" Are taught a five seasons and -- in championship job force became a funny car drag racing legend and want to win totals favorite gifts and now John's daughter Ashley is emerging as a star in her own right. This in the wake of one of the most emotional and traumatic times that any race team. Who's ever suffered. Salt in anticipation of tomorrow's 55 running the US nationals but this drag race of the year one dollar -- for an in -- status report. On the most successful to Raymond NH RU history."

" The Indianapolis suburb of Browns -- Indiana is to drag racing one more so when Carolina is to NASCAR and stock almost that you our operation jobs. For example -- John force racing. Housing six teams 1018 wheelers and seventy employees from within house inability to. To produce every part of its race cars except mine -- Pistons and carbon -- audience. The -- capacity coming soon. Since the only displays won his first funny car race went back and 87 and his team has been on growing business."

" The trajectory of John force racing was dramatically altered in the spring of 2007. Altered by tragedy. It -- testing crash today after the day internationals. The team's rising star Eric Madeline suffered fatal injuries the memorial park -- statue. Or just took part of the tribute to this fallen hero. The real essence of that tribute is the Eric bedlam project."

" Cars on the first cameras allowed inside the Eric metal project for which -- joint force before you talk what occurred chip and went over a hundred somewhat racist. Take you back to the start of the 2007 season we'll talk about actually we'll talk about how you families involved in the as of right now what to tell me what Eric bedlam. -- for the future of the --"

" I want it more than I knew I needed. The funny Garcia on the in my daughter. -- about -- and then everything you know seven in March. To get ahead Janesville. Today following the race. Everything just went back."

" And we had some very sad news from the NH RA this week. On Friday morning car driver and Eric metal and succumbed to injuries he sustained in --"

" Trauma team owners."

" Perspective that tragic day in Florida. I don't know how soon you were able to start thinking as a team owner but what -- your first reaction. In terms hello. What happens now with 21. Reaction was that I lost a kid that I luck and I --"

" This doesn't make any sense we got enough money we've done -- all these -- let's back it at all but it didn't make sense because we lost again. When you're just gonna walk out this site is over -- really dug in our pockets and everybody didn't you get your mind when -- to come together to say okay. Jurors what we need to do it took framework -- metal project as we know what they'll what was the -- of -- and we."

" Went back and sat down and with the brain trust. Jon -- coil Bernie he rocked everybody's. Recruit choose the guys that have been -- the -- of the teams -- diet and they knew I was merit. And it was like what we do. And I remember nobody wanted as being the I said actually I set I think we're done -- I think yeah. And I asked her what you want to do your first -- all these years of being the -- She's never seen nothing their first year she loses her like -- brother. She's had to -- thanks to me."

" Status it's. Never had any other job but never even worked at McDonald's. She's say mom. All my friends -- out here -- Adam. And room. I don't know anybody else I grew up on these racetracks. Yeah certain. If I walk away from married."

" And I said we'll -- by -- got together and just stand down a little. Fine because my mom and move and I'm going to stand up but I was told you don't know what is going to cost. Variants are going to be spent you gotta build cars we we got a phone call NASCAR. And help you said. The first thing you do lose the same thing we didn't after we lost her --"

" You surround your drive. The protection."

" First -- that was. What was the most significant thing that we can do right now. All your appreciation also -- are totally German. All the -- usually don't we all jumped in together until we can fix the environment to protect the drivers have right now. John force -- Rondo -- car. Julie -- after the story changed all the roll cages padding and all the cars in this separation -- the computers of."

" But again my shop in the corridors. There's all these famous bolstered the Vince Lombardi it's -- Weddings everything -- lived by that -- averaged. Pitched. I don't think he ever lost a man on a player feels. But I lost. Very good all those trophies. From when I went back to my shop I was real it is not a no word showed did not get up -- and did not go along."

" I'm going to have to be about save."

" His priority now. If you if you need something done. I don't have the money I'll find. Save the environment we will figure out how to win we're going to do it with a safe environment."

" And I'll -- this. Top of the priority list attitude right. Actually went for two remaining years now it's been ahead of winning and it's obvious yeah. After fifteen years he's that good news but no excuses and that's only -- from now on Islamabad on Monday as long as -- as the dream makes sense. We're got kids and their lone -- limit Daren Powell back on this planet."

" Usually you can do anything you want to do you walk up millions. Did anyone under dad -- Carson."

" You just lose our memories of Eric metal ball over those 150000. Square foot facility. Job the first project Riviera that would project was to analyze the crash figure out what went wrong. With chassis that dates back. Help for the basic zone."

