Drag Racing
Drag racing usually involves two cars racing each other over a set distance.
The drag racing fraternity has increased tremendously in recent years with more and more people converting their everyday street cars into powerful machines of speed.
Although distances range from two hundred meters to one kilometer, the four-hundred meter drag race is the most popular.
Drag racing vehicles are special in that they are modified to be lighter and more powerful than in their standard form. A lighter vehicle means that the power-to-weight ratio is increased and hence a greater acceleration will be achieved.
Races of this nature test a vehicle in terms of acceleration and top speed, as well as the driver with regard to skill and concentration. Although the driver does not have any turns to negotiate or opponents to defend against, apart from the competitor in the other lane, he or she must be very accurate with gear shifting and throttle modulation.