Junior Dragster: Abigail Cole

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Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Hi everyone. Welcome to need talks. Uh, happy to see everybody here on evening. Um. Who’s living in the United States again? Morning today. Um, please [00:01:00] welcome Abigail Cole. She’s a 13 years old, uh, junior drag racer. Um, Abigail, welcome to our Inid Talks.

Abigail Cole: Thank you.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: So let’s start, uh, how you get into 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 talk about this as well because I got dog and I really like them. Um, so tell us more about your family, first of all.

Abigail Cole: Yeah, so we are a family of three. It’s me, my mom, um, plus my dog. His name’s Bronco, and he is a five-year-old Rottweiler.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. That’s great. Um, do you like to play with, uh, with Bronco and also Bronco, maybe visit some of your races?

Abigail Cole: Yeah, he comes everywhere with us. Um, and of [00:02:00] course I love playing with him.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: 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 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 get into the drag racing?

Abigail Cole: Yeah. So I got, um. Hooked on it. When I was three, my parents took me to Sea Fair in Seattle on Thursday, and I watched Hydroplanes and I climbed, is that in an Army helicopter?

And then the very next day we went to NHR North Regionals. Mm-hmm. At [00:03:00] Pacific Race. So I was just my home track and I met Tony 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 sat in 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. So that’s when we bought my half scale juniors that I rent today. Um, so that’s the car that I’ve had my whole career.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. Um. Hows actually there was for you, you know, to choose the drag racing, uh, not ovals or like, uh, dirt ovals, uh, which are really popular in the United States and, uh, maybe some road racing as well.

So what’s, uh, the biggest thing which you really like about drag racing?

Abigail Cole: Um, I don’t know. The comradery is a awesome and drag racing, but [00:04:00] I was also never really introduced to. The other aspects of racing, um, besides boat racing, which my dad races a boat. He started that when I was about two. Mm-hmm. But you can’t race a boat until you are, it’s either 15 or 16.

Um, so that wasn’t exactly an opportunity for me.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. That’s awesome. Also, can you tell me what feelings you, you got when you first time race it?

Abigail Cole: You know, um, I was still really young and I got super nervous. Um, but I’ve kind of come over that and it’s a more, I get nervous for the competition wise, but not necessarily driving.

Um, as soon as we started that car when I was little, um, I kind of was just ready to go. Um, but now I’m mixture between nervous and exciting. Mm-hmm. Um. Feelings there. So, yeah.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Yeah. So you, [00:05:00] uh, get used to the speed and, 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?

So, being 13 years old, uh, girl and racing around, uh, the country, um, travel and, uh, doing all the stuff and, um, also balance with, with everything.

Abigail Cole: Yeah, so it’s, it can be hard at times. ’cause I mean, last trip we were on the road for two months and, um, it’s a lot to deal with, but it’s doing what 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.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Yeah. Nice. Uh, so you actually enjoy the traveling part and racing, uh, yes. [00:06:00] Together. That’s really nice. I also, yeah. Uh, when I did, uh, so I started from karting, uh, when I was nine.

Um, so we’ve been, uh. On card circuit together with my dad and, uh, you know, all the time, uh, driving the car to this track. It, it was so exciting. Uh, you just, uh, woke up in the morning and like, oh, 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. 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 prepare to race, uh, like mentally and physically?

What exercises you doing, uh, what’s your routine looks like? [00:07:00]

Abigail Cole: 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 my reaction times there. And then we have a bunch of different exercises for other ways of reaction time as well.

Um, and then mental side of it, I have dove deeper into that recently. Um, whereas books, audiobooks and that kind of stuff, and I’m actually in a mental strength and mental toughness class right now. Mm-hmm. So I’m getting a lot of exercises from that and working on that a little bit more.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. That’s great.

Also, I just, uh, read your bill and, uh, you’ve learned to do so many cool things like welding and powder coating. Uh, so tell me what’s your favorite and what do you like the most of it?

