Force remains optimistic
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Richmond, Va. (10-8-08) -- The 3rd annual Virginia NHRA Nationals started with much promise for John Force Racing but in the end a tricky track and some atypical miscues derailed the Ford Mustang contingent from dramatically improving their hopes of winning a 15th championship for JFR.
Even though they did not close the gap on the points lead the top three drivers in championship contention, Robert Hight, Ashley and John Force, did not slip too far off the pace. Team leader and 14-time champion John Force was still optimistic and almost defiant in his assessment of his team’s chances with two races left in the Countdown to 1 POWERade Championship.
“We have two races left and I still think I have a chance to win this championship. I need everything to go right for me and everything to go wrong for some other guys. Robert (Hight) and Ashley (Force) are up there in the top and they still have a real good shot. They are only a race out,” said Force.
“I am a very positive type of guy. I am the kind of guy that looks at the stock market and I believe it will come back. That is the way you have to look at it. This is America. So we are going to win this championship and I am going to think that until the points on the board tell me it’s over. These guys can have oil downs that can hurt them. They could not qualify. We are due for a little luck. We haven’t had much luck this year.”
Force dropped a first round match-up with Robert Hight when his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang lost traction at about 200 feet. The winningest driver in NHRA history did not give up, getting back on the throttle before his Funny Car moved too far outside the groove.
Force’s efforts, while aggressive, were overly ambitious considering his teammate Robert Hight was flying down the Virginia Motorsports Park track, covering the 1000 foot track in a spectacular 4.005 seconds once again recording the quickest 1000 foot time since the NHRA truncated the racing distance.
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Richmond, Va. (10-8-08) -- The 3rd annual Virginia NHRA Nationals started with much promise for John Force Racing but in the end a tricky track and some atypical miscues derailed the Ford Mustang contingent from dramatically improving their hopes of winning a 15th championship for JFR.
Even though they did not close the gap on the points lead the top three drivers in championship contention, Robert Hight, Ashley and John Force, did not slip too far off the pace. Team leader and 14-time champion John Force was still optimistic and almost defiant in his assessment of his team’s chances with two races left in the Countdown to 1 POWERade Championship.
“We have two races left and I still think I have a chance to win this championship. I need everything to go right for me and everything to go wrong for some other guys. Robert (Hight) and Ashley (Force) are up there in the top and they still have a real good shot. They are only a race out,” said Force.
“I am a very positive type of guy. I am the kind of guy that looks at the stock market and I believe it will come back. That is the way you have to look at it. This is America. So we are going to win this championship and I am going to think that until the points on the board tell me it’s over. These guys can have oil downs that can hurt them. They could not qualify. We are due for a little luck. We haven’t had much luck this year.”
Force dropped a first round match-up with Robert Hight when his Castrol GTX High Mileage Ford Mustang lost traction at about 200 feet. The winningest driver in NHRA history did not give up, getting back on the throttle before his Funny Car moved too far outside the groove.
Force’s efforts, while aggressive, were overly ambitious considering his teammate Robert Hight was flying down the Virginia Motorsports Park track, covering the 1000 foot track in a spectacular 4.005 seconds once again recording the quickest 1000 foot time since the NHRA truncated the racing distance.
