[DeTomaso] NPC--drag racing question

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Chuck, Jim and Asa,

The time and speeds didn't seem to match to me either. This dragster doesn't look like it is a top fueler, perhaps a gasoline powered chevy big block (?). Could the 4.88 be the 1/8 mile time??
Curious, Chuck non-dragster Engles

---- Chuck Adkinson <chuck at pantera.ws> wrote:
>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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>-----Original Message-----
>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
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>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
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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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