BRITTANY FORCE
Rebel With a Cause

Brittany Force’s driving career rapidly is picking up speed. 

In fact, the 21-year-old daughter of drag racing icon John Force will cross the finish line this year at quarter mile speeds almost 100 miles an hour faster than those she attained in her first three seasons in the sport.

One of the stars of the A&E Network series Driving Force, which ended a two-year run in 2007, Brittany will split time with younger sister Courtney, 19, at the wheel of a 250 mph A-Fuel dragster prepared and maintained by veteran Jerry Darien.

Brittany completed all the necessary A-Fuel licensing runs in February at Firebird Raceway. The process took a little longer than anticipated but the pay-off was a relief for everyone involved.

“It was just a normal run and it felt good. I was definitely nervous and sweating it out before I got in the car. My dad is excited now to have us all licensed. I am excited to have my A-Fuel license since now we can continue to move forward.”
           
 Identified by Force as his “problem child,” Brittany is a headstrong California blonde with a serious “need for speed,” a need that hasn’t always been addressed in the most positive manner.

A junior at Cal State-Fullerton, she has learned to channel that need into driving competitively in sanctioned NHRA Lucas Oil Series events.

Unlike her older sisters, Adria and Ashley, Brittany initially eschewed a job at John Force Racing, Inc., in Yorba Linda, Calif., to work instead at a pizza café.  An even more obvious manifestation of her rebellious nature was the “I Love N.Y.” T-shirt she wore on her father’s 56th birthday while every other woman in the team compound was wearing “I Love John Force” apparel.

Like her father and sisters, Brittany is intensely competitive once she gets to the track and climbs into the cockpit.  Nevertheless, a career in racing is no certainty.  She also loves the glamour of Hollywood and since she is studying to become a teacher, all her options remain open. 

“She’s tough when she’s in the car,” her father said, “but she’s got to learn to do everything else, like giving enough time to the sponsors and the media and the fans.  She’s always gone her own way, but if she wants to race, I’ll do all I can to give her a chance (to succeed).”

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