I had never been to an NHRA event before and it was a steep learning curve for me. I learned a lot about the different types of vehicles (Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock motorcycles) as well as things like reaction time, back up girls, and lane choice. Both the speed and the noise were mind boggling.
Of course, I enjoyed the various super unhealthy food vendors.
It was fun to do something different and I always like any spectator event that involves picking someone to root for. (I'll admit that my choices for the day were arbitrary since I literally have no idea who anyone is. For example, I rooted for one driver because his name was JR. Well, it turns out he's sort of a big deal and was a good choice, haha.)
Mostly, I took the opportunity to people watch. As Mike put it, it's not exactly a hard sport to follow. Whoever goes the fastest wins. As a result, there was definitely a certain type that seemed to represent the majority of the spectators. I'm sure the same could be said about any horse sport too. From an outsider's perspective, we probably have a very distinct type of our own!!
I think that's about as much of a recap as I need to do on here. I suspect this blog's target audience probably don't have more than a passing interest in drag racing, and quite frankly, I've exhausted my knowledge on the subject.
All the same, have some completely random photos...
