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Overview

Essential for drag racing fans and libraries in communities where drag strips draw crowds.

--Library Journal

Gearheads will likely devour this book, but anyone who's ever sat behind a wheel and wondered what it would feel like to floor it will find this cinematic account difficult to put down.

--Publishers Weekly

Once considered the "bad boy" of motorsport, drag racing has evolved into one of the most technically sophisticated and exciting forms of automotive competition. Where at one time it was a sport practiced on deserted roads, today there are almost 400 professional racetracks in...

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Overview

Essential for drag racing fans and libraries in communities where drag strips draw crowds.

--Library Journal

Gearheads will likely devour this book, but anyone who's ever sat behind a wheel and wondered what it would feel like to floor it will find this cinematic account difficult to put down.

--Publishers Weekly

Once considered the "bad boy" of motorsport, drag racing has evolved into one of the most technically sophisticated and exciting forms of automotive competition. Where at one time it was a sport practiced on deserted roads, today there are almost 400 professional racetracks in North America devoted to competitive drag racing.

This action-packed book reviews the history of the sport from its origins in post-WWII California to the widely respected sport it is today. It explains the differences between car classes, such as Top Fuelers and Funny Cars, Alcohol Cars, Pro Modifieds and Pro Stock, and profiles the sport's pioneers and today's best-known racers.

Drag Racing describes the latest developments in power, speed and racing safety. Consider these remarkable statistics:

  • From a dead stop a Top Fuel Dragster is the fastest-accelerating vehicle in the world and, at full throttle, it consumes the same amount of fuel as a fully loaded Boeing 747.
  • During the launch of a fuel car, the driver sustains close to five Gs of force--more than a space-shuttle astronaut.
  • Today's Pro Modifieds are capable of traveling a quarter mile in less than six seconds at speeds that exceed 240 mph.
  • A competitive NHRA Pro Stock engine produces over 1300 horsepower, and consumes gasoline at a rate of 7.5 gallons per minute.

Dedicated and new fans alike will thrill at the rubber-burning pages of Drag Racing.

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal
Readers can almost smell the rubber burning in this glossy overview of drag racing. For a sport that grew after World War II, mostly in California, this has gathered fans from all over the United States and Canada. Not an encyclopedia—it doesn't list titles or records or have an A-Z format—Miller's work provides a chapter-by-chapter introduction to the rules of the sport, the classes, and the drivers, both legendary and contemporary. From an explanation of the iconic "Christmas tree" lights that start a race to a diagram that plots the quarter-mile of a contest, the text is enthusiastic but not fawning. Over 160 photos, mostly color but some in vintage black and white, make up half the book. The confusing array of classes—fuel, alcohol, pro modified, pro stock, and sportsman—are explained. Women are especially well represented, in both a separate chapter and in chapters on the legends and top drivers. Fans will recognize the big names of the sport—Joe Amato, Don Garlits, Shirley Muldowney, Don Prudhomme—and learn about such current drivers as Brandon Bernstein, John Force, Melanie Troxel, and Cruz Pedregon. VERDICT Essential for drag racing fans and libraries in communities where drag strips draw crowds.—Susan Belsky, Oshkosh P.L., WI

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781554074464
  • Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
  • Publication date: 9/10/2009
  • Pages: 208
  • Sales rank: 624,614
  • Product dimensions: 10.20 (w) x 10.10 (h) x 0.80 (d)

Meet the Author

Tim Miller is an automotive journalist and the author of NASCAR Now!, just published in its third edition.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents


Introduction

A Quarter-mile History

Drag Car History

The Builders

Racing 101

Car Classes

Top Drivers

Women in Drag Racing

Legends

Schooling and the New School

Glossary

Acknowledgments/Credits

Index

Preface

Introduction


Once considered the "bad boy" of motorsport, drag racing has evolved into one of the most technically sophisticated forms of motorized competition. And it produces some of the most exciting racing, based on a simple premise: two drivers race their vehicles, from a standing start, over a measured distance (usually a quarter-mile), competing for the shortest elapsed time.


From its California roots after World War II, drag racing spread throughout North America in the 1950s and 1960s, and today there are close to 400 facilities devoted to straight-line racing. As well, this motorsport has crossed the ocean and established itself in Great Britain, Europe, Australia and New Zealand -- something other forms of auto racing can only dream of.


Drag racing has also broken out of the men-only traditional mold when it comes to competitors. It has always welcomed women racers, some of whom have become major players in the sport. It has also embraced youth like no other form of racing, with programs such as Junior Dragsters and Tuner car events where young people can compete.


Fans of drag racing enjoy an atmosphere that allows them to walk through the pits at the track and watch the teams at work on their cars between races, something unheard of in other types of racing. Fans can also, at times, meet their heroes in the pits, and many a child has gone home happy, after getting a hero-card autograph or a chance to sit in a race car.


From the pioneers and their crude homemade cars built with no after-market speed equipment and raced on impromptu tracks with virtually no crowd control or fire and safety gear to today'smultimillion dollar touring teams and professional racing venues, drag racing stages an assault on the senses like no other form of racing. It entertains in a colorful, loud, fast-paced environment that explodes upon the viewer. Some classes of cars literally shake the ground with the body-thumping vibrations of the loudest mechanical vehicles on the planet. Just watch a person who is witnessing a Top Fuel match-up for the first time. When the tire smoke clears, their jaw is still wide open and their eyes are as big as saucers.


Drag Racing not only talks about where drag racing has been, it also talks about today's racing and the current trends that will help form the future of drag racing. You'll read about the legends of the sport, and how the various sanctioning bodies have shaped drag racing. You'll learn the basics of the sport, and about the makeup of a 7,500-horsepower missile-on-wheels. You'll also get a better understanding about the importance of youth in drag racing, and read about some of the more prominent builders in the sport.


So get staged and watch that Tree!

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  • Posted March 5, 2010

    Good Info-Book about US-Drag-Racing

    Drag-Racing by Timothy Miller is a good source for any Drag-Fan to get deeper knowledge about US-Drag-Racing and its technology. It's also good for any european race-fan, who is planning to attend an US-Drag-Event and get an info-source about the regulations before,so that he can enjoy the sport much more.

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