The reason I love drag racing right here. At 13yo sneaking into Tucson Dragway circa 1975. The AA/FA full fields of all nitro cars. I'd get home all covered in rubber, eyes red from the nitro. The Mob, The Green Mamba. Was living the dream. Congrats to the team. Tim Wilkerson is a class act.
That was freaking awesome! Thank you for sharing this and congratulations on the new record! You got huge balls to go that dam fast! Keep doing what you love!
Been out of the game a long time now.I was on a Pro/Stock team 96-97 when I met Tim, straight up awesome guy! So happy for him and this accomplishment!
Congratulations Richard and Tim. That’s an awesome time and speed! They are the nicest guys and work so hard. Shoutout to Timmys crew and thanks for getting this video so others could watch it!!
Hot rods from hell!!!! Fuel altered has always been my favorite class in drag racing. Never thought I'd see a 4 second pass from one the way they are all over the track.
WTG guys... I think we had more fun match racing the AA/FA than just about anything.. but a 4?? wow... Wish Ron and Amos were around to see this.. they would have been excited too...
@@pappav77 yes, that's true, nobody is Hendrix. But the guy who's not an American above probably had no idea that's what he was trying to replicate. If you've never heard Hendrix play it and then hear that, you think it's a complete mess.
Very cool. So the car is a TF Funny car with an altered body on it right? So the biggest difference is the loss of downforce from the FC body. Could be what caused it to start smoking the tires at 1/2 track?
@@LivingNitro I made that assumption. The question I have arises more to the engine. Are they allowed to be or, are they the same as a top fueler or funny car. I suppose I ask more because they don't run near the same et's as a TF or FC. Are they limited in motor or fuel? It might be they have more methanol in the mixture. I think the chassis appears to be a funny car without the body but, why can't they make a faster pass if having the same motor?
@@whizwerx This one is effectively a Top Fuel/Funny Car motor. It's slightly older gear they are running though. Actually, we just posed a video where Richard explains some of that - a lot of the car was made up of spare parts!
That is NOT a "Fueled Altered"... they have stretched the wheelbase to a Top Fuel RAIL. Shorten it up by 4 or 5 feet, stick the engine back just in front of the drivers feet...like legit vintage fuel altered were...see if the klutz can even break 275 at 6 seconds. Mph and ET should not be recorded as a record run. Checkout the former record holders car...yep, a legit vintage appearing built and designed fuel altered. This is such a bogus car...like drilling out a baseball bat and filling it with lead...then saying the MLB batter set a new record of 1000 yard home run. BS.
😲 Wow.😲. What a weird thing to gripe about and your analogy is equally weird. Doubtful if anyone feels the same way about this as you do, however I could be wrong. I would not consider myself a race car enthusiast, but I did enjoy watching this accomplishment as it appears most other commentators too. So, despite the contrary, I think a "that aboy" is in order. The Negative Nancy vibes seem to be skewed a little bit with funny car nostalgia hangover bias. Kinda like Jimmy Hendrix (died Sept 18,1970) playing the Star Spangle banner in the year 2021. It's not going to happen again. Once in life time "experience.". Here today....gone tomorrow. Purple Haze "Nitro" style. With that said, congrats car racing enthusiasts. Awesome accomplishment. I suppose it's like breaking the 4 minute run mile for the first time as Roger Bannister did on May 6, 1956 with a time of 3.59.4 seconds. Cool. Very "Nitro" (Bannister) cool. 👍🏆⭐🆒
When even the track workers are excited, you know something badass just happened.
He was amped! I wish I had more of his reaction 😂
The reason I love drag racing right here. At 13yo sneaking into Tucson Dragway circa 1975. The AA/FA full fields of all nitro cars. I'd get home all covered in rubber, eyes red from the nitro. The Mob, The Green Mamba. Was living the dream. Congrats to the team. Tim Wilkerson is a class act.
Wilkerson’s always great. Good to see Hartman again.
That was freaking awesome! Thank you for sharing this and congratulations on the new record! You got huge balls to go that dam fast! Keep doing what you love!
Been out of the game a long time now.I was on a Pro/Stock team 96-97 when I met Tim, straight up awesome guy! So happy for him and this accomplishment!
