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- Conceptually, heads up competition is the simplest form of drag racing, but in practice, things get a lot more complicated. Two cars line up, and both get the green light at the same time. First past the finish line wins, barring a “red light” start where one (or both) drivers jump the gun and leave the line before getting the green.
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- What Is Drag Racing?
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A drag race is a competition between two vehicles racing side by side in a straight line for a distance of a quarter-mile (sometimes it’s an eighth-mile), held on a monitored drag strip/racetrack – and in most scenarios, whoever makes it to the finish line first wins. At a drag racing event, there are a series of individual matchups between two car...
The length of a drag racing track is, as you can probably guess, a quarter-mile, or 1,320 feet, with each lane measuring 30 feet wide. Here are the various components of the track: 1. Burnout (aka “water”) Box: An area reserved for vehicles to enter that’s been sprayed down with water to help reduce friction as a driver initiates a burnout. 2. Pre-...
As you creep up to the staged beams, or starting line, you’ll see these lights. From top to bottom, here’s what each represents: Full Tree: On this configuration, three amber lights will flash consecutively for five-tenths of a second apart, with a green starting light five-tenths later. A perfect reaction time on a Full Tree is .000. Pre-Stage: Th...
One form of drag racing you’ve probably heard of is E.T. bracket racing, a more handicapped version which puts two vehicles of varying performance levels against one another on a more “even” playing field. Essentially, both vehicle’s elapsed times are compared, then the slower car is given a head start that’s equal to the difference of the two. Thi...
Here's is one of the early FLEER trading cards promoting its Grand American Series. In those days, NHRA used a rotational method for qualifying, which would start as early as 7:00 AM, and go all day long, sometimes with racers afforded as many qualifying attempts as they could muster.
The VW Heads Up championship, with £500 to the Champion, will take place at the following lifestyle events: GTI Spring Festival 10th April; Das Auto Show 14th August; GTI Festival 2nd October; Test days have been set for 18th March (Pre-season testing) and 9th-10th June (Drag Days).
Aug 25, 2024 · A head race in rowing is a race against time, or a time-trial competition, where the rowing teams compete for the fastest time in finishing a course. Head races are usually held in the fall, winter, and spring seasons, on a river course with some interesting bridges and turns.
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22 hours ago · Points will be awarded to the top-eight, as was the case in 2023. The sprint race result will not have any impact on the grand prix qualifying on Saturday or the grand prix on Sunday. Sprint ...
Mar 3, 2022 · Turner, who also goes by his racing name of “Headsup,” won the title February 20, at the 2021-22 Algorand Drone Racing League Vegas championship race in Las Vegas. The final heat, known...
