There's a belief that driving a Funny Car can be like riding a bicycle. Frank Hawley proved just that by completing his Funny Car licensing renewal.
 

During a special test session Wednesday in Las Vegas, Hawley ran a 4.87 elapsed time with a speed of 317 miles per hour. He made this run in the prototype Funny Car that Mike Ashley drove in Pomona.

There's a belief that driving a Funny Car can be like riding a bicycle. Frank Hawley proved just that by completing his Funny Car licensing renewal.
 

During a special test session Wednesday in Las Vegas, Hawley ran a 4.87 elapsed time with a speed of 317 miles per hour. He made this run in the prototype Funny Car that Mike Ashley drove in Pomona.

 

Upon returning to the team's pit area, Hawley strapped into Melanie Troxel's flopper and reeled off a 4.90 elapsed time at 325 miles per hour.

 

Interestingly enough, the Wednesday runs marked the first time that Hawley had ever eclipsed 300 miles per hour. Hawley stands as one of the most accomplished drag racing instructors, but consider that he made the runs 15 minutes apart after last competing in Funny Car in the 1984 season.