Abigail Cole: Um, that’s [00:08:00] really hard ’cause I like ’em all. Mm-hmm. Something with sandblasting, um, powder coating and working on the LA and all 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 kinda stuff from my dad’s engine builder, um, who was one of my sponsors and cleaned them up, sandblast ’em, powder coat ’em, and then we made little inserts so that the wax didn’t fall out everywhere. And then, um, on the lathe and then we would 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 a little bit, being more involved in racing.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: That’s really cool There. You got, uh, you know, some, uh, different activities outside of the racing. Not all the time. You can see the racing driver who’s doing like, uh, the welding and all the stuff.

That’s really awesome. Um, [00:09:00] you also mentioned, uh, then you’re doing some training at a KEA. So can you tell me more about this? And you also doing some climbing and baking. Like you, you, you got a lot of hobbies. That’s great.

Abigail Cole: I do, yes. So AKA, it’s the American Karate Esma Association. Mm-hmm. So we base more towards like self-defense, karate than anything.

And then ESMA is stick work. Um. So that’s always really fun. And then climbing. I love rock climbing. So fun. Um, unfortunately I don’t have a 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 can of that during the holiday.

Um, always all the baking, so yeah. Definitely have fun outside of racing.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: That’s nice. Uh, so you develop yourself in, uh, different side, [00:10:00] uh, sites. Uh, it’s really cool, uh, because you’re 14 years old. I think the, the world is really interesting for you. So you’re really curious about, uh, different stuff. Uh, it’s really nice.

Uh, I like when people, you know, jumping into. Different stuff. Uh, like I jump into agility with my dog and get a dog like, uh, one half a year ago. And that, that’s my first 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 scratch and, uh, it’s really refreshing feeling.

Definitely. Um, okay. Uh, let’s return back a little bit 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?

Abigail Cole: Yeah, so my car’s name is Lou. Um, it’s after my grandparents old Scotty dog. Um, I was really attached to her and she passed away. [00:11:00] I believe it was last year or the year before that.

Um. It kind of broke my heart. So I decided my car didn’t have a name at the time. Mm-hmm. And her name was Whitaker Lou Whitaker. Um, and so I decided to name it Lou after her.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. Interesting story. And, uh, I think it means a lot for you. Definitely. Uh, yeah. I remember that, uh, when I race in open wheelers, uh, I had a formal masters, uh, which is a formal Bart uh, uh, car and, uh, named Jackson.

So it was, you know, quite aggressive and, uh, sounds good at the same time. So, yeah, also had a car with name. It’s, uh, kind of cute. Um, so what can you tell about, uh. Community in the drag racing in United States, like what it’s like to be 14 years old and girl in, in this, um, racing industry. [00:12:00]

Abigail Cole: Yeah. Um,

really the racing community is really,

the racing community is really. Dang, what’s the word?

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Um, like, you know, friendly or may maybe not really.

Abigail Cole: Yeah. You could say friendly. Yeah. Um, but it really isn’t hard being a girl or mm-hmm. Young in the sport either. Um, because. It’s pretty much 50 50 from the girl boy standpoint as well there. And then I have, in racing, I have more stuff onto that.

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 track and that kind of stuff as well, [00:13:00] so. That brings another aspect of racing into it as well. Um, so it’s not necessarily just the driving or the tuning.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. Interesting. Uh, I was aware that in drag racing, 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?

Abigail Cole: Yeah, I don’t really, I don’t know. Um, I would say same thing for everyone. Um, the community, of course, if you 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 different things that you can find in racing. Um, I am homeschooled, so, um. Racing is something that we bring into my schooling. So the [00:14:00] math in it, from measuring oil to doing my data and all of that, um, is a learning opportunity as well.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. Uh, tell me more about your team.

How you’re working with your engineers, with kind of settings you maybe apply to the car, uh, and like how the work on the track looks for you.

