Drag Racing Stories
The Next, Next Generation of Force Racing
By James Drew
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| Brittany and Courtney Force. |
John Force rented California Dragway so Brittany and Courtney could get some seat time and one on one coaching with Fast Jack Beckman from Frank Hawley's drag racing school. Jack is a great instructor and he has driven almost every type of race car. Also out testing was Megan Jo McKernan who is good friends with Brittany and Courtney. Megan's dad Tom McKernan, president of AAA, was also out enjoying the testing and Saturday and Sunday's Super races.
On Saturday, Brittany got her first ever round win in competition but then had carb problems during the 2nd round. Megan Jo got to the 4th round before losing, but she did Qualify # 1. On Sunday, Megan Jo lost in the first round, and Brittany got to the 3rd round before redlighting. There were plenty of racers out during the Super Class racing on Saturday and Sunday. Here are some shots of the goings on.
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| Fast Jack talking to Courtney before her run during Thursday's test and tune. |
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| Brittany ready to run in the staging lanes. |
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| Courtney getting instructions from her crew before making a run. |
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| Brittany was all smiles after her first ever round win during the Super race on Saturday! |
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| Courtney gets ready to pull her helmet on. |
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| Flopper shoe Robert Hight had a new job: crewing on the girls' Super Comp dragster. |
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| John helps Brittany put on her arm restraints. |
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| Megan Jo. |
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| Fast Jack helps Brittany stage during race weekend. Look closely -- Fast Jack is in his firesuit! |
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| Tom and John talking about their daughters racing. |
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| John Force, Tom McKernan, and track manager Dave Danish. |
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| John getting a haircut from his girls. |
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| Mom Force takes her turn cutting John's hair. |
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| Robert Hight with the next, next generation: Autum Force. |
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| Courtney makes a run on Thursday. |
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| Brittany makes a run while track manager Dave Danish looks on. |
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| Tom and daughter Megan Jo were all smiles after Megan qualified number one on Saturday. She then went three rounds! |
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| Joe had his Super Gas Chevy Corvette out along with his awesome S/C dragster. |
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| Ron Weems has been one of the hottest racers on the West Coast. |
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| Ground Zero was out getting a new driver his license. Fast Jack will drive the car for one more race before stepping out of the seat. |
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| Colorful roadster looked good. |
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| Blondie was out running her Super Gas car on Sunday. |
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| Warm weather brought out the cuties. |
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| Pete K. was runner up on Sunday in Super Gas. |
James Drew
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