May 12, 2025 • 37 mins
In the episode of Screen to Speed powered by INIT eSports, Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya (@LoveFortySix) interviews 13-year-old junior drag racer Abigail Cole. The discussion covers Abigail's introduction to drag racing at age three, her experiences, preparation routines, and the support from her family. Abigail shares her journey from her first race to winning a championship at her home track in Washington and becoming part of the JCM Main Family Protein team. They discuss the challenges and learnings she faces, as well as her passion for various hobbies like welding, karate, climbing, and baking. Abigail also emphasizes the importance of maintaining a positive mindset and having fun in racing. The episode highlights her future aspirations to go professional in drag racing and her dedication to inspire more girls to enter the sport. So buckle up – Screen to Speed starts now!
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00:00 Meet Abigail Cole: Junior Drag Racer 02:32 Getting Hooked on Drag Racing 05:07 Balancing Racing and Life 06:56 Training and Preparation 08:58 Hobbies Beyond Racing 11:50 The Racing Community and Team Dynamics 17:16 Breathing Exercises and Nervousness 17:44 The Purple Dragster Story 18:50 Fun Questions and Quickfire Round 21:15 Future Plans and Aspirations 22:52 Plans for the Season and Beyond 25:59 Promoting Racing for Girls 28:23 Lessons Learned from Racing 30:31 Social Media and Online Presence 32:48 Inspiring Message for Future Racers 35:00 Conclusion and Farewell====================
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Hi everyone.
Welcome to need talks.
Uh, happy to seeeverybody here on evening.
Um.
Who's living in the United States again?
Morning today.
Um, please welcome Abigail Cole.
She's a 13 years old,uh, junior drag racer.
Um, Abigail, welcome to our Inid Talks.
(01:10):
Thank you.
So let's start, uh, how you getinto this, uh, racing and, uh, also.
Tell us a little bit about your family.
I know that you got a dog.
Uh, I think we're going to talkabout this as well because I
got dog and I really like them.
Um, so tell us more aboutyour family, first of all.
(01:35):
Yeah, so we are a family of three.
It's me, my mom, um, plus my dog.
His name's Bronco, and he isa five-year-old Rottweiler.
Mm-hmm.
That's great.
Um, do you like to play with,uh, with Bronco and also Bronco,
maybe visit some of your races?
(01:56):
Yeah, he comes everywhere with us.
Um, and of course I love playing with him.
That's really nice.
So I got, uh, Shel.
She is, uh, two years old.
Uh, we doing some agility that's like,uh, you know, like rally uh, together.
So we doing some, uh, jumps,uh, tunnels and other stuff
(02:18):
together, so we're running.
Um, and yeah, really like, uh,my dog, we always, uh, walk.
We, I always, uh, like took her with me.
That's really cool.
Um.
So how you actually getinto the drag racing?
(02:39):
Yeah.
So I got, um.
Hooked on it.
When I was three, my parents took meto Sea Fair in Seattle on Thursday,
and I watched Hydroplanes and Iclimbed, is that in an Army helicopter?
And then the very next day wewent to NHR North Regionals.
(02:59):
Mm-hmm.
At Pacific Race.
So I was just my home track and I metTony Schumacher, the Sarge, and I sat in
his army car and that was kind of what.
Got me hooked on drag racing.
Um, I saw the display of juniors and satin one of those, and of course I kept
going back and did not wanna get out.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and so for the next two years,that's pretty much what I talked about.
(03:23):
So that's when we bought my halfscale juniors that I rent today.
Um, so that's the car thatI've had my whole career.
Mm-hmm.
Um.
Hows actually there was for you, youknow, to choose the drag racing, uh, not
ovals or like, uh, dirt ovals, uh, whichare really popular in the United States
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and, uh, maybe some road racing as well.
So what's, uh, the biggest thing whichyou really like about drag racing?
Um, I don't know.
The comradery is a awesome anddrag racing, but I was also
never really introduced to.
The other aspects of racing, um, besidesboat racing, which my dad races a boat.
(04:08):
He started that when I was about two.
Mm-hmm.
But you can't race a boat untilyou are, it's either 15 or 16.
Um, so that wasn't exactlyan opportunity for me.
Mm-hmm.
That's awesome.
Also, can you tell me what feelings you,you got when you first time race it?
(04:30):
You know, um, I was still reallyyoung and I got super nervous.
Um, but I've kind of come overthat and it's a more, I get
nervous for the competition wise,but not necessarily driving.
Um, as soon as we started thatcar when I was little, um, I
kind of was just ready to go.
(04:51):
Um, but now I'm mixturebetween nervous and exciting.
Mm-hmm.
Um.
Feelings there.
So, yeah.
Yeah.
So you, uh, get used to the speedand, uh, just, uh, having fun with it.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yeah.
That's nice.
Um, so can you tell me,how does it feel for you?
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So, being 13 years old, uh, girl andracing around, uh, the country, um,
travel and, uh, doing all the stuff and,um, also balance with, with everything.
Yeah, so it's, it can be hard at times.
'cause I mean, last trip we were onthe road for two months and, um, it's
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a lot to deal with, but it's doingwhat I love and, um, I get to race.
So I'm happy with that.
Um, and we, we traveled quite a bit.
Um, we've gone as far as Texas,Oklahoma, Colorado, and we're
here in Washington, so yeah.
Yeah.
Nice.
Uh, so you actually enjoy thetraveling part and racing, uh, yes.
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Together.
That's really nice.
I also, yeah.
Uh, when I did, uh, so I startedfrom karting, uh, when I was nine.
Um, so we've been, uh.
On card circuit together with mydad and, uh, you know, all the time,
uh, driving the car to this track.
It, it was so exciting.
Uh, you just, uh, woke upin the morning and like, oh,
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great, I'm going to, uh, race.
I'm going to practice.
That's really nice, uh,feeling and definitely.
And, uh, then I travel quite a lot.
Uh, when I did some open dealers, um.
So I went to Malaysia.
There was like, you know,10, 10 hours flight.
It, it was a horrible,uh, real long flight.
(06:41):
Uh, the longest my life, I think.
Um, but I like to race, uh, sipan.
It's a great circuit.
Definitely.
Um, so can you tell me how do you prepareto race, uh, like mentally and physically?
What exercises you doing, uh,what's your routine looks like?
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Well first I do reaction time stuff.
So we have a little simulator tree thing.
Um.
That brings down the tree.
Mm-hmm.
So I get to work on myreaction times there.
And then we have a bunch ofdifferent exercises for other
ways of reaction time as well.
Um, and then mental side of it, Ihave dove deeper into that recently.
(07:26):
Um, whereas books, audiobooksand that kind of stuff, and I'm
actually in a mental strength andmental toughness class right now.
