Top Fuel, Funny Car 1000 ft limit remains in place
2008-11-14　motorsport.com
http://www.motorsport.com/automotive/news/top-fuel-funny-car-1000-ft-limit-remains-in-place/
NHRA WILL BEGIN 2009 NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING SEASON WITH TOP FUEL AND FUNNY CAR REMAINING AT 1,000 FEET

GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 14, 2008) -- NHRA announced today that the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Season will begin with the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories racing to 1,000 feet. All other professional and sportsman classes will remain at 1,320 feet.

Over the next several months, NHRA will test various engine combinations following up on the analysis it has conducted to reduce power in the two nitromethane categories.

Upon the conclusion of the engine combination testing program, NHRA will evaluate rule changes and determine whether to return to 1,320 feet or stay at 1,000 feet in the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories. There is no timetable, but a change could possibly be made at any time, including during the 2009 season.

-credit: nhra

2009年シーズンから、1000 ft limitに変更。

Drag racing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_racing
Top Fuel Dragster (TF/D). The rail dragsters, or "diggers", are the fastest class. Among the fastest-accelerating machines in the world, these cars can cover the dragstrip in less than 3.8 seconds and record trap speeds over 325 mph. Top Fuel cars are 25 feet long and weigh 2,320 pounds in race-ready trim. Methanol fuel mixed with up to 90% nitromethane is used.


Top Fuel Funny Car (TF/FC) Similar to their Top Fuel counterparts but with a shorter wheelbase and a carbon-fiber body that loosely resembles a production-based automobile, Funny Cars, or “floppers,” routinely run in the 4.0s and can exceed 315 mph.


近年のトップカテゴリーは、安全性の問題から距離短縮のようです。
ドラッグスターの方が、ファニーカーよりちょっと速い（笑）
時速325マイルだと、時速520キロです。
上記の各タイムは、1000ftのもの。
計算すると、100m短縮ですね↓

1320ft＝402 m　→　1000ft＝305 m

知らぬ間に、滅茶苦茶速くなっていました（笑）
コース全長はなかなか変更できないので、制動距離の関係で短縮ですかね。
話それますが、ドラッグのナイトレースは、綺麗だと思う今日この頃。

トランポ（トレーラー）は、超贅沢装備ですね。
偉大なチャンピオンチームだから当然か（笑）




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