AWMN in Profile: Georgia Fardella20190118070013
AWMN in Profile: Georgia Fardella
January 18, 2019
Watching her Uncle and Pa drag race, Georgia knew it was only a matter of time before she would be old enough to join in on the family fun, and have her own turn at going fast. ...
AWMN in Profile: Meri Inglis20190117070055
AWMN in Profile: Meri Inglis
January 17, 2019
For some people, like Meri, it's just not enough to simply go out there and do it for themselves. Meri is all about getting more women on 2 wheels....
AWMN in Profile: Chloe Carey20190115153956
AWMN in Profile: Chloe Carey
January 15, 2019
When your dad races speedway it just makes sense to get behind the wheel yourself so you can enjoy the kind of race bond that only a father and daughter can share....
AWMN in Profile: Hannah Stewart20190115143010
AWMN in Profile: Hannah Stewart
January 15, 2019
Hannah may never been on a 2 wheel bike before, but after watching the state rounds at Wanneroo with her dad, she decided to not just give it a go, but throw all her energy and ambition into racing....
AWMN in Profile: Rachel Beers20190115140036
AWMN in Profile: Rachel Beers
January 15, 2019
We all have a midlife crisis, but it's pretty serious when you decide to take up racing a 5.7ltr V8 VE Commodore at 44yo, because you've had enough of sitting on the sidelines watching your partner have all the fun....
AWMN in Profile: Kelsie Dempster20190115090916
AWMN in Profile: Kelsie Dempster
January 15, 2019
Kelise saw an advert for Victorian Council of the Australian Power Boat Association saying they had boats you could loan to try out the sport, so she did this for two race meetings and then decided she needed her own boat. (ed: what a brilliant promo...
AWMN in Profile: Chelsea Smith20190110100033
AWMN in Profile: Chelsea Smith
January 10, 2019
Chelsea was born to be a drag racer, after all, she was at the track cheering on her dad when she was only a few weeks old. By the age of 4, Chelsea already had plans to be "just like dad", although now she has the ultimate dream of following in Kell...
AWMN in Profile: Sally Mewett20190110100030
AWMN in Profile: Sally Mewett
January 10, 2019
"I love working in an industry like this." Sally tells us that it's the hands-on and variety of tasks that keep her interested. "After all, we know that girls can do anything ... I think engineering is a great career and its a lot of fun!"...
AWMN in Profile: Jill Hickey20190110090044
AWMN in Profile: Jill Hickey
January 10, 2019
Six years ago, Jill's husband gave her a little red Toyota Corolla and said: "give Khana Cross a try" ... but the chicanes and the lack of speed really didn't impress her, so instead she signed up for the next Hillclimb. "I absolutely loved it," Jill...
AWMN in Profile: Robyn-Lee Holland20181106074855
AWMN in Profile: Robyn-Lee Holland
November 6, 2018
Introduced into dirt track racing as a junior by her father and brother, Rolly now races the bright pink number 92 sedan in Fender Bender at least once a month - preferring to let her racing speak for itself in pictures rather than words....
AWMN in Profile: Lara O’Leary20181104110340
AWMN in Profile: Lara O’Leary
November 4, 2018
While her friends at school don't ride, it's the boys in particular who think what she does is very cool. This princess of dirt racing is working hard and aiming high to reach her ultimate goal of hitting the world championships. But for now, she wou...
AWMN in Profile: Maria Mare20181001164312
AWMN in Profile: Maria Mare
October 1, 2018
It's a true love story ... love of racing, love of man, then rediscovering the love of racing.
But without a new race mechanic, Mia's dream may not be able to continue....
AWMN in Profile: Pyper Kent20180907060017
AWMN in Profile: Pyper Kent
September 7, 2018
Having been a competitive dancer from the age of 2, and doing up to 9 classes a week, Pyper decided at the tender age of 6 that it "wasn't really my thing".
"So what's your thing," asked Pyper's mum, Shaz.
"Motorbikes!"
...
AWMN in Profile: Natalie & Shavaun Harvey20180905074507
AWMN in Profile: Natalie & Shavaun Harvey
September 5, 2018
Natalie Harvey is talking on the headset: the race about to start: she fist bumps her junior drag racing daughter and says “you’ve got this” but closing the door to her world record husband’s car she says “drive like you stole it darling”....
AWMN in Profile: Courtney Fender20180831080057
AWMN in Profile: Courtney Fender
August 31, 2018
Even though she started out with oval track racing, Courtney saw that hardly any girls were drag racing, so she took this as a challenge to prove that she could, and took her 2008 Yamaha Nytro Snowmobile drag racing. ...
AWMN in Profile: Stephanie Huysmans20180831060008
AWMN in Profile: Stephanie Huysmans
August 31, 2018
"Just concentrate and don't take your eye off your lights"
Unless your car decides to pull an awe-inspiring wheelstand off the start line. Steph might laugh about the situation now, but at the time the brand new engine was a little more powerful tha...
AWMN in Profile: Dani Richardson20180826080013
AWMN in Profile: Dani Richardson
August 26, 2018
Not content to just take photos of the team cars, Dani started to get more and more involved in the actual history and stories behind each of the Beat the Heat race vehicles until she finally decided it was time to get behind the wheel and have a dri...
An 11-year-old boy dying from leukemia wants racing stickers for his casket20180821085501
An 11-year-old boy dying from leukemia wants racing stickers for his casket
August 21, 2018
An 11-year-old Iowa boy dying from leukemia has one wish: Send him stickers for his casket...
AWMN in Profile: Vicky Creed20180820145129
AWMN in Profile: Vicky Creed
August 20, 2018
Vicky is a huge advocate for becoming a marshal over actually racing on the track, and when you have the opportunity to tell Bernie Ecclestone that he can't go on track because he has the wrong pass, you can see why she gets so much enjoyment out of ...
AWMN in Profile: Lauren Cornes20180812130010
AWMN in Profile: Lauren Cornes
August 12, 2018
Back when Lauren was only 12 and her mum joined a car club, Lauren couldn't understand not wanting to be hands-on involved in all the activities, which is probably one of the reasons she has such a long list motorsports hats to wear....