"[narrator] A new breed of super machine is evolving." "Bigger, faster, smarter, built to tackle near-impossible feats." "Among them: the world's ultimate dragster." "This missile on wheels rockets to phenomenal speed." "Going325mph, mishaps happen." "[narrator] In a blast of flame and thunder, the fastest accelerating vehicle on the planet attempts a record-breaking win." "That'snotgood." "You could end up hurting Shawn very bad." "Whensomethinghappens at that speed, you're just along for the ride." "[narrator] Blowing this phenomenal $400,000 missile apart, we'll discover its technological secrets, from a super tough steel frame and an air-blasting supercharger that feeds an engine with the pulling power of 2 freight trains to an ingenious" "braking system." "We'll reveal how this extraordinary Top Fuel dragster evolved to rise above all other machines." "Pomona, California, home to the" "National Hot Rod Association finals, the supreme contest for the fastest racing cars on the planet." "Over the next 4 days, 18 elite category Top Fuel dragsters will battle to win the world championship." "The prize: the coveted champion's trophy and half a million dollars." "There can only be one winner." "IstartedwhenIwas 12 years old, racing in the junior dragster category." "The biggest race of my career is this weekend." "[narrator] Shawn Langdon is leading the championship table." "Thisismy firstshotat a Top Fuel world championship." "(whistle blowing)" "A lot of nervous energy right now but I'm excited for it." "[narrator] To clinch the championship prize," "Shawn needs to keep his lead for the next 4 races." "We'rehere,thisisit." "Pomona Raceway, the big weekend." "[narrator] To win, Shawn has to beat this man, his closest rival, one of the fastest drivers on the circuit and the reigning world champion," "Antron Brown." "We'rejustgoingtocome  out and do what we do." "Shawn's got a lot of points right now." "So we're just going to make it hard on him." "We just don't want to give it to him." "I'mreadyto go rightnow ." "(Alan Reinhart):" "A couple of hours man, a couple of hours." "Weknowit 'snotgoingtobe  easy." "That guy's a fighter." "We know he's going to give everything that he's got." "[narrator] To beat Antron and claim the top prize," "Shawn needs the fastest car in the competition." "And this is it." "The Al-Anabi Top Fuel dragster, a 25-foot missile on wheels." "Multi-million-dollar funding makes sure that this unique one-ton car incorporates the ultimate technological innovations." "It has a super light carbon fibre shell to cut through the air;" "inside the nose, a tank full of powerful nitromethane fuel;" "behind the driver's seat, an 8,000-HP engine connected to tires that can run over 300 mph." "These innovations make this dragster the fastest accelerating machine on land." "(commentator):" "Well, good morning, race fans." "It is race day, my absolute favourite day of the week here at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona." "JORDAN HARRY, mechanic, Shawn's team:" "We want to put a different motor in it, so we're going to take this short block out." "And we're going to put a new one in." "[narrator] It's 2 hours before" "Shawn's first race." "In the pits, the team's mechanics start building the engine." "It'salmostlikesynchronized swimming." "As one's going in, the other's coming out." "They really work well together." "They leave the engine build as late as possible, so it can be set up for the weather conditions at the time of the race." "Theycandisassembleawhole car, motor, clutch, blower, everything, put it back together, and we can fire it up in less than 40 minutes." "[narrator] The engine settings are decided by the tuner." "We'llcomein here 3 hours before we run and start monitoring our weather." "Shawn's team manager, Alan" "Johnson, tunes the car's engine." "Wemighthavetochange this to 40.5." "[narrator] Changes in air temperature and humidity affect the engine and the performance of the dragster." "Alan decides the car's settings just 60 minutes before the race." "We'llputtheengine together, and hopefully, we've made all the correct calculations, decisions, and we'll make a great qualifying run." "[narrator] Twenty minutes to race time." "The team tows the car out to the staging lanes." "The mechanics are anxious they've done their job correctly." "MATTHEW KOROL, mechanic, Shawn's team:" "Obviously, if we screw up, we could do something that could lead to Shawn getting hurt, you know." "Youreallyputyourlife  into their hands." "They have to prepare the car properly." "They have to put the pieces together properly every single time, because one little mistake can mean everything." "[narrator] Drag racing is a dangerous pursuit." "Crashes happen every season." "Last time Shawn raced here, his rival, Antron Brown, had a narrow escape." "At 300 mph, his engine