What really needs to happen is for Bailey, Lutz, Larson, Schroeder, Goldstone, and any other heavy hitters to attend DragWeek in the same year and settle it once and for all. I'd pay double to see that before going to any nhra event.

I remember reading hot rod magazine with my dad back in the day, the article was about you and I believe Larry Larson with the debate about fiberglass bodies or full chassis cars. My dad was always said "if those guys have the balls to drive them on the street, it has a license plate, that thing is street legal. I miss him dearly, he passed away March 14th 2014 at 52.

Conversion of Red Victor 3 from street to track... -Fill the tank with methanol -Swap the street rear tyres for slicks -Fit wheelie bar That's it - all the coolant stays in, rad stays, no panel changes, cup holders stay, electric windows stay, passenger seat stays

Great seeing you today !!! I am officially a subscriber 👍

Andy’s track trim is his street trim like yours, he runs with a radiator and doesn’t believe that you should have to take stuff off to race it

I remember my 1st Dragweek 2013 with you after my brother Bob hit both wall, so we were driving late at night, following you in 1.0 doing 80mph towing a trailer through a windy road coolest shit ever.... I knew I was hooked. I also remember you and Steve would just stop and go stand in Beer coolers because it was so bloody hot that year.

my definition of a street car is, does it have working taillights, headlights, and blinkers and if you had to could you daily drive it for a few weeks.

What we do in sweden is that you build a car, u register it and go to car inspection with a slow motor or The power turned down and after you switch motor or turn it up again. If The car inspection is sus they might ask for dyno papers so u go dyno it on a really low rev with engine turned down and its done then and If The car is 50 yrs old or older no future inspection is needed after the one u do to register it as a custom vehicle. We got a lot of insane Street cars everywhere here that ppl actually use outside sthlm open and our drag week called Street week.

Street car: door slammer, runs on (commonly available) pump fuel, can sit in traffic and not overheat. License/register per legal requirements for its "home". Extra points for being able to place an order at a drive-through burger joint without having to shut car off... :-)

The knowledge presented on this video allows the average drag guy to understand exactly where the top guys stand and how they got there. Knowing your craft and sharing it with us is not something you see everyday. Thanks.

Hey Tom. Love the car, love what all of you and your team have accomplished with it. My friend and I have done DW the last 3 years (MUCH slower car but still an amazing time) and saw your first 5 second pass in person. Congrats again. I appreciated you taking a few seconds to talk to us, despite how crazy the week is, and hope to see you at this years DW 2021. Just waiting on registration.

I love the way Tom Bailey presents the facts. Just wish one day I could meet the man.

Lerry is the legend no ifs or buts about it. Nothing but respect for that guy

Great video Tom. Love to hear your background/origin story. Keep it up!

Great Video Tom keep up the great work.. hope to see you do some videos on this year's Drag week or Rocky Mountain Race week..

so happy you are making more videos!

I wholeheartedly agree with the "everyone has an opinion" comment and of course, someone will complain no matter what is said or done as usual. You can't make everyone happy. For me, a street driveable 5-second car, with plates and insurance that gets a few miles put on it on the public roads qualifies. However, completing the virtual hell week that these track-to-track torture tests/events can be, lends a great deal of credence or credibility (read Respect there) to any claim ET or MPH. Everybody on the list should be happy to be on it, and appreciate Tom's consideration in his making of a list. Having made Drag Week multiple times and heading to Rocky Mountain Race Week this year as a spectator I'm always amazed at the effort it takes just to complete any of these events and everyone should be applauded for what is a very serious achievement. Looking forward to watching the Nomad, and Alex Taylor in her '55. You guys have a good week!!!

Both of your cars posters are on our walls ! Awesome cars sick 1 and sick 2 !!!! Very nice video. Have a great safe day !

I just watched a 1320 video with the Sorceress. During the video, they said to switch to drag trim they had to pull the fuel cell and the radiator. So there is a big conversion from street to race trim with that car as well.

