Not everyone is looking for a dragster or track superstar.
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The dragster-style car measures 183 meters (218 feet) in length and weighs 211 tons.
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You'd be both dragster quick in a straight line and agile around corners in this thing.
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The company announced their 2016 Truck and Dragster with a short feature on the Today Show.
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You can't drive a dragster on the street so you can't have a high capacity gun.
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Being deaf, she often said, helped deepen her concentration, whether she was racing a dragster or leaping off buildings.
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My original theme set for this one was HIPSTERS DON'T LIE, WHAT A DUMPSTER, DRAGSTER QUEEN and SWITCH TEAMSTERS.
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I have little Raiders cards, semi-trucks (two of them), a dragster, and a huge knife that sits on a stand.
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Or Todd Rogers, who beat the Atari 2600 game Dragster in just 5.51 seconds in 1982, a record disproven only last year.
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Top Thrill Dragster goes from 0 to 120 miles per hour in just 3.8 seconds, making it the world's third-fastest roller coaster.
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Part boat, part dragster, and often painted red, white, and blue, these homespun buggies look like something from an American parody of Mad Max: Fury Road.
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The 31-year-old defending champ lost control of her dragster right off the starting line -- veering across her opponent's lane and smashing into the far wall.
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Along with help from students at the Florida Institute of Technology, Elaine notched back-to-back International Hot Rod Association jet dragster championship titles in 2014 and 2015.
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In the new approach, their compact CAR is ferried across the blood brain barrier, then deploys a tethered secondary antibody guidance system, like a dragster popping a parachute.
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"Riley truly lived life to the fullest, enjoying dragster racing, basketball, off-roading in his dad's Jeep, driving fast, and always looking for the next adventure," Powell's obituary stated.
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Jay keeps checking the rear view mirror because Elaine gave him a head start in their drag race but he's in a Corvette and she's in a jet dragster.
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Click here to view original GIFImage source: YouTubeDoes the thrill of accelerating a dragster to speeds of almost 300 miles per hour outweigh the tremendous risks involved with the sport?
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While decelerating his dragster swerved to the left and flipped, taking out one of the onboard cameras in the process, but a camera in the cockpit kept on recording the aftermath.
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It's hard to imagine David Tremayne wanting to climb behind the steering wheel again after he lost control of this dragster at speeds few of us will ever experience on four wheels.
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But not for mechanics David Anderson and Mathew Hine, who spent six months upgrading a 10 MPH mobility scooter into a record breaking dragster that officially hit a top speed of 107.6 MPH.
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That's creeping toward what the 840-horspower Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, known as a street-legal dragster, can make, and Brabus claims the behemoth races to 62 mph in less than five seconds.
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Wheels While automakers sketch out a world of sleek and silent electric cars or even self-driving pods that are more den than dragster, the all-electric future is further off than it may appear.
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"What's cool about Wednesday nights is that sometimes you see someone trying out a new funny car or dragster," said John Gill, a regular and co-owner of Drag Racing Underground, a company that produces racing videos.
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The silver medal went to the University of Basel's Swiss Nano Dragster, with 133 nanometers of mileage, followed by Ohio University's Bobcat Nano-Wagon and Technical University of Dresden's Windmill car, with 45 and 11 nanometers respectively.
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Rahal races to victory in first leg of Detroit Grand Prix DETROIT — A day after his wife's dragster exploded in a ball of fire in an NHRA event, IndyCar driver Graham Rahal delivered a hot performance of a different kind.
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Considering that the G24.5 is more than quick enough to overwhelm the chassis, we probably wouldn't recommend stepping up to the G24 unless you're not fussed about value and want the top-dog G-Class as a status symbol or straight-line dragster.
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So for the first mile-and-a-half of her record-setting run, she was towed behind a dragster that had been outfitted with a windshield on the back to eliminate any wind resistance once the tether connecting the bike and vehicle was released.
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Blazing Angel jet dragster A jet dragster in action Two jet dragsters Larsen Motorsport's Florida Tech Jet Dragster A jet car is a car propelled by a jet engine. A jet dragster is a jet powered car used for drag racing. They are most commonly seen at race shows.
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The Thompson-Voight dragster is a twin-engined streamliner dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Mickey Thompson, Fritz Voight dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 31. Mickey Thompson collaborated with Fritz Voight in building the dragster, which had a fully enclosed body (except the steel front wheels), including a closed canopy.
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Larry Dixon 2008 U.S. Smokeless Tobacco dragster Larry Dixon MGD dragster Larry Dixon 2000 Miller Lite dragster Larry Dixon Jr. (born October 23, 1966) is an American professional drag racer in the NHRA. Larry is the son of Larry Dixon Sr., who won Top Fuel Eliminator at the 1970 NHRA Winternationals.
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Enders-Stevens started racing in 1992 at the age of 8. Her original Enders Racing Junior Dragster car is on display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. In 1993, Enders-Stevens won the Division 4 Jr. Dragster championship in the 8 to 9 year old class, and in 1995 she was named Junior Dragster Driver of the Year. In her eight years of junior dragster competition, she had 37 career wins.
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The Petersen and Fritz dragster, also known as the Can-Am dragster, is a streamliner dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Herm Petersen-Sam Fritz Can-Am dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 32. Purchased by Herman Petersen in 1974, it was built on a Woody chassis with a blue-anodized aluminum body,Taylor, p.32.
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The MV Agusta Dragster is a series of motorcycles produced by the Italian manufacturer MV Agusta. The machine are in the streetfighter style and powered by 800 cc three-cylinder engines. Originally introduced in 2014 as the Brutale Dragster 800, part of the Brutale series, the Dragster range was expanded and spun off into its own series.
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It also serves as a race track for dragster races.
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The first to be released was the 'Quartermaster' Dragster (162) in April 1971, closely followed by the 'Commuter' Dragster (161) in June. Both were models of real vehicles, and were of the 'rail' dragster variety. The first 'Funny Car' dragster was the Santa Pod "Gloworm" Dragster (163) issued in July 1971, and which was based on the existing Ford Capri 3-Litre casting. Modifications allowed the body to be hinged from the rear, and by pressing a button secreted in the front bumper the entire body rose, by means of a spring, to reveal a roll cage and driver within and a detailed V8 engine.
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The 2007 models had a 130/60–13 rear wheel. The wheelbase was 1310 mm.Motorrad catalogue 2002/2007 The mark Dragster 50 was re-edited in 2007 in addition to the mark Dragster 250.
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That second factor does not affect the Spike Dragster model as they are powered coasters and don't rely on a downhill slope to keep its momentum. Like Sky Dragster, Bolt will have a single track.
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National Dragster online at NHRA.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) (Revelloution would appear with a variable, and decreasing number, of "R"s as its career went on.) McCulloch's other major sponsor was Castrol.National Dragster online at NHRA.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) McCulloch continued to campaign the car until 1977,National Dragster online at NHRA.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) when the Revell deal expired.Motorsport.
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Ronnie Scrima is an American dragster and funny car chassis builder. He was responsible for the streamliner slingshot dragster Scrimaliner in 1964.Taylor, Thom. "Scrima, Bacilek, Milodon Scrimaliner", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.32.
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Super Mustang is the name given to a Ford streamliner slingshot dragster project.Taylor, Thom. "Super Mustang", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.36. The project was begun by Ford's Styling Department in winter 1966,Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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For NHRA events, they are a co-sponsor of Clay Millican's Top Fuel Dragster.
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The Adams Brothers "Drag-Star" (165) released in February 1972 was a four engined machine produced in conjunction with designers the Adams Brothers, and the earlier "Quartermaster" Dragster was updated in October 1972 as the John Woolfe Radio Luxembourg 208 Dragster (170).
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Top Thrill Dragster, along with Kingda Ka, are the only strata coasters in existence. It was the second hydraulically launched roller coaster built by Intamin, following Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm. The tagline for Top Thrill Dragster is "Race for the Sky".
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Junior Dragstersthe jr dragster is mini dragster for kids 5-16 5-7 is jdt 8-9 is jd1 10-13 is jd2 and 13- 12 is jd3 . The cars were developed in New Zealand in 1988, with classes developed by the New Zealand Hot Rod Association New Zealand Hot Rod Magazine, August 1988. The National Hot Rod Association in the USA began sanctioning the class in 1991, with the JDRL (Junior Drag Racing League). The JDRL is a division of the NHRA, which consists of two different dragster classes, traditional Jr. Dragster having a wheelbase between 90-150 inches and a single-cylinder, five brake horsepower Briggs & Stratton engine, and the larger Jr. Comp dragster being 150-190 inches in wheelbase and using a motorcycle or personal watercraft engine.
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Italjet Dragster 180 Space frame of the Italjet Dragster The Italjet Dragster (1998–2003) of the Italian manufacturer Italjet Moto is the only mass-produced scooter with a RAAD forkless front suspension and a spaceframe. Alessandro und Leopoldo Tartarini obtained a patent for this combination in 1997.EP 0757950 A2 \- Patent \- A rebooted version has been displayed, and expected to be available from August 2019, with 125cc or 200cc four stroke engines.
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As a teenager, she campaigned in the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster class. She is the only female drag racer to record a 5-second 1/4 mile elapsed time in a front-engined Top Fuel dragster, as well as the only female member of the exclusive "Nostalgia Top Fuel 250 mph Club".Nostalgia Top Fuel 250 mph Club In 2019 she recorded the first 5.4 second quarter-mile elapsed time in a AA/Fuel Dragster.
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Epperly worked with Nye Frank and Craig Breedlove on the dragster Spirit II in 1964,Taylor, Thom. "Breedlove Spirit II", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.34. and with Frank on the Flying Wedge streamliner dragster built for Don Prudhomme in 1971.Taylor, Thom.
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Taylor, "Herm Petersen-Sam Fritz Can-Am dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.32.
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The traveling exhibits were designed to appeal to younger car buyers, both current and future. Barris also used the body of Pulsator (designed by Nye Frank) on his snowmobile dragster show car Ice Kutter.Taylor, Thom. "Pulsator Twin Engine Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.36.
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The Logghe Stamping Company (commonly known as Logghe Brothers) is a dragster and funny car fabricator based in Detroit, Michigan.Taylor, Thom. "Al Bergler's More Aggravation III", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.32. Logghe Brothers, operated by brothers Ron and Gene,Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Fry campaigned the Forever Young dragster, and placed second in the Heritage Series Top Fuel Points Championship.
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In 1963 the Allard put two rods through the block on Madeira Drive in Brighton.Motor Sport, October 1963, Page 769. The car turned out to be a fifties-style dragster at a time when dragster design was rapidly evolving. Tire technology, with wider purpose-built drag slicks, was pushing speeds ever higher in the U.S. By the time Mickey Thompson showed up at Brighton in 1963 with his Ford-powered Harvey Aluminum Special the Allard dragster was looking distinctly dated.
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The next step up for Jr. Dragster is Jr. Comp, and then moving into the full size cars.
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It was run by the team of Hopkins, Thornhill, and Finicle in BB/GD (B supercharged gas dragster).
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This is typically with chain-driven lifts, not hydraulic launchers such as Kingda Ka or Top Thrill Dragster.
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McCulloch (right) in a 1987 interview Ed McCulloch, nicknamed "The Ace", is an American dragster and funny car driver.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)) with limited-slip differential, plus coilover shocks and an anti-sway bar, along with the usual ladder bars.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) The body was a sleek wedge, designed by Ford Design Center and refined in Ford's wind tunnel,Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.
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Tommy Ivo's Showboat dragster with the body on Showboat is a four-engined four-wheel-drive exhibition slingshot dragster, built by "TV Tommy" Ivo in the 1960s. Showboat featured four Buick nailhead V8s, linked together; two drove the rear wheels, two the front.Scherr, Elana. "Tommy Ivo's Treasures", in Hot Rod, 8/2014, p.
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The last-ever event was the 1971 NHRA Supernationals at Ontario California.Taylor, Thom. "Kenney Goodell Wynns Stormer", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.38. It was won by Jim Bucher, whose twin-engined dragster redlighted, but was given the win after his opponent, Ken Ellis (in another twin-engined dragster), was disqualified.NHRA.
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Some racers believe a class win is more difficult to achieve than a handicap (eliminator) win.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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He was the first Funny Car driver to exceed . After trouble getting the "vaunted" Gilmore Engineering-chassied Donovan Engineering Special dragster sorted out, Tom McEwen quit, and was replaced by Prudhomme, then owner-driver in the B&M; Tork Master-sponsored car.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) Wedge II was modified, with slots above the slicks to allow air trapped under the car to escape and rear suspension deleted,Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.
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In 2004 at the NHRA Sears Craftsman Nationals at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis, he was competing in the second round of eliminations against Scott Kalitta when his dragster went out of control and crashed just past the finish line. When the NHRA safety team got to Russell, he was unconscious, but breathing. Russell was extracted from his dragster by NHRA emergency services officials and transported by air to the St. Louis Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. His dragster broke up after he crossed the finish line.
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On May 8, 1960 an incident took place with a dragster crashing in to the fence toward Hwy 67 caused the ownership to change hands, with events being canceled in 1962. From 1962 Harvey & Bill Walther operated the venue till its closure in 1967. Early on the Keesler Coasters competed in a dragster representing Keesler Air Force Base.
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The Dragster 800 RR, introduced in 2015, is a more powerful version of the Dragster 800. Intake and exhaust modifications increased power output by 15 bhp to produce 140 (104 kW) bhp @ 13,100rpm. A quickshifter was fitted to the gearbox, allowing clutchless changes both up and down. The suspension was made stiffer and wire-spoked wheels fitted.
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Introduced in 2014, the Brutale Dragster 800 was a "street fighter" model, based on the Brutale 800 model. Amongst the styling changes was the fitting of a 200/50 x 17 Pirelli rear tyre. The machine was available with white or matt metallic grey paintwork. The model was later split off into its own Dragster model series.
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"Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) It was also an NHRA-sanctioned track, with the first official event there an NHRA race, at the opening; Top Fuel Dragster was won by Doc Halladay.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.
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Burgess, Phil. National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Pat Minick and the legend of the Chi-Town Hustler", written 20 January 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) They followed this with an altered-wheelbase blown nitro-burning 1965 Plymouth.Burgess, Phil. National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Pat Minick and the legend of the Chi-Town Hustler", written 20 January 2017, at NHRA.
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Before TF/FC became an official class, funny cars were run as B/FDs and C/FDs (B and C/Fuel Dragster),McClurg, p.36 caption; Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) an odd classification, since they were bodied cars, not dragsters.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) In Pro Stock, Bob Glidden won at Brainerd in 1983, 1985, 1986, and 1992.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) The Brainerd strip became known as "one of the quickest and fastest in the world".Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) It was completely resurfaced in 2003.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) In 2005, Tony Schumacher turned in a speed of , "the fastest quarter-mile time ever",Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) and in 2016 and 2017, national NHRA records in Funny Car were set there.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Brainerd: Celebrating 50 years of racing", written 24 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 13 October 2018) Kenny Bernstein won at Brainerd five times, 1983 and 1987 (in Top Fuel Funny Car) and in 1991, 1996, and 2002 (in Top Fuel Dragster)). In the summer of 2006, Jed and Kristi Copham of Forest Lake, Minnesota, became the new owners of Brainerd International Raceway.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Cox drove a 1961 Pontiac Ventura with a V8, which was driven (not trailered) to Pomona.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Cox won the title in S/SA, making her the first woman ever to take a win at an NHRA national event; the 9 March 1962 issue of National Dragster recorded her as a "crowd favorite", with a winning pass of 13.06 seconds at , but says nothing about it being a first for a woman, dismissively calling her a "'powder puff' handler".Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018): text and photo. Some racers believe a class win is more difficult to achieve than a handicap (eliminator) win.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) At the 1966 event, Shahan was the first woman to claim a national event eliminator crown, by taking Stock Eliminator.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Front to back: The rear- engine transition", written 20 February 2015, at NHRA.com (retrieved 1 November 2018) Sponsored by Hastings Manufacturing's oil additive, Torque, it debuted in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1970, and wore livery of white overall with red and blue longitudinal stripes along the si.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Front to back: The rear-engine transition", written 20 February 2015, at NHRA.com (retrieved 1 November 2018) In August, Ong won the 1970 AHRA Nationals in the car.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Front to back: The rear-engine transition", written 20 February 2015, at NHRA.
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Fry at the 2004 California Hot Rod Reunion In October, at the NHRA California Hot Reunion, Fry became the first female dragster driver to record a 5-second elapsed time in a AA/Fuel dragster (or "Nostalgia Top Fuel car"). Her a 5.87 second elapsed time trap speed of earned her membership in the Nostalgia Top Fuel 250 Mph Club.
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Jack Chrisman ends season with 550 points, National Dragster; September 8, 1961, Retrieved March 7, 2008 Chrisman changed to Mickey Thompson's team in 1962. The Tommy Ivo-built machine ran on either gas or nitro. Chrisman set new top speed record of at York, Pennsylvania and a new e.t. record in A/GD (A/Gas Dragster) with an 8.34 second pass.
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Chrisman intended to drive Thompson's dragster to defend his title at Indianapolis, but Thompson's hauler tipped over while transporting the vehicle to the dragstrip.
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Robinson's 1966 dragster Lew Russell Robinson (June 2, 1933 – February 6, 1971Motorsportmemorial.org (retrieved October 4, 2018)), nicknamed "Sneaky Pete", was an American drag racer.
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AMT's Double Dragster model kit, a Chrysler-powered Topolino, was issued with the number 285 on the door, the number Walt's Puffer II wore.
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Videoliner is a streamliner slingshot dragster, built for "TV Tommy" Ivo.Taylor, Thom. "T.V. Tommy Ivo Videoliner/Bushwacker", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.31.
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Decca Records released the film soundtrack LP with Venet's instrumental theme released on a 45 rpm. AMT manufactured a model kit of the ZZR dragster.
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The aluminum body was built by Emil Deidt (formerly of Scarab, who came out of retirement for the jobBurgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) ) and Wayne Ewing, on an RCS chassis, with a wheelbase (as insisted on by Nancy).Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "From the mailbag", written 5 March 2008, at NHRA.
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Offsetting these disadvantages is the benefit that batteries in an electric dragster can be evenly placed along the floor to keep the centre of mass low.
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After leaving Ford, Shinoda and Knudsen co-created Rectrans, which built recreational vehicles. In 1969, while working there, Shinoda designed the "American Dragster" slingshot streamliner dragster.Taylor, Thom.
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Gameplay screenshot Dragster, released in 1980 for the Atari 2600, is the first video game developed by Activision. It was programmed by David Crane, who later wrote Pitfall!. The object of the game is to either beat the player's opponent across the screen, or to race against the clock for best time, depending on the settings used. Dragster is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1977 Kee Games coin-op Drag Race.
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Prudhomme's Top Fuel dragster in 1992 Prudhomme crewed for "TV Tommy" Ivo on Ivo's twin-engined slingshot in 1960.Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. "Ivo's four-engine enigma" at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) In 1962, Prudhomme was a partner in the Greer-Black-Prudhomme fuel digger, which earned the best win record in National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) history,Hot Rod, 12/86, p. 29 sidebar.
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In 2018 the limited-edition Dragster 800 RR LH44 was produced. The machine was designed in collaboration with Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton. Based on the Dragster 800 RR, the LH44 used carbon fibre components and finished in a distinctive red, white and black livery with Lewis Hamilton graphics, including the number 44 which is the number Hamilton races under in F1. Production was limited to 144 units.
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By 1961 his boat racing exploits included nearly 50 international and national records. Hawaiian dragster with Keith Black engine in Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin. Drag racing teams heard about his boat racing engines, and he was convinced by friend Tommy Greer to build a drag racing motor for the Greer-Black-Prudhomme Top Fuel dragster. In 1962 and 1963 the team won over 250 rounds to less than 25 losses.
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Introduced in 2014 as the Brutale Dragster 800, the machine was based on the Brutale 800. The rear bodywork was revised to accommodate a larger 200/50ZR17 tyre.
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In 1993 Pedregon qualified for his first NHRA event driving a Top Fuel Dragster. In 1995 he ran a limited Funny Car Schedule for car owner Larry Minor.
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The coaster operates much like an alpine coaster/mountain coaster, where the 1-2 person cars are lifted to the starting elevation by at least one lift hill at the start or end of the experience, and much like the Spike Dragster, riders are able to control their speed by pushing physical levers that directly control the speed of the descent. Spike Dragsters, however, operate with a different throttle system that indirectly controls the speed of the coaster. The first Spike Dragster was Sky Dragster, a prototype built at Skyline Park in Bad Wörishofen, Germany. The coaster only has a single track with a length of 889.1 ft (271 meters) and a peak height of 38.7 ft (11.8 meters).
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The fastest bicycle speed in slipstream is 296km/h (183.9 mph), set by Denise Mueller-Korenek in 2018 on the Bonneville Salt Flats. This involved slipstreaming behind a dragster.
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It was designed by Ford and tested in a wind tunnel.Taylor, p.36. The -wheelbase chassis was completed in December 1966 and bodied in California.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Taylor, p.16; Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Drag-on Lady: Racer, pioneer, mom", written 30 April 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 25 September 2018) Shahan has three children.
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Rick Santos (born May 8, 1959) is a retired American drag racer known for winning five consecutive NHRA championships in the Top Alcohol Dragster category from 1997-2001. Santos, who at age 24 had driven nothing faster than a Chevrolet Vega, began driving his father George's small-block-Chevy-powered Top Alcohol Dragster in 1984. His first win was at the 1986 Winternationals. In 1991, Santos won both the Winternationals and the NHRA Finals.
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In the 1964 Monte Allard hit a level-crossing in Czechoslovakia in his Ford Cortina and retired.Motor Sport, March 1964, Page 186. Allard's final outing in the Monte Carlo Rally came in 1965. Allard slingshot dragster In 1961 Sydney Allard, considered by many to be the father of British drag racing, built the Allard dragster, a supercharged Chrysler-powered slingshot.Motor Sport, September 1961, Page 756; Hot Rod Magazine, March 1962, Pages 76-79.
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Eddie Hill waves to fans as his wife Ercie steers their dragster Hill is married to Ercie Hill. They met at a boat drag racing event and were married on Valentine's Day in 1984. She had several roles during his career, including team co-owner, starting line navigator, record taker, pit crew member, business manager, marketing, and public relations. She has written about drag racing in National Dragster, AutoWeek, and Christian Motorsports magazines.