Congratulations Richard and Tim. That’s an awesome time and speed! They are the nicest guys and work so hard. Shoutout to Timmys crew and thanks for getting this video so others could watch it!!
The amount of America coming off of this video is palpable
Unbelievable!! Congratulations to all involved!
Yes indeed!
Congrats, Richard and Tim!
They just ran another 4.92, in the other lane.. this time at 304.53mph!
the thing is a beast!
It was a badass run in person.
How fast did the funny cars run back in the day of 1/4 mile?
@@daveyt4802 - ~335 MPH. But the FC body adds a LOT of downforce.
🤦🏻♂️🥳🥳🥳👏🏻
Richard Hartman definitely still has it (sh*t, he never lost it! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻)
God I love Wilkerson. Hartman and their guys..!
Hot rods from hell!!!! Fuel altered has always been my favorite class in drag racing. Never thought I'd see a 4 second pass from one the way they are all over the track.
Great guitar work and a fantastic 4
and 300+ mph run !
Real Car that I’d never dare get into! AWESOME 👍
Mericuh
Two of the greatest guys!
WOW!!! IM CRYIN HAPPY TEARS!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!
Tears of joy!
Thank you guys for the show you put on this weekend. 👍
They rocked the place!
Nice pass in a funny car, Richard Hartman can drive!...Lets see somebody do it in the Winged Express...
Insane run. Congratulations
WTG guys... I think we had more fun match racing the AA/FA than just about anything.. but a 4?? wow... Wish Ron and Amos were around to see this.. they would have been excited too...
Man must be proud to be an American so patriotic.
Tim and Richard ROCK 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻huge Tim fan!
The war wagon went 304 the second time. That was awesome to see in person.
fantastic, but I kind of felt for the guy in the other lane, that looked like a pretty good run too!
He came back out later and went 5.0/304mph himself! Both are awesome cars.
That's my Daughter and I @ 4:45 in the interview. Was T Shirt Hunting in the pits.
Was Bad@$$, Watching that Run!
Haha, great spot!
I'm not even an American but that guy butchering the national anthem on electric guitar was killing me, 4.92 awesome though! What a record
He was just doing what Jimi Hendrix did back in the late sixties
@@chadhamann8315 yeah he actually kinda nailed the hendrix version.
@@rhull3939 ..."KINDA" Being the key word here. That sir, was no Jimi Hendrix... Not even close
@@pappav77 yes, that's true, nobody is Hendrix. But the guy who's not an American above probably had no idea that's what he was trying to replicate. If you've never heard Hendrix play it and then hear that, you think it's a complete mess.
Good job..... Damn good job.....I'm about to buy some more stuff from Summit cause of you guys!
Incredible run lads !
Living how it should be. No masks, fast cars, and sunshine.....
God bless America!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
SO SICK!!! Then lay down the same ET at 304!! wow!!!! This is what drag racing is all about!!!!
Could just about run it in Top Dragster...if Top Dragster allowed 4.90s haha!
@@LivingNitro 😂😊
True drag racing 1/4 mile!
You got that right!
That was mega!!!
It was awesome!
THATS FRRRKN AWESOME
Very cool. So the car is a TF Funny car with an altered body on it right? So the biggest difference is the loss of downforce from the FC body. Could be what caused it to start smoking the tires at 1/2 track?
Love those fuel altereds
Strange, yesterday I saw this car run a 4.something at 304 mph and that was the world record. Now what is it???
This was the first run in the fours. The car ran two passes, both were 4.920 seconds. The first was 296mph, the second was 304mph.
Ah, got it! Congrats! Love the cackle!
It looks more like a funny car chassis to me...
So Cool
Dam that was so fast it looked like fast forward
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What are the differences or restrictions between a AA/FA and a AA/FC?
An AA/FA requires an altered style body. They are the same chassis, but radically different aerodynamics.
@@LivingNitro I made that assumption. The question I have arises more to the engine. Are they allowed to be or, are they the same as a top fueler or funny car. I suppose I ask more because they don't run near the same et's as a TF or FC. Are they limited in motor or fuel? It might be they have more methanol in the mixture. I think the chassis appears to be a funny car without the body but, why can't they make a faster pass if having the same motor?
@@whizwerx This one is effectively a Top Fuel/Funny Car motor. It's slightly older gear they are running though. Actually, we just posed a video where Richard explains some of that - a lot of the car was made up of spare parts!
