Jet Dragster!
08-31-2002, 11:01 AM
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Jet Dragster!
I saw the coolest thing last night at the track, a jet powered dragster! One of those long skinny type cars with a jet engine on the back!! He ran a 8.87 @ 178 mph! I need one of those for my maxima! 
08-31-2002, 12:01 PM
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08-31-2002, 12:47 PM
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Re: Jet Dragster!
Originally posted by tornado019
I saw the coolest thing last night at the track, a jet powered dragster! One of those long skinny type cars with a jet engine on the back!! He ran a 8.87 @ 178 mph! I need one of those for my maxima!
I saw the coolest thing last night at the track, a jet powered dragster! One of those long skinny type cars with a jet engine on the back!! He ran a 8.87 @ 178 mph! I need one of those for my maxima!
The fastest cars I've seen at a drag in person was a alcohol funny car that runs high 4s at over 200 mph, it was insane.
08-31-2002, 01:01 PM
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Actually I don't think thats too bad for a jet. You got to consider jet engines have to wind up, and they dont have trannys, they get one gear: GO. A jet engine will do most of the work in the top end. That, plus this isn't the most powerfull engine around, this is a car your straping it to, you don't want to run the quarter straight up now do you.
08-31-2002, 08:50 PM
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Re: Re: Jet Dragster!
Originally posted by ericdwong
Thats actually not all that fast for something that is JET powered... i mean last night theres a late 60's camaro that runs alcohol and he's in the 8s @ 170s MPH. Infact I raced him once and I was owned.
The fastest cars I've seen at a drag in person was a alcohol funny car that runs high 4s at over 200 mph, it was insane.
Thats actually not all that fast for something that is JET powered... i mean last night theres a late 60's camaro that runs alcohol and he's in the 8s @ 170s MPH. Infact I raced him once and I was owned.
The fastest cars I've seen at a drag in person was a alcohol funny car that runs high 4s at over 200 mph, it was insane.
09-01-2002, 02:12 AM
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Originally posted by Nealoc187
To go high 4s, the car would need to be going about 290 at the end of the strip. 200 mph traps put a car in the 7s or high 6s.
To go high 4s, the car would need to be going about 290 at the end of the strip. 200 mph traps put a car in the 7s or high 6s.
He did say OVER 200. hahaha
09-01-2002, 09:39 AM
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I've heard stories that Top Fuel and Nitro Funny drivers have no vision for the first 200 or so feet of a run, and again right when the parachutes deploy. I don't know if this is a fact or not, but it would not surprise me. A top fuel/ nitro funny car does 0-100 in a little less than a second.
09-01-2002, 10:18 AM
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You guys wanna see video of one?
i got it from when i was out at the track
2 Jet dragsters going head to head.
Nothing like watching a jet run and feeling the concussion on your chest when they pulse to the line
then watch them run a 6 second run @ 248MPH
if some1 wants to host the 2 videos i got i'll send them to you.
i got it from when i was out at the track
2 Jet dragsters going head to head.
Nothing like watching a jet run and feeling the concussion on your chest when they pulse to the line
then watch them run a 6 second run @ 248MPH
if some1 wants to host the 2 videos i got i'll send them to you.
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