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World Record Breaking No. 3 is the third Jet Funny Car within the FireForce family and is kitted out with the Santa Pod Raceway livery. This Jet Car had its debut at the Flame & Thunder event at Santa Pod Raceway back in 2004 and since then has appeared at many events. No. 3 always stops people in their tracks as the intense heat that's propelled from the jet engine takes it's grip and the roar of the car silences the crowds as the Jet Car accelerates down the strip.
This mechanical monster of a machine develops thrust in the jet engine equivalent to more than 10,000hp and can destroy the quarter-mile in 5 seconds with a terminal speed in excess of 300mph!
Filmed by Bergskie
The world record was broken at the Easter Thunderball event 2005, with Martin Hill pushing the car to its limits and clocking a terminal speed of 336mph in 5.793 seconds!
Martin Hill
Here are some Jet Car facts
- Fastest Jet Funny Car in the world
- The Jet Car has explosive thrust of over 5500lbs which is enough for you to blink and miss it!
- Has run 336.1 mph in 5.7 seconds at Santa Pod Raceway in 2005
- The car is based on a Chevrolet Lumina body
- The total weight of the car is 1750Ibs.
- Two independent 14ft quad form parachutes and twin hydraulic brakes are used for stopping.
- The Jet Car uses approximately 25 gallons of aviation fuel per run.
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