NHRA Drag Racing

Before we discuss NHRA drag racing, let’s tackle drag racing. The first thing you should know about drag racing is the goal of the race. Each participant has to reach the finishing line ahead of any other vehicle in a parallel lane. You may be thinking that what we just mentioned seems to be the objective of every race. Well, in drag racing, the drivers race in a straight-line distance of about four hundred meters or a quarter of a mile. Another thing you should know about drag racing is that there are instances where the vehicles are not given a signal to start simultaneously. This is because the vehicles used in drag racing vary unlike in rally racing. Since the speed and elapsed time depends highly on the vehicle used, the slower car is given a head start. The actual drag race involves only two cars. Whoever wins the round can continue to the next until it is time for the championships.

You now have an idea of what drag racing is so let’s move on to NHRA drag racing. NHRA, short for National Hot Rod Association, is the world’s biggest motorsports authorizing body. The association was initiated to put off street racing. NHRA drag racing started when a man by the name of Wally Parks arranged drag racing as a sport during the 1950s with the help of NHRA. At present, NHRA supervises nearly all the drag racing events in North America.