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NHRA: Doug Herbert on Bristol, Thunder Valley and what racing brings to his life


Posted On:May 17, 2008

My boys knew everybody. They’d walk around and they knew … Kenny Bernstein … Schumacher … So it’s been tough. And I think, for a lot of them, it’s been tough on them, too. Because they knew them. I mean, they’re friends with them. I mean … you know … can I imagine getting through it? I guess so. If my life … my life would be different if I didn’t have the racing. Because that’s my hobby. But it’s also kind of like a family out here, too. And every race that we go to is kind of like the first race, because I see people here that I see in Bristol every year. And I see people in Pomona that I see in Pomona every year. So every race, every weekend, it gets a little bit easier to talk about, because I have time to think about it. And it’s kind of like when it very first happened, the edges were very sharp. And then after a little while, the edges kind of get a little bit rounded off and it gets a little bit easier and you try and make sense out of things. We’re doing the program called B.R.A.K.E.S. for kids, and that’s been a help. I talked to a group of kids down here this morning … just about driving safe. The teenager driver is the most important component of the car, because they have more control over the outcome than anything to do with the car, anything to do with anybody else and they’re the most important thing – I think that maybe opens their eyes a little bit. So I’m just trying to do what I can do and deal with it the best that I can and try and, if we can, make something good come out of it by helping other kids, too. But as far as getting by without drag racing; drag racing is part of my life. I like it. My boys like it. I don’t … in fact, I’ve got pictures of the winner’s circle here at Bristol with both of them. So I mean, this is a fun place. This is a special place.

Posted by Brian T. Smith


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