Unlike any other form of motorsports, drag race fans get unrivaled access to the pits and often see the cars from just a few meters distance. Even so, the best case scenario has one imagining what goes where on a car, especially if it's a Top Fuel or a Funny Car.
A decade ago the folks at Rick Jones Inc. came up with an innovative way to illustrate what it is they do as chassis builders. They basically cut out half of a 2002 pro stock car, of which I've included a couple of pictures below. Even though the car, and its technology, is more than a decade old, it still gives one a decent idea of the internal components of such a car.
The main objective of the pictures is to highlight the chassis underneath the fiberglass body. At first glance, one of the main differences between this and the newer models is the type of chrome-moly tubing used and the shapes in which they are bend, in order to form the chassis.
Needless to say, having a well built professional chassis is crucial at this level in order to qualify to race, let alone win the event.
Thanks for reading.
Photo credit: Rick Jones Inc., QuarterMax
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