Very basically they have internal combustion engines just like a family car. The fun of course is in the differences! The road car needs to go steadily and use as little fuel as possible. The top car's aim is to burn fuel as fast as possible to deliver that short but intense burst of speed. One of the main ways it does this is to burn a very different fuel, nitromethane mixed with a little methanol.
Top fuel dragsters regularly hit 300mph by the quarter-mile mark.
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It isn't possible to do no work and get top marks.
When it feels like it
When it feels like it
Some use gasoline, some use alcohol, and the top fuel dragsters burn nitro methane.
Top fuel dragsters regularly hit 300mph by the quarter-mile mark.
$180,000-$200,000 $180,000-$200,000
Top Fuel dragsters racing in the NHRA.
top fuel dragsters
They are around $250,000.
Yes, all Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars are supercharged hemi's.
its ran in NHRA top fuel dragsters and funny cars, it burns really hot and extremaly fast
1/4 mile top fuel dragsters can do the 1/4 mile under 5 seconds
Any car or motorcycle that is a true "TOP FUEL" vehicle, uses a mixture of methanol (alcohol) and nitromethane. The current NHRA rules allow for a mixture of 90% nitromethane to 10% alcohol.
Dragsters can be classified based on their engine type (e.g. top fuel, funny car), body style (e.g. rail, altered), and class designation (e.g. Super Comp, Top Alcohol). They can also be categorized by their level of competition, such as professional or sportsman drag racing.
Top Fuel dragsters are limited to a 300 inch sheel base. The car would be over 30 feet long.