sad truth ,,,,,don garlits

Thanks for posting the video !!!!!

I don't disagree with anything he says. Kids these days would rather play video games or screw around on their phones than watch fuel cars or do the work needed to race. EPA and DHS? He's spot on. It may be delayed a few years given the results of the last election, but it's coming. Those agencies are all powerful. It won't be an all of a sudden deal, rather death by a thousand cuts. Anyone paying attention to what the EPA's been up to? Anyone paying attention to the state of professional drag racing? They can barely get 16 cars to show up. The import stuff has mostly dried up. The young people I see racing are into small tire, EFI, turbo type stuff, and they couldn't care less about the NHRA pros.

I don't think electric drag racers will save the sport...or the planet.

He got into the electric car stuff a while
back.. but I agree with him.. except on the
time line.. it will be a while yet

So all my internal combustion stuff is worth nothing?

In some given time it will be great for the
collectors

Do they still race horses?

Electric cars my rear end. They'd have to pay me. If it doesn't make noise and run off of something explosive, I'm not interested.

Electric car drag racing? May as well do this...

https://www.facebook.com/classicsdailyy/videos/288955784863986/

They haven't outlawed hay yet.

The EPA is looking into it..

We do in KY.

us old timers like anything else,we hate to see change,its coming folks

us old timers like anything else,we hate to see change,its coming folks

Garlits is a thinker, look at all the things he has come up with in the sport. Interesting to hear his ideas.

judge the formula e stuff, does it have big ratings, don't know but it is too quiet for me

Did you hear that electric dragster leave the line? All I heard was the tires a little. How boring is that to watch.

Exactly.

It's the noise and visual that get people excited when watching Top Fuel cars racing.

It makes it a spectacle that they want to talk about later, describing it to others.

Yes it is the noise and the pounding on your
chest when a top fuel car leaves the line..
love it.. but the electric stuff is cool.. I've
played with with the Formula SAE cars for years
and now they have electric versions also.. its coming
whether we want it or not.. might be 20 years
or less.. who knows

Yes they are; Fart gas emissions.

Nothing personal against Garlits, but we are a loooooonnnggg way from having 185 mph electric dragsters replacing fuel cars.

And as a side note, his claim that nitro will go away when someone uses it to blow something up, that has already happened. That's why Homeland Security is involved now. It's been controlled for over 20 years already since McVeigh used it to blow up the Murrah Building.

Drag racing will die out because of lack of participation, electric cars will not save it, you would have to get these 20somethings and under to get off their phones and tablets.
yes there are a few younger people in it, and next generation there will be less.

They will remote race them from the tablets. Like a video game.

Green is good! Bring back Hydrazine!!!

In fact that should be the NHRA's motto...

"We're going green--with Hydrazine"
Get it? It even rhymes.

He is dead on when he states Nitro could be banned with a stroke of a pen - dam near was after that wack job blew up that federal building in Oklahoma using Nitro purchased from a drag strip and then mixed it with fertilizer. Nitro is now heavily regulated and tracked

I think electric cars are cool. Maybe its because I am a commercial/industrial electrician.. lol So for those that bash electric cars I bet you'd change your tune behind the wheel of this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbsp17w3P4k

Sounds like a PITA to deal with the fuel for "top fuel"... a shame.

As far as electrics go the batteries are heavy and a 1/4 mile load of gas or nito is light. Which will win? easy to figure out.

Soooo torched a head on the white car right before MATS. I told my buddies, I'll take the electric "Fyatt" as we call it. They laughed. Well, I threw it in the trailer and took it to Vegas. Had a blast. Served as golf cart, race car, daily driver all in one. Silently cruised thru the swap meet loading it up with torque converter and other parts. Ended up in the winners circle on Sunday. The 64 will be back to making noise soon but, was so peaceful and serene cruising down the quarter after stomping the rheostat pedal Felt like listening to smooth jazz while snacking on an organic granola bar & sipping a soy milk latte Finals video:----> http://sendvid.com/nhkj1yc0

LOL! that picture you bought cost as much as the monthly payment no?