A single funny car produces more horsepower than the first 8 rows of cars in a stock-car race. Drivers pull more than five Gs when they launch, accelerating faster than a fighter jet. Over 300mph is achieved in about the time it takes to read this
Driving, Placemaking, and why every car advertisement is a lie …
There's something a little special about car advertisements, though, with the cars zooming around empty city streets and deserted freeways, never a dull moment in sight. Sometimes they'll throw in pedestrians marveling at the car or a … There's no sense of place, which is kind of funny, since the advertisements are showing us exactly what their product has been doing to public spaces over the past 60 years. They've destroyed tons of them. There are a few left, and
Yakima Herald Republic | Jet funny cars in spotlight at Renegade
“These are the two fastest funny cars in the country, and that car is just a little faster than mine. He's tough to beat,” Snelson said. “So I've got to be on my game.” While either of those 10,000-horsepower funny cars might break