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Revell made a plastic model kit of the Chevrolet-powered Dragmaster-chassied Mooneyes dragster, which they termed as a rolling testbed (driven by Gary Cagle to a win at the 1962 NHRA WinternationalsBurgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "More Tree tales, the Mazi model, and Stuff In My Office", written 21 December 2007, at NHRA.com (retrieved 19 September 2018)), then as exhibition car shows after it retired from racing.Hot Rod Magazine, September 1961.
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Darrell J. Russell (September 20, 1968 – June 27, 2004) was an American National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racer. He was the 2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year. At the time, he was the third driver to win in his Professional class debut. Before becoming a driver in NHRA's Professional class of Top Fuel Dragster, he competed for several years in NHRA's Sportsman (amateur) class of Top Alcohol Dragster, a slower version of Top Fuel.
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In 1958, Nicholson acted as tuner for the Greth Brothers B/Fuel Dragster, based out of Monrovia, California.National Dragster online (retrieved 15 September 1018) At Bakersfield on 3 August 1958, with Bill Crossley at the wheel, this car was the first West Coast dragster to record a pass; the small-block powered digger took the B/F title, beating Emory Cook for Top Eliminator, at that meet, too. Nicholson became nationally known to drag racing fans when he won the Stock class at NHRA's first Winternationals in 1961 with a 12-second pass; he and Ronnie Sox raced the only two Chevrolets, when Fords were the standard. The win helped his business in Southern California, and gave him access to factory-developed Chevrolets and special racing parts.
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Italjet Dragster 180 Italjet Formula 50 AC Italjet ASCOT e-bike The company has a history of producing light motorcycles, scooters and more recently quadbikes. In the 1990s, it launched the Dragster, Formula and Velocifero models. In 1998 an Italjet Formula was exhibited as part of The Art of the Motorcycle show at the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art in New York City. In 1999, the business launched the Grifone, powered by a 900 cc three-cylinder Triumph engine.
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Hill earned $500 for an appearance at Inyokern, California to race Jack Chrisman and his Sidewinder dragster. One of his four passes in the 1960 event set the B/Gas dragster record at 163.04 mph (262.39 km/h), so Hill quit his job to become a full-time drag racer. Later that season he set the a new A/Gas low e.t. at 8.84 seconds and set the speed record in the class at 161.29 mph (259.57 km/h).
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"The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Its best pass of the meet was an 8.60 at .Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Super Mustang never exceeded mid-8s at , when contemporary conventional fuellers were turning in low-seven second passes at .
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34, 38, and 42.NHRA.com (retrieved 24 May 2017) In mid-1969, Drag Wedge, built by Logghe Brothers for Andy Granatelli, debuted, and later that year, prodded to action by the death of John Mulligan, Woody Gilmore (following the mid-engined Funny Car he built for Doug Thorley) and Pat Foster developed a rear-engined fuel dragster, which was unveiled in December.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Front to back: The rear- engine transition", written 20 February 2015, at NHRA.
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In 1955, he began racing, starting with a C/G ‘41 Chevrolet coupé gassers. He moved up to fuel cars in 1959, running a rear-engined coupé. He returned to the gas classes in 1960, at the wheel of a dragster, before taking the wheel of car owner Woody Parker's Top Fuel dragster (TF/D) in 1962. That car was built by Pete Ogden, who also built the Pure Hell Fuel Altered (AA/FA) for Rich Guasco.
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Thompson collaborated with Fritz Voight on a 1958 twin-engined dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Mickey Thompson, Fritz Voight dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.31. This car achieved a best speed of .
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Drivers who turn 14 may run in Jr. Comp. A driver who turns 18 during the year may stay in Jr. Dragster before jumping to either the adult classes or Jr. Comp.
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It was also used on Ring Racer. Rides such as Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster have a higher top speed than Dodonpa, but Dodonpa is the ride with the quickest acceleration.
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Dale Emery (d. March 2018Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Remembering Dale Emery", written 23 March 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018)), nicknamed "The Snail" (sometimes "Schnoz"), was an American drag racer.
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McClurg, Bob. "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, p.35; Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.
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The Panorama City Special is a pioneering streamliner dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Mickey Thompson Panorama City Special", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 32. Believed to be the first "slingshot" dragster,Taylor, p. 31.
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Hill in his Top Fuel dragster in 1966 Hill's entered his first drag race at the Flying Fish Lodge in Karnack, Texas in 1955. Hill drove his home-built hot rod to the track and won the event. The hot rod had a Model T frame and an Oldsmobile V8 engine. In 1958, he built his second dragster using parts that his employer allowed him to scavenge while working as a sales engineer at a foundry in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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The 1978 NHRA Summernationals (commonly known as the Summernats) were a National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing event, held at Englishtown, New Jersey, on 16 July.Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 20 September 2018) Sponsored by Winston, it was attended by top dragster drivers Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, reigning Top Fuel Dragster (TF/D) champion Dick Tharp (with the Candies and Hughes fueller), as well as funny car drivers, including Frank “Ace” Manzo (with a Monza BB/FC), Tom Prock (with the Detroit Tiger AA/FC), "TV Tommy" Ivo (the Rod Shop Dodge AA/FC), and R. C. Sherman (the Black Magic AA/FC), as well as Pro Stock champions including Grumpy Jenkins (with the Grumpy's Toy Monza).Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine", written 2 June 2017, at NHRA.
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Taylor, p.17; Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Drag-on Lady: Racer, pioneer, mom", written 30 April 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 25 September 2018) In her spare time, she plays softball and golf.
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Freight Train is a historic slingshot dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Pulsator Twin Engine Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 36. Designed by Nye Frank, it used twin supercharged engines and had an aluminum body.
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The final Top Fuel driver to win a National Hot Rod Association national event in a front engine dragster was Art Marshall on August 6, 1972 at the Le Grandnational outside of Montreal, Canada.
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Two spotlights are also fitted on the side of the engine. By the use of carbon fibre and titanium, the machine's weight had been reduced by 8 kg compared to the Dragster, to 160 kg.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Donovan is best known for his hemi, introduced in 1971.Obituary. Hot Rod, September 1989, p.132.
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The ride's station is located on the midway directly across from Top Thrill Dragster and next to Super Himalaya and near Power Tower. It was the first coaster to have inversions featuring a walkway underneath.
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Prudhomme had done it at the World Finals at Ontario in 1975. Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Dale Emery: A life of Pure Hell, wild rides, and big wins", written 14 August 2012, at NHRA.
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Once designed the player can post screenshots of his dragster to Facebook and share it with friends. You can put your car to the test against your friends to see if your Dragster is as fast as you think it is. Players can tune gear ratios, tire compounds, and boost suspension to maximize the performance of their cars and achieve superior results. Drag Racer: World Drag Racer World is the 4th entry in the Drag Racer series since it was first developed for iOS in 2009.
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Gary Beck's 1986 dragster Gary Beck (born January 21, 1941) is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in the United States, Beck married a Canadian and they made their home in her native Edmonton, Alberta. He competed in stock car racing before switching to drag racing. A virtual unknown, in 1972 he abruptly came to international prominence when he won the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel dragster title at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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This measure is intended to reduce or eliminate circumstances that contributed to Kalitta's death. After Budweiser stopped sponsoring his team, Bernstein signed Copart Inc. to sponsor Brandon's dragster. They were joined by Lucas Oil for 2011.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "How Frank Hawley came to drive the Chi-Town Hustler", written 27 January 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 20 September 2018) Minick also served as the team's business manager, arranging race bookings.
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Taylor, "Mooneyham-Ferguson-Jackson-Faust Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.43. In 1968, Doug Thorley bought a rear-engined Javelin funny car from Gilmore, powered by an AMC 401.McClurg, p.40 caption.
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Taylor, Thom. "Jack Williams-Ron Lowe Syndicate Scuderia Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.42. At Arlington later that year, Scuderia set a Top Gas record (average of two passes) of .Taylor, p.42.
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Pro Comp Eliminator was won by Brian Raymer's gas dragster, with a 6.67/ pass, defeating an unexpected finalist, Fred Hagen, in the BB/FC Darkhorse.Wallace, Dave. "Shirley Wins the West!", in Hot Rod, April 1980, p.54.
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The son of Rev. John Clyde Yates, he grew up as one of nine children in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has a twin brother, Richard. As a youth, he raced his own dragster in the late 1950s.
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The Dragster 800 RR was further enhanced for 2020 with the addition of the SCS 2.0 Smart Clutch System and designated the Dragster 800 RR SCS. The SCS 2.0 system, which was first fitted on the Turismo Veloce in 2018, allows the rider to use the clutch in a conventional manner with the lever, or simply allow the system to control the clutch. The system is based on the Rekluse clutch, which allows the rider to engage gear at tickover without using the clutch. Once the throttle is opened the clutch engages.
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2017 MV Agusta Dragster 800 RC Part of the Reparto Corse line-up, the Dragster 800 RC is a limited edition model produced in 2017. Extensive use of carbon fibre bodywork and forged wheels contribute to reducing the dry weight to 168 kg. The machine used the same 140 bhp engine as the 800 RR. The machine was finished in a red, white and black livery with Reparto Corse graphics, including the number 37, which is the number of world championships MV Agusta have won. Production was limited to 350 units.
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In 1969, prodded to action by the death of John Mulligan earlier in the year, Woody Gilmore (following the mid-engined Funny Car he built for Doug Thorley) and Pat Foster developed a rear-engined fuel dragster, which was unveiled in December.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Front to back: The rear- engine transition", written 20 February 2015, at NHRA.com (retrieved 1 November 2018) Gilmore and Foster built a similar car for Dwane Ong, incorporating the lessons of the previous car; vertical struts, with no wing (yet), prevented side-to-side motion.
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"Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) While Cox gained a lot of attention, "Sneaky Pete" Robinson and Tom McEwen (not yet nicknamed "Mongoo$e") both lost to Jim Nelson in the Dode Martin-owned Dodge Dart, on his way to a win in Top Eliminator.Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 3 October 2018) Gary Cagle drove Dean Moon's Mooneyes dragster to victory in Middle Eliminator.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "More Tree tales, the Mazi model, and Stuff In My Office", written 21 December 2007, at NHRA.
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Also, for years Pete has been involved in professional drag racing, with his cars participating in numerous races in the southwest and across the country. His team has won two national championships for the 'Blown Alcohol Dragster' class.
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Autoweek (pdf) The suit was ultimately dropped, at Johns' request.Autoweek (pdf) After learning to drive an alcohol dragster, Johns went into Top Fuel racing, in a new car, supplied by her father, at a cost of US$125,000.
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Enders is the younger sister of drag racer and three-time (2014, 2015, 2019) NHRA Pro Stock drag racing champion Erica Enders-Stevens. She attended Cypress Springs High School and drove a Jr. Dragster with her sister, Erica.
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Larry Shinoda 'American Dragster' Concept, in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.40. This car had a fully enclosed wedge-shaped body, with only the front wheels, fitted with lakester-style wheel discs (Moon discs), exposed.Taylor, p.40 photo.
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Jack Williams' new slingshot streamliner Scuderia made her debut at this year's Winternats, in Top Gas. She also won the "Best Appearing" award.Taylor, Thom. "Jack Williams-Ron Lowe Syndicate Scuderia Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 42.
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In four seasons of competition driving Joe Amato's NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, he compiled a record of 106 round wins versus 75 losses. He won six events and was runner-up at 11 others, out of 81 events entered.
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He took over "Big Daddy" Don Garlits' car and won 4 IHRA National events when Garlits retired due to a detached retina. Garlits closed his operation in 1995. Larson helped Garlits work on his dragster during his 2002 comeback.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Bonin, along with his teammates, was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2000.CMHF Citation Canada.
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Woody Gilmore is a dragster and funny car chassis builder in the 1960s and 1970s.Taylor, "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", pp.38 and 42; McClurg, p.42. Gilmore built the chassis for the top fuel streamliner Hustler VI in 1965.
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First presented in September 2018 at the opening of the P ZERO World of Monte Carlo, the limited-edition Dragster 800 RR Pirelli is a collaboration between MV Agusta and tyre manufacturer Pirelli. Based on the Dragster 800 RR, the tank slider and the fairing are manufactured in a rubber formulated by the Pirelli Research and Development department to resist scratches, scuffs and abrasions. The machine is available in Pirelli yellow/black or ice pearl white/America blue livery with Pirelli graphics. Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tyres are fitted and have yellow or blue stripes on the sidewalls to match the livery.
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There continues to be controversy, even today, as to who was actual inventor of the Christmas Tree.National Hot Rod Association, More tall tales of the Tree, Phil Burgess, National Dragster, September 13, 2013, Retrieved Sep. 25, 2017. According to an article published in the September 13, 2013 issue of National Dragster, official magazine of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), it mentions in an old newspaper article from LaVerne, California that Chrondek Corporation founder Oilver Riley was approached in 1962 by NHRA National Field Director Ed Eaton with an idea of a step-light countdown system.
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The engine of a Top Fuel dragster generates around 150 dB of sound at full throttle, enough to cause physical pain or even permanent damage. A sound that intense is not just heard, but also felt as pounding vibrations all over one's body, leading many to compare the experience of watching a Top Fuel dragster make a pass to 'feeling as though the entire drag strip is being bombed.' Before a run, race announcers usually advise spectators to cover or plug their ears. Ear plugs and even earmuffs are often handed out to fans at the entrance of a Top Fuel event.
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Davis, Larry - Drag racing the family sedan. Published 2010 Cox won the title in S/SA (Super Stock, automatic transmission), making her the first woman ever to take a win at an NHRA national event; the 9 March 1962 issue of National Dragster recorded her as a "crowd favorite", with a winning pass of 13.06 seconds at , but says nothing about it being a first for a woman, dismissively calling her a "'posder puff' handler".Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018): text and photo.
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Brittany Leighton Force (born July 8, 1986) is an NHRA drag racer and 2017 NHRA Drag Racing Series Top Fuel dragster champion. She is the daughter of drag racer John Force and the sister of fellow racers Courtney Force and Ashley Force Hood.
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More Aggravation III is a streamliner slingshot dragster. Built by Al Bergler, who did interiors for Funny Cars and bodies for dragsters at the Logge Bros. shop in Detroit, Michigan, the car was sponsored by Gratiot Auto, also in Detroit.Taylor, p.40.
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In 1967, Logghe would provide the chassis for Ford's Super Mustang slingshot dragster project.Taylor, Thom. "Super Mustang", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.36. Butch Leal would body one of Logghe's first customer chassis with a fiberglass reproduction Plymouth Barracuda;McClurg, p.
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Scrima joined several others in the business. Scrima founded Exhibition Engineering,Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. ”A history of AMC Funny Cars” written 16 May 2014. NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) and built both “dune buggy”- and “fueler”-style funny car chassis.
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Barris also built the "DRAG-U-LA," a dragster built from a coffin (according to Barris, a real coffin was, in fact, purchased for the car), which Grandpa used to win back "The Munster Koach" after Herman lost it in a race.
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New England Dragway has been added to the NHRA schedule with the New England Nationals, and featuring all four Professional race categories. Morgan Lucas announces he will exit the cockpit of his dragster after the season's end, to attend to future family business.
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Steve Swaja is an American dragster designer in the 1960s.Taylor, Thom. "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", in Hot Rod, April 2017, pp.30-43. Swaja was responsible for both Tony Nancy wedge cars of 1963, the Yellow Fang slingshot in 1963,Taylor, Thom.
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"Pulsator Twin Engine Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.36.) the Setzer streamliner (designing and positioning the wingsTaylor, Thom. "Barry Setzer Monocoque Streamliner", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.40.), Flying Wedge (building the body, along with Quin EpperlyTaylor, Thom.
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If both competitors are faster than their predetermined times, the competitor who breaks out by less time wins. Regardless, a red light foul is worse than a breakout, except in Junior Dragster where exceeding the absolute limit is a cause for disqualification.
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Cannon returned to IHRA Pro Modified in 2004. He currently drives a Top Fuel Dragster in IHRA Competition sponsored by Torco Race Fuels. His son, Scott Cannon Jr. drives a 1968 Pontiac Firebird Pro Mod, and was the 2007 IHRA World Champion.
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At the 1978 NHRA Summernationals at Englishtown, Bernstein drove the Chelsea King funny car.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Summernationals Time Machine, Part 2", written 9 June 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) He first became a full-time professional Funny Car driver in 1979.
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MV Agusta's CEO, Giovanni Castiglioni, set up a new division, the RVS, to design special and premium models. The first project was a reinterpretation of the Dragster. The machine was designed in conjunction with the C.R.C. (Castiglioni Research Centre) who provided the engineering expertise.
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"A Christmas (Tree) Story", at NHRA.com (retrieved 24 September 2018) This saved changing as many as twenty bulbs at a meet due to filaments being broken by the vibration from exhausts of Top Fuel cars.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "A Christmas (Tree) Story", at NHRA.
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Each dragster-themed train was also decorated with a spoiler, a set of tires, and an engine at the rear of each train, but these were removed after the fifth car was added to allow an extra row of seats to take their place.
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The Tony Nancy Wedge was two different streamliner dragsters.Taylor, Thom. "Tony Nancy Gas Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 34. Designed by Steve Swaja in 1963, they were built for Tony Nancy, to run in NHRA's AA/Gas (A/Gas supercharged) class.
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Minick had a son, Wayne, who is also a racer, who took over Chi-Town Hustler after Hawley and Coil left the team.Burgess, Phil. National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Pat Minick and the legend of the Chi-Town Hustler", written 20 January 2017, at NHRA.
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In 1960, he became the first driver to heat his rear tires with a burnout and he was the first driver to use smaller front tires on a dragster in 1958. Hill introduced the aerodynamic front wing to dragsters and charcoal masks for driver safety.
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Taylor, p.36. The car's problems were never successfully solved, and after six months, it was parked.Taylor, p.36. Though a poor race performer, the car was popular as a show vehicle.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.
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After a fire subsequent to the record effort, in 1960, Glass Slipper reappeared with a GMC supercharger and Hilborn injection. This enabled the dragster to set a best e.t. of 8.93 seconds and a best speed of at Vacaville, California. She was retired in 1961.
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Ronda became a fan favorite among funny car drivers on the U.S. West Coast. When he started racing, Ronda's day job was as a dance instructor.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Favorite Race Car Ever voting: Early Door Cars/Roadsters", written 11 July 2008, at NHRA.
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Barbara Hamilton was a pioneering American woman drag racer. In 1963, she was the first woman licensed by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to race a supercharged gasser.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.
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Ron Ellis, running a gasser with supercharged Chrysler in a Logghe chassis, fitted a T-bucket, which he later exchanged for an AMX."More Killers from Kenosha", written 23 May 2014 by Phil Burgess, NHRA National Dragster Editor NHRA.com (retrieved 24 May 2017) Gas Ronda used a Logghe chassis under his Mustang Mach 1 funny car;Drag Racing Scene (retrieved 29 May 2017) Ronda won the Orange County International Raceway Manufacturers Championship in 1969 in it."Gas Ronda", written 18 February 2016 by Alex Waldron, National Dragster Associate Editor NHRA.com (retrieved 24 May 2017) Nicholson would fit a Pete Robinson-built Top Fuel SOHC 427.
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Inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1995, on the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000, Hawley was ranked No.43. In 1985 he founded the world's first school for drag race driver's training - Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School. With Hawley as the lead instructor, the school offers classes all across the United States where drivers can earn their NHRA Competition License. Some of the classes offered include Super Comp, Super Gas, Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Pro Stock Bike as well as courses for those to license and train with Hawley in their own car.
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Dante Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, and the Philadelphia Eagles. He is also a winning National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel dragster driver.
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The second change was made in the Professional tree configuration. All three amber lights turn on together before the tree turns green. NHRA introduced another significant change to the Tree, switching to LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs, at Pomona in 2003.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Doug Nash (died 12 July 2015) is an American hot rodder, drag racer. He is known for driving the Bronco Buster Ford Bronco wheelstander exhibition funny car and for building racing transmissions.Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Doug Nash", written 24 July 2015, at NHRA.
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Cox was married to Lloyd, and has a son, Steve, who has also been a successful racer, driving a '68 Camaro bracket racer capble of 10-second passes. Her granddaughter, Crista, also once raced in Jr. Dragster. In 2018, at age 90, Cox is suffering dementia.
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The "Miller Wedge" is a pioneering streamliner dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Slam'n Sammy Miller Wedge", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.38. Designed by dragster and funny car builder Sammy Miller in 1974, the car was allegedly a product of Miller's dislike of repeated funny car fires.
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Burgess, Phil. National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Pat Minick and the legend of the Chi-Town Hustler", written 20 January 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) In 1967, they decided to move from Super Stock to Funny Car (not yet an official NHRA class), building the first Chi-Town Hustler (a name conceived by Minick in 1966, but never attached to their Super Stock car), a tube-chassis 1967 Barracuda, "in the garage of Farkonas’ mother".Burgess, Phil. National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Pat Minick and the legend of the Chi-Town Hustler", written 20 January 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) Minick would only remain at the wheel of Chi- Town Hustler until 1971, putting a stylistic stamp on the car that remained in fan memory even after he quit the team.Burgess, Phil. National Dragster Editor. "Remembering Pat Minick and the legend of the Chi-Town Hustler", written 20 January 2017, & "How Frank Hawley came to drive the Chi-Town Hustler", written 27 January 2017, at NHRA.
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"On the Run with Larry Ericksmoen," National Dragster Magazine, September 3, 1998. Updegraff currently has seven patents on technologies for LASIK and microsurgery of the eye,Updegraff, Stephen A. (2003) "The Moria M2 Microkeratome and LASIK Technique." Brint, Stephen, and Lucio Buratto. Custom LASIK: Surgical Techniques and Complications.
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They had one child, a daughter named Brahna, and later divorced. Pastorini drove a Top Fuel dragster as part of the NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series in the mid-1980s. He collected several national event victories. His first came in Atlanta at the NHRA Southern Nationals in 1986.
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At the Big Sky meet, Adamson takes a backhander from the organizer. He says that the fans come to see Lonnie, so while the dragster is being repaired he will replace Billy in the Funny Car. Lonnie doesn't like the idea. Billy likes it less, blaming Lonnie's ego.
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"The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) before the debut of the Cobra Jet the next year;Taylor, p.36. the project was then turned over to Special Vehicles.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.
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Enders-Stevens is the older sister of Courtney Enders, who was a junior dragster driver; they both attended Cypress Springs High School. After winning her first national event in Pro Stock, her boyfriend Richie Stevens, Jr. (also a drag racer) proposed. The two were married on December 7, 2012.
