* NHRA crashes *
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The Fuel delivery to 1 cylinder
http://home.comcast.net/~yellowrs/fiNAH.wmv
To much stress on frame
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...l_00race21.mov
Wing collapse at 280mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...2_00race21.mov
Funny car collide at 300mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...2000race24.mov
Blown tire are 300mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race1...n_00race16.mov
Some facts
...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 an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second
… 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 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 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'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 $16 per gallon?
http://home.comcast.net/~yellowrs/fiNAH.wmv
To much stress on frame
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...l_00race21.mov
Wing collapse at 280mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...2_00race21.mov
Funny car collide at 300mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...2000race24.mov
Blown tire are 300mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race1...n_00race16.mov
Some facts
...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 an NHRA Top Fuel dragster accelerates from 0 to 100 mph in less than .8-second
… 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 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 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'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 $16 per gallon?
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Originally Posted by WhiTe2000SS
The Fuel delivery to 1 cylinder
http://home.comcast.net/~yellowrs/fiNAH.wmv
http://home.comcast.net/~yellowrs/fiNAH.wmv
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Originally Posted by 2000 SILVERADO
That's insane.
Yeah it's from Modern Marvels on History channel... I have the DVD and i just had to convert that to show you guys
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Originally Posted by 67maro
Thanks for sharing those thats amazing! The fuel video was awesome and id be my pants if i was driving that army dragster. Isnt that tonys car?
yip... he just had a similar crash to Larry Dixon's crash last year... where it split in half and went straight up
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If you watch the "wing collapse at 280" real close you can see right when the wing lets loose he white smokes the tires AT THE 1/4 MILE MARK, right before it went for the wall! thats f*cking impressive! says alot for what those wings do...
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I would like to see the end of this one looks like some *** kicking is getting rdy to go down. I bet they went after each other.
Funny car collide at 300mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...2000race24.mov
Funny car collide at 300mph
http://www.nhra.com/movies2000/race2...2000race24.mov