Top Fuel Dragsters

Top Fuel Dragsters
Author: Denny Von Finn
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612114571

Top Fuel drivers and their cars race one-on-one in a straight line. Drag racing is one of the most popular forms of auto racing, and Top Fuel dragsters are the fastest dragsters around. Young readers will explore the technology that enables a Top Fuel dragster to travel faster than 330 miles per hour!

Drag Racing in the 1960s

Drag Racing in the 1960s
Author: Doug Boyce
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-03-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1613255829

The 1960s were a fascinating decade on the race scene. Relive the memories today through this wonderful new book. Drag racing has a long and storied history. Many have said that the first drag race happened shortly after the second car was made. While that may or may not be true, racing prior to World War II was mostly centered around dry-lake activities and top-speed runs. After the war, drag racing became organized with the formation of the NHRA, and during the 1950s, many tracks were built across America to accommodate the racers. Technology in the 1950s centered on the manufacturers updating old flathead designs into newer overhead-valve designs, and the horsepower race really started to heat up. In many forms of racing, the 1960s brought technological evolution. The decade began with big engines in even bigger stock chassis and ended with purpose-built race-only chassis, fiberglass bodies, fuel injection, nitro methane, and blowers. Quarter-mile times that were in the 13-second range in the beginning of the decade were in the 7-second range by the end. New classes were formed, dedicated cars were built for them, and many racers themselves became recognized names in the sports landscape. In Drag Racing in the 60s: The Evolution in Race Car Technology, veteran author Doug Boyce takes you on a ride through the entire decade from a technological point of view rather than a results-based one. Covered are all the classes, including Super Stocks, Altered Wheelbase cars (which led to Funny Cars), Top Fuelers, Gassers, and more.

Drag Racing

Drag Racing
Author: Timothy Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Automobiles, Racing
ISBN: 9781554074464

Looks at the history of drag racing, pioneers and personalities of the sport, and the different types of car classes.

Dragsters

Dragsters
Author: Thomas K. Adamson
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1681036568

A dragster can finish a race by the time you finish reading this sentence. These speed demons are the fastest accelerating vehicles in the world! Readers will the get a rush learning about these powerful vehicles and their incredible capabilities in this exciting title.

High Performance

High Performance
Author: Robert C. Post
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2001
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780801866647

Providing a firsthand history of the sport, this book takes a detailed look at all aspects of drag racing: the sport, the business, and tracks the innovations that permitted racers to disprove the "laws of physics". 147 halftones.

Racing Dragsters

Racing Dragsters
Author: Angelo G. Resciniti
Publisher: Pages Publishing Group
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1986
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780874060393

Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: My Life Beyond the 1320

Don
Author: Elana Scherr
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-10-16
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1613255187

Don "The Snake" Prudhomme reveals for the first time ever his incredible life and career on and off of the drag strip.

Imagine spending a year with Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, having coffee together and talking about his life, his racing, his friends, and his family. He’d tell you about how he rose from being a high school drop-out who was painting cars to a respected Top Fuel dragster driver and successful businessman. You’d hear how he toured the country with Tommy Ivo and "The Hawaiian" Roland Leong, racing all the legends from "Big Daddy" Don Garlits to "The Golden Greek" [Chris] Karamesines. He'd say how he met Tom McEwen and recall how they became the Snake and the Mongoose, leading to a career in Funny Cars that netted him four championships in a row. He'd talk about the thrill of first wins and owning his own teams but also the struggles of bad seasons, crashes and fires, broken parts, and broken contracts. Along the way, he’d speak about the people in his life, such as engine-builder Keith Black and NHRA president Wally Parks, and those who were killed in the wild and unpredictable sport of nitro racing. It wouldn’t be only racing, though. Prudhomme would share lessons he learned about business and life from such varied sources as a neighbor in Granada Hills to Ford GT40 driver Dan Gurney. He also would talk about the importance of family: how his wife, Lynn, and daughter, Donna, changed his world and how finding out about his African-American roots opened his eyes to a culture and inheritance he’d always wanted. This is the experience you’ll get in Don "The Snake" Prudhomme: My Life Beyond the 1320.

Drag Racing

Drag Racing
Author: K. C. Kelley
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2009
Genre: Drag racing
ISBN: 9780761443841

"Provides comprehensive information on the history, the famous faces, the design, and the performance of the amazing machines behind Drag Racing"--Provided by publisher.

Drag Racing

Drag Racing
Author: Jay H. Smith
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 54
Release: 1995
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781560652304

Introduces the sport of drag racing and the different types of cars which are raced.

Drag Racing

Drag Racing
Author: Lori Polydoros
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1429699965

"Describes dragsters and drag racing, including safety features and rules governing drag races"--Provided by publisher.