This week AskPatty.com is taking a trot around the motorsports world to check in with some of our favorite female daredevils. We're checking in with who's making news and what topics are getting boos. From the uber-hot Tarah Geiger to why NASCAR is suddenly all male again, AskPatty.com is checking out what in the world in going on!
Pittsburgh area race fans are in for a treat August 25-26th. For the
first time ever, promoters have added two new events to the weekend
race menu: the AMA Open Invitational
and the sixth and final round of the Women's Motocross Association
(WMA). The WMA is led by recently crowned Amateur National Champion
Tarah Geiger. She will be facing her long time rival, Jessica Patterson
at Steel City Raceway.
Congratulations to 17-year-old, Ashley Kirchberger who has just
clinched her fourth consecutive Queen Bee feature race at Holland
NASCAR Motorsports Complex in Upstate New York. While many female
competitors choose to take on their male counterparts, Kirchberger has
stuck to the Queen Bee class;
which is strictly reserved for females. Now that she has gained
momentum in that series, she is contemplating a move to a division
where she can match her moves against the boys. You go girl!
Leilani Munter
impressed in her Indy Pro Series debut last week at Kentucky Speedway.
Driving the No. 57 Smart Papers/Lucas Oil Car for Sam Schmidt
Motorsports, Munter grabbed a 16th place finish.
Her next event is set to be at the Indy Pro Series finale at Chicagoland Speedway on September 9th.
RacerChicks.com
is reporting that Ashley Taws unveiled two new pink "Barbie" race cars
she intends to compete at Ontario Sportsman Series races and Super
Touring Car events. "The Barbie at Wal Mart" Dodge Charger stock car
and "The Barbie at Wal Mart" BMW E30 Super Touring Car are really
something else.
"It's a pleasure and an honor to once again provide support to a young lady who epitomizes the Barbie ideal to "B Who You Wanna B" to young girls," stated Nilo Del Bel, Senior National Account Manager for Mattel Canada.
According to a report in The Winston-Salem Journal,
NASCAR appears to have stalled in their efforts to recruit women into
any of the sport's top levels. Just two years ago, every manufacturer
was in a battle to the death, as to who would be the first to get a
girl into Victory Lane. But now, that fervor seems to have died off.
As Danica Patrick dazzles in IRL, testosterone continues to predominate
at the Truck, Busch and Cup levels. Currently, there are no full time
drivers in any of NASCAR's three main series.
Vote for Force at AOL. Ashley Force, the uber-hot daughter of John Force, reached the final round in AOL's hottest athletes pole. Force blew away golfers Anna Rawson and Paula Creamer, snowboarder Gretchen Bleirler, and even the IRL's girl du jour, Danica Patrica. The NHRA Funny Car rookie now has to face softball goddess Jennie Finch in the final round.
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Whew! What a wild week it's been for our AskPatty.com ladies at the top of their game! Good luck girls!
by Linda Przygodski
Women in Motorsports
Contributing Editor