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Top Fuel. Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 338 miles per hour (544.0 km/h) and finishing the 1,000 foot (304.8 m) runs in 3.62 seconds. A top fuel dragster accelerates from a ...
In the American Top Fuel class of drag racing, V8 engines displacing 500 cu in (8 L) today produce outputs of over 7,000 kW (10,000 hp). [26] and 10,000 N⋅m (7,400 lb⋅ft). [27] [28] [29] The engines used in Top Fuel and Funny car drag racing are typically based on the aluminium-conversion Chrysler 426 Hemi engine and run on highly explosive ...
Funny Car fuel systems are key to their immense power. During a single run (starting, burnout, backing up, staging, 1/4 mile) cars can burn as much as 15 US gallons (12 imp gal; 57 L) of fuel. The fuel mixture is usually 85–90% nitromethane (nitro, "fuel") and 10–15% methanol (alcohol, "alky"). The ratio of fuel to air can be as high as 1:1.
Horsepower. One imperial horsepower lifts 550 pounds (250 kg) by 1 foot (30 cm) in 1 second. Horsepower ( hp) is a unit of measurement of power, or the rate at which work is done, usually in reference to the output of engines or motors. There are many different standards and types of horsepower.
Nitrous cars use high octane racing gasoline as fuel while supercharged and turbo cars use methanol as fuel. These engines put out an extremely large amount of horsepower, some at approximately 2500 to upwards of 4000 H.P. The engines propel the cars down the track at speeds of over 250 mph.The exhaust system is similar to that of a Funny Car.
The rider to reach the finish line first is the winner. The best-known form of motorcycle drag racing is the Pro Stock Bike category, although several other categories exist, including Top Fuel and Pro Street. Motorcycles in the Top Fuel category are fueled by nitro methane and can make nearly 1,500 horsepower.
Gasser (car) Chevrolet A/Gas racer at Mantorp Park, Sweden 2023. A gasser is a type of hot rod originally used for drag racing. This type of car originated in United States in the late 1950s and continued until the early 1970s. [1] [2] In the days before Pro Stock, the A/Gas cars were the fastest stock-appearing racers around.
Drag racing. The Christmas tree counting down at Saskatchewan International Raceway, outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Note the blinder, to prevent the driver from being distracted by the lights for the other lane. Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set ...