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THOUSANDS TOUR JFR INDIANAPOLIS SHOP
INDIANAPOLIS (May 24, 2008) --- Thousands of race
fans paraded through the John Force Racing East shop today during
the 2nd annual Brownsburg Motorsports Network Open House. For over
four hours people steadily walked through the doors and got to see
first hand the tools of the trade that have garnered John Force
fourteen POWERade Funny Car World Championships and his team 176
NHRA national event wins.
The tour led fans through the machine shop
where they were able to see the numerous MAG Fadal
machines that craft so many of Team Force’s components. They also
saw the paint shop where eye-catching designs are applied to the
four JFR Ford Mustangs. Three of Force’s 8,000 hp Ford Mustangs were
on display arranged in a true race day configuration complete with
open transports. Finally, the tour culminated for many fans with an
emotional exit through The Eric Medlen Tribute Room.
The Eric Medlen Tribute Room is a room inside
the shop that is dedicated to the six-time tour winner, remembering
his life in photos, displays and testimonials. Special sections for
the room are devoted to Eric as a calf-roping cowboy, to him and his
dad and to him and the drivers with whom he had a special bond: J.R.
Todd, Morgan Lucas, Brandon Bernstein and Ashley Force.
Members of John Force Racing staff were
on-hand to show-off the world class racing facility and answer
questions throughout the day. In addition to being impressed by the
sheer number of race fans that toured the shop they were pleased
with the responses the fans gave them as they wandered through the
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