I GOT BAD INFO!
The Force girls weren't knocked out first round, (LIKE MARTIN THE REPAIRMAN SAID) Courtney beat Ron Capps in FUNNY CAR (the squirrely one that takes mad skillz to drive) and won the weekend!!!!! Girl drivers kicked all kinds of ass his weekend.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/motorracing/la-sp-nhra-winternationals-20130218,0,3011409.story
Antron Brown's crash. He's the only black racer in this circuit. Because of a million point safety checklist he walked away from this with some bruised knees and a headache.
Exploding dragon. Scary and thrilling.
Here's Courtney's burnout, you can kind of get a feel for how powerful it is. The burnout is when they rev the engines and get the tires melty so they'll stick to the track when she punches it for the run. They go a few yards of burnout, then backup and race. AHHGGGGG, I wanna gooooooooo. My dad went, super jealous. This was the day I was almost hit by a knife at the dancing competition.
It looks like nothing, but to be there? It literally vibrates your entire body, and it's a race. Who doesn't love a race? I love it.
EDIT: Finally found her run on a recap video. The first cars are Pro Stock, they have real trannys and the race is all about the art of shifting. The second cars are Funny cars, the one Courtney drives and her sister Ashley drove before having a baby. Funny cars are difficult to steer because they are powerful but have a short drivetrain. It looks like Capps spun his tires (too much throttle too fast, lose traction) which is the number one reason they lose, but Courtney didn't win because he lost, she set a track record apparently. The third cars are called Top Fuel, those are point and go, but VERY fast. The funny cars and top fuel cars use nitro, it's airplane gas. It's what makes them explode and vibrate your body.