Tasca became first NHRA racer to eclipse the 340-mph barrier—and that might just be drag racing's final frontier.
Tasca’s feat eclipsed a 25-year-old nitro threshold and a 20-year-old Funny Car mark—but it happened at a non-NHRA-sanctioned event, so it’s unofficial in the NHRA’s eyes.No anticipation, Tasca says: ‘I’ve already done it.’How far away is a 350-mph run? Probably not in his lifetime, Tasca says.Bob Tasca III stood the drag-racing world on its ear Feb. 9 with a 341.68-mph Funny Car pass at Bradenton, Fla., during qualifying for the PRO Superstar Shootout.
“I thought for sure we would've seen it Saturday night in Gainesville,” he said. “We were setting the car up like we did in Bradenton. It all depends on conditions. We could do it here . If the conditions are right, we can do it in Phoenix. I believe we could do it in Vegas, and I believe probably the last chance we would have to do it as Charlotte before it starts to get too warm. 'Any one of those races, if the conditions present itself, we believe we can .
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