Abigail Cole: 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.

And then my mom, she does all the video and picture taking stuff, and then I do data and then anything else. Mm-hmm. That’s more on the card does and kind of fills in the holes of what I don’t do.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. Um, so speaking about team, uh, how’s the teamwork, uh, uh, brings, uh, good [00:15:00] positions for you? Like, did you, uh, do you remember any highlights, uh, races in your career?

Abigail Cole: So last year, um, I won the championship in my class at my home track here in um, Washington. And then I have two Wally, so pretty prestigious award there. Um, and then I, this year newly am part 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 opportunity for mentoring and, um, pretty much any questions I have that comes to the mental side, the social media side, um, the actual racing. Um, I can go to them with any questions that I have.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: That’s awesome. Congrats to you with the first [00:16:00] position. Uh, that’s great feeling. Thank you.

I think, um, how you handle the pressure, uh, during competition and, um, what’s your team looks like on a day, uh, when, when you got the race.

Abigail Cole: Um, well, I really try to stay outta my head as much as I can, but obviously why I am in the mental, um, classes and have all the books and stuff is because I’m not the best at doing that.

Mm-hmm. So I do get in my head, but I’ve found breathing really helps. Um. Mm-hmm. And I. Tried multiple different breathing exercises and stuff like that. Um, something that I’ve been trying newly is visuals visualization. Um, so just visualizing myself running the past and then going out there and doing it.

Usually before we started the car, I try to think about nothing, just so I don’t have to worry about anything. Mm-hmm. [00:17:00] I’m just. Not thinking. Mm-hmm.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: So you focus on the, on track, on the car and, uh, like all stuff which, which happened with you in, in the moment. Right? Right. Yeah. Nice. Um. So that’s great, uh, that you doing some breathing exercises.

I think they help a lot. Uh, definitely. Um, and I think you have to continue to do this. Of course, we all get nervous when we, on the start of the race, that’s absolutely normal, uh, because, you know, entering the line pumps in your blood and, uh, you’re getting excited and 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.

Abigail Cole: 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. So when I went [00:18:00] to that NHR race, um, when I was three, that is the car that I in.

And for a while that’s the car that I wanted. I wanted to have the purple dragster that has the ferry on it. Um, but. It. Yeah. Um, it’s really cute. 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’t exactly get that car, but I love mine.

So, um, yeah.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: That’s a really cute story also, uh, I hope you go on to get in the future top fuel, uh, dragster purple with ferry on it. It’s going to be awesome. Um, okay, uh, let’s do quick, uh, fun questions. Uh, if Luke could talk, what would she, uh, what would, uh, he [00:19:00] say? What do you think?

Abigail Cole: I’m sorry. Can you say that again?

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Uh, if Lou could talk, uh, what would he say?

Abigail Cole: I’ve never been asked that before. That’s, um, I don’t know.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: I know, maybe I’m fast, I’m furious. Something like this,

Abigail Cole: 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.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Nice. Uh, what’s your favorite snack? Uh, when you’re on the trek?

Abigail Cole: Ooh, that’s so hard. Um. Um, well a lot of times when we’re at home, my grandparents come out and my grandma always [00:20:00] brings like fruit and veggie tray.

Mm-hmm. So that’s always super nice to have. So I’d probably say fruit and veggie tray.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Alright. Uh, and, uh, tell me about the book you take to the race weekend. ’cause I know that you’re reading, uh, a lot.

Abigail Cole: Yeah, I, I read quite a bit. Um, I like, like fantasy sci-fi type books. Mm-hmm. Um, if I’m not reading the mental stuff mm-hmm.

Um, I have, I like the Harry Potters Hunger Games, um, more magic side of stuff too, so I. A lot of books. I have like two bookshelves full. Mm-hmm. Um, plus I borrow so much from the library 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, fractured fairytale type things, um, yeah.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm.

