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Book Concept: Mark Hinchelwood. Special thanks to Sophie Hinchelwood (8) who inspired “Design Suit Page”, Daniel Fife on “Find a word” and Chris Dwyer for “Spot the difference” pages. John Bosher - Photos. Printed by Access Print Solutions. Illustrations and design by David Thwaites This book was 100% designed, Illustrated and printed in Australia. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright holder.
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This book is designed to give kids of all ages an insight to the fastest form of motorsport on the planet whilst enjoying some fun ‘dragtivities’ at the same time.
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Mark’s Introduction
11 Design a DJ Fire Suit
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Sainty Three Valve Engine Explained
12 Dragtivities Crossword
With the introduction of iPad and other electronic devices kids today seem a little too busy to put pencil to paper.
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Dot-To-Dot Funny Car
13 Dragtivities Maze
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Colour-In Sainty Top Fuel Dragster
14 Name the Part & Spot the Difference
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Top Fuel Fast Facts
15 Short Story
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Colour-In Sainty Top Alcohol Funny Car
16 Driver Autographs
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Funny Car Fast Facts
I hope that this book will help inspire Mums and Dads to sit and spend time interacting with their kids. You never know (Mum/ Dad) – you too might just learn something new about this sport which has been a big part of my life. I have been very fortunate to have met some great people during my life. I have learnt that great people are often right in front of your nose. These are the people you turn to in time of need and they’re usually the first to volunteer assistance, they’re the ones who are always there to give advice and often the ones who just never give up on their dreams. I hope you too are fortunate enough in your lifetime to know people like this!
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Colour-In Sainty Hauler
This book is dedicated to a special family I’ve become close to and I’m proud to call my friends.
The Sainty family – True Aussie spirit! By Mark Hinchelwood.
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All Sainty Engine Blocks start out as a lump of solid billet 6061 alloy weighing 400Kg. By the time machining is finished the block will weigh a mere 35Kg
All Sainty Cylinder Heads features
Machine time to make each
3 Valves per cylinder, 2 Inlet and 1 Exhaust.
Sainty billet steel Crankshaft is nearly 80 hours
That is 24 in total.
How many valves are inside a Sainty Cylinder Head?
Sainty Engineering even make their own Con-
An unusual feature of the
Rods. These are made from lightweight yet strong
Sainty 3 Valve V8 Engine is that they have
7075-T651 Alloy.
2 camshafts which counter rotate.
How many kilos of Alloy is REMOVED during the manufacture of a Sainty Engine Block?
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Follow the dots to create a line drawing of The Blind Obsession Funny Car. Then crank up the pencils and colour-in between the lines.
See how you go creating your own paint scheme
Did you know?...That it’s desirable for a Funny Car to race with its front wheels inches off the ground for about the first 200 feet of the run? This ensures proper weight transfer to the rear wheels, a crucial part of a good launch and quick run.
WOW!
Blind Obsession Funny Car is slowed by a reverse force more than
six times that of gravity when both
parachutes deploy simultaneously?
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The Sainty Top Fuel dragster burns a mixture that is 90 percent nitromethane and 10 percent alcohol. Nitro methane has less energy content than petrol. But nitro is an oxygen-rich compound that requires less air to burn, so the engine can consume more of it, thereby producing greater power. The 36 nozzles in the intake tract are always open, dumping about 5 gallons of fuel in a 4-second run.
Huge rear wing creates a massive down force of some 8000lbs for the rear and 1800lbs for the front,helping to adhere the vehicle to the track.
Goodyear slicks on the rear are 18.5 inches (47cm) wide and nearly 9.5 feet (3 meters) in circumference. Dependant upon track and atmospheric conditions, rear tyre pressure is between 6 and 9 pounds per square inch. Front tyres are 2.5 inches (6.25cm) wide and 22 inches (56cm) in diameter and are between 70 and 100psi.
