Saturday, February 24, 2007

Here is a little about me:
I am trying to get some sponsors so I can race Pro next year and keep moving up the ranks. I have been interested in racing my whole life and always knew it was what I wanted (and needed) to do with my life! I came out when I was 18 and had to leave home. It was very difficult through the years but I eventually saved enough money working as a mechanic to start racing myself (on a very poor budget!). Most of the people in racing now had alot of family support...something I never had. I am still racing today but it is getting more and more difficult financially as I move up the ranks. There has to be a person or group of people out there that wants to see a gay person doing well on tv in Pro races! I am out and not afraid to tell anyone! Most people don't think I am gay but when they find out I usually keep the people as friends and change their outlook on what a "gay" person is.
I had a hard time coming to terms with my parents non-acceptance of me (we stay in contact but they still don't-and never will understand) and want to help our youth through this tough time by being out and in a Pro environment. I wrote an article for Flavor Magazine addressing gay/teen suicide prevention and I hope I can do something to help our community come to terms with this problem through awareness. Here is a link to my website. http://www.edarlingenterprises.com/ It is new and still being fine tuned... I also did a radio show on worldtalkradio.com http://www.worldtalkradio.com/show.asp?sid=228 on 2/20/07 you can go to the archive and hear Joshua Estrin and Lady Chablis interview me live!
There are more gay race fans than most people think and maybe with me going Pro in my division we can bring out more gay race fans together!!

Friday, February 23, 2007

welcome!

Welcome to my new blog!! Let me introduce myself...My name is Evan Darling and I am a race car driver. I have a press release out on the web now explaining more about myself. I am trying to bring awareness to teen/gay suicide prevention. Feel free to make comments and give feedback!