Drag Races!

A couple of weeks ago David and I went to the NHRA Drag Races here in Phoenix at Firebird Raceway. I have watched racing of all sorts on TV with David and I was really excited to be able to go and watch it. It was LOUD but we had ear plugs so it wasn't too bad. Some of these cars are going HUNDREDS of miles an hour. They are only on the track for seconds and then they are done. It's crazy!








It took me a few tries to be able to capture some of the pics because they were going so fast but I wanted to try and get a pic as they flew down the drag strip. There was only one time that I thought I was going to die. We had walked around between the races and went to the Force Team trailer to see the car as they fixed it up for the final race. They run on nitromethane which should NOT be inhaled...but I was standing at the back of the car as they were testing this and very quickly weren't able to breath and needed to run for cover. Unfortunately so did everyone else and it almost turned into a panicked exit. I felt like I was suffocating!! It was horrible!!! It is funny now but it was NOT at the time. I had a great time overall though. Who knew I would ever be watching or understanding racing!