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00:00This week on Hogan Knows Best.
00:05It's incredible.
00:07Nick wants to turn his need for speed into a career.
00:09I've decided I want to be a drift car racer.
00:12First it was wrestling, then it was acting, and now you want to drive.
00:15Let's hear him out.
00:16He's going to have to hulk up if he's going to run with the pros.
00:19Turn your head!
00:21Does Nick have what it takes?
00:23He's so good.
00:25Or will his hopes for a new career come to a crashing halt?
00:29No!
00:30Go, go, go!
00:36Yo.
00:37Uh-huh.
00:38Hold on.
00:38Yo, Linda.
00:39Did you call the kids?
00:42Nick.
00:43Come on.
00:44Where are you?
00:45Come on.
00:46Come on, go.
00:47Go!
00:49Go!
00:55Where is everybody?
00:57Hogan Knows Best.
01:03We're here at Nopi Nationals right now.
01:08Nopi Nationals is a big car show held in the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
01:11It's sick.
01:12This year they're doing a drift show.
01:20Drifting came over from Japan.
01:22The guys spin the tires and they slide the car sideways for points.
01:26It's going to be a crazy day today.
01:27I already tell.
01:29Look who we found.
01:30Hawk Hogan and his family.
01:32My gosh.
01:32What are you guys doing out here?
01:34I have to drag my wife out and put her in the bikini contest.
01:37Oh, really?
01:38That's good.
01:39He's putting my son, Nick, to get ready to do some drifting here.
01:41Yeah, you're going to get in the drifting car.
01:42Good.
01:43Do a little ride along here with the drifters, son.
01:45I'm ready.
01:46I love you.
01:47Be safe.
01:47All right, get out of here.
01:49That's me too.
01:50And I'm fast.
01:51I think he's fast.
01:53Holy crap.
01:54I think Nick's getting some bad ideas out of here.
01:56Going drifting, baby.
02:14That was incredible.
02:17What's this?
02:21Oh, you have to autograph some stuff for Dr. Unger.
02:24No gimmicks?
02:25No.
02:25Yo, yo, yo.
02:27Hello.
02:27Hey, Nick.
02:28I've decided I want to be a drift car racer.
02:31Wait, wait, wait, wait.
02:32Stop, stop, stop, stop.
02:34What do you mean you want to be a drifter?
02:35First it was wrestling, then it was acting,
02:38and now you want to drive a drift car
02:40and you don't even have your license yet?
02:41Well, listen, listen, listen, listen, listen.
02:43Listen to me for a second.
02:44What else?
02:45Rock star, movie star, porn star.
02:47You want to be a race car driver?
02:48I don't want to do that.
02:50I want to be a drifter.
02:51So how serious are you about doing this?
02:53I'm dead serious about it.
02:54Let's hear him out, okay?
02:56There's a guy in Sebring named Bobby Orr,
02:58and he teaches intro to drifting.
03:01Really?
03:01Yes.
03:02I think Nick could do it.
03:03I think that, you know, that you're wanting to drift.
03:05It's kind of like a far-fetched idea at this point.
03:08This isn't something I'm only going to just do for two weeks.
03:10I want to stick with this.
03:11You know, I've kind of, like, heard this song before.
03:14I've loved cars since I was 10.
03:15I've always wanted to drive them fast.
03:18Nick has a dream, and I think he should follow it.
03:20Right.
03:20Right.
03:21Right.
03:21Are you ready, dawg?
03:30Dude, I'm so psyched about this.
03:35Gene.
03:36What the hell?
03:38How you doing, sir?
03:40What's up?
03:40What's up?
03:40Paul Cogan.
03:41Good to see you.
03:42Good to see you.
03:42My son, Nick.
03:43Hi, Bobby.
03:43I'm Nick.
03:44Nice to meet you.
03:45This is my wife's car you almost hit.
03:46Well, I thought you almost hit me.
03:48This is my course.
03:49My name is Bobby Orr.
03:50We've got a driving school here in Sebring, Florida.
03:53Our school is extremely strict, and Nick's out here to learn basic handling and take him
03:59all the way through drifting.
04:00Well, I want to show you a sign, just a bit of controlled drifting, if you're up to it.
