[DeTomaso] NPC--drag racing question

[Chuck Adkinson]

Top Fuel dragsters(8,000HP) do the 1/4 mile in 4.4 sec +- and 330 mph +-.
They do the first 1/8 mile at 275 mph +-. 

Chuck Adkinson
#2113


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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Asa Jay Laughton
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:43 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC--drag racing question

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

1973 Pantera L 5533
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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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