As one of the fan promotions within the 25th anniversary celebration of John Force Racing’s association with Castrol, Susan Porter of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee drove away Saturday with one of the most infamous scooters in the history of NHRA drag racing, the actual scooter on which 14-time Funny Car champion John Force traversed NHRA tracks across the country for the first 17 races of the season.

Force presented Porter with the key to the scooter on which he has traversed NHRA tracks across the country during the 2010 Full Throttle series.  The presentation was made at the John Force Racing sponsor midway trailer between Saturday qualifying rounds at the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

 “I’ve been a John Force fan for the last five years. My son Todd and husband Billy watched the races and the more I watched it the more I became a fan. John is like me, a blabber-mouth. I really liked him from the very beginning. I signed up for the Castrol promotion and I saw where you could win John’s scooter so one night I thought I’ll just register. I didn’t even tell Billy I signed up,” said Porter.

As one of the fan promotions within the 25th anniversary celebration of John Force Racing’s association with Castrol, Susan Porter of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee drove away Saturday with one of the most infamous scooters in the history of NHRA drag racing, the actual scooter on which 14-time Funny Car champion John Force traversed NHRA tracks across the country for the first 17 races of the season.

Force presented Porter with the key to the scooter on which he has traversed NHRA tracks across the country during the 2010 Full Throttle series.  The presentation was made at the John Force Racing sponsor midway trailer between Saturday qualifying rounds at the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

 “I’ve been a John Force fan for the last five years. My son Todd and husband Billy watched the races and the more I watched it the more I became a fan. John is like me, a blabber-mouth. I really liked him from the very beginning. I signed up for the Castrol promotion and I saw where you could win John’s scooter so one night I thought I’ll just register. I didn’t even tell Billy I signed up,” said Porter.

“My husband wants to put it in his car room but we are going to use it. I plan on riding it. We have a trip planned to Bowling Green, Kentucky for one of the Good Guys nostalgia events. Billy asked if we were going to take the scooter. I said of course. Then he wanted to know if he could ride it with me.”

Force has been chronicled riding his scooter at tracks as he supports his drivers on ESPN2 broadcasts as well as in National Dragster. A scooter that has that many miles on it has picked up some obvious signs of wear and tear but the various scratches and dings only adds to the mystic in Porter’s eyes.

“When I saw the scooter for the first time I thought it was nice. I am not worried about some of the scratches. I think it gives it some class,” laughed Porter.    

“When I got the call that I won I was in my office I was wearing my phone headset but I was still jumping up and down screaming, ‘I won. I won.’ Before I got called by Castrol letting me know that I had won we had been out on Rt. 66 for vacation. I told Billy that next year our big vacation should be going to an NHRA drag race. Thirty minutes later I got the call from Castrol letting me know I won the scooter and was getting to come to the Mac Tools US Nationals. This is my first event to see in person.”

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