V8 engines with nitromethane charge accelerate with an unbelievable 10,000 hp across this 9-metre-long “floor” in 4.7 seconds at 512 km/h (quarter mile), and in 3.939 seconds at 486.91 km/h. At the starting line, acceleration forces of over 5 G affect the drivers and 100 km/h are reached in 0.8 seconds.