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2. Racing slick - Wikipedia

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   The first drag racing slick was developed by M&H Tires (Marvin & Harry Tires) in the early 1950s. It was the only company in the world that produced and sold original drag racing tyres. Drag racing slicks vary in size, from slicks used on motorcycles to very wide ones used on "top fuel" dragsters.

3. Hoosier Racing Tire - Wikipedia

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   Hoosier Racing Tire is a subsidiary of Continental AG that primarily specialises in the production of tires for race competition use. Headquartered in Lakeville, Indiana , the company was founded in 1957.

4. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   Burnout in the box at Tarlton International Raceway, South Africa Fire burnout, Santa Pod Raceway, UK. The origins of burnouts can be traced to drag racing, where they have a practical purpose: drag racing slicks perform better at higher temperatures, and a burnout is the quickest way to raise tire temperature immediately prior to a race.

5. National Hot Rod Association - Wikipedia

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   Drag Safari would lead to the 1955 US Nationals for drag racing. [2] Due to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, the NHRA cancelled its 2020 and 2021 editions of the Drag Racing Series at the Virginia Motorsports Park. Regular scheduling resumed in 2022, with the events taking place in May of that year. [4]

6. Dragster (car) - Wikipedia

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   The front engine dragster came about due to engines initially being located in the car's frame in front of the driver. The driver sits angled backward, over the top of the differential in a cockpit situated between the two rear tires, a design originating with Mickey Thompson's Panorama City Special in 1954, as a way of improving traction. [1]

7. Altered (drag racing) - Wikipedia

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   Altered is a former National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing class and a current drag racing chassis configuration that forms the basis of many classes of NHRA Competition Eliminator. The altered is "[s]ometimes called the poor man's [d]ragster". [ 1 ]