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Some organisations that deal with Pro Modified and "Mountain Motor" Pro Stock cars (Professional Drag Racers Association) use the 1/8 mile distance, even if the tracks are 1/4 mile tracks. Fuel dragster (technically, a rail), on display at the California Automobile Museum Funny Car with body up.
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The wheelie bar (foreground) and parachute (gray) on Kenny Bernstein's Top Fuel dragster. Wheelie bars on a drag racing Pro Stock Motorcycle. Wheelie bars help prevent a vehicle's front end from raising too high or flipping over. Wheelie bars are required for some tractor and truck pull events.
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Emery raced Fuel Altereds and Funny Cars, and briefly in wheelstanders,Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Dale Emery: A life of Pure Hell, wild rides, and big wins", written 14 August 2012, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018) as well as serving as crew chief for several top teams.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Favorite Race Car Ever voting: Early Funny Cars", written 21 July 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 1 October 2018) It was in this car Ronda suffered a career-ending fire, when his engine exploded at the AHRA Winter Nationals at Beeline Dragway in Scottsdale, Arizona, on 25 January 1970.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Favorite Race Car Ever voting: Early Funny Cars", written 21 July 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 1 October 2018)Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 6 October 2018) Transmission fluid burned through the car's firewall, severely burning his lower body. It was as a direct result of that accident, that onboard fire extinguisher systems were made mandatory for all funny cars.
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McClurg, Bob. "Pure Heaven: The Life and Fast Times of Fuel Altered Pioneer Leon Fitzgerald", written 14 March 2017, at Hot Rod Network (retrieved 22 May 2017) NHRA introduced a significant change to the Christmas tree, LEDs instead of incandescent bulbs, at Pomona in 2003.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Opened in July 1968 as Donnybrooke Speedway, there were no safety barriers, run-out areas, grandstands or even restrooms. George Montgomery and Bud Stall cleared the racetrack through a wooded area on the south side of North Long Lake. It was SCCA's first venue in the region.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Mueller was coached by former record holder John Howard. It is not clear which authority was supervising the record attempt. On 17 September 2018, again at Bonneville, she took the world record with a top speed of 183.93 mph (296 km/h) behind a converted rail dragster with a fairing.
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Sammy Miller (nicknamed "Slam'n Sammy") was a dragster and funny car builder in the 1970s and 1980s.Taylor, Thom. Slam'n Sammy Miller Wedge, in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.38. Miller was responsible for the "Miller Wedge" digger in 1974 and the rocket-powered Vanishing Point Vega FC in the 1980s.
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The car showed promise, proving to be a match for former Le Mans cars at the AMOC Silverstone meeting in July by finishing 3rd. Later that year, the car gained a quartet of dragster-style downdraft Weber carburettors, which were the height of half the windscreen for the 1976 season.
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Ed Pink, nicknamed "the Old Master", was an American drag racing engine builder. His company, Ed Pink Racing Engines, supplied top racers, including Shirley Muldowney, Don Prudhomme, Gas Ronda, Dale Emery, Guy Tipton, Mike Burkhart, and Richard Tharp.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Remembering Dale Emery", written 23 March 2018, at NHRA.
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Antron Brown (born March 1, 1976) is an American drag racer, currently driving the Matco Tools Top Fuel dragster for Don Schumacher Racing in NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. He is known for winning 2012, 2015 and 2016 Top Fuel championships. Antron is the sport's first Black American champion.
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First shown at the 2013 Milan EICMA Show, the Dragster was conceived at a more aggressive version of the naked Brutale. Initial sales were good, the model selling three times more than the predicted sales for 2014. The models were updated for 2018. Engines were updated to meet the Euro4 European emission standards.
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Desmo Race is the first dueling Spike Dragster, a concept that Maurer AG spent years working on. A single tracked prototype was installed at Skyline Park in 2017, but this version is not a prototype and has two much longer, parallel throttle embedded in each car, thus classifying them as powered coasters.
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The Peter Stroud Dragster comes in Cream White. ;D-Caster :Double-Cutaway design with optional pickup configurations, set maple neck, mahogany body, String-Through-Body system and custom Swell-Pot wiring. :Available in Black, Vintage White and Lake Placid Blue. ;V-Caster :Single-Cutaway design featuring three Singlecoil pickups with humbucker dimensions. :Discontinued.
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Three months after the Chargers' debut, the factory-backed Sachs and Sons 1964 Mercury Comet, powered by a supercharged SOHC 427 "cammer", made its debut, at the 1964 Nationals in Indianapolis.Wallace, pp.26, 30, 32 caption; Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.
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Danny White, "Funny Girls" National Dragster (January 26, 2007): 30-31. They finished 20th in the final standings after qualifying at only eight NHRA events. In 1986 she was in a serious crash at Firebird Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1996 the couple purchased the first 4-second car from Chuck Etchells.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Ed McCulloch: Roaring down Memory Lane", written 8 September 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) and made it to Indianapolis, NHRA's biggest race of the year;Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) McCulloch won the FC class, his first national event victory.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018); Motorsport.
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In 1962, under additional pressure from Peggy Hart (wife of track owner "Pappy" Hart) and Thompson, as well as fellow racers Shahan and Leighton, Cox was the first woman allowed to race at an NHRA national event. Cox drove the 1961 Ventura (which was not trailered) to Pomona for the Winternats. Cox won the title in S/SA (Super Stock, automatic transmission), making her the first woman ever to take a win at an NHRA national event; the 9 March 1962 issue of National Dragster recorded her as a "crowd favorite", with a winning pass of 13.06 seconds at , but says nothing about it being a first for a woman, dismissively calling her a "'powder puff' handler".Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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He finished thirteenth in points that season despite missing the four events. He raced in the GM Performance Parts dragster through the rest of the decade. Jim Dunn, from 2001 or 2002 In 2000 he started driving for Jim Dunn. Hofmann left the team after the 2002 Gainesville race and he never raced again.
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Not the same as the DNA already mentioned. ;Digger: dragster (as distinct from a bodied car or flopper).Emmons, Don, "R&C; Modelrama" in Rod & Custom, 9/00, p.147. ;Dirty air: The air disrupted by a car when it moves at speed, which can cause aerodynamic difficulties for a car following closely behind.
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This was the fastest quarter-mile time ever recorded in the U.K.Motor Sport, May 1962 Page 312. See also centre-spread photograph. The car was demonstrated at the Festival of Motoring at Goodwood on 14 July 1962. At Brighton on 15 September 1962 the Allard dragster clocked two runs at 22.30 and 22.04 seconds.
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The dragster configuration is notably out of scale with the others as, for the craft to be the small, fast, maneuverable fighter its design implies it would have to be much smaller than the scale of the escape pod and interceptor pieces (and of the simple plastic astronaut figures supplied with the play set).
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Visalia is home to the Visalia Rawhide (a "high-A" class team of the Arizona Diamondbacks) of Minor League Baseball. The Rawhide compete in the California League at Recreation Park. It is also home to the Visalia Vapor Trailers, the longest-active official National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) car club.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Taylor, Thom. "Tony Nancy T/F dragster" and "Scrima, Bacilek, Milodon Scrimaliner", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", pp.32 & 38. The drawbacks led to several attempts at rear-engined cars, but the rail was only supplanted by the rear-engined type (which is now standard) when Don Garlits introduced Swamp Rat XIV in 1971.
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McClurg, p.42. Late in 1969, Pat Foster and John Buttera would devise a Top Fuel dragster-style chassis to replace the "dune buggy" design common in Funny Car at the time. Similar chassis would be built by Logghe and Ronnie Scrima, among others; this design remains the standard in TF/FC.McClurg, p.42.
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These also established British records that were to last for many years. The achievement was overshadowed by the death of Parry-Thomas at Pendine Sands on 3 March 1927. On 3 October 1970, Tony Densham, driving the Ford-powered "Commuter" dragster set a record at Elvington, Yorkshire, averaging 207.6 m.p.h. over the Flying Kilometre course.
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Shea Holbrook (born April 10, 1990) is an American professional racing driver, entrepreneur and spokeswoman. Currently, she is in retirement starting a family. Drafting with Denise Mueller-Korenek, Holbrook drove a dragster supporting world record for paced bicycle land speed at the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2018. The two traveled an average of 183.932 mph.
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Hot Wheels celebrated their 35th anniversary in 2005 with a two-day event. He retired in 1994 to manage his own racing team. With driver Larry Dixon, Prudhomme's team won the Top Fuel championship in 2002 and 2003. In 2009, Dixon signed to drive the Al-Anabi Top Fuel Dragster, and Spencer Massey took over Prudhomme's car.
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McClurg, p.46 caption. with Butch Maas at the wheel.NHRA.net (retrieved 18 September 2018) Don Garlits' novel rear-engined dragster appeared at the Winternats that year, qualifying with 6.8; his best time of the meet was a 6.70, over Jim Dunn's 7.58, in the semi-final: Garlits would win, when Kenny Safford broke in the final.NHRA.
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In 1973, following an NHRA rule change to allow records to be set at any national meet, Jenkins drove his Vega to Pro Stock's first official record, a pass, at the Winternationals; "Dyno Don" Nicholson set the e.t. record with a 9.33.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Time Machine: 1973", written 17 August 2018, at NHRA.
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Mendy Fry (pronounced "men-dy"Hill, Dave. "Fryin' High", in Street Rodder, March 1990, p.112) (born May 24, 1969 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American dragster and funny car driver competing in the NHRA.Hot Rod Heritage Series Under the tutelage of her father, Ron, she began driving quarter-midget sprint cars at age 4.
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In 1962, Hill ran two years after Chris Karamesines had the first pass and two years before Don Garlits had the first official pass. A speed or e.t. record is first certified official after it is backed up by a different pass within one percent. Hill built his first Top Fuel dragster in 1963 using a Pontiac engine.
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The team debuted a new Pontiac Hemi engine a few weeks before the U.S. Nationals at Indy, and won the Top Eliminator crown. During a regular afternoon event at Pomona in May 1963, the dragster's rear end broke. Chrisman spent 42 days in the hospital recovering. After he had recovered, he started working advertising for National Dragster.
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Supercharger drive belt in a dragster A toothed belt; timing belt; cogged belt; cog belt; or synchronous belt is a flexible belt with teeth moulded onto its inner surface. It is sometimes designed to run over matching toothed pulleys or sprockets. Toothed belts are used in a wide array of in mechanical devices, where high-power transmission is desired.
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Hot Rod publisher Ray Brock and editor Bob Greene worked with NHRA to arrange a summer event that would not create a scheduling conflict.Taylor, p.11. Held over three days, and run under NHRA regulations, all the pro classes were hosted, including Top Fuel, Top Gas, and Top Alcohol, and including dragster, funny car, modified, and altered.Taylor, p.11.
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Gilmore was also responsible for the Don Prudhomme, Rance McDaniel (the Dan Olson Racing Products team), and Wynns Stormer streamliner wedge dragsters, all in 1972.Taylor, "Kenney Goodell Wynns Stormer" and "Dan Olson's Wedge", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", pp.38 and 42. He also built the chassis for the Petersen and Fritz "Can-Am" dragster in 1974.
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Shahan was born and raised in Visalia, California, daughter of a racing driver.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Drag-on Lady: Racer, pioneer, mom", written 30 April 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 25 September 2018) The eldest of four children, she learned to drive at 10, and served as mechanic for her father when he went racing.
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Push starts to get engines running were necessary until the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) mandated self-starters in 1976.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Obsolete skills, part 1: On the track", at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) After burnouts, cars would be pushed back by crews; this persisted until NHRA required reversing systems in 1980.
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Boxing is an Atari 2600 video game interpretation of the sport of boxing developed by Activision programmer Bob Whitehead. The game is based on Boxer, an unreleased 1978 arcade game from Whitehead's previous employer, Atari, Inc. Boxer was written by Mike Albaugh who also wrote Drag Race for Atari, a game cloned by Activision as Dragster.
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Della Woods (born 1940) is an AA/FC, NHRA professional dragster driver. She was the first female driver in the five-second bracket in the funny car class, and the first female driver to go to the semifinals at an NHRA national event.Della Woods , Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame. She held the latter record for almost 22 years.
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Les Allen qualified #21 and was beaten by Don Moody, who qualified #5. #32 qualifier Bill Dunlap lost to #16 qualifier Dennis Baca. #19 qualifier Ronnie Martin (later partner with Ronnie Sox) was eliminated by #3 qualifier Henry Harrison in the Ewell & Bell dragster. Jim Warren qualified #18, losing to #2 qualifier John Nichols (driving for Jerry Dee Hagood).
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Notable works include GPS, a three-quarter scale chain-driven car, the "Beast", a mid-engine formula car and winner of the Magnaflow People's Choice Award at SEMA in Las Vegas in 2017, a four-foot racing drone, and a street-legal dragster. Guest appearances include NASCAR driver Richard Petty, actor Dean Cain, and drag racer Sarah Edwards.
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Blaine Johnson's last appearance at Denver dragster Blaine H. Johnson (May 22, 1962 – August 31, 1996) was a professional drag racer. Blaine, along with his lifelong crew chief and brother, Alan, were competitors in the NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Series, a series which they entered in 1988. Johnson won four championships in that series (1990–1993). He entered the Top Fuel class in 1994 after receiving his competition license for that class prior to the beginning of the season that year. At the time of his death, Johnson held a record 26 NHRA titles in the Alcohol Division, until he was later surpassed by Rick Santos. However, on August 31, 1996 Johnson died from injuries sustained in a crash at the NHRA U.S. Nationals held at the Indianapolis Raceway Park.
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In 2003, Cedar Point debuted Top Thrill Dragster. When it was built it was the tallest () and the fastest () roller coaster in the world. Cedar Point brought its roller coaster total to 17 in 2007 with the construction of Maverick. The park has been known for several years for having the most roller coasters and amusement rides in the world.
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Sydney Allard was awarded the SEMA trophy for his performances at the races. In January 1964 Sydney Allard launched the Dragstar Dragon, a low-cost dragster designed by John Hume, powered by a Shorrock- supercharged 1,500 c.c. Ford engine,The Times, 4 January 1964. costing under £500 in kit form.Motor Sport, January 1964, Page 8; The Observer, 26 January 1964, Page 19.
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It had 2,700 diamond chips, a total of almost 23 karats, and was cast in white gold, with rubies serving as taillights.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Diamonds in the rough, gators on wheels, diamonds on cars, and how to move a billion dollars", written 20 February 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) In 2009, Series 5 has 30 models.
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In January 2019, SethBling sped up the Atari 2600 emulator to a rendering speed of one frame per second. It then took him around fifteen minutes to "technically" tie the world record of 5.57 seconds for the racing video game Dragster. In June 2019 Sethbling released his 1000th video on his YouTube Channel in which he showcased a genetic evolution simulator datapack.
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2010: On March 6, 2010 the Banks crew tested out the Top Diesel Dragster's new "Stroker" 427 cu. in., twin-turbo 7.0L Duramax engine at the NHRDA Nationals in Wittmann, Arizona. The Banks Sidewinder S-10 runs at NHRDA in Topeka, Kansas winning top diesel class with 7.77et @ 178 mph. 2011: Gale Banks builds world's first supercharged Top Diesel Dragster.
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McClurg, "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, p.42. He also built Travelin' Javelin, a 426 hemi-powered '69 Javelin Funny Car, for car owner Gary Crane, to be driven by the then up-and-coming Dale Armstrong.Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. ”A history of AMC Funny Cars” written 16 May 2014. NHRA.
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They were the first drag racers to reach 150 miles per hour in the quarter mile. In the late 1950s, however, the brothers amicably split up. On August 6, 1960, Walt introduced the first jet-engine dragster. He used a parachute to stop the car since, unlike the piston engines, the jet engine did not provide braking when shut off.
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WSID hosts a large variety of events, ranging from international Top Fuel dragster meetings through to Street Meets where the public can bring their own cars to the track to race. Street Meets are held every Wednesday night, except on days such as Christmas and New Year's Day. Also held at the dragway was Iqon, an inaugural Australian exclusive event by Q-Dance.
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Once the train reaches the end of the launch area, the pusher car disengages and gravity does the rest. The launch track features magnetic brake fins. These slow down the car in the event of a rollback. Storm Runner does not have a very tall top hat like Top Thrill Dragster or Kingda Ka, and usually does not have a problem clearing it.
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Born Shirley Ann Roque in Burlington, Vermont, on June 19, 1940, Muldowney began street racing in the 1950s in Schenectady, New York. "School had no appeal to me. All I wanted was to race up and down the streets in a hot rod," declared Muldowney. When she was 16, she married 19-year-old Jack Muldowney, who built her first dragster.
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40 caption; Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. “Remembering Doug Nash”, written 24 July 2015, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) Logghe proved unable to keep up with demand for chassis, leading to the creation of a funny car chassis-building industry, which was soon joined by Dick Fletcher, Don Hardy, Ronnie Scrima, and a number of others.McClurg, p.42.
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The later cars had various paint schemes where green was not necessarily the dominant color. The six-wheeled Green Monster 6 became the first dragster to break 150 miles per hour (241 km/h) in the quarter mile. Green Monster 11, Art Arfons' favorite, hit 191 miles per hour to beat Don Garlits. Arfons used an Allison V1710 in several Green Monsters.
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Cruz was born in Torrance, CA, the son of drag racer Frank Pedregon, Sr. Pedregon began his career in 1980 behind wheel of a 1953 Kenworth truck. He raced go-karts in 1986 and was track champion at Ventura California Raceway. In 1987 he joined NHRA Competition, racing an Alcohol Dragster. After 3 years in Alcohol Dragsters he moved to Alcohol Funny Cars.
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Bruce Sarver (January 11, 1962 – November 10, 2005) was an NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car driver from 1996 to 2002. Born in Bakersfield, California, he began racing Top Fuel in the Car Quest Auto Parts dragster. In his rookie season, he qualified for 18 out of 19 events. The next season, he made it to his first final in Englishtown.
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Seven years later in 1960, Huffman was the third largest bike manufacturer in the United States. Popular models produced during the heyday of the Huffy Corporation included the RadioBike® (one word), which had an electron-tube radio in the tank; the Scout, a 10-speed road bicycle; the Dragster, a so-called "wheelie bike"; and the Sigma, a BMX bike.
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Coughlin's Chevrolet Camaro won the IHRA national event at Bristol that year, taking a win over Pat Foster in Barry Setzer's Vega.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Remembering Dale Emery", written 23 March 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018). Ultimateracinghistory.com (retrieved 23 October 2018) makes no mention of it, here or here ; this page omits any mention of Foster or the Setzer Vega.
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Bob Hansen won Top Fuel Eliminator (TFE) in his A/HR, with a speed of .McClurg, Diggers, p. 46. McClurg does not mention his e.t. Jimmy Nix, who previously ran a Top Gas dragster; Jim Johnson, who ran a Dodge Polara stocker, and who had won the B/SA title in 1963; Jim Nelson; and Dode Martin pioneered TF/FC.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)) She had been preceded by the likes of Roberta Leighton, Bunny Burkett, and the first woman to win at an NHRA national event, Carol Cox, who won in Stock in 1962.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) On 15 April 1966, she quit her day job to concentrate on Super Stock racing, continuing all summer, match racing all over the U.S., into Mexico, and as far away as Hawaii, winning more often than she lost; The H.L. switched the Impala from carburetors to fuel injection, as well as moving the rear axle forward, precursor to the technique used by Funny Cars. She raced full-time until 1968.
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These cars ran in NHRA's S/FX class, variously defined as "Super Factory Experimental" or "Supercharged Factory Experimental".Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) They were shortly turning in E.T.s in the low 11s and trap speeds of over ; at Long Beach on 21 March, an 11.49 pass at was recorded.Wallace, Dave. "50 Years of Funny Cars" in Drag Racer, November 2016, p.22 and caption. These cars ran in NHRA's S/FX class, variously defined as "Super Factory Experimental" or "Supercharged Factory Experimental".Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) Bob Sullivan's Pandemonium (a '65 Plymouth Barracuda) joined about six other nitro-fuelled early funny cars facing fuel dragsters in the 1965 season.
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Over the course of his career, Thompson set more speed and endurance records than any other man in automotive history. He is credited with designing and building the first slingshot dragster, in 1954, moving the seat behind the rear axle to improve traction when existing racing tires proved unable to handle the output of increasingly powerful custom engines.Hot Rod, 12/86, p.29 sidebar.
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Opel RAK.2 rocket car A rocket car is a land rocket vehicle powered by a rocket engine. A rocket dragster is a rocket car used for competing in drag racing, and this type holds the unofficial world record for the 1/4 mile. Rocket cars are capable of very high speeds, and at one time held the land speed record (now held by a jet car).
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Blow is the second album by Belgian rock group Ghinzu released in 2004. It features the single, "Do You Read Me?", and the song "The Dragster Wave" which was used in the 2008 film Taken and is included in its original soundtrack. The album was first released on Dragoon, the label owned by the band (and distributed by the indie label Bang!) in February 2004 in Benelux.
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The design would not be acceptable in other safety-critical industries, such as aircraft manufacture." Other members of IAASS also commented on the accident in the immediate aftermath. Rocket propulsion expert and rocket powered dragster driver Carolynne Campbell-Knight was quoted as saying that Virgin Galactic "...should stop, give up. Go away and do something they might be good at like selling mobile phones.
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See also: Tom Lush, Allard, the inside story, Motor Racing Publications (Croydon), Pages 184, 186, pub 1977, , for photographs of the twin-engined Allard. The car featured a solidly-mounted rear axle to which he planned to mount American-type dragster slick tyres.Motor Sport, September 1959, Page 667-668. This was an early indication of the influence of American drag racing on his designs.
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The gearbox failed on this occasion. The first competitive appearance was at the Brighton Speed Trials on 2 September 1961. There was talk of a new track record over the kilometre from the Allard dragster with excitement reaching fever pitch. This only led to a huge disappointment when the fuel line ruptured on the line, completing the course on four cylinders in a time of 37.91 secs.
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The 2019 Dragster 800 RR America is based on the 800 RR with a red, white and blue finish that plays tribute to the 1975 MV Agusta 750 Sport America and the American flag. The America blue/white/Ago red/deep black livery is complemented by the spoked wheels, which have red hubs, blue spoke retainers, and white rims. Production is limited to 200 units.
