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Re: Drag Racing Rules!

Posted by Charlie Ford on 9/27/2007, 10:11 pm, in reply to "Drag Racing Rules!"

--Previous Message--
: here's just a few facts for your NASCAR
: weenies to chew on...
:
: - Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour
: before you have completed reading this
: sentence.
: - One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi
: engine makes more horsepower than the first
: 4 rows at the Daytona 500.
: - Under full throttle, a dragster engine
: consumes 1-1/2 gallons of nitromethane per
: second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel
: at the same rate with 25% less energy being
: produced.
: - A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot
: produce enough power to drive the dragster
: supercharger.
: - With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by
: the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel
: mixture is compressed into a near-solid form
: before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge
: of hydraulic lock at full throttle.
: - At the stoichiometric (stoichiometry:
: methodology and technology by which
: quantities of reactants and products in
: chemical reactions are determined) 1.7:1
: air/fuel mixture for nitromethane the flame
: front temperature measures 7050 degrees F.
: - Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular
: white flame seen above the stacks at night
: is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from
: atmospheric water vapor by the searing
: exhaust gases.
: - Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark
: plug. This is the output of an arc welder in
: each cylinder.
: - Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed
: during a pass. After ½ way, the engine is
: dieseling from compression plus the glow of
: exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine
: can only be shut down by cutting the fuel
: flow.
: - If spark momentarily fails early in the
: run, unburned nitro builds up in the
: affected cylinders and then explodes with
: sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off
: the block in pieces or split the block in
: half.
: - In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds
: dragsters must accelerate an average of over
: 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph well before
: half-track, the launch acceleration
: approaches 8G's.
: - Top Fuel Engines turn approximately 540
: revolutions from light to light!
: - Including the burnout the engine must only
: survive 900 revolutions under load.
: - The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time
: record is 4.441 seconds for the quarter mile
: (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed
: record is 333.00 mph. (533 km/h) as measured
: over the last 66' of the run (09/28/03 Doug
: Kalitta).
: - The Bottom Line; Assuming all the
: equipment is paid off, the crew worked for
: free, and for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each
: run costs an estimated $1,000.00 per second.
:
: Putting all of this into perspective: You
: are driving the average $240,000 NASCAR
: Winston Cup racecar. Over a mile up the
: road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and
: ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as
: you pass. You have the advantage of a flying
: start. You run the stock car hard up through
: the gears and blast across the starting line
: and past the dragster at an honest 200 mph.
: The 'tree' goes green for both of you at
: that moment.
:
: The dragster launches and starts after you.
: You keep your foot down hard, but you hear
: an incredibly brutal whine that sears your
: eardrums and within 3 seconds the dragster
: catches and passes you. He beats you to the
: finish line, a quarter mile away from where
: you just passed him. Think about it, from a
: standing start, the dragster had spotted you
: 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly
: blasted you off the road when he passed you
: within a mere 1320 foot long race course.
:
: That folks, is acceleration.
:
:
I agree with every fact that you state. It takes $20,000 for qualifing and $20,000 to run the 4 round races if all goes well. The payout is $40,000, so the racer breaks even if he/she wins.

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--Previous Message-- : : --Previous Message-- : here's just a few facts for your NASCAR : weenies to chew on... : : - Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour : before you have completed reading this : sentence. : - One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi : engine makes more horsepower than the first : 4 rows at the Daytona 500. : - Under full throttle, a dragster engine : consumes 1-1/2 gallons of nitromethane per : second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel : at the same rate with 25% less energy being : produced. : - A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot : produce enough power to drive the dragster : supercharger. : - With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by : the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel : mixture is compressed into a near-solid form : before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge : of hydraulic lock at full throttle. : - At the stoichiometric (stoichiometry: : methodology and technology by which : quantities of reactants and products in : chemical reactions are determined) 1.7:1 : air/fuel mixture for nitromethane the flame : front temperature measures 7050 degrees F. : - Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular : white flame seen above the stacks at night : is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from : atmospheric water vapor by the searing : exhaust gases. : - Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark : plug. This is the output of an arc welder in : each cylinder. : - Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed : during a pass. After ½ way, the engine is : dieseling from compression plus the glow of : exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine : can only be shut down by cutting the fuel : flow. : - If spark momentarily fails early in the : run, unburned nitro builds up in the : affected cylinders and then explodes with : sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off : the block in pieces or split the block in : half. : - In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds : dragsters must accelerate an average of over : 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph well before : half-track, the launch acceleration : approaches 8G's. : - Top Fuel Engines turn approximately 540 : revolutions from light to light! : - Including the burnout the engine must only : survive 900 revolutions under load. : - The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time : record is 4.441 seconds for the quarter mile : (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed : record is 333.00 mph. (533 km/h) as measured : over the last 66' of the run (09/28/03 Doug : Kalitta). : - The Bottom Line; Assuming all the : equipment is paid off, the crew worked for : free, and for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each : run costs an estimated $1,000.00 per second. : : Putting all of this into perspective: You : are driving the average $240,000 NASCAR : Winston Cup racecar. Over a mile up the : road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged and : ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as : you pass. You have the advantage of a flying : start. You run the stock car hard up through : the gears and blast across the starting line : and past the dragster at an honest 200 mph. : The 'tree' goes green for both of you at : that moment. : : The dragster launches and starts after you. : You keep your foot down hard, but you hear : an incredibly brutal whine that sears your : eardrums and within 3 seconds the dragster : catches and passes you. He beats you to the : finish line, a quarter mile away from where : you just passed him. Think about it, from a : standing start, the dragster had spotted you : 200 mph and not only caught, but nearly : blasted you off the road when he passed you : within a mere 1320 foot long race course. : : That folks, is acceleration. : : : I agree with every fact that you state. It : takes $20,000 for qualifing and $20,000 to : run the 4 round races if all goes well. The : payout is $40,000, so the racer breaks even : if he/she wins. : :

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