In this week’s blog post I want to talk about the difference between a dragster and a door car. I want to talk about the advantages and disadvantages about each. Each person has a different preference on what they like and just depends on what the driver wants. I also plan to talk about the difference in cost between the two and what my preference is.
One advantage that comes with a dragster is when you go bracket racing. To give a quick recap from last week bracket racing is a way for cars of all speeds to race against each other. Each car gets to make two time runs to see what elapsed time their car runs. Off these runs the person will put a dial on there car and cannot run faster than that time. To sum this up if both cars were to have perfect lights and run dead on their dials then they would reach the finish line at the same time. When you reach the finish line in a race you want to reach the finish line by the shortest margin possible. With a dragster you can see the front tires a lot easier than you can in a full-size car which makes it easier to judge the finish line.
When owning a dragster, it is a cheaper way to go fast since they weigh a lot less than a normal door car. The average door car can weigh anywhere from 2200-3300lbs where a dragster normally weighs in at around 1700-2000lbs. In drag racing weight is everything and by an average rule of thumb saving 100lbs equals a 1/10 in elapsed time. A lot of people chose a dragster since it doesn’t require as much motor to go faster and you can also get a dragster chassis cheaper than you can a door car chassis.
Even with all the advantages I’ve listed above I still have always picked a door car over a dragster. To me a door car has more character and shape to it since most all dragsters look the same except for the paint. I like how door cars have more room on the inside whereas a dragster you are confined into a small space. Both dragsters and door cars have their advantages and just depends on what the driver’s preference is and I’ve seen people be competitive in both.
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