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Dragsters

Dragsters. How do Top Fuel Dragsters Work. Dragster Facts. View this video clip on aerodynamics and car design. View this video clip on tire design. Two cars over 1/8 th to ¼ of a mile The cars activate a timer They are judged on elapsed time ET Cars reaches a speed of about 325 mph.

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Dragsters

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  1. Dragsters How do Top Fuel Dragsters Work

  2. Dragster Facts

  3. View this video clip on aerodynamics and car design

  4. View this video clip on tire design

  5. Two cars over 1/8th to ¼ of a mile The cars activate a timer They are judged on elapsed time ET Cars reaches a speed of about 325 mph Drag Racing

  6. Dragster cars are a great deal lighter than barbells, but they still have weight; what scientifically we call Mass. The Balancing Act:Advantages:Cars with less mass go much faster.Disadvantages:Cars with less mass are less stable and less durable. Engineering Principle No. 1: Mass

  7. Drag: the resistance of wind moving over an object. So how do you overcome drag? Start by making the body as aerodynamically "clean" as possible. Think of vehicles designed for high speed such as rockets and jet fighters and go from there. Engineering Principle No. 2: Drag

  8. Everything has friction. On a DRAGSTER car, friction occurs primarily in two places: between the wheels and the ground, between the axles and the car body. The Balancing Act: Engineering Principle No. 3: Friction

  9. Drag Racing

  10. Fuel Use • It depends on the type of race car you are talking about. For example: • NASCAR engines burn 110-octane leaded gasoline. • Indy cars burn pure methanol (a.k.a. wood alcohol, CH3OH). • Top Fuel dragsters and funny cars burn nitromethane (CH3NO2).

  11. Drag Racing Classes Top Fuel Top Alcohol dragster Funny Cars Top Alcohol Funny Car Pro Stock Competition

  12. Super Comp Super Stock Super Gas Stock Super Street

  13. Seat belts and roll bar or cage Helmets and neck collars Protective clothing 4 wheel hydraulic breaks Safety Requirements

  14. Junior Drag Racing http://speedomaniacs.com/index.asp Official site of the National Hot Rod Association http://www.nhra.com/

  15. How do you think the design requirements of a Pike’s Peek race vehicle with those of a Dragster are different Discuss this for 1 minute with a student sitting beside you Comparing race car designs

  16. Pikes Peek Click the title to see the movie clip

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