RACING to HISTORY! TOP FUEL NITRO DRAG BIKE RACERS TAKE SHOT at FIRST AUSTRALIAN FIVE SECOND RUN!

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5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy the most comprehensive, in-depth Top Fuel Nitro Motorcycle Drag Bike showcase that has ever been produced. On this journey we give you a VIP pass for unprecedented pit access at the IHRA Winternationals at Ipswich, Australia’s famous Willowbank Raceway as Top Fuel dragbike racers Chris Matheson and Jay Upton strive for Australia’s first five second motorcycle drag racing run and the prestigious Thunder 400 season championship.
Matheson and Upton enter this final race of the season only separated by a mere three points. With Matheson at 6.04 and Upton at 6.11 career bests, both men are capable to run a five at any moment.
We take you inside Matheson’s pit area to get a close look at his nitromethane motorcycle and his innovative new motor design. We also look back at Matheson’s devastating 2013, high speed crash that nearly ended his life. Matheson talks about what keeps him going and what he was able to salvage from this historic motorcycle he purchased from Larry “Spidermam” McBride and Jimmy “Hulk” Brantley.
We give you inside access to the pit areas of Upton and Matheson as they compete in this winner-take-all event. They entered only separated by three points. The first two days of teh Gulf Wetern Oil Winternationals experienced rain but Sunday was absolutely perfect.
Matheson has a first round showdown with the Pro Fuel Nitro Harley of Les Holden and Upton takes on the Elmer Trett built motor or Gavin Spann.
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@robcoleman6558 2 жыл бұрын

I remember that wreck . I couldn’t believe it .wow what a race to the end !!!

@jaimezerrata8491 3 жыл бұрын

Wow what a Great Video. Congratulations to Both men . Thank God all went well 🙏 down the track. Its amazing how Humble the champion is to his Fans. My hat goes off to him and his Wife and his Crew... Thanks Cycle Drag for Bringing us the Video... God Bless us All! Lubbock. Texas

@FrankLee-qd3hy 4 жыл бұрын

Going with the #1 plate. He's got that number for a reason. Watching from Richmond, CA USA Home of top fuel drag racer Chicago Joe... 👍 THAT RACE WAS AMAZING!!! Best any kind of race I've ever seen. Wow...

@haraldpettersen3649 4 жыл бұрын

A good and educational video, i must admit that I am impressed by these "Rocket Pilots". Many of them are grandparents, really fast grandparents :)

@pub6023 2 жыл бұрын

Great job covering the Australian top bike championship! Well done mate🍻🇦🇺

@omniversling 4 жыл бұрын

Love it that these 'old timers' are still leading the charge! Top blokes too! Great vid, learned a lot about the race scene in my own country...thanks heaps for your contribution mate! (watching from SW Australia)

@ArmenianLifewithMitch 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, terrific insight into Top Fuel Nitro bikes...and great enthusiasm in your commentary. Thanks for all of your hard work and great coverage. Regards, Mitch

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Really glad you like it!Thank you for your comment and thank you for subscribing. Please check out my latest videos and please get as many friends as you can to subscribe as well. All motorcycle speed freaks are welcome here! Thanks

@michaeltaylor8835 5 жыл бұрын

Best Drag Channel on Tube

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I was worried it may be too long. Was it ok? Thanks for the feedback. If you have not already, please subscribe and get a friend to do the same!

@rogerfleury9759 4 жыл бұрын

CHRIS! RJF. 1021 E Capitol Ave, Pierre South Dakota, 57501. Thanks Jack for bringing us into the pits a place we could never see otherwise. And talking to the riders of these beasts!

@robertgeerman61 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from the Netherlands 🇳🇱 CycleDrag Rules!!!

@matthewyakabuski9620 3 жыл бұрын

Think Chris will win watching from Chesterville Ontario Canada. We drag race snowmobiles up here put top class is a homemade chassis with a 1000 cc 2 stroke on gasoline nothing like those top fuel bikes got be brave to ride that monster

@peterross1208 3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations to you Jake to come all that way from the USA to show the world of top intense nitro powered bikes is still alive an hopefully with the videos it can come back to the glory days it once was 20 to 30 yrs ago when USA would come down under an take on the Aussie at Calder Park Drag Way downtown Melbourne Victoria Australia

@benhazinchannel284 5 жыл бұрын

Hands up for Chris Matheson and watching from Brisbane Australia

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Go team AUS! Thanks so much for the feedback. Please introduce this channel to some of your friends who appreciate fast motorcycles and I'll keep the content coming! All motorcycle fans are welcome here. Thanks for subscribing.