exploded." "Going330mph,whensomething happens at that speed, there's nothing you can do as a driver." "You're just along for the ride." "[narrator] Fifteen minutes before the race, Shawn makes his final preparations." "I'llhavemy 20-layerdriving suit, my helmet." "Obviously, we have protective gloves, we have protective shoes." "DAVID COMBS, mechanic, Shawn's team:" "The harness device keeps his neck, the head and neck..." "It keeps this from rolling around." "Givethemhell,kiddo." "Oncewegetinthecar," "I'm just in there, kind of mentally envisioning the run." "[narrator] In the first race," "Shawn is seeded to run head-to-head against his closest rival, Antron Brown, in the" "Matco car." "If Shawn can hold onto his points lead for the next" "4 races, he will become the Top Fuel World Champion." "Shawn's mother, Debbie, has come to watch him race." "DEBBIE LANGDON, Shawn's mom:" "I do get nervous sometimes, but he's doing what he loves and he gets to enjoy it." "[narrator] There will be 4 races over the next 3 days." "Race 1." "Shawn is in the near lane;" "Antron, in the far lane." "(announcer):" "If Antron Brown can pick up points here, he can put himself back in the thick of this championship battle." "[narrator] When he heads down the track, Shawn depends on a critical safety device." "Under the dragster's skin, there's a safety cage that wraps around the driver." "It's built on ancient technology designed to climb high." "When Chinese builders wanted to construct tall towers, they used scaffolding made of bamboo." "Bamboo's tubular shape gives it immense strength: it's 3 times stronger than wood." "It's also hollow, making it light." "This helped the Chinese to reach for the skies." "Inspired by this idea, Shawn's dragster has 180 feet of aircraft-grade steel tubing welded into its body to make it ultra tough." "It's lighter than a family car, but in a 300-mph impact, helps protect the driver, giving Shawn the confidence to go like a bat out of hell." "He'suprightnow ." "(announcer):" "Let's see how it plays out." "[narrator] It's the National Hot" "Rod Association finals, the world championship of drag racing." "Shawn Langdon, in his super fast Top Fuel dragster, is leading the competition." "But to beat the reigning champion, Antron Brown," "Shawn must hold on to his lead for the next 3 races." "Race 1." "Shawn is in the near lane." "(rock music)" "(crowd cheering)" "(commentator):" "Oh, what an incredible drag race!" "Shawn Langdon, number one;" "Antron Brown, number two." "And the lead extends by one point." "Yes!" "Thatwentawesome!" "Number one." "Awesome." "Dragcarcomingin, guys." "[narrator] Shawn beats Antron by a hundredth of a second." "He's run the fastest time of the day and reached a top speed of 322 mph per hour." "Floor'sready!" "[narrator] Shawn gives it full marks." "ThatwasdefinitelyanA +for the whole team. 3.77. 322 mph." "[narrator] For Shawn and his team, it's a promising start to the competition." "Day 2. 9 AM." "Shawn is anxious about today's race." "Youjustneverknowwhat 's going to happen in the sport of drag racing." "Anything can happen at any given time." "I know how Antron is." "And there's something about certain competitors..." "They kind of go into superman mode." "And, we know that he's got the capabilities of doing that." "[narrator] Shawn has every reason to worry." "After yesterday's run, Antron knows his dragster can go faster." "Itwasareallygood startto the race weekend." "We're pushing, trying to go home with the number one spot." "Our car was a little soft on the start line, but it ran exceptionally well everywhere else." "[narrator] When Antron's car hit the finish line, it was actually travelling faster than Shawn's." "Goingintoday,we'rejust  going to push a little harder to get our car to run better early." "Go a little bit quicker, which we're shooting for." "[narrator] To keep Shawn ahead of Antron in the competition," "Alan must improve on yesterday's run." "A key decision is to select the right size of tire for the conditions on the track." "Ourracecartiresdevelopa tremendous amount of traction." "That traction is based on a rubber-to-rubber interaction." "[narrator] The tires rub against a layer of rubber laid down on the track." "To choose tires for today's run, Alan relies on information collected during the first race." "During a run, a network of sensors charts the dragster's vital signs, from magnetic sensors detecting wheel speed to thermocouples measuring the temperature of the engine exhaust." "The sensors measure everything, from fuel flow to air pressure." "This way, Alan can tune this machine to perfection." "Wemeasurethetemperature of the tires with infrared sensors so we can see when the tire's getting hot." "[narrator] If the tires get too hot, they will slip on the track and smoke." "If he smokes the tires, Shawn will lose the