Racing
The Follow a Dream team campaigns its Nitro Funny Car in the National Hot Rod Association, the largest auto racing organization in the world.
Speaking Engagements
Follow A Dream is a non-profit organization with the mission of demonstrating the Power of Positive Thinking, Self-Determination, and Teamwork.
Our Mission
Established in 1999, Follow A Dream is a non-profit 501(C)3 organization with the mission of demonstrating the Power of Positive Thinking, Self-Determination, and Teamwork. The organization’s message is uniquely delivered through NHRA drag racing as its medium.
As racing’s only totally blind, race crew chief, Follow A Dream Founder Jay Blake draws upon his personal experience of overcoming adversity and achieving his dream of auto racing and shares his inspiration with others. He is also available for motivational speaking engagements at various types of events.
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Tuesday night. Shop night. No excuses.
The grind is real, the energy is high, and this team is absolutely locked in. Watching everyone work together week after week to build something special for the 2026 season is next-level impressive.
We’re charging full speed into a wild new chapter with our nitro Funny Car, and the commitment in this shop says it all. Focused. Driven. United. This team gets stronger every single week, and we’re just getting started. 💪🏼
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Motivational Monday: If it scares you, it's probably pointing you in the right direction. Sometimes fear isn't a warning, it's a compass. ... See MoreSee Less
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Do not let your fears stop you. Let your dreams drive you.
There comes a moment in life when you have to choose.
Choose the vision that keeps pulling at your heart. Choose the dream that refuses to leave you alone. And then, work with what you have, right where you are, to make it real.
Sometimes chasing a dream means rewriting the plan you thought you needed. Sometimes it means outgrowing who you used to be. Growth can feel uncomfortable, unfamiliar, and even scary… but that doesn’t mean you’re going the wrong way.
More often than not, the direction that feels the boldest is the one calling you into your true purpose. The path that asks the most of you is usually the one that gives the most back.
Go anyway. Take the risk. Lean into the unknown. Because one day, the only thing worse than fear is the regret of never even trying to live the life you were meant for.
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Rachel officially escaped the office and grabbed a welding helmet this week. Are the welds perfect? Absolutely not. Are they improving? Absolutely YES!
Learning to weld takes patience, practice, and a willingness to laugh at yourself. Rachel’s not a quitter, loves a challenge, and isn’t afraid to start at square one and keep at it.
Got any welding tips for Rachel as she learns? Drop them in the comments 👇
One bead at a time, Follow A Dream is always learning and always building because education has no finish line.
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Wylie Welding Wednesday 🔥
Check out this reel with a couple of cool shots of our lead cylinder head technician, Daniel Wylie. Dan is a welding specialist who joined the team last year, and we’re pumped to have him in the shop.
A graduate of Lincoln Tech in Connecticut, Dan brings a strong foundation in both fabrication and engine performance, and it shows in everything he touches. Precision, skill, and passion for the craft — exactly what it takes to chase big dreams. Miller Welders #Teamwork #DaretoDream #Welders ... See MoreSee Less
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Tuesday night is shop night!
While most people are winding down, our team is fired up, hard at work in the shop getting everything dialed in for the 2026 season. Turning wrenches, making plans, and putting in the work it takes to chase big dreams.
Progress doesn’t happen on race day alone, it happens on nights like this. ... See MoreSee Less
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In racing, and in life, things don’t always go according to plan.
For years, we had a shelf in our shop filled with broken engine parts. Pieces from explosions, failures, and accidents that happen in drag racing, even when you do everything right.
It’s always been a point of interest for visitors, a reminder of how extreme this sport really is.
As we step into a new chapter with our Nitro program, we decided it was time to take that wall down.
Not because it didn’t happen, but because broken pieces don’t define the story.
Accidents happen. In racing. In life. They’re never planned. Sometimes they’re your fault and sometimes they are completely out of your control. Jay losing his sight was the result of an accident too, one that changed everything.
But destruction doesn’t have to mean the end.
Sometimes it’s the beginning of something new.
Sometimes it’s a lesson learned.
And sometimes it’s a reminder that failure isn’t really failure if you grow from it.
What matters most isn’t what broke, it’s what you do next.
Things will go wrong along the way. Some you can control, some you can’t. The key is to never let accidents or destruction stand in the way of your dreams.
Keep going.
Keep learning.
And always… keep following your dream.
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