Drag racer Brittany Force set a new speed record hitting 341mph

Brittany Force has set a new drag racing speed record after hitting 341.59mph (549.7km/h) at the American Rebel Light 4-Wide Nationals.

Force, daughter of racing legend John Force, drove a HendrickCars.com dragster and really pushed the vehicle to its limits. 

The new record replaces one she set in 2022, when she clocked 338.94mph (545km/h) at the World Finals in Pomona.

After holding both the current and previous record, Force told reporters she hopes to keep the title ‘for a long time’.

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Brittany Force has earned a spot in drag racing history

Officially, the fastest production car is the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+, which can hit speeds of just under 305mph (489km/h). 

But it’s safe to say that drag racer Brittany Force managed to make the top speed of the Bugatti Chiron look pretty slow during her appearance at the American Rebel Light 4-Wide Nationals, where she set a new record. 

Incredible footage from the event shows Force – and her 11,000 horsepower dragster – hitting the eighth-mile line in 3.667 seconds, traveling at an astonishing 301mph (484km/h). 

She ultimately set a new speed record after hitting 341.59mph (549.7km/h)

Speaking afterwards, Force told DragZine that she wasn’t even aware of her record-breaking speed until some time later. 

“We’re off to a great start. In Q2, this HendrickCars.com dragster went 3.667 and 341.59 miles-per-hour,” she told the publication. 

“I didn’t know until I was mid-interview at the top end that we ran that kind of mile-per-hour, and it’s just something really exciting for every single one of these guys on this HendrickCars.com team.”

The drag racer thanked her team after setting the new speed record

Force was also quick to heap praise on her entire time for the impressive. 

“They work so hard,” she added.

“My crew chiefs, David Grubnic and John Collins, and every member of this crew, and for us to be able to accomplish that together and hold on to that, I hope we hold it for a long time. It’s pretty special.”

You can say that again.

Force has an incredibly successful career in NHRA drag racing. 

Alongside setting new speed record times, in 2019, she became the first woman driver to be the number one qualifier in Top Fuel at the U.S. Nationals and has an impressive 16 NHRA wins under her belt.

In other words, she’s a real Force to be reckoned with (sorry). The post Drag racer Brittany Force set a new speed record hitting 341mph appeared first on Supercar Blondie.