Video of the week – Top Fuel Drag racing
So far we have been looking mainly at videos which showcase the ability to corner well. Lets change it up a bit and turn the focus on pure performance in a straight line. Drag racing and circuit / rally have co-existed for many years, but there is a certain fascination with drag racing as it only attempts to answer one single question in the pursuit of absolute performance. Not how well the car behaves though the corners, nor how quickly it can complete a circuit or stay reliable for a 24-hour marathon. The question it attempts to ask is ‘How fast can a car go over a standing quater mile?’
Top fuel is one of the elite level drag racing categories and is popular worldwide. Supercharged, Nitro-fed and tuned to within an inch of their ability, these dragsters are the Formula One equivalent of Drag racing. With their wide tyres, wild wings and ground-shaking performance, they captivate audiences workldwide. Ground-shaking performance? Try in the region of 7,000 to 9,000 horsepower from the flame-spitting V8, depending on the level of tune! It has been said when a Top Fuel dragster launches the sound level produced reaches 120dB (enough to burst some eardrums) and the raw energy causes such vibrations that it feels like an assault over your whole body.
This video showcases Martin Stamatis in his Top Fuel dragster at West Sydney International Dragway in 2008 perfoming a standing quater mile in 4.577 seconds and passing through the speed trap at an amazing 529km/h!! This is truly an amazing achievement.
Enjoy.
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never really been in to the drags, but that is definitely some awesome power there.