Aside from my usual obsession with hunting & fishing I ever so often venture to the dragstrip to witness the NHRA nationals.
I was into hot rods as a younger man and find the drags a real change of pace.

The Seattle NHRA nationals are coming up July 17 - 19th and If I can urge any of you guys to go, you will not be disappointed ( I recommend friday night qualifying as there are less people and the fire belching from the headers is remarkable).

There is little, if anything that compares in violence to two 8,000 horsepower nitro belching monsters blasting off the line and reaching 300+ mph in under 4 seconds, they are the fastest accelerating vehicles on earth and they defy description.
The roar literally shakes the grandstands (and your teeth!)
TV does a grave injustice to portraying this spectacle.
I've sent diehard NASCAR fans to the drags and they were in awe of the power.
An NHRA ticket also allows access to the pits where you can meet the drivers and watch teardown & rebuilds etc...

Here is a link to Pacific Raceway with directions to the track if you think you might be interested.
http://www.pacificraceways.com/










Thrills & Spills...

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Top-Fuel-And-Funny-Car_74169.htm


Check it out.



Ticket info...

http://www.nhra.com/tickets/seattle.aspx