Dragster Drivers
Dragster may refer to: *Dragster (car), a drag racing term referring to a lengthy, open-wheeled vehicle * ''Dragster'' (video game), a video game released in 1980 *Top Thrill Dragster, a roller coaster at Cedar Point that is commonly called ''the Dragster'' *Dragster, another name for a wheelie bike A wheelie bike, also called a dragster, muscle bike, high-riser, spyder bike or banana bike, is a type of stylized children's bicycle designed in the 1960s to resemble a chopper motorcycle and characterized by ape hanger handlebars, a ban ...

Dragster (car)
A dragster is a specialized competition automobile used in drag racing. Dragsters, also commonly called "diggers", can be broadly placed in three categories, based on the fuel they use: gasoline, methanol, and nitromethane. They are most commonly single-engined, though twin-engined and quad-engined designs did race in the 1950s and 1960s. The design of dragsters evolved from the front-engined rail (named for the exposed frame rails) of the earliest days of drag racing, into the "slingshot" (with the driver between or behind the rear tires, or "slicks") of the early to middle 1960s, to the "modern" type common in the 1970s. Depending on the class they run in, dragsters can be injected or supercharged (or turbocharged), with a variety of possible engines. The engines are most often derived from automobiles'; some early examples used surplus aircraft engines. Today, they may also be electric. Dragsters are distinct from "bodied" cars such as funny cars and gassers, as well as fro ...
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Dragster (video Game)
''Dragster'', released in 1980 for the Atari 2600, Atari Video Computer System, is one of the first video games developed by Activision. It was programmed by David Crane (programmer), David Crane, who later wrote ''Pitfall!''. The objective of the game is to either beat the player's opponent across the screen or to race against the clock for best time, depending on the settings used. ''Dragster'' is an unauthorized adaptation of the 1977 Kee Games coin-op ''Drag Race''. Gameplay The game can be played single or with two players. The goal is to reach the finish line in the shortest time possible. A countdown of few seconds introduces a round, during which the player may not shift gears or get disqualified for the round. At start, the player needs to accelerate and shift up to four gears. Reception ''Dragster'' was reviewed by ''Video (magazine), Video'' magazine in its "Arcade Alley" column where it was described as having "an interesting premise" and as being "undeniably clever a ...
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Top Thrill Dragster
Top Thrill Dragster is a hydraulically-launched steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it opened in 2003 as the in the world, as well as the first full-circuit roller coaster to exceed in height. Top Thrill Dragster reaches a height of , a maximum speed of , and features a total track length of . Its records were surpassed in 2005 by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure. Top Thrill Dragster is themed to Top Fuel drag racing, with the starting launch designed to resemble a dragstrip. The roller coaster is the second Accelerator Coaster model built by Intamin and one of two strata coasters in existence. It has also consistently ranked as one of the world's top steel coasters in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from ''Amusement Today''. Following an incident in 2021 in which a guest was severely injured, the park closed the ride indefinitely, later announcing in Septemb ...
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