top fuel
Maximum octane blend
Top fuel is the fastest and most powerful class in drag racing, featuring cars that burn nitromethane and can exceed 330 miles per hour in quarter-mile runs.
The engines produce roughly 11,000 horsepower.
Top fuel dragsters have long, narrow frames with rear-mounted engines; top fuel funny cars have enclosed bodies resembling production vehicles.
She's been driving top fuel for fifteen years.
Decorated seasonal evergreen display
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- quarter mile1,320 feet exactly
- NHRADrag racing sanctioning body
- eliminationsActs of removing
reaction time · slicks · chute · supercharger · blower · crew chief · qualifying · E.T.
Rate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- thrustForceful forward motion
- superchargerEngine air compressor
- blowerWind-producing device
dynamometer · acceleration · megawatts · combustion · engine · boost · afterburner · g-force
Toxic one-carbon alcohol
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
- hydrazineFlammable nitrogen-hydrogen compound
flame · ignition · volatile · oxidizer · injector · chemical energy
Christmas tree
Decorated seasonal evergreen display
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- quarter mile1,320 feet exactly
- NHRADrag racing sanctioning body
eliminations · reaction time · slicks · chute · supercharger · blower · crew chief · qualifying · E.T. · slingshot
horsepower
Rate of mechanical work
- torqueRotational force measurement
- thrustForceful forward motion
- superchargerEngine air compressor
blower · dynamometer · acceleration · megawatts · combustion · engine · boost · afterburner · g-force · wheelstand
methanol
Toxic one-carbon alcohol
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- explosiveProne to sudden detonation
- propellantSubstance creating thrust
hydrazine · flame · ignition · volatile · oxidizer · injector · chemical energy