The Straight Line - March 9

Worst stage for another run the nitro fuel daily Dario talk. It's the straight line presented by O'Reilly auto parts. What Marty off and ten time NH RA winner Doug Herbert. Rocky by Hercules dire. Now you're you're hosed the dog and Marty. Visit the spread lot of drag racing has adopted by a half hour horsepower appreciate being with us as we get closer to the Gator nationals we good hits. Catch up with the greatest of all time today. He daddy Jon Garland the burnout is complete and we're set to launch another edition of the straight line. Wherever you may be coast to coast around the world this is straight line right briefing at MR dot com. Along with four time I HRE top fuel champion ten time NH RA nationals event winner Doug Herbert hi Marty off this weekend. My friend you get this it makes a little business with pleasure out with the Arab and break school. But there was also the sights and sounds drag racing going on a pretty cool. Yeah we're having a bridge school out there and the old firebird raceway while a source park and they were armored division seven. Just based on what we're having this not a school so it was it was a little bit busy of a little bit loud at times but got a few Brian NG gain in Chile. Pain. And some of the me Danone. Friends out there on the West Coast of really good men and product couple hundred Martinis NBC for drivers out there. In the in the Phoenix area with Roger in Karen comes to our brother race and they are critical and different class act and they just leverage and so it was good to see them as well and and have a good time Goldberg and Phoenix. It one of the reasons why NH RA came to be was to get. Kids off the streets and onto a safe responsible placed to to raise you one of the reasons why you started breaks in the first place is it to be more responsible right. Manager it was really started back in the you know late forties early fifties as a way to get these. You know young drivers off the street get into a favor by expiration they've started. Drag racing that is really where it came from was given up the street to get to the track. And our upcoming guests big daddy Congo it's actually joined us early or actually late last year. At the break class that we did over there in Memphis that was really fun to have them over there and show what's going on and I've been. He's been a friend of my family was a friend of my dad's. Forever and it was just super super need to have him. Come to races he's obviously my hero and a he was my dad's hero. He's an American hero. What are your first memories of big daddy. I remember hanging on the offensive or community and racially watching embrace and like big daddy. And I was just there with I think like a boy scout group or something and then. The first time I got to meet him was probably in about the mid eighties show. Early to mid eighties we went to Pomona I went to Pomona with my dad and we were cruiser on the Pitt's latest analyst over there and talked regardless. Oh cool and it didn't regardless there it was busy you know work on the car and just dropped everything to talk. To my dad night for probably. Probably 2030 minutes which was pretty impressive and I was like I was a big daddy I mean like. I wanna do I wanna be a popular restaurant and it motivated me to work hard to be able to go be a populist I mean I wanted to raise big east so. Luckily you know conscience of the race big daddy labor. Yeah in and you've took a lot from big daddy as you worked under cards you tune the cars. It was kind of you worked team like big daddy had that you also drove the car is well and you know abouts. Back of the day that's what big daddy did I mean that was his deal and his deal long. Right there's never a mini owner driver crew chief in a mechanics around these guys you know through Johnny west. Dung garlic. There's there's a whole Jim Head you know probably one of the latest for a Tim Alderson and of course some numbers and it's good to target. Do and that there's not a whole lot of owner driver through here. Can build your car was pressed about less like a Johnny west put him in a room with a bunch of metal machine at a and he did. Build the engine build the car ticket to the track and drive it on the track app in those. You know it and just give you a little behind the scenes if flavor one of the things that Donna Estes to do was to. Give him a little heads up before we called in to get him on the show because this city. I could be out the shot grinding on something and I'll be able here the voters of the patent five years old still out there tinkering with stuff. You don't probably build it and you know whatever race cars are you know pieces of parts to raise guards in Austin workers. Governor museum I think a lot so if anybody has not been too big getting younger it was museum Ocala Florida it's off interstate 75 we'll get him to tells a little bit more about it but if you drive by there he can't miss the signs there's shyness. If I don't mess you know the greatest not gonna isn't whatever and you drive by there and and chances are you go to. They're Garland drag racing museum you're gonna probably ran into him as. He's generally they're working on. Some projects. Yep and if you get the opportunity. And to drop by usually not during that your when the Gator nationals is in town because it it really starts to get busy. About