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Delay box. "Delay Box" is a common slang term used in drag racing to describe an on-board timer which is a Transmission Brake Delay Timer. A transbrake forces the race car to remain stationary at the starting line, in gear, regardless of how much engine power is applied. When the visual signal is given to start the race, the driver triggers the ...
Glen Cromwell. Chairman. Dallas Gardner. Official website. www .nhra .com. The National Hot Rod Association ( NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world. [ 1]
Allen Johnson's Mopar Dodge Avenger Pro Stock. Pro stock is a class of drag racing featuring "factory hot rods".The class is often described as "all motor", due to the cars not using any form of forced induction such as turbocharging or supercharging, or other enhancements, like nitrous oxide, along with regulations governing the modifications allowed to the engines and the types of bodies used.
Phoenix, Arizona. Level Contributor. 1,442 posts. 8. Re: Best seats for a newbie at NHRA Drag Race in April 2018. 6 years ago. Track is set up for 4 wide and it wouldn't take more than 5 months to put the other 2 lanes in. The rumor mill on nhra drag sites has been talking about this for a couple of weeks.
Top Fuel. Top Fuel is a type of drag racing whose dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching speeds of 338 miles per hour (544.0 km/h) and finishing the 1,000 foot (304.8 m) runs in 3.62 seconds. A top fuel dragster accelerates from a ...
Glossary of motorsport terms. The following is a glossary of terminology used in motorsport, along with explanations of their meanings. When two vehicles from the same team finish first and second in a race. Can be extended to 1–2–3 or 1–2–3–4, etc. depending on a combination of racing series and team size. Often used in Formula One ...
The revised NHRA rules (spotted by The Drive) state: 2014 and newer OEM model-year production cars to run as quick as 9.00-seconds and/or 150-mph (5.65-eighth mile). In addition, racers with 2008 ...
As a former employee of New England Dragway in Epping, NH, and a long time drag racing fan, I thought I had seen it all. Not even close! If you are a fan of drag racing or just a car buff in general, the Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing is a must see. My visit (Jan. 14th, 2015) was a birthday gift and I could not have asked for more.