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Expert judging by technology educators and industry representatives inspires the best from participants. Sample middle school events include Biotechnology Issues, Career Prep, Video Game Design, and Inventions and Innovations. High school events include Animatronics, Computer Aided Design (CAD), Dragster Design, Promotional Design, System Control Technology, Flight Endurance, Software Development, and Webmaster. Scores are out of 100 points and based upon a nationally developed rubric.
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His vehicle was called "one of the most recognizable of the time" for Funny Car racing by National Dragster magazine in 1984, and an editor for the National Hot Rod Association's website recounted meeting Beal and remembering it fondly decades afterward. At the 2015 NHRA Toyota Nationals at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Brandon Welch made a full pass of 4.30 seconds in the 3rd qualifying session.
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Bronco Buster is an American wheelstander exhibition funny car built by Doug Nash.Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. “Remembering Doug Nash”, written 24 July 2015, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) Nash built Bronco Buster for NHRA's new A/FX (A/Factory Experimental) class, a precursor to Funny Car,McClurg, Bob. "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, pp. 35–50.
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Drag Racer World allows players to "pimp" their rides and challenge friends to race online. Players can customize their dragster by upgrading, painting or tuning for ultimate performance. Players can connect with the Drag Racer World online community and become part of the largest global racing circuit. Winning races will earn you in-game "points" to spend on customizing, upgrading and buying higher performance cars.
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A Suzuki Hayabusa at Bonneville Speedway, September 2009 Several motor-paced racing speed records have been attempted at Bonneville. In 1985, British cyclist John Howard set a then world record of . On 15 October 1995, Dutch cyclist Fred Rompelberg achieved , using a special bicycle behind a dragster with a large shield. In 2016, Denise Mueller-Korenek claimed a women's bicycle land speed record at .
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The title of the World's Tallest Roller Coaster Drop remained for a longer period of time. In 2003, Top Thrill Dragster opened at Cedar Point with a drop taller than the drop of the Tower of Terror. When it was removed, Tower of Terror II was still the fourth tallest, the fifth fastest, and had the third-longest drop among steel roller coasters in the world.
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Freight bicycles are used to transport cargo. Cycle rickshaws can be used as taxicabs. In 2016, AeroVelo cyclist Todd Reichert achieved the human-powered speed record of with a velomobile at Battle Mountain, Nevada. Dutch cyclist Fred Rompelberg set a speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah on October 3, 1995 while cycling in the wake of a motor dragster pace-car.
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The front engine dragster came about due to engines initially being located in the car's frame in front of the driver. They did not use (and current dragsters still do not use) any form of suspension. Because of this, these types of vehicles were prone to becoming unstable at speed. This is due to their making , plus having poor tire technology, short wheelbases, and very lightweight.
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Armstrong became one of the few crew chiefs to win titles in both classes. Armstrong and Bernstein parted ways in 1997 after being together for 16 season; Bernstein had won 48 events and five championships with Armstrong. Armstrong joined Don Prudhomme's Miller Lite team at the end of that season. Larry Dixon drove Prudhomme's dragster on the first 4.4 second pass (4.486) at the Matco Tools SuperNationals.
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Always looking for the unusual ride, Ronda started in Stock, driving Hudsons and Buicks, early in the 1950s, in Southern California.Waldron, Alex, National Dragster editor. "Gas Ronda", written 18 February 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 24 May 2017) He switched to a Corvette, like other racers,Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 6 October 2018) but was disappointed by the lack of variety from his competition, which also mainly drove Chevrolets.
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After winning AHRA's Top Fuel Stock event at Lions (beating Hayden Proffitt and winning $1500Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 6 October 2018)), Ronda graduated to Funny Car (then called A/FXBurgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Super Mustang", written 27 April 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018)) full-time later in 1966. 60sfunnycars.com (retrieved 10 June 2017)), driving a Russ Davis Ford-sponsored C/FDPhoto at NHRA.
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Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "It's a Gas, Gas, Gas ... more memories of Gas Ronda", written 1 November 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) It took Ronda close to a year to recover, and he had undergo a number of plastic surgeries to reconstruct damaged areas. The injury provoked him to promise his father, who had never approved of him racing, he would quit.
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Speeds and elapsed time differ from class to class. Average street cars cover the mile in 12 to 16 seconds, whereas a top fuel dragster takes 4.5 seconds or less, reaching speeds of up to . Drag racing was organized as a sport by Wally Parks in the early 1950s through the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). The NHRA was formed to discourage street racing.
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On 25 September 1980 Thrust2 driven by Richard Noble broke the Flying Mile record at a speed of 248.87 m.p.h. and the Flying Kilometre at 251.190 m.p.h. at RAF Greenham Common.Thrust, by Richard Noble, Bantam Books, 1999, Pages 80-81. In the summer of 1998, Colin Fallows bettered Richard Noble's outright UK Record in his Vampire jet dragster at an average speed of 269 m.p.h.
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Force in August 2007 As a Top Alcohol Dragster rookie in 2004, she won three of the season's final five races, including the 50th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, and the season-ending Automobile Club of Southern California event at Pomona, where she shared the winners' circle with her father—NHRA's first ever father-daughter winners. She finished the year fourth in national driver points.
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Scuderia is a streamliner dragster.Taylor, Thom. "Jack Williams-Ron Lowe Syndicate Scuderia Dragster", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p. 42. In 1963, Jack Williams' Vancouver, British Columbia–based drag racing team (Williams-Devine-McDougall) rebuilt Williams' old slingshot rail with a new aluminum body (painted in blue metalflake), with a very long, pointed nose, faired-in engine, and blue-tinted Lexan canopy over the cockpit.
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On extremely rare occasions, a single train may require more than two launches to clear the highest point of the track. Very rarely, a train is launched with just enough speed to reach the track's highest point, resulting in the train getting stuck on the top. This results in neither a full ride nor a rollback. This happened three times on Top Thrill Dragster.
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Only twelve were built.Wallace, p.28 caption. The three Chargers, wearing a color scheme of red body sides and white roof, hood, and trunk, with two blue longitudinal stripes, were driven by Jimmy Nix, who previously ran a Top Gas dragster; Jim Johnson, who ran a Dodge Polara stocker, and who had won the B/SA title in 1963; Jim Nelson; and Dode Martin.
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Then the range of three-cylinder models was expanded with Brutale 800 and the Brutale 800 Dragster, as well as the Turismo Veloce 800 and Stradale 800 sport tourers. 2014 MV Agusta Rivale 800 During the next years MV Agusta demonstrated significant sales growth: 3,687 units in 2011 (+1% vs prior year), 6557 in 2012 (+70%), 7488 in 2013 (+14%), 9200 in 2014 (+23%).
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The team took four IHRA titles between 1983 and 1987, including two in a row, 1986 and 1987, as well as beating John Force in the 1986 Big Bud Shootout (losing to him the next year).Burk, p.58. After retiring as a driver, Oswald became a crew chief, currently leading the crew for Antron Brown in the Matco Tools, US Army Top Fuel dragster.
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"KRLA Top Eliminator" was based on the real-life customized dragster made by KRLA (seen on the cover), and a reworking of a live cover of "El Paso Rock" by Long John Hunter; Fuller's band used to perform in El Paso. In addition, six songs were also taken from his three latest singles (including "Let Her Dance"), and three new songs were recorded ("Fool of Love" and "Saturday Night" were re-recordings of older Bobby Fuller tracks, and "Little Annie Lou" would go on to become a B-side for their next single, "I Fought the Law"). "The Lonely Dragster" is a reworking of the song "Wolfman", a B-side from a previous single, "Thunder Reef". In 1990, this album was re-released on CD by Ace Records, bundled with I Fought the Law, along with seven bonus tracks (later put out by Del-Fi Records in 1994).
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Tony Schumacher (born December 25, 1969), is an American drag racer who is an eight-time NHRA Champion. He is the son of NHRA legend Don Schumacher. He attended Maine South High School in Park Ridge, IL and later St. John's Military Academy in Delafield Wisconsin. He also went to Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, IL. Schumacher is currently the driver of a Top Fuel Dragster seeking sponsorship.
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Gary Leo Ellis Jr. (born March 21, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington U.S.) was one of the last American "Old School" professional bicycle motocross (BMX) racer whose careers started in the 1970s to early 1980s. His prime competitive years were from 1982–1996. He was nicknamed "The Lumberjack". Just like Tommy Brackens was nicknamed "The Human Dragster", "The Lumberjack" was coined for Ellis by the BMX "play by play" announcers at nationals.
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The roller coaster is themed to Top Fuel drag racing, a category of motor racing that involves the world's fastest accelerating cars. An actual Top Fuel dragster weighs approximately one ton, while each train on the coaster weighs 15 tons. Originally, the design called for five cars on each train, but when the ride first opened, there were only four. A fifth car was added to each by midseason.
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Goldfinger was a pioneering streamliner slingshot dragster. Built by Pete Ogden to promote Tognotti's Speed Shop (Sacramento, California), the car debuted at the NHRA March Meet in 1964. It had a wheelbase, with dropped front axle and bicycle wheels, and a gold- painted aluminum body (hammered by Arnie Roberts) which left the engine exposed but fendered the slicks. Power came from a supercharged Chrysler hemi built by Ron Welty.
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The photo is usually ready within minutes of purchase. Single prints in varying sizes are available, provided in cardboard folio bearing the name of the park or ride. Often specialty products, such as posters, keychains or t-shirts, are available also. An unusual camera configuration can be found on the hydraulically launched roller coasters Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point and Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure.
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He used the dragster to set the Texas state low elapsed time (e.t.) that year with a 9.93-second pass. The following year, Hill won the state championship with a 9.25-second pass at 161 miles per hour (259 kilometers per hour). Hill won his first national event in 1959 in a Hot Gas race at an American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) national championship event in Great Bend, Kansas.
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Motor Sport, July 1964, Page 529; Motor Sport, January 1966, Page 44. etc. On 14 September 1963 he rode his NorBSA motorcycle, a BSA Gold Star 500 cc engine in a modified and lowered Norton frame, at the Brighton Speed Trials.For photograph see Motor Sport, November 1963, Page 916. He drove an Allard Dragon dragster and also rode a 648 cc Triumph sprint motorcycle in the 1965 Drag Festival.
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Martin & Vleminckx has erected roller coasters and other amusement rides manufactured by a variety of companies from around the world. Including: Bolliger & Mabillard, Chance Morgan, Hopkins Rides, Intamin, Maurer Söhne, ProSlide Technology, Vekoma, Zamperla, Martin & Vleminckx installed the two tallest roller coasters in the world; Kingda KA in New Jersey, and Top Thrill Dragster in Ohio. All roller coasters manufactured by Martin & Vleminckx were designed by The Gravity Group.
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She wins and continues winning. A chance encounter with professional driver "Big Daddy" Don Garlits (Bill McKinney) gives her the idea to look for sponsorship from one of the major car manufacturers, despite her husband's skepticism. This being the 1950s, a pretty housewife is not taken seriously, especially since there are no women professional drivers. But when she returns home, Jack tells her that he can build her a dragster.
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Tom McEwen, better known for his dragster racing, flirted with funny cars in 1965, as did Lou Barney, a veteran slingshot racer; Barney's hemi-powered, mid- engined Barracuda proved unsafe, before being replaced by another, which turned out to be "one of the quickest early match racers". So did Gary Gabelich,McClurg, p.39 caption. probably better known for land speed racing, in the Beach City Chevrolet-sponsored Sting Ray.
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Effective 29 July 2010.FAA, Poso-Kern County Airport Today the Famoso Bakersfield Raceway still hosts the March Meet but it is now strictly a nostalgic hot rod and dragster event. The track also hosts fuel-altered events and the annual California Hot Rod Reunion in October as well as a high school racing series and other smaller events. It is run by the Kern County Racing Association, Inc.
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1999 Top Fuel dragster Doug Kalitta (born August 20, 1964) is an American auto racing driver from Ypsilanti, Michigan and owner of airline Kalitta Charters. Kalitta formerly raced in USAC events. He was the 1991 USAC rookie of the year in the midget series, and won the 1994 championship in the sprint car category. Kalitta won 21 USAC events: 14 in midget races and 7 in sprint competitions.
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He improved three places in the playoffs, finishing in sixth place in the Funny Car Point Standings, his best finish since 2004. At the end of the 2010 season, Al-Anabi Racing announced that it would not run in the Funny Car Series in 2011. Del, along with teammate and 2010 Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon, would each drive an Al- Anabi Racing Top Fuel dragster in 2011.
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Dragster was reviewed by Video magazine in its "Arcade Alley" column where it was described as having "an interesting premise" and as being "undeniably clever and, with a lot of patience, ... probably fun" but the reviewers also called it the "least" of Activision's early Atari 2600 releases. Specific criticism was given to the "clumsy" and "annoying" gameplay mechanics, and the game design was characterized as "ill-suited to the Atari control system".
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Force became an NHRA drag racer in 2013, driving a Top Fuel dragster, the first John Force Racing driver to compete in that class. She is sponsored by Monster Energy. In 2016, she became the first woman to win the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. On May 20, 2016, she set a new NHRA top fuel drag racing record with a run of 3.676 seconds over 1,000 feet at Heartland Park Topeka, Kansas.
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Delaware start ;Deep braking: Applying the brakes later than normal when entering a turn. ;Deep staging: (drag racing) when a dragster pulls so far forward that they leave the pre stage area and turn off the pre stage lights on the Christmas Tree, but not far enough to leave the staged area. This is legal in drag racing. This may give the driver a few inch advantage, unless the other driver deep stages too.
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Constructed in 23 weeks between January and June 1961 at Adlards Garage, Clapham, in London, the car featured a 354-cubic inch Chrysler motor with front-mounted 6-71 GMC blower. Some speed equipment for the car was imported from Dean Moon in California. The dragster was first shown at Brands Hatch in July 1961 and then demonstrated on 24 July on the straight of the club circuit at Silverstone, sans bodywork.
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Australia had its own Malvern Star Dragster, ,Brazil had its own Monark Tigrão., and in Norway, Øglænd made the DBS Tomahawk. Dot Wiggin, formerly of The Shaggs, recorded the song "Banana Bike" in 2013 as a tribute to her sister Helen, who died in 2006. Helen owned a yellow imported Raleigh Chopper that she used to keep fit with, that Dot found amusing that a grown woman should be using a children's bike.
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The MV Agusta RVS#1 is a limited-edition motorcycle produced by the Italian manufacturer MV Agusta. This machine is the first product of MV Agusta's “Reparto Veicoli Speciali” (RVS) (Special Vehicles Operations) department, and a reinterpretation of the MV Agusta Dragster. It is powered by a 150 bhp (110 kW) version of the company's 800 cc three-cylinder engine. The machines are all hand assembled and went on sale in 2019.
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HI Rear view of a "rail"-style dragster, with external wheels. The hollow container for the carbon dioxide cartridge can be seen towards the rear of the car. CO2 dragsters are cars used by miniature racing cars which are propelled by a carbon dioxide cartridge, pierced to start the release of the gas, and which race on a typically track. They are frequently used to demonstrate mechanical principles such as mass, force, acceleration, or aerodynamics.
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Coughlin holds several NHRA records. Coughlin is the only driver to collect victories in four categories in one season, when in 1997 he won on Pro Stock, Super Stock, Competition, and Super Gas. He is also the only professional drag racer to win from all 16 qualifying spots. Plus, Coughlin is the only driver to win a national event in seven different classes: Pro Stock, Comp, Super Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Top Dragster.
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Budweiser has produced a number of TV advertisements, such as the Budweiser Frogs, lizards impersonating the Budweiser frogs, a campaign built around the phrase "Whassup?", and a team of Clydesdale horses commonly known as the Budweiser Clydesdales. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s No. 8 Budweiser-sponsored car in 2007. Budweiser also advertises in motorsports, from Bernie Little's Miss Budweiser hydroplane boat to sponsorship of the Budweiser King Top Fuel Dragster driven by Brandon Bernstein.
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Top Thrill Dragster is a steel accelerator roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Manufactured by Intamin, it was the sixteenth roller coaster to be built at the park since Blue Streak in 1964. It opened in 2003 as the tallest roller coaster in the world and the first full-circuit roller coaster to exceed in height. Its height record was later surpassed by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2005.
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Lonnie's first ever Funny Car run is against Black, who is angry at the driver switch, especially when he loses the race. Billy finds some compensation in the attractive presence of Candy. En route to a next race in Spokane, Lonnie calls the dragster mechanic with a few ideas, but is told that Adamson cancelled the repair work. At the meet, Lonnie is less than complimentary on his Fast Co. TV spot.
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Hill spent four months designing and seven months building another home-built dragster called the Double Dragon. The machine had two engines, with each engine having its own ring gear and pinion, clutch, and driveshaft. He used four rear racing slick tires in open competitions for faster passes, and two rear slicks in match competitions to produce smokier passes. The machine ripped up the starting line at the 1961 NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis.
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Unveiled by Ford Performance, the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 is an electric dragster prototype. The V8 engine has been ditched and in its place are powered by electric motors. As a result, as the name suggests, the factory-made prototype generates close to 1,400 hp (1,419 PS) and 1,491 nm (1,100 lb-ft) of torque. The electric prototype is a hommage to the first Cobra Jet that was heavily tested on drag strips.
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"George Schreiber's Yellow Fang", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.36. and "TV Tommy" Ivo's Videoliner in 1965.Taylor, Thom. "T.V. Tommy Ivo Videoliner/Bushwacker", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", p.31. He designed Tony Nancy's first dragster, "The Silver Car", in 1963; it was built at Tommy Ivo & d Rod Pepmuller's shop, with the aluminum metal bending done by Bob Sorrell; the car won "Best Engineered" at its debut, the 1963 Winternationals.
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In a video of a rollback on Stealth at Thorpe Park, the train is seen to reach slightly over halfway over the midpoint at the top. The train proceeded to roll back, due to an insufficiently powerful launch, combined with an uneven distribution of weight on the train in April 2006.On- ride footage of a rollback on Top Thrill Dragster Stealth also had a rollback in March 2008 due to strong winds.
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McClurg, Bob. "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, p.35; Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) (Nix tried to persuade Chrisman to get Mercury Racing Director Fran Hernandez to allow him to run his Comet's 427 on nitro, as a way to gain leverage on NHRA, so Nix could use nitro himself).
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Unimog U1600 A modern top level Class V or VI mud racer is a dragster-style "rail" design, with a supercharged engine and/or nitrous oxide injection. Engines may be in the front or the rear of the vehicles. Vehicles are required to have four wheel drive, in order to assure that the vehicles have the best possibility of avoiding being stuck. The sole difference between Classes V and VI is the tire type.
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In 1969, he received national recognition when he won the Super Stock Nationals at York, Pennsylvania. He added a "USA-1" license plate to his Chevrolets, painted the dragster car red, white, and blue and added "USA-1" decals to the side. Larson did not have a major sponsor until he found Datcon/Sentry in 1985. That year he switched from Chevrolet to Oldsmobile and teamed up with world champion Joe Amato.
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The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series is a drag racing series organized by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). It is the top competition series of the NHRA, comprising competition in four classes, including Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle. The champion of each category is determined by a point system where points are given according to finishing placement and qualifying effort. The season is divided into two segments.
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On July 19, 2009, Force- Rahal won her first national event in the Top Alcohol Dragster category at the 22nd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals in Kent, Washington. After her sister, Ashley, announced her retirement from competitive racing in 2011, Force-Rahal became the fourth driver for John Force Racing. On July 27, 2014, Force-Rahal passed her sister for the record of most Funny Car wins by a female driver in NHRA history.
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Millennium Force had an impact on the way roller coasters were built. Following its debut, the use of cable lift hills, which require less maintenance and support more weight than a traditional chain lift, became a prevalent feature in the industry. Millennium Force also paved the way for additional coasters over tall. Top Thrill Dragster, also built by Intamin, opened three years later as the first complete-circuit roller coaster to exceed in height.
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The recent ruling required 15-in wheels, but the chassis was designed around smaller wheels. Thompson commented: "The car wouldn't handle", adding, "There was too much body roll due to the high center of gravity." In 1963, Thompson traveled to England, where along with Dante Duce, he demonstrated his Ford-powered top fuel Harvey Aluminum Special dragster at the Brighton Speed Trials. It was then displayed at the Racing Car Show in London in January 1964.
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This is in excess of the performance of more familiar piston engined dragsters. A different type of rocket propulsion uses hybrid rockets with nitrous oxide as the oxidant such as the British rocket dragster, 'Laffin-Gas'. In America, rocket dragsters fell into disuse after their hydrogen peroxide propellant became too expensive and they are banned in most events for safety reasons, mostly due to their very high performance. However, they continue to run at several European venues.
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The next release was a figment of the Corgi design team's imagination. The "Organ Grinder" Mustang Funny Car (166), which was issued in October 1971, was purely an update of the Ford Mustang (320) first seen in 1965, complete with huge rear wheels and headers resembling organ pipes fitted to the V8 engine. In December 1971 the Ison Brothers "Wild Honey" Dragster (164) was released which was a fully customised 'gasser' based on a 1930s Austin Seven saloon.
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Drag racer Casey Alfonso experiences blurred vision and distorted hearing following a race. House takes the case, hoping that by solving it, he will be able to test drive a dragster. When an agent from the CIA recruits House to help diagnose a mortally ill agent named "John", House puts Foreman in charge of the fellowship candidates and the Alfonso case. At a CIA hospital, House meets Dr. Samira Terzi and immunologist Sidney Curtis from the Mayo Clinic.
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These races were won by, respectively, Denny Hulme, Peter Revson, and François Cevert. In the 1970s, the track began holding Funny Car events, in particular the Crown Auto Funny Car Championships, and in time, NHRA was convinced to stage a national event at Brainerd: in 1982, Shirley Muldowney (in Top Fuel Dragster), Frank Hawley (Top Fuel Funny Car), and Lee Shepherd (Pro Stock) were the headline winners at the first Quaker State North Star NHRA Nationals.
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Burgess, Phil, NHRA National Dragster Editor. "A history of AMC Funny Cars" written 16 May 2014. NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) In 1970, Logghe also built a -wheelbase AA/FA, Winged Express II, for "Wild Willie" Borsch.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2019) Logghe ultimately proved unable to keep up with demand for chassis, leading to the creation of a funny car chassis-building industry, which was soon joined by Dick Fletcher, Don Hardy, Ronnie Scrima, and a number of others.
