At just 12, she is the first ever female motocross champion in Zimbabwe20180611091836
At just 12, she is the first ever female motocross champion in Zimbabwe
June 11, 2018
“I race motocross because when I was young, my dad used to take me on his motorcycle. It was a great feeling. After my first experience and exposure on the bike, I went back and got faster and faster until I did not want to get off. It was after comp...
Bettes becomes first female Pro Aussie drag racing champ20180611091547
Bettes becomes first female Pro Aussie drag racing champ
June 11, 2018
Kelly Bettes has become Australia’s first professional drag racing champion after claiming the 400 Thunder Top Fuel Championship at the Winternationals. Bettes despatched of Wayne Newby in the semi-final with a narrow 3.801s to 3.842s pass, a ...
Profile on one of two female lead engineers in NASCAR Cup Series20180608091235
Profile on one of two female lead engineers in NASCAR Cup Series
June 8, 2018
Ashmore followed her childhood dreams and passion, and these days, she is a rare female working in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. The 2006 Coopersville High School graduate is the lead engineer on the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports MDS Transport...
Badass grandma, Mary McGee wasn’t your average housewife20180608091035
Badass grandma, Mary McGee wasn’t your average housewife
June 8, 2018
History has no shortage of fascinating people who did things differently at a time when we didn’t have all the fancy technologies and equipment we do now. So when you hear about a car and bike-racing woman who defied the odds and kicked opened a few ...
Electric rally car with female crew20180531091441
Electric rally car with female crew
May 31, 2018
The car will be driven by an all-female crew made up of 10-time Dakar starter Andrea Peterhansel and FIM Bajas TT world champion Emma Clair, the programme spearheaded by Acciona’s Australian arm. Read full article Myrtle Motorhead Myrtle...
The WWI Ambulance Driver Who Dominated Banked Race Tracks20180521090222
The WWI Ambulance Driver Who Dominated Banked Race Tracks
May 21, 2018
War had a habit of making women into racers. With the men occupied on the battlefield, someone had to maneuver ambulances through shell-cratered roads at high speed, rushing to and from emergencies. Some women became absolutely infatuated with the ch...
Finding a place in the men’s world: A female rally scrutineer tells her story20180521085934
Finding a place in the men’s world: A female rally scrutineer tells her story
May 21, 2018
It takes boldness for a female to step into a field commonly known for men. That is what Bakanansa has done in becoming one of the best female mechanics as well as the only female motor rally scrutineer in Uganda. Read More: https://www.kawowo...
For most female racecar drivers, breaking through asphalt ceiling proves elusive20180517100357
For most female racecar drivers, breaking through asphalt ceiling proves elusive
May 17, 2018
Somewhere out there in the future, a woman will drive her racecar into victory lane at the end of a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and lift the winner’s trophy high into the air. That day will make history of a remarkable sort. Since 1949, whe...
High school girls visit track to “Fuel the Female” careers in motorsports20180517100213
High school girls visit track to “Fuel the Female” careers in motorsports
May 17, 2018
A handful of women actually work on the IndyCars as mechanics and engineers. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosted a first-time event called “Fuel the Female” Tuesday, designed to attract more women into jobs in motorsports. Full ...
NHRA’s Leah Pritchett: Drag racing embraces diversity in drivers at all levels20180517095910
NHRA’s Leah Pritchett: Drag racing embraces diversity in drivers at all levels
May 17, 2018
Why have women drivers had a long history of winning at the top levels of drag racing but have had trouble finding victory lane in NASCAR and IndyCar? Leah Pritchett, a successful female driver in the National Hot Rod Association, said the answer isn...
Enzo Ferrari Museum celebrates brand’s most famous women drivers20180514094422
Enzo Ferrari Museum celebrates brand’s most famous women drivers
May 14, 2018
The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena has launched a special exhibition celebrating the connection between the Prancing Horse brand and prominent women. “Il Rosso & il Rosa” includes cars owned and driven by women from the worlds of enter...
Commentary: Drag Racing’s Female Stars Overlooked20180509065417
Commentary: Drag Racing’s Female Stars Overlooked
May 9, 2018
Leah Pritchett and Courtney Force left the NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta with winner trophies and far less attention than Danica Patrick received for simply turning laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. So how is that NHRA has become the landing ...