Nerd’s Eye View: SEMA 2014 Part I

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I’m not sure there exists anything on earth that will accelerate a human faster than a top fuel dragster.
Here’s something intriguing… the front end is asymmetrical. I guess it has to do with taking into account the twisting of the chassis due to the many thousand torques.
Little bolt heads stick out of the spokes of the front wheel for the speed sensor to pick them up.
Even a modern dragster is full of electronics.
The slim profile of the Replay camera allows it to fit snuggly in this cavity for the driver’s head.
Individual EGT probes are on every cylinder. Check out the easily removed pin which holds the strap for the blower safety blanket.

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