First off, I love all of this stuff! I just wanted to throw my opinion out there. I think to be a "street car" should be a steel cab, roof, quarters, with a factory assigned vin tag, and stock wheelbase for that production car. I think that pushes the capabilities of a builder/driver. That makes it more interesting to watch, instead of someone calling a promod a street car. Again nothing but respect, this is only my opinion.

Tom your car is what I'm talking about. You can literally race your car at the track and leave 5-10 minutes later and you're driving down the road you have a true street car in my eyes

You and lutz need to battle it out again!

Tom you have one of the best engine builders in the business. Driving them on the road would be great.

Thanks Tom for explaining what you see as a street car as where i live there is no way you could even drive that out of your drive way lol. You put a turbo, supercharger, nos or even put different brakes or c notch a frame you have to apply for a cert and will often be declined. You guys in the USA are very lucky.

Recently found your channel, great content thanks for sharing

Great channel! Do you think you could do a video on your racing story? Like how you got into drag racing and some of the cars you started out with? I’d really enjoy that! Thanks!

Been following Larry Larson for years and the S10 was to prove the absurdity of what was going on. He was the first into all of the benchmark averages and the one that normally did it without a trailer. The Nova is still the ultimate true street car. And truth be told, would be still be dominant on Drag Week if he still ran it.

What a nice explanation Tom, thanks!

It’s crazy how everybody has a different opinion of what a true street car is

As soon as we pull out onto the road in that car it would be gone here in Australia. No way would we even get near driving that on the streets. You guys are soooo lucky to be able to. Love the videos Tom. Cheers

Great info, thanks Tom

I'm enjoying the fresh change in the last few videos. The edits are very clean and well done!

Currently building a 2wd duramax for the street and I just can't get enough of the streets. Currently at 900rwhp 1600 ft lbs. Of torque and runs 7.7 in the 1/8th still 7400lbs with me🤏

Nothing but respect here for all yall because it takes dedication and money which is a mfker but great video I will definitely watch any further content u put out because when I see that pass at the end of drag week and effectively made drag week history I was blown away tom great job man 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 hell yeah 😂😂

Really enjoy the channel and cars. I have to say I love the Torino. I had a 68 with a 390 4 speed when I was 16 and my pop sold it because he was mad at me. I am searching for a 68-69 now as to me it is such a great body car!! Keep up the great videos

That is seriously one hell of an accomplishment, very well done sir. Love your channel! 😎👍👍👍

I agree with your assessment, where I live it's like you, no emissions or inspections. However if you are running loud piped without cats, you can get ticketed. So my philosophy, is If you got it tagged and can actually street drive it, cool. Hearing Larson might be bringing the truck out again, made my year. I also heard Lutz might bring something (rather see the 57 than the promod), but would love to see you guys run again. Look forward to seeing any of you, that do show up.

Nice video, and very nice looking top of the shop.

Your drag week runs were insane glad I found your channel 1Luv and if it drives on the street and has a license plate it's a street car

You ROCK brother! Hell yeah! Keeping it real!

Removing parts is bending the rules of a 'street car', but not when you put a license plate on a pro-mod. You Americans crack me up.

Great video Tom thanks alot

Larry switches parts your car was never a manufactured car, it's a carbon fiber stretched out pro mod type car and lutz included so their needs to be a solid set of rules with no bending of the rules.

The rules for what we can drive on the road here in sweden is werry hard, the fast Swedish cars in drag week is not legal on our streets. We just hope we dont get caught 😉.

Excited to see what's next up.

Just found your channel!! Love your car and it’s the best “street car” change over wise from street to strip imo!!

Nice showing this weekend.

Man sorry about the car this weekend .im glad you are ok .looks like the safety equipment worked .hope the car is not to bad and you can rebuild it .im sure your already working on it .very cool to see the car this weekend .good luck. Thanks

I love Jeff's mad max camaro, it's one of my all time favorite cars in drag racing.

