Diesel vs Jet Dragster Race - Closer Than You Think!

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Nitro Madness at Texas Motorplex featured this wacky match race between a diesel dragster and a jet dragster. It's rolling coal vs kerosene! The diesel dragster had a few hiccups in testing and the early match races, but the final was a close fought race. That jet was really whistlin. Let me know in the comments which one would you rather have in your garage?

If you missed the Nitro Madness drag race (which included Funny Car Chaos and the Outlaw Fuel Altered Association), you need to have it on your calendar for next year. It's different to the NHRA events, but super special in its own way. Were you there this year?

0:00 Intro
0:17 Diesel Dragster Testing
3:00 Diesel vs Jet Round One
4:22 Diesel vs Jet Round Two
5:35 Diesel vs Jet Final

[pyalot]

Diesel: I like turbo, so I put a turbo on my turbo.
Jet: I like turbo so much I removed the rest of the engine.

[Fleetingsongs]

Ah, I can smell the fresh pure air these green vehicles emit wafting thru my computer screen, invigorating my senses.

[mihalis]

The torque that diesel one has is incredible. I wonder how they made axles for it that don't just instantly snap.

[TheoneGodfather]

Redeemed themselves with that last run. Well done.

[cpark]

A top end shot of that final race would’ve been epic

[Rondoooo]

The smoke from that night was responsible for the upcoming cold winter...😁

[Dreamtimesail]

Very cool to see something different like this. We first saw diesel powered cars on the strip in Malta when we were there back in 2012 and really enjoyed the variety.

[dmeemd]

Super glad that Ray and John are still doing this at FCC. awesome!!

[TheWildChildJr]

for those who dont know, im sure these guys do but a Jet car does not have actual power. This means that the Dragster obviously has the motor, driveshaft and all that which is what works the rear tires, and has the instant launch when you stomp the pedal, but a Jet Car doesnt. this is why it takes so long and why they dont always win races because it takes a little bit for the jet to actually produce thrust and then stay there.

[richboymuniz]

Impressive how a diesel dragster can still catch up with a jet dragster

[yadidimeanmaine]

Watching jet cars stage is awesome, and the backhalf is incredible, but the sound of one launching is something that perhaps only exotic bird owners would appreciate. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard through twin bullhorns directly in your ears.

[peterthornton]

You can feel that jet engine when near them. Miss the drag race days

[LibertyOrD___h]

Unreal Never knew a diesel could compete in the high HP game, really fun to watch 👌

[neilreid]

Really fun to watch. I saw a pair of jet dragsters at Cleetus and Cars a couple weeks ago in Houston- they were hitting 275 mph at the top end.

[kevenkullberg]

Johnny’s gonna need bigger slicks he can’t contain the torque that Diesel is putting out on those tiny little slicks! Unbelievable!

[hotrodfanatic]

In the final race, it's pretty wild you can hear the cummins turbo spooling up over the jet engine! Just wild.

[danf]

If they're using JP8 in the jet car, then they're both diesel powered engines. So badass!

[NoOne]

That jet car makes me giggle like a little kid, it's pure awesomeness!

[SpaghettiBreaker]

Feel like this race would have been totally different if that was a top fuel dragster
Kinda weird seeing a dragster without a wheelie bar

[GrowthCurveMarketing]

So fun to watch someone pushing diesel to its limit. They run NA at around 20:1 and this guys probably pushing more than an atmosphere on top of that. Amazing.