Funny car drag racing record book

Funny cars are characterized by having tiltup fiberglass or carbon fiber automotive bodies over a customfabricated chassis, giving them an appearance vaguely approximating manufacturers showroom models. Shirley muldowney not only broke the gender barrier in the national hot rod association in the 1970s, but she also completely rewrote the record books in top. Both ends of the record were set at york us30 by the same car at two different times. Funny car drag racing john force night under fire summit motorsports park 2011 by drag strip riot. This race was as big of a deal as had ever been in outlaw racing, and it being my first time out with his new car made it even bigger for me, personally. Revell 1957 ford 2 door sedan gasser or stock, 2n1. Revell 1957 ford del rio 2 door station wagon, gasser or stock. Top fuel cars drag racing 14 mile worlds fastest top speed ever 2017 nitro ninja dom lagana funny car nationals mph run mile per hour track record us. Book racing engines smashes nhra smallblock na record. The largest jet car event and single day drag event in canada with 8 jets from throughout the united states and canada competing annually. That was all brittany force and the flavrpac top fuel team needed as they chandler, ariz. The oberto beef jerky drag racing car will make its debut this season.

They also have the engine placed in front of the driver, as opposed to dragsters, which place. They included the 3264 car shows the first weekend in august, the northwest national open which started each season the last weekend in april, a couple of pda races, the olympia beer all pro events, fox hunts and a few more. Drag racing is a type of auto racing that began in the united states. Speed of a dragster or funny car the physics factbook. In 1983 they switch to funny car and promptly won two more nhra national events, four ihra races, and the ihra world championship. Download free games all types and all genres of racing games are gathered at funny car games. Fastest quarter mile production cars ever made carbuzz. See more ideas about drag racing, racing and drag cars.

Sep 10, 2017 top fuel cars drag racing 14 mile worlds fastest top speed ever 2017 nitro ninja dom lagana funny car nationals mph run mile per hour track record us 1 motorsports park. Although sponsorship is selfevident on the cars, the book covers the period before corporate money really turned the wick up a notch, and took the fun out of it. Call michael weney ext 129 or randy krause ext 115 18005233353 for more details. A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing. The history of nhra professional and alcohol national records and performance marks prior to may 1960,nhra national records could only be set at the nationals. Prudhomme crewed for tv tommy ivo on ivos twinengined slingshot in 1960 in 1962, prudhomme was a partner in the greerblackprudhomme fuel digger, which earned the best win record in national hot rod association nhra history, before switching to funny car. Then in 1976 the teams merged as bjorn andersson retired from driving to concentrate as crewchief the car had become very fast by then says tage and. Oct 04, 2011 santa pod dragstrip is the venue in which the current world drag racing record, a time of 3. But carol henson of alexandria and carol bunny burkett of sterling, va. Sep 30, 2015 drag illustrated is not affiliated with, nor is it bound by any sanctioning body or association. Top fuel dragster pro fuel dragster prostalgia nitro funny car thrill acts nitro harley nostalgia. Dragrace is een tak van motor en autosport waarbij twee coureurs vanuit stilstand tegen. Drag racing legend john force admits he doesnt want to. They included the 3264car shows the first weekend in august, the northwest national open which started each season the last weekend in april, a couple of pda races, the olympia beer all pro events, fox hunts and a few more.

For neal, the amazing runs at indy came in a race car that has only 9inch tires and a manually shifted automatic transmission, both of which are not within his normal drag racing wheelhouse. Steve reyes followed these fiberglassbodied, nitro burning machines and their drivers from the years leading up to the creation of the funny car class through its halcyon days. Robert hight breaks nhra funny car speed record at 337. Nhra funny car driver drove the good news aaaltered to his first win at the historic event. Regrettably, and inadvertently, the sport of drag racing was part of the flash of horror at 9. Oct 18, 2019 here, in part 2 of this exclusive interview with john force, the drag racing legend discusses whether he can beat teammate robert hight for this years nhra funny car championship, who the. It was the quickest funny car field to that point in drag racing. Brittany force rips up the record books, does ft pass in 3. The official nhra funny car quartermile speed record becameand still isjack beckmans 333.

Don prudhommes early career is documented in the book, six seconds to glory by hal higdon. Heres a look back at some memorable funny car images from the. The summit racing equipment junior dragster bracket has been hotly contested across the 20192020 summit racing equipment sportsman series season, with just the andra grand final now to be run to determine the ultimate victor. Of course this was your typical super chevy show with 100s of show cars, 100s of race cars. Van sant raced the invader, stone, woods, and cooke, and the hawaiian funny cars. Actually, its use as a racing fuel predates even the dry lakes. Essentially a collection of photographs of the early days of funny car racing, the photos are a good insite into times past. Similar to their top fuel counterparts but with a shorter wheelbase and a carbonfiber body that loosely resembles a productionbased automobile, funny cars can run in the 3. Seattle international raceway, a look back at the 70s fuel. Without exception, every single racers pit area during the nhra chevrolet performance u. Its run whatcha brung success for the funny car chaos series. Mcveigh and nichols heinous creation was made especially destructive thanks to the use of nitromethane, the fuel that powers drag. It was the first race ever in my brand new 2006 ford mustang the very first race on the car. Women all business in their funny cars the washington post.

