Today I had to go to Firebird Raceway and pick up our Tire Pros trailer. What to my surprise, the top fuel guys were staying an extra day to do a bit of testing.

Melanie Troxel and the Force team must have decided they needed to do a bit of testing and tuning. It was great! Best of all it was free!
No one was in a hurry and rushing around. John Force and the whole Force team were out, Melanie Troxel and a few others were testing too.
It was just a lazy warm day in Phoenix, where you could get the pros to stop and talk, take a few photos and talk “shop” with just about anyone.
Some of them were just testing 1/8 mile runs, others were going full out! This is also the best time to get a chance to stand on the starting line. If you have never been on the starting line when a Top Fuel Dragster or Funny Car runs, you just haven’t lived!
Nothing like feeling the earth shake when a Fueler hits the gas!

If you ever get a chance to have a NHRA race in your town or somewhere close. Don’t forget to check if they are staying an extra day to test and tune. If so, you will never get a better chance to get up close and personal with the folks that handle the fastest cars on the planet!

Nothing wrong with getting up close and personal with Ashley Force either!

So take an extra day off and go to the track the day after Race Day!
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