This book describes dragsters, fast race cars with powerful engines, explaining how they race on straight tracks called drag strips, how drivers wear special gear to stay safe, and how some dragsters have parachutes to help them slow down.
General Note
Includes index.
Includes glossary.
Content Note
Get moving - What is a dragster? - A closer look - Tune-up - Top fuel cars - Stock cars - Funny cars - The driver's seat - At the track - Famous racers - Past to present - Blast from the past.