Love the channel!

I'm sorry but I never thought of streetcars as cars with roll cages redesigned fiberglass bodies, custom built engines, parachutes and slicks. I can't imagine trying to drive a high horsepower monster with slicks like that in the rain.

Thank you for doing this video Mr Bailey. I would love to get your take on the Street Outlaws show, drivers and their respective cars as to where they stack up in your opinion. Subscribed

Is there anyway to speak w/u? IDW to compete with anybody But I would like turn my Pro Mod into street kinda car because there is No Tracks anywhere near me anymore & my car has been sitting in trailer over decade & Its a 1 off Vanishing Point Car But its Blown, So I know Id need a water block engine because the KB Olds would never work on street..Im not looking go far, just drive it around & Im Not A Rich Man, So I was wondering if you could giv-me some advice on what you think would be best approach for a guy who doesnt have bank roll But I can make Afew Things Happen, Thanks for reading this🐾

When I was the announcer at the now-defunct Frank Maratta's Connecticut Dragway... we used to call them Daily Driver... The vehicle you drove Everyday... 'Nuff said!!!...

Your the best Tom love your ride it’s a true street car and drag car keep up the good work my friend

Wait a minute. Change over. Were you not changing lash settings on 2.0? as You did for 1.0? for street vs racing?

Very informative Tom, great content 🔥. Keep it coming 🙌🏽

I actually agree with this. Lol. Andy was moving on out at 263 with his combo. But ain't no doubt about it #SICKSECONDS #TOMBAILEYRACING is doing the damn thing !! Love the new build with the Dennis Taylor that's happening!! Gonna be SICK !!!!

Great job Tom, you're a bad bad man!

Love the Torino in the background. Or is it a Talladega? Looks to be a ‘68?

Glad you mentioned the Vauxhall.

Just a few years ago cars this capable and street legal didn't exist! Cars that can do the Power Tour with air-conditioning and high voltage stereo can do 200mph in the quarter!

Can't wait for the day someone figures out how to run a Top Fuel car on the street XD

Great effort Tom it would be great to see a class that did drag drive and circuit that would really sort the men out from the boys .Most of these cars couldn't be beat on constantly on the street without overheating unless the radiator is huge and billet heads are questionable they just idle along but it is was it is and they deserve the ranking I suppose the european and Japanese cars would dominate if a circuit course was added I doubt the gt40 or corvette could compete

It is very hard to compare considering how strict it is over here in Australia, we simply cannot have the "promod" cars on the road. But Definitely Frank Marchese from Dandy Engines should be on that list. 6.90's at over 200mph, in a street driven, all steel, glass windows, factory floor pan, factory wheel tubs, leaf sprung, 275 radials, four door XW falcon with a world block (steel) twin turbo windsor.

I wanna see more on your restomod talladega

I did some crank work for Andy Frost a while back, great car, great bloke.

Love seeing your cars around town. Sad Milan shutting it's doors..

Does Tom have a full video of the 5.77 quarter mile run? I can only find a short

Driving in any state without the police catching you is very different than getting state approval beforehand.

what is your opinion on the tri five wagon that was on drag week i think 2 yrs ago with the top fuel motor in it

So basically Tom your saying that the 60s 70s 80s and 90s cars are the fastest drag cars that actually proves a point

Your car is insane. I'll give it to all of them in the top 5, that's no joke.

Yep, agree with your list partner - not that my pidley opinion matters but to me it does :)

I do love living in Australia but man we are the nanny's off the car world.. pod filter get you in trouble 😂

You're not wrong Tom Australia is tough on moded street cars every state is different also which obviously complicates things going interstate.

Five quickest pro mods competing in street car events. Holy crap! Nice rigs, great drivers, fun to watch, but for me, I need steel quarters and roof.

