Katherine Legge: Race Car Driver to the Marrow20180508100049
Katherine Legge: Race Car Driver to the Marrow
May 8, 2018
You can see it in her eyes: focus. A single path to follow in life, one that informs every decision she makes, and every word she says in her distinct English diction. Katherine Legge is a race car driver to the marrow. A nomad who doesn’t think twic...
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...
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 ...
Racer Profiles: Beat the Heat20171013071400
Racer Profiles: Beat the Heat
October 13, 2017
Lauren SCHILLING is a mum from Warracknabeal. She has just commenced her dream of being a drag racing driver, after purchasing this XR6. Although this car is also Laurens every day drive complete with a baby seat, she will be entering this car in the...
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 ...
Terri doesn’t let Cancer slow her down20160204020000
Terri doesn’t let Cancer slow her down
February 4, 2016
My passion is DRAG RACING and I’m a wife, mother and grandmother, and I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2003 aged 47 years. Name: Terri Sander aka mama My current race car is a left-hand drive Rover called “MAMA’S TOY” Its debut wa...
RACER PROFILE: AndyK & the Poken Mobile20150914060300
RACER PROFILE: AndyK & the Poken Mobile
September 14, 2015
The PokenOz drag racing team didn’t start with an easy ride, but with determination, support from friends and extreme love for the sport, the team is finally completing its first full season of racing. About 4 years ago, after crewing for a frien...
RACER PROFILE: Drag Racer Lisa Sherry20150909055900
RACER PROFILE: Drag Racer Lisa Sherry
September 9, 2015
Lisa has crewed for her father, Bob Sherry, since she was 16 but has been at the track watching her dad race since the age of 5. In 1993 she raced her daily drive, a white VN 308 Commodore, and then in 1995 Lisa had a run down the track in a hot 308 ...
RACER PROFILE: Introducing Niki Zakrzewski20150627021200
RACER PROFILE: Introducing Niki Zakrzewski
June 27, 2015
The Winternats, Australia’s biggest annual drag racing event, was a great result for myself, my race team & Harley Davidson VRod enthusiasts around the world, running 2 x 8.6 ET’s and getting into the semis & bugger when I cherrie...
Racer Profile: Introducing Kellie Kidd20150519011400
Racer Profile: Introducing Kellie Kidd
May 19, 2015
Apart from running around after 2 kids, I’m on Online Personal Shopper @ Woolworths… and I have a 60kg Rottweiler named Thor. On the weekends when I’m not racing, I love watersking with family and friends. We used to do marathon ski...
Meet the Fastest Ladies in Tasmania, Australia20150327142400
Meet the Fastest Ladies in Tasmania, Australia
March 27, 2015
by Ruth Bowler Recently returned from competing overseas, Ruthie “Racer” Bowler is continuing her 2015 Aussie Racing Cars campaign with a return to Tasmania and Symmons Plains. Whilst bringing the popular Ford Coupe back to Launceston is always excit...
I got in the car and drove like I thought I had to. BIG MISTAKE!20140728041400
I got in the car and drove like I thought I had to. BIG MISTAKE!
July 28, 2014
I started my racing, can’t call it a career as I only do it for fun……..in 2007. I was 43 and had been married for 25 years. I had no training, no input, no guidance. I got in the car and drove like I thought I had to. BIG mistake! I blew two engines,...