Central Idea: There's more to Drag Racing than just driving

A. It has always been a wonderment to those outside the sport of drag racing

how anyone can spend an entire week preparing a racecar that, in all reality,

could only run for a matter of seconds before blowing up.

B. From day one drag racing has been been a sport measured in tenths of a

second. Now it's taken to the thousandths of a second.

A. When the margin of winning or losing comes down to a heartbeat you better

be sure your racecar is prepared to the best of your ability.

(Transition: Racing does not leave anything to chance.)

I. Preparation is half the battle to winning races.

A. Race teams rely on the success or failure of a race for a living.

1. When you visit a race shop your first impression is t

crew makes sure nothing is left to chance.

3. Any suspect parts are replaced before it's reinstalled in the car and the

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Approximate Word count = 692
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)