Mm-hmm.
So I'm getting a lot ofexercises from that and working
on that a little bit more.
Mm-hmm.
That's great.
Also, I just, uh, read your bill and,uh, you've learned to do so many cool
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things like welding and powder coating.
Uh, so tell me what's your favoriteand what do you like the most of it?
Um, that's really hard'cause I like 'em all.
Mm-hmm.
Something with sandblasting, um, powdercoating and working on the LA and all
(08:09):
those kind of things all come together.
'cause I started making piston candles.
Mm-hmm.
So I would take, um.
Old pistons, broken pistons, that kindastuff from my dad's engine builder, um,
who was one of my sponsors and cleanedthem up, sandblast 'em, powder coat
'em, and then we made little inserts sothat the wax didn't fall out everywhere.
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And then, um, on the lathe and then wewould make candles in them and sell them.
So that was always really fun.
And I'm still doing that.
I just have kind of fallen off on that alittle bit, being more involved in racing.
That's really cool There.
You got, uh, you know, some, uh, differentactivities outside of the racing.
(08:50):
Not all the time.
You can see the racing driver who's doinglike, uh, the welding and all the stuff.
That's really awesome.
Um, you also mentioned, uh, thenyou're doing some training at a KEA.
So can you tell me more about this?
And you also doing someclimbing and baking.
(09:12):
Like you, you, you got a lot of hobbies.
That's great.
I do, yes.
So AKA, it's the AmericanKarate Esma Association.
Mm-hmm.
So we base more towards likeself-defense, karate than anything.
And then ESMA is stick work.
Um.
So that's always really fun.
And then climbing.
I love rock climbing.
(09:33):
So fun.
Um, unfortunately I don't havea lot of time for all of this,
considering how much we're on the road.
Um, and then of course the baking,the cooking when we're at home.
I try to do as much as I canof that during the holiday.
Um, always all the baking, so yeah.
Definitely have fun outside of racing.
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That's nice.
Uh, so you develop yourself in,uh, different side, uh, sites.
Uh, it's really cool, uh,because you're 14 years old.
I think the, the world isreally interesting for you.
So you're really curiousabout, uh, different stuff.
Uh, it's really nice.
Uh, I like when people,you know, jumping into.
(10:16):
Different stuff.
Uh, like I jump into agilitywith my dog and get a dog
like, uh, one half a year ago.
And that, that's myfirst dog in the family.
And I'm like, okay, let's,let's do the new hobby.
Let's jump into it.
And I started like to learn from scratchand, uh, it's really refreshing feeling.
Definitely.
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Um, okay.
Uh, let's return back a littlebit and talk about your car.
I know that your car got a name.
Can you tell more about this?
Uh, what's the story behind this?
Yeah, so my car's name is Lou.
Um, it's after mygrandparents old Scotty dog.
Um, I was really attachedto her and she passed away.
(11:00):
I believe it was last yearor the year before that.
Um.
It kind of broke my heart.
So I decided my car didn'thave a name at the time.
Mm-hmm.
And her name was Whitaker Lou Whitaker.
Um, and so I decided toname it Lou after her.
Mm-hmm.
Interesting story.
And, uh, I think it means a lot for you.
(11:20):
Definitely.
Uh, yeah.
I remember that, uh, when I race inopen wheelers, uh, I had a formal
masters, uh, which is a formal Bartuh, uh, car and, uh, named Jackson.
So it was, you know, quite aggressiveand, uh, sounds good at the same time.
So, yeah, also had a car with name.
(11:42):
It's, uh, kind of cute.
Um, so what can you tell about, uh.
Community in the drag racing inUnited States, like what it's
like to be 14 years old and girlin, in this, um, racing industry.
Yeah.
Um,
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really the racing community is really,
the racing community is really.
Dang, what's the word?
Um, like, you know, friendlyor may maybe not really.
(12:26):
Yeah.
You could say friendly.
Yeah.
Um, but it really isn'thard being a girl or mm-hmm.
Young in the sport either.
Um, because.
It's pretty much 50 50 from thegirl boy standpoint as well there.
And then I have, in racing,I have more stuff onto that.
(12:48):
Um, we own a parts business for juniors.
Um, so I'm doing inventory,getting orders out.
Mm-hmm.
Um, selling the parts at the trackand that kind of stuff as well, so.
That brings another aspectof racing into it as well.
Um, so it's not necessarilyjust the driving or the tuning.
(13:08):
Mm-hmm.
Interesting.
Uh, I was aware that in dragracing, actually more girls
than in any other categories.
Uh, definitely.
Uh, what's in your opinion, uh,brings girls into that, like speed
or community or everything together?
Yeah, I don't really, I don't know.
(13:30):
Um, I would say same thing for everyone.
Um, the community, of course, ifyou like, the general adrenaline
rush, um, the competition.
I personally love competition, so that's,some of that is great about racing for me.
Mm-hmm.
Um, but there's so many differentthings that you can find in racing.
(13:50):
Um, I am homeschooled, so, um.
Racing is something thatwe bring into my schooling.
So the math in it, from measuring oilto doing my data and all of that, um,
is a learning opportunity as well.
Mm-hmm.
Uh, tell me more about your team.
How you're working with your engineers,with kind of settings you maybe
(14:15):
apply to the car, uh, and like howthe work on the track looks for you.
Yeah.
So, um, like I said earlier,it's just the three of us.
So my mom, my dad, and me.
Mm-hmm.
So obviously I'm the driver, um,and I do like the tires, the oil,
the fuel, all of that kind of stuff.
(14:35):
And then my mom, she does all thevideo and picture taking stuff, and
then I do data and then anything else.
Mm-hmm.
That's more on the card does and kind offills in the holes of what I don't do.
Mm-hmm.
Um, so speaking about team,uh, how's the teamwork, uh, uh,
(14:58):
brings, uh, good positions for you?
Like, did you, uh, do you remember anyhighlights, uh, races in your career?
So last year, um, I won thechampionship in my class at my
home track here in um, Washington.
And then I have two Wally, sopretty prestigious award there.
(15:22):
Um, and then I, this year newly ampart of the JCM Main Family Protein.
Mm-hmm.
So that's super cool.
Um, and then.
Yeah.
And so that the main JCM team mm-hmm.
Is pretty much, it's just opportunityfor mentoring and, um, pretty much
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any questions I have that comesto the mental side, the social
media side, um, the actual racing.
Um, I can go to them withany questions that I have.
That's awesome.
Congrats to you with the first position.
Uh, that's great feeling.
Thank you.
I think, um, how you handle thepressure, uh, during competition and,
(16:08):
um, what's your team looks like on aday, uh, when, when you got the race.
Um, well, I really try to stay outtamy head as much as I can, but obviously
why I am in the mental, um, classesand have all the books and stuff is
because I'm not the best at doing that.