04:05And if you trust me, I'm going to have you stand in the middle of the road and put your
04:08feet together, like that.
04:09All right.
04:10Nick?
04:11Yeah, Bobby?
04:11I want to show you a little bit of controlled drifting.
04:20So you think you've got to bite a little bit, Warren?
04:31Yeah.
04:32Quite a bit.
04:33But it all starts with the basics right out there.
04:37It's working.
04:37Turn your head.
04:44Better.
04:47You turned it first, hit the main brake, and turn on the windshield wiper.
04:50It must be a hell of a storm down here.
04:58He who knocks it down puts it up.
05:00You're fired.
05:06There you go.
05:09Simple, plain, and that works, then.
05:12Are you listening to it?
05:14Yeah.
05:14Yeah.
05:15You're not doing bad.
05:15You're not doing bad.
05:16Good.
05:16Good.
05:17Hey, Bobby.
05:18How do you think I did today?
05:19Compared to where you started this morning, you've actually come a long way.
05:22So you've got some basic talent.
05:25It means a lot.
05:26A lot of little things we need to get straightened out.
05:27You've got to get to where it's second nature.
05:29But we'll get you there.
05:32Thank you very much.
05:33You can drop off the jet.
05:40You were killing it with the drifting.
05:41Yeah.
05:42I've got the technique down, but I want to figure out how I could get into a drift car of my own.
05:47And start to run.
05:48Of your own?
05:49Like, a car that I could be always in and be consistent with.
05:52Unless you and me just move nice and slow into this thing.
05:54And you want a drift car of your own.
05:56It's not an option after just two days of practice.
05:58What if I got sponsors to help with the cost?
06:02Sponsors?
06:03Sponsors.
06:04I know this guy from back in the day.
06:07BJ was, like, way into the racing department.
06:09He dodged.
06:10I know Mopar does have a drifting team.
06:12I still got his number.
06:13I could call him.
06:14Yeah, call him.
06:15See?
06:15I like that idea.
06:16That's how real race teams do it.
06:18All right, man.
06:18I'll see you in a while.
06:23It's BJ.
06:23Yo, Beej.
06:24Hulk Hogan.
06:25Blast from the past.
06:26Yo, Hulk.
06:27What's going on?
06:28Not much, brother.
06:28I've got you on speakerphone with my son, Nick.
06:31What's going on, Nick?
06:32Nice to meet you.
06:33He's been taking all these drifting lessons, and he's pretty much ready to move on and start
06:38competing on some level.
06:39Well, Nick, is this something you actually professionally want to get into?
06:42I don't have my Formula D license yet, but I would really like to get that.
06:47You know, if Bobby Arce says you're all this and that, then, shoot, I feel pretty comfortable
06:50in lending you a car to try to compete to get your drift license.
06:54And then, if things go well, you get your professional drift license, well, then we can
06:58look a little bit more seriously at, isn't it good enough to drive for the Mopar team?
07:03That's crazy, man.
07:04That's like a dream come true.
07:05Well, no promises, but hey, let's see what happens.
07:08I just want to come out there and try to prove myself.
07:10We'll bring you all out to Irwindale, and we'll have the Viper there.
07:13We'll have their driver.
07:14Tell me who've been at him there.
07:15We'll have everything ready to go, so it's all on you and showing us how good you really
07:18are.
07:19That would be amazing, BJ.
07:20Okay.
07:21Bye-bye.
07:21Bye-bye.
07:23If he doesn't get his license today, he won't be able to compete this year.
07:28This is what it's all about right here.
07:31He hit hard.
07:32He hit hard.
07:36Hogan knows best.
07:40Hogan knows best.
07:47So, I'm going to practice in Dodge's Viper, and if I prove myself today, they're going
07:50to let me try and get my Formula D license in it.
07:53Nick?
07:53I'm BJ with Chrysler and Mopar.
07:55BJ.
07:55Great to meet you.
07:56Nice to meet you.
07:57Samuel's going to lay out some new courses, right?
08:00Yeah.
08:00You can start going around and get a feel of the car.
08:02I'm really excited to get to drive Samuel Hogan at his old Viper and practice with him.
08:07He's the best drifter in the world right now.
