Okay so I spent yesterday with my friend Cole and a few of or other friends at the Nationals yesterday. It was what Cole wanted to do for his Bachelor party. So I had a blast and it took my mind off a few things being there with friends and Getting to be around a day of just pure horse power. The Nationals is a Huge NHRA event to go to, best of the best in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Alcohol funny car and dragster, Pro Stock Bikes and and much more. If your into drag racing its something to see.
Well yesterday I realized a few things well i was there. 1. I have been to a lot of things in my life, Monster concert, Massive roller coasters, Nascar, Indy and Dirt track racing, UFC fights, Pro and College sports games..... And well NOTHING has matched the experience, the feeling of power and the Sound of an 8000 horse power Nitro dragster or funny car making a 3 second quarter mile pass down the track at 300+ mph. If you have never been find out when they will be at a track near you its impressive.
This is what i'm going to school for in a few weeks, to build these motors for the top fuel nitro cars. You want to see team work watch one of these cars when they get back to the trailers after the run. They have 70 mins to have that car torn down then put back together and running for their next run. Its like watching a team of well trained ants attack something, every crew member has his part of the car he works on and they are efficient as hell. I will warn though when they fire the car up for the initial test after the rebuild DO NOT stand in the way of the nitro exhaust fumes cause they burn like hell and you cant breath.
Now the second thing I learned. Out of any of the "celebs" I have met, sports stars, musicians, actors, ect. It would seem the drag race drivers are the most down to earth. They aren't afraid to actually talk to you and such. John Force is great, he will ride around the entire grounds, he will talk with people, sign about what ever you want and is just a great guy. I run into him at about every event I go to and he is the same talkative interesting guy every time. Same with Steve Johnson (pro stock motorcycle) he is a great guy to talk to and a hell of a rider. Now i'm not saying people from other walks of life aren't willing to talk cause I know most Nascar drivers and such don't have a problem talking but you got to catch them at the right time. And I have had a conversation with David Draiman (lead singer of Disturbed) after a concert in Detroit a few years back. He was out walking his dog after a concert and I ran into him.
But ya yesterday wasn't bad, Cole had a good time and I love any time i get to see the big boys of NHRA run, I cant wait to get to school here soon and I hope hope to get on one of these teams in the future. If you are a gear head and you get a chance to go watch these beast run GO, its an amazing thing.