@ricktaylor3748 5 жыл бұрын

Watching from the Appalachian Mountains, North Carolina. I'm glad Chris won, he seems like a cool guy. Jay Upton needs to ditch that dork, ugly body on his bike, it doesn't seem to add aerodynamics to his machine.

@michaelpascoe2182 5 жыл бұрын

What a great video . Matho you are a dead set legend. And thanks for signing the con rods for me... See you at the next winter's. Hopefully better weather.

@MsLontje 2 жыл бұрын

This Come back is a great motivation for the human being. NEVER GIVE UP!!💯💯

@peteranddorothybowles5428 3 жыл бұрын

great prog and the bloke that won it He is a credit to sport What a geezer

@KolbyFrazierMCG 3 жыл бұрын

Matheson is a fearless stud

@johnterwiel7597 3 жыл бұрын

Would have loved to hear what he was saying, I think you need to review your microphone tech or maybe video editing. Can you boost his volume and turn yours down? I was very disappointed to not be able to understand him. I really like it when you have different set ups all trying to get the fastest times compared to the boring situation of everyone running the same motor and same set up. For me most of the enjoyment is to look at all the design and fab to make these things run.

@ianpassmore1632 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic edition well done

@13699111 3 жыл бұрын

Wild finish Thank you for posting this video !!!

@robertbihn3005 3 жыл бұрын

made me think just how big and far away that half second is ! Here are 2 great low 6 second fuel bikes ... trying for the elusive 5.99 or better meanwhile there is a 5.50 bike on the other side of the earth ! what does it take to get 1/2 second quicker ? ... the blink of an eye almost

@glenfuller5712 4 жыл бұрын

That was some amazing racing those guys are bad to the bone I would love to see either one of those guys get the 5 spot thanks

@johnvanbalderen9406 4 жыл бұрын

Watching this from IRELAND 🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮

@mikeharmes1863 3 жыл бұрын

Just got turned on to your program last weekend.Great show,Chris it's his time. Big daddy watching in Evansville,In. Sometime I'd love to tell you some stories of going racing IDBA days inflate 80s

@nitro914 2 жыл бұрын

I've raced Brantly's bike. Very cool video.

@suntzuwarsword1964 5 жыл бұрын

Very entertaining...just love everything about it!!!!! Watching from the darling downs...stanthorpe,queensland,Australia...cycledrag is awesome..footage of the presentations, interviews,pit coverage..one word..Excellence! Cycledrag.com..number 1.

@jamesbitetto6040 3 жыл бұрын

Lets go Jay, its time for you to show the world that your ideas and hard work and completely thinking outside the box ( where yours truly lives) its your time to be Number 1! Jay, when you come to NY again, your welcome to stay at my home. I have to thank you for not selling me a Sprintex at the time, as you know, I had to develop my own program. I thank you and God for that!

@shanevermij4780 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jack I watch your channel on KZfaq in South Africa, here we only ever had one TF bike driven by Steve Rosst a dental technician, both Steve and Mike Bramley built the bike.

@paulgarrett9322 5 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video,well done CycleDrag!!.Untill you have seen how truely mad these guys are in person,you have missed out.

@ziggassedup 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the vid mate....Sydney Australia...Cheers.

@ian_MMA 5 жыл бұрын

glad he is okay great video he has a bad ass machine

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

This is a five second bike for sure. Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and get a friend to do the same. I'll keep the racing coming!

@jaywalker2213 5 жыл бұрын

Hella yeah,,nicely done.!! I bet that was alot editing.👍👍

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

It takes longer than people think, lol. Who is your favorite racer? Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and have a friend do the same!

@rogerfleury9759 4 жыл бұрын

93rd. LOVE CYCLEDRAG.COM! CANT GET ENOUGH OF CYCLEDRAG VIDEOS! KEEP THEM COMING JACK!

@fangnhoon 5 жыл бұрын

watching from Brisbane, really enjoyed your work.

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! Thanks so much for the feedback. Please introduce this channel to some of your friends who appreciate fast motorcycles and I'll keep the content coming! All motorcycle fans are welcome here. Thanks for subscribing.

