The captain of the first Hot Wheelz e-dragster team, aptly named Ferrari, joined with a driver who had raced cars and motorcycles as a little girl, and a team of women engineering students who ...

However, as a brand-promoting publicity campaign, the company instead drew from its existing aviation technology and hired some hot rodders to use turbines to slingshot their dragsters toward the ...

Here's a breakdown. The motor screams at its 8300 rpm redline, and the tires buckle under the load of getting the 2300-pound dragster moving. The fuel flow ramps to 95 gallons per minute.