with the short wheel base, motors sitting high providing high center of gravity, add those two up and you have a semi poor handling car with a S-LOAD of power. as for the gas mask it is more of a filtered breating mask. with eight pipes blasting 4 or 5 gallons of 50 to 80% nitromethane straight into your face the unfiltered air would choke you before the run ended. here are a couple clips of a little altered fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLCGJ...elated&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_QrD...elated&search=