For anyone that feels like downloading, here’s some vids from qualifying for the NHRA Torco Racing Fuels Nationals which I attended last Friday. Advanced apologies for the crappy camera work. Most of that can be blamed on me but it was pretty windy that day. All vids are H.264 Quicktimes.

Kurt Johnson & Dave Connolly Pro Stock launch. If you can, play this frame by frame (arrow keys w/ Quicktime Player) and watch the reaction times. The lights these Pro Stock guys cut are amazing.
http://homepage.mac.com/billiam30/.P...ch_DClight.mov (6.7 MB)

Top Alcohol Dragster pass taken from about 7/8 of the way down track.
http://homepage.mac.com/billiam30/.P...TAD_BigEnd.mov (5.3 MB)

Brandon Bernstien & Morgan Lucas Top Fuel Launch. A static tight shot like this gives a good impression of how hard these cars leave.
http://homepage.mac.com/billiam30/.P..._launch_cu.mov (4.5 MB)

Tony Schumacher takes the Top Fuel pole with a 4.513 @ 331 MPH.
http://homepage.mac.com/billiam30/.Public/TF_Schu.mov (11.4 MB)

As close as I dared to get to a Top Fuel warmup. The unburned fuel in the exhaust is nasty stuff.
http://homepage.mac.com/billiam30/.P...rmup_close.mov (6.5 MB)

 

Watching frame by frame I didn't realize how much they move before the tree's green... cool!

 

awesome clips.

 

Very cool and great quality! That new rig you've got is looking great.

 

Very nice!

 

Suite!

 

For a minute there I was afraid you were talking about this drag race:

 

Awesome videos! Thanks for sharing. I loved going frame by frame on them.

 

I love NHRA racing. I watched Richie Stevens Jr. grow up. My mom ran the office in his dad's body shop for almost 25 yrs.