Drag Race Technology

From the publisher

Behind the astonishing spectacle of professional drag racing is extreme engineering that is ultra-tightly focused but compared to other forms of motorsport no less complex for that. If anything the puzzle gets harder, the fewer are the variables that make the difference between winning and losing. The challenge of engineering and controlling the fastest accelerating vehicles in the world is thus a fascinating one that is revealed annually by Drag Race Technology. This publication uniquely gets to the nuts and bolts of a range of drag race cars, bikes and boats from around the world representing the state of the art in straight-line engineering and reveals the technologies that provide the winning edge.

Intro: THE EDITOR
We celebrate those modern-day heroes to whom speed – and escaping its established limits – means everything

Grid: IN THE NEWS
Toyota partners with ExxonMobil to make Mobil 1 the official oil for Kalitta Motorsports, veteran tuner Mike Neff joins Tasca Racing, and more…

In Conversation: DAVID GRUBNIC
John Force Racing’s crew chief for Brittany Force takes Anne Proffit through the key stages of his career so far

Dossier: RICKIE SMITH PRO MOD CAMARO
This serial NHRA winner is keeping the nitrous injection faith with his latest Pro Mod contender. He tells Lawrence Butcher how it was developed

Digest: WAIRUA SPIRIT
In a first for a New Zealand team, CMR is building a unique streamliner to set a new land speed record at Bonneville. Lawrence Butcher reports

Insight: PROCHARGER
Luke Robinson investigates the implications of the arrival of a centrifugal supercharger in NHRA Pro Mod

Insight: DUSTIN LEE HAYABUSAS
Tim Hailey investigates the start of the art in Sportsman motorcycle drag racing

Focus: CHASSIS MATERIALS AND FABRICATION
Luke Robinson discusses the current state of the art in chassis materials and construction techniques

Digest: ELITE PRO STOCK
Lawrence Butcher reports on how Rick and Rickie Jones have battled back to take Elite Racing back to the top slot in Pro Stock

Supplier directory
Our listing of the companies providing products and services for the drag racing community

PS: PRO STOCK EVOLUTION
The NHRA’s director of engineering Timothy White gives us an inside view of the evolution of Pro Stock