hi scottie,
sorry to take so long, but i got a bit to much on the plate at the moment. The car im talking about was built by sammy miller, and was called the vanishing point.
It set the 1/4 mile record back in 1984 and still holds it today by a long way.
yes thoes top fuel drag cars look slugish off the line in comparison.
The record stands as:
1/8 mile record 1.60 seconds 319 mph
1/4 mile record 3.58 seconds 386 mph
It hard to behold his 0-60 in 0.16 sec.
Here are some relevant sites :
http://www.channel4.com/4car/ft/feature/feature/198/3
http://www.rugeley.demon.co.uk/sport/drag/sammy.htm
Have fun,
cheers