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In 1951, hot rod and drag racing enthusiast Art Arfons began building a series of aero-engined racing cars each known as the Green Monster. The first was a two-ton Ford truck chassis mated to an Allison V-1710 piston engine that was altogether capable of a record 144 mph (232 km/h) in a quarter-mile drag race.
The first four cars, FireForce 1, FireForce 2, FireForce 3, and FireForce 4, are jet-powered funny cars. The fifth car, known as FireForce 5 , is a jet-propelled dragster. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] They are all powered by Pratt & Whitney J60 turbojet engines, producing 5,500 lbf (24 kN) of thrust, or around 10,000 hp (7,500 kW).
The power was carried by a chain of spur gears along the top of the chassis, to a pinion which drove a crown gear at the axle. Like most slot car motors, the Aurora pancakes ran on low voltage direct current. The term 'pancake' is also loosely used to refer to a car or chassis which has such a motor. Common Slot Car Motor Arrangements.
Swift Engineering was founded in 1983 by David Bruns, Alex Cross, R. K. Smith, and Paul White under the name Swift Racing Cars. [4] Their first car, the DB-1, was a Formula Ford which won the SCCA National Championship in its debut race. [ 5 ]
Aurora's improved second slotless racing chassis under the AFX brand. Used reverse polarity to control steering. 1979: Speed Steer (Road Blocker) This chassis propelled itself around the track at a slower speed forcing the players to pass it. 1981: Cat's Eyes: This chassis featured headlights that could be turned on and off. 1981: Blazin' Brakes
Blazing Angel jet dragster A jet dragster in action Two jet dragsters Larsen Motorsport's Florida Tech Jet Dragster. A jet car is a car propelled by a jet engine. A jet dragster is a jet powered car used for drag racing. They are most commonly seen at race shows.
The Howmet TX (Turbine eXperimental) is an American sports prototype racing car designed in 1968 to test the competitive use of a gas turbine engine in sports car racing. Planned by racing driver Ray Heppenstall, the TX combined a chassis built by McKee Engineering, turbine engines leased from Continental Aviation & Engineering , and financial ...
The Chaparral 2J is a sports prototype race car, designed and developed by Jim Hall and Hap Sharp, and built by American manufacturer Chaparral.It conformed to Group 7 regulations and competed in the 1970 Can-Am Championship series.