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Originally posted by Lenny5160:
The timing of the announcement makes me wonder, along with reading that JFR lost around 20 crew members after the season, if there isn't a little more to this story.

Along with Monster leaving, maybe they needed to cut a car and she was the next driver likely to step aside for family reasons so got moved out a little early.

Seems to work out well for everyone then.

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Originally posted by consistent spin:
I have never been impressed with any of the Force girls'passion and desire to race and their driving performance is average at best. It seems to be a celebrity show and not a race career.

Lets just say...You could never fill either of those girls jock strap...

Do not put too much stock in losing some crew members in the off season it happens every year on the major teams. They are going back and forth for more money or moving to a smaller team for a higher position. So do not worry about team members moving.

Now Sponsorship money is a real problem and that could be the reason she is leaving. Or it could just be as simple as she wants to have children......

Alan Johnson took his from Brittneys car crew with him over to Mike Salinas.
David Grubnic took his crew with him from Clay Millican over to JFR. Seems like an even trade as far as crew members goes

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Originally posted by Hotrod Corvette:

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Originally posted by consistent spin:
I have never been impressed with any of the Force girls'passion and desire to race and their driving performance is average at best. It seems to be a celebrity show and not a race career.

Lets just say...You could never fill either of those girls jock strap...

lol! Admittedly there has been some significant shrinkage with advanced age!

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Lets just say...You could never fill either of those girls jock strap...[/QUOTE]

The only thing they have in their panties is the gold mine they are sitting on, other than that just another stab and steer driver with a famous last name.

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Originally posted by Bubbletop409:

Lets just say...You could never fill either of those girls jock strap...[/QUOTE]

The only thing they have in their panties is the gold mine they are sitting on, other than that just another stab and steer driver with a famous last name.[/QUOTE]

I agree they are sitting on a gold mine. Danika Patrick proved that, she got millions in sponsorship because she was a pretty lady and not on her talent.

With that said I think Courtney and Brittany both are good drivers in addition to sitting on the gold mine. Lol. I think the Force name helped them get breaks that most of us would not get and being easy on the eyes helps get sponsors but in my opinion they have both turned out to be good drivers and I give them credit for that.

Let face it, professional drag racing is more about advertising than racing. Thanks to the NHRA, all classes got so expensive that only millionaires and big sponsor packages could follow the classes.

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I think the Force name helped them get breaks that most of us would not get...

Ya think? If there were ever more of a silver spoon I don't know what it would be. Let's give Tony Schumacher and Morgan Lucas credit for overcoming adversity.

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Originally posted by Canted Valve:

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I think the Force name helped them get breaks that most of us would not get...

Ya think? If there were ever more of a silver spoon I don't know what it would be. Let's give Tony Schumacher and Morgan Lucas credit for overcoming adversity.

Sure I like to root for the working class guy who wrenches on his own stuff and digs up his own sponsors and earned his place in the seat of the car by being that much better than everyone else working up through the drag racing ranks.
But...
That isn't reality in the professional drag racing world in most cases. It's not practical for a guy and his two buddies to bring a top fuel funny car to the track, rebuild it between rounds, entertain the fans between rounds, AND be competitive. Oh and go visit half of corporate America to find one company who wants to finance this expensive insanity.
Let's be real.
CF was born into a drag racing business. And she took an interest in the family business. Instead of being happy for her, why again should be be angry or jealous? If you want your kid to have a chance to fall into a top fuel ride, all you have to do is build a drag racing empire with multiple cars, mechanics, rigs, facilities and marketing people. What's the hold up?
If you want to be spiteful about something, look at why this is the case. The cost of performing at the highest level and entertaining people with the loudest and most powerful time bombs you would even consider pulling the pin on, is enormous and out of control. Be mad about that.

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Originally posted by Bubbletop409:

The only thing they have in their panties is the gold mine they are sitting on, other than that just another stab and steer driver with a famous last name.[/QUOTE]

So the Force girls just went pro...They never drove a day in Sportsman classes. They never won anything right...

Here is a tissue for ya

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Originally posted by Bucky:
Sure I like to root for the working class guy who wrenches on his own stuff and digs up his own sponsors and earned his place in the seat of the car by being that much better than everyone else working up through the drag racing ranks.
But...

But isn't the guy you are talking about John Force...

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Instead of being happy for her, why again should be be angry or jealous?

I am very happy for all of them. They work hard and represent the team(s) well. I was responding to the inference that the Force name "may" have help them get some breaks. Heck their within the Force empire with the Force name and some marriage nepotism thrown in for good measure. And yes John is welcome to run his business however he wishes and he's built and empire doing it his way. Those girls were brought up through the ranks with all the breaks anyone could wish for. To deny it's been a silver spoon journey is to deny reality.

So bottom line, you guys feel those b!tches didn't suffer enough coming up through the ranks, so they don't deserve to be where they are in the sport today?
Well, nobody can deny their Dad suffered a ****load building his Empire. And when he didn't get any sons to bring into the fold, he said fuc it and and groomed his girls to do it. Very successfully I might add.
You lady's only dream of having anything close to his (AND his kids) racing life....

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Originally posted by Hotrod Corvette:

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Originally posted by Bucky:
Sure I like to root for the working class guy who wrenches on his own stuff and digs up his own sponsors and earned his place in the seat of the car by being that much better than everyone else working up through the drag racing ranks.
But...

But isn't the guy you are talking about John Force...

Courtney. And yes, I think that the dues that John paid are ok in some way to transfer to his kids.
Frankly, how do you come up through the ranks and become a top fuel driver? Sure it is good to have some seat time in other cars. But how much do you need? How much like a top fueler is a super comp car? Should they have to start off in a 15 second street car? I'm just trying to figure out what Bubble would like to see a driver do to earn their seat in a fuel car.

I have the greatest respect for all the Force Girls. Each one has made significant personal sacrifices to continue the Family legacy and throughout the years have represented their sponsors extremely well. Having never driven a TFA (Top Fuel Anything) I'm in no position to criticize them. Life moves on as it did for Ashley and now does for Courtney, I wish her the best.

Bob

All the girls drove in S/C for a while, had a good friend driving the rig for them. In Fallon years ago I remember talking to Robert as he was coaching them in S/C.. Then to TAD...

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So bottom line, you guys feel those b!tches didn't suffer enough coming up through the ranks, so they don't deserve to be where they are in the sport today?

They didn't suffer AT ALL. They were lucky enough to be born into a nouveau riche family and deserve all that entails.

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Originally posted by Canted Valve:

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So bottom line, you guys feel those b!tches didn't suffer enough coming up through the ranks, so they don't deserve to be where they are in the sport today?

They didn't suffer AT ALL. They were lucky enough to be born into a nouveau riche family and deserve all that entails.

Sure they may have got some help from John Force but have worked hard and done well at the top level of racing and I give them credit for it.
I also do not have a problem with anyone helping their children.

Coaxed, coddled, and coached to the top. And, pffft, I quit. I really don't want to do this anymore. I have no passion.....lol