Nice last-minute edit by A&E and "Driving Force"
 

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. :thumbsup





Shows will be repeated on Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday, Mar. 31
11:00am 18 - Race Against...
11:30am 17 - The Honeymoo...

Sunday, Apr. 1
10:00am 17 - The Honeymoo...
10:30am 18 - Race Against...

http://www.aetv.com/drivingforce/

Life is something that should be experienced at FULL THROTTLE! :thumbsup

http://www.blingstudio.com/medlen_fullthrottle.jpg

:)

RIP

At least he died doing something her loved!

I love this show !
Ashley is hot !

I imagine the Force team is hurting real bad right now ?

i saw the show tonight also, when i saw the dates i was shocked. I didnt even know he died, let alone on monday
rip Eric Medlen

check out
www.johnforceracing.com they have some pictures up

Long before adult, and even long before the "www", I spent every free second doing NHRA/IHRA/AHRA reporting. I was writing coverage back in the early 70's before I was even licensed to drive. I don't know how John will take this, and he's had some rough times before he got big. His daughter Ashley who just turned Pro in the Nitro Funny Car ranks, had Eric Medlen there helping her every step along the way. I think that John Force Racing will eventually turn this to one hell of a tribute on living a dream.

I got a number of calls from old friends on Monday the 19th. At that time it was very uncertain. Medlen was in critical condition, and they had to place him in a medically induced coma. They did a total of four different surgeries to try and reduce the pressure and swelling, but the damage was too great. He made it through till Friday afternoon.

I didn't hear about that - I have loved car racing since I was a kid, and it's always so sad to hear that another driver has been seriously injured or died.

Crashes are a part of the spectacle of racing, yet you always hope that the drivers will walk away to race another day.

RIP Eric Medlen...

http://www.draglist.com/artman/uploads/medlen.jpg

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I've been a drag racing fan since I was a kid and went to my first Gatornationals in 1979. I'm a NASCAR fan now but nothing beats the show the drag racers put on. I still go to the Gators when I can and I was able to attend this year.

John Force is a hero and is my favorite sports personality. If you could watch a highlite reel of his drag racing career your jaw would drop in awe. He is truly one of a kind.

He has built quite an empire from such humble beginnings and it's all well deserved. The Force team was by far the most popular team there and Eric Medlin was part of that. I got to watch Eric do his last competition burnout and take his last run down the track. Eric and his fellow drivers have provided excitement and thrills for the fans while doing something they love. It doesn't get any better than that.
I'm sure Eric wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

Here are a few pics of Eric Medlin on his last pass.
RIP

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...ic_medlen1.jpg

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...ic_medlin2.jpg

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...ic_medlin3.jpg

http://www.thewoop.com/public_html/p...s07/force2.jpg