JOHN FORCE HOLIDAY CAR SHOW
Fri, 2007-11-30 10:28
John Force’s return to the autograph table will be one of the highlights of
Sunday’s annual John Force Holiday Car Show benefitting the California Highway
Patrol’s ChiP’s for Kids Christmas toy drive.
Force, injured in a Sept. 23rd crash in Dallas, Texas, has been undergoing
rigorous physical therapy since returning to California following 27 days of
rehabilitation at Baylor University Medical Center in Texas.
The 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion will be joined in the celebrity line
by daughters Ashley, Brittany and Courtney, wife Laurie, 2006 and 2007 POWERade
Series runner-up Robert Hight, crew chiefs Austin Coil, Bernie Fedderly and Dean
“Guido” Antonelli, new Team Force driver Mike Neff and racing legends Tom “the
Mongoose” McEwen and Gas Ronda.
Other participating celebrities are Robert Gossett from the TV series “The
Closer,” Jimmy Shine from the TV show “Hard Shine,” Jeana and Vicki, stars of
the reality show “The Real Housewives of Orange County” and the stars of the
Speed Freaks radio and TV show, Kenny Sargent and sidekicks Lugg Nutz and Statt
Man.
Spectator admission to the car show, featuring hundreds of street rods,
muscle cars, motorcycles, trucks, race cars and classics along with the music of
country and western singer Peter Brandon and the concluding autograph session,
is the donation of a new, $10 unwrapped toy.
Among the speciality cars on display will be Jay Leno’s “Tank Car,” Chip
Foose’s “HemisFear,” Barbie’s “Pink Hummer,” a jet-powered PT Cruiser limo,
several antique fire trucks and a one-of-a-kind Surf Woody.
John Force Racing, Inc., is located off the 91 Freeway. Exit Weir
Canyon/Yorba Linda Boulevard North, bear right on Savi Ranch Road and follow the
signs for parking. The show begins at 10 a.m. Sunday and concludes at 4
p.m.
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