race." "275,280,that'sthe  threshold." "There's no turning back after that." "We've lost the run." "(announcer):" "Track temp is 92." "It feels a little warmer out there." "[narrator] Knowing how hot the tires got yesterday helps" "Alan choose the set for today." "Tendegreeswarmer." "Right." "[narrator] On a hot track, large diameter tires work best." "They give more grip." "Youknowwhat, put the 3/8ths on there." "Biggertiresarethe way  to go, yeah." "Yeah." "That'sfine." "We'rejustmakingatire  change to compensate for the track temperature." "The tires that we end up putting on it are about a quarter of an inch larger than the tires that we had on previously." "[narrator] It's a small change, but if it prevents the tire from smoking, it will be critical." "3:30 PM." "Engine rebuilt, tires ready to roll, Antron's team heads to the start line." "Moments later, Shawn's dragster rolls out of the pits." "Hopinandwe'llgo." "[narrator] Once again, the 2 teams are racing head-to-head." "Wegetarun againstAntron again." "That's pretty cool." "[narrator] It's a nervous time for Shawn's mom." "(announcer):" "And Antron Brown, mathematically, he could catch" "Shawn Langdon." "[narrator] Before the race," "Shawn must prepare the tires by completing a short run known as the burnout." "Wehaveaspecifictime that  we like to do the burnout." "So" "I'll basically try to keep that consistent to the same length burnout every single time." "[narrator] The burnout removes dust and debris from the surface of the tires, increasing their grip." "Assoonas Ifeelthetire start to hook, I'll push the clutch pedal in and it'll come to a stop." "[narrator] The tires are now hotter and ready to stick to the track." "But when Shawn hits the throttle, the tires must also stay on the rims." "Travelling at top speed, the wheels will spin 45 times a second, creating more g-force than a rocket on takeoff." "To stop the tires from ripping away, the dragster's design takes inspiration from an old bicycle." "Early bike tires were fastened with strips of canvas." "A real pain to replace." "That's until a British engineer invented the clincher tire." "He folded beads of steel into the rubber so the air pressure hooked them tightly onto the rim." "The dragster supersizes the bicycle's tire beading." "470 feet of high-strength steel wire wraps into a 50-pound tire." "Plates clamp the steel bead onto the rim to hold the tires on the wheel even at full throttle." "Shawn must put his trust in this technology as he launches off the line." "Shawn Langdon is close to winning the Top Fuel finals, drag racing's world championship." "Race 2." "Shawn lines up against the man he needs to beat, Antron Brown." "Shawn is in the far lane." "In a flash, Shawn is travelling over 300 mph." "At this speed, in 5 seconds, he will hit the end of his track." "To slow down the dragster, it has an ingenious braking system." "It evolved 20 million years ago." "(chattering)" "The flying squirrel has a built-in air brake." "When it leaps from a tree, it spreads its limbs to deploy a thin membrane." "This slows down the fall so it can land without breaking its bones." "Like the flying squirrel, the dragster has an advanced air brake." "20 pounds of nylon are primed to explode into two" "75-square-foot parachutes." "Each parachute is crammed into a space the size of a football, waiting for the moment Shawn reaches the finish line." "(announcer): 3.75!" "(crowd cheering)" "Unbelievable." "Thecar's running awesome, he's doing his job, the team's doing their job." "It's all right on track." "It's gonna happen." "[narrator] Shawn wins the race, in the fastest time of the day." "Well,thelastrun was a great run for the Al-Anabi team." "We went 3.750 at 327 mph." "It kept us in the number one qualifying position." "[narrator] Antron is second again, but still has a chance of holding onto his title." "Weattackthetrackandwe grow from each run." "That's our main focus that we do every run." "We go after it every time." "We've proved in the past that we're a hard team to beat." "[narrator] Shawn's team manager, Alan, is delighted with the result." "Igiveit astraightA." "Today was a good run." "[narrator] As soon as Shawn's car arrives back in the pits, the mechanics start stripping down the engine, looking for signs of damage." "Good!" "That'sgood!" "Mechanicsaredoingwell." "Everything so far, no issues." "The engine looks really well." "We're not beating it up." "[narrator] The only problem is that Shawn's tires are gripping the track too well." "Theracetrack'sso goodit's pulling chunks out of the tire." "That's not good." "You don't want to run that." "It could end up blowing a tire and hurting" "Shawn very bad, so it's junk, man." "No good." "[narrator] Unlike the tires," "Shawn reuses his parachutes, race after race." "Whenitkindofsettlesdown a little bit, I will come in there and