# Anything fast in here?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [November 22, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anything-fast-in-here/255701 "2010-11-22T16:21:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![number1killer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/number1killer/32/6668_2.png) [@number1killer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/number1killer)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/anything-fast-in-here/255701/679 "2010-11-23T14:42:02Z")

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> [@How many people make more wtq than whp?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-many-people-make-more-wtq-than-whp/37471/2):
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> Wait so he only wants to race people that he knows he can beat?

really?  
do you not understand what a drag race is?  
**Drag racing** is a competition in which vehicles compete to be the first to cross a set finish line, usually from a standing start, and in a straight line. First gaining popularity in the USA after World War II, the sport steadily grew in popularity and spread across the globe. By 2009, there were hundreds of [dragstrips](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragstrip) in operation, mainly in developed countries.  
Most drag races begin with a standing (stationary) start and are just 1/4 mile long (1,320 ft (400 m)). Races last between 3.9 and 17 seconds, with finishing speeds ranging from 80 to over 330 mph (530 km/h), depending upon the type of vehicle being used. The faster vehicles then need a parachute to slow down, an innovation credited (indirectly) to cartoonist [Tom Medley](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_Medley&action=edit&redlink=1).[[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#cite_note-0)  
**Contents**

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\<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-1”\>[1 Basics of drag racing](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Basics_of_drag_racing) \<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-2”\>[2 Racing organization](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Racing_organization)  
[LIST]\<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-3”\>[2.1 North America](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#North_America) \<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-4”\>[2.2 United Kingdom](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#United_Kingdom) \<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-5”\>[2.3 Australia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Australia) \<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-6”\>[2.4 Europe](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Europe)

- [2.5 Other nations](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Other_nations)  
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- [2.5.1 South Africa](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#South_Africa)

[/LIST]\<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-9”\>[3 Classes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Classes) \<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-10”\>[4 Drag racing performance facts](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Drag_racing_performance_facts) \<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-11”\>[5 Drag racing strategies and methods](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Drag_racing_strategies_and_methods)  
\<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-12”\>[5.1 The burnout](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#The_burnout) \<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-13”\>[5.2 Staging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Staging) \<LI class=“toclevel-2 tocsection-14”\>[5.3 The tree](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#The_tree)

- [5.4 The race](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#The_race)  
\<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-16”\>[6 Historic cars](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Historic_cars) \<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-17”\>[7 Glossary](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#Glossary) \<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-18”\>[8 See also](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#See_also) \<LI class=“toclevel-1 tocsection-19”\>[9 References](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#References)
- [10 External links](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing#External_links)  
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