AWMN in Profile: Belinda Vernon20180801143651
AWMN in Profile: Belinda Vernon
August 1, 2018
If your mum was drag racing a hot pink VT Commodore at 10.87sec @ 124mph, I reckon you would be one of the most popular kids at school. Well, Belinda's sons (Ryder, Brayden) are exactly those very lucky and proud kids, su...
AWMN in Profile: Kellie Kidd20180729132853
AWMN in Profile: Kellie Kidd
July 29, 2018
To be the best person and driver you can be, challenge yourself, stay grounded be a humble winner and a gracious loser, accepting you can't win all the races. Learn from those losses and take each win as a stepping stone towards becoming the Champion...
AWMN in Profile: Melissa Theuerkauf20180715122719
AWMN in Profile: Melissa Theuerkauf
July 15, 2018
Mel started out on the sidelines of the race track, photographing hubby as he raced, and helping out with his race car. But there comes a point for every racer girl, when deep down you and everyone around you know that you want to get behind the whee...
AWMN in Profile: Jac Phillips20180715063247
AWMN in Profile: Jac Phillips
July 15, 2018
While watching a Super Cars event on TV, Jac noticed all these people (Officials) performing different roles and was keen to know how they got involved and thought that it would be exciting to be part of the action....
AWMN in Profile: Janelle Mannix20180709142220
AWMN in Profile: Janelle Mannix
July 9, 2018
Janelle Mannix is a self-confessed drag racing addict. If you ask her friends they'd say she has an insane level of excitement for the sport, but ask her son or granddaughter and they just reckon she's the coolest....
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...
AWMN in Profile: Kelly Bettes20180611091547
AWMN in Profile: Kelly Bettes
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...
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...
Sector Report: High school visit “Fuel the Female”20180517100213
Sector Report: High school visit “Fuel the Female”
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 ...
Sector Report: NHRA’s Leah Pritchett20180517095910
Sector Report: NHRA’s Leah Pritchett
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...
Sector Report: Guide to Buying a Used Motorcycle20180516100541
Sector Report: Guide to Buying a Used Motorcycle
May 16, 2018
Looking for a used motorcycle is a lengthy process including many contemplations all the while determining what type of motorcycle you want. Cruiser, sport, touring- new or used and on top of it all – where should you look. What should you check or ...
Sector Report: Combating Motion Camouflage20180516095310
Sector Report: Combating Motion Camouflage
May 16, 2018
Motion Camouflage is the result and the explanation of why motorcycles and motorcyclists appear invisible to automobilist in certain circumstances. Being seen is not just about wearing reflective gear, choosing blocking and high vis lane positions. ...
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...
5 Sector Report: UK Sportswomen Holding Down Regular Jobs20180511095409
5 Sector Report: UK Sportswomen Holding Down Regular Jobs
May 11, 2018
For many of us, arriving home from work involves popping something easy in the oven and seeing what’s on TV. But for some of the UK’s top women in sport, this is just the start of their day. Motorsport racing driver Charlie Martin has been competing ...
Sector Report: Commentary Overlooks Drag Racing’s Female Stars20180509065417
Sector Report: Commentary Overlooks Drag Racing’s Female Stars
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 ...