08:15Let's check the tires.
08:19To drive this car is like a dream.
08:22It's a good start.
08:23Too much on, off throttle.
08:25You did very good the last portion here.
08:27But then, again, you got on the gas, again, started doing...
08:30Oh, yeah.
08:31Oh, yeah.
08:38Better.
08:40This is good.
08:41It's like he heard what you said.
08:43Yeah.
08:43At least he listens to you.
08:47The adrenaline line is pumping now.
08:49I didn't think we were going to handle the wall already, so that's a good thing.
09:00Yeah.
09:04Tire's done.
09:08There it is.
09:11Thank you, guys.
09:13When I heard you wanted to come out and compete for a ride, I was like, all right, here we go.
09:18Another hotshot kid who's got a famous dad.
09:21By the end of today, I got to tell you, man, my expectations mean you blew them away.
09:24That said...
09:24Awesome.
09:25That don't mean you're out of the water yet.
09:27I know.
09:28This isn't an easy situation, you know, you're coming out, trying to drive for a factory team.
09:32It's no joke.
09:33It's a serious business.
09:34You're not super consistent yet, but what you've done is very impressive.
09:39I have no doubt that you could go today and get your Formula D license.
09:43But I think that is the next step.
09:45Wow, that's awesome.
09:46You know?
09:46Crazy.
09:47It's all on you?
09:48I can't wait to see that.
09:49All right.
09:50It's awesome, man.
09:53Hey, yo.
09:54Hello.
09:55Man, what a trip.
09:57What's doing?
09:58How did you do?
09:59I did good.
10:00I did very good.
10:01It was awesome.
10:01You killed it.
10:02Now I have to go to this Formula D qualifier and try to qualify for my pro license.
10:07And Dodge is going to let me borrow the Viper.
10:10So, Nick, what do you mean qualifying?
10:11You go out and try to do some real good drift runs and they score you.
10:15And if you do well, you'll get a license to compete in the real pro series.
10:18They'll have 20 cars out and they may not qualify anybody.
10:21Nick, I am proud of you, but man, I really want you to be careful, okay?
10:25I will.
10:32Right now we're at Ormendale Speedway for drift day 33 and the Formula D license qualifier.
10:37How are you?
10:38What's up, brother?
10:38Good to see you.
10:39So, who's more nervous today?
10:41Me.
10:42He's not nervous.
10:43He doesn't seem all that nervous.
10:45I'm just anxious to get in the car.
10:47Do you know what parts of the course I can go on today, like during the practice?
10:50Does it involve the wall or is it just the...
10:52I don't know.
10:53They'll talk about it at the driver's meeting at 945.
10:56This is a really big deal because if I don't perform today, I might not get my Formula D license.
11:02Today's the day.
11:03There's going to be a lot of haterade today.
11:05Oh, yeah.
11:05So, it's really important for you to be as personable as possible.
11:09Compared to all the other Formula D drivers, they work their way up.
11:15And out of nowhere, I hear this Nick Hogan.
11:18He's driving the Viper.
11:20You know, most of us have to scrounge and gather our change and buy tires.
11:24Seems like he's getting special treatment.
11:27I saw your car over there.
11:28I want to tell you I like that.
11:28You were doing the tech inspection, right?
11:30Yeah.
11:31We got a free Viper.
11:33That's it.
11:34It's not any easier to drift.
11:36But it's a free car.
11:38Yeah, of course.
11:39It's like, I bring some, I have to fix it.
11:41I don't need it.
11:42Yeah.
11:47We're all just right over here.
11:57We got practice going on right now.
11:59How many chances does he get to practice?
12:02As many as he can before 5 o'clock.
12:04And then he'll go into actual judging.
12:06The truth is, if he doesn't go out there and get his license today, he won't be able to compete this year.
12:11All right, Nick.
12:13He can give you pointers, but you know what to do.
12:15Yeah, for sure.
12:16I'll gas it up.
12:17Here goes Nick.
12:18I bet the adrenaline is, like, going 100 miles an hour to his body right now.
12:24Yeah!
12:27Oh, he's so good.
12:28Oh, he hit the wall.
12:38Is he okay?
12:44Something's not right.
