When I was eighteen, I was excited about graduation and preparing to move into my very first dorm room. I was making plans for the summer and trying to hang out with my friends and family before I moved. What I was NOT doing was making history. But you know who was, McKenna Haase. On Saturday, … [Read more...]
Speed Sisters in Palestine
Speed Sisters When you see Tanya Habjouqa's photographs of cars drifting in the West Bank it takes a moment to realise the drivers are women. When I did, I flicked quickly back to the start to really understand what I was seeing.Speed Sisters ( postcard above from the promotional material) is a … [Read more...]
Fast women - Jade Edwards steps up to the Aston Martin Challenge
Jade Edwards - PIC Facebook JadeEdwardsRacingCar-racing has always been seen as a man’s game but you see a few women popping up here and there. British driver Jade Edwards is now lining up to trace in the Aston Martin GT4 Challenge. This sport is not one of my fortes but from reading around … [Read more...]
Alisha Abdullah: India’s 1st and Only Female Motorcycle Racer
http://www.womentalksports.com/images/image47695.jpg The go-fast girl, Alisha Abdullah, is officially the first and only female professional motorcycle racer in India. It is extraordinarily difficult for women to achieve success in any career in male-dominated India, one of the most … [Read more...]
Never Ever Give Up a blog post inspired by @diananyad
I don’t know Diana Nyad nor had I followed her extreme dream before this her fifth and final attempt of swimming the 110 miles from Cuba to Florida. I found myself glued to the television cheering the 64 year old on and tearing up as she limped her way up the Florida shore. … [Read more...]
Never Ever Give Up a blog post inspired by @diananyad
I don’t know Diana Nyad nor had I followed her extreme dream before this her fifth and final attempt of swimming the 110 miles from Cuba to Florida. I found myself glued to the television cheering the 64 year old on and tearing up as she limped her way up the Florida shore. … [Read more...]
The Power of 100%
I was working a camp this summer and one of the girls asked, “How in the world can I get a scholarship when I am from a small town in North Carolina with cows right behind my high school?” She was implying that because she was from such a small town there was no way she was ever going to … [Read more...]
Sex sells, or does it? Courtney Force controversy examined.
Nothing like a little skin to get the controversy rolling. This one I’ve had my eye on since it was announced, waiting anxiously to see what reaction it generates. Bold and Artful or Distasteful? The Body issue is a yearly project that ESPN Magazine produces where it showcases … [Read more...]
Dale Earnhardt’s 12-Year-Old Granddaughter to Race as No. 3
Twelve-year-old Karsyn Elledge is going to carry on the family tradition in racing. The petite eight-grader, who is the granddaughter of racing legend Dale Earnhardt, announced at a press conference on Saturday that she is entering the family business this summer full throttle. Wearing a … [Read more...]
Women in Racing Twitter List
One of the great things about Twitter, is that it allows conversation to roll between racers and fans alike. Over the years, I’ve tried to organize a Women In Motorsports Twitter list, that allows followers to subscribe to and support women involved in racing. There are … [Read more...]