The Thrill of Racing: A Look Inside the World of Underground Drag Racing

As we stepped into the world of underground drag racing, it was clear that this was more than just a hobby - it was an obsession. The rush of adrenaline, the thrill of speed, and the satisfaction of pushing the limits of what's possible with a vehicle all combined to create an experience unlike any other.

"I got a little bit better," our driver said, grinning from ear to ear. "This car is just...it feels great, man. It's a drug." The feeling was palpable as he climbed into his truck and took off down the track, the sound of the engine roaring like a beast as it hit 4th gear, then 5th, and finally 6th. The rush was exhilarating, and our driver couldn't get enough.

But with great power comes great responsibility, and our driver knew that they had to push themselves to be the best. "We still got a lot more," he said, his eyes shining with determination. "More power, more speed...we're gonna try to hit 250 plus." The goal was clear: to beat their own personal best and become the king of this underground drag racing scene.

As we watched, our driver took off down the track once again, this time pushing the limits of what their car could do. "We were messing around with it," they said, "they fixed a little something, and I got a little better start." The result was impressive - 249.04, a personal best that left them grinning from ear to ear.

But it wasn't just about personal records; our driver had their sights set on the big prize: breaking into the top five of the overall half-mile record. "We're not gonna improve," they said with a shrug. "Conditions aren't right." But despite the setbacks, our driver was undeterred, knowing that every run brought them closer to their goal.

As we watched, another driver took to the track - Giddy, a seasoned veteran of this underground racing scene. He ran a blistering 253.9, pushing the limits of what's possible with his car. But despite the impressive speed, our driver wasn't deterred from their own goals. "We'll come back," they said, "we'll come back for it...maybe next year." The goal was clear: to beat Giddy's time and become the new king of this underground drag racing scene.

The Track: A Venue Fit for a King

But what makes this track so special? Our driver told us that it's not just the speed - although, let's be honest, that's pretty great. It's the room to maneuver, the ability to stop on a dime if needed, and the sheer thrill of racing around a track like this. "It's the place to break records," our driver said, smiling from ear to ear.

And it's not just about the racing itself - it's about the community that comes with it. The people, the cars, the camaraderie...it's all part of what makes underground drag racing so special. As we watched, Giddy took a victory lap in his car, beaming with pride after a dominating performance.

The Future: A Goal Worth Striving For

As our driver looked to the future, one thing was clear: they had their sights set on something big. "We have a goal to reach the center for next year," they said, smiling confidently. It's a lofty goal, but with every run, they're getting closer.

And as we watched, Giddy took off down the track once again, pushing the limits of what's possible with his car. He was almost 10 miles per hour faster than where he'd been two days ago - an impressive feat that left us all cheering him on. The record might be out of reach for now, but with every run, it gets closer.

