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drag racing
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drag racing

Form of motor racing in which two contestants race side by side from a standing start over a straight quarter-mile strip of pavement. Winners go on to compete against others in their class until only one is left undefeated. There are three main classes of vehicle: (1) the Top Fuel Eliminator (called a “rail” or “slingshot”), a lightweight, long-chassied vehicle with wide rear tires that is fueled by a special mixture, such as methanol and nitromethane; (2) the “funny car,” a high-performance copy of a late-model production car that uses special fuel; and (3) the standard production car, a modified version of a gasoline-powered production car. The Top Fuel class is the fastest, followed by the funny car. Drag racing is most popular in the U.S.
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Dragster cars, a vintage fire engine and a collection of aviation art were also on display at the event yesterday.
Fun day out for high fliers by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
The inline skater reached a top speed of 159mph as he clung to the back of a 1500 horsepower dragster on an airport runway.
159mph BACKIE by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
quot; Coined by dragster crews in the late 1960s to separate Funny Cars, which had fiberglass bodies with fenders, from dragsters.
Drag Racing by Brenda Williams / Automotive community
 
 
 
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