(16:30):
Mm-hmm.
So I do get in my head, but I'vefound breathing really helps.
Um.
Mm-hmm.
And I. Tried multiple differentbreathing exercises and stuff like that.
Um, something that I've been tryingnewly is visuals visualization.
Um, so just visualizing myselfrunning the past and then
going out there and doing it.
(16:51):
Usually before we started the car, Itry to think about nothing, just so
I don't have to worry about anything.
Mm-hmm.
I'm just.
Not thinking.
Mm-hmm.
So you focus on the, on track, on thecar and, uh, like all stuff which, which
happened with you in, in the moment.
Right?
(17:12):
Right.
Yeah.
Nice.
Um.
So that's great, uh, that youdoing some breathing exercises.
I think they help a lot.
Uh, definitely.
Um, and I think you haveto continue to do this.
Of course, we all get nervous whenwe, on the start of the race, that's
absolutely normal, uh, because, youknow, entering the line pumps in your
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blood and, uh, you're getting excitedand all this thing, uh, things happening.
Um, it's absolutely okay.
Um.
Can you tell me about the purple dragster?
Uh, the, is it, is it Lou or.
Different.
No.
So that is actually, she's aged out now.
Mm-hmm.
Um, but it's one of my friend's cars,but that is the first car that I sat in.
(17:59):
So when I went to that NHR race, um, whenI was three, that is the car that I in.
And for a while that'sthe car that I wanted.
I wanted to have the purpledragster that has the ferry on it.
Um, but.
It.
Yeah.
Um, it's really cute.
(18:20):
So the person that just aged out of that,she just aged out and her name was Z. Um,
but I literally was in love with that car.
I had the bit, unfortunately I didn'texactly get that car, but I love mine.
So, um, yeah.
That's a really cute storyalso, uh, I hope you go on to
(18:43):
get in the future top fuel, uh,dragster purple with ferry on it.
It's going to be awesome.
Um, okay, uh, let's doquick, uh, fun questions.
Uh, if Luke could talk, what wouldshe, uh, what would, uh, he say?
What do you think?
I'm sorry.
(19:03):
Can you say that again?
Uh, if Lou could talk,uh, what would he say?
I've never been asked that before.
That's, um, I don't know.
I know, maybe I'm fast, I'm furious.
Something like this,
(19:26):
I don't know.
I think that she was just like congrat,well, not congratulate, but like.
Wish me luck and like be positive things.
Mm-hmm.
Like stuff like that.
Nice.
Uh, what's your favorite snack?
Uh, when you're on the trek?
(19:49):
Ooh, that's so hard.
Um.
Um, well a lot of times whenwe're at home, my grandparents
come out and my grandma alwaysbrings like fruit and veggie tray.
Mm-hmm.
So that's always super nice to have.
So I'd probably say fruit and veggie tray.
Alright.
Uh, and, uh, tell me about thebook you take to the race weekend.
(20:14):
'cause I know that you'rereading, uh, a lot.
Yeah, I, I read quite a bit.
Um, I like, like fantasysci-fi type books.
Mm-hmm.
Um, if I'm not readingthe mental stuff mm-hmm.
Um, I have, I like the Harry PottersHunger Games, um, more magic side
(20:36):
of stuff too, so I. A lot of books.
I have like two bookshelves full.
Mm-hmm.
Um, plus I borrow so much from thelibrary that I wish I could fit in my
room, but I just don't have enough space.
Um, but yeah.
So the fantasy, sci-fi, fracturedfairytale type things, um, yeah.
(20:57):
Mm-hmm.
Um, and I ha I don't have a favorite book.
I, I've read too many, so that's.
Something that I could never choose.
So you actually just enjoy,uh, every book, which you read?
Pretty much.
Yeah.
Okay.
Um, so for the future, what do youthink, what's your dream, uh, sponsor to
(21:20):
like, bring you to the top few, uh, Dr.
Drag, uh, career?
Um, I would love to go pro.
Whether that's top fuel.
Mm-hmm.
Um, funny car.
Mm-hmm.
Or I would love to do pro stock.
Okay.
Um, I think pro stock would besuper fun, but really whatever
I have the chance to do.
(21:41):
Alright.
Um, what advice, uh, can you give tolike girls and boys who's starting,
who's also 14 years old, uh, becauseyou got quite big experience already
in this life with all traveling,different hobbies and all this stuff.
Yeah.
Um, I'd probably say just take it slow.
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I mean, don't go too crazy.
Don't think that you're gonna be perfect.
Um, 'cause I mean, mistakes happenand, um, definitely breathe through
everything and keep a good mindset.
Mindset is very, veryimportant, so stay positive.
That's true.
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That mindset is so important, uh,because how you think that that's how
you actually see things and um, yeah.
If you see them from bedside,from negative side, you like
things going to be bad for you.
But if you see a little spark in, inbad stuff, it's a really, uh, nice
(22:44):
skill, uh, to have in this life.
Absolutely agree withyou, uh, in this and.
Tell me about, uh, plans for this year,uh, which you got for this season,
uh, and for the future, maybe forthe next, uh, three years or five.
(23:05):
So this season, I know I've got abig race coming up in Texas, the
JDRL, Western Conference Finals.
Um, and that in, Ibelieve, an eight day race.
Um, so a lot of races packedinto those eight days.
Um, but that's usually about thebiggest event that I have every
(23:26):
year, so I'm super excited for that.
That's in, I wanna say like.
A month or so.
Um, so coming up fast already, andthen, I mean year, two year plans.
Um, I don't really haveanything planned yet.
Mm-hmm.
Um, just 'cause I don't knowwhere I wanna go at this point.
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I, of course, like Isaid, I'd love to go pro.
Um, I think I'll, I'll keepworking on the junior step.
Um, keep.
Keep working on my mindset, keepworking on all of that stuff, and,
um, hopefully win some more races,win some more championships, um,
(24:09):
some more wies, all the fun stuff.
Uh, yeah, coming up we've got WesternConference finals and then of course
the division seven, um, bracket finals,which I think is probably the second
biggest race that I have every year.
So, yeah.
That's nice.
Uh, also, can you tell me, uh,if, uh, you know, outside of the
(24:34):
being the racing driver, uh, what'syour dream, uh, job which you
would like to have in the future?
Like maybe, uh, working as anengineer or like doing some
welding or some other stuff.
I've really never thought of that before.
Mm-hmm.
Um, just 'cause I've always, um, thoughtabout racing and hoping to go pro there,
(24:59):
but I don't really know at this point.
Um, I mean, I love allthe shop work stuff, so.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe something in that direction.
Mm-hmm.
Or, um, I don't know.
If we could bring some sort of somethingwith books into it 'cause mm-hmm.
