Rookie gets blown away by the throttle whack at first top fuel race (wait for it) nhra sept 2019

Rookie gets blasted by nitro throttle whack Scott Palmer

[singleproppilot]

It’s not macho to skip the earplugs around these machines. It’s stupid. Yeah, sometimes you see pit crew not wearing plugs, but that’s because they’re already deaf.

[randomguyontheinterweb]

The smart guy coming in with the respirator and headset on.

[ridermak]

To everyone who has not been to top fuel drags, YOU GOTTA GO EXPERIENCE IT.
Do not let anyone trick you into not protecting your hearing. It is painful and does permanent damage. It rattles your bones from your skull to your toes.
It is the loudest thing I’ve ever heard.
That throttle blip was NOTHING compared to two cars leaving the line.

[teamkeller]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how the perfectly timed seasoned older fan casually walks up and takes the rookies place while sporting his gas mask and ear protection. With age comes wisdom.

[danielslaven]

I'm 54 years old and being around these car still makes me feel like a kid every time ya can't put it into

[claytonscheiber]

The audio is unbelievable. The sound is recorded almost perfect.

[AgiDaKinG]

"It's not that loud" famous last words

[Tomford..]

The feeling you get around these things at idle Is intense, but being around the starting line when they take off and feeling it in the track is a whole other experience

[swackhammer]

Even the "tough guys" who don't think they need ear protection start holding their ears when 11, 000hp starts singing.

[someonesomewhere]

Kid was an idiot. Hopefully he learned his lesson and doesn’t have any permanent damage.

[edwardhewer]

Still the most fan accessible Motorsport in the world. Also if any viewers haven’t been to a top fuel drag race it is truly one of the modern wonders of the world. It’s like an orbital class rocket launch. Put it on your bucket list. It is awesome and fun.

[bradyhood]

You know its loud when the dude has to hold his ear muffs

[nickhale]

Scott Palmer... The only T/F driver that I've seen who still whacks the throttle in the pits. Love it and hope he never stops.

[arrowheadftball]

Being there in the flesh will vibrate you to your core. It's a surreal feeling the first time it happens. Deafening is a good description because it does so permanently if you don't wear protection. Put a back massager on high. Then place it right between your eyes. Press down firmly. Then add 10 to 12000 hspwr and the smell of burning nitro methane burning your eyes and nose. Crazy to think that millions of us love this stuff. But we do. ❤

[jlare]

I worked the Nationals in Indy a few years. I was on water box detail one year. 20 feet from these dragons when they launched. Can’t hear yourself scream and your insides actually quiver. The force I felt against my body was incredible.

[baggins]

Smartest guy there had the headset and respirator. I remember seeing people with giant trash bags “catching” the exhaust to take home for huffing. Standing on the starting line when they launch changes your molecular structure.

[NeglectedField]

Guy on the left's reaction is gold. His friend's teenage hubris schooled by 11, 000hp. Hope he didn't suffer any permanent hearing loss.

[ricknolte]

Eyes had to be burning for hours. Nitro fumes are nasty!

[williamhudson]

When is someone going to invent an air freshener that smells like nitro wouldn’t you buy that I would

[mikehiggins]

THAT SMELL, THE SOUND, AND THE THROTTLE WACK! GIVES ME GOOSE BUMPS EVERY TIME😎