that time and they've got the whole fame dinner it is they do a lot of stuff and gamble we'll talk to Don about that. If they're if they're going down there are you know if if you just happen BR are off they are something like that. Bigger than three days yeah opinion you are on there and she did the cars in the memorabilia that he has from Racine is. It's pretty incredible. Yeah up and and it's also the home of the international drag racing hall of fame right when I talked immunity was asking how it was as if it's. I was out there walking through the Saturday and I saw her plaque on the international drag race and opened my doors. Was a big drag racing. You know originators and and she is inductees into the drug results in 1983 she ran a publication a drag news which was like. That was we got your recent information. Weekly you know rag that came out in that cover danger area I drew a trade you know basically everything drag racing right. They covered it drugs. And it's so. The grand dad. Hopefully one day we'll see you in there as well I'm sure we'll probably if I love that along with. A way we are. And I am coming up we we will talk to big daddy Don garlands and just about all the innovations. 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That is good word when I cog a couple of days ago and asked Don if you would come on the show you said yup it is a good day when I'm on the right side of the dirt so that like yeah that puts it right all of the prospective broke where. Or you've got now. That right so many of our friends are worth the anymore. And my dad was what are your biggest. We were you guys were friends and neighbors when your big. Oh my god is one of the best news of super guy. Gone from Mattel might. Was this young kid going out watching you at orange county international raceway and then my dad. Brought me to the races and probably the mid early eighties and we came by there and visited Europe ma and that was really probably. What motivated me as a person two you know like I wanted to be like he can as you were. You have number one on your you were. The one world affairs and wanna come over and and see big daddy and I was just so impressed by you. And you're. What you're doing on the car and how do you stop what you were doing it again. You're really big and you're you're you're a major part of the inspiration of me. Pushing me to work hard and wanna go get up real issue. You know a lot of guys come here and amusing here and they they allowed to alienate that you called me to be a drag right. Acting talent on me about what happened and then they say thank you. I don't I'm not I don't know whether they're going to be manner not. And definitely bad about the don't so we want to call it because of Gainesville coming up your fortune Gainsville. Winner and a seventeen time world champion that. Also give both have been one year places that was where you know other guys maybe the West Coast guys brought their new cars out of Pomona but you. Your news Gainesville allotted time and work. Obviously pretty successful there and around games we've got international drag racing hall of fame event coming up and also the museum near the end and held off a little bit about all things. That are coming up around the games race for you. Well those who look there's a big deal for Mary Jane is really you know in the first off that track is one of the best in the world it's not normal. 5000 feet and shuttle period and that's so important. Today was the high speed car now. And of course our weather's good down there we get a little rain once and awhile but. Most of that race always comes off. And it it really be successful because of the but the big fees and over. For the east all the rest of the rights that are ahead of this way out west so it gets large participation. With the competitors. And also. I. Don you mentioned. Everybody coming in from the east and this is kind of the opener for these. Heart rotting and drag racing really evolved in the west so how did it got from the East Coast get involved in hot rotting in drag racing. Well how robbing. It was first and of course they always one of the tests there are so it against each other that began bribery of all have started. I remember the first track we ever went through and zephyr hills and IP if you were just eighteen Elvis or welders broke up there and oral forward. And right seats don't. And they don't know appropriate no clocks doesn't get too far racism. All of drag strip which is back in old airport. And you know not get into trouble for. No I'm not get into Joseph where it was getting miniature though it ended you know I mean it was really it was a business for you drag racing. You are one of the first guys to turning into a business and and and successful. You know added to it. Health of that a Volvo I mean you love drag racing and innovating in these different things and how did you turn what your sport in your hobby was in two. In the you know living. Well I got I got a lot of probably is the one not turn that 176. All and are in 1950s that. Prior to that I'd just right off. But I have dried meat cook it federal car at Cordoba. In August of 57 and then November of 57176. Which was the first score of 170. We got a lot of probably is the out of Adam and and it was drag news that did it because there's no rational right expert. At that time and they were they at all any way