John Force Racing Teams at NHRA Arizona Nationals   The race only lasts about 4 seconds. Four. Even F1's new engines at 15,000 rpm would only turn over 1000 times in four seconds. But no doubt, these nitro burning mothers make some power!    (Click any of these pictures to see them full size)   Back at the pits of John Force Racing, it went like this: Race, win, zip back to pits, body off, blink, the blower's on a bench, blink, the clutch is SMOKING next to the car. These guys don't play, so I wanted to show some pictures...     You'll have to look closely, but off to the right of the clutch shown here, you'll see some smoke rising up. One of Robert Height's crew members just moved this thing. Wonder if it's cool enough to touch before going back in?       This is the mess that goes with the heat of the clutch. It's a beautiful mess when you can rocket from 0 to 100 in under a second!       This was the thrash between rounds for Brittany Force's final...

Brittany Force of John Force Racing Team   Peaceful.    Lucky me, at the Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Raceway just outside Phoenix (my home track), I was treated to an extended visit with the newest member of the John Force Racing Team - Brittany Force. I shot a few pictures of the crew between rounds (remember Brittany was runner-up at this race!!) and during warm-up time. Believe it or not, this is Brittany right before 8000 horsepower fires behind her.   Brittany told me, for warm-up or before a race,  "I take a deep breath, trust the team to get ready, then it's my turn to drive and hopefully get a win!"   You may be correctly asking yourself... how does she look so good in the middle of a race? It gets better from here!!     Just another day at the office, but when it's time to get down to business, the mask goes on and she's the boss:     Finally, I ask you, would you look this happy if you'd just lost in your first final round? Well, she's been brought up right...