Ashley Force; How to handle life with 7,000 horsepower when your dad is the best at it
It's the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Nationals in Englishtown, N.J., and Ashley Force is in her element.
It's a few hours before she wriggles into her flame-retardant suit and launches her funny car to 320 m.p.h. (510 km-h) for John Force Racing, competing with her legendary father John Force.
"I'm excited because its cool, it doesn't feel very humid. It's great conditions; the drier the air the better." She speaks over the cackle of the engines, instinctively pausing when the roar is too deafening.
It's June, mid way through her first season competing in the Funny Car division ...
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Tags: Ashley Force, Force, Funny Car, John Force, NHRA, racingParks passes, Force wrecks, Greg and Jeg score 50th wins in third … – NHRA.com
After 56 years of leading NHRA Championship Drag Racing from its inception into a sporting entity featuring more than 80,000 members worldwide, founder Wally Parks passes away on Sept. 28 at the age of 94. Parks' death is preceded by a scary accident involving John Force and Kenny Bernstein that hospitalizes 14-time champion Force for 23 days at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
NHRA.com is spending the last few days of 2007 revisiting the headlines of the year in quarterly installments. While September seemed to produce the most news, July and August also added to the third quarter with racers scrambling to make the first cut-off to the new Countdown to the Championship. Crew chief Mike "Zippy" Neff also earned the spotlight when he was named the fourth driver at John Force Racing, while Ashley Force was named AOL's Hottest Athlete, which earned her a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno...
Tags: Ashley Force, Bernstein, car, drag racing, Force, Funny Car, John Force, Kenny Bernstein, NHRA, race, racingAshley Force named to Top Trends search list for Yahoo! sports news
NHRA Funny Car driver Ashley Force has been named No. 10 in Yahoo!'s Top Trends in Search for 2007 in the sports news category, it was announced recently by the global Internet site that is among the most ...
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Funny Car Points Leader Robert Hight Steals No.1 Qualifier
MEMPHIS , Tenn. On a day when five of eight Memphis Motor Park records fell by the wayside, three year professional Funny Car driver Robert Hight denied rookie driver and teammate Ashley Force her first low ...
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Hight edges Ashley Force in Funny Car qualifying
September 16, 2007 by Robert
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Funny Car driver Robert Hight stole the No. 1 qualifying spot away from sister-in-law Ashley Force on Saturday at Memphis Motorsports Park with a ...
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Funny Car racer Robert Hight stole the No. 1 qualifying spot away from sister-in-law Ashley Force Saturday at Memphis Motorsports Park with a track-record 4.762-second pass at 320.36 mph.
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NHRA: Ashley Force Sitting No.1 After First Two Rounds Of Qualifying At Memphis
At a track known for it's domination by John Force, it's was his daughter, rookie sensation Ashley Force, who was is in prime position to add a No.1 qualifier to her fathers stellar seven No.1 qualifiers, five ...
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NHRA: Funny Car Points Leader Robert Hight Steals No.1 Qualifier At Memphis
September 15, 2007 by Robert
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On a day when five of eight Memphis Motor Park records fell by the wayside, three year professional Funny Car driver Robert Hight denied rookie driver and teammate Ashley Force her first low qualifier award ...
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