@chandlerh2 5 жыл бұрын

Love the video Jack thanks for bringing racing from down under. Watching from Edgewater Maryland

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Will you be at the XDA race next weekend? See you there. Thanks for the feedback. If you have not already, please subscribe and get a friend to do the same!

@chandlerh2 5 жыл бұрын

@@cycledrag Not going to XDA but getting my H2 750 triple ready for Mancup at dragway 42 in 3 weeks

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

@@chandlerh2 Awesome. Love the two strokes!

@williamstkw 3 жыл бұрын

TACOMA WA, AND LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!

@andypandy9931 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos from Somerset England

@twcaldwell1951 4 жыл бұрын

more power to ya, Git-R-Done! (Orlando, Florida USA)

@rob14960 3 жыл бұрын

Only just viewed this...great to see Mappo still racing. I'm in Glen Innes Australia. Go the Ozzie's. :)

@Mantaracer 3 жыл бұрын

Never give up mate👍

@stewart00311 5 жыл бұрын

Nashville, Tn USA. Great video and information

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it! Thank you for your comment and thank you for subscribing. Please check out my latest videos and please get as many friends as you can to subscribe as well. All motorcycle speed freaks are welcome here! Thanks

@jeremybrooks7660 4 жыл бұрын

I am a huge fan of Chris and Jay , going with Chris

@tattoodaveniemann6351 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome race, Colorado here Matheson to win

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

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@fredricklogan7256 3 жыл бұрын

Watching from Miami, Oklahoma amd i always want the #1 bike to win. 1st run will be a 5.986 second run

@devilspen4892 3 жыл бұрын

That was epic. What a great ending 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@johnlontos4037 3 жыл бұрын

Keep it up, love the Chanel

@thomasroberts5658 3 жыл бұрын

I’m watching from north alabama I love nitro

@zacharyanderson3595 5 жыл бұрын

Watching from here at Ipswich Australia, willowbank my home track only 10 min drive away

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome, were you there? Thank you for your comment and thank you for subscribing. Please check out my latest videos and please get as many friends as you can to subscribe as well. All motorcycle speed freaks are welcome here! Thanks

@zacharyanderson3595 5 жыл бұрын

CycleDrag yeh mate I was there all 4 days helping out a a friend crewing on his car

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

@@zacharyanderson3595 Awesome! Please get me some more Aussie followers on here!

@clarencegolden8510 3 жыл бұрын

Watching from Arizona

@clarencegolden8510 3 жыл бұрын

Cycle Drag Rules

@robertwalker818 5 жыл бұрын

YOU guys are the best" ALSOME"!!

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Who is your favorite racer? Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and have a friend do the same!

@suntzuwarsword1964 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome..Awesome...Awesome...

@carlandersson3661 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video mate! You should totally take a trip over to Europe and check out Jaska Salakari and Rickard Gustafsson. Greetings from Sweden!

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

If those guys want to bring me over, I'm in! Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and get a friend to do the same. I'll keep the racing coming!

@mrfixitusa 3 жыл бұрын

Watching from Boca Raton F.L.

@RBelairjr 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this from Allenstown, New Hampshire

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Glad to have you! Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and get a friend to do the same. I'll keep the racing coming!

@jeremybrooks7660 4 жыл бұрын

Please talk Chris into bringing his team and bike over here to race and develope for a full season , I would love to see him work with Stevie , Roland , Larry , Dave Vantine , and Mitch Brown . That would be huge seeing that voodoo program helping to improve topfuel development.

@robh87 5 жыл бұрын

My money is on the bad ass blue bike. And I'm checking in from Honolulu, Hawaii. Aloha

@chefdave7203 5 жыл бұрын

Hope to see you in Lexington Ky for the summer drags...

@thomasroberts5658 3 жыл бұрын

I want to continue watching these two guys battle and see a 5 sec run

@jeroldlawrence5186 4 жыл бұрын

Good job Jack

@legrangedylandlg 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

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@mechtechmechanical1571 4 жыл бұрын

wow this guys a legend cool

@perrywilson2897 4 жыл бұрын

im watching it from olney in the uk just down the road from santa pod

@stuartwhite7998 2 жыл бұрын

Matho's bike has changed a little in the back half

@dougankrum3328 4 жыл бұрын

Well....here I am in Sacramento, Calif, USA 10 minutes away from the raceway here....