A Top Fuel Dragster can exceed 280 miles per hour (450 km/h) in just 660 feet (200 m). This acceleration subjects the driver to an average force of about 4.0 G over the duration of the race. The maximum G Force space Shuttle astronauts have experienced is 3.0Gs.
The horsepower of the Sainty nitro burning engine is not known - there isn’t a dynamometer that can handle it. It is estimated at 8000HP, more than the first 6 rows of a V8 Supercar grid.
Rear brake rotors measure Approximately 11 inches (28cm) in diameter and are made from carbon fibre, activated via a hand lever in the cockpit and utilized only on the rear axle. The car’s primary braking system is a pair of parachutes that can produce up to 6 negative G forces of stopping power. A direct opposite to the G forces felt by the driver at launch.
WOW!
Terry will accelerate the dragster from a standstill to 100 miles per hour (160km/h) in just under a second (less than one third the time required by a production Porsche 911 Turbo to reach 60 miles per hour (97 km/h).
The Sainty Top Fuel Dragster chassis is fabricated from 300 feet of 4130 chrome moly. The nose, rear wing and front wing assembly are made from carbon fibre. The multiple piece bodies can be formed of aluminium or carbon fibre. Maximum wheelbase for a Top Fuel Dragster is 300 inches.
The Roots Helix 14-71 supercharger, that force feeds the engine with air is so massive that it takes a whopping
700 hp to run it.
There are no computer controlled functions on the car at all!. The crews can log data such as exhaust temperatures, fuel pressure, fuel flow, crank shaft speed, rear axle speed and supercharger pressure.
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The “Blind Obsession” Funny Car features a lightweight fibreglass replica of a 1996 Pontiac Firebird. Rear wings and spill plates help to create down force to help keep the car “glued” to the track at high speed. Chassis is constructed of nearly 180 feet of chrome moly tubing and features a 6 point roll cage for driver protection. The Funny Car has a maximum wheelbase of 125 inches.
“Blind Obsession” is powered by the Sainty 540CI 3 Valve V8, making approximately 3000+ horsepower. Driver, Mark Hinchelwood wears a DJ Safety -20 5 layer NOMEX fire suit, gloves and boots to protect him from any possible fire situations. The team use a 6 point safety harness to hold him securely in the seat during a pass. A HANS Device is also used.
WOW!
A 3 speed gearbox is used and air shifted between 8500 and 9000 Revs. The PSI Screw Blower is spinning at 22,500 RPM when the engine RPM reaches 10,0000 and provides 58 pounds of boost to the hungry motor
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How many wheels can you count on the Sainty Truck and Trailer? Head on over to the Sainty pits for your answer. Write your answer here
WOW!
1000 litres of diesel will fill the massive fuel tanks which the C15 Cat can consume at a rate of 2 kilometres per litre fully loaded! That means a trip from Sydney to Perth and back will run the team a diesel bill of at least $7000
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If you need any help on with the questions - head on over to the Sainty Race Team pit area and ask Terry, Mark or one of the crew guys to help with your answers. See page 14 if you get stuck on a question. What is the wheelbase of the Sainty Top Fuel Dragster? What body is the Blind Obsession Funny Car ? How many wheels does the Sainty Transporter have? What is the Estimated horsepower of the Sainty Dragster? What 2 types of fuel does the Sainty Dragster use? What is the Sainty V8 engine’s Cubic inch capacity?
Ever wonder how “Funny Cars” got their name? Well back in the late 1960s racers began modifying the wheelbase of there vehicles. Moving the front and rear suspension forward to improve weight distribution, body modifications including cutting holes in the bonnet accept superchargers or injectors the cars became funny lookin’. Legend has it that a race track announcer coined the phrase when he looked out at the staging lanes and claimed “Here come those Funny Cars!”
WOW! ANSWERS
Nitro is fed to the Sainty Top Fuel engine by a single Sainty designed fuel pump that can deliver between 85 and 105 US gallons
That is approximately 6 litres per second!!!
