History Drag cars in motion.......picture thread.

Phil that is the most awesome film....you can count the lug nuts, read the tires and most of all watch the compression against the slick.

 

Yeah, it's so cool to watch the exhaust pulse. I read somewhere that a top fuel engine only does about 60 revolutions on a trip down the quarter.

 

Pomona '93

 

DIG THIS!!!

Did you know …

… that the nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars produce approximately 7,000 horsepower, about 37 times that of the average street car?

… that one cylinder of the eight cylinders of a Top Fuel dragster or a Funny Car produces 750 horsepower, equaling the entire horsepower output of a NASCAR engine?

… that the gasoline-powered engines of NHRA Pro Stock cars produce about 1,200 horsepower, about eight times that of the average street car?

… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than it takes a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach the same speed?

… that an NHRA Top Fuel dragster leaves the starting line with a force nearly five times that of gravity, the same force of the space shuttle when it leaves the launching pad at Cape Canaveral?

… that an NHRA Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than seven times that of gravity when both parachutes deploy simultaneously?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars consume between four and five gallons of fuel during a quarter-mile run, which is equivalent to between 16 and 20 gallons per mile?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds?

… that NHRA Top Fuel dragsters can exceed 280 mph in just 660 feet?

… that from a standing start, NHRA Top Fuel dragsters accelerate faster than a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car?

… that a fuel pump for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster and Funny Car delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time?

… that the fuel-line pressure for NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars is between 400 and 500 pounds, about 20 times greater than the pressure on passenger-car fuel pumps?

… that depending on size and angle, the large rear wing on an NHRA Top Fuel dragster develops between 4,000 and 8,000 pounds of downforce?

… that the 17-inch rear tires used on NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars wear out after four to six runs, or about two miles? Some brands of passenger-car tires are guaranteed for 80,000 miles.

… that it takes just 15/100ths of a second for all 7,000 horsepower of an NHRA Top Fuel dragster engine to reach the rear wheels?

… that it's desirable for an NHRA Top Fuel dragster to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.

… that the nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars costs about $30 per gallon?

Sources: NHRA Communications and Technical Departments, NHRA race teams, motorsports equipment manufacturers

 

That might've been Thrs-Fri. of the Finals, or Winternationals. They have exhibition stuff sometimes. That side of the stands doesn't see too many people on those days. Too far from the pits/food/beer/bathrooms. Kinda like an overflow area for the weekend crowds

 

Check the tracks in these last 2 photos too. You can hardly see Pure Hell with all that bad signage everywhere. The bottom pic looks like some really bad graffiti artist tagged everything!

Cool funny cars though...

 

It moves....me!!!

 

Royalshifter, that deuce roadster,is it the metalic green one,owned I think by IAN CUSEY ,one of my faves when I was about twelve!

 

I enjoy going to the non-weekend days at national events more. Don't have to wait in line for a beer as long.

 

One of my favorites......I saved for back ground.

 

Hope the guy who took that pic had a long lens!

 

Thats a painting!

 

Where is that? Basra International dragway?

 

Hope he had a long paint brush!

 

That's a good one Kev........hey Doc it is from this.

 

Royal,I'm moved by the Fiat too.



Man,what's up with that toe in thing? It's not like it's a cross steer car.