Nick Hogan Talks Racing, While Severely Injured Friend A Mere Footnote In His Thoughts
Celebrities are some of the most audacious people. As a group, they amaze me with their ability to ignore the negative, while trying to make "us" focus on the positive.
For example, Nick Hogan, the 17-year-old son of famous professional wrestler Hulk Hogan made his first public statement since an accident 2 months ago which left his friend in a vegetative state with permanent brain damage. John Graziano, a Marine who had returned home from two tours of duty in Iraq, had been a passenger in the suped-up Toyota Supra Nick crashed while drag racing on a Clearwater, Florida street. The car was totaled, and Nick managed to walk away with a few bruises, his buddy John, not so much.
The resulting carnage has torn two families apart, and for the Hogan family's part in this, they have merely made excuse after excuse for their son's reckless behavior.
Perhaps trying to put the accident and resulting trauma behind him, Nick posted on his blog a message which focused on his upcoming racing gigs and excitedly announced he has a sponsor. From Nick's MySpace page:
"omggggg its been forever since i blogged...hell i dont even know what blog means but i guess its where you write stuff for people to read
anyways my last one was before i even drove for mopar, if you check my pics youll see that i did end up driving for them for my amateur season and most of my pro rookie season. i recently left the mopar team tho...things didnt work out to wellbut!....i picked up a new title sponsor...POLAROID! and started my own team with twin 350z's pretty cool i knowanyways id like everyone to wish my luck for my 08 season and keep john graziano in your prayers"
Nick sounds so upbeat and optimistic. And why shouldn't we wish him luck in his racing career? He's proven himself to be a responsible driver and has shown real maturity for his age. Nothing says personal growth like admitting you have cars which are guaranteed "panty droppers," plus, Nick showed real grace under pressure with local law enforcement after being stopped twice in one day for going over 100mph on the freeway. Continued on the next page
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