You’ve all seen them make passes down the dragstrip, whether in person or on tv, but have you ever seen what is actually inside the cockpit of a Top Fuel Dragster? As close as you can get to one in the pit area at an NHRA National Event, there are a lot of folks who have never actually stood next to one and seen what is inside. When they do, they are always wondering what the levers do, what the pedals do, and what’s up with the buttons and steering wheel? What people really don’t understand is the order in which these things all happen and the fact that you don’t actually use the clutch pedal like you’d think. Wait, what?
Watch and you’ll see.
Video Description:
Have you ever wondered what’s inside the cockpit of a 300mph top fuel dragster? Steve Read gives us a closer look at the basic controls while their dragster is in the build process.
You might be surprised at how small and simple some of the controls actually are!
Follow along as the RPM Top Fuel Racing team build their new dragster for the NDRC Australian Top Fuel Championship.
