DARRELL GETS WINDY

Darrell Gwynn will be the guest on SPEED Channel's Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 9 p.m. ET. Fans are encouraged to e-mail questions to Gwynn at windtunnel@speedtv.com or call-in live when the show airs at 1-866-W-TUNNEL.
[9-15-2003]

FORCE STARTS GARAGE-MAHAL

The wrecking ball started swinging recently at the headquarters of John Force Racing, in Yorba Linda, Calif. Once set up perfectly for a two-car team, and later combined with a fully equipped CNC-machining center, Force's "Garage-Mahal" is bursting at the seams. Plans

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call for an expanded front showroom, including an Elvis-themed room, additional space for the machining department, and an enclosed addition for what is now used as a rooftop parking area for more museum space.

With all three Funny car teams on the road, the main shop area has been relegated to storage of excess equipment and old Mustang bodies stacked like cord wood. From what we understand, this part of the operation will be remodeled as well, since that's where a new stable of 2004 Mustang Funny Cars will be readied for battle. John's targeted completion date is for early December, just in time for his annual Holiday car show.

Once this project is completed, the emphasis will move across the street to Force's other property, where a new hotel (Extended Stay America) has just been completed. Over there, plans call for a car-themed restaurant, steak house, and office building. This will complete the "ForceLand" project in Yorba Linda.

And if you thought this deal was massive and time consuming, Force Racing has also just broken ground in Brownsburg, Indiana, for its new Eastern race shop and second RaceStation store. Will John be adding more teams in order to fill the space?
(photo by Randy Fish) [9-15-2003]