For years, Ashley Force Hood couldn't understand why, after such a short time behind the wheel, Funny Car drivers always seemed exhausted when they climbed out of their vehicles at the end of the racetrack.
"I never understood how they could be tired after just four-and-a-half
seconds," said the 26-year-old daughter of drag racing icon John Force.
Well, now that she's a driver herself, one of the Funny Car favorites
at this week's NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, she
finally understands.
"After a run, I'm sore, achy and feel like I've run a marathon,"
acknowledged the graduate of Cal State-Fullerton. "The human body is
not made to do what we do."