CHAPTER 1 RACE TO THE FINISH Two dragsters move to the staging area Their tires scream as the drivers spin them on the concrete to heat the rubber The heated rubber improves the tires grip Dragster drivers spin their tires before every race
Then the cars move to the starting line When both cars are staged drivers see three amber lights Then comes the green light The drivers hit the accelerators The cars speed down the strip Four seconds later they cross the finish line FUN FACT The series of lights that start a drag race is called a Christmas tree