I am a bookworm and would love todo something that entails books.
(25:23):
Mm-hmm.
Um, but shop work definitely.
And then if I can do something on theside that's books, that'd be so awesome.
Um, but mainly drag racing.
Nice.
So maybe you can, uh, write a bookabout, uh, your career in drag racing.
Uh, we'll see in the future.
I'm so excited, uh, because with allyour experience, I think, uh, you got
(25:46):
a really bright future and, uh, withall the positive mindset and uh, uh,
mental, uh, stuff, which you are reading.
It's really cool.
So, um.
Can you tell me, soyou girl in the racing?
Yes.
And uh, me too.
And what do you think how we can,um, develop the racing to get more
(26:12):
girls into this, like in UnitedStates and in the rest of the world?
World as well?
You know, I really think thatyou just gotta spread the word.
You have to kind of put itout there as something fun.
Um, something that's competitive, notjust serious, because I feel like a lot
(26:33):
of people see racing as super serious,which it can be at times, but, um.
I think it's important to havefun, um, because if you're not
having fun, there's no reason todo it because it is just a sport.
I mean, until you get upat higher ranks mm-hmm.
You don't have to like,be totally serious.
(26:56):
I mean, um, but definitely putthe word out there, whether it's
through word of mouth, so socialmedia or anything like that.
Mm-hmm.
Um.
But I really do hope that we can growthe sport more for everyone because,
um, I think it'd be awesome to havemore kids in it and, um, grow the sport.
(27:21):
Mm-hmm.
That's great.
Uh, as you said.
You know, always have fun.
This is, uh, what I say to, to peopleon my streams and when, you know, people
doing some racing and they get to series,uh, sometimes, uh, and yeah, so just,
uh, the main thing is to have fun and,uh, yeah, for sure some things happen,
(27:43):
uh, on the racing track or like in someracing as well, uh, which can upset you.
But, uh, I think you're right with this.
Um.
And
I wanted to say something, but thenI, I just forget because, uh, it, it's
(28:06):
so exciting that first time I, I gotperson, uh, who's, uh, 13 years old
and it's really cool that you, uh,you know, doing a lot of stuff also.
All right.
Um.
What, what's actually, uh, the bestlesson, which, which you learned
(28:27):
during this years in, uh, racingand, uh, in other activities?
Um, I've probably, Hmm.
I've learned so many whetherI've realized it or not.
Um, and I've learned from my mistakes.
So many, I made so many mistakes.
(28:47):
Um, but.
Lesson that I have learned.
Um,
you know, probably that, like I saidearlier, you can't be super serious.
You have to relax.
Mm-hmm.
And you have to breathe through it andyou can't get too mad, you can't get too
(29:11):
emotional about whether you win or lose.
Um, obviously losing.
Just not feel the best sometimes.
Mm-hmm.
But, um, you gotta learn to get throughthat and learn from what happened.
Let's say maybe you were still onthe light, maybe you were not paying
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attention, or I mean, some tracksyou, there's tons of planes flying
over and this is something I've done.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe you were watching the planesand had a horrible time, but
you just gotta learn to focus.
You gotta.
Breathe through it, like I said.
Um mm-hmm.
And so I think that's probably the biggestlesson I've learned, but I'm sure there's
(29:53):
so many that I didn't realize I learned.
Mm-hmm.
It just kind of grew through it without.
Realizing that it was even the thing.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
I noticed that you kind of go in withthe flow in this life and, uh, it's
really nice, uh, because sometimes,you know, uh, like that happened to me.
Unfortunately, my team who supportedme in the open wheelers, they
(30:17):
completely shut down the program.
Uh, but then some racing happened, thenstreaming happened and all the stuff.
So you just go in with a. Flowand, uh, actually enjoying
your life and having fun.
It's, uh, the main thingI wanted to ask you about.
You mentioned, uh, that it'sreally important to, uh,
go with, uh, social medias.
Do you enjoy to, um, like,uh, doing something for your
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Instagram and also please tellpeople where they can find you.
Um, maybe you got some kindof blog or something else.
So we're on Facebook and Instagram asAbigail Cole racing, along with our
family race team, which is 6 2 9 racing,and then on YouTube is 6 2 9 racing.
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Um, that's all we are there.
Um, wait.
Mm-hmm.
That's nice.
Do you actually enjoy to do posting?
Do you, uh, like.
Photos and other stuff of socialmedias, uh, like do you want to
do maybe some reels, uh, YouTubechannel in the future about the drag
(31:25):
racing or about your life overall?
It really depends on my mood, onwhether or not I wanna do photos.
Mm-hmm.
Or wanna do a video as a race, a recap,whether I just wanna write something.
Um, like I said earlier, mom does allof the videography and the photography.
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Um, and then she does most social media.
I write a lot of stuff, but, um.
I'm not on there a lot.
Um, so she's doing most of the posting.
I'll go on and respond to comments andstuff, but she handles most of that.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and I just come ina little bit, um, but.
(32:09):
As of taking photos andstuff, like I said, it really
depends on my mood sometimes.
Mm-hmm.
I'm like super happy about itand like, okay, let's do this.
And sometimes I'm just like sittingthere with a frown on my face
and I have to be told to smile.
To smile.
Mm-hmm.
Um, so, um.
That's always fun times.
(32:30):
I got you.
Yeah.
So sometimes you got a moodthat you're like, oh yeah, I
don't want to make any photos.
Like, leave me alone.
I feel that we all got, uh, that moment.
Uh, definitely.
Um, so last thoughts.
Um.
Maybe, uh, you can tell sentence,uh, which going to inspire girls
(32:53):
in, uh, to jump into drag racingand, uh, we're going to see a lot
of, uh, girls in it in the future.
Yes.
Yes.
I really hope for that.
Mm-hmm.
So what the would, would be the likeinspiring, uh, message from you to girls.
(33:15):
Hmm.
Um,
I would say, um,
I mean a lot of different sports havethe competition, but I think that if
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you are really loving the competitiveside is, is definitely probably the
number one sport I would say for.
Competitive stuff because mm-hmm.
Um, of how competitive it can get.
Um, but definitely if you enjoyspeed, this is the sport for you.
(33:56):
Um, is so fun to go so fast.
I mean, at six years old I was goinglike 30 miles an hour and then I slowly
moved up 50, um, 70, 80, um, and going.
Like 82 miles an hour at13 is absolutely insane.
(34:18):
Mm-hmm.
Um, especially with the size of the car.
So it's really fun for thatside of things as well.
So, um, I mean, and like I saidearlier, if you're getting into
this stay focused, like don't.
Freak out too much,like don't overthink it.
Mm-hmm.
Which that's somethingI really struggle with.
(34:40):
I overthink everything.
