[DeTomaso] NPC--drag racing question

[Asa Jay Laughton]

If it was a drag racing "rail" (long skinny dragster), then the 4.87 
would be the elapsed time in the quarter mile.  Some of the fastest 
rails in drag racing can reach the quarter in less than four seconds.  
What I don't get is the slow speed.  I thought at about four seconds the 
car should be going darn near 200 mph.  Unless of course, this was an 
eigth mile track.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

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cengles at cox.net wrote:
> Dear Forum,
>
> I just watched a video of a mid-engine rail type dragster race the quarter mile The track display showed on one run: 4.87 and 142.07 and the later run: 4.88 and 142.18.
>
> What does the 4.87 and 4.88 mean? That can't be the elapsed time of the race. 142 must be the final speed through the traps.
>
> Confused, Chuck Engles
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