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Top
Fuel Drag Racing to compete over
1000ft |
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Friday 29th September 2017 |
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Top Fuel Drag Racing to compete
over 1000ft. |
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Australia's Professional Drag Racing
Series, 400 Thunder today confirmed that
commencing at the AC Delco East Coast
Thunder event to be held at Sydney
Dragway in early November, Top Fuel
Dragsters will race to 1000 feet, rather
than the traditional 1320 feet
(one-quarter mile). |
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Australian Professional Drag Racing
(APDR) Chairman Tony Wedlock noted the
change had been considered for some time
and was undertaken for reasons of
safety. |
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Wedlock stated "Top Fuel drag racing in
Australia has been outstanding over the
past 400 Thunder season, however the
performances have heightened safety
concerns for both tracks and
competitors. We have been working with
our principles sanctioning organisation
IHRA in reviewing the safety aspects
relating to Top Fuel". |
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Top Fuel dragsters are the quickest
accelerating racing cars in the world
with 8 litre supercharged engines
producing over 10,000 horsepower. |
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The world's largest drag racing
organisation the National Hot Rod
Association (NHRA) changed to 1000 ft
racing in 2008. The world motorsport
body the Federation
Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
adopted the 1000ft standar Top Fuel
distance in 2012 for all FIA World
Championships. |
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The Managing Director of sanctioning
organisation IHRA Australia Maurice
Allen stated "With speeds regularly
exceeding 530 kilometres per hour we are
facing the limits of the venues with
regards to the braking areas and also
with vehicle components. The reduction
of the racing distance will now afford
the driver and addition100 metres of
braking area." |
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400 Thunder General Manager Kevin
Predergast added "Top Fuel drag racing
delivers one of the world's most awesome
motorsport experiences. We believe that
with Top Fuel racing over the shorter
distance, the bracket will continue to
provide great racing for Australian drag
racing rans and will remain the most
spectacular form of racing on the
planet." |
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This change relates only to Top Fuel
racing with all other classes still to
compete over the traditional 1320 feet
(one-quarter mile). The next round of
the 400 Thunder Professional Drag Racing
Series is the AC Delco East Coast
Thunder, featuring al six professional
classes - Top Fuel, Pro Alcohol, Pro
Slammer, Pro Stock, Top Bike and Pro
Stock Bike. The event will be held at
Sydney Dragway on November 3-4. |
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- ENDS -
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For further
media information contact:
KEVIN
PRENDERGAST
General
Manager - 400 Thunder
Email:
kevin@kp3consulting.com.au
Phone: +61
(0) 439396251 |
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