Um, so don't overthink and just,just stay having fun with it.
Mm-hmm.
If you're not having fun, I don'tsee why you should be doing this.
Yeah.
I think we all thinkingsometimes it's, uh, it's fine.
Yeah.
All right.
That, that was reallynice, uh, to meet you.
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That was, uh.
Cool to talk with you.
Uh, wish you good luck for your racingcareer and uh, for other hobbies which
you got, and, uh, be with this, uh,spark in your life for the future.
Thank you so much guys.
Thank you for watching.
Uh, there was Abigail Colewith us, uh, young drag racer
(35:24):
and absolutely amazing person.
Thank you Abigail, to being with us.
Thank you for having me.
Yeah.
Bye guys.
Thank you.
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Hi everyone.
Welcome to need talks.
Uh, happy to seeeverybody here on evening.
Um.
Who's living in the United States again?
Morning today.
Um, please welcome Abigail Cole.
She's a 13 years old,uh, junior drag racer.
Um, Abigail, welcome to our Inid Talks.
(01:10):
Thank you.
So let's start, uh, how you getinto this, uh, racing and, uh, also.
Tell us a little bit about your family.
I know that you got a dog.
Uh, I think we're going to talkabout this as well because I
got dog and I really like them.
Um, so tell us more aboutyour family, first of all.
(01:35):
Yeah, so we are a family of three.
It's me, my mom, um, plus my dog.
His name's Bronco, and he isa five-year-old Rottweiler.
Mm-hmm.
That's great.
Um, do you like to play with,uh, with Bronco and also Bronco,
maybe visit some of your races?
(01:56):
Yeah, he comes everywhere with us.
Um, and of course I love playing with him.
That's really nice.
So I got, uh, Shel.
She is, uh, two years old.
Uh, we doing some agility that's like,uh, you know, like rally uh, together.
So we doing some, uh, jumps,uh, tunnels and other stuff
(02:18):
together, so we're running.
Um, and yeah, really like, uh,my dog, we always, uh, walk.
We, I always, uh, like took her with me.
That's really cool.
Um.
So how you actually getinto the drag racing?
(02:39):
Yeah.
So I got, um.
Hooked on it.
When I was three, my parents took meto Sea Fair in Seattle on Thursday,
and I watched Hydroplanes and Iclimbed, is that in an Army helicopter?
And then the very next day wewent to NHR North Regionals.
(02:59):
Mm-hmm.
At Pacific Race.
So I was just my home track and I metTony Schumacher, the Sarge, and I sat in
his army car and that was kind of what.
Got me hooked on drag racing.
Um, I saw the display of juniors and satin one of those, and of course I kept
going back and did not wanna get out.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and so for the next two years,that's pretty much what I talked about.
(03:23):
So that's when we bought my halfscale juniors that I rent today.
Um, so that's the car thatI've had my whole career.
Mm-hmm.
Um.
Hows actually there was for you, youknow, to choose the drag racing, uh, not
ovals or like, uh, dirt ovals, uh, whichare really popular in the United States
(03:45):
and, uh, maybe some road racing as well.
So what's, uh, the biggest thing whichyou really like about drag racing?
Um, I don't know.
The comradery is a awesome anddrag racing, but I was also
never really introduced to.
The other aspects of racing, um, besidesboat racing, which my dad races a boat.
(04:08):
He started that when I was about two.
Mm-hmm.
But you can't race a boat untilyou are, it's either 15 or 16.
Um, so that wasn't exactlyan opportunity for me.
Mm-hmm.
That's awesome.
Also, can you tell me what feelings you,you got when you first time race it?
(04:30):
You know, um, I was still reallyyoung and I got super nervous.
Um, but I've kind of come overthat and it's a more, I get
nervous for the competition wise,but not necessarily driving.
Um, as soon as we started thatcar when I was little, um, I
kind of was just ready to go.
(04:51):
Um, but now I'm mixturebetween nervous and exciting.
Mm-hmm.
Um.
Feelings there.
So, yeah.
Yeah.
So you, uh, get used to the speedand, uh, just, uh, having fun with it.
Yeah.
Yes.
Yeah.
That's nice.
Um, so can you tell me,how does it feel for you?
(05:11):
So, being 13 years old, uh, girl andracing around, uh, the country, um,
travel and, uh, doing all the stuff and,um, also balance with, with everything.
Yeah, so it's, it can be hard at times.
'cause I mean, last trip we were onthe road for two months and, um, it's
(05:36):
a lot to deal with, but it's doingwhat I love and, um, I get to race.
So I'm happy with that.
Um, and we, we traveled quite a bit.
Um, we've gone as far as Texas,Oklahoma, Colorado, and we're
here in Washington, so yeah.
Yeah.
Nice.
Uh, so you actually enjoy thetraveling part and racing, uh, yes.
(06:00):
Together.
That's really nice.
I also, yeah.
Uh, when I did, uh, so I startedfrom karting, uh, when I was nine.
Um, so we've been, uh.
On card circuit together with mydad and, uh, you know, all the time,
uh, driving the car to this track.
It, it was so exciting.
Uh, you just, uh, woke upin the morning and like, oh,
(06:21):
great, I'm going to, uh, race.
I'm going to practice.
That's really nice, uh,feeling and definitely.
And, uh, then I travel quite a lot.
Uh, when I did some open dealers, um.
So I went to Malaysia.
There was like, you know,10, 10 hours flight.
It, it was a horrible,uh, real long flight.
(06:41):
Uh, the longest my life, I think.
Um, but I like to race, uh, sipan.
It's a great circuit.
Definitely.
Um, so can you tell me how do you prepareto race, uh, like mentally and physically?
What exercises you doing, uh,what's your routine looks like?
(07:01):
Well first I do reaction time stuff.
So we have a little simulator tree thing.
Um.
That brings down the tree.
Mm-hmm.
So I get to work on myreaction times there.
And then we have a bunch ofdifferent exercises for other
ways of reaction time as well.
Um, and then mental side of it, Ihave dove deeper into that recently.
(07:26):
Um, whereas books, audiobooksand that kind of stuff, and I'm
actually in a mental strength andmental toughness class right now.
Mm-hmm.
So I'm getting a lot ofexercises from that and working
on that a little bit more.
Mm-hmm.
That's great.
Also, I just, uh, read your bill and,uh, you've learned to do so many cool
(07:48):
things like welding and powder coating.
Uh, so tell me what's your favoriteand what do you like the most of it?
Um, that's really hard'cause I like 'em all.
Mm-hmm.
Something with sandblasting, um, powdercoating and working on the LA and all
(08:09):
those kind of things all come together.
'cause I started making piston candles.
Mm-hmm.
So I would take, um.
