The biggest surprise to Wachter was the G-force.

“I know that 5 G’s is five times my body weight, but I was climbing in the seat against the harness,” he said. “That was incredible. As a gearhead, I just assumed that the hardest acceleration was in the first part of the pass. As I was pressed into the seat, I could feel the clutch doing its work and engaging ever-harder as we went down track. The car was accelerating its hardest right up to the point of the end of the pass.”



Wachter finished with an impactful comment. “When you see John Force climb out of a car sweating, yelling, and waving his arms, I don’t know how a human being could experience this and not do the very same thing. The acceleration, the shaking, the sounds, and then the parachute brings it all together. No one could survive such a ride without experiencing a huge amount of emotions afterward as I did.”


As an extra note about the day’s events for Dixon’s Top Fuel rides, the second rider for the day was Burnell Russell, father of the late Top Fuel racer, Darrell Russell. His ride was a surprise gift from his family. Burnell always wanted to experience what his son did in his living years as a professional Top Fuel competitor. We honored the family effort for a surprise by giving them their space for the special second ride of the day in respect to the family.

No matter the motivation for wanting to take the ultimate ride in a Fueler, Dixon’s NitroX2 Top Fuel Dragster team is determined to satisfy. Their best pass that day was a 3.34-second E.T. to the 1/8-mile at 259 mph. Larry Dixon is making this personal and putting his best efforts into fulfilling Top Fuel fans’ dreams.