12:45He would never let the front of the car hit.
12:48What happened?
12:49I don't understand.
12:49He started out good.
12:50I was fighting it, and it was like the front wheel just...
13:01If that's what will happen, you can get sucked into that outside wall.
13:04I mean, it happens to a lot of people.
13:06So let's figure this out and see if we can get this fixed.
13:09Is this all right?
13:10No, it's not.
13:11It broke a spindle.
13:11Oh, ****.
13:14Oh, yeah.
13:16Yeah.
13:16So we got to take it back to new forms, and he has to weld that.
13:19All right.
13:21Beat the clock.
13:25Is there a Band-Aid fix that will get this car back on the track today?
13:32The biggest concern I have is safety.
13:35So this isn't the part you can weld?
13:37If I was able to weld it, I'd lose the temper in it.
13:40What time do we have to be back in that place?
13:43I think qualifying starts at 5.
13:45We've got four hours.
13:47Where else can we get the part?
13:49How else can we finally get them?
13:50You're limited on the amount of parts.
13:52You can't just go to, like, Pet Boys or anything like that.
13:54Dude, what are we going to do?
13:55They can't find the part.
13:57There's a company who actually has these parts, but we can't get a hold of either of the guys
14:01who run it.
14:02Yo, isn't there an exotic car rental place where you just rent a Viper and strip the parts
14:06off it?
14:07That'd be a hell of an idea.
14:09We'll roll a rental in here and just strip the parts off it.
14:12Dude, we've got to start doing something.
14:13Clock's ticking.
14:14Can you talk to this guy at the dealership?
14:16We can modify a factory part.
14:19Call.
14:20Tell the people, say, look, we'll do anything.
14:23We'll do a free commercial for you.
14:25Just give us the parts.
14:28Ontario Dodge.
14:29Hey, brother, this is Hulk Hogan, dude.
14:31I got a major situation here.
14:34My son races for your company, Dodge, in the Drift Series, and he broke a spindle.
14:39Do you have any Vipers there?
14:42You do.
14:43Is there any way possible I could just get the part off the car?
14:46Yeah, it's the last day my son has to qualify.
14:48Otherwise, he's out for the whole year.
14:50I'm on my way.
14:52Linda, they've got a Viper at Ontario Dodge.
14:55We have to go right now.
14:56You're not going to have any practice.
14:57We need to go.
14:59They switched the track.
15:02Go.
15:03He hit hard.
15:04He hit hard.
15:08Hogan knows best.
15:13Hogan knows best.
15:17Get ready.
15:17We're going in.
15:19What's up, brother?
15:20Good, man.
15:21What's happening?
15:21Everything good?
15:22How are you doing?
15:22We're good.
15:23Cool.
15:23We need some help, man.
15:24Can you help us out?
15:24No problem, yeah.
15:25Good, man.
15:26Four miles there, four miles back.
15:29Okay, cool.
15:30And we promise we won't drift on the way.
15:32Let's roll.
15:33Linda.
15:34Who's driving this thing?
15:35BJ told me to drive it.
15:37No, I'm driving.
15:38Let's do this thing, man.
15:39We're late.
15:41Well, I guess sometimes it's good to be Hulk Hogan.
15:43The guys knew I was a Dodge guy, and they also knew I wasn't going anywhere.
15:46And they let us take a brand new Viper off the showroom floor and tear it apart.
15:51And I don't know, I've never seen anything like that before we didn't sign any paperwork
15:55or anything.
15:56What time is it?
15:57It's almost 4.30.
15:58They're working like maniacs over here trying to switch the park.
16:01They got one jacked up.
16:01They're switching.
16:02And we need to get Nick back.
16:04We're jacked by five so he can qualify.
16:05The only problem here is getting in that traffic on the way back.
16:08I'm going to do some real nice runs.
16:10You're not going to have any practice.
16:11No practice.
16:12No practice.
16:14So mentally, you've got to be there and know that you're going to go walk right into this
16:17and qualify.
16:19Quarter to five.
16:20You guys are like miracle people.
16:21The only thing left is the driving.
16:23Let's go.
16:23We need a police escort now.
16:26I was so nervous, I drank all the Mopar's beer.
