Posted by: Doug Herbert, Herbert Performance/BRAKES
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This is a page out of a 1950 edition of Cycle magazine that’s about my dad and his motorcycle, “The Beast.”
Hey NHRA fans, Doug here. I know ESPN announced during last week’s race coverage that my dad, Chet Herbert, has been sick. Well, we’ve had a lot of fans write in to ask about him and wish him well. I appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers. I wanted to give everyone an update on how he’s doing.
He got pneumonia, and it has been tough on him. He has been in and out of the ICU over the past week, and he’s in there now. He hasn’t been making big improvements but he hasn’t been getting worse either. He’s just having a tough time.
For those of you who don’t know about my dad, he was involved with the first organized drag races in Santa Ana back in the late ’40s and early ’50s. He has made a lot of contributions to the sport of drag racing over the years, including roller cams and zoomie headers. He was also one of the first guys to use nitro. He has always had a passion for the sport, and he’s just an awesome guy.
Please keep him in your thoughts and thanks for all the kind messages everyone has already sent.
I’ll be back with an update soon,
Doug