My brother and I have gone to the Gators for the past 12 years and we always take at least one newbie with us. If you are the newbie you have to get introduced to nitro methane (fuel for top fuel cars) while in the pits, front and center.

If you have never smelled this stuff while the car is running it is nasty ! It makes your eyes and nose water like hell and your sinus burn like you have been set on fire. But it is part of the experience and as you will see in the pics. many people try and hang in while the car is runing but usually bail out holding their eyes.