The book covers the 1973 nationals held in indianapolis, a race in which prudhomme was battling for his first funny car season title. Nitromethane is a monopropellant that carries its own oxygen supply. Hearing owners grievances, nhra reinstituted the 90percent nitro fuel regulations. In 1976, mike built the best car of his career, a 1976 chevrolet monza. Covered are all the popular classes of racing of the era, including top fuelers, funny cars, pro stocks, eliminators such as gassers and altereds, stocks. This was at the toughest, most competitive point for outlaw 10. Other winners were billy mcdevitt pro comp, drew austin afuel and jr.

Here, in part 2 of this exclusive interview with john force, the drag racing legend discusses whether he can beat teammate robert hight for. They were accomplished by two hardnosed racers who ran their junk at the limit and etched their names into drag racings eternal history book. Santa pod dragstrip is the venue in which the current world drag racing record, a time of 3. Also includes vignettes about top drivers, an interview with the current record breaker, and information on how a beginner can. Nostalgia top fuel dragster nostalgia funny car group 1. Instead, it is a head to head race between two cars on a short 402 m. Jun 01, 2011 cars news usa street racing drag racing car racing technology world record history by matt mcdonald, on june 1, 2011, 15. That year the team won nhra races in baton rouge and englishtown. Tony schumacher had the fastest official speed in top fuel history in the nhra arizona nationals with a 336. Our focus remains on making the nhra mello yello drag racing series a memorable experience for our fans, racers, sponsors, partners, and tracks. This is the fastest dragster pass in top fuel history. See more ideas about drag cars, car humor and drag racing. Onboard diagnostics estimate that top fuel engines on 90percent nitro now put out 8000hp from 500 cubic inches. Jack beckman behind the wheel of the infinite hero dodge.

Oberto beef jerky will be the primary sponsor of the jim dunn racing nitro funny car for the 2016 nhra mello yello series. Mpc 1957 chevy bel air 2 door sedan spirit of 57 flipnose gasser. The history of amc motorsports from veteran racing journalist bob mcclurg covers it all, from a nashamerican motors corporate history, the first years of nascar, the 1960s efforts that included transam and drag racing super stock programs, to the craig breedlove land speed record efforts when 106 world records were shattered and covered by hot rod magazine. Post pics, videos, comments, events and anything related to funny car drag racing.

Sep 02, 2015 the official nhra funny car quartermile speed record becameand still isjack beckmans 333. If you are a fan of the funny car class and hey, who isnt. Jet powered cars and trucks are fast but are not official classes. We look at the racing family legacy of doug cook and the extension of that legacy through his son and grandson. Although a quarter mile 20 feet, 402 m is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile 201 m tracks, and the premiere classes will run 1,000 foot 304. Ss also landed him in the record books with the first funny car run in the 3.

All the car games on our site are free to play, with no spyware and annoyances to. In 2000, he was inducted into the international motorsports hall of fame. The racing family legacy of doug cook cookin with gas. Oct 14, 2019 the fcc group provided the us 1 funny car nationals with a solid group of funny cars as the headline act this year, along with jets, wheelstanders, and more.

Consider also that the national record entering 2015 was set at the 2014 circle k nhra. Chronicled are diggers and rail dragsters, funny cars, wild altereds, door slammers including super and junior stock cars, early 1970s pro stock cars and more. Bring your own cars waiting to run down the dragstrip. Each year record breaking crowds reaching over,000 in attendance can expect to see the skies light up with flames, smoke, and speeds approaching 300mph. This was the first opportunity for the glnfcc to race at vmp. Unlike most auto races such as stock car racing or formula one, drag racing does not feature packs of cars and long round tracks. Nostalgia eliminator 1 nostalgia eliminator 2 nostalgia eliminator 3 a gas b gas c gas d gas hot rod please note all classes are not run at all events. Reaction has been one of sadness and fond memories. It gives the history of funny cars up to and including present drivers. Nitro funny car records set at 1,000 ft 300 m, which since 2008 nhra in the us, 2012. Two racers tommy turic and sarah donnelly sit on maximum points. One of the true legends and sometimes referred as the dean of funny car racing, roger lindamoods efforts dated back to the earliest afx days. The second, and probably most sentimental, was the finals of a funny car race in 1978 at the nhra u.