The Verdict: A Thrill Ride Worth Taking

As we left the track, our driver was still grinning from ear to ear. "It's just...I don't know what it is," they said, shaking their head in wonder. "It's a rush like no other." And as we looked back at the car, now speeding away into the distance, we couldn't help but agree - this was one thrill ride worth taking.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat is up 1320 fans that white guillermo that just went up there just now that is giddy you guys know giddy from our gtr videos he's currently the fastest man in the gt or quickest man in a dtr that's his other toy he's had a little bit longer than gtrs i think so that is i don't know how much horsepower makes well over 2000 it's currently the gallardo overall record holder at 244 but he wants to push that record a little further but getty's up here he just cut the line it looks like he's going to be going here in a couple a couple passes and the shakedown is probably going to be above 200 i'm going to guess somewhere in the teens maybe even the 20s but we'll see wow giddy laying down has shakedown pass at 2 41. it's a good start we'll be seeing i'd like i don't know he'll break his record today was that supposed to be just a shakedown for giddy yeah that's a pretty damn good shakedown he bogged so you're saying driver error otherwise that would have been the record right there does giddy currently have the gyarados record yeah that's 244 241 off the trailer 241 you guys trying to kill me that's not a bad shake down not a bad shakedown and i spun bad in the beginning i like the latch yeah because i i spun out a little bit oh man that is funny we ran 2 4 5 years ago and then we come back we do one fast 241 bam that's just a shakedown seriously yeah that's what they said that's what they said so i told the people at home you currently have the record 244 what's the goal this weekend out of the car what do you what would you like to see 250 be nice if the car runs well and i don't make any mistakes you know see what we can do all right but uh looks pretty good right now yeah 241 looks strong off the trailer congrats man with with with uh now yeah out in a bog been on the boat but the car feels amazing good it's so different i mean in kansas we had the wrong tire on it we were testing a drag radial and now this is a different world the car was skating in kansas and that's why we couldn't go that fast this time he just went dead straight i mean i i love those tires they are trickling our perfect so well congrats on your 241 shakedown we'll see faster than everybody we'll see hey not a bad shake down there casey all right getty first pass shake down with a 241 yeah you guys put a little more in at this time oh yeah we don't go out same same tune man you gotta get got to give it a little more and i messed up big time on the on the first one yeah they say bogged a little bit yeah i didn't know where the clutch grab was and it you know now i know exactly where that point is so i lost probably 200 feet but now hopefully they'll get better a little bit more power what do you think a mile per hour was uh 50 plus i hope all right that's a big number right there yeah yeah we're moving up oh yeah man good luck to you thank you your current record is 244 correct and that's it for all guyardos right right ah 249 for giddy smashing his own record of 244 is he gonna know till he gets is he gonna new no or is he gonna have to wait till he gets back i think we're gonna tell him how about does he have a cell phone with him or anything yeah but i doubt he's like picking it up out of the thing and looking at it i mean he might i got a little bit better do you know what it was feels great man this car is just you can't you can't explain this you know it's something that is just absolutely it's a drug you know the feeling inside the truck in the car when it hits 4th 5th 6th it's just such a rush you know but anyway we still got a lot you more we were messing around with it they fixed a little something i got a little better start i need to do a little bit more better start and uh throw more a little more power over there obviously 250 is right right there oh yeah all right what are we gonna see on this pass we're hopefully gonna see 250 plus and um we'll try uh 249.04 yeah you're right there yeah you can't be that upset about that yeah five mile an hour over your best my best yeah um but yeah we'll see maybe 250 plus 251 to 52 and then tomorrow morning when it's cooler it's a little warm right now a little wind um go foiler everything she got she's running good so knock on oh yeah we can do it if we had any issues we wouldn't try to collaterate that much so it's running hard yeah so let's take advantage of it all right thank you 249.30 i completely spaced out so it's supposed to go one i took off the clutch too quick and i just it's fun and then i'm like should i let go should i lift but if i lift it'll slow down so i'm not going to lift so i stayed in it and then it's about halfway down the track tomorrow tomorrow you'll get it for sure 100 well congrat you did first of all your personal best you re-broke your own record yes and you won the all-wheel drive class today i can't complain 250 tomorrow yes all right buddy oh okay okay okay that's my goal you're almost 10 mile an hour faster than where you were two days ago that's pretty impressive so happy last thing it's the next basket i just have a feeling it's the next best the overall half while records 260. you're not that far out of the ball again i'm there i'm sure it's not easy to launch that thing with the clutch you got to get it just right not far off from the overall half mile record which is also held by underground racing uh in a hurricane i believe 260 is the overall half-mile record currently and giddy just ran a 253 in the gyarado unreal here comes giddy he wants that 260 something but i don't know if it's gonna happen we got about a 10 mile an hour headwind right now which is not going to help the overall half mile record is 260. come on giddy 252.9 dang it 252.9 252.95 right there what he ran earlier that was a much better lock but you can hear him spinning even more though so maybe it hurt him i don't know it's tricky to launch those things are you running in the final are you done well it's the final me and casey and the final so there's no reason to run and there's a big headwind right now uh we're not gonna improve you know i was really hoping to go faster than the 253 but conditions are not right not okay but listen this this car gave us everything i could ask for right 241 249 249 253 252 literally not a hose fell off this car this car they didn't have to no no no no no reason to run it again it's just we're just going to stress it out and go 255 so you set your you reset your own world record twice or three times this weekend we said it uh we went 240 three times 249 then we went 253 coming in 222 to 253. so three times we reset it my goal is always to be the record right we'll come back we'll come back for it um you know this we did first time in this event it was great we're gonna come back to this this is probably not my favorite event really yeah i mean because the track is so nice the the location and the crowd was great but the track is amazing you literally have a lot of room to to stop and if you needed it you know it's the place to break records at again it was awesome to see you out here with the gerardo breaking records again and you're really close to that overall 260. so maybe next time next year