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Originally Posted by racerbruce
Well said MK -
These statistics do not appear to be possible, but this is telemetry from Top Fuel dragsters:
-0-100 MPH: .75 seconds (yes....3/4 of a second)
-Instantaneous positive 6 G launch
-0-330 MPH: 3.7 seconds
-330 MPH = 488 feet per second
-NHRA limits fuel category cars (cars using nitromethane fuel) to a 1,000 ft track distance; other categories race to a traditional 1,320 ft distance (1/4 mile)
-Instantaneous negative 6 G deceleration when deploying two parachutes and carbon brakes
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We are way off topic, but lets continue with some more facts.
- They consume 1.5 gallons of fuel PER SECOND.
- It takes 900hp just to turn the supercharger
- The rebuild the engines from the ground up after every run (fun to watch in the pits)