http://sportscarnet.com/blog/2008/09/shocking-and-fascinating-facts-about-top-fuel-dragsters/
Pretty interesting.
Badass. Im a fan of this factoid: ---- Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed reading this sentence.
i guess most of this stuff doesnt matter anymore considering they only run 1000’ now
but cool facts none the less
+1
Nitro cars used timed clutches. The rear wings do not provide sufficient downforce for full power until the car reaches 200mph. Then the full 7500hp is delivered to the tires.
That was a really nice read, my Dad and I just read it together, nice read.
something like 17,000 pounds of downforce at that speed
pretty crazy…good read indeed
Cars with top fuel dragster can rocket to 300 mph in just 4-5 seconds, fuel flow ramps to 90 gallons per minute. Dragster has the capacity to clear 500 feet per second.