16:28Do you think I should just put my fire suit on so we can just get down here?
16:31Yeah.
16:31Way to be proactive.
16:33Let's roll.
16:34We need to go.
16:37Find out who you need to check in with.
16:39All right.
16:40What do we got out here, Marla?
16:41They changed the cones and cleaned it all up.
16:43It's a different format.
16:45Oh, great.
16:46They switched the track.
16:48What the hell?
16:49I know.
16:50It was odd.
16:52Let's go kill this shit once as well, man.
16:55I'll tell you what.
16:56You need to.
16:57Fire up.
16:58Let's get out of here.
16:59Is it tied down?
17:00Is everything good?
17:09I'm sure you remember what Bobby taught you, right?
17:10Yeah.
17:11Drive with my eyes.
17:12Drive with my eyes.
17:13Drive with my eyes.
17:14You're the best guy here.
17:15Go short everybody else.
17:16I want to put down three fat runs.
17:19This is what it's all about right here.
17:21Come on, Tim Hogan!
17:23Please, you can do it.
17:25No way!
17:37He hit hard!
17:38He hit hard!
17:39No, dude!
17:41Go!
17:41He's not doing this stuff anymore.
18:00I'm going to keep driving.
18:02Don't even with it right now, dude.
18:05Tell BJ I'm sorry, but I got to qualify.
18:08He's okay.
18:09It's scary to see that, but he's okay.
18:12What did they say?
18:12What happened?
18:13I don't know.
18:14Nobody said anything yet.
18:15I'm going to get it this time.
18:17Last chance.
18:20I cannot even watch.
18:21Leave me safe from the ring.
18:26Yeah.
18:30Not too fast, Nikki.
18:31Not too fast.
18:33You got to give me props for getting back out there.
18:35Oh, my God.
18:39Come on, Nick.
18:40Turn that big stop right there.
18:41Yeah.
18:43There you go.
18:51He's going fast.
18:52That's good, though.
18:53He's doing great.
18:54He is doing great.
18:55Good.
18:56Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
18:57It's okay.
18:57He's still good.
18:59Oh, shit.
19:01Come on, Nick.
19:02Finish it out.
19:02Finish it, Nick.
19:04What happened over there?
19:06He went around two cones the opposite way, and then came around.
19:10I didn't qualify, man.
19:13Oh, my God, man.
19:14I just want to qualify.
19:15Oh, my God, dude.
19:17DJ's probably so pissed off at me.
19:20You can't go out there, Linda.
19:21Linda?
19:23Hey, hey, hey.
19:24What are you doing?
19:25I want to hug you.
19:26Are you okay?
19:27I'm fine.
19:27I'm fine.
19:28I don't, I'm just, I didn't qualify.
19:30How do you know?
19:31Because I, I, my three-month, all of them suck.
19:34Let me tell you something, dude.
19:35You know, I'm really proud of it.
19:36The whole thing is, if it was handed to me easy, I wouldn't have worked as hard.
19:41But it's the same way with you.
19:42It's going to be handed to you easy.
19:44Because, you know, you have the odds stacked against you, so you're just going to dig in.
19:47Right?
19:47I see.
19:48No doubt.
19:49It did good, man.
19:50When you got the car up and running, it was good.
19:52Sorry, bro.
19:53Why are you apologizing?
19:55Wrecked the car and didn't qualify.
19:57Two things we didn't want to happen.
19:58My biggest thing today was, you're such a much better drifter than you showed today.
20:03You've been out here before, and you've absolutely killed it.
20:06I don't know what it was today.
20:08So now you just need to move on, and you take the next step.
20:12You have to go through the Pro-Am circuit, get your license that way, and we can talk about
20:15how to make that happen, because that Formula D Pro-Am circuit's new to me, too.
20:18Pro-Am.
20:20Well, I'm going to go say, uh, eight hundred judges.
20:22Okay.
20:23All right.
20:24Nothing's going to be handed to Nick Hobie, and I'm very proud of him.
20:27I'm looking for showing the tenacity and the guts and the ability to step back in that
20:34car, especially after hitting the wall headfirst.
20:36It shows a whole lot of maturity for a 16-year-old, especially one that doesn't have his driver's
20:40license yet.
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