General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To explain what it takes to prepare a Drag car for a ¼ mile pass Central Idea: There’s more to Drag Racing than just driving INTRODUCTION I. Attention Material 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. …showed first 75 words of 682 total…

…showed last 75 words of 682 total…that all of your teams hard work has paid off and you carry home the prize money and that ever elusive “Iron-Man” trophy. CONCLUSION A. There is more to a six second quarter-mile pass than most people realize. B. It takes more than one day to win a “one day” race . II. Clincher A. Why do racers spend 60 + hours a week preparing for a few six second passes. “IT’S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST”