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- From: rudis+@cs.cmu.edu (Rujith S DeSilva)
- Subject: Re: How Fast is a Top Fueler???
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- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 23:37:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug26.092300.14627@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
- gv9j@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
- > ... a typical Top Fuel dragster ...
- >
- >I saw the NHRA Northwest nationals in Seattle, and did some timing.
- >They did 1/4 mile in 4.9 sec, meaning an avg of 3.41 g.
- >They got up to 295 mph in 4.9 sec, acceleration of 2.74g average.
-
- Err ... the above two figures are contradictory. It's got to be either one or
- the other.
-
- What are these cars like, anyway? I've never heard of them, or anything
- remotely like them.
-
- Rujith de Silva.
- Carnegie Mellon.
-