Old pistons, broken pistons, that kindastuff from my dad's engine builder, um,
who was one of my sponsors and cleanedthem up, sandblast 'em, powder coat
'em, and then we made little inserts sothat the wax didn't fall out everywhere.
(08:29):
And then, um, on the lathe and then wewould make candles in them and sell them.
So that was always really fun.
And I'm still doing that.
I just have kind of fallen off on that alittle bit, being more involved in racing.
That's really cool There.
You got, uh, you know, some, uh, differentactivities outside of the racing.
(08:50):
Not all the time.
You can see the racing driver who's doinglike, uh, the welding and all the stuff.
That's really awesome.
Um, you also mentioned, uh, thenyou're doing some training at a KEA.
So can you tell me more about this?
And you also doing someclimbing and baking.
(09:12):
Like you, you, you got a lot of hobbies.
That's great.
I do, yes.
So AKA, it's the AmericanKarate Esma Association.
Mm-hmm.
So we base more towards likeself-defense, karate than anything.
And then ESMA is stick work.
Um.
So that's always really fun.
And then climbing.
I love rock climbing.
(09:33):
So fun.
Um, unfortunately I don't havea lot of time for all of this,
considering how much we're on the road.
Um, and then of course the baking,the cooking when we're at home.
I try to do as much as I canof that during the holiday.
Um, always all the baking, so yeah.
Definitely have fun outside of racing.
(09:56):
That's nice.
Uh, so you develop yourself in,uh, different side, uh, sites.
Uh, it's really cool, uh,because you're 14 years old.
I think the, the world isreally interesting for you.
So you're really curiousabout, uh, different stuff.
Uh, it's really nice.
Uh, I like when people,you know, jumping into.
(10:16):
Different stuff.
Uh, like I jump into agilitywith my dog and get a dog
like, uh, one half a year ago.
And that, that's myfirst dog in the family.
And I'm like, okay, let's,let's do the new hobby.
Let's jump into it.
And I started like to learn from scratchand, uh, it's really refreshing feeling.
Definitely.
(10:37):
Um, okay.
Uh, let's return back a littlebit and talk about your car.
I know that your car got a name.
Can you tell more about this?
Uh, what's the story behind this?
Yeah, so my car's name is Lou.
Um, it's after mygrandparents old Scotty dog.
Um, I was really attachedto her and she passed away.
(11:00):
I believe it was last yearor the year before that.
Um.
It kind of broke my heart.
So I decided my car didn'thave a name at the time.
Mm-hmm.
And her name was Whitaker Lou Whitaker.
Um, and so I decided toname it Lou after her.
Mm-hmm.
Interesting story.
And, uh, I think it means a lot for you.
(11:20):
Definitely.
Uh, yeah.
I remember that, uh, when I race inopen wheelers, uh, I had a formal
masters, uh, which is a formal Bartuh, uh, car and, uh, named Jackson.
So it was, you know, quite aggressiveand, uh, sounds good at the same time.
So, yeah, also had a car with name.
(11:42):
It's, uh, kind of cute.
Um, so what can you tell about, uh.
Community in the drag racing inUnited States, like what it's
like to be 14 years old and girlin, in this, um, racing industry.
Yeah.
Um,
(12:06):
really the racing community is really,
the racing community is really.
Dang, what's the word?
Um, like, you know, friendlyor may maybe not really.
(12:26):
Yeah.
You could say friendly.
Yeah.
Um, but it really isn'thard being a girl or mm-hmm.
Young in the sport either.
Um, because.
It's pretty much 50 50 from thegirl boy standpoint as well there.
And then I have, in racing,I have more stuff onto that.
(12:48):
Um, we own a parts business for juniors.
Um, so I'm doing inventory,getting orders out.
Mm-hmm.
Um, selling the parts at the trackand that kind of stuff as well, so.
That brings another aspectof racing into it as well.
Um, so it's not necessarilyjust the driving or the tuning.
(13:08):
Mm-hmm.
Interesting.
Uh, I was aware that in dragracing, actually more girls
than in any other categories.
Uh, definitely.
Uh, what's in your opinion, uh,brings girls into that, like speed
or community or everything together?
Yeah, I don't really, I don't know.
(13:30):
Um, I would say same thing for everyone.
Um, the community, of course, ifyou like, the general adrenaline
rush, um, the competition.
I personally love competition, so that's,some of that is great about racing for me.
Mm-hmm.
Um, but there's so many differentthings that you can find in racing.
(13:50):
Um, I am homeschooled, so, um.
Racing is something thatwe bring into my schooling.
So the math in it, from measuring oilto doing my data and all of that, um,
is a learning opportunity as well.
Mm-hmm.
Uh, tell me more about your team.
How you're working with your engineers,with kind of settings you maybe
(14:15):
apply to the car, uh, and like howthe work on the track looks for you.
Yeah.
So, um, like I said earlier,it's just the three of us.
So my mom, my dad, and me.
Mm-hmm.
So obviously I'm the driver, um,and I do like the tires, the oil,
the fuel, all of that kind of stuff.
(14:35):
And then my mom, she does all thevideo and picture taking stuff, and
then I do data and then anything else.
Mm-hmm.
That's more on the card does and kind offills in the holes of what I don't do.
Mm-hmm.
Um, so speaking about team,uh, how's the teamwork, uh, uh,
(14:58):
brings, uh, good positions for you?
Like, did you, uh, do you remember anyhighlights, uh, races in your career?
So last year, um, I won thechampionship in my class at my
home track here in um, Washington.
And then I have two Wally, sopretty prestigious award there.
(15:22):
Um, and then I, this year newly ampart of the JCM Main Family Protein.
Mm-hmm.
So that's super cool.
Um, and then.
Yeah.
And so that the main JCM team mm-hmm.
Is pretty much, it's just opportunityfor mentoring and, um, pretty much
(15:46):
any questions I have that comesto the mental side, the social
media side, um, the actual racing.
Um, I can go to them withany questions that I have.
That's awesome.
Congrats to you with the first position.
Uh, that's great feeling.
Thank you.
I think, um, how you handle thepressure, uh, during competition and,
(16:08):
um, what's your team looks like on aday, uh, when, when you got the race.
Um, well, I really try to stay outtamy head as much as I can, but obviously
why I am in the mental, um, classesand have all the books and stuff is
because I'm not the best at doing that.
(16:30):
Mm-hmm.
So I do get in my head, but I'vefound breathing really helps.
Um.
Mm-hmm.
And I. Tried multiple differentbreathing exercises and stuff like that.
Um, something that I've been tryingnewly is visuals visualization.
Um, so just visualizing myselfrunning the past and then
going out there and doing it.
(16:51):
Usually before we started the car, Itry to think about nothing, just so
I don't have to worry about anything.
Mm-hmm.
I'm just.