@@LivingNitro Thanks for the replies and I'll look for the video. In any case, it is hauling azz! Love it.
@@LivingNitro And I see this is a full 1320! Congrats guys! I suppose it's tough pushing all those square shapes through the air at 300mph.
That's pretty damn cool.....
Tim great tuner .
It's a big show nitro funny with an altered body.
Is this a 1/8 or 1/4 run? Sorry I know a little about the lower tiers of drag racing, all I know is how wicked nasty these things are!
This is quarter mile.
Basically a TF/FC without the bodywork?
A Funny Car chassis, with Altered body work. The aero changes quite a bit. We'll have a more detailed feature on the car up soon!
Basically
It was more fun watching the crew chef.
Was that 1/4 mile or 1000ft?
1320ft my friend!
MERICA! hell yeah!
America!
Bro that was the fastest cars I have ever seen in my life and even the top fuel behind wasn’t close to there speed
I think you are wrong about that.
www.nhra.com/news/2019/brittany-force-s-national-speed-record-carries-her-no-1-spot-top-fuel
No I am saying fastest I have seen in my life and after they ran the next day a top fuel ran and it didn’t get close
@@theflashdunkracin5179 I see
I would be scared a piston is gonna go through my skull
haha!
What does "fuel altered" mean?
Fuel is a drag racing term for nitro. An altered is a front engine, short wheelbase chassis, with an open body.
@@LivingNitro thanks!
Front engine Dragsters are back
What's the powerplant?
It's obviously not from a prius.. ;)
A nitro fueled Hemi!
2:20 is what you came for.
Yeeehaaaa!!!
What's an altered? Not too familiar with drag racing. Great video though!
An Altered is a front engine, short wheelbase chassis, with an open body. They have reduced aerodynamics compared to a Funny Car.
What is so impressive about a drag car like this doing 4 seconds they do it all the time what's a altered car
An altered has less aerodynamics than a Funny Car. No one has ever pushed this kind of car as quickly before.
3:40 lmao
If he clicked it as he said a bit early it may have a 300 mph run in it. Best of luck.
Just seen on instagram they just ran a 4.92 again, but in the other lane.. and at 304mph!
Get on with the drag because Hendrix he not
Wow
thoes cars loud than funny cars
Yeah, no bodywork definitely makes a difference!
That is NOT a "Fueled Altered"... they have stretched the wheelbase to a Top Fuel RAIL. Shorten it up by 4 or 5 feet, stick the engine back just in front of the drivers feet...like legit vintage fuel altered were...see if the klutz can even break 275 at 6 seconds. Mph and ET should not be recorded as a record run. Checkout the former record holders car...yep, a legit vintage appearing built and designed fuel altered. This is such a bogus car...like drilling out a baseball bat and filling it with lead...then saying the MLB batter set a new record of 1000 yard home run. BS.
😲 Wow.😲. What a weird thing to gripe about and your analogy is equally weird. Doubtful if anyone feels the same way about this as you do, however I could be wrong. I would not consider myself a race car enthusiast, but I did enjoy watching this accomplishment as it appears most other commentators too.
So, despite the contrary, I think a "that aboy" is in order. The Negative Nancy vibes seem to be skewed a little bit with funny car nostalgia hangover bias. Kinda like Jimmy Hendrix (died Sept 18,1970) playing the Star Spangle banner in the year 2021. It's not going to happen again. Once in life time "experience.". Here today....gone tomorrow. Purple Haze "Nitro" style.
With that said, congrats car racing enthusiasts. Awesome accomplishment. I suppose it's like breaking the 4 minute run mile for the first time as Roger Bannister did on May 6, 1956 with a time of 3.59.4 seconds. Cool. Very "Nitro" (Bannister) cool. 👍🏆⭐🆒
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It's a funny car with an alter shell he suppose to do that
Yeah.. I have a Fiat that can do that!
It's a funny car chassis with a
T/F👎🏼
Starts at 2:12
1/8 mile Shit 👎👎 Best run on the full 1/4 Mile ,Proper Drag Racing !!🤔🤔🤔👍👍👍👍
That is not an altered as much as it is a funny car disguised as one.....
Jesus that intro was cringe. Quick motor though
thats slow my time is faster in bed