"Drag" Racing...

[MadisonMPG]

Kitty Oneil ran a 3.22 1/4 mile. @ 412mph


In a rocket car...

[Southcross]

in the rule books there are some limitations on what you can do to the body... x number of inches past the wheels in the rear, y number of inches longer than the wheel base... so on and so forth...
Very few of the "professional" teams have access to windtunnels for testing, NASA engineers to diagram their air flow efficency... etc... most invest all their money into 7,000 HP engines and their replacement parts

[Southcross]

oh... and as for cars slower than 14s... we do drag race its called "Bracket" or a type of handicapped racing

[evolutionmovement]

I raced a Pro Street Mustang in my Subaru GL wagon years ago. Killed him off the line and for the first 15 feet. I think he was back home sleeping by the time I actually crossed the line, though. Brake-standing, I ran 19.6 @ 66 mph. To the GL, it was just like pulling onto the highway.

[Christ]

Originally Posted by Southcross

in the rule books there are some limitations on what you can do to the body... x number of inches past the wheels in the rear, y number of inches longer than the wheel base... so on and so forth...
Very few of the "professional" teams have access to windtunnels for testing, NASA engineers to diagram their air flow efficency... etc... most invest all their money into 7,000 HP engines and their replacement parts

...and the primarily outrageous salaries that some of those drivers make...

[Bicycle Bob]

Originally Posted by Southcross

Very few of the "professional" teams have access to windtunnels for testing, NASA engineers to diagram their air flow efficency... etc... most invest all their money into 7,000 HP engines and their replacement parts

Much aero work does need wind tunnel testing, but it is a pretty good bet that a round tube cutting the wind could be easily improved by a factor of two or three. Five or six might take some science.