Force determined to race next season
November 7, 2007 by Robert
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POMONA – John Force slowly propped himself up in bed inside his custom motor home at Fairplex in Pomona, wincing in pain as he fidgeted with the dark blue cast wrapped around his mangled left foot, broken in a way doctors rarely see.
"Sorry, sometimes … little shocks of electricity just shoot in there," the 14-time Funny Car champion said. The pain clearly is visible on his face, 41 days after his Ford Mustang ripped...
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Crashes force safety to the forefront
November 7, 2007 by Robert
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AutoWeek - Nov 5, 2007 "I drive a nostalgia Funny Car every year. They have 2500 hp. Modern cars have 8000 hp and have the same chassis," Capps said. "These things are dinosaurs. ...
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Injured NHRA star John Force ponders new safety measures to protect legs (Lexington Herald-Leader)
John Force is thankful for the changes to his NHRA Funny Car dragster that protected his head and neck in a spectacular crash last week at the Texas Motorplex. But the 14-time champion is determined to promote the development of a protective tub that might help eliminate leg and foot injuries like those he received in the crash. Force, drag racing’s most prolific winner with 125 NHRA ...
Tags: crash, drag racing, Force, Funny Car, John Force, NHRA, racing, safetyTragedy inspiration for safety initiative – Fort Worth Star Telegram
September 23, 2007 by Robert
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Tragedy inspiration for safety initiativeFort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 10 hours agoBy JOHN STURBIN AP Eric Medlen, left, died March 23 of head injuries suffered in a Funny Car test run. ENNIS -- Six months to the day of the death of his ...
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