Katharine Ross Looks Back on Being a Young TV Star in the â60s. Before Katharine Ross garnered an Oscar nomination for âThe Graduate,â the actress was working in a San Francisco theater troupe and starting to catch fire with guest roles on TV in the early 1960s.
The most common fuels used in race cars these days (2007) are: 1. Leaded and unleaded gasoline. This fuel is used by many types of race cars and octane levels are usually high, meaning 94 and above. Gasoline is used in drag cars, rally cars, stock cars, and even Formula One cars. Gasoline is derived from the distillation of crude oil.
Top-Fuel Racing refers to a class of drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 85% nitromethane and about 15% methanol also known as racing alcohol, instead of gasoline. The nitromethane used to power the engines of top fuel dragsters costs about US$30 per U.S. gallon (US$8/L).Top Fuel dragsters use between 10 and 12 U.S. gallons (38 to 45 L) of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run.he nitromethane used to power the engines of top fuel dragsters costs about US$30 per U.S. gallon (US$8/L). Top Fuel dragsters use between 10 and 12 U.S. gallons (38 to 45 L) of fuel for a complete pass, including the burnout, backup to the starting line, and quarter-mile run.