{"id":26523,"date":"2014-03-26T22:28:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=26523"},"modified":"2014-03-26T22:28:48","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:28:48","slug":"brittany-force-ready-set-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race &#8211; Beating the Champ and Flip Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbrittany-force-ready-set-race%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F03%2FBrittany-Force-drag-racing-5.jpg&amp;description=Brittany+Force+Ready%2C+Set%2C+Race+%E2%80%93+Beating+the+Champ+and+Flip+Phones\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[26523]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race \u2013 Beating the Champ and Flip Phones\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race \u2013 Beating the Champ and Flip Phones&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\" data-text=\"Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race \u2013 Beating the Champ and Flip Phones\" data-desc=\"Brittany Force of John Force Racing Team \u00a0 Peaceful.\u00a0 \u00a0 Lucky me, at the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Raceway just outside Phoenix (my home track), I was treated to an extended visit with the newest member of the John Force Racing Team - Brittany Force. I shot a few pictures of\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-5.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2><strong>Brittany Force of John Force Racing Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26523]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26527 alignnone\" title=\"Brittany Force Prepares for a warm-up on race day\" alt=\"Brittany Force, Top fuel dragster, john force racing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-5.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-5-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-5-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Peaceful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lucky me, at the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Raceway just outside Phoenix (my home track), I was treated to an extended visit with the newest member of the John Force Racing Team &#8211; Brittany Force. I shot a few pictures of the crew between rounds (remember Brittany was runner-up at this race!!) and during warm-up time. Believe it or not, this is Brittany right before 8000 horsepower fires behind her.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brittany told me, for warm-up or before a race, \u00a0&#8220;I take a deep breath, trust the team to get ready, then it&#8217;s my turn to drive and hopefully get a win!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You may be correctly asking yourself&#8230; how does she look so good in the middle of a race? It gets better from here!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26523]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26527 alignnone\" title=\"Brittany Force Smiles for a warm-up on race day\" alt=\"Brittany Force, Top fuel dragster, john force racing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-1.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Just another day at the office, but when it&#8217;s time to get down to business, the mask goes on and she&#8217;s the boss:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26523]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26527 alignnone\" title=\"Brittany Force mask on for a warm-up on race day\" alt=\"Brittany Force, Top fuel dragster, john force racing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-2.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, I ask you, would you look this happy if you&#8217;d just lost in your first final round? Well, she&#8217;s been brought up right by the best in the biz&#8230; her dad John Force.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26523]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26527 alignnone\" title=\"Brittany Force posing after a tough loss in the final round\" alt=\"Brittany Force, Top fuel dragster, john force racing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-3.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brittany had tons to be happy about today, even without the Wally&#8230; &#8220;I really wanted to beat the champ, Tony Schumacher. After the race, he told me good job and gave me a big hug. It&#8217;s awesome to what great people I work with and compete against.&#8221; Oh-for-two against Tony, Brittany got her first win against the Sarge when he went up in tire smoke in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brittany met another friend, and a dude tearing up the quarter mile, Antron Brown in the final. &#8220;Antron&#8217;s the coolest&#8221; she says&#8230; But I bet he&#8217;s on the short list of folks she still wants to beat on the track!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-6.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26523]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brittany Force racing her top fuel dragster\" alt=\"Brittany Force, Top fuel dragster, john force racing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Brittany-Force-drag-racing-6.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" \/><\/a><em>Photo courtesy of John Force Racing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Brittany, like Courtney and Ashley Force before her will give full credit to their dad for showing them the ropes, I think Brittany&#8217;s got her own style. She knows how to take care of the fans that support her, but unlike her dad, she&#8217;s on <a title=\"Brittany Force on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrittanyForce\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter <\/a>and <a title=\"Brittany Force's Instagram\" href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/brittanyforce\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>. &#8220;My dad&#8217;s still got a flip phone!&#8221; Well, nobody&#8217;s perfect, even after 16 championships!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbrittany-force-ready-set-race%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Brittany+Force+Ready%2C+Set%2C+Race+%E2%80%93+Beating+the+Champ+and+Flip+Phones\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race \u2013 Beating the Champ and Flip Phones\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race \u2013 Beating the Champ and Flip Phones&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/brittany-force-ready-set-race\/\" data-text=\"Brittany Force Ready, Set, Race \u2013 Beating the Champ and Flip Phones\" data-desc=\"Brittany Force of John Force Racing Team \u00a0 Peaceful.\u00a0 \u00a0 Lucky me, at the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Raceway just outside Phoenix (my home track), I was treated to an extended visit with the newest member of the John Force Racing Team - Brittany Force. 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