Abigail Cole: Um, and I ha [00:21:00] I don’t have a favorite book. I, I’ve read too many, so that’s. Something that I could never choose.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: So you actually just enjoy, uh, every book, which you read?

Abigail Cole: Pretty much. Yeah. Okay.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Um, so for the future, what do you think, what’s your dream, uh, sponsor to like, bring you to the top few, uh, Dr.

Drag, uh, career?

Abigail Cole: 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 be super fun, but really whatever I have the chance to do.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Alright. Um, what advice, uh, can you give to like girls and boys who’s starting, who’s also 14 years old, uh, because you got quite big experience already in this life with all traveling, different hobbies and all this stuff.

Abigail Cole: Yeah. Um, I’d [00:22:00] probably say just take it slow. I mean, don’t go too crazy. Don’t think that you’re gonna be perfect. Um, ’cause I mean, mistakes happen and, um, definitely breathe through everything and keep a good mindset. Mindset is very, very important, so stay positive.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: That’s true. 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, in bad stuff, it’s a really, uh, nice skill, uh, to have in this life. Absolutely agree with you, uh, in this and. Tell me about, uh, plans for this year, uh, which you got for this season, uh, and for [00:23:00] the future, maybe for the next, uh, three years or five.

Abigail Cole: So this season, I know I’ve got a big race coming up in Texas, the JDRL, Western Conference Finals. Um, and that in, I believe, an eight day race. Um, so a lot of races packed into those eight days. Um, but that’s usually about the biggest event that I have every 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, and then, I mean year, two year plans. Um, I don’t really have anything planned yet. Mm-hmm. Um, just ’cause I don’t know where I wanna go at this point. I, of course, like I said, I’d love to go pro. Um, I think I’ll, I’ll keep working on the junior step. Um, keep.

[00:24:00] Keep working on my mindset, keep working on all of that stuff, and, um, hopefully win some more races, win some more championships, um, some more wies, all the fun stuff. Uh, yeah, coming up we’ve got Western Conference 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.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: That’s nice. Uh, also, can you tell me, uh, if, uh, you know, outside of the being the racing driver, uh, what’s your dream, uh, job which you would like to have in the future? Like maybe, uh, working as an engineer or like doing some welding or some other stuff.

Abigail Cole: I’ve really never thought of that before.

Mm-hmm. Um, just ’cause I’ve always, um, thought about racing and hoping to go pro there, but [00:25:00] I don’t really know at this point. Um, I mean, I love all the 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 something with books into it ’cause mm-hmm.

I am a bookworm and would love to do something that entails books. Mm-hmm. Um, but shop work definitely. And then if I can do something on the side that’s books, that’d be so awesome. Um, but mainly drag racing.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Nice. So maybe you can, uh, write a book about, uh, your career in drag racing. Uh, we’ll see in the future.

I’m so excited, uh, because with all your experience, I think, uh, you got a really bright future and, uh, with all the positive mindset and uh, uh, mental, uh, stuff, which you are reading. It’s really cool. So, um. Can you tell [00:26:00] me, so you girl in the racing? Yes. And uh, me too. And what do you think how we can, um, develop the racing to get more girls into this, like in United States and in the rest of the world?

World as well?

Abigail Cole: You know, I really think that you just gotta spread the word. You have to kind of put it out there as something fun. Um, something that’s competitive, not just serious, because I feel like a lot of people see racing as super serious, which it can be at times, but, um. I think it’s important to have fun, um, because if you’re not having fun, there’s no reason to do it because it is just a sport.

I mean, until you get up at higher ranks mm-hmm. You don’t have to like, be totally serious. I mean, um, [00:27:00] but definitely put the word out there, whether it’s through word of mouth, so social media or anything like that. Mm-hmm. Um. But I really do hope that we can grow the sport more for everyone because, um, I think it’d be awesome to have more kids in it and, um, grow the sport.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. That’s great. Uh, as you said. You know, always have fun. This is, uh, what I say to, to people on 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, uh, on the racing track or like in some racing as well, uh, which can upset you.

