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About the Author Dan Welberry is a long-time drag racing fan, with a passion for the sport since childhood. He has built up an enviable reputation as a leading marketing and PR man in European Drag Racing. He and former four-time FIA European Top Fuel title-holder and record breaker Andy Carter teamed up in 2001, with Welberry taking on marketing, PR and sponsorship duties for the team. Away from racing Dan runs a design and marketing company based in Christchurch, Dorset. Product Description Top Fuel Dragsters are the fastest racing cars on the planet. Powered by huge 8,000 bhp engines, the quickest cars can accelerate from 0–100 mph in less that a second, reaching over 330 mph by the end of a quarter-mile timed run. This fascinating manual provides a unique insight into the engineering of these incredible drag racing machines, and takes a look behind the scenes from the perspective of the driver and team members to explain how the cars are designed, built, maintained and driven.