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{{Short description|Car racing facility}} {{Other uses|Drag strip (disambiguation){{!}}Drag strip}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} [[File:DragStrip Nitrolympics 2005.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Hockenheimring]] dragstrip, 2005]] [[File:Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|Looking down a drag strip. Note the Christmas tree countdown lights in the center]] [[File:WIRDragStreetEliminators.jpg|thumb|right|Drag racing vehicles ready to race]] [[File:'AMC dragstrip 2001' meet in Cecil Maryland l.jpg|thumb|right|Bring your own cars waiting to run down the dragstrip]] [[File:WIRDragSnowmobileProBike2.jpg|thumb|right|Snowmobile vs. Motorcycle]] A '''dragstrip''' is a facility for conducting [[car|automobile]] and [[motorcycle]] acceleration events such as [[drag racing]]. Although a '''quarter mile''' (1320 feet, 402 m) is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile (201 m) tracks, and the premiere classes will run 1,000 foot (304.8 m) races. The race is begun from a [[standing start]] which allows three factors to affect the outcome of the race: reaction time, power/weight ratio, and traction. ==Features== A dragstrip is a straight, purpose-built racetrack, typically an eighth, ten feet longer than three-sixteenths, or a quarter of a mile long (660/1,000/1320 feet, 201/304.8/402 m), with an additional ''shutdown area'' to allow vehicles room to stop after crossing the finish line. Common features also include a 'water box' where vehicles and [[motorcycle]]s start their burnouts for tire clean-up and also to heat up their [[tire]]s to improve traction. There is a set of lights known as a 'Christmas Tree' that counts down to the start. There are also return lanes for the vehicles to return from the end of the track to the pit area. == Vehicle equipment requirements == Like all other motorsports, drag racing has many safety requirements for the vehicles that compete. These can be found in the applicable governing body's rule book. Most rules do not apply until the vehicle exceeds a specified time, such as 10.99 seconds. This allows anyone with a regular production vehicle to take part for very little cost, and encourages participation of many people who cannot afford a proper racing vehicle. The grassroots efforts are primarily [[bracket racing]] cars. Many classes allow drivers to drive their street cars and participate in an event. == Dragstrip locations== {{Further|:Category:Drag racing venues}} ==Quarter mile times== Acceleration times differ even between identical vehicles due to widely varying factors - vehicle tune, elevation, driver/rider differences, payload, track surface conditions, weather conditions. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" width=75% |+Racing vehicles ! width=20%|Vehicle ! width=30%|Elapsed time{{clarify|date=March 2011}}<!--what date? who was driving? where?--> ! width=30%|Notes |- | [[Rocket dragster]] | 3.2 s at ~{{convert|390|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | [[Kitty O'Neil]], 1977 in the [[Mojave Desert]] |- | rowspan=2|[[Top Fuel]] Dragster || ET: 4.443 s at ~{{convert|335.32|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} || Damien Harris, 9 June 2017, [[Willowbank Raceway]] <BR />''Absolute record. Last quarter-mile championship Top Fuel meet.''<ref name=Willowbank>{{cite web|title=History Made in 400 Thunder Early Qualifying|url=https://www.willowbankraceway.com.au/news/detail.aspx?ArticleID=599|publisher=Willowbank Raceway|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> |- |Speed: 4.485 s at ~{{convert|338.35|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} || Dom Lagana, 9 September 2017, US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI. <BR /> Run at IHRA US exhibition event. Certified speed by IHRA.<REF Name=US131>{{cite web|title=Lagana's run at US 131 among the best in 1/4 Mile History | url=https://us131msp.com/laganas-run-at-us-131-among-the-best-in-%C2%BC-mile-history/|publisher=US 131 Motorsports Park|access-date=20 April 2019}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| [[Top Fuel]] Dragster (1000 foot) || ET: 3.701 s at ~{{convert|328.78|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} || Antron Brown, 8 October 2012, Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, PA <ref name=nhra>[http://www.nhra.com/points/national-records.aspx NHRA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904032000/http://www.nhra.com/points/national-records.aspx |date=4 September 2015 }}</ref> |- | Speed: 3.802 s at ~{{convert|332.18|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} || Spencer Massey, 15 April 2012, Concord, NC <ref name="nhra"/> |- | [[Funny Car|Top Fuel Funny Car]] (1000 foot) | 3.901 s at ~{{convert|325.69|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | [[Jack Beckman]], 22 August 2015, [[Brainerd International Raceway]]<ref name="nhra"/> |- |rowspan="2"| [[Top Alcohol]] Dragster || ET: 5.103 s at ~{{convert|284.75|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} || Bill Reichert, 1 April 2007, [[Houston Raceway Park]] |- | 5.2 s at Speed: ~{{convert|285.23|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} || Donald St. Arnaud, 10 November 2016, Auto Club Raceway (Pomona) |- | [[Pro Modified]]<BR />[[Top Doorslammer]] in Australia | 5.745 s at ~{{convert|252.24|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | [[John Zappia]], 8 June 2013, [[Willowbank Raceway]] |- | [[Pro Stock]] | 6.455 s at ~{{convert|214.48|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | [[Jason Line]], 29 March 2015, at [[Charlotte Motor Speedway|zMax Dragway]]<ref name=nhra/> |- | Top Fuel Bike | 5.799 s at {{convert|245.36|mph|abbr=on}} | Larry McBride, March 2006, Valdosta, Georgia <ref name="GuinnessTFD">{{cite web|title=Top Fuel Dragbike racing, fastest speed|publisher=[[Guinness Book of World Records]]|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/top-fuel-dragbike-racing-fastest-speed|access-date=2015-07-02}}</ref> |- | [[Pro Stock Motorcycle]] | 6.75 s at ~{{convert|199.26|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | [[Eddie Krawiec]], 10 March 2012, at [[Gainesville Raceway]]<ref name=nhra/> |- | [[Electric motorcycles and scooters|Electric Motorcycle]] | 6.94 s at ~{{convert|201.37|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} | Larry McBride, 4 May 2012, at [[Virginia Motorsports Park]]<ref>[http://www.nedra.com/200mph_club.html NEDRA]</ref> |} ''NOTE: Nitro Funny Car records set at {{convert|1000|ft|m|abbr=on}}, which since 2008 in the US by [[National Hot Rod Association|NHRA]], 2012 internationally by [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]], and 2017 in Australia by [[International Hot Rod Association|IHRA]] is the official distance for both Top Fuel and Funny Car in the respective sanctioning bodies.'' ''All official records must be backed up within one percent during the same race meet in order to be claimed. The official records for terminal velocity and elapsed time are different in the professional car categories, and only the elapsed time run (and respective speed of that run) is listed. There have been some cases where a car has run faster than the official record, but because they were not backed up within one percent during the same meet, they are not recognised by the NHRA, IHRA, or FIA. The Top Fuel record listed as the final quarter-mile record in IHRA prior to off-season rule change at the end of 2016–17 season that shortened Top Fuel to 1,000 feet.'' ==See also== *[[List of fastest production cars by acceleration]] <!--drag timing gear required--> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.ihra.com/ International Hot Rod Association (IHRA)] * [https://www.nhra.com/ National Hot Rod Association (NHRA, US)] * [https://www.nzdra.co.nz/ New Zealand Drag Racing Association (NZDRA)] * [http://www.myquartermile.com/ Online Database of 1/4 mile times (US)] * [https://www.andra.com.au/ Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA)] <!-- PLEASE do not add names of drag racing strips here. For any new locations, first develop articles about the venues and include [[Category:Drag racing venues]] to automatically link to the alphabetical list--> [[Category:Drag racing venues| ]]
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