Watch A Top Fuel Dragster’s Engine Blow Up In Slow Motion
This dramatic footage captures the moment Terry McMillen's NHRA top fuel dragster suffered a massive engine explosion, sending its supercharger flying off
Despite this massive incident being described by McMillen’s team as “[potentially] the biggest explosion in NHRA Top Fuel drag racing in over a decade,” no one was seriously injured. Even though the car was severely damaged at the event in Houston, the car has already been put back together.
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It was difficult to watch in slow motion because there wasn’t any slow motion video.
click on the first pic.
so im wondering this:
We all know weight is the enemy of perormance, right?
if you look at F1 for example the drivers are in top shape so they dont have to carry the extra weight.
How come the drag driver is a bit lets say big? that would surely cost him in the races
Because ‘MURICA! Why lose weight when you can add power?
Minimum weight requirements mean that differences in driver weight are accounted for with ballast weight. It’s a minor disadvantage if any.
You think a person’s weight is going to phase a 7,000hp engine?
rip engine
Whait a sec, are those ferrari’s ?
No wtf
Mesmerizing…. I’m glad he’s okay!
When VTEC kicks in too hard
I might live my life a quarter mile at a time, but my engines sure don’t
It was Lit
Car guys be like: Such a shame,How much for the turbo?
Except there isn’t one.
What the Supercharger thought…