NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle Racer and Team Owner. Founder of the BAT-man (Be A Technician) Scholarship.
B.R.A.K.E.S. with Doug Herbert is coming to Birmingham and or a city near you. 89% of teens will have some kind of wreck in their first three years of driving. Graduation from ensures your team will be 64% less likely to have an accident.
🏁 From classrooms to the track… Steve’s BAT-man (or woman) “Be a Technician” Scholarship Program made a major impact at the NHRA !
In just a few days, Steve helped inspire the next generation of automotive technicians across Illinois and Wisconsin:
🏫 25 schools
🎓 1,000+ students reached
🏆 10 BAT-man Scholarship winners
👏 22 outstanding runner-ups awarded
Thank you to the ASE Education Foundation, PEAK Auto, Wings and Warriors - Texas Capital Air Show, and all of the instructors for continuing to fuel this incredible program and helping open doors and create opportunities for future technicians.
program is heading to Chicago to present scholarships & “Marketing Your Brand After the Diploma” with Instructor Jeff Zdenovec at & Instructor Guy Tiberio at Thank you
04/16/2026
I was asked to present on how engineering is a vital part and career in Motorsports. Four classes totaling over 200 students with professor Wallace at the University of Alabama Birmingham.  It’s fun to promote the 75th anniversary of drag racing in such a unique landscape.
It seems like many of the riders/drivers don’t have to worry about weight and diets. I know some do. any ideas on how to lose 10 pounds in a week?
Steve visited the World of Wheels Auto Show on Friday morning to speak to hundreds of students from automotive trade schools across the Birmingham region. He shared real-world insight on career opportunities, chasing dreams, and applying for his BAT-Man Scholarship, which awards over $5k in tools to aspiring technicians. 💥 He grabbed everyone’s attention right out of the gate by handing $100 to the first student who jumped up to answer his opening question. 💵
After the talk, Steve and the students hit the show floor to take it all in—classics, supercars, muscle cars, motorcycles, and the incredible work of some of the industry’s top custom builders, like Thomas Performance Engineering.
🔥 The show is open all weekend at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Center. Stop by, check it out, and ignite your passion for the “world of wheels.”
01/21/2026
Steve crossed his milestone 65th birthday just as he prepares to enter his 40th consecutive season of NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racing. 🎂🏍️
We marked the moment with a staycation in Anniston, Alabama— enjoying local restaurants, staying in a home dating back to 1888, and even visiting the world’s largest office chair.🪑On the way home, we made a special stop to visit a friend’s private collection, which includes one of Steve’s bikes along with several meaningful mementos from his racing journey.
In a weekend that also marked Dr. King’s birthday, we reflected on the stories of the Freedom Riders who survived a pivotal chapter of their journey in Anniston, in the year that Steve was born.
On his actual birthday, it was back home at SJR, doing what we love most: working on our engines. We wrapped the day with homemade stir-fry (extra broccoli 🥦), birthday cake, and even Ruff the rabbit got a bite.🐰🍓
Last minute present .
Santa got tired of cookies and crashed into our tree when he heard we had broccoli… 🥦 Can you see it? Thank you for all my blessings.
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