Natasha Romanoff – looking to work in Australia full time.20171025044000
Natasha Romanoff – looking to work in Australia full time.
October 25, 2017
So what happens when you have a dream, but look back 9 years later, and you’re still hoping to fulfil it? Well that is exactly what has happened with Natasha. But it’s not like she hasn’t made the most of her time between graduatin...
Brooke Hall – Australian Champion20171025011500
Brooke Hall – Australian Champion
October 25, 2017
The 2017 Polaris Australian ATV & Sidecar MX Championship was held at Murray Bridge Motorcycle Club on the weekend of the 30 September – 1 October this year and Brooke Hollins was lucky enough to be able to enter and race there. It was a big chan...
Racers against Bullies20171023032700
Racers against Bullies
October 23, 2017
Everyone thinks that just because you’re in the public eye, and appear confident on the outside, that you can’t be a victim of bullying behaviour. But I’m here to tell you first hand that anyone can be a victim, and it hurts just th...
Ararat Police and Grampians Grease Monkeys appeal for ‘Beat the Heat’ legal drag racing funding20170914173000
Ararat Police and Grampians Grease Monkeys appeal for ‘Beat the Heat’ legal drag racing funding
September 14, 2017
ARARAT Police and Grampians Grease Monkeys have appealed for funding to keep the ‘Beat the Heat’ legal drag racing events going. The groups also want to expand their youth outreach program that uses mechanic training to keep at-risk young people out ...
1Q1 is turning heads20170816021100
1Q1 is turning heads
August 16, 2017
The 1Q1 Bodyshop Flow Management system has proved a smash hit with customers such as Monza Smash Repair in Sydney and Gino’s Panel & Paint in Perth, both reporting to Paint & Panel that it has transformed the way their business functio...
“I’d rather pay someone than get my hands dirty.”20160706041100
“I’d rather pay someone than get my hands dirty.”
July 6, 2016
Whilst promoting the GirlsTorque Workshops I realised it wasn’t the first time I’d heard this comment. Each time someone says this I feel an entire generation has lost the will to learn and the drive to be in control. Have you ever notice...
The Gender Equality Cat Fight is Real20160308015500
The Gender Equality Cat Fight is Real
March 8, 2016
Playing in a traditionally men’s domain, whether it’s work or sport, can have some serious disadvantages for the average female. Sure, not all blokes are out-rightly sexist, but equality in the work place was only introduced about 30 year...
It’s My Turn in the Shed20160223005600
It’s My Turn in the Shed
February 23, 2016
I’m working on a project. It’s nothing to do with engines or motorsport. I’ve found some really cool office renovation ideas on pinterest, so I’ve decided I’m capable, and have started to do some building. I’ve don...
Girls Encouraged to “Have a Go”20160131065900
Girls Encouraged to “Have a Go”
January 31, 2016
A very special and yet disturbing story reached our desk this week, about a young girl who was told by her teacher, that real girls can’t be race car drivers. This comment caused us and every woman worldwide to take a step back in shock. Watchi...
Girls are Stepping into all Roles20160131062300
Girls are Stepping into all Roles
January 31, 2016
Think of any role in motorsport, team manager, driver, mechanic, photographer, track marshall, and I’ll bet you a new set of tyres, that somewhere there is a woman in that very role. Now while this observation may not surprise some of you, ther...
Surviving the “off season”20150630034200
Surviving the “off season”
June 30, 2015
Whether your season finished early due to breakage, or it’s just the regular “off season” … then if you’re anything like me, simply going without for even a few months is a terrifying thought akin to “going cold tu...
How to be Mum on Race Day20150514054100
How to be Mum on Race Day
May 14, 2015
So you've decided you'd like to step into the drivers seat, but what to do with the kids while you're trying to focus on a good race. Race days are long and tiring enough for adults, but kids can get bored pretty quickly, and there's plenty of danger...