You have to think, how could they not have that kind of competitiveness in racing as they have had competition around them all their lives with one of the best drag racing competitors of all times as a Dad!
Top Fuel drag racer, daughter, Brittany Force, who is the third oldest and an awesome racer along with being aggressive, is up and coming in this sport. Since racing in the lower classes since she was 20, she has posted some impressive qualifying run times.
With that kind of aggressiveness, it is showing in her abilities and in her drive to succeed as a drag racer. The Force family are all very close , despite their on-track rivalries, so it is only natural that the girls would also be influenced by their mom. While the Force sisters are obviously close off the track, they also enjoyed a healthy rivalry on the track — although Brittany is currently the only one of the three who is still competing in drag races.
After all, drag racers wear head-to-toe jumpsuits! The Force family grew up in California, which meant that there were always plenty of bikini-clad beach parties for the girls to enjoy as they were growing up — and always plenty of paparazzi photographers to take pictures.
The Force sisters, particularly Brittany and Courtney, may enjoy all the trappings of fame and fortune, but they also work very hard when they are on the track.
Despite her obvious attractive qualities, Ashley Force Hood was always more modest than her younger sisters when it came to off-track promotional shots despite her on-track success. Ashley initially took a one-year break from drag racing when she was pregnant with her first child in , but after the birth of Jacob, she decided to retire from the sport altogether. Via pinterest. Via americancarsamericangirls. Via alchetron. Via doodoodad. He's always on edge and liable to go off on a expletive-filled explosion at any moment.
For the girls, it's no big deal. Just Dad being Dad. I'm not sure what we are. I shake my head sometimes and say, 'What happened? I really wanted sons. Laurie lives in the big house with the girls. The real me isn't allowed in Laurie's house. My wife loves me, but she doesn't like me. Laurie revealed on the show that John doesn't live in the same Yorba Linda, Calif. He lives down the street in a condo. It's even hard for John to put up with John.
Adria said that the family jokes about it but that there is a practical reason for the separate abodes. For thousands of casual racing fans, the show revealed a personal side of Force the father -- zany at times, but clearly dedicated to his girls. The show had its drawbacks for Ashley: She went through her entire learning curve as a pro with TV cameras chronicling every part of it.
The show was sort of a modern version of "Father Knows Best," except no one listened to the father. Sometimes when we were little, we only saw him when he came home.
After more than 30 years in drag racing, Force suffered the first serious injuries of his career in a crash at the Texas Motorplex during the O'Reilly Fall Nationals.
If the car would turn upside down, he would crawl out, and that was it. His car would catch on fire and Dad would always walk out of it and always was OK. This time, Force couldn't walk away. His car exploded at the finish line and shot across the lane into Kenny Bernstein's car before slamming into the retaining wall, blowing the Funny Car body off the machine as pieces of the hot rod scattered on the track.
Force didn't move. Safety officials worked to pull him from the wreckage. He was immediately taken by helicopter to a Dallas hospital. He suffered a compound fracture of his left ankle and deep cuts on his right knee, causing significant blood loss. His left wrist was dislocated and several fingers were broken and cut from his hand's dragging on the pavement. This was a rare trip when Courtney and Brittney weren't there. Courtney was at home when she began hearing reports her father had been badly injured in a crash.
I couldn't breathe. I was shaking and screaming Brittney's name. She ran in to ask what's wrong, but I couldn't tell her. I didn't know if Dad was dead or alive. I couldn't bring myself to read the story. I've never been that scared. It was the worst day of my life. We waited for more than an hour. Courtney and Brittney finally reached Laurie on her cell phone. She told them that their father was hurt pretty bad but that his injuries weren't life-threatening and he would be OK.
John was heavily bandaged and in a lot of pain, but even in that situation, the girls said their dad still had his zany moments. We started laughing because he was singing the Camp Grenada song. And he was dead serious. Force's injuries were serious enough that some people wondered whether his legendary career was over. After all, he was 58 and not in the best shape. But Force wanted to race the next event, which surprised his two P. He called us in to his hospital room and said, 'Why are you turning on me?
Haven't I been good to you guys? They would get him on the side of the bed and prop him up. I would make suggestions on how he could get around, and he would say, "Are you a fing doctor?
Did you go to medical school? The doctors told him no way. We all did, too. But Dad was so committed to getting back. He went to the gym and worked out four hours every day. Bernstein knew Force would return, but the incident at the Texas Motorplex persuaded Bernstein to retire for good. The six-time NHRA champion had come out of retirement in to race in Funny Car, but the crash with his old rival changed him.
The fact is no one is invincible in these cars. And my son [Brandon] is in the Top Fuel dragster. Sometimes you question whether you should have put your foot down and just said, 'No way. Tragedy times two Force's crash and injuries were not the most difficult moment of the season for him and his team. Force was devastated. He had seen death before at NHRA events, and dozens of serious injuries over the years, but no one that close to him in racing had lost his life.
For the first time in his career, winning wasn't the top priority. He ordered his four-car team to skip the next event in Houston, even though Hight was leading the standings at the time. Ashley, who was competing in her rookie season, escaped injury in a scary accident at Seattle in July.
Conflicting thoughts haunted Force: Had he done the right thing in allowing Ashley to race? My heart wasn't there because I didn't feel we were safe. That feeling intensified three months ago when Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta was killed in a crash at Englishtown, N.
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