![]() Drag Racing Nitro Burning Funny CarsThe full
bodied fuel funny cars along with the Top fuel dragsters are by far the Class
Designation
a) Fuel-burning Funny cars are built
specifically for drag racing competition only. c) The rules state a maximum wheel base of 125in unlike a what is known as sling shot Dragster with a max wheelbase of 300 in These cars run on Methanol with performance enhancements added. There
are 2 groups of cars that full under this class of Drag Racer 1) Funny car 8000 hp State of the art cars, whose carbon fibre bodies alone are approx $60,000 plus $100,000 for chassis and engines Theses
cars are ultimate in performance and power a wolf in sheep’s clothing there performance is
limited only by imagination.
These cars truly are the gladiators of the sport of drag racing We ask
the drivers of one of these immense powerful machines Top of the list You don’t aim you drive the car They are a driver’s car A funny car has character As you sit behind the engine you feel in control You can see and feel the hart beat of the power You just
cant put into words the felling you get from a good hard run ( see what it like to drive a Funny Car on page 10) 2) Nostalgia Funny car These cars are re
enactment of the history of days gone by featuring some of The cars
performance are controlled by the parts and specifications applicable at the Drag
racing is an American sport no one deny that
Since funny car’s first left the safe shores of America back in the 80’s and headed for Europe they have changed beyond recognition. They are
powered by the same supper class of V8 engine as the Top Fuel Dragster, A Funny Car is not funny as it sounds but is a very serious piece of engineering like its top fuel Sisters the technology is even more exact due to the restrictions of body design modification but still allowing top speeds of over the 320 mph or 400 klm. Control over power, Yes, all drivers have given different answers, but the common theme is control over power, Back in the Roman days men raced their chariots standing behind the power source, as time went on the same configuration remained, men controlled the power from behind. Just think of the traction engine, steam trains, they were all the same, the same configuration is the same today, its all about control. The gladiatorial aspect of funny car racing is the same today, men and their machines compete to be supreme winner Not for the faint hearted!At speeds up to 300mph in 4-5 seconds over the ¼ mile is what funny car racing is all about, not for the faint hearted! Spectator World wide come and support their favourite cars. Funny cars have there own distinctive body style, supporter identity with this Highest spectator pulling powerFunny cars are greatest with the highest spectator pulling power of all the pro Classes Real men face their problems or drive a Funny Car! In conclusion
being a part of funny car racing is an experience that words cannot describe. ![]() |