sometime maybe yes we have we have a goal to reach the center for next year for sure good luck with the cars we'll see you at gtr world cup yes yes that's alright you then later that was scariest oh my godwhat is up 1320 fans that white guillermo that just went up there just now that is giddy you guys know giddy from our gtr videos he's currently the fastest man in the gt or quickest man in a dtr that's his other toy he's had a little bit longer than gtrs i think so that is i don't know how much horsepower makes well over 2000 it's currently the gallardo overall record holder at 244 but he wants to push that record a little further but getty's up here he just cut the line it looks like he's going to be going here in a couple a couple passes and the shakedown is probably going to be above 200 i'm going to guess somewhere in the teens maybe even the 20s but we'll see wow giddy laying down has shakedown pass at 2 41. it's a good start we'll be seeing i'd like i don't know he'll break his record today was that supposed to be just a shakedown for giddy yeah that's a pretty damn good shakedown he bogged so you're saying driver error otherwise that would have been the record right there does giddy currently have the gyarados record yeah that's 244 241 off the trailer 241 you guys trying to kill me that's not a bad shake down not a bad shakedown and i spun bad in the beginning i like the latch yeah because i i spun out a little bit oh man that is funny we ran 2 4 5 years ago and then we come back we do one fast 241 bam that's just a shakedown seriously yeah that's what they said that's what they said so i told the people at home you currently have the record 244 what's the goal this weekend out of the car what do you what would you like to see 250 be nice if the car runs well and i don't make any mistakes you know see what we can do all right but uh looks pretty good right now yeah 241 looks strong off the trailer congrats man with with with uh now yeah out in a bog been on the boat but the car feels amazing good it's so different i mean in kansas we had the wrong tire on it we were testing a drag radial and now this is a different world the car was skating in kansas and that's why we couldn't go that fast this time he just went dead straight i mean i i love those tires they are trickling our perfect so well congrats on your 241 shakedown we'll see faster than everybody we'll see hey not a bad shake down there casey all right getty first pass shake down with a 241 yeah you guys put a little more in at this time oh yeah we don't go out same same tune man you gotta get got to give it a little more and i messed up big time on the on the first one yeah they say bogged a little bit yeah i didn't know where the clutch grab was and it you know now i know exactly where that point is so i lost probably 200 feet but now hopefully they'll get better a little bit more power what do you think a mile per hour was uh 50 plus i hope all right that's a big number right there yeah yeah we're moving up oh yeah man good luck to you thank you your current record is 244 correct and that's it for all guyardos right right ah 249 for giddy smashing his own record of 244 is he gonna know till he gets is he gonna new no or is he gonna have to wait till he gets back i think we're gonna tell him how about does he have a cell phone with him or anything yeah but i doubt he's like picking it up out of the thing and looking at it i mean he might i got a little bit better do you know what it was feels great man this car is just you can't you can't explain this you know it's something that is just absolutely it's a drug you know the feeling inside the truck in the car when it hits 4th 5th 6th it's just such a rush you know but anyway we still got a lot you more we were messing around with it they fixed a little something i got a little better start i need to do a little bit more better start and uh throw more a little more power over there obviously 250 is right right there oh yeah all right what are we gonna see on this pass we're hopefully gonna see 250 plus and um we'll try uh 249.04 yeah you're right there yeah you can't be that upset about that yeah five mile an hour over your best my best yeah um but yeah we'll see maybe 250 plus 251 to 52 and then tomorrow morning when it's cooler it's a little warm right now a little wind um go foiler everything she got she's running good so knock on oh yeah we can do it if we had any issues we wouldn't try to collaterate that much so it's running hard yeah so let's take advantage of it all right thank you 249.30 i completely spaced out so it's supposed to go one i took off the clutch too quick and i just it's fun and then i'm like should i let go should i lift but if i lift it'll slow down so i'm not going to lift so i stayed in it and then it's about halfway down the track tomorrow tomorrow you'll get it for sure 100 well congrat you did first of all your personal best you re-broke your own record yes and you won the all-wheel drive class today i can't complain 250 tomorrow yes all right buddy oh okay okay okay that's my goal you're almost 10 mile an hour faster than where you were two days ago that's pretty impressive so happy last thing it's the next basket i just have a feeling it's the next best the overall half while records 260. you're not that far out of the ball again i'm there i'm sure it's not easy to launch that thing with the clutch you got to get it just right not far off from the overall half mile record which is also held by underground racing uh in a hurricane i believe 260 is the overall half-mile record currently and giddy just ran a 253 in the gyarado unreal here comes giddy he wants that 260 something but i don't know if it's gonna happen we got about a 10 mile an hour headwind right now which is not going to help the overall half mile record is 260. come on giddy 252.9 dang it 252.9 252.95 right there what he ran earlier that was a much better lock but you can hear him spinning even more though so maybe it hurt him i don't know it's tricky to launch those things are you running in the final are you done well it's the final me and casey and the final so there's no reason to run and there's a big headwind right now uh we're not gonna improve you know i was really hoping to go faster than the 253 but conditions are not right not okay but listen this this car gave us everything i could ask for right 241 249 249 253 252 literally not a hose fell off this car this car they didn't have to no no no no no reason to run it again it's just we're just going to stress it out and go 255 so you set your you reset your own world record twice or three times this weekend we said it uh we went 240 three times 249 then we went 253 coming in 222 to 253. so three times we reset it my goal is always to be the record right we'll come back we'll come back for it um you know this we did first time in this event it was great we're gonna come back to this this is probably not my favorite event really yeah i mean because the track is so nice the the location and the crowd was great but the track is amazing you literally have a lot of room to to stop and if you needed it you know it's the place to break records at again it was awesome to see you out here with the gerardo breaking records again and you're really close to that overall 260. so maybe next time next year sometime maybe yes we have we have a goal to reach the center for next year for sure good luck with the cars we'll see you at gtr world cup yes yes that's alright you then later that was scariest oh my god\n"