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Ok, today's question.
You're John Force.
Semi finals of Funny Car eliminations at Las Vegas.
You're leading the points race.
Your daughter is in the other lane.....
Do you let her win????
:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Heck, I can't even imagine my daughter (or me for that matter) getting in one of them dang things.... But if we were, she's my baby girl...I couldn't put her in the trailer!!!!!
Could you????
no Problem
I've never known a 'real' racer that races to lose, I wouldn't care if it's the wife, daughter, mother or grandmother in the next lane, when the ambers come on, it's game on!!!
Would anyone else let her win?
Make her work for it like anyone else.
She must be good or she wouldn't even be there!!!
Kurt
I wouldn't cut her any slack.
How about Ashley cutting the Ol' man some slack......naaaah that wouldn't happen either.
If Ashley is ANYTHING like her dad and she sensed that he let up, she would be all over him. THAT is one competitive family and VERY good at what they do.
That whole team is a result of who and what John Force is/-----the money for the other cars is just extra left over from John's car that he gives back to the fans by way of the other cars---
I'm glad to see him motivated again----Robert and Ashley can just go have John's grandkids so he'll have reasons to go visit ====
Business is business. I say light her up!
Kitz
She is his daughter on her birthday, Not on race day!!!!!!!
Force is one competitive dude, but what doesn't get much attention is that his "rebirth" coincides with Zippy taking over from Coil............even the best have to yield at some point.
I wouldn't think so, racers are too competitive and proud, she'd feel worse winning unfairly than just losing to Dad by a hair!
I think it has something to do with Medlin going to DSR
You got to show her you're still the boss.
Smoke her...............
I say let her go all out if she wins then she has earned it. Her Dad really should be proud if she won by a fair race. After all who did she learn from?
Richard
She's on her own
From a business stand point I think if he could get her a championship the sponsors would beat his door down, more than they already do. And I think he would do what he had to, for that to happen. My 2 cents.
Ken
The only time Zippy was competitive last year was when he was tuning the car and I think Force saw the writing on the wall and I don't think that it set too well with Medlin either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
tough question
simply... no
little bit of thought, John's getting up there, and probably wont race much longer.
He is werking on the girls brand, so it could be a good business move.
2 sides of every coin I guess
Moot point, he SMOKED her ...................... :LOL:
Of course it helped that her left bank was only at 50% ..............
You've won the Funny Car Championship FOURTEEN times.
Any other drag racers that can say that? In ANY class of drag racing?
When I used to drag race, I remember the saying
"There is no race for second place"
John already caused some "friction" last year when he **ALLEGEDLY** "Threw" a race....If you think John Force would "Throw" a race, for anyone, his daughter, his mom, his dad, his wife, his team mate, you don't know John Force.
I have raced against my dad (dirt late models) and he's no different than anyone else on the track, we don't cut each other slack, though i make sure not to rub on him any because i have to do all the work to fix them both! Force Vs Force, they both want to win and both want to beat each other more than they want to beat anyone else, its bragging rights! No one "lets" anyone win in a race car, no matter who it is.
If Ashley is to go anywhere on her own abilities she needs to work on reaction times--when she loses she was beaten by a hole-shot--the .1++ times won't cut it.