SUSANNE CALLIN, BRITTANY FORCE Lead Top Fuel’s Gender-Equal Revolution

October 8, 2026

• SUSANNE CALLIN secured back-to-back European Top Fuel titles at 43, racing at 300+mph in four-second sprints. Women have won 7 of 9 recent European championships in motorsport’s most gender-equal discipline.
• BRITTANY FORCE captured NHRA championships in 2017 and 2022, previously holding the world speed record at 346mph. Force represents drag racing’s multigenerational family culture as daughter of 16-time champion John Force.
• JNDIA ERBACHER, 32-year-old Swiss competitor, exemplifies Top Fuel’s collaborative culture by offering rival CALLIN spare parts mid-championship. She learned from father Urs, a three-time European champion who now manages her team.
• ANITA MÄKELÄ won four European championships, three after a six-year break for family. Finnish driver demonstrates Top Fuel’s support for mothers returning to elite competition, balancing chicken farming with 300mph racing.
• UVASHRI KANNADASAN BALAJEYANTHI dominates India’s Valley Run series with multi-category victories from 2022-2024. Known as Octy Girl, she’s breaking barriers in emerging drag racing markets alongside Brazil’s FABIOLA DAL BO.

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