Hoping ,to have more money than brains one day.
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11,45,54,34....tyty
ive still never made it to the Gator Nationals but i have been to the Don Garlits museum in Gainsville....
https://garlits.com/
I don't know how many here are into NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters, but I found this and thought you might be interested.
UPDATE: I just learned that this info is from 2004, so you can only imagine how much the cost, the technology and the speed has gone up.
Drag racing must be one of the most expensive hobbies on the Planet ! A single barrel of fuel is over $750.00 U.S., and here is what you get from that :
TOP FUEL ACCELERATION PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE
* One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower (10,000 HP) than the first 5 rows at the Daytona 500.
* Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1.2-1.5 gallons of nitro methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same rate with 25% less energy being produced.
* A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to merely drive the dragster's supercharger.
* With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form before ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.
* At the stoichiometric 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture for nitro methane the flame front temperature measures 7050 degrees F.
* Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above the stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from atmospheric water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.
* Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output of an arc welder in each cylinder.
* Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After 1/2 way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow.
* If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.
* Dragsters reach over 300 MPH before you have completed reading this sentence.
0 to 100 MPH in .8 seconds (the first 60 feet of the run)
0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (the first 350 feet of the run)
* In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before half-track, the launch acceleration approaches 8 G's.
6 g-forces at the starting line (nothing accelerates faster on land)
6 negative g-forces upon deployment of twin chutes at 300 MPH. A Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth . . quicker than a jet fighter plane . . . quicker than the space shuttle.
* Top Fuel engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to light!
* Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 900 revolutions under load.
* The redline is actually quite high at 9500 RPM.
* The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.420 seconds for the quarter-mile (2004, Doug Kalitta). The top speed record is 337.58 MPH as measured over the last 66' of the run (2005, Tony Schumacher).
THE BOTTOM LINE: Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free, NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimated $1,000 per second.
Putting this all into perspective:
You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged & ready to launch down a quarter-mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the gears and blast across the starting line & pass the dragster at an honest 200 MPH. The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that moment.
The dragster launches & starts after you. You keep your foot down hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your eardrums & within 3 seconds the dragster catches & passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it - from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 MPH & not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race!
That's acceleration!
The picture shows what 10,000 horsepower does to a top fuel tire at launch.
lolol, me too
when weather got like that we would go to the 19th hole
he admitted it. they should do that for Pete Rose
it will be a Flat race in all 4 turns
As of Friday morning, the cut line at the Open was at 3-over, but difficult weather saw the number raised to +6. To put that into context, the highest cut ever at the Open to par was 8-over, which came in 1973 and 1982.
While we may be squinting in disbelief at the high +6 cut line at this year’s British Open, that number is frankly pint-sized compared to back in the old days, just before bell-bottomed jeans and handlebar moustaches turned into flares and space hoppers. It was in 1974 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY, when the cut line was a stunning +13 after 36 holes.
That year, the US Open was won by Hale Irwin with +7, who secured the first of three titles he’d go on to win.
House Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas has died, according to a statement issued Friday night from her family.
The congresswoman died at the age of 74.
"With incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas," her family said in a statement.
"A local, national, and international humanitarian, she was acknowledged worldwide for her courageous fights for racial justice, criminal justice, and human rights, with a special emphasis on women and children," the statement continued.
this may be the lowest scoring tourny on PGA fantasy for all of us
lost his cool
Romain Langasque dropped out of The Open at the Royal Troon Golf Club after a nightmare on the 8th hole left him injured.
The golfer was battling severe 16 mph winds when he completely muffed his swing, and his ball managed only 84 yards before landing in the fescue. His next shot then sliced over the green.
Visibly annoyed, Langasque stripped off his cap, shook his head, and ditched his club to his caddie.
He called time on his participation, shook hands with his squad, and was heard admitting, "I'm done," as he blamed a back problem for ending his run in the year's final major. His departure saw him leaving standing +4 after eight.
Before bowing out, Langasque was trailing with a 3-over par. This performance followed closely after his stellar showing at the Genesis Scottish Open where he bagged third place.
im right behind ya with 3
cut moved to +6
I wonder if hes taking Berger[wd] with him to go with those snails
holy cow....2 triples,,,,, must be windy
cut moved to +5
University of Florida president Ben Sasse is resigning after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/university-of-florida-president-ben-sasse-is-resigning-after-his-wife-was-diagnosed-with-epilepsy/ar-BB1qfKfX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=0a705a7edc874e5fb5f15b29c2b8c7bf&ei=138
'IT'S SO ASININE': Donald Trump Jr. fires back after MSNBC host called former President Trump's ear bandage a "spectacle" and multiple commentators appeared to question the validity of the assassination attempt. https://trib.al/yUDSWFI
Written by Kevin Prise
@PGATOURKevin
Who is Daniel Brown, the eighth-year pro who leads heading into Friday at The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon in his first major championship start?
He’s a 29-year-old English pro who has steadily ascended the professional golf ranks, waiting patiently for his moment. His recent form didn’t indicate this might be in the cards: He arrived at Royal Troon having made just one cut in his past eight starts, a 61st-place effort at last week’s Genesis Scottish Open – but he found a groove Friday afternoon at the venerable Scottish seaside venue, and he didn’t let up
Planes, banks and 911 calls all have computers down World Wide......Microsoft is the culprit, new up date causes problems.
more to follow
I would say the gun was hidden on the roof the day before
cut projected at +3 this am....... personally, the way the course is playing I would not be surprised to see it go to _+5
lolol, very true
BREAKING NEWS: Journalist and NEWSMAX commentator Mark Halperin says sources have told him embattled President Biden plans to withdraw from the presidential election as early as this weekend, with Sunday most likely. More: https://bit.ly/3WsVQUL
Dems have no idea what they are doing
im glad i played rory instead of C. Smith, got 3 points instead of 1
I hope not, but either way its not going to help them
Oh My Guiness !
your good
Caitlin is going to be on Josh Berrys #4 car at Indy
I wonder if Bidens Covid is another Lie so he could stay hidden in the White House to hide his cognitive decline.....
wind up to 28 for some guys