He would win the nhra fc championship four times in his 35year career. The nhra hot rod heritage racing series features four class groups comprising the categories. This is a demo nhra hot rod heritage racing series. The race is begun from a standing start which allows three factors to affect the. See more ideas about car humor, drag racing and nhra drag racing. May 10, 2018 it was the scene of the first four second and the first 300mph funny car runs and they were not accomplished by the guy who had won seven out of the first 10 races that year.

Seattle international raceway, a look back at the 70s. The 1973 film american graffiti celebrated the streetrod. Aug 22, 2018 but that doesnt faze brandon huhtala, who soared into the nhra naturallyaspirated record books by driving his book racing enginespowered baltered pontiac gxp to a 200 mph blast and became the first driver to eclipse that mark in a smallblockpowered door car. After moving up to the nitro funny car class and despite racing on a tight budget, armstrong went to three final rounds and, in his final appearance as a. May 19, 2017 hight shattered the funny car speed record at 337. The 3rd book from john shapiro, funny car matching racing east is a unique look at the fuel floppers that roamed the eastern, midwest and southern tracks during the late 60s and 70s. These self sponsored asphalt gypsies did it for love, going from track to track, three and maybe four times a week. Nhra drag racing events have been held at the track in englishtown for almost 50 years. This is the fastest dragster pass in top fuel history top gear. I g edmonds describes funny car racing, how it began, and the types of cars used. The et in june of 61 and the speed in october of 61. A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as.

This was the famous drag racing venue that all california racing stars that had cut their teeth on. The race is begun from a standing start which allows three factors to affect the outcome of the race. The funny car contingent took full advantage of the cool conditions at the nhra heartland nationals this weekend with a new national record. See more ideas about drag racing, racing and car humor. Top fuel dragsters are the quickest accelerating racing cars in the world and the fastest sanctioned category of drag racing, with the fastest competitors reaching. The big drag shows at seattle international raceway during the 1970s ranged from multiday nhra events to saturday night funny car spectaculars. Oberto will be displayed as the title sponsor on the dodge charger at 10 nhra races starting at the 2016 nhra spring nationals and will be a major. The venom didnt qualify for the fastest production car record as only were produced instead of the required 30 production models. From groundbreaking stories on underground grudge and outlaw racing to indepth interviews with worldrenowned racers and exclusive event coverage, drag illustrated shines the spotlight on the hottest stories in drag racing. Lindamood worked for chrysler before getting into drag racing in the early 60s. But such close proximity created a natural affinity and from 1968 to 1975 the two teams went from slingshots to funny cars and became the most prominent figures in swedish drag racing. Some promoters, like us 1 motorsports park, book the group as part of a big show, while others treat the fcc as their single feature event attraction.

Highhorsepower funny cars are notoriously quick down the strip but a new record was set last friday at californias sonoma raceway. Funny car fever is a humorous, heartfelt, firsthand account of the most exciting and memorable years of the funny car class. Amt superbug volkswagen gasser street, drag, dune beetle, open dune buggy. From 1966, the first year of the class, through 1979, there were more than 500 licensed funny car drivers competing at nhra events. Nationals held at indianapolis, that win came just a few days after tom mcewens son jamie had passed away from leukemia.

Don the snake prudhommes birthday is next week, april 6 like everyone else in california, prudhommes under a stayathome order during the coronavirus pandemic the damndest thing ive ever seen out here but the winner of 49 nhra national events and four titles is far from inactive. Funny car is a type of drag racing vehicle and a specific racing class in organized drag racing. Hydrazine is rumored to have been used by the nazis as an additive in the mercedes formula 1 cars of the pre war era. Nationally sanctioned drag racing attracted major sponsors and most outlaw activity ceased. An east coast weekly publication called mideastern drag news later changed to eastern drag news used to publish the nhra records on a regular basis and i have a number of copies of the paper from that era. Spanning the 1950s through the 1980s, 1001 drag racing facts is packed with wellresearched drag racing facts that even some of the most hardcore drag racing fans might be surprised to learn.

Drag illustrated is not affiliated with, nor is it bound by any sanctioning body or association. Aug 29, 2017 the big drag shows at seattle international raceway during the 1970s ranged from multiday nhra events to saturday night funny car spectaculars. Boek maken downloaden als pdf printvriendelijke versie. The race is begun from a standing start which allows three factors to affect the outcome of the. Click here for more details or check out the december 2012 issue of hot rod. In 2019, while driving their chevroletbodied cars, star.

It was at the new jersey event that they set a national record at 5. Virtually any vehicle from a dragster to a muscle car to a daily street driver or snowmobile can compete in the most popular form of drag racing, e. Super twin top fuel vrije klasse bij dragrace voor tweecilinders, vanaf 1992. Top fuel, funny car, pro stock, pro stock motorcycle, top alcohol dragster, top alcohol funny car, super comp, super gas, super street, and pro mod. What is the fastest speed ever recorded in a drag race. Were building the leading site to play funny games. Funny car class unleashes barrage on record books at topeka.