Sentences with phrase «of dragsters»

A supercharger may connote visions of dragsters and jacked - up hot rods because those are the types of vehicles where this performance - increasing device most often is used.

To understand what gnaws at Garlits, it is necessary first to understand the awesome capability of his dragster and to relate an incident and the aftermath of a day at Chester, S.C.

What is scary is that in the case of Dragster, Twin Galaxies actually ran a front page article stating the games creator (David Crane) said he has no doubts that Rogers score is legit.

Not exact matches

Talking Rain Beverage Company ®, the maker of Sparkling Ice ® flavored sparkling waters, today announces sponsorship of the NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driven by Leah Pritchett.

Preston, Wash. - based Talking Rain Beverage Co., the maker of Sparkling Ice flavored sparkling waters, announced the brand's sponsorship of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel Dragster driven by Leah Pritchett.

Leroy Goldstein, a dragster from Chula Vista, Calif., took top honors in the AA fuel eliminator class at the National Hot Rod Association Spring National in Odessa, Texas by covering the quarter - mile strip in 7.23 to defeat David Beebee, also of California.

First, consider the dragster itself: The Swamp Rat (also called Wynn's Jammer to publicize a commercial sponsor), which Garlits built in 10 days at a cost of $ 4,000 and 16 hours of work each day, is capable of producing 1,350 hp.

The sensation of driving one of these bullets is described by Garlits as «unreal,» and he himself looks unreal as he sits in the dragster before takeoff, dressed in an asbestos suit, a face mask and ear plugs, glued in position by a shoulder harness and safety belt.

It is one thing to say 200 mph in less than eight seconds, but it is quite another thing to see the dragster roaring and smoking at the starting line, look away for a moment, and then turn back to see it a quarter of a mile away.

«They were used to those glittering, chrome - plated, technically perfect dragsters of wealthy guys,» Don says.

Garlits is genuinely confused by the erotic love for hot rods expressed by so many in the sport, and he describes his own dragster as «just a piece of junk.»

On try No. 5 he exploded out of the blocks, accelerated like a dragster and easily held the lead to win in 5.1, one - tenth over the world indoor record.

LEGO has released a batch of promotional images for its 2018 polybags which includes a LEGO Robot / Vehicle free build (30499), LEGO City Hot Dog Stand (30356), LEGO City Road Worker (30357), LEGO City Dragster (30358), LEGO Creator Yellow Flyer (30540), LEGO Creator Cute Pug 3 in 1 (30542), LEGO Disney Ariel's Underwater Symphony (30552), LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Royal Talon Fighter (30450), LEGO -LSB-...]

The WeDo 2.0 Smarthub featuring BLE technology lets your students build a rover, dragster, helicopter and other fascinating models, and then use the WeDo 2.0 software to take «live» control of their creations for the best - possible learning experience.

The chopped black Jeep Quicksand sports a 392 cubic - inch Hemi under what's left of its hood, and it's designed for kicking up sand, quickly, with all four wheels, as a sort of off - road dragster.

even TF dragsters as well as Funny Car, TA dragsters and TA Funny Cars... use an extensive array of oil coolers in order to moderate engine temps as well as extend the life of the motors..

The driver of the Papa John's Dragster was riding with a carload of people to Lucas Oil Raceway for the 2017 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the biggest NHRA weekend of the year.

The power piled in so hard and the rear tyres hooked up so completely that I imagined their sidewalls buckling like they do on dragsters, a sensation fostered by a hint of squirm from the rear.

Easily modified, the B - generation model has been turned into everything from a rally stage special, a scissor - doored show car or a dragster thanks to its low kerb weight and the easy availability of spare parts.

Its body may look like the product of a brief love affair between Ford and Lexus, but the handling talent hidden deep inside is true and rare, and the kick provided by the new, direct - injection supercharged V - 8 peels tarmac like a dragster.

Push - start demonstrations on pit lane are scheduled for 12:45 p.m.. Following the afternoon's road course activity, a formation of nitromethane - powered dragsters will have their engines roar to life in a «Line of Fire» mass fire - up that promises to ignite the senses.

Turns out there's plenty of vintage motorsports to go around, including dragsters now.

From there I went to work for NHRA as the editor of its newsweekly, National Dragster.

Performance SUVs seem to flaunt their resistance to the laws of physics, and the latest entry in this segment (and perhaps one of the most celebrated) is the vaunted Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, a Hellcat - powered off - roader - turned - dragster that promises tire - shredding power and absurd speed potential in a tall - bodied package.