But, uh, I think you’re right with this. Um.

And[00:28:00]

I wanted to say something, but then I, I just forget because, uh, it, it’s so exciting that first time I, I got person, 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 best lesson, which, which you learned during this years in, uh, racing and, uh, in other activities?

Abigail Cole: Um, I’ve probably, Hmm. I’ve learned so many whether I’ve realized it or not. Um, and I’ve learned from my mistakes. So many, I made so many mistakes. Um, but. Lesson that I have learned.

Um,

you know, [00:29:00] probably that, like I said earlier, you can’t be super serious. You have to relax. Mm-hmm. And you have to breathe through it and you can’t get too mad, you can’t get too 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 through that and learn from what happened.

Let’s say maybe you were still on the light, maybe you were not paying attention, or I mean, some tracks you, there’s tons of planes flying over and this is something I’ve done. Mm-hmm. Maybe you were watching the planes and 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 biggest lesson I’ve learned, but I’m sure there’s so many that I didn’t realize I learned. Mm-hmm. It just kind of grew through it without. [00:30:00] Realizing that it was even the thing.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. Yeah. I noticed that you kind of go in with the 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 supported me in the open wheelers, they completely shut down the program. Uh, but then some racing happened, then streaming happened and all the stuff. So you just go in with a. Flow and, uh, actually enjoying your life and having fun. It’s, uh, the main thing I wanted to ask you about.

You mentioned, uh, that it’s really important to, uh, go with, uh, social medias. Do you enjoy to, um, like, uh, doing something for your Instagram and also please tell people where they can find you. Um, maybe you got some kind of blog or something else.

Abigail Cole: So we’re on Facebook and Instagram as Abigail Cole racing, along with our family race team, which is 6 2 9 racing, [00:31:00] and then on YouTube is 6 2 9 racing.

Um, that’s all we are there. Um, wait.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Mm-hmm. That’s nice. Do you actually enjoy to do posting? Do you, uh, like. Photos and other stuff of social medias, uh, like do you want to do maybe some reels, uh, YouTube channel in the future about the drag racing or about your life overall?

Abigail Cole: It really depends on my mood, on whether 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 all of the videography and the photography. 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 and stuff, [00:32:00] but she handles most of that.

Mm-hmm. Um, and I just come in a little bit, um, but. As of taking photos and stuff, like I said, it really depends on my mood sometimes. Mm-hmm. I’m like super happy about it and like, okay, let’s do this. And sometimes I’m just like sitting there 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.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: I got you. Yeah. So sometimes you got a mood that 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 in, uh, to jump into drag racing and, uh, we’re going to see a lot of, uh, girls in it [00:33:00] in the future.

Abigail Cole: Yes. Yes.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: I really hope for that. Mm-hmm. So what the would, would be the like inspiring, uh, message from you to girls. Hmm.

Abigail Cole: Um,

I would say, um,

I mean a lot of different sports have the competition, but I think that if you are really loving the competitive side 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 enjoy speed, this is the sport for you.

Um, is so fun to go [00:34:00] so fast. I mean, at six years old I was going like 30 miles an hour and then I slowly moved up 50, um, 70, 80, um, and going. Like 82 miles an hour at 13 is absolutely insane. Mm-hmm. Um, especially with the size of the car. So it’s really fun for that side of things as well. So, um, I mean, and like I said earlier, 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 something I really struggle with. 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’t see why you should be doing this.

Lyubov Ozeretskovskaya: Yeah. I think we all thinking sometimes it’s, uh, it’s fine.

Yeah. All [00:35:00] right. That, that was really nice, uh, to meet you. That was, uh. Cool to talk with you. Uh, wish you good luck for your racing career 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 Cole with us, uh, young drag racer 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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