Not thinking.
Mm-hmm.
So you focus on the, on track, on thecar and, uh, like all stuff which, which
happened with you in, in the moment.
Right?
(17:12):
Right.
Yeah.
Nice.
Um.
So that's great, uh, that youdoing some breathing exercises.
I think they help a lot.
Uh, definitely.
Um, and I think you haveto continue to do this.
Of course, we all get nervous whenwe, on the start of the race, that's
absolutely normal, uh, because, youknow, entering the line pumps in your
(17:35):
blood and, uh, you're getting excitedand all this thing, uh, things happening.
Um, it's absolutely okay.
Um.
Can you tell me about the purple dragster?
Uh, the, is it, is it Lou or.
Different.
No.
So that is actually, she's aged out now.
Mm-hmm.
Um, but it's one of my friend's cars,but that is the first car that I sat in.
(17:59):
So when I went to that NHR race, um, whenI was three, that is the car that I in.
And for a while that'sthe car that I wanted.
I wanted to have the purpledragster that has the ferry on it.
Um, but.
It.
Yeah.
Um, it's really cute.
(18:20):
So the person that just aged out of that,she just aged out and her name was Z. Um,
but I literally was in love with that car.
I had the bit, unfortunately I didn'texactly get that car, but I love mine.
So, um, yeah.
That's a really cute storyalso, uh, I hope you go on to
(18:43):
get in the future top fuel, uh,dragster purple with ferry on it.
It's going to be awesome.
Um, okay, uh, let's doquick, uh, fun questions.
Uh, if Luke could talk, what wouldshe, uh, what would, uh, he say?
What do you think?
I'm sorry.
(19:03):
Can you say that again?
Uh, if Lou could talk,uh, what would he say?
I've never been asked that before.
That's, um, I don't know.
I know, maybe I'm fast, I'm furious.
Something like this,
(19:26):
I don't know.
I think that she was just like congrat,well, not congratulate, but like.
Wish me luck and like be positive things.
Mm-hmm.
Like stuff like that.
Nice.
Uh, what's your favorite snack?
Uh, when you're on the trek?
(19:49):
Ooh, that's so hard.
Um.
Um, well a lot of times whenwe're at home, my grandparents
come out and my grandma alwaysbrings like fruit and veggie tray.
Mm-hmm.
So that's always super nice to have.
So I'd probably say fruit and veggie tray.
Alright.
Uh, and, uh, tell me about thebook you take to the race weekend.
(20:14):
'cause I know that you'rereading, uh, a lot.
Yeah, I, I read quite a bit.
Um, I like, like fantasysci-fi type books.
Mm-hmm.
Um, if I'm not readingthe mental stuff mm-hmm.
Um, I have, I like the Harry PottersHunger Games, um, more magic side
(20:36):
of stuff too, so I. A lot of books.
I have like two bookshelves full.
Mm-hmm.
Um, plus I borrow so much from thelibrary that I wish I could fit in my
room, but I just don't have enough space.
Um, but yeah.
So the fantasy, sci-fi, fracturedfairytale type things, um, yeah.
(20:57):
Mm-hmm.
Um, and I ha I don't have a favorite book.
I, I've read too many, so that's.
Something that I could never choose.
So you actually just enjoy,uh, every book, which you read?
Pretty much.
Yeah.
Okay.
Um, so for the future, what do youthink, what's your dream, uh, sponsor to
(21:20):
like, bring you to the top few, uh, Dr.
Drag, uh, career?
Um, I would love to go pro.
Whether that's top fuel.
Mm-hmm.
Um, funny car.
Mm-hmm.
Or I would love to do pro stock.
Okay.
Um, I think pro stock would besuper fun, but really whatever
I have the chance to do.
(21:41):
Alright.
Um, what advice, uh, can you give tolike girls and boys who's starting,
who's also 14 years old, uh, becauseyou got quite big experience already
in this life with all traveling,different hobbies and all this stuff.
Yeah.
Um, I'd probably say just take it slow.
(22:03):
I mean, don't go too crazy.
Don't think that you're gonna be perfect.
Um, 'cause I mean, mistakes happenand, um, definitely breathe through
everything and keep a good mindset.
Mindset is very, veryimportant, so stay positive.
That's true.
(22:24):
That mindset is so important, uh,because how you think that that's how
you actually see things and um, yeah.
If you see them from bedside,from negative side, you like
things going to be bad for you.
But if you see a little spark in, inbad stuff, it's a really, uh, nice
(22:44):
skill, uh, to have in this life.
Absolutely agree withyou, uh, in this and.
Tell me about, uh, plans for this year,uh, which you got for this season,
uh, and for the future, maybe forthe next, uh, three years or five.
(23:05):
So this season, I know I've got abig race coming up in Texas, the
JDRL, Western Conference Finals.
Um, and that in, Ibelieve, an eight day race.
Um, so a lot of races packedinto those eight days.
Um, but that's usually about thebiggest event that I have every
(23:26):
year, so I'm super excited for that.
That's in, I wanna say like.
A month or so.
Um, so coming up fast already, andthen, I mean year, two year plans.
Um, I don't really haveanything planned yet.
Mm-hmm.
Um, just 'cause I don't knowwhere I wanna go at this point.
(23:49):
I, of course, like Isaid, I'd love to go pro.
Um, I think I'll, I'll keepworking on the junior step.
Um, keep.
Keep working on my mindset, keepworking on all of that stuff, and,
um, hopefully win some more races,win some more championships, um,
(24:09):
some more wies, all the fun stuff.
Uh, yeah, coming up we've got WesternConference finals and then of course
the division seven, um, bracket finals,which I think is probably the second
biggest race that I have every year.
So, yeah.
That's nice.
Uh, also, can you tell me, uh,if, uh, you know, outside of the
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being the racing driver, uh, what'syour dream, uh, job which you
would like to have in the future?
Like maybe, uh, working as anengineer or like doing some
welding or some other stuff.
I've really never thought of that before.
Mm-hmm.
Um, just 'cause I've always, um, thoughtabout racing and hoping to go pro there,
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but I don't really know at this point.
Um, I mean, I love allthe shop work stuff, so.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe something in that direction.
Mm-hmm.
Or, um, I don't know.
If we could bring some sort of somethingwith books into it 'cause mm-hmm.
I am a bookworm and would love todo something that entails books.
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Mm-hmm.
Um, but shop work definitely.
And then if I can do something on theside that's books, that'd be so awesome.
Um, but mainly drag racing.
Nice.
So maybe you can, uh, write a bookabout, uh, your career in drag racing.
Uh, we'll see in the future.
I'm so excited, uh, because with allyour experience, I think, uh, you got
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a really bright future and, uh, withall the positive mindset and uh, uh,
mental, uh, stuff, which you are reading.
