 How
My Passion for Drag Racing Began
A friend had suggested that we go to the
2008 Nationals to watch the top fuel cars at Firebird Raceway.
I have seen the drags once before in 2005, but I was unable
to enjoy them due to a painful impacted wisdom tooth.
I had been an Internet Marketer for over 2 years and I used
videos to promote my business on Youtube so I thought it would
be great to get videos of those 300mph cars. I filmed many
dragsters and funny cars that attempted to qualify. I was
not familiar with many of the racers, but my friend knew many
of the drivers since he's been a longtime drag racing fan
and he raced in the 70's. My friend said John Force is the
most recognized and accomplished driver.
I was able to get footage of John
Force racing his daughter Ashley (Click on "HQ"
below the video to watch in High Quality). I was also fortunate
to get John's autograph. I really didn’t know much about
John Force except that he was well known and adored by many
drag racing fans. |
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John Force - Funny Car Driver
15X National Champion | |
I wanted
to see more racing so I went the Nationals at Las Vegas in April
2008. I really enjoyed it since I was able to camp at the event,
which was very convenient. An entire weekend of racing is something
everyone should experience.
My
First Experience Drag Racing
I am used to 100mph+ boats and sandrails so I decided to give
my INFINITI G37 a run at Firebird's "Run
What You Brung Night". After a few nights of getting
used to the light and doing 14.2 @102mph, I wanted to go faster.
I now own a 265" Spitzer
Dragster with a Big Block Chevy 540 Cubic Inch engine
@ 850hp. My fastest pass as of now is 8.30 @ 160mph.
Watch
some of my passes. The dragster is much different
than my INFINITI and there is more to think about. It's not just
gas and go. I recently experienced tire spin and the dragster
veered towards the center very quickly. I am learning to feel
the car more in anticipation of tire spin.
I make my passes at Speedworld in Surprise, AZ. As I feel more
comfortable in the car and get consistent with my reaction times,
I should be competing by the years end.
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PAULIE
Eclectus Parrot from
the Solomon Islands.
He's very friendly and
enjoys drag racing.
See my new girl Pixie! |
My
Future in Drag Racing
I plan on starting with local bracket racing to get my feet wet
and then step up to a Top Dragster Class when I acquire an engine
capable of 6 second passes. My Hero
card.
Check back at my website which will be updated as I
progress. We are currently working the bugs out of the car to make
it consistent.
December
7, 2008
JOHN FORCE HOLIDAY CAR SHOW
Lots of cars and tons of people. I met Jay Leno with my parrrot
Paulie.
June
1, 2008
JOHN FORCE’S FIRST VICTORY SINCE CRASH
Defying all odds and stamping himself as a legitimate contender
for yet another NHRA Funny Car Championship, drag racing icon John
Force beat POWERade points leader Tim Wilkerson in the final round
to win the 20th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Summer Nationals
at Heartland Park-Topeka.
May 4, 2008
JOHN FORCE GETS
BIRTHDAY PRESENT – 1000th ROUND WIN!
John Force celebrated
his 59th birthday Sunday by becoming the first driver to win 1,000
competitive rounds in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Force
drove his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang to a quarter mile
time of 4.862 seconds, 320.20 miles per hour to beat defending event
champion Ron Capps in the first round of Sunday’s 12th annual
O’Reilly Midwest Nationals, it propelled him to what may be
his ultimate accomplishment in the sport.
April
27, 2008
ASHLEY FORCE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN FUNNY CAR RACE
Ashley Force beat father John on Sunday in the NHRA Southern Nationals
to become the first female driver to win a national Funny Car event.
Ashley had a run of 4.837 seconds at 320.36 mph at Atlanta Dragway
in her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang to take a 59-point lead over Tim
Wilkerson in the season standings.
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