Breaking rules and winning hearts at the biggest Ford show in California.
and pointing their thumbs skyward. One especially excited show goer approached the truck and knocked on the window to ask us how much it cost, what kind of range it achieves, and if it was fast. He decided his mom should buy one—and that was before I had a chance to answer his last question with a demonstration.
Within 30 seconds of getting off the phone, a track worker showed up to escort us from the parking lot to the staging area. We quickly ran through tech inspection, eyeing a supercharged 850-hpwhile in line, and cruised by the grandstands toward the timing tower. After some questioning from a confused track coordinator assuming I was lost, Tim gave me a couple tips for first-time drag racers . I was told drivers running faster than an 8.
Remember what the man told me about helmets? When I received my time slip, I was told the truck was too fast, and if I wanted to run again, I'd need safety gear. On the way back to the pre-drag area, though, I got too many waves and thumb-ups to give up that easily. Sure, our photographer in the grandstands heard one solitary"I asked around and eventually found a track character well-known by the community to be the person to go to if you need head protection.
Next run, we improved on our reaction time but hit the brakes toward the end, fearing the wrath of the track official. The slip read 9.17 at 41.75 mph, and embarrassment set in as the announcer loudly questioned this driver's lack of drag racing experience. I got a bit of playful mocking on the way back to the pit but mostly saw waves, cheers, and iPhone photographers.
Here's the key point, though: These old-school Ford fans adored seeing the Blue Oval's first fully electric pickup launch down the same strip as purpose-built drag cars and mint-condition classics. I'll never make assumptions about a fanbase's resistance to change again.get smoked by whatever madness Ford dreams up for the latter half of the century.
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