It's really cool.
So, um.
Can you tell me, soyou girl in the racing?
Yes.
And uh, me too.
And what do you think how we can,um, develop the racing to get more
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girls into this, like in UnitedStates and in the rest of the world?
World as well?
You know, I really think thatyou just gotta spread the word.
You have to kind of put itout there as something fun.
Um, something that's competitive, notjust serious, because I feel like a lot
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of people see racing as super serious,which it can be at times, but, um.
I think it's important to havefun, um, because if you're not
having fun, there's no reason todo it because it is just a sport.
I mean, until you get upat higher ranks mm-hmm.
You don't have to like,be totally serious.
(26:56):
I mean, um, but definitely putthe word out there, whether it's
through word of mouth, so socialmedia or anything like that.
Mm-hmm.
Um.
But I really do hope that we can growthe sport more for everyone because,
um, I think it'd be awesome to havemore kids in it and, um, grow the sport.
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Mm-hmm.
That's great.
Uh, as you said.
You know, always have fun.
This is, uh, what I say to, to peopleon my streams and when, you know, people
doing some racing and they get to series,uh, sometimes, uh, and yeah, so just,
uh, the main thing is to have fun and,uh, yeah, for sure some things happen,
(27:43):
uh, on the racing track or like in someracing as well, uh, which can upset you.
But, uh, I think you're right with this.
Um.
And
I wanted to say something, but thenI, I just forget because, uh, it, it's
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so exciting that first time I, I gotperson, uh, who's, uh, 13 years old
and it's really cool that you, uh,you know, doing a lot of stuff also.
All right.
Um.
What, what's actually, uh, the bestlesson, which, which you learned
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during this years in, uh, racingand, uh, in other activities?
Um, I've probably, Hmm.
I've learned so many whetherI've realized it or not.
Um, and I've learned from my mistakes.
So many, I made so many mistakes.
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Um, but.
Lesson that I have learned.
Um,
you know, probably that, like I saidearlier, you can't be super serious.
You have to relax.
Mm-hmm.
And you have to breathe through it andyou can't get too mad, you can't get too
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emotional about whether you win or lose.
Um, obviously losing.
Just not feel the best sometimes.
Mm-hmm.
But, um, you gotta learn to get throughthat and learn from what happened.
Let's say maybe you were still onthe light, maybe you were not paying
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attention, or I mean, some tracksyou, there's tons of planes flying
over and this is something I've done.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe you were watching the planesand had a horrible time, but
you just gotta learn to focus.
You gotta.
Breathe through it, like I said.
Um mm-hmm.
And so I think that's probably the biggestlesson I've learned, but I'm sure there's
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so many that I didn't realize I learned.
Mm-hmm.
It just kind of grew through it without.
Realizing that it was even the thing.
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
I noticed that you kind of go in withthe flow in this life and, uh, it's
really nice, uh, because sometimes,you know, uh, like that happened to me.
Unfortunately, my team who supportedme in the open wheelers, they
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completely shut down the program.
Uh, but then some racing happened, thenstreaming happened and all the stuff.
So you just go in with a. Flowand, uh, actually enjoying
your life and having fun.
It's, uh, the main thingI wanted to ask you about.
You mentioned, uh, that it'sreally important to, uh,
go with, uh, social medias.
Do you enjoy to, um, like,uh, doing something for your
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Instagram and also please tellpeople where they can find you.
Um, maybe you got some kindof blog or something else.
So we're on Facebook and Instagram asAbigail Cole racing, along with our
family race team, which is 6 2 9 racing,and then on YouTube is 6 2 9 racing.
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Um, that's all we are there.
Um, wait.
Mm-hmm.
That's nice.
Do you actually enjoy to do posting?
Do you, uh, like.
Photos and other stuff of socialmedias, uh, like do you want to
do maybe some reels, uh, YouTubechannel in the future about the drag
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racing or about your life overall?
It really depends on my mood, onwhether or not I wanna do photos.
Mm-hmm.
Or wanna do a video as a race, a recap,whether I just wanna write something.
Um, like I said earlier, mom does allof the videography and the photography.
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Um, and then she does most social media.
I write a lot of stuff, but, um.
I'm not on there a lot.
Um, so she's doing most of the posting.
I'll go on and respond to comments andstuff, but she handles most of that.
Mm-hmm.
Um, and I just come ina little bit, um, but.
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As of taking photos andstuff, like I said, it really
depends on my mood sometimes.
Mm-hmm.
I'm like super happy about itand like, okay, let's do this.
And sometimes I'm just like sittingthere with a frown on my face
and I have to be told to smile.
To smile.
Mm-hmm.
Um, so, um.
That's always fun times.
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I got you.
Yeah.
So sometimes you got a moodthat you're like, oh yeah, I
don't want to make any photos.
Like, leave me alone.
I feel that we all got, uh, that moment.
Uh, definitely.
Um, so last thoughts.
Um.
Maybe, uh, you can tell sentence,uh, which going to inspire girls
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in, uh, to jump into drag racingand, uh, we're going to see a lot
of, uh, girls in it in the future.
Yes.
Yes.
I really hope for that.
Mm-hmm.
So what the would, would be the likeinspiring, uh, message from you to girls.
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Hmm.
Um,
I would say, um,
I mean a lot of different sports havethe competition, but I think that if
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you are really loving the competitiveside is, is definitely probably the
number one sport I would say for.
Competitive stuff because mm-hmm.
Um, of how competitive it can get.
Um, but definitely if you enjoyspeed, this is the sport for you.
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Um, is so fun to go so fast.
I mean, at six years old I was goinglike 30 miles an hour and then I slowly
moved up 50, um, 70, 80, um, and going.
Like 82 miles an hour at13 is absolutely insane.
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Mm-hmm.
Um, especially with the size of the car.
So it's really fun for thatside of things as well.
So, um, I mean, and like I saidearlier, if you're getting into
this stay focused, like don't.
Freak out too much,like don't overthink it.
Mm-hmm.
Which that's somethingI really struggle with.
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I overthink everything.
Um, so don't overthink and just,just stay having fun with it.
Mm-hmm.
If you're not having fun, I don'tsee why you should be doing this.
Yeah.
I think we all thinkingsometimes it's, uh, it's fine.
Yeah.
All right.
That, that was reallynice, uh, to meet you.
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That was, uh.
Cool to talk with you.
Uh, wish you good luck for your racingcareer and uh, for other hobbies which
you got, and, uh, be with this, uh,spark in your life for the future.
Thank you so much guys.
Thank you for watching.
Uh, there was Abigail Colewith us, uh, young drag racer
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and absolutely amazing person.
Thank you Abigail, to being with us.
Thank you for having me.
Yeah.
Bye guys.
Thank you.
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