FORCE LETTER #22
I believe it was old P.T. Barnum who was once quoted as saying: "I don't care what you write about me, just spell my name right." This could be applied to the Force reality soap opera as well.
Regardless of how bad the show is - or isn't - if it attracts viewers who know nothing about drag racing and have never been to a race (or watched on TV) to watch, then I say "Bully" for it all! After all, what is there to lose? Those "never did" viewers will either tune in for more or go away entirely. And, there's a chance that they just might choose to but a ticket or tune their cable box to watch the next telecast of a drag racing event.
Whatever happens, drag racing wins, Force gains more exposure and more cash (as if he needed more exposure!), and everyone benefits.
Jim Hill, Sr.
TRYING TO KEEP COOL
I agree about the stands being covered,having sat at Route66 strip
in Joliet, IL(not CHICAGO!!!!)for the nmca/nmra super bowl of street legal
racing,it was hot and sunny and it would have to have been covered
Jeff Kammes
DeKalb, IL
FORCE LETTER #23
I USED to be a huge John Force fan. I was around for many of his "bride's maid" losses. I was ecstatic when he won his first national event (the Molson Grandnational in 1990?). I was at Englishtown the next year and there was NOBODY around his pit. So, I figured I would take my 7-year-old daughter and get his autograph. I asked him and I might as well asked him if I could perform brain surgery on him without anesthesia. But, he reluctantly
signed my Raceway News. I wrote it off and figured it was hot, he was having a rough time and he had to get ready for the second qualifying session....until two nitro honies wearing tube tops and short shorts came by. He not only gave them autographs, he posed for pictures with them, hugged them, etc. Anyway, you get the drift. He won one national event and he's a big shot....
BUT, God works in mysterious ways. I was curious about the A&E 'Driving Force' show. I am now a HUGE John Force fan again. I can relate to all that is going on in his life with his daughters, his marriage, health, stress, etc. I do realize that some of the show may be scripted, but it really is about a sad story that is almost tragic. It's about some guy that lost sight of what is important in life and is trying to get back to where he was. I have a new-found respect for John Force because he has realized he is human and life is out of control. The only thing he can control is his racecar – well, most of the time!
Negative image of drag racing? I don't think so. The backdrop may be drag racing but I think it could be any other business or sport because the show is NOT about drag racing. We could watch Speed or ESPN2 for that.
Yours truly,
Augie Costanza
A Renewed John Force Fan
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