Ok , lets settle this once and for all ...

Whats it going to be , NASCAR or Drag Racing ..

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[Chief]

If you ever go to a drag race, a big national meet, you'll stop going around in circles and straighten up for good..
Here's another shot of Doug Herbert's starting line explosion. What caused this is an intake valve that hung open. This explosion normally occurs inside the cylinders...this is 7000 horsepower at work...but in this case, because of the open valve it all went out the wrong way, back up through the intake tract...it blew the supercharger off, and you get to witness the explosive power of nitromethane firsthand.
Not one person was injured. This is a lot more fun than NASCAR..

Just for you Chief !

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[coolwind]

Hell I have Done them Both in my life time Love Both !
But nascar is my top 1 as I love the Round Tracking It takes Balls Over & Over till then end if your up Front !
Know A lot of those Old Boys & Will Hold a Lot of Good Times !
Earnhart Forever!
Yes I loved the Thrill when you can take a old 55 Chevy & a Big Block & Take the Starting Lights Down with it LOL But its HELL on oil pans , front ends & Wins

[mili]

Nascar reminds me of hamsters in a wheel. The fuckers can't turn right when driving home after a race I bet.

mili

[Chief]

HAHAHA...by George, I think we've picked up a drag racing vote, 4x4...where's that redneck Mdeven at??
And where did you get that Longhorn F/C pic? YEEEE-HAAAAA

Just made my day !!

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You do know that this is a drag boat so I hope you voted correctly ..

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I got two giant lakes right by me but I never played on the water .. Just the pavement ...

Cojones , that clip to your right was just on Believe it or Not and it was an instructor takeing out a student but he forgot to fasten their saftey belts and went flying out when they hung the first left ... That was boat racing from Long Beach to Catalina Island , the guys first test ride ..

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Drag Boats are cool , 100 ft rooster tails !!

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I am going to make this simple and short, as compared to my last few posts which have been mini essays...just ask Chief!!!

F1 all the way!!!

[Chief]

They run dual pumps, huge affairs with a capacity far in excess of what the engine demands. The fuel and clutch management systems are unbelievably sophisticated, far more than the engine itself...fuel is injected in a variety of places - at the top of the supercharger, right beneath the air intake...there are nozzles mounted into the intake manifold, right beneath the supercharger...and they are direct injected as well - right into the combustion chambers, like a large diesel engine.
Nitromethane carries its own oxygen - the engine injests relatively little outside air...and that's the reason for the incredible volume of fuel. Getting more power out of the engine is mostly a matter of how much fuel you can run through it - and not have it detonate in a million pieces. It's a slow burning fuel, and with the quantity that's injected into the cylinder, it takes two 44 AMP magnetos just to light it off. It burns at over 7,000 degrees F. - and with it's slow burning characteristics, you'll see 8-10 foot header flames at night, and the noise is absolutely astounding. You're hearing and seeing the detonation outside the cylinder, as opposed to normal combustion (with gasoline or alcohol) that takes place inside the cylinder.
Nitro is about 40 bucks a gallon. Ready to pay the fuel bill for one of these? If they win the race on Sunday, they will have used five thousand dollars worth of fuel, just for one weekend!
Here's a picture of Former Top Fuel champion Kenny Bernstein, at night...


Retiring Kenny Bernstein lights the night sky at the Keystone Nationals, or how to go
from 0 to 100 in .8 seconds. Photo by Greg Gage

Here ya go O-P



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What red X ?????

Ok , now I know what Cojones was talking about cuz I am looking at a Dodge truck yanking the wheels ..

Hmmmmmmm...

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Try again ... Now I saved this image from here so see what happens now ..

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Here is a shot of the Shockvave that I actually took at Cayuga ..

It is from a slide ...

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[Chief]

You're hired... That's a hell of a Peterbilt, Eh? Almost knocks you out of the stands when he lights all 3 afterburners at once...

Looks like the drag racers won the poll ..

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