Lanny McGlizzi knows traction. Lanny is the “track specialist” for John Force Racing and his job is to monitor the drag strip conditions on the most detailed level as is humanly possible to aid the crew chiefs at JFR in setting up their race cars. He was a familiar sight to us during the 2013 PRO Winter Warm Up because every waking moment he was prowling the track and keeping it in tip top shape for all of the teams testing at the event. Lanny has one of the more interesting jobs in the world and has literally evolved his trade into a science, developing specific tools used by teams all over the world to enhance their own knowledge of the track conditions that they are racing on.
All that being said, he spends a lot of time in very close proximity to the racing surface…and we mean very close. We need you to caption the photo below!
CAPTION THIS PHOTO: PUT SOME WORDS IN LANNY MCGLIZZI’S MOUTH! WHAT IS THE TRACK SPECIALIST FOR JOHN FORCE RACING SAYING?
11. “We need to plant the land mine for Jack Beckman right about here.”
10. “Hey, this is about the only place where I can get away from Force’s non-stop jabbering.”
9. “Yep, Ashley said she wants this much traction . . . in the nursery.”
8. “How in the dickens am I going to get my fingers unstuck from this tape measure?”
7. “You’d think they could get me a FREAKIN hat that would match my uniform, but NOOOOOOOO!”
6. “You think I’m measuring the burnout track? Naw, I’m just trying to get my pants as filthy as John’s fire suit.”
5. “No John, I don’t think they make a ‘tallboy’ that big.”
4. “Measure twice . . . burnout once . . . .”
3. “Help LIfe Alert . . . I’ve fallen in VHT and I can’t get up!”
2. “John says to plant the land mine for Austin Coil right about here.”
1. “Courtney! . . . Please, Please, Please! . . . .” (With apologies to James Brown)
*grumble* ….”measure the track” he says….. “he doesn’t think it’s a full 1320 feet” he says….. “use a tape measure” he says….. I’ll give him something to measure all right… like a smack upside the head….
“John – I’m not worthy!”
“I know I saw a nickel down here somewhere…”
“Imaginary billiards are fun, especially when you have a tape measure!”
“I can’t believe I went to UTI for THIS.”
“Next time, I’ll remember to bring knee pads. And wear sunscreen.”
You watch I can get a better reaction time with a tape measure !
Oh that sucks !
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“I’m tellin’ ya… the tire shake is from those damn burritos he ate.”