Monday, July 21, 2008

Drag Racing

Top Fuel Funny Cars


Top fuel dragsters




• 2 cars racing down a quarter mile track racing as fast as possible
• top fuel dragster and nitro funny car races going at the top speed of 330mph
• 0 to 100 mph in less than a second
• The engines have close to 8000 horse power
• burn 8 gallons of fuel per minute
• John Force sponsored by Castrol is the 14 time Funny car world champion and has 3 daughters who all race
• Before each race, each driver is allowed to perform a burnout which heats the tires and lays rubber down at the beginning of the track, improving traction
• The winner is the first vehicle to cross the finish line and therefore the driver with the lowest total reaction time + elapsed time
• The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) oversees the majority of drag racing events in North America
• Top Alcohol dragsters are akin to 'junior' versions of the premier Top fuel dragster class

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