they have went to cancel any at NH RA. So. The first time that is nice applicable to all all taxes and for June net is Texas invitational. They called me up and they said we'd like you to come over here and compete well all these guys ought. Go compatible car was on Bob Barr Davis and speed sport where got Langley. And as summit takes those guys and we'd like to have become polarized that smoke I can't come over I don't have the money to do that. I'm gonna shop or run. And this nor are we gave you some money how much would it take all of I've ordered could the dollar I could do it. Is that you've got. And it would know odd partners and other widgets of our own conversations. And I went over there at the Texas I'm an association. A court very complete gentleman you know. And they gave me the 450 dollars and then all of problem that I won the may. That low ET adopt on a course they had a huge crowd. And that word spread throughout the drag racing strip. The promoter industry. And the phone started ringing and they were hired or everywhere and so within about a year or so I was making money right. Done it. We're talking about a lot of travel. Between. Where you Lawrence Central Florida and going out to Texas and going out to California one of the things that we take for granted nowadays. Early interstate highways but it was really one of the things that help you out to be able to travel to get to all of these dragged me it's work you were starting to make money. Oh my god we are out of 55 Chevy. To endorse that Diane. And my brother and I would do with well our wives. So those were married. And one driver would sleep in the backseat the other wood driver we closed shop on like. Friday afternoon. And drive to where we will go on right. And by the afternoon leaving drug back in either work Monday morning. That was what my dad made media TV most of the implicit shot him an attack until you that is. That got the most. Exciting story that I can know about that travel is. We went out to California for that big east. West talent that they held at Riverside in December of 1959. And art Malone and I drove out there what are fifty Cadillac to endorse that they had. And the open trailer and so opera wanna on the back tomorrow with a super archer. We won the race. And then drove straight back because Christmas we'll all win. And we made the trip from Riverside that they have put in 54. Hours and remember there's no interstate you know. Yeah well all black. You're zero road warrior and you know one of the things done and I was always impressed when you was. You drove the car you well you designed the car you know the car. You drove the car you tune the car you drove the truck to the races like. This guy is easy he does at all. Don't Pernod Medicare statement once thought we pulled into the pop our product and it. Martin Michigan Meehan a couple boys in the truck. With the windows rolled back out and I was I know we will altered a bit in the bankable rarity that. My god don't have air conditioned and then there's truck I said I do not have here in distant number one that would. Take away from the gate Ali of the rock and number 20 my god used. All what it would make yadier I don't orbit you suck it back into the air base camp at that rock hit. 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Given so much to the sport and you know they didn't get anything out of it to speak it was only several people sport that really made any money edit. And most ever bail ideals that it for a hobby and so I'm honored. I either I've found that there's international drag racing hall of fame were in about 47 years now. This thing go home auto law and it has become the Oscars of drag racing and and it is it'll bring a tear DR it was illegal convert it apparent that there awards they you know they never got NAFTA and this put a lot of hard work in the something that they loved you know. And to be up on that stage in the spotlight. And getting nearer. They're big trophy and now and a ring in that recognition and we just like to thank all the sponsors that are supported that. And made it possible for or all of these years of a lot of people put a lot of money into it and we appreciate your from the bottom of our art. Yeah that international drag racing hall of fame that you do is super neat and I was so proud to be able to go there and and except my aunt Doris is award. When you're inducted her in 1993. How can people get involved done with the international drag racing hall of fame and where can they go unseat. You know the the dedication to. All the banquet is always tell all Thursday night there in Gainesville will be march 16 this year and at that you all Arab model Elin has been redone now. At the Wyndham. And it's all. There's cocktails at 630. And you can call the museum and need not mean like you get information about how to element Calder. When the bank or whatever information you like you know just call it music. We have people here that gives you and you can go to the web site and get a lot of where information. Garlic dot com. Well that is great I'll tell you what Don. Nothing more fun and then. I've been having a little bit of time to talk with you I was sure I'd be last year when you're able to join us over to breaks at the brakes class in Memphis last year and and be able to show you what we're doing all the kids over there was it was super proud of being