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Dragster

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The Dragster is a type of racing vehicle used for drag races.
The maximum power developed by his engines are in the order of 8000-13000 HP.
To obtain a setup capable of achieving his maximum speed the car bodywork and its mechanic must be be as simple as possible.
Usually this types of cars are low and elongated so that at the highest speeds the vehicle can maintain its stability, it can also do that because of its light and small front wheels and larger ones mounted on the rear.

Competitions are held on straight tracks with less than a mile distance that this car can do in less than 5 seconds, reaching speeds beyond 500 km/h.
The project is equipped with an open V8 engine with exposed timing belt and triple air intake located above the cylinder head.
The structure is equipped with two wings, a low one on the front and a high one on the rear, the structure is also dotted of a roll bar in the pilot's cabin and a anti-wheelie bar on the back of the car. The front wheels can make slight steering.
The set-up is very low: the distance from the ground is approximately 2mm.

I built it because I like unusual cars, and I think it could be a fantastic Lego set because it is larger than those of the same type that are already on the market.


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