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Flott met hjá NHRA - John Force og Greg Anderson
« on: October 03, 2004, 14:55:10 »
Funny Car legend John Force shattered the 4.6-second barrier for the first time ever Saturday with a jaw-dropping 4.697 at 332.75 mph to stun the crowd at Route 66 Raceway near Chicago. Force (pictured) joined Pro Stock ace Greg Anderson as the talk of the CARQUEST NHRA Nationals as Anderson preceded the 12-time champ into the record books with the quickest and fastest Pro Stock pass of all-time – an unfathomable 6.661 at 207.75 mph.
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« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2004, 17:11:17 »
John Force did everything but win the fourth annual CARQUEST Nationals Sunday at Route 66 Raceway where he regained his lost national record, became the first Funny Car driver to break the 4.70 second barrier and moved one step closer to claiming his 13th NHRA POWERade Championship.

Ironically, even though Del Worsham won the race, Force actually extended his championship lead thanks to the 20 bonus points he earned for lowering the Funny Car record to 4.665 seconds.

Also he earned no points for the feat, he also boosted the national speed record to 333.58 miles per hour, faster even than the national record in the Top Fuel dragster class (333.41 mph by Brandon Bernstein).

Nevertheless, after posting times of 4.665, 4.714 and 4.729 in the first three rounds, Force's Castrol GTX Start Up Ford Mustang lost traction in the final, allowing Worsham to get by for the win in 4.809 seconds.

Despite his disappointment, Force moved into position to clinch his 13th title when the tour moves this week to Reading, Pa., for the Lucas Oil Nationals. He leads Worsham by 237 points. If he leaves Reading leading by at least 277 points, he will mathematically shut the door on Worsham.
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Class racing is filled with all kinds of specified engine regulations, weights, and things like that, no one is rewarded for any sort of outside thinking!