Watch A Top Fuel Dragster’s Engine Blow Up In Slow Motion

This dramatic footage captures the moment Terry McMillen's NHRA top fuel dragster suffered a massive engine explosion, sending its supercharger flying off

Matt Robinson

12 May 2016

Despite this massive incident being described by McMillen’s team as “[potentially] the biggest explosion in NHRA Top Fuel drag racing in over a decade,” no one was seriously injured. Even though the car was severely damaged at the event in Houston, the car has already been put back together.

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Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

It was difficult to watch in slow motion because there wasn’t any slow motion video.

so im wondering this:
We all know weight is the enemy of perormance, right?
if you look at F1 for example the drivers are in top shape so they dont have to carry the extra weight.
How come the drag driver is a bit lets say big? that would surely cost him in the races