then I'll start packing the parachutes." "You know, their kind of joke is," ""Hey, we don't want to touch it, that's the driver's thing."" "Nobodyelsewants the responsibility if it doesn't come out." "You have to make sure the parachutes come out." "It's your ass." "[narrator] The parachutes are" "Shawn's main braking system." "But if they fail, he has a backup:" "high-tech disc brakes." "Four high-friction carbon fibre pads clamp onto 2 carbon discs with more pressure than a biting tiger." "Within seconds, the brakes are as hot as a volcano but bring" "Shawn to a stop safely." "It's been a successful day." "But as Shawn's team packs up for the night, they know that tomorrow is make or break." "(announcer):" "Yesterday, Shawn made the best run and extended his lead." "Antron needs to cut into it right here." "[narrator] Day three of the finals." "Today's 2 races will be the most important of Shawn's life." "If he can hold onto his lead until the end of the day, he will win the championship trophy and half a million dollars." "Todayisabig day for  the Al-Anabi team because we should be able to clinch the championship." "So it would be my first title in the Top Fuel category." "I'm very excited but I'm trying not to think about it too much." "A lot of nervous energy, but I'm ready to get out on the racetrack." "[narrator] Sixty minutes to race time." "Alan needs to decide what settings to run with on the car." "Bothrunswe 'vemadesofar this weekend, the track was 93." "Today, it's probably going to be more like 100 to 103." "So, it'll be 10 degrees hotter." "[narrator] The hot track makes it more likely the car's wheels will slip, smoking the tires." "But Alan is determined to push it as fast as before." "There'sbeenmorecarsthat  have run down the racetrack, and it has, you know, a better coating of rubber on it." "So, I suspect..." "Even though it's a little warmer, we should be able to run close to what we ran yesterday afternoon." "[narrator] Alan sets the car up to push to the limit." "It's a critical decision." "If he's wrong, it could cost" "Shawn the championship." "[narrator] 12:30 PM." "With 2 races this afternoon," "Shawn Langdon is within sight of beating reigning champion Antron" "Brown." "One hour till the next race, Shawn's crew fuels up." "Thenitromethane,whenyou  smell it, it'll make you cry." "I don't know what it is about it." "SHAWN FORD, mechanic, Shawn's team:" "Nitromethane is not like your average gasoline, that's for sure." "It's pretty potent." "[narrator] An engine running on nitromethane produces over twice the power of one running on gasoline." "But the car still needs a lot of it to travel 1,000 feet." "Onerun,like,13gallons probably, average." "[narrator] The problems with nitromethane don't stop there." "The power it produces changes with the weather." "Nitromethaneisextremely sensitive to humidity." "So the water that's in the air affects our tune-up." "[narrator] Alan has set the car up for the humidity he predicts will be in the air at the time of the race." "He must hope the weather doesn't change." "Once again, Shawn is racing against Antron Brown." "But as the 2 teams line up in the staging lanes, there's a delay." "A dragster has spilt oil on the track." "While the race crew cleans it up, time ticks by." "The air grows more humid, playing havoc with Alan's engine settings." "Twenty minutes later than scheduled, Shawn and Antron reach the start line." "Race 3." "Shawn is in the near lane." "(announcer):" "It's all on the line here." "Let's see how it plays out." "[narrator] To give the engine maximum power in the humid air, the dragster has a mighty supercharger: an engine booster with roots in the industrial revolution." "In the mid-19th century, iron production is slow." "Traditional bellows can't supply enough air to melt large quantities of iron ore." "So 2 American brothers invent a unique air pump." "Two 3-foot-tall rotors trap masses of air and blast it into the furnace." "This pushes up the heat to produce iron on an industrial scale." "The dragster ramps up this air pump." "The 2 rotors in the supercharger spin at 12,000 rpm, pushing over" "400 gallons of air into the engine every second." "They boost the dragster's top speed to more than 300 mph." "Shawn and Antron line up." "In drag racing it only takes 4 seconds for the tables to turn." "(motor roaring)" "(announcer):" "Oh, check it out!" "The Al-Anabi car smokes the tires, and Antron is going to chip away at that point lead." "This championship is not over yet." "[narrator] Just when the championship was within reach," "Shawn has lost a vital race." "Justsmokedthetires." "Probably about 500 feet or so, we smoked the tires." "But we'll be able to get it fixed for the next run." "[narrator] Halfway down the track, Shawn spun the tires in a puff of smoke." "The car needed better grip." "But the invention