[AT] Fw: Food (Supercharged and Nitro Powered!) for Thought]

Wed Jun 16 14:59:27 PDT 2004

No problem George.  I forgot to say in my email that the offer is open to 
ANY ATIS'er, not just mark.

Mike

>From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Fw: Food (Supercharged and Nitro Powered!) for Thought]
>Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 09:07:54 -0400
>
>Sorry, Mike.  I replied to Mark before I read your post.
>
>George Willer
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Miller" <sweetcorn70 at hotmail.com>
>To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:52 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Fw: Food (Supercharged and Nitro Powered!) for Thought]
>
>
> > Mark,
> >     Next time your up at the track give me a holler.  I live about 10
> > minutes up 18, and like meeting ATIS'ers.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > >From: "Mark Greer" <greerfam at raex.com>
> > >Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > ><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > >To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [AT] Fw: Food (Supercharged and Nitro Powered!) for 
>Thought]
> > >Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 00:21:19 -0400
> > >
> > >You have to experience this at a track like Norwalk Raceway in Norwalk
>Ohio
> > >where you can get up close near the starting line. There is nothing 
>like
> > >it.
> > >The exhaust almost pushes you over when one of these dragsters takes 
>off.
> > >Everyone should see this at least once in their lifetime.
> > >Mark
> > >
> > > > Thought you guys would like this. JC
> > > > John Cable
> > > > CABLEKNIVES of GR
> > > > Grand Rapids, MI
> > > >
> > > > Dragster Acceleration
> > > >
> > > > * One Top Fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more
>horsepower
> > > > than the first 4 rows at the Daytona 500.
> > > > * Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 gallons of
> > > > nitromethane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the
> > > > same rate with 25% less energy being produced.
> > > > * A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive
>the
> > > > dragster supercharger.
> > > > * With 3000 CFM of air being rammed in by the supercharger on
> > > > overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a near-solid form
>before
> > > > ignition. Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full
>throttle.
> > > > * At the stoichiometric (stoichiometry: methodology and technology 
>by
> > > > which quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions are
> > > > determined) 17:1 air/fuel mixture for nitromethane the flame front
> > > > temperature measures 7050 degrees F.
> > > > * Nitromethane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above
>the
> > > > stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from 
>atmospheric
> > > > water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.
> > > > * Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the 
>output
> > > > of an arc welder in each cylinder.
> > > > * Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass. After ½
> > > > way, the engine is dieseling from compression plus the glow of 
>exhaust
> > > > valves at 1400 degrees F. The engine can only be shut down by 
>cutting
> > > > the fuel flow.
> > > > * If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds
>up
> > > > in the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to
> > > > blow cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in
>half.
> > > > * In order to exceed 300 mph in 4.5 seconds dragsters must 
>accelerate
> > > > an average of over 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph well before
> > > > half-track, the launch acceleration approaches 8G's.
> > > > * Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed
> > > > reading this sentence..
> > > > * Top Fuel Engines turn approximately 540 revolutions from light to
> > > > light!
> > > > * Including the burnout the engine must only survive 900 revolutions
> > > > under load.
> > > > * The redline is actually quite high at 9500rpm.
> > > > * The Bottom Line; Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew
> > > > worked for free, and for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an
> > > > estimated $1,000.00 per second.
> > > > * The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds
>for
> > > > the quarter mile (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed record 
>is
> > > > 333.00 mph. (533 km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run
> > > > (09/28/03 Doug Kalitta).
> > > >
> > > > Putting all of this into perspective:
> > > > You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter "twin-turbo" 
>powered
> > > > Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged
> > > > and ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have
>the
> > > > advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the
> > > > gears and blast across the starting line and past the dragster at an
> > > > honest 200 mph. The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that 
>moment.
> > > > The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your foot down
> > > > hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your 
>eardrums
> > > > and within 3 seconds the dragster catches and passes you. He beats 
>you
> > > > to the
> > > > finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed him. 
>Think
> > > > about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 
>mph
> > > > and not
> > > > only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he passed you
> > > > within a mere 1320 foot long race course.
> > > >
> > > > That folks, is acceleration
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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