Ladies in Racing ??? Female Drivers ??? Women in Motorsports OPEN CASTING CALL OPPORTUNITY Want to be part of a cool new cable television concept that is focusing on women in racing and the career paths of female racers? ?? Check out this cool, new opportunity for ladies in motorsports??and female … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day 2016: Women in Motorsports
Today is International Women???s Day (IWD), a??global day of recognition celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. History of International Women???s Day Originally entitled International Working Women???s Day, the first observance took place??February 28, 1909, … [Read more...]
Check out Chicas Racing
Not too long ago, I stumbled on a site that I really enjoyed reading. ??Chicas Racing, a women+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s racing site in spanish language based out of Mexico. ??What Horsepower +ACYAIw-38+ADs Heels hopes to accomplish in the english-speaking community, Chicas Racing is doing for the spanish-speaking … [Read more...]
Guest Post: We are ALL equal
Editor+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s Note: ??Although??Horsepower +ACYAIw-38+ADs Heels mainly focuses our writing??from the woman+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s perspective of helping each other, we are always grateful to??our male supporters are as well. ?? ?? This guest post comes from Eddie Maloney about his first experience with Women in Racing. … [Read more...]
Ladies of NHRA on the Red Carpet
Its always nice to see my favorite ladies in drag racing??on the red carpet for the annual NHRA Year-End Banquet and Awards Ceremony. ?? ??We don+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-t get enough chances to see them outside their fire suits or sponsor crew uniforms. ?? But make no mistake, these ladies are as fashion-forward as … [Read more...]
Racing Fire Suits: Women’s Review
If there is one thing that shopping for my next fire suit has taught me, all suits are NOT created equally. ?? Unfortunately, as the minority in the sport, ??suits are not tailored well to the female shape, leaving Women+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s Racing Suits anything but flattering on the female physique. ?? ??Even … [Read more...]
Dealing with Haters
After??chatting about my history, struggles and recent desire for a comeback, Eddie Maloney, a west coast friend of mine, decided he wanted to??help me out by submitting a post on Drag Racing Online??talking about my efforts to secure sponsorship. ?? The post, which appeared in their Agent 1320 … [Read more...]
Women’s Racing Groups and Networks
We all know how important networking is in our daily lives, but many times, we forget that some of the best sources of information comes from groups of our peers. ??Who better to ask about the daily struggles, the small wins and the large windfalls, and all the other nuances that being a woman in … [Read more...]
Dusting off the Hotrod
One of the hardest things about dusting off a project that has essentially sat unattended for the past 6 years, is getting a bearing for where you are and what needs to be done next. I tend to get a little analysis paralysis thinking about where to start back on getting this race car […] … [Read more...]
Women in Motorsports News Column
Back in??August 2010, I took an assignment as the Women in Motorsports Examiner for the news website, Examiner.com. ?? ??In the past 4 years, I+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-ve written over 400 articles promoting women+ACYAIw-8217+ADs-s racing news, acquiring info as often as possible to educate the public about the wonderful … [Read more...]