Ever been whupped by a pink race car?
Written by Sheila Scarborough · August 29, 2008
This is the car that Funny Car driver Ashley Force will pilot at this weekend’s Mac Tools US Nationals in Indianapolis.Quite reminiscent of Top Fuel pioneer Shirley Muldowney’s pink dragster, isn’t it?From John Force Racing:
“….beneath the feminine facade beats the mechanical heart of one of the world’s most potent race cars, one in which Force not only became the first woman in drag racing history to win an NHRA Funny Car race, but also the first to reach a final round, the first to lead the points, and the first to earn a starting berth in NHRA’s Countdown to 1.The graduate of Cal State, Fullerton picked the color for the car. For her, it recalls an era of empowerment for women in drag racing, an era in which Shirley Muldowney’s hot pink Top Fuel dragster shook the very foundation of the sport.’This is my first specialty car,’ she said, ‘and I love the color pink. I asked my team about having a pink car since it’s their rookie of the year car as much as it is mine, but they were fine with it. They actually thought it would be intimidating since, while they will never admit it, most guys don’t want to lose to a girl much less a girl in a pink race car.’There will never be another rookie-of-the-year car for me, and I’ll only race it one time, so that will be doubly special,’ she said.’
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Looks good……go Ashley
She is the hottist driver bar none and NHRA , if they do it right, will soon pass NASCAR as the best in motorsports. You go your first U.S. National win little girl!!!