that should have provided it didn't perform as well as they hoped." "To help the dragster grip, a precision-engineered wing, supported by a high-strength frame, creates 5,400 pounds of downforce." "It pushes the wheels firmly onto the track." "Thewingsareavery ,very  important part of the car." "Running these speeds, you have to have that much downforce." "Otherwise, you will not be able to keep the car on the ground." "[narrator] The crew can change the angle of the wing to create more or less downforce." "On the last run, they got the settings fractionally wrong." "It's a fine line between wheel spin and a win." "Whenitsmokedthe tires down the track, you don't want to stay in it because you'll over-rev the motor and you'll blow the motor up." "So at that point, I lifted to save the parts." "I didn't want to blow anything up, give the guys more work to do." "In the opposition pits, Antron" "Brown's team is delighted with their win." "Itwasaprettygood run." "Hopefully, we build on that for the run this evening." "Hopefully, it'll be a little better conditions." "Maybe we can take that number one spot." "Thisisdefinitelymy passion, what I enjoy doing." "You put your heart and soul in it, and no matter how hard the times get, it makes it that much easier to get through the hard times when you have a group like we have." "And that's what it takes." "You have to have a unique group of individuals to make what we have here special." "[narrator] Antron could yet snatch victory." "For Shawn's team, there's little time for a postmortem." "The next race is just 90 minutes away." "It'scomingdowntothis  last race of the day." "If we stay number one, we'll have the championship." "[narrator] Shawn Langdon is now just one race away from winning the Top Fuel drag racing world championship." "Shawn's crew swings into action to rebuild the car for the final race of the day." "The dragster's 500-cubic-inch V8 engine is at the heart of the team's success." "But getting the pulling power of 2 freight trains out of a block of metal this small isn't easy." "The job of creating this" "Top Fuel engine started long before the race season began," "190 miles away, in Santa Maria," "California." "To ensure he has the best motors, Alan builds the engine components himself in his factory." "TobesuccessfulinTopFuel racing, your car has to perform absolutely at the utmost level." "We're fighting for thousandths of seconds on the racetrack, and that has to start here on the ground floor as we start to produce the parts." "[narrator] The engine starts as a 350-pound lump of forged aluminium alloy, which is machined to make the engine block." "Wegenerallymachine everything to plus or minus" "5/10ths of a thousandths." "Which, on this big of a part, is very, very tight, and it's really not that easy to do." "[narrator] It takes 11 hours to produce the finished block." "Atthisstage,they'reabout 130 pounds." "I wouldn't want to lift that by myself." "[narrator] It can take over 170 runs to win a championship." "So" "Alan needs to make a lot of engines." "Weasktheseengineblocksto do a tremendous amount of work." "We're producing over 8,000 HP." "And for an engine block of that size to be able to handle that kind of horsepower, its longevity is in question." "And so, what we try to do is we try to build a product here that'll last, you know, a minimum of 8 runs." "We use usually an inventory of about 18 blocks, and we manage to rotate those throughout the year." "[narrator] It's this precision engineering that gives Shawn one of the best engines in the business." "At the Pomona racetrack, the mechanics finish rebuilding the engine." "It'salmostkindofsad for this is to be the last race of the season because the car's running so well." "You're putting the tune-up in it and it's just making good clean runs down the track, not hurting any parts." "Everything is really coming together." "It's good." "[narrator] There's just 50 minutes to the last critical race." "Before they head to the start, Shawn's crew must check that all 500 components in the newly built engine work." "JOSH ADAMS, mechanic, Shawn's team:" "This is what we call a starter dog." "We'll have a C12 racing gasoline just to kind of get it going on." "We just pull this trigger." "Once that starts turning and fuel starts coming into the engine, then it starts the combustion of everything, and that's how you start the car." "[narrator] Shawn will test the engine by ramping up the ignition." "Spinning magnets generate up to 50,000 volts, firing it into the cylinder's spark plugs 50,000 times per second." "This lights the dragster's nitromethane fuel and hopefully powers it to victory." "BRIAN HUSEN, crew chief, Shawn's team:" "The fumes are pretty bad." "If you didn't have one of these guys, you probably wouldn't be able to stand around for very long." "It just makes it