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Two years ago Cristen became the second youngest
driver to ever win an NHRA Professional national
event title when she claimed the Top Fuel title at
the Mopar Parts Nationals less than two months
after her 18th birthday
She races nitro funny cars at speeds over 300
MPH. She was a spokesperson for Team Safety on safe
driving. She says "Often the difference between
winning and losing races is my reaction time. In
drag racing, this is the time between the start
signal and when drivers respond. It takes practice,
concentratoin and awareness to react as qucikly as
possible. On the street it's no contest. Reaction
time is vitally important. A delayed reaction can
mean stopping too late and hitting a child or
causing a rear-end collision. Traffic engineers say
an average person's reaction time is about 2.5
seconds. In this short time, at only 30 MPH, you
car will travel 110 ft. before you even apply the
brakes! Just as in racing, regular driving
requires good reaction times. It is your
responsibility to be aware and pay attention so you
can react as quickly as possible to prevent injury
or loss of life.
Powell gets
FC License
On Wednesday, August 25, Cristen Powell earned her
Funny Car license in test sessions at Indianapolis
Raceway Park. For Powell, it ended almost a month
of frustration aboard John Cosanza's JCIT Pontiac
as she was hampered by one up-in-smoke run after
another. She ran times of 5.01/308 and 4.91/309 to
not only license, but make history as well. Ms.
Powell, 20 (DOB March 22, 1979) became the first
woman to run under 5 seconds and over 308 mph in a
Funny Car. Obviously, she is the youngest as well.
In Top Fuel, she was a history maker as well,
running quicker (4.59) and faster (308.85) than any
female driver in history at such a young age
(19).
When she won the 1997 Mopar Parts National
(TAF), she was the second youngest driver to win
Top Fuel. She was 18 + 2 months. (Jeb Allen turned
18 while winning the '72 race.)
Source: www.dragracingonline.com/agent1320/i_1.html
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