" Point five meters long is my career -- first let me say it was a great race car the chassis builders built those cars and kept us safe -- something new on the horizon. It was called oscillation. Even the military came in the first studies. That's we've seen Indy cars NASCAR's -- end over end thirty times and never solve this. -- damage to a man's head to head injuries that -- took his life. And we try to evaluate it was obviously colt's rider in the cockpit of the role change. His yeah they didn't make contact with the -- Because the court this war. If Jeter -- basically. When you lose a tire on one side okay and it comes off for whatever reason -- Randall. The car give offense. What a car like this that makes. The -- that it makes the worst power. The way the -- been nothing compared like fifth and IndyCar NASCAR nothing even close created and Jeter taught at such a look back. That where we were used to a regular crashes ship was doing his best."

" We're talking about his daddy didn't close the 200 talent what the -- that we had in their first of all Merrill was built for one or two hits. Now we have padding in there that's -- for over a hundred hits trying to stop what took place."

" The latest version of the book force racing funny car -- there's -- watchers this story Joba want to start with the first L. First step was to get a bunch of other experts involved. In this analysis. Tell me about."

" Well in the initial crash or we lost Eric from head injuries we knew the roll cage didn't work and the patting the neck restraints same thing -- an art. The injuries that that he receive the cost him his life. That we had to address doctor Melvin was the first it was brought in from NASCAR. Because he worked on the car of tomorrow. And Ford Motor Co. brought in their technicians. And we worked for the kid named her McKinney. SF I was -- message over the chassis built one of the best. But at the end of the day we got to make him the roll cage wider because we couldn't even put enough padding -- there. To protect the drives at a very real."

" Appear at a just another radio but essentially the big thing -- make him more room for the drugs exactly what you at this. The improvements horse racing maybe an inch driver compartments faced a life or death judge Joe six months later -- Texas."

" And somewhere and all that god finally spoke to me. We didn't say John. Just took a -- dole hammered a thousand. And splattered all over the racetrack and my daughter just won't wander around the corner who. She was pulled out of the race she was doing an interview would you rental car. It was a terrifying. Down wasn't there. Wears down she looks back on the track -- she's running back up the racetrack. My wife's -- might have an artifact then it's the last time I'll call and how good calorie. -- I -- yeah I don't question in the mornings. He's flattered -- less broken arms legs the helicopter taken. Did -- did you notice how are eroding and -- When I'm -- government position I don't remember actually it was apparent Austin coil was -- sent word. It doesn't mean he couldn't get mentally he's like my brother and I looked down -- the white stuff sticking out in my life and I. What does that the so called -- and Alex doesn't what does that Miami isn't. I thought I -- a broken bone. I -- everywhere. I was really not a viable locations and the nature. And actually and everybody was just what it was a mess."

" this happen after we just fixed the car. That was one thing that happened. My car was worse and Aaron's. Shattered like -- coming to like carries but I had -- had damage. Yeah. Maybe you have yeah. This interview that's what you tell -- don't get damaged and I was talking clears about. -- That's when the next step but the car was okay we did this yeah that moment I thought to myself there's got to be a reason for all this very -- Saint -- life to save money something had to happen here that make sense. I can't walk away now."

" Yeah. He."

" A lot of other cockpit changes in the wake of John's tries to -- the belts now the angle which they pull the driver and but complete set of head restraints both forward and back and sideways titanium surrounds for the cockpit. John actually out of frame -- come into the cockpit of his head wasn't sort of problem would have heard him he's got ate up carbon toe here that surrounds the driver the reverse or the shifter has been moved out from between the drivers -- over here to these -- But the big change the big change the heart of the Big East. But do Chelsea. -- all I was background tell the difference between a for a real car and a six -- you crashed before real car. This is cyclical -- is what does that mean a walk with a."

" Ford engineers. And their studies. That we looked at this car that had any balls. In 25 more years. And we felt. The driver needed more protection but. We have to change the design based on the engineering studies had poured in Detroit. Yeah and they came out well revenues. What we'd call the scent trail Chelsea. One yeah and the injury report 56. Didn't manage six or seven times stronger. There's two years of study let's call the study. Continues today at -- This has all our our build their development projects. You built this chassis in house we built this chassis and -- But let's give credit to her -- that are building cars that we brought out this part of the season. He built prototypes and they work great. Right right there's little ball hadn't heard all the world tour -- it's going to be it is going to be okay. You know okay. One of the statement that I made earlier was on the Chelsea Kimberly Jason -- Tigers there was a lot of changes but to once and never get. On what slipped to check. -- for the way into the because that they didn't do what I need to do another and other guys -- win races but as you know we won fifty champions. The engineering support and they have built into this chassis I -- it'll automatically it's been a bit too. So you have an exceptionally. Well slip through drills -- useless to. -- yeah -- don't they won't slim but yet it still allows the draft without -- without the carbon. And doing whatever we just try to simplify it but remembered I told I'm not that smart. To explain all this into this week."