How many volts does a Drag Race delay box use?
How many volts does a Drag Race delay box use?
Drag racing delay boxes are designed to operate from the vehicles 12 volt DC electrical system. Some drag race cars now use 16 volt DC systems, in such a scenario the delay box has to be capable of working properly from 16 volts DC, as well as 12 volts DC.
How does a race car driver use the delay box?
The race car driver holds an electrical pushbutton switch depressed with a finger or a thumb of his right or left hand until he sees a specific desired visual cue. That electrical pushbutton switch is monitored by the delay box.
How does a car stay stationary at the start of a Drag Race?
When the transbrake is engaged at the drag race track starting line (driver holding the pushbutton depressed), the car is held stationary regardless of how much engine power is applied to the drive line. The driver typically applies full throttle at this time, and the car remains stationary at the starting line under full engine power.
What kind of car did Don and Bill race in?
Youngest brother Dale died in 2003, reportedly from a drug overdose. Don and Bill were the more accomplished racers, teaming with Klaus Ludwig in 1979 to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 935, though Ludwig did most of the heavy lifting.
What was the connection between Eagle racing engines and Street Outlaws?
According to Chief May, both Pollard and Goodman are being investigated by other law enforcement agencies across the country. As EngineLabs reported earlier, there is a possible connection between the theft at BRE and another break-in at Eagle Racing Engines (ERE) in Knoxville, Tennessee, the night before.
Youngest brother Dale died in 2003, reportedly from a drug overdose. Don and Bill were the more accomplished racers, teaming with Klaus Ludwig in 1979 to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Porsche 935, though Ludwig did most of the heavy lifting.
Who are the street outlaws that got arrested?
According to a news release issued by police chief Paula May, both Pollard, age 47, of North Country Meadow Lane, Skiatook, Oklahoma, and Goodman, age 32, of East 46 th Street South, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, are charged with felony larceny, conspiracy to break and enter a building and commit larceny, and aiding and abetting a felony larceny.