Press Releases
Gran Turismo Motorsports Teams Up with B.R.A.K.E.S.
GRAN TURISMO MOTORSPORTS TEAMS UP WITH CHAMPIONSHIP DRAG RACER DOUG HERBERT’S B.R.A.K.E.S. CHARITY AS OFFICIAL AUTO TRANSPORT COMPANY. PRESS RELEASE February 20th, 2013 For Immediate Release Contact: Duane Johnson 855-896-0008 Gran Turismo Motorsports Gran Turismo Motorsports Teams Up With Championship Drag Racer Doug Herbert’s B.R.A.K.E.S. Charity As Official Auto Transport Company February 20th, 2013, Lighthouse [...]
B.R.A.K.E.S. Night with the Kannapolis Intimidators!
Featuring Top Fuel driver Doug Herbert (DougZilla) throwing out the first pitch plus signing autographs before the game. Enjoy post-game fireworks. Get an up-close look at our 10,000 HP, 330 mph Top Fuel dragster. Support B.R.A.K.E.S. with each ticket you purchase using the code “BRAKES”. The Intimidators will donate 50% of proceeds purchased through this [...]
Kia Partners with B.R.A.K.E.S.
KIA MOTORS AMERICA PARTNERS WITH B.R.A.K.E.S. TEEN PRO-ACTIVE DRIVING COURSE TO PROVIDE HANDS ON DEFENSIVE DRIVING INSTRUCTION Teen-driving safety curriculum includes distracted driving exercise, ABS braking, evasive maneuvering and skid-control practice Three-to-one student-teacher ratio ensures personal attention and high-quality instruction IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 – Kia Motors America (KMA) recently partnered with B.R.A.K.E.S. [...]
B.R.A.K.E.S. Teams Up With Brembo as Newest Presenting Sponsor
The mission at B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) has been a simple one since the non-profit organization was founded in 2008 by Doug Herbert, the NHRA and IHRA Top Fuel racer who lost his two young sons, James and Jon , in a fatal traffic accident in January of that year. To [...]
Kyle Busch & Doug Herbert Team Up On New B.R.A.K.E.S. PSA’s
KYLE BUSCH AND DOUG HERBERT TEAM UP ON NEW B.R.A.K.E.S. PSA’s Two veteran racers from two different venues of professional motorsports have teamed up to carry the message of B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) to a national TV audience in two recently produced public service announcements. NASCAR’s Kyle Busch, driver of the Joe [...]
NHRA Driver’s Will Go Rounds with Doug Herbert & B.R.A.K.E.S.
Drag racers spend most of their time “going rounds” as they compete on the NHRA’s Full Throttle national event schedule. But on Thursday, September 13th, prior to the running of the O’Reilly Auto Parts Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC, those same NHRA stars will be going rounds of a different kind as they [...]
B.R.A.K.E.S. Fundraising Efforts Expand to Southern California
January 9, 2012 Put on The B.R.A.K.E.S., a non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to teen safe driver training will host its Inaugural Southern California Benefit Dinner February 24, 2012 at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum in Pomona, CA. The night will include a special program, dinner, cocktails, silent and live auctions and celebrity guests. All proceeds [...]
DOUG HERBERT TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA DRAG RACING HALL OF FAME
CONCORD, NC. (JAN 4, 2012) – When Doug Herbert attended his first drag race with his father and racing pioneer Chet Herbert as a child he had no idea that drag racing would become such an important part of his life, he also never imagined that one day he would be a hall of fame [...]