Because a supercharged fuel drag racing engine produces close to 7000 horsepower from just 7 liters, some important research in component design has been conducted in conjunction with various racing teams. I know, for example, that Sealed Power did extensive piston ring research with John Force's crew chief some years ago. Today, a lot of advanced friction materials are being tested in the effort to achieve accurate clutch operation under those conditions. Conditions that really can't be duplicated in labs or on dynonometers.
However, most importantly, drag racing is watched with great enthusiasm by millions of people in America and elsewhere. That in itself makes it worthwhile. Its contribution to resource depletion and air pollution has been shown to be insignificant. Less significant, I'm told than that of major league baseball. Of course we could all just stay home and read. Paul PS: I'm sure that the drag racing sanctioning bodies are not awaiting your endorsement <g>. > Hi, > > > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2004/10/26 Tue AM 10:34:58 GMT > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Gas Guzzlers > > > > The cars that burn 16 gallons on a single drag racing run run use a > > fuel that's a mixture of nitromethane and methanol, not gasoline. > > What's more, the amount of fuel used by all motorsports combined in an > > entire year is a drop in the bucket compared to what is used in a > > single day by commercial airlines. > > No reason to be disgusted. > > It's not exactly promoting fuel economy, is it? Plus, neither of the chemicals > are exactly pleasant to handle or store. > > Being somewhat of a sceptic by nature, I want to see some benefit from an > activity like this before I feel like endorsing it. Sheer enjoyment from > mechanical things, I can get from stuff already in existence. The benefits from > present day drag racing seem to be wholly outweighed by environmental and other > concerns. I'm not too keen on giant jetliners, either 8-) > > mike > > ----------------------------------------- > Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/ > >
