I don't think he expected that at all.ĬF: It's an adrenaline rush. Yet he was supportive when we got into 300-mph Funny Cars! My dad wished he had four boys and ended up with all girls, and three of us went on to race professionally.
Dad hated coming to our cheer competitions because he was afraid we would fall and break our necks. I like the girly side of everything, but I really love these race cars. In high school, I was a cheerleader, but I was also taking auto shop class, kind of like the best of both worlds. What other sports did you play growing up?ĬF: I was in dance, gymnastics, cheer and softball. A month after I got my driver's license, at 16, I went to drag racing school and got my racing license. I loved running around the race track, getting covered in grease and tire rub and helping shine my dad's race car. When I was 7, I started telling everyone I was going to be like my dad and race a Funny Car for a living. When I was young, I played with Barbies, but I also loved collecting race cars. I was out here in a pacifier and diapers. When did you get interested in Funny Cars?ĬF: I grew up with NHRA. So I train as hard as possible to keep up with the guys and be better than them. It might seem like it's pretty easy, but you are really fighting the car in the cockpit. You want your legs strong enough to mash the throttle, and your arms and upper body strong enough to steer the car and keep it straight. Now I have a trainer and do a lot of strength training, especially core and legs. They were getting back his arms, hands, legs, everything. When he got back in the gym after physical therapy, I copied him. It bothers me when people think we aren't athletic.ĬF: My dad crashed in 2007 and broke all his arms and legs. You need a lot of upper body and core and leg strength to drive a 10,000-horsepower racecar. Why did you decide to pose for the Body Issue?ĬF: A lot of people think that as a race car driver, you just sit in the seat and mash the throttle and it's just a 4-second run and it's easy. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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