DRAGSTRIP

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A 'dragstrip' is a facility for conducting automobile and motorcycle acceleration events such as drag racing. Although a 'quarter mile' (402 meters, 440 yards, or 1,320 feet) is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile tracks. The race is generally begun with a standing start which allows three factors to affect the outcome of the race: reaction time, power and traction.

Contents

Features

Equipment requirements

Dragstrip locations

Australia

Bahrain

Belgium

Canada

Germany

Japan

New Zealand

South Africa

Sweden

United Kingdom

United States

Typical quarter mile times

Production vehicles

Custom or racing vehicles

Other objects

External links

Features

A dragstrip is a straight, purpose-built racetrack, typically an eighth or a quarter mile long, with an additional ''shutdown area'' to allow vehicles time to stop after crossing the finish line. Common features also include a water box, where vehicles and motorcycles can do burn-outs to heat up their tires to improve traction. There is a set of lights known as a Christmas tree that counts down to launch time. There are one or two return lanes for the vehicles to return from the end of the track to the pit area.

Equipment requirements

Almost all sanctioned drag strips have strict rules for fast cars. Special racing safety equipment such as 10 (or more) point roll cages, windows nets, engine and transmission shielding, and protective clothing usually become mandatory for cars below 11 or 10 seconds. NHRA also requires roll cages and window nets for cars that finish a quarter mile at over 135 mph.

Dragstrip locations

:''See also ''

Australia

★ Hidden Valley Raceway

★ Western Sydney International Dragway

★ Willowbank Raceway

Bahrain

★ Bahrain International Circuit

Belgium

★ Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

★ Chimay

Canada

★ Castrol Raceway

★ Grand Bend Motorplex, Ontario

★ Sanair Super Speedway

★ Saskatchewan International Raceway

★ Shannonville Motorsport Park

★ Toronto Motorsports Park, Cayuga

Germany

★ Hockenheimring

Japan

★ Fuji Speedway

★ Sendai Raceway

New Zealand

★ Champion Dragway

★ Taupo Motorsport Park

South Africa

★ Tarlton International Raceway

★ WesBank Raceway

Sweden

★ Mantorp Park

United Kingdom

'England'

★ Santa Pod Raceway

★ Shakespeare County Raceway

★ York Raceway
'Scotland'

★ Crail Raceway

United States

★ 75-80 Dragway

★ Alabama International Dragway

★ Alaska Raceway Park

★ Arroyo Seco Raceway

★ Atlanta Dragway

★ Beech Bend Raceway

★ Brainerd International Raceway

★ Brainerd Optimist Dragway

★ Bristol Dragway

★ Byron Dragway

★ Auto Club Dragway

★ Douglas Motorsports Park

★ Dragway 42

★ Gateway International Raceway

★ Great Lakes Dragaway

★ Headhunter Motor Club

★ Hinesville Raceway Park

★ O'Reilly Raceway Park

★ Infineon Raceway

★ LaGrange - Tropp County Dragway

★ The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

★ Los Angeles County Raceway (LACR)

★ Macon National Dragway

★ Memphis Motorsports Park

★ Music City Raceway

★ Norwalk Raceway Park

★ New England Dragway

★ New York International Raceway Park

★ Oswego, possibly the first purpose-built dragstrip in the US.^[1]

★ Pacific Raceways

★ Paradise Drag Strip

★ Pomona Raceway

★ Portland International Raceway

★ Savannah Dragway

★ Silver Dollar Raceway

★ South Georgia Motorsports Park

★ The Texas Motorplex at Ennis, TX.

★ US 19 Dragway

★ US 13 Dragway

★ Wisconsin International Raceway

Typical quarter mile times

Acceleration times differ even between identical vehicles due to widely varying testing methodologies - driver/rider differences, payload, track surface conditions, weather/air temperature and launching technique.

Production vehicles

Vehicle	Quarter Mile	Notes
2006 Kawasaki ZX-14 Motorcycle	9.65 sec. @ 153 mph	Motorcycle USA
2006 Bugatti Veyron	10.2 sec. @ 141 mph	Road & Track
1984 Kawasaki ZX900R Ninja Motorcycle	10.5 sec. @ 134 mph	Answers
2007 Honda CBR600RR Motorcycle	10.6 sec. @ 133 mph	Motorcycle USA
2004 Porsche Carrera GT	11.3 sec. @ 131 mph	Road & Track
2005 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren	11.5 sec. @ 126 mph	Road & Track
2008 Dodge Viper SRT-10	11.6 sec. @ 126 mph	Car and Driver
2005 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG	11.9 sec. @ 123 mph	Car and Driver
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06	12.2 sec. @ 120 mph	Road & Track
2006 Dodge Viper SRT-10	12.3 sec. @ 118 mph	Road & Track
2007 Mercedes-Benz CL600	12.4 sec. @ 114.8 mph	Road & Track
2007 Bentley Continental GT	12.9 sec. @ 108.5 mph	Road & Track
2005 Chrysler 300C SRT-8	13.2 sec. @ 109 mph	Car and Driver

Custom or racing vehicles

Vehicle	seconds @ mph	Notes
Rocket dragster	3.2 sec. @ 390 mph	(approx.)
Top Fuel Dragster	4.4 sec. @ 335 mph [1]	(approx.)
Funny Car	5.6 sec. @ 330 mph [2]	(approx.)
Top Alcohol	5.2 sec. @ 250 mph	(approx.)
Pro Modified	6.0 sec. @ 230 mph	(approx.)
Pro Stock	6.6 sec. @ 205 mph [3]	(approx.)
Pro Stock Motorcycle	7.0 sec. @ 195 mph [4]	(approx.)
Electric Motorcycle	8.1 sec. @ 156 mph [5]

Other objects

Object	time @ mph	By	Notes
human being	43 seconds @ 18	Michael Johnson	★ 400 m, not 440 yd (402 m)
Turtle	1 to 2 hours @ 0.15[6]	average adult wood turtle	Speed varies greatly by species.

External links

★ Dragtimes.com- an International Drag Slip Database

★ Na-Motorsports US Drag Strip listings
1. On-going documentary: The Era of the Oswego Dragway, http://www.OswegoDragway.com