@brucemoyers1006 3 жыл бұрын

Stopped at 42:20 to say I think Upton goes 5 because the other Gentleman likes to shut off at 1000. I think he has doubts about the sinfully awful shutdown area. Watching from 80 minutes south of the home of the Gatornationals. While you can't really change the down-hill grade you CAN resurface. Scott Kalitta would say "do it".

@aussiechris5904 4 жыл бұрын

Needs less talk, more racing!

@Mantaracer 3 жыл бұрын

It's true old racers never die...they just go faster!👍

@peteranddorothybowles5428 3 жыл бұрын

have you got a speedway track in willow banks

@davehall1845 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome video , my man you do our sport proud ,keep em coming Jack you are spreading the word just like Jesus did

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the high praise. I'm no JC but I love the drag bikes. Who is your favorite racer? Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and have a friend do the same!

@cuttingwit 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Great video, you're doing a great job of promoting motorcycle drag racing. At 13:53 we can see a shot of the RHS of the engine, and the spark plugs. Can you tell us what the brass nozzles and the flex rubber tubes/pipes that go directly into the head chamber are for please? Cheers Doug

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

I will try to get an answer for you. I'll let Chris know. Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and get a friend to do the same. I'll keep the racing coming! A lot of the hoses are for the fuel system.

@geoffreyveale7715 5 жыл бұрын

My guess would be oil supply lines for camshafts. The larger hoses at the end of the head are probably oil return lines.

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

@@geoffreyveale7715 dang good guess. Thanks so much for the feedback. Please introduce this channel to some of your friends who appreciate fast motorcycles and I'll keep the content coming! All motorcycle fans are welcome here. Thanks for subscribing.

@phillipmcintosh6489 5 жыл бұрын

They are fuel injection lines and nozzles which they run directly into the intake port aimed at the head of the intake valve. Most top fuel engines be they cars or motorcycles have (a) some nozzles before the supercharger which help cool the pressurised air coming out of the supercharger (therefore making the air more dense) and (b) 1 or more nozzles in each port which is what you are seeing here and these serve to be able to balance the amount of fuel that each cylinder receives.

@geoffreyveale7715 5 жыл бұрын

@@phillipmcintosh6489 You do seem to be correct. Another video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iL6An7yZm5m3m3k.html has a better angle showing clearly 4 similar lines connected just after the blower on the intake runners and the other 4 lines close to the spark plugs.

@mikaelpeterchaiseedajohans7113 3 жыл бұрын

MATTESON VINS!! LOOKING FROM THAILAND!!!

@xsu1664 5 жыл бұрын

I'm watching from Denver,CO. My local track is: Bandimere speedway

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for tuning in and sharing! Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and get a friend to do the same. I'll keep the racing coming!

@xsu1664 5 жыл бұрын

Will do I'm going to make sure to subscribe now with notifications and hit thumbs ☝

@tonyc259 3 жыл бұрын

Chris. Ipswich, 5ks from Willowbank..😯

@markadams3793 5 жыл бұрын

Chris for the win / east tn.

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I'm in Bristol now. Thanks for the feedback. Please subscribe and get a friend to do the same. I'll keep the racing coming!

@shanevermij4780 3 жыл бұрын

I am mad about TF bikes, cars this is an addictive sound and the whole vibe with these machines

@woolybuck6852 4 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Gallatin Tennessee. I think Kris Matheson will take it but do to the conditions will not get his 5 second run this time around. Cheers.....

@davemclaughlin8646 3 жыл бұрын

Queensland Australia

@LuisBermudez69 3 жыл бұрын

2:34 I swear to God that in purpose ..... for me he did not want to lose

@KolbyFrazierMCG 3 жыл бұрын

Jack was in there like a drug dog getting his fix when they fired up for blowout

@No-yv8xg 4 жыл бұрын

57:50

@haraldpettersen3649 4 жыл бұрын

I'll try :))

@richwahneEXPERTSmadeEasy 4 жыл бұрын

Here's an idea...have a microphone on the guest!!!

@bestintheindustry 5 жыл бұрын

Salem, Oregon

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

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@supercharged6771 5 жыл бұрын

Portland, Or. USA

@raymonddaniels5804 Жыл бұрын

Big J Wins. Okmulgee Oklahoma

@brucemoyers1006 3 жыл бұрын

He heard me, and said, "Screw that Yank." Congrats to all.

@mcfast52 5 жыл бұрын

Quebec Quebec Canada

@cycledrag 5 жыл бұрын

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