able to do that. Our I was impressed that you doing a great job. Thank you thank you. Don what keeps you busy nowadays dating five years old and is still kicking around what what would stick it appeared on nowadays. I thought you'd never bail. Out got an electric dragster. Those honored 85 point six and seven point 052. Kinda go into the sixes I know 200 and American brand new batteries built as we speak which I hope or do the job. Well I'll show. You know all day innovations that you've done over the years from the small fires in the enclosed cockpit in the rear engine car. Now all of this shifting gears really feel to this electric powered car would have been some of the trials and tribulations you've been. You've been haven't worked on this and they have been worked for a couple of years. Yeah three years to be exact. Russia than voters there say they hate that kind of old east problem. Item I respect you when they got such a load against them you know the motor bid at all. And and the battery technology has changed quite a bit RR. It's just and you know controllers is not beholden different world post that you have to work where. And I've got some guys and help me from down and grow and that they lawless industries that are there they'll allow electrical stuff for. If you were also got some good people help many. And who Madeleine Albright goes to Barnes some batteries don't take a while could be better. Billed as some downed distort. Campbell if they don't let those that that that's what I'm all right now we're getting from new batteries made read back on the track right after city bill. Incredible done as a seventeen time world champion in the first racer to pass so many different milestones. Do you have any particular. Moment that really sticks out he would drag racing what was workers couple maybe of your favorite moments that you. Well one almost let 1984. US nationals. I'd been Apple's board a couple of years moving up here so the museum I went to a few match races but I didn't do much. And along came up parents said let's go to India not that great docket the naked beneath that all right. I don't have anything right he does I decoy and then museum to pick out your favor car. Output and new motor clutch assembly and it it would corporate people we can call our. We got up there we were a lamp and our real old video trailer Nicole museum Clark they're partners out in the third. And not even on the pavement. And third run we had top speed of the me and we knew we weren't there to drink Budweiser. Yeah. And we want to live band and launch says let's go to the world finals. Need a lot and other motor eat that you got. Web world finals and we'd be back in the bottle and won again and it gave me put me back in business. I won the championship two years and wrote. All of that was yeah I was I was there at in 84 watch it. There and will what an incredible deal watching doggone it let's watch a big daddy when the when the race always an incredible thing Don thanks so much for joining us thanks for. Spending your time to be on the show and think your dedication to drag racing up to the international hall of fame. All of our listeners hope we will go to Garland dot com learn a little bit about the museum good on their visit the museum and support international and regional thing. Well thank you so much dug for have me on the show and you keep up your good work which are great. They exert your mayor up. 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Figured all this out sooner we get the latest news from the sport and the opinions of NASCAR's biggest stars in changing order Ford will open up some opportunities and possibilities and some just here potential for the team that's NASCAR today the day. Days on the motor racing network. You're listening to the straight line. Brought to you by O'Reilly auto parts. Now back the Mardi off and Doug Herbert. They face the big daddy Don garlic for joining us on today's show and. We're really not joking when were rude talking about if you ever get the opportunity. In your in Central Florida and does it specifically Ocala or right around Gainesville are so we are delighted it's. Really between Ocala and and Disney dinner down the Orlando so you're down anywhere even in Orlando it's only an hour drive. Do go over there don't miss a museum if you're drag racing fan you would be disappointed if you miss. Ya it eight beauty is impressive I mean if you've spent some time in the NH RA museum down in Pomona. And that's really cool dog correlates museum is. Is this is an impressive well I've been there are good so I can do is throw up yeah it's doubly certainly don't want to miss he just appreciate Garland doing this today. A lot of bugs me things going on in his contributions to drag racing through drug regardless of the stuff in the international hall of fame international bribery hall of fame. Induction coming up. Your next. Thursday. We'll talk to you then so for everybody involved including Doug. And our award winning staff. I've my name is Marty how often we will talk to you next week here on the street. You've been listening to the straight line. Presented by O'Reilly auto parts of the straight line is these show for drag racing fan and was brought to you by Hercules tire. Tune in again next Thursday on MRN dot com they can be a Moran asked. 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