where we can be comfortable while we're checking everything on the race car." "I'mjustgoingtowarm itup  real quick, make sure everything's good." "Beforeeveryrun," "Shawn test fires the engine." "He will push the revs to full throttle to check the supercharger, engine and transmission all run perfectly." "It'sa littleintimidating at times." "Sometimes, it can be an uneasy feeling, but that's why you hire the best guys." "[narrator] The engine is so loud it's been measured at over 3 on the Richter scale." "8,000HPinsidethosemotors." "The feeling that you get in your body, it takes your breath away." "[narrator] This noise is part of the attraction for racing fans." "Earplugs are essential." "(guys cheering)" "Engine tested, Shawn's team heads to the start." "In the rival pits, Antron's mechanics roll out their car." "This is the big one!" "The next race could decide who will be world champion." "4:10." "Thirty minutes to the race that could win Shawn the championship." "I'mexcited,nervous." "Every run's important but with the opportunity today, it's nerve-racking." "Didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night." "[narrator] Antron Brown, the reigning world champion, appears cool and confident." "Shawn Langdon, within sight of his first championship, is raring to go." "Justexcitedto getdown the track." "Hopefully, we can get the championship clinched on this next run." "[narrator] Both crews have adjusted the tires, the engine power and the wing angle, but one mission-critical component will make all the difference on this final run." "Whenitcomestowinning races in Top Fuel, probably the most important part is the clutch." "[narrator] The clutch is Alan's secret weapon." "Themoreyouknowabout the clutch and how it works, the better off you're going to be in the long run." "So we focused predominantly most of our energy on the clutch." "[narrator] The dragster has no gears, so it uses its clutch to accelerate." "It connects the engine to the wheels and increases speed by using a trick from an ancient war machine." "The Chinese rapid-fire siege catapult." "A huge wheel spins bags of rocks at high speed." "A blade releases the missiles and hurls them towards the enemy, smashing their defences." "The dragster's spinning clutch also uses its rotation to throw out 6 levers." "These push against metal plates that lock together to transmit the revs of the engine." "A plunger slides back to release 12 more levers, locking the clutch into full throttle, pushing the dragster to a top speed that, in the next 4-second race, could decide the championship." "Race 4." "This is the critical race." "For Shawn, it's his first chance to win the world championship." "For Antron to stay in the game, he needs to clinch this run." "Antron is in the near lane;" "Shawn, on the far side." "(announcer):" "They're staged up and ready." "Is this the championship moment?" "Yes, it is!" "Antron smokes the tires, and it is over." "Al-Anabi wins championship number 3, and Shawn Langdon wins his first in Top Fuel." "Yeah,baby!" "(crowd cheering)" "(announcer):" "Shawn Langdon, ladies and gentlemen, your 2013 Top Fuel World Champion!" "[narrator] Shawn has won." "He can hardly believe it." "It'sa greatfeeling." "Something I've dreamed of as a kid." "There isn't a single word in the dictionary that can describe that feeling." "The greatest feeling in the world." "Incredible,incredible." "We're all so happy." "We're very, very proud of him." "He did his job so well." "[narrator] The action replay show Antron, in the near lane, smoked his tires just 150 feet down the track." "Whenhesmokedthe tires, you know, that's when I knew we'd won." "(announcer):" "Alan Johnson, maybe the best ever to tune one of these cars." "[narrator] Alan's skill and experience have paid off." "(announcer):" "Race fans, let's hear it for your world champion," "Shawn Langdon!" "(crowd cheering)" "Nowtherealfun begins." "(laughing)" "Dragracingis atremendous amount of work." "And I obviously love it." "And when you love something the way all the people on this team do, that's when you really get good at it." "[narrator] The Al-Anabi dragster, a 25-foot-long rocket on wheels, is American engineering at its boldest and loudest." "Thecar'sjustdoneagreat  job." "This is by far the best car that we've ever had." "It's not a middle-of-the-pack car; it's a championship-calibre car." "[narrator] The Al-Anabi dragster is an extraordinary feat of engineering." "It's all thanks to high-speed tires that give phenomenal grip, spring-loaded parachutes that act as brakes, an ingenious clutch that ramps up the speed, a twin-rotor supercharger that pumps up the power and a tubular frame that protects the driver." "It's these technological secrets that have helped this dragster evolve to rise above all other machines." "Subtitles:" "Epilogue Technical Services Inc."