Top Fuel Dragsters: Drag Racing's Rear-Engine Revolution

Download or read book Top Fuel Dragsters: Drag Racing's Rear-Engine Revolution written by Steve Reyes and published by Cartech. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In general terms, drag racing is the fastest form of motor racing; within drag racing, Top Fuel is the fastest of the classes. Top Fuel has always been the leading class in terms of technology, cost, excitement, and speed. Over the years, technology has changed greatly. What started out as a flathead engine, four wheels, frame rails, and a steering wheel has morphed into technological wonders producing horsepower figures in the thousands and running supercharged nitromethane cars over the quarter-mile in the 4-second range. Industry legend and veteran journalist Steve Reyes was there through all the technological changes; he has the photos, anecdotes, quotes, and tales of the era. He discusses it all, including the experimentation that led to incredibly exciting racing and wild mishaps. Join him in the pages of this book where he shares all the stories of this incredible racing era.