Top Fuel Dragster

7,000-plus horsepower propels the world’s fastest, loudest racing cars to more than 300mph in under 5 seconds over a standing-start quarter-mile. Burning nitromethane in supercharged V8 engines, when a pair of these cars leaving the start-line seismologists have measured them at 3.2 on the Richter scale.

Nations represented in the class:
Denmark   Finland   the Netherlands   Sweden  Switzerland   United Kingdom  

USA

© Julian Hunt (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Urs Erbacher
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	Race number:	TF 1 (TF 111)
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	webpage:	www.erbacher.biz

© Julian Hunt (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Risto Poutiainen
	Home:	Helsinki, Finland
	Team:	RF Motorsport
	Race number:	TF 2
	Vehicle:	Hadman Top Fuel Dragster
	Engine type:	V8 / supercharged / nitromethane
	Best Elapsed Time:	4.768 seconds
	Best Terminal Speed:	513.67 kph / 319.25 mph
	webpage:	www.rfmotorsport.com

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	Driver:	Timo Lehtimäki
	Home:	Valkeakoski Finland
	Team:	TIL-Racing
	Race number:	TF 3  (TF 4477)
	Vehicle:	Finlight Dragster
	Engine type:	Nitro V8
	Best Elapsed Time:	4.895 seconds
	Best Terminal Speed:	493.15 kph / 306.5 mph
	webpage:	www.til-racing.com

© Ivan Sansom	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Mikael Kågered
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	Race number:	TF 4
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	webpage:	www.kagered-racing.com

© Julian Hunt (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Anita Mäkelä
	Home:	Vilppula, Finland
	Team:	Tommi & Anita Top Fuel Racing
	Race number:	TF 5
	Vehicle:	ME-dragster
	Engine type:	V8 / supercharged / nitromethane
	Best Elapsed Time:	4.800 seconds
	Best Terminal Speed:	482 kph / 299,3 mph
	webpage:	www.anitamakela.com

© Remco Scheelings (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Tommy Johnson Jr.
	Home:	Avon, IN, USA
	Team:	Andersen Racing
	Race number:	TF 6 (TF 33)
	Vehicle:	ME TF-Dragster
	Engine type:	V8 supercharged nitro / 500" TFX
	Best Elapsed Time:	Europe 4,660 sec.(1/4mile) USA 3,844 sec ( 1000ft)
	Best Terminal Speed:	Europe 317,06 mph (1/4mile) USA 310,34 mph(1000ft)
	webpage:	www.Andersenracing.dk www.tommyjohnsonjr.com

© Remco Scheelings (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Jari Halinen
	Home:	Suomenniemi, Finland
	Team:	Jari Halinen Top Fuel Racing
	Race number:	TF 7   (TF 4062)
	Vehicle:	Top Fuel Dragster
	Engine type:	V8
	Best Elapsed Time:	4.944 seconds
	Best Terminal Speed:	483.46 kph / 300.29 mph
	webpage:	www.rfmotorsport.com

© Remco Scheelings (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Andy Carter
	Home:	Denham, Bucks
	Team:	Lucas Oil Team
	Race number:	TF 8
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	Engine type:	4.57 seconds
	Best Elapsed Time:	320 mph
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	webpage:	www.andycarter.net

© Andy Willsheer	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Antti Horto
	Home:	Kotka, Finland
	Team:	Eagle Racing
	Race number:	TF 9 (TF 1199)
	Vehicle:	Spitzer Top Fuel Dragster
	Engine type:	V8 / supercharged / nitromethane
	Best Elapsed Time:	5.220 seconds
	Best Terminal Speed:	431 kph / 268 mph
	webpage:	www.eagleracing.fi / www.rfmotorsport.com

	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Stig Neergaard
	Home:	Tørring, Denmark
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	Race number:	TF 10  (TF 802)
	Vehicle:	Stig Neergaard TFDragster2009
	Engine type:	TFX 500cui. supercharged / nitromethan
	Best Elapsed Time:	4.783 seconds
	Best Terminal Speed:	496.9 kph/ 308,64 mph
	webpage:	www.topfuel.eu

© Remco Scheelings (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Thomas Nataas
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	Team:	Andersen Racing
	Race number:	TF 3311
	Vehicle:	ME TF-Dragster
	Engine type:	V8 supercharged nitro / 500" TFX
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	webpage:	www.Andersenracing.dk

© Patrik Jacobsson	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Håkan Fällström
	Home:	Härnösand, Sweden
	Team:	Nitro Bear Racing
	Race number:	TF 1049
	Vehicle:	Dragster ME racing 2010
	Engine type:	500 cuin hemi
	Best Elapsed Time:	3,30 seconds (on 1/8 mile)
	Best Terminal Speed:	400 kph (on 1/8 mile)
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©	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Patrik Pers
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	Race number:	TF 1832
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© Remco Scheelings (2011)	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Lex Joon
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	Race number:	TF 334
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	Driver:	Kenni Neergaard
	Home:	Tørring, Denmark
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	Race number:	TF 7058
	Vehicle:	Mc.Kinney TFDragster2006
	Engine type:	TFX 500cui. supercharged / nitromethan
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	webpage:	www.topfuel.eu

© Remco Scheelings	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Monika Öberg
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	Race number:	TF 14
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© Ivan Sansom	FIA eliminator:	Top Fuel
	Driver:	Jöran Persåker
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	Race number:	TF 10  (TF 117)
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	webpage:	www.persaker.se