This is one of the best uses we've seen for high speed, high definition cameras. The video was shot in such slow motion that as the car sits in the staging area, you can actually see the firing order of the engine through the exhausts. The driver's reaction time to the green light is also easily evident, as we see that he actually gets on the throttle as the staging lights are still on. When the tree goes green, fire emerges from the exhaust pipes and the side walls of the tyres start to deform from the enormous amount of torque exerted from the nitro-powered V8.
One of the best shots in the video is when the car is passing through the finish line. The rear tires are still deforming an alarming amount considering the car is travelling close to 500kph! You can see the vortices from the rear wing as well which is pretty cool.
At about 40 seconds in length, this video's view of the car's takeoff is actually 10 times longer than the team's complete run which took just 4.19 seconds at around 278 miles per hour. The car's takeoff and acceleration are definitely the highlights of this video, but there are plenty of other interesting things to watch, such as the parachutes being packed before the race, to the fast-motion engine rebuild as the team prepares for the next run.
