Drag Illustrated Issue 118, February 2017 | Page 48

MOVERS & SHAKERS Tourists de Force The Las Vegas Strip serves as the perfect backdrop for second-generation nitro drivers Brittany and Courtney Force’s quick selfie taken during the sisters’ media tour ahead of the NHRA’s fall visit to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. HEAD SUPERVISOR Billie Hubbard watch- es closely as PDRA Pro Nitrous driver Jef- frey Cummins makes an adjustment on his Switzer Dynamics- equipped Reher-Mor- rison powerplant. THINK PINK Color coordination is taken to a new level by Top Junior Dragster competitor Carley Brown, who joined the 2016 PDRA tour at the sold-out Dragstock XIII event at GALOT Motorsports Park. TO THE POINT Top Alcohol Dragster pilot and McLeod Racing Customer and Media Relations director Krista Baldwin gets ready to line up her boss, Funny Car driver Paul Lee, who recently an- nounced his retirement from driving following an offseason heart attack. TWO THUMBS UP Jet car couple Chris and Elaine Larsen take a ride down the return road at the legendary Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis in preparation for an exhibition pass at the NHRA US Nationals. Expect to see Elaine and her Larsen Motorsports teammates at more races in 2017 as the NHRA has expanded its Jet Drag- ster exhibition schedule. 48 | D r a g I l l u s t r a t e d | DragIllustrated.com Issue 118