Nitro Revival brings the sights and sounds of the early days of front - engine Top Fuel dragsters back to life with a large lineup of fully restored machines.

On Saturday, Nitro Revival brings the sights and sounds of the early days of front - engine Top Fuel dragsters and other organized hot rod racing back to life with a large lineup of fully restored machines.

Visitors will be treated with the sights, sounds and colors of historic stock cars, Can - Am, vintage motorcycles, and more, as well as Top Fuel dragsters igniting.

Of course, it's not an NHRA dragster, but giddy up is sufficient to blend in with expressway traffic and get off the line in a brisk manner when needed.

Nitro Revival: On Saturday, Nitro Revival brings the sights and sounds of the early days of front - engine Top Fuel dragsters and other organized hot rod racing back to life with a large lineup of fully restored machines.

Not far behind top fuel dragsters, this is one of the best V8 experiences you can find in motorsports.

The Italian motorcycle brand is gearing up to unveil a new limited edition model of the MV Agusta Dragster at the

Then I caught up behind one of the prototypes — that was a problem because we were much quicker in the corners but their car was like a dragster in the straights.

At SEMA Ignited, as several historic dragsters roared to life, attendees were treated to the unmistakable pulsing sound — the cackle — of a vintage dragster.

UPDATE 11/03/12: The Toyota Sequoia Family Dragster didn't take home the hardware of the Toyota Racing Dream Challenge, but it did walk away with the Sony Computer Entertainment America's Gran Turismo Award for Best Truck or SUV at the 2012 SEMA Show.

Racing legend Don «Big Daddy» Garlits ran a 392 in his infamous Swamp Rat I dragster at record speeds of faster than 180 mph on nitro with no supercharger.

Of the four vehicles that are set to take part in the Toyota Racing Dream Build Challenge, NHRA Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown's Sequoia Family Dragster Concept is just about the most ridiculous of the buncOf the four vehicles that are set to take part in the Toyota Racing Dream Build Challenge, NHRA Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown's Sequoia Family Dragster Concept is just about the most ridiculous of the buncof the bunch.

That said, there is a level of finesse lurking underneath all that technology and other than a slight tendency to push the nose wide at the limit the Turbo can be driven with a fluidity that belies its dragster - like acceleration.

As a grand finale, all four of our Nitro dragsters will fire up together for a sound that will be heard for miles around.

While the Aerocoupe flies on wide Goodyear Eagle GT tires and has the general bearing of a no - nonsense stoplight dragster, its coil spring «sport supension,» with front and rear anti-roll bars, manages to be supple as well as sporting.

This car does not take off like a dragster, though the official acceleration time of 4.4 seconds to 60 mph is quite impressive.

The versatile driver has gone 278 mph in a jet dragster and dabbled on the Bonneville salt flats, but the Florida native's love of sports car racing shines through in a conversation leading up to this weekend's event.

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Over the span of 11 - weeks the team at MTC transformed a hum - drum full - size sedan that could cruise through mall parking lots unnoticed into a fire breathing dragster that devours pavement by the quarter and eighth mile.

In an old - school dragster, it's a delicate dance of throttle, brake, and steering, but in the Camaro, it's pretty much automated.

The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed to Kotaku that it has removed Todd Rogers» record Dragster high score from its database, as well as his record for the longest - standing video game high score, following Rogers» disqualification from the Twin Galaxies scoreboards yesterday.

Create Custom Championships and select between three different difficulty settings and speeds to fine - tune your challenge, or dive into a range of different gametypes including Dragster races, Hill Climbs, Elimination races, Time Attacks and even modifier - filled modes that rewrite the rulebook!

Or you can choose from a range of different game types, including Dragster races, Hill Climbs, Elimination races, Time Attacks and modifier - filled modes that rewrite the rule book.

Despite all those cooling cycles, BEST tries to fool us into thinking it's been getting warmer by coloring the cycles RED, which of course suggests hot, and then drawing a skyrocketing line through the whole thing in the color GREEN to suggest temperature has accelerated like a dragster driven by a spoiled teen age punk.

TreeHugger is a big fan of creative repurposing and reuse, so the idea of a power - tool powered dragster intrigued.

A simple example of this would be if you drove a 1/4 mile drag car in the Super Stock class or do you drive a Top Fuel Dragster.