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Facts

Here are some facts about drag racing, worth pondering over.

  • The nitromethane-powered engines of NHRA Top Fuel dragsters have power that is about 43 times that of the average street car.
  • An NHRA Top Fuel dragster can reach a speed of 100 mph from 0mph in less than .8-second, almost 11 seconds quicker than what a production Porsche 911 Turbo takes.
  • 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.
  • NHRA Top Fuel dragsters use between 10 and 12 gallons of fuel for a complete pass.
  • The best drag racing vehicles can travel the length of more than four football fields in less than five seconds.
  • From a standing start, NHRA top fuel dragsters have an accelerating speed that exceeds those of a jumbo jet, a fighter jet, and a Formula One race car.
  • A fuel pump for drag racing vehicles delivers 65 gallons of fuel per minute, equivalent to eight bathroom showers running at the same time.
  • The nitromethane used to power the engines of NHRA top fuel dragsters costs about $30 per gallon.
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