Fire It Up with Matt Hagan and the Mopar crew at

So much power, your teeth (and the camera) will chatter. 😍
Go on board with Matt Hagan and the Dodge Mopar Motorsports team as he warms up ahead of Q1 at NHRA's #BrainerdNats!

[@mrz6822]

Got his autograph once at Pomona. Super nice dude.

[@wythetrumpet6419]

Ah yes, the smell of burning nitro!💥💨

[@thomaskimparker809]

Nothin on earth like the burning sensation of nitromethan ..

[@davidreynolds4715]

Been right next to one of these during start up.
I don't know how these guys deal with the nitro methane. My eyes and nose began to burn like I had just eaten a habanero chili pepper!!!

[@gagebryan4127]

I think the nitro is their oxygen at this point, they can’t breathe without it

[@ekdog91]

I know the feeling David. I experienced that at Route 66. Watching Matt warm up his funny car

[@thomaskimparker809]

U kno there shit is burnt up.. can't smell or taste.. can't believe they can still hear shit

[@ekdog91]

It was like I had just cut a habanero and rubbed my nose

[@slowpoke96Z28]

Like anything, you can build a tolerance to it. It'll still get some crewpeople depending on the wind and where they are standing. Some just won't admit it gets to them lol.

[@jerryd5471]

Was there for that, got a pic with Matt 👍💪

[@omegateamsports5291]

I dig how the car is staying still but the rest of the shot is rattling around…cool perspective

[@carlsenden8750]

Best job in the world, much?😒😎👍

[@1qwkvr6]

Driving it, NOT working on it, haha. Friday night qualifying, the car goes through the lights......KABOOM! Owner/driver go back to the hotel. The crew wrenches all night to put it back together. Those guys earn their money!!!!!!

[@michaelmurray7199]

@@1qwkvr6 It's a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.

[@bobsmith1101]

WTF! NO WHACK? BOGUS. And by the way, the sound quality of your little Go-Pro is quite cheezy. C'mon guys

[@thomaskimparker809]

I don't think they seat the clutch pack like they use to..

[@slowpoke96Z28]

It sucks, but it costs money and performance. They are fun to do too. Wish the nhra would pay like a stipend for them, or if there was a way to madate AND enforce them.