Fast Company

## [Country Rock]

[Man]

# You rev it up #

# Your heartbeat's

dancin to the music #

# Engines bursting fire #

# No wonder you cant sleep #

# Got a feelin today #

# Like it or not #

# All our dreams

explode with a shot #

# We're livin our life on the strip #

# You see, burning out with fast company #

# Oooh, baby #

# Youre a lucky man #

# At 200 miles an hour

drinking up the fumes #

# Youre never more alive #

# When you feel its power #

# Cant stop it #

# Once it starts #

# Fever racin, right through your heart #

# Youre livin your life

in the heat, you see #

# Burning out with fast company #

# It's the only way to come #

# It's the only way to go #

# Blazin us a hot streak in paradise #

# You #

# And me #

# And the quick life #

# Fast company ##

[Engine Idling, Revving]

[P.A. Announcer]

All right, outta sight, go, go, and go!

It is time for the final round

of the funny car eliminators...

at the annual Edmonton

International Speedway-

[Engine Revving]

I tell you what- in the left lane we've got

the nitro-breathin FastCo Firebird...

driven by Billy 'The Kid' Brooker.

This is Billy's second year

as a funny car driver,

but he's young,

he's fast and he's brash.

He'll do everything he can...

to keep up

with the seasoned veterans

of the funny car wars.

In the right lane, number one

in the Pacific Northwest right now,

Gary "The Blacksmith" Black!

They're creeping up on the line.

They're pre-stage.

They're stage.

They're gone!

All right, we've got our winner!

Its Gary Black, and he smokes through

the quarter mile at 218 miles an hour,

and he gets an E.T. of 6.63.

Now, that is smokin, folks!

Billy, better luck next time.

I know youre gonna be back.

Get outta here.

Youre getting a little too much

wheel spin off the line.

Take it easy when you

drop the hammer next time, Billy boy.

I thought I'd get that whole shot

on him, you know.

He's usually geared up pretty high.

Yeah.

- Didnt work out.

- Ah, you did all right anyway.

[Laughing]

Hey, Elder, youre teaching the kid

some of Lonnie Johnsons tricks.

[Laughs]

All that smoke, man.

Whew! pretty.

Just dont win races.

Hey, Gary, give me a few more runs.

All right?

Then you'll be

suckin my pipes.

Oh, yeah. Sure.

Been civil chattin to ya...

meathead.

[Engine Starts]

Go ahead.

[Revving]

[idling]

[Billy] So youre the girl

thats gonna be Miss FastCo, right?

Yeah.

My name's Candy.

[P.A. Announcer, indistinct]

You must be

Lonnie Johnsons mechanic.

No, no, no. Im Billy the Kid.

I drive a funny car.

[Engine Revving]

That fun machine right there.

That one?

Yeah, that's the one.

It's beautiful.

[P.A. Announcer]

Let me guess whether I'm right or not.

Youre waiting for the Lonnie Johnson

double-A top fuel machine.

And listen, the current standing

has Lonnie Johnson...

at number 18,

but I'd say tonight Lonnie Johnson

is number one in your hearts!

What do you say, fans?

[Cheering, Applause]

Hey, man.

How's it goin?

Good, good.

You got a car yet,

or you still riding a bicycle?

[Engines Racing]

[P.A. Announcer]

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

it is time to get serious now...

at Edmonton International Speedway.

It is the first elimination round of these

incredible double-A top fuel machines.

Now in the right lane

I want you to welcome,

driving the Wheeler Dealer car,

that's Terry Koepp down there!

All right!

[Applause, Cheering]

Now in the left lane,

a man-

You'd better watch

that left foot of yours

off the line.

You got a lot more horses back there

than you ever had before.

[P.A. Announcer]

Lucky Man, Lonnie Johnson!

Now, listen,

Lonnie's always a crowd pleaser

and tonight is no exception,

because tonight the Lucky Man fueler

is running for the first time anywhere-

the Lonnie Johnson-designed

quadra-vane blower.

For those of you

who arent mechanically inclined,

I'll just say for now

that the quadra-vane blower is

a brand-new concept in supercharging...

brought to you by

the good people at FastCo.

And it is reputed to increase the power

of the FastCo power plant...

by 16% over its normal

2,000 horsepower.

Now, that is pumpin!

Okay.

Go, Lonnie.

[Engine Starts, idling]

[Engines Idling, Revving Loudly]

[P.A. Announcer]

Oh, my God!

[Gasping, Screaming]

There's been an explosion!

Ladies and gentlemen,

theres been an explosion!

please stay off the track!

We have to have room

for the emergency vehicles

and the fire trucks to get down.

I know youll wanna know whats going on.

We'll let you know as soon as we know.

please stay off the track!

[P. A. Announcer]

And there he goes!

The man is simply unreal!

Man, he just doesnt care!

I was just lucky.

Can you believe it, folks?

Let's go, Lonnie.

That's why they call Lonnie Johnson

the Lucky Man.

I mean, that's a close squeaker

for any normal man,

but for Lonnie Johnson it's all in a days work.

Lets hear it for the Lucky Man,

Lonnie Johnson!

[Cheering, Applause]

Get him back up to that tower

and get him checked out.

[P. A. Announcer]

Lets not forget the staff

here at Speedway too.

Had it not been for their

very fast arrival on the crash scene,

it might have been all over.

But thanks to the Speedway staff,

they make this sport as safe as it is today.

Lets give em a hand!

[Men Arguing, Indistinct]

Jesus.

You wanna get up and catch

this other tire, Kid?

[Man]

Who told you to tack on

that damn blower?

I cant afford to win like that!

I'm on a budget!

I'm holding you responsible

for that crash today.

[Elder]

What?

Who the hell told you

to tack on that damn blower anyway?

Look, if you want to win

you cant stand still.

Win?

I cant afford to win like that.

I'm on a budget.

FastCo aint Gulfand Western.

Now, wait a minute.

You really dont give a damn, do you?

You dont want to win!

Right. I dont!

Not if it's

gonna bust my budget.

Do I have to tell you again?

Winning is too expensive.

Then what the hell

are we in this for?

I'll tell you what we're in it for-

to sell those little

red, white and blue cans of FastCo.

Because if we dont I dont eat,

you dont eat, nobody eats!

You just keep those cars

competitive enough

to stay in the limelight...

so those good folks out there

can see the FastCo trademark.

You got it?

it's show biz.

Yeah, yeah, okay.

I got it, Phil.

Yeah, yeah, I got it!

One of those eardrum-shattering

fuel dragsters made even

more noise than usual last night...

out at Edmonton international Speedway.

Drag racing star

Lonnie "Lucky Man Johnson

lived up to his name...

and walked away

from a spectacular crash.

Things started to go wrong

about halfway down

the quarter-mile strip.

The explosion and fire destroyed

the FastCo top fuel dragster.

An amazing accident,

and even more amazing

that Johnson wasnt hurt.

And now let's check in

with Marsha and the weather.

[Rings]

Hello. Sammy's.

Sam? It's Lonnie.

Lonnie, where are you?

Are you in town?

No, I'm on the road,

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