Ashley Force, daughter of 14-time champ, will drive a Funny Car in 2007

[Winklovic]

http://www.nhra.com/content/news.asp?articleid=17880

Let's hope TSN will be broadcasting all the NHRA races again this season.

[safristi]

OK is ya wanna FORCE me.....I'm all hers....cutie pie. How good is she inna sack TRACK???    advertisers and the media gaysguys will love her...could she run as Osama Bama's Vice Presidential candidate too?....

  Until she gets some WINS under her Wings   she's just another prettyt face...

 How come no "dogs" are good at Kar Racing in the USof EH!!

  CAT_GUT yer tongue?

[mrthompson]

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2bvskqgQ7Q

[safristi]

Yes ..yes..yes she did say "suck it UP"................ in 6.45 seconds........

[Winklovic]

Yes ..yes..yes she did say "suck it UP"................ in 6.45 seconds........

Saffy, you're behind the times.  6.45 seconds is soooo 1970.  She'll be covering the quarter-mile in 4.7 seconds at over 320 mph.   

[ovr50]

She'll have the guiding hand of Pappa John behind her and the strength of the Force Organization - she should do well once her initial jitters are gone. She has been racing for a while already.

[bgclarke]

Could you imagine if Ashely and John go head to head in a round and Ashley wins it.

Man that would be hilarious to see.

[Just Bob]

Does anyone else find dragster racing as boring as I do, personally I don't even consider it a sport.  I would categorise it along with stunt shows, an event that is nice to watch, but I don't care who's driving...

 

[AVToller]

Does anyone else find dragster racing as boring as I do, ...

 

I do!! I certainly would not bother to use free tickets if they were provided to me. 

[ovr50]

Great, that's two guys who won't be cluttering up the stands and getting in my way if I go to race. 

[Snowman]

Does anyone else find dragster racing as boring as I do, personally I don't even consider it a sport.  I would categorise it along with stunt shows, an event that is nice to watch, but I don't care who's driving...

 

Go to one and watch in real time…..then report back. Don’t forget to bring ear protection.

[dr_spock]

Should be interesting.  I think it is every daughters' dream to kick their dad's butt. 

[Winklovic]

Does anyone else find dragster racing as boring as I do, personally I don't even consider it a sport.  I would categorise it along with stunt shows, an event that is nice to watch, but I don't care who's driving...

 

Go to one and watch in real time…..then report back. Don’t forget to bring ear protection.

I'll second Snowie's comment.  Also, give it a try yourself.  There's categories for all cars at the drag strip these days.

[Winklovic]

Here's a video of Ashley testing a nitro dragster from a few years ago.  There's nothing like the cackle of nitromethane.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Ak47OuFOY&NR

[Just Bob]

Does anyone else find dragster racing as boring as I do, personally I don't even consider it a sport.  I would categorise it along with stunt shows, an event that is nice to watch, but I don't care who's driving...

 

Go to one and watch in real time…..then report back. Don’t forget to bring ear protection.

I'll second Snowie's comment.  Also, give it a try yourself.  There's categories for all cars at the drag strip these days.

I agree that it's an event worth watching live. But on tv it's boring, and I consider it more of a stunt show/test of mettle, than a motorsport.  But that's just MHO.
 

[ovr50]

I don't see how professional drag racing is any less a "sport" than WRC or doing a club event driving a car quickly thru the twisties. It's just what you prefer, that's all. All are the same kind of "sport", IMO.