Six Seconds of Pure Speed
At Old Dominion Speedway in suburban Manassas, VA, watch top sportsman, “rails”, motorcycles, and street stock cars race side by side down the 1/8 mile drag strip in the annual Spring Drag Spectacular.
Drag racing is an exciting sport, with multiple classes and levels of performance. National Top Fuel champions run in 1/4 mile in under 5 seconds and hot speeds of over 300 mph.
The first stage of a drag race is the burnout. Drivers pour water (not bleach) under their tires and accelerate quickly to quickly spin the tires, creating a huge amount of smoke. the burnout is …read more
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