

Those guys have some issues with their start up proceedure....