It's
that time of the week again! Time to take a spin around the wide world
of motorsports and see what some of our favorite fun and fearless
females are up to! AskPatty.com has all the news.
Today, seven women race regularly
in the NHRA's top classes. But Peggy Llewellyn’s success in the sport
is viewed as another barrier broken because she is the first
African-American woman to win.
"It just brings to the
forefront what you're able to accomplish," she said. "Man, woman, black
or white — if you have goals and dreams and you are blessed with an
opportunity, use it in a positive way, and you can be an inspiration
for others."
Indianapolis Motor Speedway track manager Dan Edwards through Los Angeles Artist Ingrid Calame was nuts when she asked him to trace skid marks at the track.
“The request was pretty unusual,” said Edwards.
Then
he researched Ms. Calame’s boldly colored compositions, derived from
stains and graffiti that she traces from city streets and sidewalks.
And he realized that the racetrack “was like a canvas,” he said in a
phone interview. “There were stories that went with every tire mark,
every gouge.”
Al Hanna, President of Hanna Motorsports Jets, announces an opportunity
for young woman with a goal of a career in professional drag racing to
become the next driver of the famous BIC Lighter “Queen of Diamonds” 300 MPH Jet Dragster.
“Yes,
the time is here. It’s time to crown a new queen”, stated Al Hanna.
“This is an exciting opportunity for the right young lady.”
Over
the next month, Hanna Motorsports will be in contact with major track
owners and promoters, as well as series producers, to ask for
recommendations to fill this seat. To request an application,
interested parties can contact Hanna Motorsports at 860-745-1870, via
fax at 860-253-9830, or via e-mail alracer@aol.com.
Racer Erin Crocker will participate in the Baja 1000 November 11 through 16th. The
1,296.39-mile adventure down Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. This year’s historic 40th anniversary odyssey of
the world’s longest non-stop and most famous desert race will be a
grueling and memorable 1,296-39 mile adventure down Mexico’s mysterious
Baja California peninsula starting in Ensenada, Baja California and
finishing in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Sur.
The season-finale of the six-race 2007 SCORE Desert Series will feature
nearly 450 entries from 41 U.S. States and 15 countries. From weekend
warriors to Hollywood actors and producers, the famous and
not-so-famous will compete in 28 Pro and 6 Sportsman classes for cars,
trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Among the entries are 22 class winners
from last year’s race
.
Daughter of NASCAR driver Ed Berrier, Jennifer is one of six students in a motorports management degree program at Winston-Salem State University.
"I
never realized everything else that goes on in racing," she said. "It's
a really big business. Basically, I'm studying the stuff you don't see
when you're at the race. And believe me, there's a lot going on."
Ashley Force drove
her Castrol GTX Ford Mustang into the record books by becoming the
first female Funny Car driver to reach a final round, all but cementing
her status as the 2007 winner of the Auto Club of Southern California
Road to the Future Award that identifies the NHRA Rookie-of-the-Year.
Force reached the milestone in just the 20th start of her career.
“I
know a lot of people talk about me being a gal and reaching these
milestones but I would not have made it to the final round without the
eight guys on my crew and the hard work of (co-crew chiefs) Dean
Antonelli and Ron Douglas. We want to win races for our sponsors and
our teams. Today was tough because Robert (Hight, brother-in-law and
Countdown to One contender), got knocked out early but we all pulled
together behind our Castrol GTX Ford Mustang,” said Force.
Alison Quick was working the garages at Iowa Speedway, hoping for a "chance encounter" with someone like Richard
Childress. If there were such a thing as looking like a typical racer, Alison wouldn't fit the mold.
She's
barely over 5 feet tall and tips the scales at just 100 pounds. Inside
the car-before she puts on her helmet-she looks like someone's kid
sister trying to keep out of the way of the crew. Belt her in and have
her hit the ignition switch, and she becomes a Midwest dirt track star
making the move to pavement in the ASA's Late Model Series.
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Chevrolet driven by the highest ranked professional female race car
driver Deborah Renshaw. Check out Deborah’s website at www.deborahrenshaw.com.
by Linda Przygodski
Contributing Editor
AskPatty.com
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