Top Fuel Dragsters: Drag Racing's Rear-Engine Revolution
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1613252188 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-13 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Teams and engineers developed the rear-engine layout that is still in use today, where the engine sits behind the driver but in front of the rear wheels.Industry legend and veteran journalist Steve Reyes was there through all the technological changes; he has the photos, anecdotes, quotes, and tales of the era. In general terms, drag racing is the fastest form of motor racing; within drag racing, Top Fuel is the fastest of the classes. Any blower explosion or clutch and bellhousing failure occurred directly in the face of the pilot. He discusses it all, including the experimentation that led to incredibly exciting racing and wild mishaps. Over the years, technology has changed greatly. What started out as a flathead engine, four wheels, frame rails, and a steering wheel has morphed into technological wonders producing horsepower figures in the thousands and running supercharged nitromethane cars over the quarter-mile in the 4-second range.Over the course of the evolution of these technological developments in the late 1960s
From the 1960s-1990s, he was the staff photographer for Popular Hot Rodding magazine and published both new and vintage imagery in every issue. . Reyes is also recognized for his outstanding photography skills in other sports coverage as well, especially for his work covering NHL hockey. He has also shot and written car fe
"The shock value of some of the imagery is enough to stop your heart." (Jim Donnelly Hemmings Muscle Machines 2016-09-12)"As informed and informative as it is engaging and absorbing, Top Fuel Dragsters is a "must" for the legions of drag racing fans and will prove to be an enduringly popular addition to reference collections." (James Cox Midwest Book Review 2016-04-25)
Five Stars J. Bingman Great book.. "CarTech keeps cranking out interesting, enlightening, and great photographed car books" according to Kilgore Gagarin. I've got several different CarTech books and none are clunkers. This book on top fuel dragsters is the product of chief photographer Steve Reyes of Argus Publishing. Reyes is an expert in covering an array of different motorsports, and his photos in this magazine are an excellent compilation of the kind of action and still pictures of top fuel dragsters you'd find in the usual publications, like ROD & CUSTOM or HOT RODDING. If you're in to hot rod magazines, this has the feel of a year's worth of photos with none of the ads! As a paperback, this probably wouldn't be a. "Fabulous new documentary book on rear engined rails by Reyes" according to G Stunkard. Once again, ace photog Steve Reyes has sourced and compiled a huge collection of images in this new book, this time focusing on the very best in the rear-engined era. Known as the 'man on the spot' when things got out of hand, Steve also called up on other noted shooters like Ron Lewis, Dave DeAngelis, the Ribilias' family, Norman Blake and many more for dramatic images, with the text referencing Steve's own recollections of this time period. He also has an abundance of pre-1971 Garlits era emages of earlier cars thanks to NHRA and others. Not a crash-and-burn only to