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In 1977 in the Mojave Desert, O'Neil piloted a hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket dragster built by Ky Michaelson with an average speed of . Since the run was not repeated according to NHRA rules, it is not recognized as an official drag racing record. In 1979, O'Neil's experiences served as the basis for a biographical movie Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story, starring Stockard Channing. O'Neil commented that about half of the movie was an accurate depiction.
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Spruce is the traditional German choice wood for the tops of semi- hollow constructed instruments - this also is reflected in Duesenberg instruments. The back, bent sides and neck on these models usually are made of Maple which in the case of sides and back is flamed and bookmatched.Duesenberg.de (eng) - Duesenberg Technical Most models feature a neck made of American Hardrock Maple. Exceptions are the D-Caster, Dragster, 49er and 52, which are equipped with a Mahogany neck.
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Kingda Ka is a launched roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. Designed by Werner Stengel, Kingda Ka is an Accelerator Coaster model from Intamin that opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world on May 21, 2005. It is also the second-ever strata coaster, a roller coaster taller than ; Top Thrill Dragster was the first and previously held both records. Intamin subcontracted Stakotra to assist with construction.
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During filming of a Top Gear segment at the former RAF Elvington airbase near York on 20 September 2006, Hammond was injured in the crash of the jet-powered car he was piloting. He was travelling at at the time of the crash. His vehicle, a dragster called Vampire, was theoretically capable of travelling at speeds of up to . The vehicle was the same car that in 2000, piloted by Colin Fallows, set the British land speed record at .
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Chrisman began drag racing in 1953 when he raced a 1929 Model A. He switched to a Chrysler car, continuing to race at Southern California such as Lions, Pomona, San Fernando, Santa Ana, and Saugus. He purchased the Purple Car from Ed Lusinski, and used the car to win drag races at many of these tracks. He started racing Top Fuel for Pat Akins. Masters & Richter flew Chrisman to the Bay area to race in their Top Fuel dragster.
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Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer. She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a Top Fuel dragster. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980, and 1982, becoming the first person to win two and three Top Fuel titles. She won a total of 18 NHRA national events.
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Together, the four-piece began playing under an ever-changing assortment of names such as Dragster, and Bomb.[] By the fall of 1988 Ciarrocki had quit the band, replaced by new bassist Tim Mescher. By 1989 the band had changed its name again, this time to Snailboy, a term referring to a lethargic racehorse. The band released two singles as Snailboy, the first, Mungo, was released by Tar guitarist John Mohr on his own No Blow record label.
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Aurora's kit of Frankenstein appeared in 1961. Giant Frankenstein was an all-plastic kit that, when assembled, created a 19-inch tall model (Coopee 2015). This was followed by twelve other monster figures that were issued and reissued in various versions through the early 1970s (Castile 1996). After this monster vehicles such as Dracula's Dragster, Frankenstein's Flivver, Godzilla's Go-Cart, King Kong's Thronester, Mummy's Chariot and Wolfman's Wagon were introduced, fortifying the company's car offerings (Gosson 2015, p. 69).
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MV's CEO, Giovanni Castiglioni, saw one of the yachts in a harbour on the French Riviera and liked the name. He contacted the manufacturers of the yacht, Riva, and arranged for the use of the name. The design partially differs from other MVs, and reflects the larger Brutale and Dragster. It retained the characteristic 3-way exhausts on the right-hand side, saddle and tank shapes and the MV signature rhomboid-shaped headlight fitted into a small front fairing.
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SlingShot is tall and is located on the Gemini Midway, next to the Gemini. Riders in a two-person capsule are attached to cables and a patented spring propulsion device incorporating up to 720 specially designed springs. The capsule is launched into the air at and bounced up and down until it comes to rest at the launch point. The ride is the second highest at Cedar Point, about shorter than Top Thrill Dragster and higher than Millennium Force.
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McCulloch grew up in Oregon.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) McCulloch started racing in a Chevrolet-powered Top Fuel dragster, which he built with his brother, Dan, in 1964.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) The car ran well, but in only his second race, at Woodburn Dragstrip, McCulloch failed to lift off the throttle and hit the mount for the timing light; the car flipped, and McCulloch refused to drive again.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) It did not last.
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"Ed McCulloch: Roaring down Memory Lane", written 8 September 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) McCulloch also attracted sponsorship from model kit maker Revell, piloting the Plymouth Duster funny car, Revellution, beginning with the NHRA Supernationals at Ontario that year;Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Ed McCulloch: Roaring down Memory Lane", written 8 September 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) other drivers had only ever gotten royalties from Revell kits based on their cars.
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Ruth began his career at young age. He raced several kinds of gas-powered coups and sedans in the late 1950s and early 60's along with his brother John. In early 1963 he purchased Chevy gas-powered dragster from the Bier brothers of southern California and after racing in the A/GD gasoline classes, he started experimenting with nitro-fueled dragsters later that year. He began building several cars and amassed various wins and track records.
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He began drag racing in the Stock division at Fremont Raceway in 1964 and made a jump up to funny cars in 1965, driving an injected Nova on nitromethane dubbed Hercules. Later that year he started on the national scene as the driver of Lew Arrington's supercharged GTO Funny Car, Brutus. In 1966, Liberman went out on his own in his first supercharged (steel-bodied) Chevy II, the first to wear the "Jungle Jim" name.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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Lindsey's motorsport career started in Bakersfield, California, where he used an old racing truck in a dragster race. In 2013, he drove together with his teammate in the IMSA series on a Porsche 911. In the 2018-19 season, he drove for the Team Project 1 on a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR in the FIA World Endurance Championship. At the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans he drove together with his teammates Jörg Bergmeister and Egidio Perfetti.
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He then participated as a team owner until selling the business and retiring permanently in 2005. Darrell Russell drove Joe Amato's dragster from the 2001 NHRA Winter Nationals until he was killed in an accident at the 2004 Sears Craftsman Nationals at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis. Morgan Lucus drove the car the remainder of 2004 and 2005, prior to Amato retiring. On the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000, Joe Amato was ranked No. 9.
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"A Christmas (Tree) Story", at NHRA.com (retrieved 22 September 2018) At Pomona in 2014, Alexis DeJoria became the first woman ever to make a sub-four second pass, with a 3.997-second e.t. In 2018, Top Fuel Dragster went to Doug Kalitta, Top fuel Funny Car to Matt Hagan, and Pro Stock to Bo Butner. In 2021, the Winternationals will be moved to April as part of an effort to alter the start of the season because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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The 55 second ride takes the rider across of steel tracks, and peaks at a maximum height of . Reaching top speeds of in 1.6 seconds, Do-Dodonpa retained the title of world's fastest roller coaster for nearly a year and a half before Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster took it in May 2003. This gives the ride an acceleration of , and up to 3.3 g. By comparison, astronauts only experience 3 g at liftoff, though for a duration substantially longer than 1.6 seconds.
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A respectable performance but no outright win or record. Motor Sport reported: "It appears that before the end of the Brighton kilometre the Allard dragster had burst the pipe between supercharger and engine, a common problem with such an installation and the reason why the Americans bolt their blowers on the engine, eliminating a long induction pipe." Allard then went to Church Fenton "setting up the fastest s.s. kilometre achieved by a four-wheeled vehicle in this country" - 20.86 secs.
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The forkless front suspension is very unusual for motorcycles, and the Yamaha GTS 1000 (1993–1997) might have been the inspiration for the Tartarini brothers. They applied a very innovative technology and an unusual design to their scooter. :"This scooter is nothing for pragmatists, but a good choice for exhibitionists"Motorrad Test 2001, p. 218 All Dragster marks are based on a space frame, which was designed for more power. The wheel dimensions are 120/70–11 front and 130/70–12 rear.
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Clarkson has played field hockey for the Poverty Bay provincial team. He was selected as a standby goalie for the New Zealand team that won Gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of the New Zealand Stock Car Racing Team from 1968 to 1971, and held seven New Zealand titles in Dragster racing during 1972–1975. Clarkson was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to philanthropy, in the 2003 New Year Honours.
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With its scathing satirical attack on the entertainment culture of Los Angeles, the film's ethos is quite similar to Braindead's. Eventually Coonce changed occupations and became a freelance drag strip journalist of some renown, writing for publications as varied as National Dragster, Hot Rod Magazine and WIRED. This pursuit peaked with feature-length book on the history of the land speed record, Infinity Over Zero. In 2007, JenJen collaborated with Coonce in a new musical venture entitled Prozac Pop Machine.
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Johnson's engine exploded right as he reached the finish line. Debris from the engine cut down the rear tires; the thick rubber from the tires in turn sheared off the rear wing, causing a loss in aerodynamic downforce at the rear of the dragster, which caused Blaine to lose control. His out-of-control race car then slammed into a guardrail apex (an opening in the guardrail that existed for safety vehicles to enter the track), at around 300 m.p.
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His vehicle was featured on the cover of the magazine National Dragster. In October 2015, Brandon Beach was announced to be participating in the National Hot Rod Association's Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas, Nevada, for which Beal has constructed a car for him to compete. He spent about 15 years as a crew member for Chuck Beal Racing before he was entered into a competition. Chuck Beal and his Funny Car have received positive reception from editors in drag racing magazines.
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Tomos Low-Rider Folding Bike. Some makes of bicycles are particularly popular among lowrider builders. -Schwinn Sting-Ray, one of the most sought after bases for a lowrider build. The bicycles was American-produced (usually 20"), -Schwinn Tiger is popular in smaller sizes such as 16" -Schwinn Pixie -Malvern Star and Speedwell dragster bicycles both in short and long frame varieties are popular bicycles of choice in Australia \- Bratz beauty bikes are popular both in Australia, America and other countries.
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Rockingham Dragway, which was the host for the taping of the "NEW" 2016 episodes aired on Outdoor Channel, reported a high number of registrations(500) forcing the producers to adjust the classes planned for each of three days of Pinks : All Out competition, effectively turning the fast class to 8–9:99 ET second class to 10–10:99 second ET class and the slowest 11–12:99 second class along with an added Motorcycle,ATV and Jr Dragster class as well.
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The Top Fuel Dragster field was eight drivers: Larry Dixon (#1 qualifier), Don Prudhomme (#2 qualifier), John Mulligan, Jim Dunn, Bennie Osborn, Connie Kalitta, Jim Warren, Leroy Goldstein , and Tom Larkin. A number of top names attended, but failed to qualify, including Tom McEwen, "TV Tommy" Ivo, and Don Garlits.Ultimateracinghistory (retrieved 21 September 2018) Larkin lost in round one to Mulligan, Warren in round two, Osborn in round three. Dunn was defeated in the semi-final by Prudhomme, while Mulligan beat Goldstein.
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According to the June 30, 1995 edition of National Dragster, in early 1969 Jack Jones was at his day job, and got a call from Wally Parks. Parks asked him if he would be willing to pose for pictures for a trophy at Pomona Raceway. Pomona is a 16 minute ride from Glendora where the NHRA is based. Jack agreed and a number of pictures were snapped, including the now iconic photo of him with his safety equipment and a tire.
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Variations of the Wally exist for other special purposes. Some of which include the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Wally, a scaled-down replica of the national event Wally. The NHRA National Dragster Challenge Wally, awarded to NHRA Summit Series E.T. Bracket racers, is the same size as the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Wally but with a pewter finish. Beginning in 1994, a full scale Wally with a square base was first awarded to NHRA Junior Drag Racing League national champions.
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Comet with a 427 engine Chrisman's 427 engine Jack Chrisman (May 5, 1928 -- August 17, 1989) was an American drag racer. He was a drag racing pioneer and 1961 champion. He was influential in the formation of the Funny Car class, as he introduced the first blown injected nitro-burning Funny Car.Drag racing pioneer Chrisman passes away, National Dragster; September 8, 1989, Retrieved March 7, 2008 The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) ranked Chrisman 23rd on their Top 50 drivers in 2001.
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Washington Post online (retrieved 3 October 2018) He was also featured in a famous photo, being punched by fellow funny car racer Ed "The Ace" McCulloch.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Ed McCulloch: Roaring down Memory Lane", written 8 September 2017, at NHRA.com (retrieved 3 October 2018) Mineo was killed in a boating accident on Lake Texoma, in Oklahoma, on 3 September 2006, along with his wife, Ann, age 59, Myra Gibson, 51; Amy Lane, 31; and Justin R. Lane, 25.
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In 1970, Russ Carpenter and Tony Anderson built the "Glacier Grenade," a rear-engined drag racing special. It was the first "All British" rear engined dragster of its type. Powered by a 2.5litre Daimler V8 it would compete in drag racing from March 1972 until 1989 when the car was outlawed from European racing. Russ began to drive the car in 1974 taking over sole driving duties after Tony's retirement from the sport in 1976 due to a spinal injury.
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When launching, a top fuel dragster will accelerate at 3.4 g (33 m/s²), and when braking parachutes are deployed the deceleration is 4 g (39 m/s²), more than the Space Shuttle experiences. A top fuel car can be heard over away and can generate a reading from 1.5 to 3.9 on the Richter scale. Drag racing is two cars head-to-head, the winner proceeding to the next round. Professional classes are all first to the finish line wins.
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"The Story of My Life" is a song by the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin from their second album Life on a Plate, released as a single on September 20, 1995 by Burning Heart Records. The CD single also includes "9 to 5" and "Dragster", which are b-sides from the album's recording sessions. These two songs were re-released on the 1999 compilation album The Melancholy Collection. An accompanying music video for "The Story of My Life" was also filmed and released.
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Following the death of Gary Ormsby from cancer; Austin bought his Castrol GTX Top Fuel operation before the U.S. Nationals. He campaigned both cars at the event after testing his new Top Fuel dragster at one local event. After winning the Alcohol Funny Car finals at one of the next events, his blower malfunctioned during his burnout at the finals. Austin had to watch Kenny Bernstein as he smoked his tires to win the Top Fuel finals in a single.
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His fifth and final Top Fuel win was at Englishtown over Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in 1994 winning with a 4.88 to Prudhomme's 4.89. His last final round came in 1995 at Sonoma California losing to Mike Dunn. Austin became the first driver to achieve 250 miles per hour in the quarter mile in an Alcohol Funny Car in 1995. 1995 Top Fuel dragster In 1999, Austin noticed that IHRA drivers such as Von Smith having success in Hoosier Racing Tires.
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He was then drafted into the U.S. Army, serving his time at Fort Dix, New Jersey. After service and upon completing his gas rodder, Earle headed to California to compete in NHRA and IHRA events. As his interest in drag racing increased, he built the only Lincoln-powered AA/Fuel dragster, "The President Lincoln" and competed in National events and exhibitions. Preparing for entering oval track racing, Canavan became an independent competitor on the SCCA and FIA circuit with an American Motors Javelin.
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The new bike, informally designated the Penguin, began appearing in retail stores by March 1963. The Penguin was the first of the banana-seat chopper bicycles to reach the U.S. market. Introducing the Huffy Penguin In November 1964, Huffman Manufacturing Company ran an advertisement for their new Dragster model in Life Magazine, which claimed that Huffman was the first to manufacture a bicycle of the high-rise type. In 1966, Huffman introduced a new long- wheelbase bicycle frame called the Rail.
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In November 2019, Alaska Raceway Park signed as a new Division 6 National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) track. This drag strip sanctioning offers ARP racers opportunities in the NHRA Summit Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, NHRA Jr. Street, and NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. Additionally, the track will have the opportunity to host NHRA’s specialty events, including the National DRAGSTER Challenge, NHRA Summit King of the Track, and NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League Challenge.
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When Don Petrich quit the Pure Hell team in 1965, Emery replaced him, and stayed five seasons; he frequently match raced his friend "Wild Willie" Borsch. It was while driving Pure Hell he met D. Gannt, who was a crewman for Borsch, during that time.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Remembering Dale Emery", written 23 March 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018)2018) Pure Hell was entered in a 1968 showdown event between Funny Cars and Altereds at OCIR; Emery won the event.
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"Dale Emery: A life of Pure Hell, wild rides, and big wins", written 14 August 2012, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018); Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Dale Emery: A life of Pure Hell, wild rides, and big wins", written 14 August 2012, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 October 2018) Though track marshals had to cut him from the car, Emery suffered only a broken bone in his left arm, which was pierced by the lever of the fuel shut-off valve.
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The latter two managed to survive their incidents and continue, while both Leclerc and Hülkenberg retired. Both retirees criticised the run- off of the corner, which is a different tarmac used for dragster racing, which meant there was no grip in the wet conditions to help prevent the accident. At the following race in Hungary, Hülkenberg was in the running for points, but then he suffered yet another engine problem on his Renault, which meant he was only able to finish in 12th place.
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He achieved international fame in 1960, when he became the first American to break the 400-mph barrier, driving his Challenger 1 to a one-way top speed of 406.60 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats and surpassing John Cobb's one-way world record mark of 402 mph. Thompson then turned to racing, winning many track and dragster championships. In the 1960s, he also entered cars at the Indianapolis 500. Later, he formed off-road racing sanctioning bodies SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group (MTEG).
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Gary Scelzi (born August 11, 1960) is an American dragster racer and midget car owner who has won the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship on three occasions and the Funny Car title once. In 1997 he won the title in his first full year of competition, after replacing Blaine Johnson, who had been killed at the 1996 US Nationals, while leading the top fuel championship, in the Johnson family-owned car. He has not competed in NHRA competition since the 2008 season.
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A specialist motor racing application as in wet weather conditions these tyres have little resistance to aquaplaning. ;Slidejob pass: Especially in dirt oval racing, a passing car dives low into a corner, deliberately oversteers in front of the vehicle being passed in an attempt to slow their momentum. The vehicle being passed often attempts to pass back by steering low coming out of the corner down the following straightaway. ;Slingshot: front-engined dragster, named for the driving position behind the rear wheels (erroneously attributed to launch speed).
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Saw common use in the Group C era, Indycar up to 1993 when banned and in F1 between 2006 and 2009. ;Wheelie: In a rear wheel drive vehicle, when the front wheel(s) rise up in the air under acceleration. ;Wheelie bars: (drag racing) rear struts fixed to rear axle, which protrude out to the rear of the car to help prevent a car's front from raising too high or flipping over on launch. The wheelie bar (foreground) and parachute (gray) on Kenny Bernstein's Top Fuel dragster.
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Two hooks (eyelets or screw eyes) linked to a string (usually monofilament fishing line) on the bottom of the car prevent the vehicle from losing control during launch. In a race, a laser scanner records the speed of the car at the end of its run. Often, the dragster is carved out of balsa wood because of its light weight and cheapness. CO2 cars are a part of engineering curricula in diverse parts of the world such as Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
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Bradley started racing in Southern California in 1946, competing on dirt tracks and in illegal street races, with a Deuce roadster. Ford.carstalks.com (retrieved 5 May 2017) His first dragster used Ford Model T frame rails and a Ford flathead V8; built in 1952, it hit a speed of . He set records beginning in 1956 and was still doing so until a few years ago. He recorded twenty-eight wins in Top Eliminator in 1956 alone. He drove the tube-chassised Gene's Brake Shop Special digger in 1961.
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A top hat, also known as top cap, is an element typically found on launched coasters. The element consists of 90-degree ascent up a hill, followed by a 90-degree descent; the train exits in the same direction from which it entered. In a standard configuration, the track twists so that the train does not invert during the ride. Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point and Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure are two roller coasters that feature a top hat element.
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Built in 1964, the vehicle was powered by a 1955 or 1956 Chevrolet V8 and was backed by a Powerglide automatic transmission. The body was hand-laid fiberglass, hiding Roth's extensive chrome work to the chassis. The cockpit, set at the extreme rear of the vehicle in the manner of a dragster, was lined with fake fur and featured an 11-inch General Electric "1-Touch" portable television inserted in the console. Topping the cockpit was a custom-made, hydraulically operated Plexiglas bubble top.
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The now-defunct Nostalgia Drag Racing Association began promoting the March Meet, but failed to attract enough competitors or spectators to remain viable. The March Meet continued as a "nostalgia drag race" in 1994 under sanction by the Goodguys Vintage Racing Association. That year Bill Dunlap won Top Fuel, in a race car designed to represent the AA/Fuel Dragster or "front-engine" style of Top Fuel. That historic style of Top Fuel Eliminator is the class that has competed at the March Meet since its resurrection.
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He raced some in southern California during the winter of 1968 or '69, notably at Lions Drag Strip in Wilmington (Long Beach). After he sold his fuel dragster, DiNome switched to Funny Car with a 1970 Chevrolet Camaro that ran at most twelve to fifteen races a season. After his Camaro, DiNome raced a 1972 Ford Mustang, a Chevrolet Monza and a 1976 Buick Skyhawk that he called "Saturday Night Fever", the name taken from the movie starring John Travolta. Frederick never won a major race.
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She reached the Top Stock final at the 1965 Hot Rod Championship in Riverside. It was while with the Chrysler factory team she followed her Hot Rod Championship win in 1966 with a final round finish at the AHRA Winter Nationals and earned a historic win, becoming the first woman to win a pro class at a national event, at the Winternationals, defeating Ken Heinemann.NHRA.com (retrieved 24 May 2017); Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Drag-on Lady: Racer, pioneer, mom", written 30 April 2008, at NHRA.
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OTSR design on Kingda Ka similar to other Accelerator Coasters Most Accelerator Coasters use restraints that consist of a U-shaped lap bar that locks into place. The lap bar is also secured by seat belts that run between the legs of riders. In addition, the restraint system features a unique over-the-shoulder restraint (OTSR) harness designed for comfort and fast loading times. Only three Accelerator Coasters have a lap bar restraint without the over-the-shoulder harness - Xcelerator, Top Thrill Dragster and Formula Rossa.
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22; Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) (Thus, they were technically "funny gassers", not fuel cars, unlike the later examples.) Despite their fuel limitations, however, they were turning in E.T.s in the high 10s, with speeds around , when Super Stock and FX cars were only running 11s at about , clearly a winning edge. They would also be the first factory cars fitted with parachutes, and the first to see the drivers wear firesuits.
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Late in 1969, Pat Foster and John Buttera would devise a Top Fuel dragster-style chassis to replace the "dune buggy" design common at the time. This would go under the Mustang Mach Is of Danny Ongais and Mickey Thompson. Similar chassis would be built by Logghe, Scrima, Buttera, Woody Gilmore, Don Long, and Steve Plueger, among others; this design remains the standard in TF/FC. In 1968, Thorley would drive a rear-engined Javelin, built by Woody Gilmore, powered by an AMC 401.
