HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-02-17, Page 17The Northern Force awakens in 2016
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The year 2016 was a record
breaking one for the Star Wars
franchise and its latest edition,
The Force Awakens. The North-
ern Force drag racing team,
which gained its namesake
from the quote made famous in
the early versions of the fran-
chise, "May the force be with
you:; hopes to draw on some of
the latest installments good for-
tune and have an awakening of
its own as it eyes the upcoming
race season.
A lot of people don't know
that the name of the team came
from the height of the original
Star Wars craze," mentioned
team driver Jory Elliott. "My
dad's partner with the first
Funny Car, Vince Vanni,
wanted to capitalize on the suc-
cess the movie franchise was
experiencing at the time, and
thanks to a suggestion by my
mom, they ultimately landed
on Northern Force as the name,
which proved to be a really
strong marketing play for years
to come, even after the Star
Wars buzz had wom off:'
The team is looking to
rebound after a very challeng-
ing 2015 season. "We suffered
through a tough 2015 with
mechanical gremlins limiting
our season to a July fourth con-
clusion, at which point we only
had one round of racing under
our belts," noted Elliott. And
while there's no doubt that was
a tough season, the team comes
into 2016 with a fresh perspec-
tive on the nature of the beast
that is motorsports competi-
tion. "If last season taught us
anything it was that we have to
enjoy the good times when
they're good, which we've had
plenty of, and that we can per-
severe in the face of adversity,"
concluded Elliott.
The team, although not hav-
ing a definitive schedule
mapped out at this point, is
armed with a strong engine
program from Engine Research
and Development (ERD),
based in their home province of
Ontario. "We've always hoped
to find an engine builder close
to home that could give us the
power and reliability that we
need out of our engine pro-
gram," stated team owner Bob
Elliott. "We definitely saw the
horsepower numbers on the
dyno this offseason that should
translate to strong performance
on the track, and we are confi-
dent the reliability that we're
looking for will follow:'
Just as the force has awoken
in a big way for the Star Wars
movie franchise, expect big
things from the Northern Force
team in 2016 both on and off
the track.
Northern Force Racing
Founded in 1981, when team
owners Bob and Gloria Elliott
purchased their first Funny Car,
the Northern Force name
became one of the most
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popular names in drag racing
throughout the 80's and early
90's. With Bob at the wheel, and
Crew ChiefVince Vanni malting
the tuning calls, the team led
the NHRA national point's
standings during two separate
seasons on the strength of sev-
eral divisional wins. In 1989,
driving John Rossitter's Alcohol
Funny Car, Bob set the NHRA
world speed record for the
class, during an event in Flor-
ida, at more than 233 miles per
hour. Bob also campaigned one
of the most successful Jet Funny
Car's of the 80's and 90's, fre-
quently setting the world per-
formance standard for the class
and being a part of the quickest
and fastest side by side contests
in class history. In 1993 Bob
qualified his Northern Force
Nitro Funny Car in, at the time,
the quickest and fastest fields in
the history of the sport, includ-
ing a 15th place qualifying posi-
tion during the NHRA U.S.
Nationals in Indianapolis, Indi-
ana that year. Bob Elliott was
inducted into the Canadian
Motorsport Hall of Fame in
2011.
Since 2010, second genera-
tion driver Jory Elliott has been
at the controls of the teams race
car, garnering two wins over
that time, including the IHRA
MOPAR Nitro Jam Nationals in
2012, at his home track in
Grand Bend, Ontario.
For more information about
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www.northernforce.com.
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