At the beginning of the track, the front wheels come off the ground. The car is riding on the rear wheels and the wheelie bar. How does the car go straight if one of the tires inflates more than the other.
Another way to ask the question - why does the car go straight instead of veering off the drag strip?How do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?They dont steer, they just line everything up and then hope the car goes straight. Thats why you see some veer to the right or left and hit the wall. The driver cant do much about it. but if you are riding a dirtbike you can shift your body wight thats why you can do circle wheelies and stuff but not in a car.How do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?The people who do any form of auto racing have all that stuff down to a science and when they do it everything is perfect so i hope that answers you question they dont steer they just go straightHow do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?lol they don'tHow do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?The chassis is set up to launch straight. That's one reason why they are very careful when the back the car up after a burnout to get it straight and lined up in the rubber properly.. The front tires, even when off the ground, do help steer the car, similar to an airplane rudder. That's one reason why most teams now use larger diameter front wheels after several years of experimenting with small front wheels.
Even on a lower budget full size drag car, you can adjust the shocks, springs, and tire pressures to make sure the car launches straight. I use weight jackers in the back of mine. So far they work pretty good.How do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?The honest and complete answer is... THey DON'T steer when the front wheels are off the ground.
The only thing to do when this situation occurs, is to keep accelerating until downforce from the aerodynamic elements of the body, coupled with gravity, take over and put the front end back down.
Until that point, all the driver can do is clench up, and pray to God!How do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?From experience, they don't steer with the wheels off the ground. If the driver needs to steer he would let up on the throttle to touch down the wheels in order to steer.
They go straight because the tires have the same air pressure and are the same size. They don't go straight if the wheelie bar hits the ground to hard and a wheel is lifted of the ground and the car turns toward that wheel.How do dragsters steer with the front wheels off the ground?There's no steering with the front wheels in the air, so the driver either ... The only thing keeping the front wheels on the ground is the aerodynamics of the front wing.
