AUSTRALIAN DARE TO BE DIFFERENT AMBASSADORS ANNOUNCED20180428145743
AUSTRALIAN DARE TO BE DIFFERENT AMBASSADORS ANNOUNCED
April 28, 2018
CAMS has confirmed that Simona De Silvestro, Betty Klimenko, Romy Mayer and Molly Taylor will be Australia’s first Dare To Be Different (D2BD) Ambassadors. The four women will also be the first ambassadors outside of Europe as part of the exciting ‘D...
The female drag racer aiming to make history at Top Fuel20180427141222
The female drag racer aiming to make history at Top Fuel
April 27, 2018
“There’s no advantage to being male or female, it’s all down to mental strength – the competition can be won or lost in your head,” Bettes said. “The skill is being able to make the right decisions, to keep your co...
Toyota planning female driver initiative in Australia20180411150737
Toyota planning female driver initiative in Australia
April 11, 2018
Toyota Australia is working on a programme focussed on bringing more female drivers into motorsport through its one-make Toyota 86 series. Increasing female participation is a hot topic in Australian motorsport, with the Dare To Be Different programm...
This 11-Year-Old Racing Prodigy Is Breaking Records20180407151526
This 11-Year-Old Racing Prodigy Is Breaking Records
April 7, 2018
Juju Noda is like any other 11-year-old. She loves her family, animals … and speeding 150 mph in her Formula Three racecar. Myrtle Motorhead Myrtle is Girls Torque’s mascot who loves to go and visit motorsport people and events, and also write ...
Update on Kidzucates Anti Bullying Campaign20180226001900
Update on Kidzucates Anti Bullying Campaign
February 26, 2018
Sian Williams, Founder of Kidzucate, was invited to Parliament House two weeks ago by Mr Ian Goodenough Federal Liberal Member of Moore (WA). On Sunday, Sian was invited by the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, to attend a private BBQ at...
Nathalie McGloin – Inspiring Possibility20180131093200
Nathalie McGloin – Inspiring Possibility
January 31, 2018
Nathalie McGloin is an inspirational woman who has become the UK’s first – and only – female race car driver with a spinal cord injury. Nathalie was paralyzed from the chest down after a serious car accident when she was only 16. Despite ...
The World’s Greatest Shave20171113054200
The World’s Greatest Shave
November 13, 2017
Are you brave enough to shave your head for a good cause? Most people will opt for the colour, but these girls are much braver than that. Chloe will be putting aside her race helmet with her best friend Emily to take part in the World’s Greates...
RIP Anita Board20171112090000
RIP Anita Board
November 12, 2017
The entire motorsport community across the entire world is realing after the tragic accident on Saturday at the Perth Motorplex, which claimed the life of 8 year old Anita Board during her licensing pass. At Girls Torque we know Anita from her smilin...
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 ...