Jet Car

Fireforce 3 is a world record-breaking Jet Funny Car, clocking the fastest terminal speed of any jet powered car on the planet at Santa Pod's Easter Thunderball 2005.

The Chevrolet Lumina bodied machine has a Pratt and Whitney JFTD12A (J60) engine from a Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane Helicopter in its chrome-moly constructed chassis. This develops over 5000lbs of thrust and approximately 10,000hp, as it guzzles 120 litres of aviation fuel per appearance on track!

The driver experiences mind boggling G forces in this machine, with up to 4G during acceleration and up to 7G negative during deceleration.

The stopping power of this incredibly fast car comes from two quad form parachutes used in conjunction with independent hydraulic brakes systems. The car is driven using throttle / afterburner control to determine the thrust from the jet. FireForce runs approximately 30 weekends in a year with an average of 2-3 runs per weekend.

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