I watched your first 5 on drag week. Your a bad ass man Mr. Bailey. Great video

True you’re right good job 👍

Larsen was the OG in his nova, when the cars were cars

That sorceress is creeping up, this vid may need a update soon but that said sick week may bring need for a update with 2.0 and the Canadian's both on kill. Cannot wait to see these cars in real life

Billy Glidden would show up with a naturally aspirations small block and be there beside ya . So chill! Cool content tho Best of luck 👍

I love going back and watching older shows to see how things progress and most people make the mistake thinking just because you can't register it in California means you can't drive it there as long as it's legal to drive where it's registered it can drive on any U.S. street

To add to my comment below, not one of the cars on this list would be able to be registered/driven on the road in Australia. Not even special event permit or trade plate etc. They simply would not pass the registration inspection & the guy doing the inspection would not be game to do a "dodgy" pass, due to the consequences.

i also believe steel roof and quarters and minimal changes btwn street and track. i notice larson and lutz dont drive these new cars (larsons pickup has been on outlaws and no prep) but not the car. yea you can drive the pro mod on the street with a fake vin, but keep it the same for the track.

Good content Tom. As far as Larry Larson goes it wouldn't surprise me if he made whatever changes to his Cadilac and run that car on Drag/Race week. Look forward to seeing you compete this year...... are you aware of any new builds shooting for that top five this year?

Have to laugh at all the *asterik comments. You guys are true racers, competitive to the core! BTW, I’m guessing your competitors might give you an *asterik for having Steve Morris, one of the top race engine builders in the world traveling with you as your crew chief! 😉🤣, BTW, love the cream colored car behind you. Is that a Ford Torino or a Merc Marauder? Looks really sweet!

Good vid. Someone on KZfaq said it wasn't Steve's fault for the fire it was ypurs

Love ya tom but Larry never blew a engine and the 5 times he won drag week did it without a trailer the nova is the #1 car I think you and Larry actually agree on alot of things and that all the cars should be normal cars to start with

Number 5 car looked like west coast customs pimped Andrade's cutless.

Will you do some no prep racing in the future ?

Top five promod street cars. You guys in America are lucky to drive almost anything. Anyone interested in seeing some Australian street cars, check out the jun11 skyline from Sydney. True 6 second street car.

Basically what I can for the whole mph with a slower et or faster et with less mph is how hard it's accelerating and where. It also has to do with how long you have to accelerate too I believe. A car on the track longer might have more time to go vroom vs a car on the track less time? Shit gets complicated when you get going that fast. Top fuel physics are nuts and that's what I'm loosely basing this on with what I probably don't know... Lol

Killer video nice job .how about a tour of your collection maybe a little bio on you .what about the hurst olds .didnt i see something with you sand drag racing .just basically some stories .you have done a bunch of interesting things in your career. Tell us about them . Just keep them coming love it .lol edit just seen the web site to order shirts .lol

I'd like to see this using every day drivers!

BAD ASS TOM !

I really want to see a Video on that Torino

Never knew you had a channel until I was watching Cleet and got one of your videos in my recommendations! Keep them coming and I'll keep watching! God bless!

I was so disappointed to see how you and sorceress went down.. I wanted to see some epic races where both of you put get really good passes... I'm sure 1320 will get it covered when it goes down.. I definitely see how the lines begin to blur when it comes to "Street car" status. I think you guys are taking it to the very finest lines of the rules but thats how you gotta be to be in your bracket. Thats why there's rules to every bracket. I'm not going to bad mouth you or anyone else pushing the limits. I do however think there is a huge difference from "driving it on the street" and "driving it for a race week".. for the latter as it stands you sir have the most accurate version of a nonstreet car street car. Awesome job doing sick week BTW one of my fav types of videos to watch is these race week videos and all the ups and downs that go with it it is the true test of a cars ability and some day I hope to be able to wrench a car worthy of doing one! Be safe out there man

#1; If you have to change out a bunch of stuff at the track, is it still a street car ??? *Hell NO !!!* Tom has the right opinion 😜👍