[Superman]

I missed them again this year, though I am just a few miles down the road. Yes indeed, if anyone flames this discussion, you can conclude they have not witnessed an NHRA top fuel launch. It is a one-of-a-kind experience. No matter how far you sit away, it is a full-body experience. The Prostock cars are much faster and louder than the street rods. The Alcohol cars are MUCH louder and faster than the Prostocks. And.........the top fuelers are WAY WAY WAY outlandish compared to the alcohol cars.

Everyone....please go exprience this once. It is similar to a space shuttle launch. Before you dismiss this remark......you need to actually see and hear these cars before you comment.

A top fuel dragster drinks fuel faster than it comes out of an ordinary gas pump.

The (nitroglycerine and methane) fuel is compressed into a near-solid.