The difference between 850 and 10,000HP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke-DEik2VpU

 

Incredible. Almost as fast as the difference between how much I earn and how fast the bills come in.

 

Who got the win? They left on a staggered tree so they were running a dial in#

 

I think what really puts the HP of fuel cars in perspective is this example;
If a top fuel car is sitting on the starting line, and a Maserati is approaching the starting line in the other lane at 200mph,
when the maserati hits the line the top fueler leaves, the top fueler will get to the finish line first.
Now THAT is acceleration.
gary

 

I agree Gary "the great"
When he launches that funny car it sure looks violent, must be a hell of a rush.

 

I like the camera angles.

 

Great video and perspectives!

Reminds me of this video from six years ago. It doesn't get right to the point but about 2:12 is a camera on the front of Larry's car as he catches up to the other guy. The other small detail that gives me a chuckle is watching the keys hanging out of the ignition switch while going down the track. It's also the same track as the OP's video.
[video=youtube;_yWvH5dC7Yo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yWvH5dC7Yo[/video]

 

Thanks SilverBuick
I teach about acceleration. We use a primitive accelerometer in class. The keys will help illustrate this concept.

 

Its fast, but NO comparison to a Top Fueler. Top Fueler shuts off 150' out and still beats the Nova to the stripe.

 

True but that nova drives thousands of street miles to different events....

 

There was a video years ago I seen showed a GTP Pontiac owned by a track owner or something vs a top fuel car Pontiac got a 1/8 mile head start and top fuel only blipped the throttle and cossted past by him at line 120 or something like that that was pretty wild

 

Top Fueler rattles the tires at the hit, aborts the run and coasts to a 6 second et.

 

No argument from me, not much compares to the barely contained short burst of energy of a top fueler. But a top fueler doesn't have a set of ignition keys hanging off the dash either p

But I am also a tad bias p