I wondered if it was legit. I know better than taking anything off Facebook.that's a picture from his big 2007 crash. There are quite a few Brittany Force FB pages, most of them appear to be scammers/not her
NHRA: The day John Force nearly died changed his life forever
This weekend marks the nine-year anniversary of the most horrific day in John Force's racing career.www.nbcsports.com
I'm glad that there was family there, and the means to have the rest travel there. As hot rod and bad ass as Force's job is, it's still a guy going to "work".
He's not a drag racer, so I don't care one way or another
Me too, but apparently that's just not the way most racers think.
Good question. If John is still in the ICU, I as well am very doubtful that he will even be at the track, let alone in any condition to drive. I'd also be surprised if Courtney would substitute for John given his crash is fresh in the families mind. I know that Jordan Vandergriff has made a couple of hits in Johns car recently, however I don't think that he is licensed in a funny car yet. Jonnie Lindberg is current and available.
I think I could be very happy being a legendary grandpa. I hope he gets the chance to spoil grandkids rotten. Even on bad days in qualifying, he was always super good to the kids.
I doubt he’s done it for money for a loooong time. A different perspective. If you could compete at the highest level and do the thing you’ve loved doing since you were young, would you stop? I sure as hell wouldn’t.
Nobody wants to be told when to stop doing something they have passionately done successfully all of their life. I get that 100%. To be 75yrs old driving a Top Fuel funny car going over 300mph sitting behind an explosive bomb is not for the faint of heart nor the elderly. I’m saying given his success and age at what point do you say maybe I should think about stepping out of the car and managing the operation while still alive and able to reflect on your accomplishments. Or do you say F it and drive till fate decides when that last pass is made? The physical and mental strain on any human in that environment is unbelievable let alone a 75yr old man. It’s like having to take the keys away from your parents because you want to save their life or another life when they become too old to safely drive a car. How or when do you make that decision is a tough one. Do I want to fly an airplane until I’m 100 yrs old? Yes. At what level? Who says when it’s no longer safe. Look at the 90yr old pilot killed a few weeks ago coming out of the backside of a loop. I like John Force. I have had him on my airplane a couple times. I’d say given his success and accomplishments maybe he should think about stepping out of the car and prolong his legacy and remove some unnecessary risk at his age. It sounds bitchin and cool and all to say he’s 75yrs old still tearing it up and dominating but if that was my Dad I’d want to have that conversation with him and keep him around as long as possible. Idk what the answer is here.
Valid point.
Beat me by that much!I've been a fan of John's since the early days at OCIR. Obviously his age did not have an impact on what happened but it will definitely impact his recovery. Many 75 year-olds fall in the shower, break a hip, go to the hospital and die of infection. John is not your average 75 year old, he has a lot of mileage left. The fact that he is #2 in points and pretty much said he's stepping down at the end of the season to allow Robert and Austin to be the drivers, going out as a 17X champ has to be pretty tempting.
Regardless, the decision will be made as a family. His ability control a funny car is truly incredible. The amount of times he has wheeled a car outside the groove at over 300MPH impresses me every time.
As a fan, I would love to see him rally and go on to win a 17th championship and then step down. They'd make a movie about it!
As a human being I truly hope and pray that he is OK.
she does have FB, she is on my want to be friends list almost everyday.
Nope,
I have my suspicions about both Hight and Salinas and I think the may both be suffering from conditions caused by a certain something. Hope they both recover and make it back to the race track soon.
Isn't that what Earnhardt died of?
He didn't have a HANS device. I believe Force would have but at some point even a HANS can't do anything.
Earnhardt had no HANS device but beyond that his belts&shoulder harnesses were old&frayed...they literally came apart.
Same
Yes. The man has a heart and focus that few have matched. He overcame that near death experience and successfully returned to racing in saloon and sports cars. His second injury was cruel fate. I feel sad for his wife and family. They have gone through hell, and Alex is someplace they can no longer reach. It's a terrible tragedy.
Yeah was wondering the same. Why have a protruding section of wall at that point on the track as it is the most dangerous place to have it. Bet their gonna look at that real close...
Race cars are always good at finding weaknesses in the track safety. That concrete protuberance shouldn't be there.
The worst one I ever saw was either Indy or F1 at some road track. The car spears the Armco barrier and bursts into flames. I swear it was a good couple of minutes at least before you even see the driver trying to extricate himself while everything is still on fire. He manages to get out.
That was Romain Grosjean, driving in F1 for Haas. It was a f'ing scary crash.
Amazing he only burned his hands and was able to get out after going through the guardrails. I remember watching that race live and just caught a glimpse of the fireball before the Sky Sports broadcast cut away for several minutes while they determined he was OK.
It all in his marketing teams hands now. They a slow playing it for some reason.
