Top Fuel Dragster Helmet Cam - Phil Read 1/4 mile NITRO pass

Phil Read Elimination round 1 at Perth Motorplex, Jan 29th 2011. 1/4 mile.
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Supercharger blows off and yet another fireball in the second half of the pass.

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It's long, but it's super loud in the middle if you want to jump ahead : Heaps of super slow-mo nitromethane action, tyre-shake, engine explosions - really worth seeing if you like NITRO.

By the way, Phil's next pass was more steady and much faster - 311mph (501kph) in a virtual dead heat with Phil Lamattina. 4.806 vs 4.808. Eliminated by two thousandths of a second.
Thanks for watching everyone.

[cipher]

Oh, flames in the cockpit at 252 mph? Yeah, that's on Mondays.

[duflar]

Also the lever is set at half for the burnout, that’s plenty of power to spin the tires and get them sticky. The clutch is tuned to just pull the car when the you release the pedal and they hold it back with the hand break. They roll into the line and as soon as they stage that lever goes full on. As soon as the driver sees the yellow light up they mash the throttle pedal down and move from the hand break to the steering wheel and hold on. This is where the clutch man earns his pay.

[grumpystu]

It wasn't actually a GoPro. It was a much smaller lipstick camera, attached to the outside of the helmet, half way between the side and top. Because the bolster cushions in the cockpit are so close, and designed to protect the driver in the event of severe tyre shake, I had to put the little camera where it wouldn't either be a risk to Phil, or get damaged in the event of 20+G tyre shake. It was secured with "tenatious tape" but any good race tape would do if the camera is light enough.

[TailgunnerATC]

I wouldn't even want to go that fast because then everything else would feel slow.

[dukenukem]

wtf? i blinked my eyes, and the race was over.

[AKhellbindeR]

Idles at the same rpm regular cars cruise on the freeway with. Insane.

[tomska]

I’ve heard it costs about 3k per go, mad sport

[rigging]

Looks just like my Prius going down the track....

[SWendel]

I was fast forwarding on an iPad so it was skipping every 10 seconds. I did one and he was already slowing down. Damn.

[NBC_NCO]

Did it shift gears or is it one gear in forward?

[NoloPasoro]

3:27 I didn't know engine had stretchers too

[fatjeff]

Scary just watching it. Huge balls these guys have

[davidryan]

It’s a reusable, rebuildable, rocket on wheels. 👍

[TheCAS]

One of the sweetest videos I've seen on YouTube so far! . . And I watch a crap load of videos. Too much. I need a job. Anyway, awesome vid!

[tannercox]

Man things I’d do to drive a top fuel or even a funny car.

[FeralVG]

fantastic footage. Almost felt the blower explosion concussion.

[Stu-SB]

Deep pockets hobby... good share..cheers

[lw]

I had a bike that was rated 11.0 sec at 125.
I never raced it but when I got on the gas
it felt like I was going to fly off the end of the world
and it was all I could do to not be pulled off the seat.

Before this video I watched a go pro view on a dragster make a 6 sec run at just over 200.
That seemed incredibly fast compared to my bike.

Then I watched this video at 4.8 252 and it made the 6 sec 200 look slow.

So it is beyond my imagination what a 4 sec 330 run would be like.
I don't see how they can control the car.
I guess that's why they get paid the big bucks.

The first time you make a run like that it must seem like you are going to die
because your brain is telling you there is no way you can stop before
you get to the end of the track.

[yukoncorneliusthelegendhim]

is this what it would feel like to be in Sebulba's podracer?

[mr.bigglesworth]

Thats so fast its almost fuckin unbelievable 😂 oh how marvelous modern technology is