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Jerry straps the refrigerator to his micro-dragster and Tom crawls out the front door, in a very bad way following the incident. His hand lands on the "Play" button of Jerry's tape player, and the song "Taps" starts to play. Tom picks a flower and lays it on his chest, indicating that he is dying from the incident. The words "THE END" are seen on Jerry's number plate ("JERRY-AKIN 00 1/7", a pun on both Illya Kuryakin and James Bond) before Jerry drives off.
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Kalitta teamed up with Shirley Muldowney as the Bounty Hunter and Bounty Huntress, in a pair of Ford Mustangs, hers a Buttera chassis, his a Logghe.McClurg, Bob. "50 Years of Funny Cars: Part 2" in Drag Racer, November 2016, p. 46 caption. Kalitta was runner-up at the 1963 Winternationals in Top Gas and at the 1965 Springnationals in Top Fuel. His first major event win was the 1967 American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) Winternationals in Scottsdale, Arizona, in a 427ci "cammer"–powered Top Fuel dragster.
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In 1993, Andretti drove the Taco Bell Express Top Fuel Dragster for owner Jack Clark. He reached the semi-finals in his first national event at Atlanta during the FRAM Southern Nationals, clocking a career-best speed of . In that race he beat 1992 T/F Champion Joe Amato in Round 1 and Mopar Express Lube driver Tommy Johnson Jr. in Round 2, but lost to Mike Dunn in Darrell Gwynn's La Victoria Salsa Car in the semi-finals. That race was won by Eddie Hill.
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In 1971, Don Garlits introduced the Swamp Rat XIV, a rear-engined Top Fuel dragster. While others had been developed in the previous decade, it was the first successful one, winning the 1971 NHRA Winternationals.Front to back: The rear- engine transition (Part 1, Part 2) - Phil Burgess, NHRA, February 2015 In 1984, Top Fuel was at a low point. It was having trouble attracting full sixteen-car fields, leading to cutting back to eight-car rosters, while the International Hot Rod Association dropped Top Fuel entirely.
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Iron Dragon's previous color scheme was red track with gray supports, similar paint schemes to that of Ninja at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Vortex at Canada's Wonderland (both are also Arrow suspended swinging coasters). In 2004, the supports were repainted yellow orange, giving Iron Dragon a similar paint scheme to Top Thrill Dragster. Unlike most Arrow suspended coasters, the lead car on each of Iron Dragon's train has a silver grab handle for riders to hold onto mounted on the front of the car.
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ANDRA Logo The Australian National Drag Racing Association, or ANDRA for short, is a drag racing sanctioning body in Australia. The organisation was created in 1973 from a more drag racing oriented faction of the Australian Hot Rod Federation. Today ANDRA sanctions races throughout Australia at all levels, from Top Fuel to Junior Dragster, on everything from temporary regional tracks to international standard facilities in capital cities such as the Perth Motorplex. It also manages the Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Series - the calendar for which can be viewed here.
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It would profoundly change Funny Car aerodynamics.Burk, p.53. In 1990, following a change in NHRA rules, Bernstein began to drive in the Top Fuel Dragster class. Two years later, Bernstein became the first driver in any class to exceed 300 MPH in competition, and won his first Top Fuel championship in 1996, becoming the first driver in NHRA history to win a championship in both of the nitro classes, however, Bernstein states that his 1996 championship was "somewhat tainted" due to the loss of driver Blaine Johnson.
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The name comes from the nanocar's resemblance to a dragster, as it has a shorter axle with smaller wheels in the front and a larger axle with larger wheels in the back. The nanocar was developed at Rice University’s Richard E. Smalley Institute Nanoscale Science and Technology by the team of James Tour, Kevin Kelly and other colleagues involved in its research. The previous nanocar developed was 3 to 4 nanometers which was a little over[the width of?] a strand of DNA and was around 20,000 times thinner than a human hair.
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After the release of the Stunt Cycle, the Knievel toys were the best selling item for Ideal.Associated Press, "And Then There's Evel Promoters Cashing In", The Evening Independent, August 15, 1974 During the next four years, Ideal Toys released various models relating to Evel Knievel's touring stunt show. The models included a Robbie Knievel doll, the Scramble Van, a Dragster, a Stunt Car, and the Evel Knievel The Stunt World. Additionally, Ideal released non-Knievel-touring toys, including a Chopper Motorcycle, a Trail Bike, and a female counterpart, Derry Daring.
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In December 2016, it was announced that Advance would be the primary sponsor of NHRA Funny Car driver Courtney Force, the winningest female Funny Car driver in the history. The multi-year sponsorship began with the 2017 Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California, and ran through the entire 2017 and 2018 seasons. Courtney Force announced she was stepping away from drag racing in January 2019 and later it was announced that her sister, Brittany Force, and her Top Fuel dragster would be sponsored by Advance for the 2019 NHRA season.
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The coaster operates 4 cars, enabling a theoretical hourly capacity of 200 riders. The ride system is identical to that of Desmo Race. Carnival Cruise Lines also announced that their new Mardi Gras ship setting sail in 2020 is including Bolt; Ultimate Sea Coaster, the first Spike Dragster coaster in the North American market and the first roller coaster out at sea. Before the concept existed, coasters were unreliable at sea due to maintenance needs and the high risk of hitting a bottom due to the shifting motion of the boat at sea.
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Several of Todd Rogers' records had come under scrutiny for being seemingly impossible or lacking sufficient proof. As listed on the Twin Galaxies leaderboard until January 2018, Rogers' record in the 1980 Activision game Dragster was a time of 5.51 seconds from 1982. Previously, in 2012, Rogers was awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest-standing world record for that record. However, a speedrunner named Eric "Omnigamer" Koziel disassembled the game's code and concluded that the fastest possible time was 5.57 seconds while Activision claims 5.54 is the fastest time.
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At the Gatornationals, the next event on the NHRA calendar, the qualifiers in Pro Stock lined up on the track before the start of eliminations in a missing man formation with the pole position being left open for Lee Shepherd. In 2001, a panel ranked Shepherd twelfth in the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000. Over his career, Shepherd won at every NHRA national event, recording a record of 173 wins to 47 losses, including reaching the final round in 44 national events, winning 26 times.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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The TA/D final pitted Denny Lucas against Bill Barney. Lucas's dragster did a wheelstand, yet still managed a pass of 6.312 seconds and , exactly to the thousandth the same as Barney's. The win was initially given to Barney, but after examining the videotape recorded by Diamond T Sports, it finally went to Lucas. Chuck Phelps brought his Bad Moon Rising TA/FC to Pomona; playing Creedence Clearwater Revival in the pits and dressing his crew as werewolves may (or may not) have contributed to his taking the class win.
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In 1969, abandoned campaigning Top Fuel Dragster in favor of the burgeoning Funny Car class. The following year, with driver Larry Reyes, Leong campaigned a 1970 Dodge Charger AA/Funny Car that won its class at the 1970 NHRA Winternationals. In 1971, Leong's "Hawaiian" Funny Car repeated at Pomona, winning Funny Car Eliminator again, this time with Butch Maas driving. Throughout the 1970s and into the early 1980s, Leong campaigned a variety of "Hawaiian" Funny Cars, both in NHRA competition, as well as "match racing" at smaller, independent tracks.
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Meiffret, José (1965), Mes Rendez-vous avec la Mort, Flammarion, France Fred Rompelberg, using a dragster with a large shield as pacer, achieved on the Bonneville Salt Flats on 15 October 1995. The British absolute speed record is held by Neil Campbell who pedaling at a speed of on 25 April 2016 behind a modified VW Passat. He broke the previous record of set by Guy Martin in 2013 behind a modified racing truck. Denise Mueller-Korenek claimed a women's bicycle land speed record at at the Bonneville Salt Flats on 10 September 2016.
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Plans to build Kingda Ka were announced on September 10, 2003, at an event held for roller coaster enthusiasts and the media. The event revealed the park's goal to build "the tallest and fastest roller coaster on earth", reaching and accelerating up to in 3.5 seconds. On January 13, 2005, Kingda Ka's tower construction was completed, and on May 21, 2005, the ride opened to the public. Kingda Ka became the "tallest" and "fastest" roller coaster in the world, taking both world records from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point.
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His reputation for repairing cars quickly grew and soon there were cars lined up for repairs behind his family's garage. He began drag racing in NHRA's Northwest division in a Chevrolet Z-11 in the B/Factory Experimental class in a front-ended machine that had 11-second passes at . Armstrong and a friend towed his dragster to Southern California for the February 1964 Winternationals. In January 1965, he moved to Southern California and began campaigning a Chevrolet II at local tracks since he could compete up to five nights per week.
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Top Thrill Dragster brakes after the tower and Kingda Ka features a single hill after the tower, while Storm Runner at Hersheypark offers a series of overbanked turns and inversions after its 180 foot (55 m) tower drop. Rita at Alton Towers does not have a tower, only airtime hills and banked turns. Stealth at Thorpe Park has a large tower that travels to the left over the top hat, and then slows on an airtime hill with magnetic brakes. Xcelerator at Knotts Berry Farm offers two overbanked turns after the tower.
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Taylor, p.11. That year, in TF/D (Top Fuel Dragster), Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen each turned in 7-second passes at , but ultimately, Top Fuel Eliminator (TFE) went to Jim Warren.Taylor, p.11. That year's racing was also the subject of a film produced by Hot Rod, "The Hot Rod Story—Drag Racing", narrated by Dick Enberg.Taylor, p.11. At the 1966 championship, McEwen would win the Top Fuel title, while Mike Snively did (in Roland Leong's Hawaiian, with a 7.07 second pass at ) in 1967.
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Some cars such as Green Monster and Vampire raced as dragsters (as well as also achieving or attempting land speed records). In 2006, while filming an episode for the series Top Gear, presenter and driver Richard Hammond was critically injured in a crash with the jet dragster, Vampire, that he was piloting. More modern jet dragsters such as Robert Albertson's "Blazing Angel" are capable of reaching over 300mph in a quarter of a mile. Most of these modern cars are powered by the Pratt & Whitney J60 or the General Electric J85 jet engine.
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It was within IHRA's version of this class use of ethanol fuel was pioneered with great success by Mark Thomas, an Ohio farmer who became a five-time champion within that organization. Despite this, ethanol has failed to capture the imagination of racers; the majority opt for more traditional methanol. Today both Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car compete in NHRA drag racing. They are classed not as professional but as sportsman within the USA but in Europe they are classed as a professional category within the FIA Drag Racing Championships.
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The high valve lifts and long durations demanded better valve springs, too, so Isky produced the Vasco Jet 1000 springs. He worked with Don Garlits, creating the first corporate sponsorship deal in drag racing: The Don's Speed Shop/Ed Iskendarian dragster, which turned in a record 8.36 second/ pass with Garlits at the wheel.Photo at Iskycams.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) In the 1950s, Iskendarian was the first to offer contingency awards to racers; these small cash payments for applying corporate decals help amateurs continue to race, and have become big business.
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Christiansen at the Bonneville Salt Flats with his dragster. In 2008, having watched the movie "The World's Fastest Indian" 27 times on Air New Zealand flights, Christiansen was inspired to become "The World’s Fastest Amputee". He set a goal to attempt to reach 200 mph (321 km/h) on the famed Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, United States. He set about modifying his C/Altered drag racer designed for a quarter-mile strip into a salt flats racer that will run 8 miles (13 km) on the vast salt flats.
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Frank Hawley (born 1954 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a two-time World champion drag racing driver. He won seven National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel Funny Car and two Top Fuel Dragster national events during his 10-year drag racing career that included the 1982 and 1983 NHRA Funny Car World Championship. He was voted Car Craft magazine's "Driver of the year." Frank Hawley also served as a television sports commentator for ABC, TNN, and ESPN and authored two books on the sport of drag racing.
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An arcade mode allows players to choose any event for single races. Once the player has completed some championships, the game opens up new modes for the player, including traffic (where the player races through incoming traffic), dragster (drag racing), and freestyle (freestyle motocross). Moto Racer World Tour contains race tracks on normal pavement, grass, and dirt, lending to a variety of different handling techniques. An easy turn on pavement can cause a bike to spin out on dirt if the player is not careful about how hard they turn.
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AYK manufactured slot car chassis that included brass chassis, stamped steel chassis (similar to the Flexi from Parma), and a bolt together parallel dragster chassis to name a few. One item of note from AYK was the controller that AYK made for slot car racing. Unlike the current controllers that are all based on the Ruskit, AYK manufactured a controller that was held in the left hand and had a lever that controlled the speed using the right hand. This controller was the standard in Japan for a while.
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FIA Top Methanol Dragster pre-race burnout - Santa Pod Drivers position their cars on the starting line at a FIA European Drag Racing Championship event Burn-outs take place prior to the commencement of the race, creating heat on the tire, improving friction. Cars then line up at the starting line, this is known as staging. An electronic set of lights, known as a christmas tree, indicate the commencement of the race. The lights consist of two small amber lights at the top which are connected to a light beam that travels down the track.
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Drag racing was imported to Europe by American NATO troops during the Cold War. Races were held in West Germany beginning in the 1960s at the airbases at Ramstein and Sembach and in the UK at various airstrips and racing circuits before the opening of Europe's first permanent drag strip at Santa Pod Raceway in 1966. The FIA organises a Europe-wide four wheeled championship for the Top Fuel, Top Methanol Dragster, Top Methanol Funny Car, Pro Modified and Pro Stock classes. FIM Europe organises a similar championship for bike classes.
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Jerry, a secret agent, drives a micro dragster through the street of a town (the buildings in the opening shot suggest Westminster, London) and enters his secret headquarters through a cigar store Indian. His mission is to infiltrate the mansion of Tom Thrush and recover a refrigerator with a large amount of cheese. Before taking the operation out, he checks all of the weapons inside his coat. But when he tightens the belt, they fire, creating several holes on the coat as he comically grins at the "audience".
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In mid-1968, Huffman released the Flaming Stack chain guard, which was designed to look like the distinctive side exhaust pipe covers on the Corvette sports car. Later that same year, Huffman released a new Slingshot model with 16" front dragster wheel, and 20" rear. The new 1969 models where the last year for the three-bar Rail frame style. In 1970 Huffman deleted their three-bar frame and went to a two-bar Rail frame, eventually adding additional two-tone fade paint jobs along with Persons striped seats.
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The front engine dragster came about due to engines initially being located in the car's frame in front of the driver. The driver sits angled backward, over the top of the differential in a cockpit situated between the two rear tires, a design originating with Mickey Thompson's Panorama City Special in 1954, as a way of improving traction. This position led to many drivers being maimed when catastrophic clutch failures occurred. Due to limited traction, some dragsters with four rear drive wheels were attempted as well as designs with twin engines.
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Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster (2007) Connie Kalitta vs. Dan Pastorini (1987) Conrad "Connie" Kalitta (born February 24, 1938) is an American businessman and former drag racing driver, nicknamed "The Bounty Hunter". Kalitta is the CEO of Kalitta Air and the owner of Kalitta Motorsports.Kalitta Motorsports - About Connie Kalitta, Retrieved 2016-05-07 Kalitta was born in Michigan, grew up in Mount Clemens, and was a 1957 graduate of Mount Clemens High School. He raced from the 1950s through the 1990s. He was the first driver to hit 200 mph in an NHRA sanctioned event.
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He also drove Donovan's Donovan Engineering Special, and it was in this car he first raced Prudhomme. McEwen's 1975 funny car McEwen won the race against Prudhomme at Lions Drag Strip on September 12, 1964. He beat overcame Prudhomme's bright- orange edition of the famed Greer-Black-Prudhomme car two outings in a row, inspiring what may be the most famous match-race pairing in the history of drag racing. Later in 1964, McEwen drove Lou Baney's Yeakel Plymouth-sponsored dragster to victory at the 32-car UDRA meet at Fontana Raceway in Fontana.
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A year later he was drag racing a snowmobile on asphalt at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin when he watched a jet funny car dragster race. He decided that Jet Car Exhibition was going to be the next step in his Motorsports career. After searching for some time, he decided to purchase one of the fastest in the country, the Jazz Jet Funny Car, capable of speeds in excess of 300 mph. In his first full year of racing, he was awarded the Pro-Jet Rookie of the Year Award.
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BangShift Poll: What's the most historically significant drag strip in operation today? In the early days of the track, races were started by a flagman (before dragstrip Christmas Trees) and cars sometimes raced four abreast. In the 1970s, nitrous methane "rocket dragster" exhibition cars ran down the track in the low 4 second elapsed time range at over 350 miles per hour. In 2014, the track opted to no longer be a member track of the National Hot Rod Association, instead, along with several other dragstrips that year, joining the International Hot Rod Association.
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In October 1969, when preparing for a challenge at Monzas high-speed banked-oval circuit to a record held by Moto Guzzi, Ray Pickrell practiced by riding a Dunstall Norton road-going motorcycle during a regular sprint meeting. He set a new national record for the 750 cc class flying quarter mile at .Recollections of 'Quasimodo', Classic Racer, Winter 1988, pp.6-12 (EMAP) Accessed 3 January 2018 On 3 October 1970 Tony Densham, driving the Ford-powered "Commuter" dragster, set the Official outright wheel driven record at Elvington by averaging over the flying kilometre course.The Guardian, 5 October 1970, Page 6; The Times, 5 October 1970. This broke Malcolm Campbell's record set 43 years previously at Pendine Sands. In 1990 Elvington hosted an attempt to match the speed record run of the Sunbeam Tiger motor car, originally driven by Henry Segrave (on 21 March 1926, he set his first land speed record in his 4-litre Sunbeam Tiger Ladybird on the sands at Southport, England at 152.33 mph). The re-run at Elvington on the two mile (3 km) runway was recorded at . In the summer of 1998 Colin Fallows bettered Richard Noble's outright UK Record, driving his "Vampire" jet dragster at Elvington with an average of .The Guardian, 8 June 1999, Page C4.
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In 1982, video gamer Todd Rogers claimed to have set the world record for Dragster with a time of 5.51 seconds. Until January 29, 2018 this claim was accepted by video game record-keeping organization Twin Galaxies, and Guinness World Records, which later also recognized the achievement as the longest-standing video-game world record. Rogers had previously said that the way he achieved the record was by putting the car into second gear as the countdown timer reaches zero. Eric "OmniGamer" Koziel, a speedrunner and creator of tool-assisted speedruns, analyzed the code of the game.
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Bernstein in 1990 Larry Dixon is opposite Bernstein. Crew chief Dale Armstrong working on his car Bernstein's 1987 Funny Car, which had just set the record for the first elapsed time below 5.4 seconds Kenny Bernstein (born September 6, 1944) is an American drag racer and former NASCAR and IndyCar team owner. He is nicknamed the "Bud King" for his success in the Budweiser King funny car and dragster. He has also been nicknamed "The King of Speed," because he was the first driver to break 300 miles per hour in the standing- start quarter mile.
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Bernstein owned King Racing, which he drove for in the NHRA and fielded various cars in other racing series such as IndyCar and NASCAR. Bernstein retired from full-time competition in 2002 and moved his son Brandon into the Bud King Top Fuel dragster, but returned to finish the season in place of his son after Brandon suffered a severe injury. With the exception of a brief return to Funny Car in 2006, Bernstein did not return to the car and instead continued to run his team until the end of the 2011 season when he left drag racing altogether.
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Along with 13, the 3 recorded and along with Saidso, 13 co-produced the Frankenstein Drag Queens cassette- released demo EP. This cassette was sent to record labels and sold at live shows with a free FDQ sticker. Syd replaced Abby Normal the same year on guitar and after a tour-related inter-band conflict R.S. Saidso played his final show New Year's Eve December 31, 1997. He had announced already it would be his last show with the Draq Queens. Saidso went on to record some demos under the name Dragster "66" with Abby Normal.
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When turned on the Star Bird mimics an engine sound. If the toy is pointed upwards the sound would be altered by a ball bearing switch to imply a doppler effect acceleration or taking-off, while a nose down orientation gives the sound of decelerating engines. A button at the rear of the cockpit activates the LEDs at the front of the toy, along with a blast noise, to simulate the firing of its lasers. The button was designed to be pressed by the thumb while the ship was held by the main body or engine piece (in "dragster" configuration).
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John Lee and his wife Lauris rode Malvern Star bicycles as extras in that scene in the movie and also in the crowd scene on the steps of Melbourne's State Library. In the 1970s, Malvern Star manufactured the Dragster line of wheelie bikes. These have since been commemorated with a stamp by the Australia Post. Malvern Star was sold to Electronic Industries in 1958 then in 1970 the brand was purchased by the Dutch multinational Philips, which sold Malvern Star in 1980 to Raleigh (all Australian bicycle building by the company ending in 1987, however most Malvern Stars were imported after 1970).
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At the Colton Dragster Invitational (Bradley's home track) in 1957, Bradley defeated Emory Cook (in the hemi-powered Cook and Bedwell digger). He lost in the semi-final at the NHRA Fuel and Gass Championship in Bakersfield, California, in 1959, but won that year's Southern California Championship, hosted by the Pomona Valley Timing Association. Bradley also drove a twin-engined car which used a pair of flattys, in a chassis welded up in Bradley's garage, built with the assistance of long-time partner Max Romero. This car ran 100% nitro, and turned in a pass of 8.98 seconds at .
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Several other European drag racing records have been set along with records unsurpassed outside the United States. In May 2010 Top Fuel dragster driver Urs Erbacher set a class speed record with a terminal speed of 314.87 mph reached in less than 5 seconds. At the same race meeting Eric Teboul set a time of 5.23 seconds at 249 mph on his Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Bike, which he further improved to 5.19 seconds at the European championships in September 2010. In 2012 drag-racer Andy Frost set the record of `the world's fastest accelerating road-legal car' at the UK's Santa Pod Raceway.
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Other promotion in motorsport included the sponsoring of Don Prudhomme's Larry Dixon-driven NHRA top fuel dragster from 1997 to 2007. Prior to that, Dixon was sponsored by Miller Genuine Draft. Additionally, Miller Brewing sponsored the Unlimited hydroplane of R.B. "Bob" Taylor in 1984 with the U-7 "Lite All-Star", driven by Tom D'Eath. The following year, Miller switched teams and brands with the "Miller American" Unlimited hydroplane owned by Fran Muncey and Jim Lucero—which resulted in the 1985 National Championship, and APBA Gold Cup wins in 1985, 1986, and 1987, driven by Chip Hanauer.
