The limitation on a drag car's speed certainly isn't engine output - Its traction. Top Fuel dragsters ride the clutch (makes it slip) for the first few hundred feet to keep the wheels from breaking loose. The clutches are replaced every run. The 8,000 Hp isn't even needed till the car reaches 100Mph or so, when the wheel RPMs get up and wind downforce increases traction. And it is at this point when an electric motor starts to fall off - they make all their power early on, when it can't get to the ground on a top fuel engine.

In fact, dragsters have a knob on the top the engine to dial out a couple hundred horsepower if the crew thinks traction will be a problem.

These batteries may very well make electric racing cheaper and more viable, but I doubt they'll help speed much. Less weight = less traction, too.

Well, name one system that wasn't like that. Compare Launch titles for any console with the ones that came out late in its life.

On the SNES, compare Super Mario World to Yoshi's Island or, say, Chrono Trigger or even Tales of Phantasia.
On the PS1, Compare FF7 to FF9. HUGE difference.
On the N64, Goldeneye to Perfect Dark and such. (Granted, the Expansion pack helped, but I'm pointing out the real obvious ones).
On the PS2, compare Red Faction to FF12.

Even though they use higher level languages now, there's still plenty of room for improvement over the life of any console or system.

Hey, thanks. I have windstream, too. I think I'll switch my DNS server links.

You're unlucky. I ran out of mod points yesterday. Other than this, they've been a great ISP, though.