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Posted: 9/10/2022 9:13:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good hell, there is a contrail forming off the top wing on that damn thing!!! |
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Posted: 9/10/2022 9:19:59 AM EST
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Quote HistoryThat's what I'm talking about. Thread save!!!!! |
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Posted: 9/10/2022 9:43:55 AM EST
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Wow! They were still running the 1/4 when I last watched drag racing. I remember hitting 300mph being a big deal then.
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Posted: 9/10/2022 9:56:57 AM EST
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Fastest Quarter Mile in history ever recorded on video
 Fastest Quarter Mile in history ever recorded on video |
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Posted: 9/10/2022 10:24:49 AM EST
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When your 0 to 60 foot times are less than 1 second and speeds are more than 100 MPH you get an vague idea of the acceleration.
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Posted: 9/10/2022 4:41:29 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I bet thatll suck your eyeballs straight into the back of your skull.  The problem is the decel from the chutes. Don Garlits retired from top fuel because of a detached retina. Joe Amato retired because he had suffered torn retinas. |
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Posted: 9/10/2022 4:52:26 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was there. Happened at the Gator Nationals. I was there for that too. If I’m remembering right, he wheel stranded on one run and broke one of the front wheels off and stayed in it! |
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Posted: 9/10/2022 4:55:49 PM EST
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Sometime in the '50s I believe some dude opined that the fastest speed a wheeled vehicle could achieve in the 1/4 was around 160 MPH. Because "science."
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