What is the wheelbase of the Sainty Top Fuel Dragster? 300 Inch What body is the Blind Obsession Funny Car ? 1996 Pontiac How many wheels does the Sainty Transporter have? 26 rims and tyres What is the estimated horsepower of the Sainty Dragster?7000-8000HP What 2 types of fuel does the Sainty Dragster use? Nitromethane/Methanol What is the Funny Car engine’s Cubic inch capacity? 540CI
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ANDRA, Blind Obsession, Blower, Boost, Burnout, Christmas Tree, Dragster, Driver, Firesuit, Gary Phillips, Holeshot, Nitro, Parachute, Reaction Time, Red Light, Staged, Time slip, Transmission, Tyre Gauge, Wheelbase, Wing
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Help the Sainty Transporter find it’s way to the Race Track
WEIGHBRIDGE
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Can you spot the 6 differences in the two photos?
Can you match the parts with their names? rnout” ers “bu Dragst each race toar prior to clean the re d heat an slicks
OIL PAN PARACHUTE HEAD GASKET SUPERCHARGER PISTON & CON ROD 1 2 3 4 5 6
fast fact!
CRANKSHAFT SPARK PLUG
In less than 1 hour between rounds of racing, Terry and his crew will completely disassemble the massive 500 CI engine, including the clutch and reverser. A complete “teardown” includes removal of the supercharger, cylinder heads, pistons, rods, oil pan. Crew must reassemble and refuel, warm up and have the car race ready. A complete engine change will be done of required.
m ure fro st press pipes u a h x E der the hea own force to d e ter t a r e gen r of the drags a e the r
WOW!
During burn out procedure and a quarter mile run, the Sainty Top Fueller will gulp
15 litres
of nitromethane fuel
ANSWERS
Race number 700 removed from rear wing spill plate, Fuel Tank air intake removed from between from wheels. Speedflow logo enlarged. Flag changed under Sainty logo. Flag removed from panel near roll cage Aero Duct on side of dragster removed
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There are plenty of things to write about as Drag Racing is such a spectacular sport. Noise, flames, smoke, wheel stands and meeting the drivers. You may want to write about your favourite car or bike. What car went the fastest during the event? Who is your favourite driver and what class do they compete in? If you watched the mechanics in the pits, what impressed you the most?
Here are some words and terms used in Drag Racing that may help you write about your time at the event
Hey kids, put a few words together describing your adventures at a Drag Racing event
BURNOUT...WHEEL-STAND...CHRISTMAS TREE...ELAPSED TIMES...SPEED TRAP...PARACHUTE...LAUNCH...STAGE... FUNNY CAR...SUPER CHARGER...NITRO...SLICKS...WHEELIE...HEADER FLAMES...G FORCE...SIXTY FOOT...HALF TRACK... AERODYNAMIC...A.N.D.R.A...CHASSIS...WHEELBASE...FAST...QUICK...HOOKED UP...HAULIN’...EAR POPPIN’...RUMBLE
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THE 561st PSALM After years of racing and many a blow, The decision was made that the Chevy must go, ‘twas a faithful old beast, yet they say over stressed, But most of the time gave more than the rest.
Stan Sainty
The drama all over, a resolve to create, Five-sixty-one inches, all alloy V8 Quad cams, four valves, and a Y block to use Thus for Chevy or Chrysler, not be confused Conception completed, gestation began, But this was no task for ordinary man, Around him Stan gathered the best he could find, Pattern makers and Casters, of talent sublime. Great effort ensued through day and night, And long debate to decide what was right, Castings were made and machined as a test Then sawn into pieces and laid long to rest.
Norm Sainty
Change after change saw the infant take shape But it grew ever better as does natures grape Thousands of hours, of blood, sweat and tears Saw the beauty come forth and allay all their fears The father caressed it and primed it with glee Then said “Well my child, will you fire for me?” A sound thump on the stern and it roared into life Yes the “SAINTY” was born that hot August night As to the future, some say it remote, So to finish this discourse, we give you this quote “Many find fault but have little to show Cause it takes a real Aussie to give it a go” Written by Norm Sainty and John Williams
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