Was watching the season premier of "Driving Force" on A&E tonight, and even through the chaos they've seen in the last week, they done good.
"Driving Force" is the true reality series that follows drag race funny car legend John Force through his life at 330+ MPH romps. I personally remember John when he had to sleep on the top of his race car hauler, and he barely could afford to eat. Thirty years later, he's a 14-time NHRA World Champion, and has 4 of the finest Funny Car teams in the NHRA.
On Monday the 19th, his teams were testing after the Gator Nationals in Gainesville, FL. One of his Force's finest drivers,
Eric Medlen, was making test runs. And then it all went wrong.
Eric Medlen's fuel funny car had a rear tire failure at over 300-mph. The car veered sharply into a concrete retainer wall, the injury was critical. Eric Medlen succumbed to the injuries Friday March 23.
The folks at A&E and John Force Racing did some quick edits for the close of the season premier episodes of "Driving Force" before it aired, they made sure to dedicate the season and thank the memories to Medlen. Nice touch, nice tribute.
Eric Medlen
August 13, 1973 - March 23, 2007
Shows will be repeated on Saturday and Sunday.
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11:00am 18 - Race Against...
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10:00am 17 - The Honeymoo...
10:30am 18 - Race Against...
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