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It lost the title of world's fastest when Formula Rossa at Ferrari World opened in November 2010. Intamin designed both Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster, and the two share a similar design and layout that differs primarily by the theme and the additional hill featured on Kingda Ka. Both rides were built by Stakotra and installed by Martin & Vleminckx. alt=tall green framework for steel roller coaster On August 29, 2013, Six Flags Great Adventure officially announced Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom for the 2014 season. The new attraction was attached to the Kingda Ka coaster.
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As Darda was originally a German company, many of the cars were based on German brands such as VW and Porsche. Various special cars were also created including a dragster and a mouse (which could not run on the Darda tracks as it was too wide). Another variant available in the late '80s was a replica KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) from the US television series Knight Rider. Recent models have included custom NASCAR racers, patrol cars from a variety of police forces including the New York Police Department, and a series of mounted collectible cars.
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Vampire was originally constructed by Allan 'Bootsie' Herridge, a pioneer British drag racer, as one of a pair of identical match-race jet dragsters in 1981. The sister car "Hellbender" was involved in a crash in 1986 at Santa Pod, in which Mark Woodley (an experienced dragster driver) was killed.The Sunday Times, September 24, 2006 Vampire crashed in 2006 during shooting of a segment for the television show Top Gear, severely injuring its driver, Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. Hammond's peak speed was higher than the official British land speed record, recording a top speed of .
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She competed in the 1969 and 1970 U.S. Nationals in a twin-engined dragster in Top Gas. With Top Gas losing popularity, Muldowney switched to Funny Car, buying her first car from Connie Kalitta. Around this time, her husband and she drifted apart; they finally divorced in 1972. "He didn't want to go nitro racing and we parted, but we stayed friends all those years until he passed away [in 2007]," she later said.Jack Muldowney had major impact on drag racing, May 29, 2007 Muldowney won her first major event, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Southern Nationals, in 1971.
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She stepped up to Top Fuel, getting her license in 1973 (making her the first woman to do it), behind the wheel of Poncho Rendon's digger; Don Garlits signed her application, one of three signatures she needed to make it official; the other two were Tommy Ivo and Connie Kalitta.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "The Time Machine: 1973", written 17 August 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) From 1973 to 1977, she teamed up with Kalitta as the Bounty Hunter and Bounty Huntress in match races, in a pair of Ford Mustangs, hers a Buttera chassis, and his a Logghe.
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Xcelerator laid the groundwork for taller and faster rides such as Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point and Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, coasters both passing the mark and mark. Xcelerator also laid the groundwork for rides featuring inversions, such as Storm Runner at Hersheypark, which has banked inversions, and Kanonen at Liseberg, which featured a vertical loop. While Xcelerator set a successful example for such rides, modifications were made to the larger models. Storm Runner and Kingda Ka use dual loading stations to speed up dispatching times, as well as larger and more-powerful motors.
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Fred Rompelberg (born 30 October 1945 in Maastricht) is a Dutch cyclist who is mainly known for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he cycled behind a motor dragster on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, with a speed of 268.831 kilometers an hour (167.044 mph). He beat the previous record of 245 km/h held by John Howard which was obtained in 1985 at the same location in Utah. The relevant world record was broken anew in 2018 by Denise Mueller-Korenek who reached a speed of 296.009 km/h.
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He completed the Los Angeles Marathon. He was chosen by the Coca-Cola Company to be part of the 2004 Summer Olympics torch relay, and was the national spokesman for all of the runners in the relay. He began attending racing schools, including the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, and in October 2009 he accomplished another first by becoming the first SCI quadriplegic to participate in a professional motorsport, racing a dragster during the 2009 ADRL World Finals. He was the first physically challenged athlete to participate and finish a stage in an adventure race, a particularly challenging athletic event.
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Wallace, p.28. The first of the "funny-looking cars" were a trio of 1964 Dodge 330 Max Wedges which were named the "Dodge Chargers". They debuted in March 1964 at San Diego Raceway.Wallace, p.22 caption. Funny Cars started as stockers, and were, at first, pure exhibition cars, in the Super/Factory Experimental (S/FX) class; NHRA treated them like a passing fad,Wallace, p.22. and tried to "legislate them out of existence" by placing them in first gas and then fuel dragster classes, with cars of half the weight and twice the horsepower.
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In the late 1970s and early 1980s, large tractor tires became popular, and the drive lines required to run such tires led to some of the first purpose-built mud bogging machines. By the late 1980s, many sanctioning bodies began giving precedence to vehicles with modified, and lower, dragster-type "rail designs", as they had increased in popularity. At the same time, superchargers first became widely used, leading to the modern top-level racer. In the late 1970s and most 1980s mud bog events, there was generally a class that was for running tractor tired trucks.
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The drawbacks of front-engine designs (including fatalities) led to several attempts at rear- engined cars. Among them were pioneering rear-engined dragsters (and funny cars, including Doug Thorley's and Dave Bowman's"Gallery: The Best of 1970s Drag Racing", written by Dave Kommel on April 25, 2017, at Hot Rod online (retrieved 22 May 2017)) were Steve Swaja's AA/Gas Wedge I from 1963, Roger Lindwall's 1966 Top Fuel Re-Entry and Kent Fuller's fueller Sidewinder III, both in 1969.Taylor, Thom. "Tony Nancy Gas Dragster", "Roger Lindwall Re- Entry", and "Kent Fuller Sidewinder III", in "Beauty Beyond the Twilight Zone", pp.
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Borsch qualified for the 1968 NHRA Winternationals, a 32-car field in Top Fuel, setting an AA/FA record elapsed time of 7.29 seconds. The rest of the field refused to race him, for fear of the ill-handling Altered. It turned out they were right: in round one of Super Eliminator, Borsch went from guardrail to centerline in a wild ride, which was photographed by Bob McClurg; it "became one of the most famous drag racing photos of all time." After getting a deal with model kit maker Revell for royalties,National Dragster online at NHRA.
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From its inception, MPC offered original toolings of a wide variety of automobiles ranging from classic luxury cars of the 1920s and 1930s, to contemporary dragsters and funny cars, as well as conceptual customs and caricature models developed by well-known racers and customizers such as Dick Branstner (who had built the original full-size 'Color Me Gone' Dodge Truck dragster), George Barris (designer of the TV Batmobile), and Dean Jeffries (designer of the TV Monkeemobile). Along with the production of pre-assembled promotional models, MPC released a regular series of current-model-year auto kits (annuals).
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The 1962 Winternationals were historic for the appearance there of NHRA's first woman class champion. Under pressure from Peggy Hart (wife of track owner "Pappy" Hart) and Mickey Thompson, as well as fellow racers Shirley Shahan and Roberta Leighton, Carol Cox was the first woman allowed to race at an NHRA national event.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Carol Cox: NHRA's first class winner", written 4 May 2018, at NHRA.com (retrieved 16 September 2018) Influenced in part by Thompson's preference for Pontiacs, Cox drove a 1961 Ventura with a 389cui/368HP V8, which was driven (not trailered) to Pomona.
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McEwen gained his early experience in a variety of cars, beginning in 1953 with a '53 Oldsmobile at Santa Ana Drags in Irvine. He then went on to race a '54 Olds at Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach. He went from the stock ranks to gas coupes, Altereds, and eventually dragsters and funny cars. Among the cars he drove were the Stone-Woods-Cook '50 Olds fastback, the Bader and Ferrara Cadillac-powered Crosseyed Crosley, Art Chrisman's Hustler II, the Bud Rasner and Gary Slusser Fiat coupe, Dick Rea's Chrysler-powered supercharged gas dragster, and Gene Adams' Albertson Olds.
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He also took Top Fuel honors at Lions Dragstrip and Pomona Raceway. McEwen's 1980 funny car Because their first contest had received so much attention, two more races between McEwen and Prudhomme were staged at Lions Drag Strip in 1965. McEwen drove the Yeakel Plymouth dragster past Prudhomme and his new ride, the Leong-owned Hawaiian, two rounds to one in the first, then lost in two straight sets in the second. Because McEwen raced only on the West Coast, he and the touring Prudhomme faced each other only once in 1966, at the Winternationals, site of their first national event meeting.
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Riding at that speed just inches behind a pace car is so dangerous that most world-class cyclists do not attempt it. The custom bicycle is geared so high that it has to be towed by the pace car until it reaches ; the cyclist then casts off the towrope and pedals under their own power. Rompelberg, whose record she was trying to break, encouraged her efforts and allowed her to use as a pace car the same custom dragster he had used in setting the record. The pace car was driven by professional race car driver Shea Holbrook.
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While the ride has been tested at speeds of up to , its rubber tires prevent it from performing reliably at these speeds, so engineers capped the speed at prior to the ride's renovation. Before Do-Dodonpa's initial opening, only two roller coasters reached or went beyond the barrier. As of 2020, that number stands at six (including Do-Dodonpa): Superman: Escape from Krypton; Red Force; Top Thrill Dragster; Kingda Ka; Do-Dodonpa; and Formula Rossa, the world's fastest roller coaster. Furthermore, Tower of Terror II, which was previously known as Tower of Terror, once traveled at least , but it is currently no longer in operation.
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Johnson's final pass was a track-record run of 4.61 seconds, which remained for two years before Gary Scelzi (who succeeded Blaine Johnson as the driver of Alan Johnson's dragster) would beat it. Johnson was also the Top Fuel national record holder at the time of his death (with a 4.59 second elapsed-time), a record that would stand until 1999 when Larry Dixon would beat it. Blaine had amassed enough points in the first part of the year to finish fifth in the season ending points standings. At the awards ceremony after the end of the season, Top Fuel Champion Kenny Bernstein gave his championship trophy to Blaine's brother Alan.
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An overbanked turn is a turn or curve in which the track tilts beyond 90 degrees, usually in the 100-120 degree range. The element is common on large steel roller coasters, particularly those built by Intamin and Rocky Mountain Construction. Two examples of an overbanked turn in the United States are the first turn-around on Superman the Ride at Six Flags New England, and Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, which features four separate and two consecutive overbanked turns. Top Thrill Dragster top hat at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio A Stengel dive combines an overbanked turn with a camelback hill.
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Arfons is also credited with being the first to incinerate a junked car with the exhaust from his jet dragster, in order to provide entertainment for the crowd at Indianapolis Raceway Park one year when the race had been rained out. In the midst of the Detroit automakers' performance competition in 1967, Chrysler Corporation gave Arfons a Dodge Dart, Plymouth Barracuda and Dodge Charger to convert into dragsters. He simply fastened jet engines into the stock cars, with most of the accessories still installed and working. These were such crowd pleasers that he later built fiberglass-bodied jet funny cars, a Chevrolet Camaro, a Mercury Comet, and Ford Mustangs.
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His win marked the first of a number of important championships and in 1974, he drove his nitro-fueled dragster to a record setting three NHRA and two American Hot Rod Association (AHRA) titles and earned the first of his two World Championships. Beck was named driver of the year by Drag News and top fuel driver of the year by Car Craft. Among his 1975 victories, he took the Canadian Open Top Fuel championship. In 1983 Gary Beck dominated the Top Fuel class in drag racing, scoring 17 of the fastest 18 runs in Top Fuel history and capping off the multi-win season with his second World Championship.
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Most Accelerator Coasters are launched from the station, but there are some that advance the train to a separate launch area, either for theming reasons (Superman Escape) or to allow multiple trains to be loaded simultaneously (Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka). For layouts that have the top hat element, a mechanism is in place to deal with the occasional occurrence of rollbacks where a train fails to pass the peak height of the element and rolls backwards returning to the point of launch. Another set of magnetic brakes found at the final brake run also exist on the launch track to stop the train during a rollback.
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Dennis “Kilowatt” Berube set the National Hot Rod Association’s (NHRA) Super Pro class world speed record for electric dragsters driving a vehicle powered by Altair's battery packs. Berube's electric dragster, named the Current Eliminator V, accelerated to a speed of 247.2 km/h (153.6 mph) at the Speedworld Motorplex drag strip on December 15, 2007 covering a quarter-mile in 8.10 seconds.Steve Bayless, My Car of the Future, Today, Nova, PBS The Autovolantor, a proposed model of flying car (aircraft) by Moller Skycar, has an all-electric version powered by Altairnano batteries. In February 2008, Argonne National Laboratory reported that Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc.
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In 1961, the company offered a dragster, the Dragon, powered by a Shorrock-supercharged 1.5 liter Ford, and was distributor of the superchargers, later also taking over production of them. Allard's son, Alan, marketed the Allardette 105, 109, and 116, using the straight-four-cylinder engine from the Ford Anglia and other Ford models. In 1966 Sydney Allard died on the same night a fire destroyed the Clapham factory and some of the Allard Motor Company factory records. The factory site in Clapham, South West London, is now a development of social housing apartments, and the showroom and workshop in Putney is now a Howdens Joinery trade products showroom.
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The standard distance of a drag race is 1,320 feet, 402 m, or 1/4 mile( +- 0,2% FIA & NHRA rules). However, due to safety concerns, certain sanctioning bodies (notably the NHRA for its Top Fuel and Funny Car classes) have shortened races to 1,000 feet. Some drag strips are even shorter and run 660 feet, 201 m, or 1/8 mile. The 1,000 foot distance is now also popular with bracket racing, especially in meets where there are 1/8 mile cars and 1/4 mile cars racing together, and is used by the revived American Drag Racing League for its primary classes (not Jr Dragster).
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The first Australian Nationals event was run in 1965 at Riverside raceway, near Melbourne. The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) was established in 1973, and today they claim they are the "best in the world outside the United States".Australian National Drag Racing Association ANDRA History ANDRA sanctions races throughout Australia and throughout the year at all levels, from Junior Dragster to Top Fuel. The ANDRA Drag Racing Series is for professional drivers and riders and includes Top Fuel, Top Alcohol, Top Doorslammer (similar to the USA Pro Modified class), Pro Stock (using 400 cubic inch engines (6.5 litres)), Top Bike and Pro Stock Motorcycle.
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The Summit Sportsman Series is for ANDRA sportsman drivers and riders and includes Competition, Super Stock, Super Compact, Competition Bike, Supercharged Outlaws, Top Sportsman, Modified, Super Sedan, Modified Bike, Super Street and Junior Dragster. In 2015, after a dispute with ANDRA, Sydney Dragway, Willowbank Raceway and the Perth Motorplex invited the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) to sanction events at their tracks. Since then the Perth Motorplex has reverted to an ANDRA sanction and Springmount Raceway has embraced the IHRA umbrella. The 400 Thunder Series now attracts professional racers to its races at Sydney Dragway and Willowbank Raceway and is the premiere series in Australia.
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Emery survived a couple of frightening incidents. While driving Pure Hell at Fremont Dragstrip, an improperly fastened steering wheel came off the steering column, and the car ended up in a flooded ditch, upside down, forcing him to hold his breath until the car could be righted. While racing at the 1977 U.S. Nationals, Burkhart's silver Camaro fuel funny car got out of shape, veering toward the centerline (reminiscent of an Altered), then swerved toward the guardrail and abruptly stood on its nose, something never seen before or since (through 2012), rotating along the rail two or three times before coming to rest.Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor.
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The Funny Car Eliminator title at the 1971 Winternats would go to Roland Leong's Dodge Charger, Hawaiian,.McClurg, p.46 caption. with Butch Maas at the wheel.NHRA.net (retrieved 18 September 2018) Don Garlits' novel rear-engined dragster, Swamp Rat XIV, appeared at the Winternats, qualifying with 6.8; his best time of the meet was a 6.70, over Jim Dunn's 7.58, in the semi-final: Garlits would win, when Kenny Safford broke in the final.NHRA.net (retrieved 18 September 2018) The last Top Gas Eliminator crown, before NHRA abolished the class, went to Walt Stevens, at the wheel of Ken Theiss' twin-engined Odd Couple TG/D.NHRA.
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When it opened in May 2000, Millennium Force broke six world records and used a new magnetic braking system instead of friction brakes found on most roller coasters. This new system enabled the use of a shorter brake run, which slows the train from down to a standstill in six seconds. Millennium Force held the records for tallest and fastest complete-circuit roller coaster until August 2000, when Steel Dragon 2000 opened. Millennium Force held the record for tallest and fastest roller coaster at Cedar Point until 2003, when Cedar Point debuted Top Thrill Dragster, which at the time was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world.
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Ruth captured the NHRA Division 6 title five years from 1964–69 and began referring to himself as "The King". He quickly made a name for himself and in 1971 set a Top Fuel elapsed time of 6.43 seconds -tied for the quickest in history at the time, in his Don Long Mustang Funny Car which he built himself. In 1972 Ruth sold his self-made car and adopted a Keith Black aluminum 426 Hemi, rear-engine dragster. He would gain prominence in 1973 when he defeated Gary Beck a two-time U.S. Nationals champion, in the 1973 NHRA World Finals at the high altitude Amarillo Dragway.
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Thompson campaigned a funny car in 1971 In 1965, Thompson published Challenger: Mickey Thompson's own story of his life of Speed. In 1968 Danny Ongais and him took three Ford Mustang Mach 1 to the Bonneville salt flats for a feature in Hot Rod magazine, in the process setting 295 speed and endurance records over a series of 500-mile and 24-hour courses.1969 Ford Mustang Mach I - Record Setter - Hot Rod, 9 July 2014 Together with John Buttera and Pat Foster, developed a Ford Mustang Mach 1] Funny Car with a dragster-like chassis. Driven by Ongais, the car won the 1969 NHRA Spring Nationals at Dallas and the NHRA U.S. Nationals.
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Havoc Motorcycles was founded in Prince Edward Island in 2014. The company's launch was announced in September 2015 with the launch of its first prototype model, the "Iron Flight: Mike Tyson Special Edition" a themed motorcycle featuring graphics licensed from Mike Tyson, entertainer and former heavyweight boxing champion. In 2016, Havoc Motorcycles formed a partnership with the Wild West Motor Co., an established United States manufacturer of hand-built motorcycles in operation since 1987, for technology transfer and licensing of high-horsepower street motorcycle designs. The Wild West Gunfire, a dragster-inspired motorcycle, formed the basis for two of Havoc Motorcycles' next models, and companies cooperated in the launch of the Havoc 124SS that was unveiled in February 2017.
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This same car went on sale on JamesEdition in July 2016 and includes a batcycle as well. Other television cars built by Barris Kustom Industries include the Munster Koach and casket turned dragster (the "Drag-U-La") for The Munsters, an Oldsmobile Toronado turned into a roadster used in the first season of Mannix, a 1921 Oldsmobile touring car turned into a truck for The Beverly Hillbillies, the fictional "1928 Porter" for the NBC comedy My Mother the Car, Updated KITTs for later seasons of Knight Rider and replicas of 1914 Stutz Bearcats for Bearcats!. George Barris was responsible for the frame of the original Batmobile and other famous customized automobiles he created for various celebrities.
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Ford SOHC Hemi (Cammer) front engine rail dragster Flopper Funny Car FE Factory tunnelport crossram fuel injection used in GT40s FE with 4 Weber carburetors as installed in competition 427 AC Cobras Ford GT40 Mk IIs finished 1-2-3 in the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Driven by Miles/Hulme, this car finished 2nd. 1964 Fairlane Thunderbolt Specific models that used FE engines include the AC Cobra MKIII, GT40s, the AC Frua, as well as various factory racing versions of Ford Mustangs, Ford Galaxies, Ford Fairlanes, and Ford Thunderbirds. In the 1960s, most organized racing events required either stock components or components that were readily available to the general public.
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Evans started announcing drag races at age 19 at the fabled San Gabriel and Fontana tracks in California and later managed all three of Southern California's famed tracks, which included Lions Dragstrip, Orange County Int'l Raceway, and Irwindale Raceway. He began announcing national events in 1966 and a year later he went to work full time as editor of National DRAGSTER, and later as public relations director for NHRA. Evans worked on NHRA's syndicated TV shows for more than two decades and covered NHRA drag racing on TNN, ABC, and NBC. He was also the host of the weekly television newsmagazine NHRA Today, which aired over 500 shows between 1990 and 1998.
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Garlits made the Top Fuel final against Richard Tharp. When the starting light went green, the transmission exploded at the line, sawing the car in two in a flash of fire and severing the top half of Garlits' right foot. This put Garlits on the shelf for most of the year. While recuperating in a Long Beach, California hospital from this violent incident, Garlits drew up the design for the modern, rear-engine Top Fuel dragster. “Most fans remember the ‘Great Burndown’ between me and Steve Carbone at Indy in 1971,” Garlits recalled. “But do you know how much Carbone made when he won, and we’re talking here about one of the most famous Top Fuel finals in history.
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MacFarlane has played a variety of instruments on a number of records, including vibraphone, drums, guitar, keyboard and vocals. She has worked with other artists including Lee Memorial (alongside Karl Smith of Sodastream), Bombazine Black, The Wonder Winterborn, Tarantula, New Buffalo, Trixies Undersea Adventure, Deer, Boo Who, Popemobile, Bruna, Dragster, Scared of Horses, Cold Cold Hearts, Madigan, Disaster Plan, Clag and Low Talk. MacFarlane has worked as audio engineer at 3CR radio; and on many recordings including solo work, recent ninetynine releases, Covens Revenge, The Hatchets, Cleber Claux Memorial Singers, Baseball, Love of Diagrams, The Stabs and Jules Sheldon. MacFarlane is also a teacher and educator of music, establishing Augment Music Education in 2016.
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Williams, Janis. "Speed Queen", in Texas Monthly, May 1989, p.96, at Google Books (retrieved 5 October 2018) At a Competition Eliminator event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May 1986, Johns suffered a serious injury after a Jim Van Cleve's gas dragster climbed a guardrail, flipped, and landed on her, breaking her back and neck, which left her out of competition for two years.Williams, Janis. "Speed Queen", in Texas Monthly, May 1989, p.96, at Google Books (retrieved ??? October 2018) After undergoing five surgeries, Johns attended Frank Hawley's Drag Racing School.Chicago Tribune online (retrieved 5 October 2018); Autoweek (pdf); Orlando Sentinel online (retrieved 5 October 2018) Blaming Van Cleve for the accident, her father, Terry (a car dealer), sued.
