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Even if you were completly deaf you would be able to feel the ground move when TF cars launch.
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I am almost... folks were telling get some protection... I countered by removing my aids.. and this were I normally hear little or squat... oh boy... I was literally vibrating when he launched.. and definitely hearing the nuke that just went of.. Rika |
Ok, thanx for all the info!
I thought they would have to run a truly low geared ratio with tall tires and that high RPM |
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But the whole time the power is on, the rear tires are spining faster than the fronts. If they were going the same speed under powe, they'd likely experience wheel hop and violent vibration as the tire coiled and uncoiled. If the tire slip is too great, the rear tires will go up in smoke big time. The magic amount of slip varies from track to track but it's usually between 10 and 20% tire slip. LOL, 320 mph through the lights, 6000# of down force from the wing, parachutes are starting to come out, and the back tires are still leaving two lines from spinning. Hit of the throttle tire coil: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396561399.jpg At the lights just getting out of the throttle: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396561599.jpg Spooled up just right: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396563809.jpg |
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there is a lot of science to this! |
Science? The crew chief adjusts the car to the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere - measured in grains! And that's just one parameter. Track temp, air temp, wind, track adhesion, the list is long and varied, and all of the adjustments affect the other adjustments....
There is more horsepower BY FAR on tap than the track can ever take. The crew chief on one of these monsters has to be incredibly smart and creative to be successful and is at least as important as the driver. |
I've stood 3ft from an F1 car doing a standing start, on the pit wall during the Monaco race, watched a F1 inshore powerboat race from the inside of the circuit, watched Le Mans from half way down the Mulsanne straight, watched a Class 1 offshore powerboat pass at 150mph from a few hundred feet away, watched Group B rally cars
These experiences were all very impressive which I'll never forget but are all were very tame in comparison to watching a top fueler run a 1/4 mile. After watching my first run I felt I'd been turned inside out from the pressure wave and noise. I was also so glad I hadn't taken my 4yr old son as I think he would have had a big accident in his pants. For me no other motorsport comes remotely close |
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I feel like I have been hiding under a freakin' rock. This stuff is all new to me. I am truly blown away. Whenever I channel surfed and stumbled onto a televised NHRA event, I always stopped to watch. I missed the NHRA Gatornationals in FL, but there is an event at the Charlotte Motor Speedway this month, that I'm gonna try and see. It's only about three hours from me:
NHRA Deals | Dragway | Charlotte Motor Speedway |
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I would let these guys perform open heart surgery on me:
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Lane Automotive Noise Fest 2013 - YouTube
turn it up and enjoy |
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I've heard "Daaaaad! Did you see that?" countless times in the stands and it still makes me smile! (4 might be just a touch too young for the pros, but there's always the Nostalgia tour where the cars from the '70's and '80's race. A little less thunder and hoofbeats, but still a hoot!) |
I guess things have changed a bunch since the '60s. After I got out of the Army, I worked at a place where the owner raced dragsters, funny cars, and drag boats under the name "Mister Ed." I was lucky enough to be invited to hang around and help the crew out at races sometimes. They never tore down their engines. Chrysler supplied him with engines. A guy named Keith Black did the mods on them. He'd send the engines in crated up, we'd put them in the car/boat, etc. and race it. Afterwards, we'd take the engine out, crate it up & send it back to Keith.
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This is a camera shot from rear view of a top alcohol dragster. it puts the acceleration into perspective, even though an alcohol dragstersis slow compared to top fuel.
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While on the topic, if anyone is interested I have available a very large Budweiser prop autographed by the 'Bud King' Kenny Bernstein. Been stashed away for years. This is a full size stand-up heavy stock cardboard Budweiser promotional piece from 1993.
Neat piece of NHRA history for someone's cave. Bernstein signed it in 1993 in regards to being the first in top fuel breaking the 300 mph - 1/4 mile on March 20, 1992. (Also in 1992, Kenny Bernstein owned the Quaker State Lola-Buick that Roberto Guerrero qualified on the pole with a four-lap, 10-mile average speed of 232.482 mph, then an Indianapolis Motor Speedway track record.) He had a 30 year relationship with Budweiser. Not only having an incredible career in NHRA, he was also a team owner in NASCAR and CART. Kenny Bernstein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://www.kennybernstein.com//newsite/pages/kenny.htm Prop has the back support for floor stand or just hang. Lower is partially faded and the bend marks are from being folded. Sorry for the glare from flash. It's designed to be folded for shipment. I'll make it worthwhile. PM if interested. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396814566.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396814582.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396814617.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396814633.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1396814647.jpg |
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I was setting it up with Enderle alky injection on a tunnel ram to get the power down.
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A buddy of mine's son recently won the top fuel dragster national championship.
my buddy used to help set up the jr. dragsters for Langdon, lucas, brown, Todd, etc. I get all the good inside gossip ;) |
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