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Dean A Not Listed on JFR Website?
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Hmm. There's a page with his name on it but it must be an archived page on their website. http://www.johnforceracing.com/Crews2/team054-dean.htm
If you look at his FB page it says: Worked at John Force Racing. (past tense, not present.)
If you look at his FB page it says: Worked at John Force Racing. (past tense, not present.)
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Noticed that last night but didn't notice Dean Antonelli's name missing. Won't be long we'll at least know who's on first for Pomona!
kansasnitro54
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Wilk has hired Richard HArtman, in a press release yesterday.
TF CREW
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old news
Pro mod team?
Right ! bahaha..........
I was NITRO BREATH
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Scotty cannon driving
I was NITRO BREATH
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2 car team??
DG
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Excerpt from JFR/Chevy press conference today:
JOHN FORCE: “We made a lot of changes in personnel. We have to stay within a budget and nobody knows that better than Dean Antonelli, to watch each car. I mean he’s a crew chief. He could run any one of these cars. But right now, I needed a guy who could over look, and make sure that my team stayed within budget. And we’re training new kids coming up through the ranks. And even will be doing releases of before Pomona on the young kids that are moving into these higher positions and take John Force Racing’s next generation to the next level.”
Q: DOES THAT MEAN THAT DEAN ‘GUIDO’ ANTONELLI IS NOT GOING TO WORK ON THE CARS ANYMORE, OR IS HE JUST GOING TO WORK WHERE YOU NEED HIM?
JOHN FORCE: “No, because number one, we’re going into sales. JFR (John Force Racing) had to reinvent themselves. We’ve never really sold to the completion. We sold Jim Head a new chassis from ’82. But basically because of safety. I’ve never really sold my engine program or anything like that to anybody; maybe only a couple. But right now, for financial reasons, we don’t want to have to race what you make, especially with GM technology, anywhere in our program when it comes to make this faster and quicker and win. But at the end of the day, financially, we’re going that direction. That’s why Dean Antonelli was so important. Dean understands the race car. I talked to some of the manufacturers. And they said the biggest problem you have (is) you get a salesman, the greatest salesman in the world, if he doesn’t know an NHRA race car, he’d sell the wrong parts to the wrong guy, the guys at the race track. So, Dean Antonelli will be at every race. He’ll be out there with our cars, naturally as back up; but any parts we sell to any team, he’ll be sure that they have….. He’s very key to keep at John Force Racing. He’s a personal friend. He was a young kid when he come here and we’re working together to keep John Force Racing alive.”
JOHN FORCE: “We made a lot of changes in personnel. We have to stay within a budget and nobody knows that better than Dean Antonelli, to watch each car. I mean he’s a crew chief. He could run any one of these cars. But right now, I needed a guy who could over look, and make sure that my team stayed within budget. And we’re training new kids coming up through the ranks. And even will be doing releases of before Pomona on the young kids that are moving into these higher positions and take John Force Racing’s next generation to the next level.”
Q: DOES THAT MEAN THAT DEAN ‘GUIDO’ ANTONELLI IS NOT GOING TO WORK ON THE CARS ANYMORE, OR IS HE JUST GOING TO WORK WHERE YOU NEED HIM?
JOHN FORCE: “No, because number one, we’re going into sales. JFR (John Force Racing) had to reinvent themselves. We’ve never really sold to the completion. We sold Jim Head a new chassis from ’82. But basically because of safety. I’ve never really sold my engine program or anything like that to anybody; maybe only a couple. But right now, for financial reasons, we don’t want to have to race what you make, especially with GM technology, anywhere in our program when it comes to make this faster and quicker and win. But at the end of the day, financially, we’re going that direction. That’s why Dean Antonelli was so important. Dean understands the race car. I talked to some of the manufacturers. And they said the biggest problem you have (is) you get a salesman, the greatest salesman in the world, if he doesn’t know an NHRA race car, he’d sell the wrong parts to the wrong guy, the guys at the race track. So, Dean Antonelli will be at every race. He’ll be out there with our cars, naturally as back up; but any parts we sell to any team, he’ll be sure that they have….. He’s very key to keep at John Force Racing. He’s a personal friend. He was a young kid when he come here and we’re working together to keep John Force Racing alive.”
Dave Densmore