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Blue Flame was constructed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Reaction Dynamics, a company formed by Pete Farnsworth, Ray Dausman and Dick Keller, who had developed the first hydrogen peroxide rocket dragster, called the X-1 and driven by Chuck Suba. The car used a combination of high-test peroxide and liquified natural gas (LNG), pressurized by helium gas. The effort was sponsored by the American Gas Association, with technical assistance from the Institute of Gas Technology of Des Plaines, IL. The engine was designed by Reaction Dynamics and some of the components were manufactured by Galaxy Manufacturing of Tonawanda, New York. Blue Flames engine is a regeneratively cooled variable thrust liquid-propellent engine.
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To launch the trains, Storm Runner utilizes a system invented by Intamin that launches the trains using hydraulics, similar to that used on Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka. This system is similar to the propulsion on a locomotive wheel except it doesn't spin completely. The inner diameter of the wheel is attached to the hydraulic actuator and the outer radius of the wheel is then attached to the launch mechanism. The outer diameter of the wheel amplifies the energy output from the slow actuator stroke creating a high speed launch in a matter of seconds. A catch car is attached to the launch mechanism and the train attaches to this catch car prior to launch.
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Except where a breakout rule is in place, the winner is the first vehicle to cross the finish line, and therefore the driver with the lowest combined reaction time and elapsed time. Because these times are measured separately, a driver with a slower elapsed time can actually win if that driver's advantage in reaction time exceeds the elapsed time difference. In heads-up racing, this is known as a holeshot win. In categories where a breakout rule is in effect (for example, NHRA Junior Dragster, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Stock, and Stock classes, as well as some dial-in classes), if a competitor is faster than his or her predetermined time (a "breakout"), that competitor loses.
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The cars wore Fairlane 500 trim, and were only offered with the two-door sedan body. This special model, of which 111 to 127 total were made (sources disagree), delivered 657 hp (490 kW) at 7,500 rpmFord FE engine and was known as the Thunderbolt. Racing in NHRA Super Stock (which required only fifty cars be available to the publicBurgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Favorite Race Car Ever voting: Early Door Cars/Roadsters", written 11 July 2008, at NHRA.com (retrieved 27 September 2018)), on -wide tires, the Thunderbolt was based on the midlevel Fairlane 500 two-door pillared sedan, and in 1964 set elapsed time and top speed records at 11.6 seconds and 124 mph (200 km/h).
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The big news that year was the creation of Mattel Hot Wheels-sponsored team of Don Prudhomme and Tom McEwen. Don Garlits' 1971 accident in Top Fuel Dragster, which led to the creation of the revolutionary Swamp Rat XIV, did not produce the same kind of change in Funny Car, though there had been a number of rear- engined examples, including Thorley's Javelin and Dave Bowman’s California Stud, which was the most successful of the rear-engined funny cars."Gallery: The Best of 1970s Drag Racing", written by Dave Kommel on April 25, 2017, at Hot Rod online (retrieved 22 May 2017) The Funny Car Eliminator title at the 1971 Winternats would go to Roland Leong's Charger, Hawaiian.McClurg, p.
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Fuel rail, on display at the California Automobile Museum A dragster is a specialized competition automobile used in drag racing. Dragsters, also commonly called "diggers", can be broadly placed in three categories, based on the fuel they use: gasoline, methanol, and nitromethane. They are most commonly single-engined, though twin-engined and quad-engined designs did race in the 1950s and 1960s. The design of dragsters evolved from the front-engined rail (named for the exposed frame rails) of the earliest days of drag racing, into the "slingshot" (with the driver between or behind the rear tires, or "slicks") of the early to middle 1960s, to the "modern" type common in the 1970s.
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Two Top Fuel dragsters side by side Top Fuel dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of and finishing the runs in 3.62 seconds. A top fuel dragster accelerates from a standstill to in as little as 0.8 seconds (less than one third the time required by a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach ) and can exceed in just . This subjects the driver to an average acceleration of about over the duration of the race and with a peak of over . Because of the speeds, this class exclusively races to only a distance, and not the traditional .
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Amato relaxing in his pit area as an owner at the 2001 Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia Joe Amato after winning the 1979 Gatornationals Joe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American dragster driver, who won the NHRA Top Fuel championship five occasions and scored 52 event victories, most of them with crew chief Tim Richards. He was the first driver to exceed 260 mph and 280 mph in competition. Amato began racing cars as a teenager, when he worked at his family's auto parts store. He dropped out of high school to help run the store when his father had serious heart problems; eventually, Amato built the business into Keystone Automotive, a large and successful Automotive Wholesaler and Distributor.
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During her time on Swap Shop, with Noel Edmonds and others, she formed the one-hit wonder band Brown Sauce and had a No. 15 hit with "I Wanna Be A Winner" in 1981. With Tony Blackburn at a Radio 1 Roadshow in the early 1980s She returned to television on BBC 1's flagship science and technology programme Tomorrow's World, where she stayed for eight years. Since then, she has presented a variety of television and radio programmes, including Hospital Watch, Bodymatters Roadshow, QED, and BBC 2's women's documentary series The Doll’s House. Philbin flew upside down in a Hawker Hunter as part of the Tomorrow's World at Large series, and drove a Top Fuel dragster, earning her International Racing Licence.
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Page was one of the announcers along with former Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car driver Mike Dunn for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series on ESPN and ESPN2. At the end of the 2012 season, he parted ways after nearly 25 years with ABC/ESPN. NHRA announced on February 6, 2013 that Dave Rieff, who has been a pit reporter since ESPN began its NHRA coverage in 2001 and a staple of NHRA television for 17 years, will move into the anchor announcer position for the 2013 season. Joining Rieff in calling the action from the booth will be former NHRA racer Mike Dunn for his 12th year with ESPN as a color analyst for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
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An electric dragster is a drag racing vehicle which contains an electric propulsion system which is powered by batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors (ultracapacitors), and sometimes they include a combustion engine to recharge their ESS (Energy Storage Systems). Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly common because electric propulsion systems have recently been gaining recognition as a replacement for gasoline and diesel powered propulsion systems. They are being considered as replacements for gasoline and diesel powered vehicles for many reasons, including the high efficiency of electric motors, their reliability, as well as their torque curves which can be achieved without a costly transmission. The torque characteristics of electric motors are attractive because they produce large amounts of torque, and they start producing most of it at zero RPM.
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Junior drag racers may choose to participate in programs run by the NHRA, IHRA, or at an unsanctioned facility. Drivers may be male or female and must be at least five years of age to test, and six years to compete, and be no older than 20 years on December 31 of the competition year (a driver who turns 18 on January 2 is permitted to race in the class until December 31 of the year in question). Back View of a Jr Dragster The track is 1/8 of a mile, and depending on class, is contested as a bracket race or a heads-up start on a 5-tenths sportsman tree. Racers E.T (Elapsed Time) is determined by age.
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A lift hill gives the train potential energy by raising it to the highest point in the track (and not significantly accelerating it). A launch track gives the train kinetic energy by accelerating it to the maximum designed speed (while not significantly raising the height of the track). A launch track normally includes some form of brakes. Depending on the type of coaster, these brakes may be used in every run of the coaster (this is normally found on a shuttle roller coaster where the launch track also serves as the main brake run) or they may only come into play when a rollback occurs, normally on a complete-circuit coaster such as Stealth, Top Thrill Dragster, Kingda Ka, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith and Xcelerator.
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The NHRA was formed by Wally Parks in 1951 in an effort to promote the sport of drag racing while keeping young people from racing on local roads. The first national event was held in 1955 in Great Bend, Kansas on an abandoned air strip. The first national event winner in the NHRA was 25-year-old Calvin Rice of Santa Ana, CA. In the June 30, 1995 issue of National Dragster, Jack Jones said, "Believe it or not, Wally Parks called me at my job and asked if I’d do him a favor, pose for pictures that would be used as models for the trophy." The Wally was modeled after the images taken of Jones during a photo shoot at Pomona Raceway in California in 1969.
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Hammond with James May and Jeremy Clarkson at Top Gear Live Italia in 2014 Hammond became a presenter on Top Gear in 2002, when the show began in its revamped format. He is sometimes referred to as "The Hamster" by fans and his co-presenters on Top Gear due to his name and relatively small stature compared to May and Clarkson. His nickname was further reinforced when on three occasions in series 7, he ate cardboard, mimicking hamster-like behaviour. Following a high-speed dragster crash while filming in September 2006 near York, Hammond returned in the first episode of series 9 (broadcast on 28 January 2007) to a hero's welcome, complete with dancing girls, aeroplane-style stairs and fireworks.
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Because tool assisted speedruns can account for all aspects of the game code, including its inner workings, and press buttons precisely and accurately, they can be used to help verify whether an unassisted speedrun record is legitimate. In 2018, Todd Rogers' record for Dragster was removed from Twin Galaxies and the Guinness World Records after a TAS experiment proved that his time, 5.51 seconds, was impossible to achieve even in a TAS. Some players fraudulently recorded speedruns, either by creating montages of other speedrun or altering the playing time, posting them as TAS or RTA. One of the best-known cases is Billy Mitchell, who had his Donkey Kong and Pac-Man Guinness records revoked in 2018, considering that he used an emulator.
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Top Thrill Dragster (hydraulic) launching; note elevation change A hydraulic launch track has a trough running along its center, a "catch car" that connects to the train for launching travels through this trough. The catch car is connected to a cable loop that runs along the entire length of the launch track, anchored by a pulley wheel at the near end of the track and by the launch motor itself at the far end. The launch motor is located in a small building under the end of the launch track. Only about 2/3 of the length of this type of launch track can be used for launching the train, as the catch car must be stopped after it disengages from the train.
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In drag racing in the mid-1960s, Top Fuel horsepower began to be combined with bodied cars with altered wheelbases to produce the first "funny cars" (originally a derisive term). The first funny cars were built in the early to mid-1960s. Funny Car as a class traces its roots to Super Stock, through "the intriguingly named Optional Super Stock class", to A/Factory Experimental (A/FX), which NHRA introduced in 1962, and ultimately XS (experimental stock).Burgess, Phil National Dragster Editor. "Early Funny Car History 101", written 22 January 2016, at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 May 2017) At the start, the rear tires ("slicks") were made with a bias-ply construction ("wrinklewall" slicks had not been invented yet), which meant that grip upon launching was poor.
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The first Green Monster appeared in 1952. It was a three-wheeled dragster powered by an Oldsmobile six cylinder engine, and painted with left-over green tractor paint. The name was applied on the car's first outing by the track announcer, Ed Piasczik (Paskey), who laughingly said "Okay folks here it comes; The Green Monster", and it stuck to all Arfons' creations. The car only reached 85 miles per hour (137 km/h),20 miles per hour (30 km/h) short of the fastest car, but by 1953, Green Monster 2, a 20-foot (6 m) long six wheeled car powered by an Allison V12 aircraft engine, was hitting 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) in the quarter mile.
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Based on a true story about two sisters who came out on top of a man's sport, the story is based on Courtney and Erica Enders, two sisters who get into junior drag racing and make it all the way to the top. The two sisters fight a battle of fellow racers who are against having girls race with them therefore it pushes them harder to compete against their competition. Erica becomes stressed when her racing life becomes mixed with her social life and academic goals, and decided to quit racing, until she realizes racing is what she truly wants to do. Finally towards the end of their teen years the Enders sisters come out on top to win the NHRA Junior Dragster national title.
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2012 saw John welcome a fourth driver to his stable, former Top Alcohol Dragster champion, and daughter Courtney, who was in the running for the Auto Club Rookie of the Year Award, she will be driving the Traxxas Ford Mustang in her rookie season, and she has done something that only sister Ashley has done, beat her father in the first meeting between the two, taking John out of the Arizona Nationals in Phoenix in just the first round. Although Force was unable to retain the championship, finishing in fifth, he saw Courtney win something he never did, the NHRA Road to the Future Rookie of the Year award, and Courtney's second-place finish in the season helped cement John Force Racing's legacy for several years to come.
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He said the Tomahawk "illustrates how the automotive industry considers motorcycles a lesser form of its own discipline" and so "feel entirely qualified to redesign one whenever they run out of ideas for sports cars." Morbidelli V8 design was criticized by Glynn Kerr, like the Tomahawk's, for ignoring motorcycle-specific design rules. Kerr blamed this disregard of the rules of motorcycle design for the use of "too much over-simplified bodywork" on the Pininfarina Morbidelli V8, which the Tomahawk at least avoided, while still "missing the point about bikes." The indecision between making a sport bike or cruiser led to the uncomfortable ergonomics of a dragster motorcycle, but it did not matter because the Tomahawk was "not intended to be taken seriously", notwithstanding the intention to produce a limited production run.
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Larry Minor, then running a successful Top Fuel dragster team, picked McCulloch to drive a new funny car in 1984, and (with tuning by Bernie Fedderly and Dan Olson) he would put the Miller Beer-sponsored car in at least one national event final round every year until his retirement, scoring twelve wins in 29 races.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) Of those, he won at Indy, He also took the Car and Driver award, again in 1988.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) In 1987, McCulloch faced a rookie John Force in his first TF/FC start. He was runner-up to national champion Force in 1990, with 5 wins of 9 events.Motorsport.com (retrieved 14 September 2018) McCulloch was in the top five Winston points-scorers seven years in a row, from 1984 to 1991.Motorsport.
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Rudolf Caracciola's record of 432.7 km/h (268 mph) over the flying kilometre on 28 January 1938, remained the fastest ever officially timed speed on a public road until broken on 5 November 2017 by Koenigsegg in an Agera RS driven by Niklas Lilja, achieving 445.6 km/h (276.9 mph) on a closed highway in Nevada. It also was the fastest speed ever recorded in Germany until Rico Anthes bested it with a Top Fuel Dragster on the Hockenheimring drag strip. This record breaking run was made on the Reichs-Autobahn A5 between Frankfurt and Darmstadt, where onlookers were rattled by the brutal boom of the side spewing exhaust stacks as the silver car hurtled past. By nine that morning, Caracciola and team chief Alfred Neubauer were having a celebration breakfast at the Park Hotel in Frankfurt.
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A lift hill gives the train potential energy by raising it to the highest point in the track (and not significantly accelerating it). A launch track gives the train kinetic energy by accelerating it to the maximum designed speed (while not significantly raising it). A launch track normally includes some form of brakes. Depending on the type of coaster, these brakes may be used in every run of the coaster (this is normally found on a Shuttle roller coaster where the launch track also serves as the main brake run) or they may only come into play when a rollback occurs, normally on a complete-circuit coaster such as Red Force, Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka. In either case, the brakes are retracted to allow trains to launch, and are engaged at all other times.
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Dragster burnout at Tarlton International Speedway, South Africa Another burnout technique is aimed at cars with insufficient power to perform a burnout from a standing- still position. It involves putting the car into reverse, reversing at a higher speed than normal and then quickly putting the car into first gear and hitting the accelerator. A variant of this is to reverse at an angle which will result in two (for cars with limited slip differentials) distinctive skidmarks once the car pushes forward — in Arab parts of the world, this trick is called the "88", as the skidmarks resemble two number-eights in Arabic ("٨ ٨"). In the United States these marks are referred to as "fishhooks", a very accurate description of the skidmarks as the car will leave a longer mark when the vehicle's velocity becomes aligned with its forward direction.
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Pure methanol is required by rule to be used in Champcars, Monster Trucks, USAC sprint cars (as well as midgets, modifieds, etc.), and other dirt track series, such as World of Outlaws, and Motorcycle Speedway, mainly because, in the event of an accident, methanol does not produce an opaque cloud of smoke. Since the late 1940s, Methanol is also used as the primary fuel ingredient in the powerplants for radio control, control line and free flight model aircraft (see below), cars and trucks; such engines use a platinum filament glow plug that ignites the methanol vapor through a catalytic reaction. Drag racers, mud racers, and heavily modified tractor pullers also use methanol as the primary fuel source. Methanol is required with a supercharged engine in a Top Alcohol Dragster and, until the end of the 2006 season, all vehicles in the Indianapolis 500 had to run on methanol.
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Model companies hired big name customizers to create new and striking designs. Just as AMT had hired George Barris and Darryl Starbird, Revell hired Ed "Big Daddy" Roth about 1962 as their new stylist (Funding Universe Web page). Hawk Models would use Bill Campbell's "'Weird-Ohs" like "Davey" the wild motor-bike rider and "Digger" the dragster, and later, Monogram would hire designer Tom Daniel. At this time, Roth created the bubble-glassed "Beatnik Bandit" (later made even more famous when produced by Hot Wheels), the double engined "Mysterion", the asymmetrical "Orbitron", the "Outlaw" (a highly styled T bucket), and the "Road Agent". Apart from wheeled wonders, arguably his most famous creation was the "Rat Fink", an anti-Mickey Mouse figure (Ed Roth Cars 2008–2011). Roth's Web site reports that in 1963 Revell paid Roth 1 cent for every one of his model kits sold, totaling $32,000 (Biography 2008–2011).
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After Russell's death, Goodyear quickly designed and released an improved version of their top fuel tire, and the NHRA required that all top fuel cars switch to the new tire for the race immediately following the Gateway event. The new tires are a harder compound, which improves puncture resistance and also causes the tires to expand less, improving safety. The NHRA also reduced the maximum nitromethane content of the fuel from 90% to 85% to reduce power, changed the maximum primary rear wing element angle to 2 degrees positive (measured when the dragster is at rest) to reduce downforce, and required that top fuel cars install a 2 mm (0.090 inch) thick titanium shield behind the driver's head to block shrapnel from reaching the driver. They also required that rear tires have no less than the minimum manufacturer recommended tire pressure, which is 7 psi (48 kPa).
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He is notable for being a pioneer in heartlining, the principle of having the track twist and rotate around the rider's heart line, rather than the track rotating around its own center. Since Schwarzkopf's retirement, Stengel has worked on most of the world's record-breaking roller coasters, including Son of Beast, Millennium Force, Superman The Ride, Top Thrill Dragster, Kingda Ka, Dollywood's Mystery Mine, El Toro, Maverick and Olympia Looping, the world's largest portable roller coaster, among many others. Seventy-two percent of the attractions on the 2004 Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards list of the world's top fifty steel roller coasters were designed by Stengel Engineering. Stengel received an honorary doctorate from Gothenburg University in 2005 for "inexhaustible creativity in linking physics and design to the experience of the body in roller coasters and other rides," among the most highly regarded of which is Lisebergbanan at Liseberg park in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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How To Make Trouble and Influence People: Author Biography Accessed 5 November 2012 In 2009, Breakdown Press collected all three of the How To Make Trouble And Influence People books into a single volume featuring additional material and interviews with activists and pranksters including John Safran, Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, The Chaser team, Pauline Pantsdown and The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. PM Press will publish a new edition of this collection in 2013.PM Press: How To Make Trouble and Influence People Accessed 5 November 2012 McIntyre played bass, guitar and sang in a number of bands in Perth, Melbourne and London during the 1990s including The Stoned Posers, the Sea Haggs, Felafel, the Dennis Lillees, The Barnacle Sisters, and the Authentics. In 1996 he toured Europe as a member of Dragster and ninetynine, later forming the first line up of Kokoshkar in London, a band which continued on in Australia until 1999.
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Burnout in the box at Tarlton International Raceway, South Africa Fire burnout, Santa Pod Raceway, UK The origins of burnouts can be traced to drag racing, where they have a practical purpose: drag racing slicks perform better at higher temperatures, and a burnout is the quickest way to raise tire temperature immediately prior to a race. They also clean the tire of any debris and lay down a layer of rubber by the starting line for better traction. Drag race tracks sometimes use a specially-reserved wet-surface area known as the "water box", because water is poured onto a certain area to reduce the friction to initiate the burnout. This was once called a "bleach box", when bleach was used instead of water; this began in 1969,Burgess, Phil, National Dragster editor. "Obsolete skills, part 1: On the track", at NHRA.com (retrieved 23 September 2018) the year the first burnout was done in NHRA, at the Hot Rod Magazine Championship Drag Races in Riverside, California.
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The Ron & Allen Morning Show was wildly popular and they even had their own television show called "Rock Utah" which aired on local channel 30. Some of the more memorable events the morning show perpetrated were the "Heterosexual Pride Parade", a wrestling match between Ron and the "Punisher" against Allen and Hymie, which raised money for the MDA, Hymie taking the morn show and some listeners skydiving, Allen and Hymie driving a top fuel dragster at Bonneville Raceway, and a hoax which had listeners believing that Allen Handy had been arrested by the Secret Service. The show was every bit as wild as anything being done at the time in the largest markets, including Howard Stern in New York City. After Ron Harrison was summarily dismissed for an on- air stunt, Allen Handy and Michael Hayes took over as "Handy & Hayes" for several months carrying on the tradition of placing within the top 1-2 stations in the 18-34 demographic within Salt Lake City's market.
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It was not a race bike or a tourer, but a naked boulevard cruiser crossed with a traffic light dragster. It was quite a sales success. In 1994 a five speed 600 SuperSport and a five speed 600 Monster appeared. It was the original specification motor and gearbox, with all the improvements of contemporary models added. The 750 SuperSport was updated with twin 320 mm front discs, and a steel swing arm. The 900 SuperSport and SuperLight received uprated Showa forks, and in 1995, an oil temperature gauge was added to the instruments. In 1996 the M900 gained fully adjustable Marzocchi forks. This was also the year Texas Pacific Group bought a 51% stake in the company for US$325 million, thus taking over from Cagiva, and renamed the company 'Ducati Motor SpA. In 1998 came the 944 cc liquid-cooled Ducati ST2 Sports Turismo, with an engine descended from the earlier Paso 906 and 907ie. In 2000 the 1000SS (992 cc) was released, weighing 185 kg, with a 1395 mm wheelbase.
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There are two different categories of Drill-Team racing: Old-Fashioned racing teams, compete in competitions where all of the competitors race on foot, and any hoses or ladders that are used are carried on a small hand-pulled two-wheeled cart. Motorized racing teams, which use two different classes of "truck" to race with: the Class-B racer, which is typically a heavily modified older-model pickup truck retro-fitted with a pump, and the Class-C racer, which bears a resemblance to a modified dragster. (a "Class-A" truck is a typical firehouse pumper, such as an American LaFrance, E-One or Sutphen brand) Both the Class-B and Class-C racers have a pickup-type bed in the back on which to store folded-up lengths of special lightweight racing hose, a custom-made rack upon which special racing ladders can be rested for certain events. There are also usually flat back-steps on the rear of each rig for racers to stand on, as well as D-ring type handles attached to the rear of the racers so that the riders can hold on as they race down the track.
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