For racers and athletes suffering winter spells for half of the year, there is nothing as frustrating as spending the next five or six months waiting for the weather to turn so that normal activities can be resumed. In the case of drag racers Jim and Bernie Warning and Paul Groth, they turned the adverse weather into an opportunity to break a speed record while their dragster was sidelined for the winter.
The goal of the trio is to have their dragster, known as Frozen Assets, try to break the mark of 200 mph in 1000 feet from a standing start. Their dragster was built by Spitzer Race Cars and into this chassis was installed a 2000 horsepower Proline Race Engines mill. The car also features a quick-change diff and a spray system for the rear drive system, most probably to help with the traction. What’s unusual about this dragster is that instead of rear drag slicks, a pair of studded tracks have been installed with small skis in front.
Watch how the drive system works to accelerate the car from a standing start. From the way it goes, it looks like breaking the record is attainable. Together with the quick change rear end, calculating the horsepower and ratios needed to break the 0-1000 foot record would have been an interesting exercise.
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