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.
Some use gasoline, some use alcohol, and the top fuel dragsters burn nitro methane.
They are around $250,000.
$180,000-$200,000 $180,000-$200,000
Top fuel dragsters regularly hit 300mph by the quarter-mile mark.
top fuel dragsters
Top Fuel dragsters racing in the NHRA.
Yes, all Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars are supercharged hemi's.
unleaded gasoline(99%) nitrometane- top fuel dragsters/funny cars Compressed Natural Gas Propane Hydrogen Bio fuel-alcohol Diesel Bio-diesel Vegetable oil
1/4 mile top fuel dragsters can do the 1/4 mile under 5 seconds
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.
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.