A friend who works for AHDRA hooked me up with passes to Rockingham this past weekend. OMFG!!!!! I could really give a rat's ass about the other classes I love NITRO. I heard HP numbers of 800+ on these damn things. 200+ MPH quarters carrying the front wheel more than half the track. Totally unreal these things accelerate silly fast but the sound, man! You can count the licks of the twins when they idle but when they rap the throttle it is instant response. On the strip there is no build of power they go from idle to WFO(wide fu##ing open) instantly. The riders fight the damn things all the way down the track using their bodies to steer since the front wheel is useless. Talk about squirrely! These things wiggle all over the place with their monsters slicks. Slicks are so big the bikes don't need a stand though they do use them. The engine isn't between your legs you actually lie prone on the bike with the pistons inches under your chest and head. The guys wear kevlar vests like that'll do a bit of good. I was really interested in what kind of chain and sprockets they use. The chains are doubleroller designs, I dunno wtf sprockets they run. The bikes tranny seem to be one gear I never heard a change in their runs. This has got to be the most violent ride in motorsports. Simply brutal. The splash soundclip on the front page is a nitro twin doing it's burnout. Add about 180db and kick in some bass that compresses your lungs and you might imagine what it's like. ET's in the 6-7 second range.
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