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Old 09-30-2015, 03:19 PM  
dyna mo
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Exciting? No. Interesting, definitely not. Boring actually. Any motorehead can go fast using brute force power. These guys are basically using (and wasting) a shitload of energy to push the car down the track. Tens of thousands of controlled explosions to turn a couple of wheels, where most of the energy emitted through waste pipes? YAWN!!!

What's a lot more exciting is using brains, science and efficient use of energy to obtain the same speed. Sure there's no roar or fireworks, but it's not any bit less interesting or exciting.
It's too bad you can't see all the science and thinking that goes into top fuel.

Just as importantly, a top fuel car only burns about 4 gallons of nitromethane per pass.
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