Drag Racer Carburetor Class - Drag Racing with Methonal
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There’s no doubt that in order to be a successful bracket racer, you need to be consistent. When .001 of a second matters, any edge you can have is valuable. One way to make your car considerably more consistent is to run it on methanol instead of gasoline. Methanol is the molecularly simplest, lightest form of methanol and is most commonly used in racing. Unlike gasoline or diesel fuels, it doesn’t have any lubricating characteristics so it’s mixed with a lubricant additive. It’s legal in all bracket racing classes so getting kicked out of your class won’t be a concern. Don’t think this is going to score you any mile per hour, though a quicker ET is pretty common.