1 Gallon per run less Fuel used by Nat'l Hot Rod Assoc Top Fuel and Funney Cars
Yes, not a misprint....now that NHRA has switched to 1000' racing instead of 1320' for their Top Fuel and Funny Cars that use nitromethane each team is burning about a gallon of fuel less per pass.:eek: Yeah, instead of 12-13 gallons per 1/4 mile they are getting 11-12 gallons per 1000' pass. It takes a lot of fuel to run a near 8000 hp motor of only 500 cubic inches down the 1/4...they were running over 330 mph, now they are running over 310!:D
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Dude, saying that here is akin to runing into your neighborhood martial arts studio and yelling "Ninja sissies!" from the top of your lungs! LOL
I was at Sonoma this weekend... 1000ft racing was just as exciting as 1320. I did carpool |
ARGH......they cant do that can they!?!?! What government agency told them that was ok???? :confused:
A quarter mile time is based on a quarter mile of distance....not 1000'! Too much math involved figuring out what your true 1/4 mile time would be. I can just see it now....after every run, pocket calculators spring forth to get accurate times:p |
If everyone is running 1000 foot runs, there doesn't need to be any conversion. Also, if you did want to compare, you can use your own 1000 foot time from your slip. No math needed :-)
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A more intelligent precaution would be more safety net useage like on aircraft carriers. |
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The fact is you and I are drag racing brothers... Like yourself, I have a few 11 and 10 second laps down the 1320... I'll bet only one of us has ever crewed on a top fuel car?:p |
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You are correct, only one of us has crewed...I don't do anything on my cars, my sponsors do...I CAN change a battery, plug wires, dist cap, and rotor. I am REALLy good at wt reduction on my cars...my main one is a stock 2.5 Chrsler powered 84 Horizon that was @ 2350 lbs new and has been down to 1700...but now up to 1810 since it is street driven.;) A VERY old web site out there can be found by a Google search of Angelo Taylor Racing. The only car I still have is Matchbox...267,000+ miles now! Got pics of John Force in and by it..a pic of Carroll Shelby in front of another car I used to own.:cool: |
Heck, forgot to ask...which team and when?
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I have been drag racing my own cars for about 12 years, won two NASA VW championships, been on ESPN and the cover boy for a car mag <my 15 minutes of fame, LOL> but I'm parked at the moment (out of dough, don't cha-know). I build my own engines, do everything but paint and transmissions. My friends sold their TAD a few years ago, which I also crewed on for maybe 15 events over the years. I've still got my fingers in racing, I'm building a couple engines right now, and still have all my race equipment. I also do a little writting, I just submitted a short 400 word article promoting the upcoming Louie Vermiel Classis USAC show at Calistoga (I know it wil get published, I have the inside track with the editor) :thumbup: |
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